Chapter 397: The Fatal Bottom Layer of the Rift

Li Heng's gaze was strange.

Because he discovered that this enormous face before him was very similar to the monster that had eaten that Great Ming Emperor earlier and even wanted to invade Xianshi Tiandi.

The difference was that this face looked older and possessed greater strength.

Could it be that this kind of monster had an entire race?

He was quietly lost in thought on his side.

However, the moment An Yu and those two little black men saw this face, their complexions changed instantly, becoming extremely unsightly. In particular, the bodies of those two little black men began to tremble, as if weak animals had encountered a natural predator.

"You... how did you wake up, Elder?"

An Yu revealed a forced smile and greeted the face.

"Oh, it's you, little girl. Why, you are usually so timid that you don't even dare to stay in the lower levels with your Void Dao Realm strength, yet now you want to take a living person to the bottom-most level to die?"

The face spoke slowly.

An Yu's expression stiffened. Seeing that Li Heng remained calm and did not reply, she could only speak up again, responding with difficulty.

"You are joking, Elder. This is the request of the Venerable One. Moreover, the Venerable One's strength is Terror, so how could it be called going to die?"

The face scoffed upon hearing this.

"No matter how strong, going to the bottom-most level is death. As for you, little girl, you actually recognized a so-called Venerable One? Hmph, I suppose you must have messed up and were forced by this person to lead the way."

These words directly exposed An Yu's predicament. But judging by the tone, this face had no intention of helping.

"No, you misunderstand, this is voluntary on my part."

"However, this is a long story, and I won't disturb you, Elder. We still have to head to the bottom-most level, so please go on your way."

An Yu hurriedly denied it.

After speaking, she wanted to bypass this face directly.

Yet the next moment, the face spoke slowly.

"You cannot leave."

Instantly, An Yu froze.

"I, this Old Ancestor, never stop others from going to their deaths. I have no objection to you taking this living person to the bottom-most level. However, those two black things, the food currently trembling there, must stay."

The face chuckled.

He had been sleeping in the area of the lower levels all along.

But not long ago, he was awakened by a descendant of his race, who said that a brand-new Heaven and Earth had been discovered, containing many blood-foods, only that there were some powerhouses in this Heaven and Earth who were very troublesome and required him, this Old Ancestor, to personally step in.

Thus, he woke from his slumber.

But he hadn't expected that just after waking up, he would have such good luck and encounter two such high-quality food items. These were creatures nurtured by the surrounding Unknown Darkness, plump and delicious; they could not be missed.

The face's gaze turned toward the two trembling little black men.

The two little black men only felt as if they had been locked onto by a natural predator. Under the influence of the genetic instinct rooted deep in their bloodlines, they felt their entire bodies go soft, unable to move.

An Yu was stunned for a moment, feeling somewhat surprised.

This old monster was actually willing to let them go; it was truly rare.

To tell the truth, she was very willing to leave these two little black men behind as food for the face.

After all, she had been tricked by these two little black men once, and because of their presence, she felt extremely anxious, feeling that her importance in Li Heng's eyes was rapidly declining.

She herself wished she could get rid of these two little black men quickly.

However, this was not something she could decide.

An Yu felt helpless and bitter in her heart as she looked at Li Heng.

At this moment, Li Heng finally spoke.

"You say you want to eat these two little black men?"

The face was stunned for a moment.

"Little black men, that term is quite fitting. You are right; I am showing mercy by letting you two pass, but you must leave these two little black men behind."

He said it as if it were a matter of course.

Li Heng began to laugh.

"The two little black men are here to lead the way for me. If they are gone, will you lead the way for me?"

The face was immediately disdainful.

"How could that be? I, this Old Ancestor, have a thousand things to attend to. Besides, I am not a fool like you; how could I run to the bottom-most level to die?"

"So, you cannot kill them."

Li Heng said calmly upon hearing this.

"I cannot kill them, cannot eat them?"

Suddenly, the face widened its eyes, and its volume increased by several levels. Fortunately, the surrounding environment was strange, so it only had a deafening effect. If this were in Xianshi Tiandi, this volume would absolutely have stirred up storms capable of destroying several countries.

"Kid, do you know who I am?"

"I only let you off just now for the sake of this girl. You refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit? In this Rift, who does not know the prestige of this Old Ancestor?"

"Or are you a greenhorn who just arrived from some Heaven and Earth? Tsk tsk, you really look like one. No wonder, no wonder you would run to the bottom-most level to die."

The face immediately burst into loud laughter.

Regardless of anything else, he opened his mouth wide, and an infinite suction force erupted from it, wanting to suck in the trembling little black men nearby. The two little black men were terrified to the extreme, finally realizing what this face was—it was the natural predator of their race!

However, the next moment, and the moment after that.

Until this face realized something was wrong and reacted.

Those two little black men had still not been sucked in by him.

They were still staying in their original spots.

"I said it before, you cannot eat them."

Li Heng spoke calmly.

An Yu opened her mouth wide, somewhat astonished.

She had always been trying her best to overestimate Li Heng.

But no matter how much she overestimated him, she felt that Li Heng's True Reality strength should be about the same as this face, both belonging to the Terror level that had already surpassed the Void Dao Realm and was at Half-Step World Creation.

But looking at it now, is Li Heng even stronger?

"I once encountered a face similar to yours before, and that face even intended to invade the Heaven and Earth where I reside."

Li Heng smiled slightly.

At this moment, the face revealed an expression of wariness, feeling slightly astonished in its heart, and was even more surprised after hearing Li Heng's words. Could this person be the powerhouse of that Heaven and Earth that his junior spoke of?

"That must have been a junior of my race."

"It seems there has been an offense; I apologize on behalf of that junior."

The face spoke slowly.

He suddenly discovered that he had underestimated the person before him. He actually could not see through this person's strength, and this person could also help these two little black figures resist his devouring; he had some real skills.

He might even be an existence on the same level as him.

In that case, it would not do to provoke him easily.

The amount of surprise that junior had given him before was now matched by the amount of shock he felt, and he even began to curse inwardly, feeling that this had caused him massive trouble.

How many times had he said it: pick the soft persimmons to squeeze!

He felt it was necessary to re-educate his race on this Reason. Otherwise, he might still be alive, but his race could already have been wiped out by someone.

"Oh, so that's how it is?"

Li Heng began to laugh.

"Since that is the case, as an apology, you shall accompany me to the lowest level. You said that going to the lowest level means certain death; it seems you are very familiar with the lowest level."

The expression on the face turned gloomy at once.

"This fellow Daoist, do not push your luck!"