Chapter 364: The Crown Prince's Guard (First Update)

It has an owner?

The Cave Abode of True Person He has a new master?

Huh?

Cang Lan and the other three looked at each other, unable to believe Ren Yidao's words.

This, how is this possible?

Mo Qi was the quickest to recover, suppressing the shock in his heart as he asked Ren Yidao for confirmation:

"Your Highness, do you mean to say... that True Person He's Cave Abode has been forcibly occupied by someone else?"

"Smart."

Ren Yidao couldn't help but nod, acknowledging his intelligence: "You are correct, that is exactly what I mean."

He Shou, what kind of crane is your true form?

If you are a red-crowned crane, you can go dye the top of your head green right now!

Your home is gone!

If you have a wife, she might have already been slept with!

However, looking at that appearance of his, solely focused on cultivation, that probability is not very high.

"But, this is True Person He's Cave Abode? How could it..."

True Person He has a great reputation in Demon Emperor City, and he is extremely mysterious in his daily life, which gives these few people a natural filter regarding him.

But now, that filter has been smashed directly...

Ren Yidao smiled at their inability to accept this and teased: "What about True Person He? How long has it been since he returned to this Cave Abode? Besides, who decreed that a great expert's Cave Abode cannot be broken into?"

In fact, this kind of thing is not rare in the cultivation world.

Because the owner of a Cave Abode has not returned for many years for some reason, or has died unexpectedly, the Array of the Cave Abode has not been replenished or repaired for a long time, and such a situation will occur due to long-term disrepair.

Like many protagonists in novels, don't they accidentally discover the Cave Abode of an ancient great expert, and then successfully make a fortune from the dead there, obtaining various arts, secret techniques, and treasures?

Some even go further, inheriting the mantle, status, or Dao companion left behind by the former owner of the Cave Abode... *cough*!

"Cough, cough! In short, stop being shocked for now. Since we have come, we cannot return empty-handed. Now we should think about what to do."

Although it is still in time to go back and bring reinforcements, it cannot be done easily.

Although Ren Yidao and his group did not make a big splash on this trip, there are quite a few people watching them both openly and secretly.

If they were to go back without even testing the waters, wouldn't that make them a laughingstock to those guys?

Ren Yidao himself may not care about this trivial face, but his status as the Crown Prince cannot afford it.

At the very least, backing down directly is absolutely not allowed.

Ren Yidao stabilized the morale and appeased them:

"But there is no need to be too nervous. The current situation is not too bad yet. At least the enemy is in the light and we are in the dark, so we can still prepare a bit more."

Although Ren Yidao and his group are not weak in strength, they are cautious when traveling, so they did not approach the Cave Abode swaggeringly and have not yet been discovered by the new master of the Cave Abode.

Since they have not come face-to-face with the other party, the advantage has fallen to their side.

A prepared battle and an unprepared surprise attack are completely different things.

Although Cang Lan and the others found it hard to accept, they quickly calmed their emotions and entered a combat state.

"Just like before, the four of you prepare to probe. Luzhi, you take command."

"Understood."

Luzhi nodded and responded respectfully.

Although the journey had been smooth, Ren Yidao had the four-person guard squad engage in several small-scale, collaborative battles to ensure they had a certain level of tacit understanding.

These four are considered the pride of their respective clans in Demon Emperor City; they are usually surrounded and supported by others, and have very little experience in cooperating with others.

At the beginning, they were not used to having others around and made many low-level jokes.

But after all, they are mature geniuses, so they adjusted quickly. After only a few battles, they all found their positioning within the team.

Excluding Ren Yidao, the Crown Prince who nominally needs to be protected by everyone, these four guards divided their respective duties.

Cang Lan and Mo Qi have similar roles; both are the assault specialists at the very front, warriors who only use their hands and not their brains.

Qingteng can attack and defend, controlling the center and supporting others; in addition, she can prepare medicine and can be seen as a support healer.

And Luzhi, who looks the most honest, is unexpectedly the one with the best brain among them, acting as the strategist responsible for situation analysis and strategic layout.

Of course, it's not that Luzhi cannot fight; when he really needs to fight, he can also pick up a war hammer to smash people.

Yes, in this team, the two warriors use spears and lances, which is just so-so, nothing special.

The healer uses a Long Whip and a soft sword, which is already a bit strange.

And the strategist is even more heavy-duty; he uses a super heavy hammer that is as tall as a person, and he has two!

When Luzhi first swung those hammers and flattened a Sea Beast that didn't know any better, Ren Yidao really wanted to shout "Sparta!!!" to cheer him on.

"Your Highness, can you tell us about the situation of the other party?"

During the more than a day of grinding, although Ren Yidao only hid in the back as a spectator, the few moves he inadvertently revealed made Luzhi's attitude increasingly respectful.

Every time, he could discover the enemy before anyone else and accurately state their location, number, and strength... without a single omission.

