And in an inconspicuous corner of the armor, there were four small ancient characters …
Streamlight Armor!
"The Streamlight Armor is merely a defensive artifact. Logically speaking, its aura should be inferior to an offensive artifact, and not so ostentatious. However, in comparison, the offensive artifact's aura is inferior to the Streamlight Armor. It's at least a high grade mid-grade defensive artifact, and it might even be a peak mid-grade defensive artifact." Defensive artifacts of the same grade also had a difference in quality. If this Streamlight Armor were to be sold, it would definitely be worth close to forty thousand mid-grade spirit stones, while the axe would be worth thirty-five thousand mid-grade spirit stones at most.
"Let's clear out the Zhen Yuan inside first."
The Streamlight Armor had already been used by someone, and the Zhen Yuan of that person remained inside, fusing with the armor's energy. If he wanted to use it properly, he would have to clear out the other party's Zhen Yuan. Of course, if he didn't clear it now, it would be cleared out in the future. It would just waste some time.
The Green Lotus Zhen Yuan poured into the Streamlight Armor through Ye Chen's palm. The armor glowed with a cyan radiance, with a faint yellow radiance. The yellow radiance faded bit by bit, and was eventually submerged by the cyan radiance.
"Done!"
Sensing that there was no other Zhen Yuan aura on the Streamlight Armor, Ye Chen's Zhen Yuan shook, and the stains on the armor's surface automatically disintegrated, leaving not a single speck of dust on it. Only then did Ye Chen take off his outer blue clothes and put on the Streamlight Armor. The size was just right.
Buzz!
The Protective Zhen Yuan spread out, and the air vibrated.
"So powerful! It amplified my defense by about thirty-seven percent."
Although Ye Chen was a peak early Astral Reaching expert, his Green Lotus Sword Arts had already been cultivated to the thirteenth layer, and his Zhen Yuan was incomparably pure. It was equivalent to the defense of a peak mid Astral Reaching expert. Now, with the amplification of the Streamlight Armor, his Protective Zhen Yuan had crossed a step, reaching the level of late Astral Reaching expert.
"Once my defense is up, my battle power will reach a whole new level. I'm very close to the level of the top ten Astral Reaching Realm sword artists." There were three basic factors that reflected the battling power: attack, defense, and speed. Ye Chen had rated himself as excellent attack, high defense, and high speed. High was the level of Late Astral Reaching Realm, while excellent was the level of peak level Late Astral Reaching Realm. Above excellent was the level of super, which was the level of top Astral Reaching Realm warriors. For example, the Sword Elder's attack was at the super level. As for his defense and speed, they should be excellent, since the attack of sword artists had always been more powerful than their defense and speed.
Of course, this was under normal circumstances. If he used the Minor Blood Demon Body Separating Great Art, Ye Chen's score would be even higher. His attack should be close to superior grade, his defense close to superior grade, and his speed close to superior grade. He would only be a few steps away from peak Astral Reaching experts.
Unfortunately, as his cultivation increased, the effect of the Minor Blood Demon Body Separating Great Art would decrease as well. Right now, it could only increase his battle power a bit. Once he reached Mid Astral Reaching Realm, it would not have any effect at all.
…
On the fourth day after Ye Chen entered the Blood Demon Battlefield, a group of uninvited guests arrived at the Bloodstone Islands.
"Split into groups of five and stand guard on each of the islands. Once he comes out, immediately use the Soul Chasing Bird to follow him." Daoist Jin Huang could have arrived two days earlier, but in order to gather his men, he had to wait another two days. In order to kill Ye Chen, he had gone through a lot of trouble.
"Yes!"
Everyone listened to the order.
Nodding his head in satisfaction, Daoist Jin Huang said to the Rock Elder, "Old Rock, let's go in together. As long as that kid is still inside, there is an eighty to ninety percent chance that he will be able to reach the Anti-Demon Fortress. This is our chance."
The Rock Elder, who was about the same age as Daoist Jin Huang, sneered when he heard this. "There are a total of three anti-demon fortresses in the second layer of the Blood Demon Battlefield. If we have enough time, finding him won't be a problem. Our understanding of the Blood Demon Battlefield is not something that ordinary people can compare with."
"Hmph, he's courting death. Of all places, he just had to run into the Blood Demon Battlefield. Alright, let's go in."
Whoosh!
Daoist Jin Huang took the lead to rush into the blood-red vortex, and the Rock Elder followed closely behind.
…
"Ah!"
The closer they got to the center of the rocky ridge, the more frequently blood demons appeared. Ye Chen had seen blood demons devouring the flesh and blood of human powerhouses more than once. Facing this kind of situation, he would choose to ignore it and continue his journey of treasure hunting. If he encountered a blood demon that did not have eyes, he would kill it with a single sword strike.
There was a flat peak at the center of the rocky ridge, and an extremely huge metal fortress was situated on the peak. From the outside, the metal fortress had a total of four layers. The lowest layer had the most windows, one right next to the other. The second layer had the second-most windows, and there was a certain distance between them. The third layer only had a hundred windows, and there were independent balconies. The fourth layer could be said to be luxurious. The independent balconies were incomparably huge, and it was quite imposing. However, there were less than ten of them.
