Chapter 3663: Adapting to the Environment

Ye Liuyun and his companions find that absorbing this Demon Beast Crystal Core works better than absorbing a Yuan Dan.

But the energy in its Crystal Core is scant, as if it does not contain all of the Demon Beast's power. This also shows that a large portion of this Demon Beast's strength comes from the Demon Qi within its body.

"What attacks have you all tried?" Ye Liuyun immediately asked the group, while checking the Demon Beast corpse to see if it could be used as food.

"I used the Soul‑Hook to capture a Demon Beast's Soul; it's a Soul Source!" Xuanwu said at once: "It succeeded, and I sealed it inside a Soul Sealing Pearl."

Ye Liuyun then tossed the Demon Beast meat onto the ground: "The flesh is of poor quality; it can stave off hunger but tastes bad."

Based on his many years of grilling experience, he instantly judged the Demon Beast meat to be poor and unsuitable for food reserves. Yet he still had Kuailei use a Storage Ring to collect the Demon Beasts first, so they wouldn't be left for other Demon Beasts as food.

Then he performed Soul Search on the Demon Beast Soul Source that Xuanwu had captured, and attempted to plant a Slave Seal on it.

To his surprise, although the Demon Beast's Soul Source was weak, he could not retrieve any useful information, and while he forcibly planted the Slave Seal, the Demon Beast's Soul shattered outright.

With no other choice, Ye Liuyun could only toss the Demon Beast's Soul Fragments into the Soul‑Refining Cauldron to see if they could be refined; he also refined a bit himself, hoping to convert it into his own Divine Soul Power.

It turned out that the Demon Beast's Soul Power could still be absorbed and refined by them. However, skills like Soul Search and planting a Slave Seal were ineffective against these Demon Beasts' souls.

"What about Bloodline Power?" Ye Liuyun asked the other Monster Beasts.

"We hadn't had time to absorb it before they all died!" Chi Lian replied helplessly.

"Then we'll find another batch for testing. This time everyone will suppress them with Bloodline Power and Divine Soul Power to see their reaction," Ye Liuyun instructed, then led the group toward another nearby group of Demon Beasts.

At that moment, that group of Demon Beasts seemed to smell blood and rushed toward them on their own.

The two sides met halfway.

This time, everyone knew these Demon Beasts were easier to kill and felt a bit relieved, immediately launching attacks with Bloodline Power or Divine Soul Power. Zhuque even began attempting to absorb the Demon Beasts' Yin Souls.

The result pleased everyone: Chi Lian could still absorb Bloodline Power without issue. However, the Demon Beasts' Bloodline Power was weak and contributed little to her current realm.

All Soul‑Shocking deterrence and attacks worked equally. Zhuque could also absorb the Demon Beasts' Yin Souls to strengthen herself.

"Try again!" Ye Liuyun immediately gathered another group of Demon Beasts for various trials, determined to gauge both his own abilities and theirs before facing a stronger opponent.

This time, he released the Sealing Demon Tablet and the Evergreen Vine he had previously lent to Qian Huan; the Sealing Demon Tablet proved unaffected.

However, after the Evergreen Vine inhaled Demon Qi, the black aura inside it would not dissipate. Over time, it might become corrupted and lose its sanity.

Ye Liuyun immediately cast a spell to completely cleanse the Demon Qi from within the Evergreen Vine, then stored the vine away, preventing it from fighting here.

Next, they attempted to attack a larger group of Demon Beasts. The strongest of them, spurred by Ye Liuyun's spell, entered a completely frenzied killing state, its strength suddenly leapt a tier.

Yet it still could not evade Ye Liuyun's spell attack; ultimately its internal Demon Qi was completely drained by Ye Liuyun, purified, and it died.

After these people killed the Demon Beasts, they immediately absorbed the beasts' Crystal Cores to replenish their consumption.

Lei Ming and the other Monster Beasts sparred with the Demon Beasts' physical bodies, discovering that the Demon Beasts' bodies were not weak. Though slightly inferior to them, they were far stronger than Human Martial Cultivators.

As Ye Liuyun and his group killed more Demon Beasts, the area's blood‑scent spread, drawing ever more Demon Beasts here,

and the number of powerful Demon Beasts also increased.

Not only did their strength grow, they also encountered more varieties of Demon Beasts. Yet all these Demon Beasts were the same; Ye Liuyun's Soul Search technique and Slave Seal were useless on them, and forced use could only outright annihilate their souls.

Soon, Ye Liuyun's party was besieged, with several powerful Demon Beasts. After they killed a wave using talismans and rune formations, they immediately fled at full speed to avoid being surrounded by more Demon Beasts.

After enduring several major battles against various types and strengths of ferocious beasts, they suddenly felt that the Demon Beasts here were no longer that terrifying.

However, wherever they fled, countless Demon Beasts surged toward them. Demon Beasts' hearing, sight, and smell are highly acute, making them easy to detect. Thus they could only keep fighting.

"Master, don't be careless; the powerful monsters here carry Storage Rings. The gem on my red ring was taken from a Demon Race strongman's Storage Ring. But we haven't encountered it yet; it probably hasn't appeared yet,"

Wang Wenli also reminded those around Ye Liuyun, estimating that the ones they were killing now were only small thugs.

Ye Liuyun agreed, then told the group: "Indeed. Demon Beasts of this realm aren't yet enough to make so many Martial Cultivators from the Cave Heaven Realm and Great Void Ninth Level so cautious. We must stay vigilant; we haven't yet met truly powerful Demon Beasts!"

He led everyone toward a fruit orchard. Using Divine Sense, he detected that although many Demon Beasts were there, the trees also bore many fruits.

The Demon Beasts were all eating those fruits, which were probably items that enhance one's realm.

After Ye Liuyun became roughly familiar with the local Demon Beasts, he shifted his focus to treasure hunting. After all, they hadn't come here merely to train through combat.

Since they came, failing to find good items would be a waste.

However, he still didn't know where the treasures of this Demon Race world were hidden, so he could only explore slowly.

When the Demon Beasts in the orchard sensed their approach, they immediately surged out to surround them, as if fearing the orchard would be destroyed.

But these Demon Beasts were still not their match. Up to now, they hadn't encountered anyone stronger than the Great Void Ninth Level.

Just as Ye Liuyun's group was slashing the Demon Beasts before them, a deafening roar erupted from the orchard. A massive Black Shadow shot up from the orchard and then crashed toward Ye Liuyun's party.

Gu Changhong and the others immediately used rune formations to block.

"Boom—" a gigantic monster slammed into the Golden Light shield formed by the formation, then was bounced away.

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