Chapter 599: The Forgotten Shepherds
"That person came from the edge of the Law Realm, a forgotten race. They call themselves Shepherdians."
Oro's words caused Xia Fei to be slightly taken aback. "Shepherdians?"
"That's right. It's just that they aren't herding sheep but humans, Lionhearts, and other sapient races."
Xia Fei was a little confused. Sapient races were the ones they were herding? Aside from being bizarre, this matter was even more terrifying. Everyone knew that the Shepherdians herded sheep because they were their food. Could it be that the Forgotten Race treated sapient lifeforms as food? Did they eat humans?
In the blink of an eye, Xia Fei arrived at a canyon that was several thousand meters wide. The bottom of the canyon was shrouded in clouds, and strange roars could be heard. The wooden bridge was the only way to get through the canyon. Due to the Law of Infinity, Xia Fei's body had shrunk, making the bridge appear especially wide.
* Whoosh ~ *
Xia Fei crossed the bridge. October Flying Snow flashed, cutting the iron chain, and the entire bridge fell into the canyon. It was quite some time before the sound of the bridge landing could be heard.
Finding a banana tree to hide under in the forest, Xia Fei stared at the other end of the canyon, hoping that the Shepherdians would not give chase.
"Best to notify Busey," Xia Fei muttered to himself.
He took out the terminal in his hand, but it was a shame that this advanced, fully-functional communication device was completely blank. Xia Fei was very unwilling to give up, so he rummaged through his spoils of war and found a few other terminals, only to be shocked to find that all of them were broken!
With a flick of his wrist, Xia Fei took out the toolbox and opened the outer shell of the terminal. He saw that the circuit board was covered in green plants that looked like seaweed, their thin branches and leaves deeply embedded into the chip. It would be strange if such a device could still be used, and even Xia Fei had no way of repairing it.
"The terminal contains polysilicon, which these green algae specifically feed on. It's not just the terminal; all the electronic devices that contain polysilicon have been damaged as well. This is a typical Shepherdian operation. This incident was premeditated," Oro said in a deep voice.
Xia Fei gritted his teeth. He was about thirty thousand kilometers away from Busey, and if he sprinted at full speed, he could reach it in twenty minutes. More importantly, Xia Fei had no idea how many Shepherdians there were. It would be bad if he encountered any enemies along the way.
"In the Law Realm, aside from cultivation, there's another cruel way to obtain Law Energy, and that's to eat your opponent." Oro said in a deep voice. "It's already very impressive for a normal warrior to grasp two or three abilities or laws of nature, but a Shepherdian can obtain dozens or even hundreds of laws of nature through continuous devouring!"
Xia Fei was stunned. Several dozen law forces?! This was too shocking. Moreover, the method of devouring the opponent to obtain power was simply bloody to the extreme!
"The Law of Food Chain. The Shepherdians are all cultivators of the Law of Food Chain. This Law is dark and bloody, and it has long been intolerable to the Law Realm. That's why their race was banished from the Law Realm and forced to live at the edge of this part of space, together with the other races that were banished. They're known as the Exiles.
"Though the Law of Food Chain is insidious, it also has a fatal weakness. It's very difficult to reach the level of specialization. The more sapient lifeforms they devour, the more laws and techniques they'll grasp, but because of the complexity of the laws they've grasped, they're unable to reach a higher realm. This is because sapient lifeforms have a limited seventh brain region. Unless they can open up their seventh brain region to a hundred percent, they'll reach the end before long due to the blockage of their brain region.
"The only solution is to be picky about what they eat. If a Shepherdian wishes to become a high-level Law of Matter Adept, they'll have to constantly devour experts in the Law of Matter domain to improve themselves. That Shepherdian you saw just now must have devoured countless Law of Matter Adepts to reach his current cultivation."
Xia Fei pursed his lips. It truly was the Law of Food Chain, treating sapient lifeforms and their techniques as food, and he was even picky about what he ate! Such a vicious cultivation method was truly unheard of!
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Things unfolded much faster than Xia Fei imagined. In just a few minutes, that Shepherdian had already appeared on the other side of the canyon, his two eyes staring coldly at the thicket where Xia Fei was hiding as if he already knew that Xia Fei was on the other side.
Half of the Shepherdian's face was white, while the other half was a pale gray. The Shepherdian's appearance was extremely strange.
The corner of his mouth was still bleeding, but it was not his own blood but the blood of his enemies that had been devoured!
No demon or monster could compare to the terror that this Shepherdian brought. His appearance caused the entire thicket to be filled with a cold and gloomy atmosphere.
"He's already devoured that red-faced candidate. He must've taken a fancy to some ability of his, and now his target is you!" Lionheart Emperor Oro said in a deep voice.
In all fairness, Oro did not wish for Xia Fei to be in danger, for he still needed to rely on him for his rebirth. However, he could only move his lips, unable to provide any substantial help to Xia Fei.
The corner of the Shepherdian's lips curled up as he stared at Xia Fei on the other side of the canyon.
All of a sudden, he began to accelerate, charging straight for the bottomless canyon!
* Whoosh! *
The rocks on one side of the cliff suddenly extended, forming a narrow stone bridge.
The Law of Matter!
A canyon was clearly not enough to stop this Shepherdian!
He was very fast, and his target was very clear. Perhaps he had sensed that Xia Fei possessed the Law of Primal Chaos, which had triggered his desire to devour Xia Fei, and he was bent on devouring Xia Fei.
To flee or to fight was a problem, and Xia Fei made his decision in less than a second.
Xia Fei clearly remembered that just a few minutes ago, this Shepherdian had intimidated his opponent into fleeing while secretly setting up a trap, killing two Law Sovereigns in one fell swoop. It was clear that this Shepherdian was not only strong, but also very resourceful.
