Chapter 857: The Goal of the True Demon

Li Luo activated the Heavenly Dragon Dharma-Image to envelop the eight thousand banners of the Azure Mist Banner, transforming it into a massive rainbow light that raced swiftly through the sky.

He pushed his speed to the limit, daring not to stop for even a moment.

This time, he truly owed a debt to Zhao Zhao Jingyu; otherwise, charging headlong into the interception of two True Demons, escaping would likely have cost him dearly.

As for the unlucky Zhao Zhao Jingyu now trapped in the black curtain, Li Luo could only mourn for him for one second; given how proactive he had been, he would let him keep those five Dragon Teeth as a burial offering.

After all, he was a prodigy of the Li Li Tianwang lineage; one could not be so crude.

"However, the arrival of these two True Demons this time is rather suspicious."

Li Luo immediately forgot about Zhao Zhao Jingyu and pondered this encounter; his brows furrowed as he realized his route was merely on the periphery of the area occupied by those two True Demons; generally, unless one encountered these two True Demon anomalies patrolling their territory, the peripheral area would not have attracted them.

Moreover, one would be one thing, but why did both of them mobilize?

Furthermore, they happened to block his retreat, one in front and one behind.

If this was called coincidence, then Li Luo's luck was simply too poor.

Li Luo's eyes shifted; suddenly, he recalled the words Li Li Lingjing had spoken to him in Xiling City.

The Spirit-Eroding True Demon.

That was the most mysterious True Demon within the Xiling Dark Domain, suspected to covet human prodigies with outstanding talent; according to Li Li Lingjing, the higher one's talent, the more easily one would attract this creature.

And regarding talent, Li Luo possessed the Three Phases; this allure was absolutely no weaker than that of a Zhen Jiu Pin prodigy.

So, could it be that he had been targeted by the Spirit-Eroding True Demon?

Did the other party also wish to devour his talent?

Li Luo recalled that sensation of spying, which seemed like an illusion, during the previous Anomaly Tide; he felt his guess might indeed hold some truth.

"Trouble."

Li Luo's face turned Solemn; he looked up at the dim heavens and earth within this Dark Domain, where the evil intent qi permeated everywhere and the inexplicable, eerie whispers were omnipresent, pointing directly to the depths of the human heart and easily causing emotional loss of control.

It was only thanks to the eight thousand banners of the Azure Mist Banner, whose momentum was completely unified; otherwise, if traveling alone, it would not take long for one's state of mind to be affected, gradually becoming polluted by the evil intent.

Moreover, Li Luo could not perceive the existence of that "Spirit-Eroding True Demon," nor did he even know what method the other party was using to spy on him.

Furthermore, if the "Big-Belly True Demon" and the "Two-Faced True Demon" were also acting against him under the command of the "Spirit-Eroding True Demon," then that "Spirit-Eroding True Demon" was simply too terrifying.

The Big-Belly True Demon and the Two-Faced True Demon were both True Demons equivalent to a First-Rank Marquis; thus, the "Spirit-Eroding True Demon" must be of a higher level.

Li Luo sighed inwardly; it seemed the mission to seize the "Flame Infant Sacred Fruit" would not be as easy to complete as imagined.

But no matter how difficult, giving up was impossible; after all, Niu Niu Biaobiao's recovery of his injuries depended on this single move; Li Luo could not let him drag on indefinitely; previously in Great Xia, although Niu Niu Biaobiao was severely injured, he was still considered first-tier; now that he had returned to the Outer Shenzhou, those who were once weaker than Niu Niu Biaobiao were catching up one by one, which was bound to cause mental imbalance.

So Niu Niu Biaobiao's injuries still needed to be recovered as soon as possible.

With these thoughts turning in his mind, Li Luo's eyes became firm; then he opened his speed to the maximum and rushed straight toward the rendezvous point.

As for the good brother Zhao Zhao Jingyu trapped behind; if there is a chance in the future, Li Luo will pass by this place and burn three sticks of incense for him, to express his feelings.

Within the sky-obscuring black curtain.

Zhao Zhao Jingyu's face was extremely gloomy; he had not expected this time to fail to steal a chicken and lose a measure of rice; originally he wanted to set Li Luo up, but ended up being tricked by that kid.

Now, it was he who was left in the black curtain, facing two True Demons.

