Chapter 497: Blood Crystal

"It seems we have been saved!" Tuonasi looked at the unfamiliar scenery before him and could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

"Cough, cough—" Lengmian coughed a few times, and another mouthful of blood sprayed out.

To be honest, being able to survive a strike from a Platinum Behemoth meant Lengmian's vitality was still very strong. However, looking at how his life force was continuously fading, it was clear he would not last much longer.

"Tuonasi, I remember you still have a Healing Scroll on you; use it on Lengmian quickly," another person said hurriedly.

"I have already used it, but Lengmian's injuries are simply too severe; the Healing Scroll cannot completely heal his wounds!" Tuonasi's expression was very grim.

Just as the five people present were at a loss regarding Lengmian's injuries, a ray of light suddenly lit up before them. Wisps of light fell upon Lengmian, and under the effect of this radiance, the gruesome wound on Lengmian's abdomen began to heal continuously. In just a few breaths of Kung Fu, the gruesome wound on Lengmian's abdomen had completely disappeared.

The group looked in the direction of the light, and not far in front of them stood a man. The man's face was covered by a Dragon Mask that obscured the upper half of his face, and those wisps of light were overflowing from his hands.

"Junior Tuonasi, many thanks to Senior for your assistance." Tuonasi performed a noble salute toward Lingyun.

"On your bodies, there is the scent of a Blood Demon Beast?" Lingyun's voice drifted over leisurely.

It was precisely because they carried the aura of a Blood Demon Beast that Lingyun had saved them from the hands of the Platinum Behemoth.

"Senior also knows of the Blood Demon Beast?" Tuonasi asked with some surprise.

"I know. Some time ago, my people even exchanged blows with a Blood Demon Beast once," Lingyun said.

"Exchanged blows with a Blood Demon Beast some time ago? Could it be that those two ladies are acquainted with Senior?" Tuonasi asked with some surprise.

"That is correct, those two indeed have a deep connection with me. However, why is there the aura of a Blood Demon Beast on you, and why were you being hunted by a Platinum Behemoth?" Lingyun asked.

"This..." Tuonasi's eyes darted around, but he discovered his sleeve was being tugged by someone.

He looked down and saw that it was Lengmian, who had already fully regained consciousness at some unknown moment.

"The reason this junior was hunted by the Platinum Behemoth this time is because our group accepted a mission to investigate the matter of the Orc Race's Blood Demon Beast," Lengmian suddenly spoke up. "We had already completed the mission, but we were discovered while retreating, which is why we were hunted by the Orc Race."

"Oh? What did you discover?" Lingyun asked, narrowing his eyes.

"In a valley, we discovered the Orc Race using fresh blood to irrigate a blood-colored Crystal," Lengmian said. "We originally wanted to quietly destroy that Crystal, but the strength of that Crystal far exceeded our imagination; our operation failed, which is why we were discovered."

"Blood Crystal?" Lingyun frowned, then reached out and made a grasping motion toward the direction of the six people.

Wisps of blood-colored energy were extracted from their bodies by Lingyun and landed in his palm.

Looking at the blood-colored energy swirling in Lingyun's palm, the six of them could not help but gasp. They finally understood why all the decoys they had set up previously had failed to confuse those Orcs; it turned out the other party could directly use this thing to track their location.

After carefully examining the blood-colored energy in his hand, Lingyun suddenly said, "Damn it!"

A terrifying aura erupted from his body, and the ground within a three-zhang radius around him was completely reduced to powder. But strangely, the ground beyond three zhang was completely unharmed. Seeing this situation, the expressions of everyone present turned solemn. To say nothing else, this level of control alone was something others could not compare to.

"You should leave first; I imagine that Platinum Behemoth has likely tracked your location again," Lingyun said.

"Then what about you, Senior?" Lengmian asked, forcing himself to stand up.

"Me? Killing!" Lingyun said indifferently, but everyone present felt a bone-chilling cold rise from their hearts at the same time.

"Let's go!" After glancing at Lingyun, Lengmian did not hesitate at all and spoke directly.

Lengmian clearly held great authority among these six; after he spoke, the other five immediately stood up and left this place under his lead.

"To think that on the Continent today, there are still people who dare to use the Blood Sacrifice method to forge a Blood Crystal; they truly do not know how to live!"

Lingyun looked at the blood-colored energy in his hand and clenched it coldly. A Blood Crystal is used to create the core of a Heavenly Domain Blood Demon Beast; one can imagine what kind of bloody storm a Heavenly Domain Blood Demon Beast would stir up on the Continent.

"Boom—" A terrifying force crushed down, instantly grinding the blood-colored energy in his hand into nothingness.

The moment Lingyun crushed the blood-colored energy, a massive Light Cannon suddenly struck toward his direction from afar.

Facing the Light Cannon wrapped in terrifying murderous intent, Lingyun's face was as calm as water. With a casual wave, this Light Cannon was actually swatted away by him, blasting a huge passage through the jungle beside Lingyun.

"Lengmian, why did you tell that Senior about the blood-colored Crystal?" A little Pangzi looked at Lengmian with some confusion. "That was a secret we obtained with such difficulty, and you almost threw your life away."

"It wasn't that I almost threw my life away, but that we almost threw our lives away," Lengmian remained expressionless. "If it weren't for that Senior stepping in to save us, we wouldn't even have our lives; what use would it be even if we had found out the secret?"

"But..." The little Pangzi's expression still looked somewhat unwilling.

"Do you know why Senior let us leave first?" Tuonasi, who was to the side, suddenly spoke up.

"This, I don't know?" The little Pangzi scratched his head.

"That is why I say you are stupid!" Tuonasi knocked on his little cousin, who was always slow to react, in annoyance. "Senior meant that our location had already been discovered by that Platinum Behemoth; he wanted us to leave first so he could block that Platinum Behemoth!"

"Bu, but that is too dangerous!" A trace of panic appeared on the little Pangzi's face.

"Rest assured, that Senior's strength is not something we can imagine. If he wants to leave, that Platinum Behemoth absolutely cannot stop him!" Lengmian said. "Now, all we can do is leave this place at the fastest speed possible, not hold that Senior back, and at the same time transmit the intelligence we gathered so the Yaoxing Empire can prepare!"

Just as Lengmian finished speaking, a violent roar came from the distance. The six of them turned their heads to look; in the jungle, a massive energy storm had appeared, clearly the result of two experts clashing.

"Quick, let's go!" Lengmian said urgently. "After we transmit this news, perhaps we can even invite other Heavenly Domain experts to come and assist."

The six of them turned around quickly and exerted their fastest speed to dash toward the outside of the forest.