If there was more than one Shepherdian on this strange planet, and if Xia Fei turned around and ran, he would very likely fall into the Shepherdian's trap. After all, it had already been proven that this ferocious Undead was able to use the Law of Matter silently, not giving its prey any time to prepare!
It was the exact opposite!
When the Shepherdian arrived at the middle of the canyon on the stone bridge he had set up, Xia Fei suddenly charged out of the forest to meet the enemy!
* Whoosh! *
Xia Fei stomped on the ground and leaped forward in a graceful manner!
"Dragonscale Hectoslasher!"
* Whoosh! *
All one hundred and eight circular blades instantly spread out!
The Shepherdian could use the Law of Matter to control the rocks to set up a bridge, so Xia Fei could use his psychokinesis to set up a flying blade bridge!
The tip of his foot lightly tapped on a flying blade, and Xia Fei's body leaped several dozen meters forward, approaching the Shepherdian like a dragonfly skimming the surface of the water. With the Blood Crystal in his right hand and the Law of Primal Chaos in his left, he prepared the Falling Leaf of Autumn's Demise. There was no doubt that this was a classic attack from Xia Fei, a combo punch!
The Shepherdian clearly did not expect Xia Fei's counterattack. The Law of Matter required matter as a foundation, and there was not much matter that he could control in midair. Xia Fei had taken this into consideration when facing the Shepherdian head-on.
All he saw was the Shepherdian pushing out both his arms, and a semicircular blade of ice shot out from his palms like a bolt of lightning, silently sweeping across the entire canyon like a white rainbow!
The water molecules in the air!
Though there was not much matter that a human could control in midair, there was still water in the air! This was more than enough for a high-level Law of Matter Adept to use!
Raising an eyebrow, Xia Fei's palms met the attack!
"Chain Blockade!"
Ice blade versus tornado!
Seven gusts of wind instantly tore the ice blade to shreds!
The air shook violently, and the two completely different attacks canceled each other out due to the Law of Primal Chaos. The first round was a draw!
"Crafty Approach!"
The Dragonscale Hectoslasher, which was originally a straight line, suddenly spread out, varying in height and distance, as if it had been randomly placed.
Meanwhile, Xia Fei's body used these randomly scattered blades as support, performing a swift and gorgeous dance in midair. His figure darted left and right, completely untraceable.
Dodge! Spin! Teng! Shift! Split! Pu! Leap! Ling! Sidestep! Reverse acceleration!
All the Crafty Approach that Xia Fei had learned in his life was being used to its fullest!
It must be mentioned that he was in midair, and it was shockingly difficult to rely on flying blades to do something!
The Shepherdian was nearly dazzled by the illusory figure. The combination of Crafty Approach and his speed ability and psychokinesis to perform a probing attack was truly magnificent!
"Chance!"
Xia Fei noticed the Shepherdian's momentary daze, and his attack was swift!
Xia Fei, who was originally on the Shepherdian's left, appeared behind the Shepherdian in a flash, his bright red triangular dagger stabbing straight at the Shepherdian!
"Crafty Approach!"
It looked illusory, but this strike actually contained a tremendous amount of force!
The sharp blade pierced through the air! * Whoosh! *
* Pa pa pa pa pa pa! *
It was as if the Shepherdian had eyes on the back of his head. The water molecules in the air rapidly condensed, and a wall of ice rose up, separating him from Xia Fei!
The control of a Law of Matter expert was abnormally sharp, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of ice walls had formed. There was no way Xia Fei's Blood Crystal could penetrate so many layers of defense consecutively.
* Kaboom! *
Just as the Shepherdian was feeling a little smug, two giant fists came crashing down from the sky!
Actually, those were not fists, but Peacock Blue that was curled up together!
The Immemorial Mystical Armament Peacock Blue was extraordinarily tough. It could capture enemies when unfurled, and curled up together was a sledgehammer!
* Bang! * Bang! *
Two consecutive blows landed on the Shepherdian's head. His attention was completely distracted by Xia Fei's flurry of movements and the sharp attacks of the Blood Crystal, so he did not notice that the Immemorial Mystical Armament Peacock Blue was still scheming against him!
The stone bridge beneath his feet shattered! The Shepherdian's body tilted and fell into the deep ravine!
"Success!" Xia Fei exclaimed in his heart.
"Go to hell!"
Xia Fei kicked off the ground with both legs and plunged straight down from the sky. He raised the Blood Crystal high in his hand, and Peacock Blue was like Xia Fei's wings, flanking him!
The Shepherdian's figure was still falling into the ravine, and Xia Fei was right behind him, charging down the ravine together!
Using the momentum of the fall, Xia Fei planned to stab the Blood Crystal into the body of the Shepherdian. With the unique ability of the Blood Crystal, any life form that was pierced would lose all their blood essence and die!
'Don't think that you're the only one who can devour! My Blood Crystal can do it too! 'Xia Fei roared in his heart.
The falling Shepherdian seemed to have been struck dumb, not reacting at all as his body fell in a straight line. Xia Fei was pleasantly surprised. The situation seemed to be smoother than he had expected!
* Bang! *
At the end of the ravine, the Shepherdian's body fell to the ground!
* Splat! *
Xia Fei followed right behind him! The blade pierced into the bone! The Shepherdian felt a chill run down his spine!
* Kaboom! *
The force of the fall was so great that a crater several dozen meters in diameter appeared on the ground!
Xia Fei's face suddenly paled.
Xia Fei was very familiar with the feeling of a blade piercing through the body. It was obvious that the blade had failed to injure the other party, merely stabbing into the rock!
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