Zhao Zhao Jingyu looked at the two floating male and female faces in the darkness; their faces were deathly pale, their mouths curved in a smile, and their empty eyes stared at him.

In the pitch-black night curtain, the Big-Belly True Demon was also watching hungrily.

Zhao Zhao Jingyu glanced at the "Tiger Division"; many members also showed fear on their faces; after all, they were currently being watched by two Marquis-level experts; if not in the Unified Qi state, no matter how many people they had, they would only be sacrificing themselves.

"No need to panic; I secretly sent a signal earlier; as long as we delay for some time, the other three divisions will arrive." Zhao Zhao Jingyu said in a deep voice, comforting everyone.

At the same time, Zhao Zhao Jingyu clasped his hands to form a seal and fully activated the power of Unified Qi.

"Tiger Fiend True Shadow!"

Surging energy roared into motion, transforming into a massive crimson tiger light-shadow; the light-shadow coiled, completely covering Zhao Zhao Jingyu and the Tiger Division; the overwhelming ferocious and evil qi swept out like a storm.

Under such evil qi, even the drifting Two-Faced True Demon was forced to retreat some distance.

The darkness rippled, and the Big-Belly True Demon emerged; its pitch-black pupils gazed at the crimson tiger light-shadow, as if considering whether to break through it.

However, after a short while, it shook its head; the darkness in the heavens and earth began to fade, finally turning into strands of black light that were swallowed by the fanged giant mouth in the void above.

Then the fanged giant mouth descended and drilled back into the Big-Belly True Demon's belly.

The Two-Faced True Demon also returned to human form; they remained silent, ignoring the bewildered Zhao Zhao Jingyu, and then each returned to their own territory range, disappearing from sight.

This anticlimactic scene left Zhao Zhao Jingyu and the many members of the Tiger Division utterly bewildered.

"They just left like that?"

Zhao Zhao Jingyu's eyes were filled with surprise and doubt, but he still dared not disperse the protective crimson tiger light-shadow; instead, he waited for quite a while; only after seeing that the two True Demons had truly completely vanished did he disperse the crimson tiger light-shadow.

"Could it be that they sensed the arrival of the other three divisions? Then, having no confidence to chew us up in a short time, they chose to leave?" Zhao Zhao Jingyu's eyes flickered as he constantly guessed.

But this reason seemed somewhat forced; after all, if the two True Demons attacked together, even if his side could delay for a long time, they would definitely pay a huge price.

And True Demon anomalies are not the kind of charitable masters.

Then, there is another guess: that these two True Demon anomalies were not originally coming for him.

Not coming for him... then were they coming for Li Luo?

Zhao Zhao Jingyu frowned; on what grounds would Li Luo be targeted by two True Demon anomalies? This country bumpkin had only just returned from the Outer Shenzhou; even if he had some momentum now, he was not considered outstanding among the younger generation of the Outer Shenzhou; at least, Zhao Zhao Jingyu felt that if he were to deal with Li Luo, his chances of victory should be considerable.

So, regarding this guess, Zhao Zhao Jingyu did not have much confidence.

Perhaps it was simply because this kid was unlucky enough.

"Forget it; regardless of the reason, the best thing is that they retreated directly."

Zhao Zhao Jingyu had no mood to think deeply; he cast a gloomy glance in the direction Li Luo had departed; after this incident, the grudge between the two sides had deepened somewhat, but there was no rush; since Li Luo was heading for the "Flame Infant Sacred Fruit," they would meet eventually.

Thus, he dared not stay here; instead, he led the Tiger Division members at full speed toward another direction; after encountering the peril of being surrounded by two True Demons, he did not dare to wander around alone anymore.

Better to rendezvous with the other three divisions first.

In the depths of the Dark Domain, surging evil intent qi flowed among the mountains, finally surging toward the depths of the mountain ravine; there, there was a black lake.

The black lake was filled with eerie, gloomy qi; the lake surface had no ripples at all, as if it were a pool of dead water.

Suddenly, a vortex formed in the lake water, as if a face were emerging from the vortex.

That face was Bai Xi and beautiful, with pure skin; indeed, it was the face of a beauty.

If Li Luo were here, he would discover that this face was none other than Li Li Lingjing, whom he had met in Xiling City.

The figure in the lake tilted her head slightly, her eyes seeming to carry a smile as they turned toward the distance, her red lips curving into a faint arc.

(End of this chapter)