Chapter 855: Who Gets Unlucky

The strange tide surged, seemingly endless.

Thick, sinister evil-qi roiled toward the sky, from which countless strange, inexplicable whispers emanated, carrying the power to corrupt the mind, spreading continuously.

The many explorers within the safe zone dared not go out at this time, hiding instead behind that light shield, waiting for the strange tide to pass.

After all, there were no other Sealed Marquis experts present; facing such an environment, even a Great Tian Xiang Jing cultivator would be trapped within the strange tide, constantly worn down by countless strange creatures.

But Li Luo and the Azure Darkness Banner, relying on "Combined Qi," did not fear this strange tide, since no Destruction-level True Demon strange creatures had appeared within it yet.

However, Li Luo did not intend to be worn down here, since Zhao Zhao Jingyu and the "Tiger Division" he led were still watching hungrily from afar; thus, with a single command, the eight thousand banner troops of the Azure Darkness Banner moved as one, tearing through layer upon layer of the strange creature torrent under the surge of overwhelming energy as they rapidly headed into the distance.

Zhao Zhao Jingyu also saw Li Luo and his group departing; he sneered coldly and said, "Want to escape?"

Now that they had finally waited for Li Luo to be alone, this was the opportunity to severely injure him individually; Zhao Zhao Jingyu did not intend to let him go like this.

So he waved his hand, and the entire "Tiger Division" surged forward; furious energy roared into motion, forming the giant shadow of an ancient fierce tiger that enveloped the division as they charged relentlessly out of the strange tide.

The strange tide surged like black water, while Li Luo and the division led by Zhao Zhao Jingyu were like two dragon boats, constantly breaking through the giant waves, gradually moving farther away.

About ten-plus minutes passed like this.

Li Luo finally felt his vision become clear; the pervasive evil-qi receded accordingly, for they had finally fought their way out of the strange tide.

Li Luo glanced back at the strange tide, where countless bizarre creatures writhed, emitting strange whispers laden with corruption; fortunately, he had come leading the Azure Darkness Banner, for otherwise, even though he had now cultivated the semi-finished Glazed Evil Body, he would likely only be able to hide like the explorers in the safe zone, relying on the stone platform's light shield and daring not to show his head.

Afterwards, he also saw Zhao Zhao Jingyu, who pursued relentlessly.

"This fool is truly persistent."

Li Luo narrowed his eyes slightly, a trace of killing intent flashing in his gaze; this Zhao Zhao Jingyu had provoked him repeatedly, and even with his own amiable personality, he could not help but feel a bit annoyed at this moment.

But Li Luo ultimately held back, choosing not to engage Zhao Zhao Jingyu in a bloody battle directly.

Because that inexplicable sense of being watched earlier made him vaguely uneasy.

Regardless of whether it was truly an illusion, he must now quickly reunite with Li Li Fengyi and the others; only then, with the combined power of the four banners, would they not fear the dangers within this Dark Domain.

After all, within this Dark Domain, True Demon-level strange creatures were by no means few.

"Endure him a bit longer."

Thinking thus, Li Luo no longer paid attention to Zhao Zhao Jingyu, but led the Azure Darkness Banner forward at full speed.

While traveling, Li Luo also took out the map previously given by Li Feng to identify their route; with the Azure Darkness Banner's immensely powerful formation, within this Dark Domain, as long as they did not encounter True Demon strange creatures, even Great Catastrophe-level beasts could be easily eradicated by him; therefore, what mattered most now was to avoid areas where True Demon strange creatures appeared and not provoke them.

"This direction happens to pass through two dangerous areas."

Li Luo looked at the map; on it, in the areas along their route, there were two regions marked in blood-red, indicating that True Demon strange creatures existed within them.

Fortunately, the route only approached these two areas, rather than cutting straight through them; so if they suppressed their momentum at that time, they probably would not disturb the True Demon strange creatures within, since these True Demon strange creatures possessed intelligence; as long as one did not actively provoke them, they might not necessarily attack proactively.

Naturally, it would be best if both sides kept to their own lanes and did not interfere with each other.

Thinking thus, Li Luo continued forward; the eight thousand banner troops of the Azure Darkness Banner galloped across the gray-black plain; the ground trembled slightly accordingly; the momentum of the eight thousand people was like one body, united with each other, protecting themselves from the pervasive evil-qi.

Shortly after Li Luo and the Azure Darkness Banner swept past, tiger roars resounded; Zhao Zhao Jingyu, leading the Tiger Division, pursued again.

But Li Luo still did not engage him, still traveling at full speed.

Li Luo's demeanor truly infuriated Zhao Zhao Jingyu, yet he was helpless, able only to pursue continuously.

And while the two sides chased and fled, Li Luo discovered they were beginning to approach the two areas where True Demon strange creatures existed; immediately, he ordered everyone to suppress their momentum, and their footsteps also slowed.

"As long as we pass through here, we can reach the rendezvous point; then it will be easy."

