Chapter 2234: Half‑Beast of the Demon Race

All the refiners, yet they were never tired of it.

For them, being able to study this advanced refining method was the greatest gain.

After a period of testing by Purple Flame Divine Lord and other refiners, they tried to refine large amounts of ore using various ratios, but the results did not meet the requirements.

Finally they found a set of armor in the Grand Hall and discovered that its material met the requirements.

But that armor came from that mysterious Grand Hall; Ye Liuyun and his companions had no idea who had sent the item to them, and they could not contact the other party.

They only knew from testing that the armor's defense was even stronger than armor of the Super Divine Rank.

That means this material can not only be used for Warships, but there is also a huge demand for it in making armor and weapons.

In the end, Ye Liuyun could only seek help from the Book Demon.

The Book Demon had been to many places and was well‑versed.

The Book Demon thought it over and decided that sending Ye Liuyun to a dangerous place for trial would boost his strength, so it immediately gave Ye Liuyun the coordinates of a location.

It told Ye Liuyun that he could teleport there via the Black Tower.

But that place is Demon Race territory, extremely dangerous, and he should be ready for battle.

If the Book Demon says it's a dangerous place, then it certainly isn't an ordinary danger.

Thus Ye Liuyun took Yuan Hao, Song Girl, Thousand Faces, Black-White Dual Demons, Illusion Hand, Long Nv, Lei Ming, and the Sharp Blade Squad, and prepared to set out.

The Book Demon laughed, "The Demon Race there is not the Demon Race you have seen before.

The environment there is also not the environment you have seen before.

I suggest you bring the half‑beasts over; they can also help you mine."

Ye Liuyun wanted to ask for clarification about the situation there, but the Book Demon deliberately did not tell him.

Having no choice, he thought that since the situation there was unclear, if the ore was hard to gather, many people would indeed be needed for mining.

So he also decided, following the Book Demon's hint, to bring the half‑beasts.

Even if they turn out unnecessary, there is no loss.

"How many should we bring?"

Ye Liuyun asked the Book Demon.

"The more the better for mining!"

The Book Demon replied.

Thus Ye Liuyun gathered the entire half‑beast army and, in batches, brought them into the Space World.

Finally, before departing, he also took Purple Flame Divine Lord and two other Formation Masters responsible for material research, so they could verify on site.

When Ye Liuyun teleported via the Black Tower and arrived in this Demon Race territory, he was startled.

He discovered that there was almost no spiritual energy here; the air was filled entirely with Demon Qi.

In this situation, a normal Human Race Martial Cultivator, once True Essence is exhausted, immediately loses combat ability.

Moreover, the Demon Qi here greatly affects Divine Soul Power; his Divine Sense cannot probe beyond ten li around him.

So he had to release Lei Ming.

He used his Golden Pupil together with Lei Ming's sense of smell to scout the surrounding environment.

After emerging, Lei Ming actually liked the environment here.

Their position seemed to be within a dense forest, surrounded by unknown tree species of the Demon Race.

The trunks were jet‑black and massive; it would take over twenty people to hug one, and they were about twenty chi tall, requiring one to look up to see the canopy.

The canopy blocked sky and sun; even a single ordinary leaf was as big as Ye Liuyun's head.

Ye Liuyun used his Golden Pupil to see through the leaf and observed the clear sky outside.

They stood under the tree like little dwarfs.

"The Demon Beast here is probably not small!"

Ye Liuyun has visited many Secret Realms.

Usually when encountering such towering plants, the other creatures are also not small.

Lei Ming lifted his nose and sniffed, "This should be the domain of a Demon Tiger!"

Lei Ming turned left and right, searching nearby, and found a series of creature footprints.

But those prints were not tiger prints; they resembled ape prints.

Lei Ming examined carefully, yet the aura of the Demon Tiger emanated from those prints.

Ye Liuyun looked at the prints, thought for a moment, and released the half‑beast leader, the Tiger‑Head Beast King, to step on a few prints.

The half‑beast's footprints were indeed very similar to those, only a little more than half the size.

"Half‑beasts of the Demon Race?"

Lei Ming also became curious.

"Roar!"

At that moment, a tiger's howl suddenly came from afar.

Lei Ming and the Tiger‑Head Beast King both understood each other's meaning at the same time.

"It has spotted us and is rushing over."

They told Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun immediately released ten half‑beasts, ordering them to prepare for the enemy, while he prepared to test the Nine Nether Prelude to see if it worked.

He also summoned a clone; if they were outmatched, the clone could erase the opponent with Technique.

Soon, a Demon Race half‑beast emerged from deep within the dense forest; its running style resembled the Tiger King's, able to sprint like a human and occasionally crouch, using its forepaws to accelerate.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil saw clearly that it was a half‑beast, merely of the Demon Race.

What surprised Ye Liuyun even more was that this Demon Tiger half‑beast had neither a Golden Core nor a Sea of Consciousness.

The energy of his attack originates from Demon Qi hidden in his bloodline.

This made Ye Liuyun unable to discern what strength it was.

Lei Ming immediately revealed his true form, letting out a low growl; the Tiger King, accompanied by half-beasts, also prepared for battle.

The demon tiger half-beast, seeing this, halted at once, scrutinizing them carefully, as if very curious about them.

Ye Liuyun and his group also examined it.

Its size was more than twice that of the Tiger King, yet considerably smaller than Lei Ming.

Therefore, after seeing Lei Ming transform, it hesitated a bit about whether to approach.

Ye Liuyun kept using Divine Soul Power to play the Nine Nether Prelude, but it seemed to have little effect on that half-beast.

Roar!

It let out another roar, proclaiming its claim over this territory.

Lei Ming, however, did not hesitate, and the sharp horn atop his head directly unleashed a bolt of lightning.

The Demon Race half-beast also instantly dodged.

But the thunder's force struck the large tree behind it, blasting away a huge piece of bark and causing the trunk to spew black smoke.

The Demon Race half-beast turned to look at the trunk, startled, let out a low growl, and began to retreat slowly, clearly intending to flee.

Roar!

At that moment, the half-beast Tiger King let out the same roar, charging forward with ten half-beasts.

The Demon Race half-beast looked visibly bewildered, not knowing what species they were.

But seeing Lei Ming not move, it did not rush to run.

These half-beasts, though resembling it, were much smaller, lacked Demon Qi, and it was not afraid at all.

When the Tiger King drew near, it slapped a paw forward, clashing with the Tiger King.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil also discovered that within that palm was only the pure energy carried by Demon Qi, with no other power.

"This half-beast has no realm!"

Ye Liuyun was somewhat curious.

However, the Tiger King also struck with full force, and they only ended in a stalemate.

"Boom" with a sound, True Essence and Demon Qi shattered and scattered.