The Crown Prince's eye technique is very astonishing; it should be that he, like the Demon Emperor, possesses the legendary Phoenix Fire Pupil, capable of seeing through falsehoods.

In terms of perception and sense of smell, he is even more acute than Mo Qi of the Black Moon Dog Clan.

If before, the respect Mo Qi and the others had for Ren Yidao came only from his status as the Crown Prince and his noble bloodline, and there was still some hidden dissatisfaction in their hearts, then the situation has changed now.

Within this respect, there is now an added layer of fear for his strength.

No matter the situation, strength is always the true factor that determines status.

Cang Lan is different; she had already been repeatedly ravaged into recognizing the facts long ago.

After receiving the order, Luzhi first exchanged glances with the others, then confirmed with Ren Yidao: "First, Your Highness, do you know who it is? Can you confirm the other party's identity?"

"Where would I know anyone?" Ren Yidao immediately shook his head and waved his hands.

This vast sea, I'm unfamiliar with the place and the people; it would be strange if I did know anyone.

"Hmm, although I cannot confirm the other party's identity, one thing is certain."

"The other party is not Human Race, but Demon Race."

Ren Yidao raised his hand and grabbed, extracting a very thin wisp of Demon Qi from the air.

"The grade of the Demon Qi is very high, as for the realm... it is at least Void Refining Realm, or perhaps higher? In any case, it is definitely beyond Spirit Transformation."

Ren Yidao relayed the information analyzed by his Heavenly Eye without reservation and sighed: "If nothing goes wrong, this might be a bitter battle."

"How about it? Do you have confidence?"

None of the four guards answered.

Only their glowing eyes, bared fangs, and rising momentum gave a silent answer.

Fight!

Fight!!

Fight!!!

Ren Yidao's gaze swept across everyone's faces, and he also revealed a somewhat dangerous smile and nodded.

"Very good."

"The stage is yours, I'll watch your performance."

At dusk.

The sea surface entered a rare state of calm; the waves were much smaller than at noon, and it was completely quiet.

Every now and then, fish would leap out of the water, wiggle their bodies in the air, and fall back into the water, splashing up small ripples.

Plop.

And at the very moment a sea fish entered the water from the air, a small sound completely broke the silence of the sea surface.

Whoosh—

A dark green arrow streaked across the sky, carrying a sharp buzzing sound, and struck the seemingly empty space above the sea.

Sss...

Green poisonous mist emerged from the arrowhead, rapidly spreading to the surroundings, invisibly outlining a circular arc.

Click.

It was originally just a slight sound, but soon the crisp cracking sound spread rapidly.

Crack, crack, crack... crack!

The space above the sea suddenly changed, revealing a massive island shrouded by a bowl-shaped structure.

The Cave Abode's hidden Array was broken!

At the very moment the Array shattered, two agile figures flanked from both sides, using the weapons in their hands to strike at the weak point on the diagonal.

Boom!

Accompanied by a loud noise like a shattering mirror, the outermost defensive Array shattered with a bang!

Under precise calculation and coordination, in just a few breaths, the Cave Abode of True Person He was revealed before everyone's eyes.

It was also at this moment that the existence within the Cave Abode woke from seclusion, realizing that an external enemy had arrived.

A violent burst of Demon Qi erupted, shooting straight into the sky!

"Who is it!!?"

"Audacious!!!"

"Who dares to intrude upon my Cave Abode!!?"

Thump, thump, thump!

Accompanied by heavy, massive footsteps, a huge Demon Beast crawled out from the place where the Array had shattered!

One head, two heads... this giant beast looked extremely strange; on its giant lizard-like body, there were actually six ugly snake-like heads growing!

The giant beast's size was immense, almost comparable to the Heavenly Demon Black Fire Ghost Ape seen before, and with its snake heads dancing about, it looked like a small mountain blocking the sky.

Ren Yidao's perception was not wrong; this was a Void Refining Realm Great Demon!

After everyone saw this Demon Beast, Qingteng's reaction was the most intense; a look of strong disgust appeared on her face, and she blurted out:

"It looks so disgusting!"

Being a snake-type herself, from her perspective, this guy was simply an ugly freak to the extreme.

Gross!

It is understandable; if a human saw a deformed creature with six heads, they would probably have an even more extreme reaction.

And this sentence also stimulated the already angry Six-Headed Snake Lizard, and it let out an astonishing roar!

"Go to hell!!!"

Three of its heads immediately swelled up and spat three huge fireballs at her.

Boom, boom, boom!

Qingteng's expression changed, and she was about to dodge, but three figures moved a step before her.

Cang Lan and Mo Qi intercepted two fireballs from the left and right, both being blasted back over ten meters, while the last one was blocked head-on by Luzhi with her dual hammers held in front of her.

After resisting the fireball, Luzhi's expression was also somewhat excited, and she shouted: "It can be blocked! Continue!!!"

When Qingteng lured the opponent to attack according to the plan, Luzhi confirmed the enemy's strength.

...... We can win.

So what if they are at the Void Star stage?

We can still win!