Li Luo maintained his speed while simultaneously staring sharply at the distance; it was said that those two True Demon strange creatures usually only lurked deep within their respective mountain ranges, and this place was merely the outer periphery of the mountains; so most likely, they would not disturb them.

And just as this thought flashed through Li Luo's mind, he suddenly saw a figure slowly walk out from a dark forest in the distance.

Li Luo's eyes tightened; that figure was extremely fat, wearing a purple robe; his face seemed squeezed into a ball, smiling very kindly; this person's belly was extremely conspicuous; the protruding curve was much larger than that of a woman ten months pregnant.

That fat figure walked slowly out of the forest, then stood on the main road ahead; within his squinted eyes lay a pitch-black darkness, with no white of the eye visible.

This fat man's arrival was strange; Li Luo's heart sank slightly, and information regarding the True Demon strange creatures of this place flashed through his mind.

Big-Belly True Demon: fat, with a ghost-mouth on the belly, fond of devouring humans.

Li Luo waved his hand, signaling the Azure Darkness Banner troops to stop; his gaze fixed tightly on that fat figure; vaguely, he seemed to see the belly beneath the other's robe writhing slightly, as if chewing sounds were emanating from within.

And when Li Luo stopped his figure, that fat figure grinned widely, then slowly tore open his clothes, revealing a rolling, fleshy big belly; on that big belly, a large mouth filled with fangs was dripping with saliva.

The fat figure's hand reached into the fat flesh, and surprisingly dragged out a human hand from within, then stuffed it into the fanged large mouth on the belly; immediately, the large mouth feasted heartily, biting the human hand until blood splattered everywhere, swallowing it in a few bites.

This bizarre scene made one's skin crawl.

Li Luo's expression also darkened; this fat man before him was obviously the Destruction-level strange creature mentioned in the intelligence, the Big-Belly True Demon.

"Really bad luck."

Li Luo frowned tightly; this "Big-Belly True Demon" clearly lurked deep in the mountains; they had just passed the outer periphery; how did it appear directly?

This seemed unreasonable.

And while Li Luo hesitated, a rumbling sound came from the distance behind; Zhao Zhao Jingyu, leading the Tiger Division, was seen galloping toward them.

However, when still at some distance from Li Luo and his group, Zhao Zhao Jingyu waved his hand to order everyone to stop, because he too had discovered the Big-Belly True Demon blocking the way ahead of Li Luo and his group.

"Hahaha, Li Luo, it seems you are truly a jinx; walking here, you can even be blocked by a True Demon strange creature." Zhao Zhao Jingyu laughed loudly, while his gaze, full of ill intent, fixed on Li Luo; he planned to wait until Li Luo and the Big-Belly True Demon had exhausted each other, then move in to reap the benefits.

Killing intent flowed in Li Luo's eyes; the current situation was indeed somewhat dangerous; ahead was the Big-Belly True Demon, and behind, Zhao Zhao Jingyu watched hungrily.

It seemed a bloody battle was inevitable.

And just as Li Luo stood ready, preparing to act at the right moment, his expression suddenly shifted, and his gaze turned to a position even farther behind Zhao Zhao Jingyu.

There, overwhelming evil qi roared forth; in the next moment, a figure slowly emerged from within it.

That was a thin figure in white robes; this figure differed little from an ordinary human, but as it stepped forward, its head slowly twisted around; then everyone discovered that on the back of its head, there was also a human face.

The front face was male; the back face was female.

Both the male and female faces wore smiles.

Its position of appearance perfectly cut off the rear; however, while blocking Li Luo, it seemed to have also cut off Zhao Zhao Jingyu's retreat.

Two-Faced True Demon!

Seeing this, Li Luo's face twitched slightly; he vaguely felt something was wrong, because attracting one True Demon strange creature was already bad luck, but these two appearing one in front and one behind, how did it seem like they had come prepared?

Is this aimed at him?

Yet, Zhao Zhao Jingyu, who had previously made him feel as though thorns were in his back, had in this way become a barrier between him and the Two-Faced True Demon.

And Zhao Zhao Jingyu understood this point as well, so the face that had been laughing wildly began to stiffen bit by bit, his eyes shifting uncertainly.

"Damn it, two True Demon anomalies appearing at once—how could I be this unlucky?"

Zhao Zhao Jingyu couldn't help but curse loudly; such a probability should normally be quite rare, so how had he encountered it right here?

Was it he who was unlucky, or Li Luo?

Zhao Zhao Jingyu's expression shifted between gloom and agitation, then he waved his hand, attempting to lead the Tiger Division away from the side.

But the moment his figure moved, he noticed the smile on the Two-Faced True Demon's face intensify, then slowly drift toward his position.

The appearance clearly showed no intention of letting him go.

Thus, Zhao Zhao Jingyu's expression turned completely gloomy.

His position had, in fact, blocked the Two-Faced True Demon attacking from behind for Li Luo.

(End of this chapter)