The metal fortress was enveloped by a layer of milky white light. From time to time, humans would escape into the light cover, and the blood demons that were chasing after them would all be blocked outside the milky white light cover, returning without any success.
"Haha, come and kill me!"
After entering the light cover, the previously battered and exhausted human powerhouses stopped running. They turned around and burst into laughter, wantonly teasing the blood demons.
The blood demon grimaced in pain. However, this light cover was not something that it could break. In fact, even thousands of blood demons would not be able to break this light cover.
"Humph, my brother died in your hands. Sooner or later, I will take revenge." The blood demons could not do anything to him, and he could not do anything to the blood demons either. Inside the light cover, he could not attack anything outside. After cursing for a while, he turned around and walked towards the gate of the fortress.
"Interesting! The second layer of the Blood Demon Battlefield actually has this kind of metal fortress to protect human powerhouses. It is quite humane. "
Ye Chen was very clear about the cruelty of the Blood Demon Battlefield. Human powerhouses were, after all, outsiders, and were suppressed by the heaven and earth. On the other hand, the blood demons appeared and disappeared mysteriously, and were impossible to guard against. One was in the open, while the other was in the dark. Human powerhouses had a lot of casualties. As for the conveyor gates, there were only a few hundred of them, and their distribution was irregular. Moreover, near the conveyor gates, there were usually blood demons lying in ambush, which made it even more dangerous. Even if one were to teleport out, if one wanted to come back again in the future, it would be very likely that one would be teleported to a dangerous place. However, with the metal fortress, it would be different. One could go in and rest for a while, and comprehend the experience gained from the bloody battles.
"With this fortress, staying in the Blood Demon Battlefield for a year and a half wouldn't be a problem. It is a place to nurture one through battles!"
Ye Chen took a step forward and flew towards the metal fortress.
Swish!
At least a few blood lights swept towards Ye Chen.
"Die! Green Lotus Qi Transformation!"
With a wave of the Star Scar Sword, the illusory green lotus flickered, and dozens of sword Qi shot out, tearing apart the bodies of the attacking blood demons.
"What a powerful human powerhouse!"
A high-rank blood demon stopped its momentum and let Ye Chen pass.
The milky white light cover didn't repel humans. The moment Ye Chen passed through the light cover, he felt like he was being bathed in sunlight, feeling very warm.
Swish!
Landing on the ground, Ye Chen walked straight towards the fortress's gate.
Outside the gate, a charming young woman saw Ye Chen. Her eyes brightened as she greeted him. "Sir, you look unfamiliar. Is this your first time coming to the Demon Defiance Fortress?"
"Demon Defiance Fortress!" Good name. Ye Chen nodded. "Yes. Are you the host of the Demon Defiance Fortress?" He felt a bit strange.
"No, the Demon Defiance Fortress doesn't have a host. It doesn't belong to any power or individual." The young woman shook her head.
"Then why do you want to host me?"
The young woman forced a smile, "Sir, to be honest, I don't have any food left. I wonder if you can give me some food. I'm willing to exchange it with spirit stones."
"Exchanging spirit stones for food?" Ye Chen was a bit flabbergasted. Outside, a low rank spirit stone was worth more than two thousand silvers, and two thousand silvers could buy a lot of food. Even if it was good food, it could still be put on the table. Could it be that she hadn't gone out for a long time? No, she couldn't go out. If that was the case, it would explain why she was exchanging spirit stones for food.
"That's right. Ten mid rank spirit stones for a hundred jin of rice and some dried meat. How about it?" The young woman's face was full of expectation. Astral Reaching experts also needed to eat. In fact, although Astral Reaching experts would go into seclusion for a few months, they still needed to eat during that time. Moreover, their appetite was ten times bigger than ordinary people's. Only by reaching the Sea of Soul realm would one be able to get rid of the problem of food.
At this moment, Ye Chen was still pondering. The Blood Demon Battlefield was extremely dangerous, and it was very possible that one wouldn't be able to come out. Especially outside the fortress, there were a lot of powerful blood demons lying in ambush. The moment he entered, he had already suffered several attacks. If it were someone with a slightly weaker strength, they would have died immediately. Only powerful late Astral Reaching experts could come and go as they pleased. However, even late Astral Reaching experts couldn't guarantee their safety. If they encountered a peak high rank blood demon, they would also have a hard time escaping.
Thinking of this, Ye Chen touched his back. There was a withered patch of skin there, caused by being besieged by several powerful high rank blood demons. Although he had swallowed the Blood Sun Flower, the blood demons not only devoured Qi and blood, but also flesh and blood. It would take a while for him to recover. Fortunately, he now had the Streamlight Armor, which was somewhat of a guarantee.
"Young master, have pity on me! I've stayed in the Demon Defiance Fortress for two years. It's not that I haven't thought of leaving, but those blood demons are extremely cunning. They've set up a lot of ambushes outside. Many people who go out die immediately. Only powerful late Astral Reaching experts have a glimmer of hope. And, in these two years, I've used up all my spirit stones in order to exchange for food. "The young woman looked very pitiful.
Coming back to his senses, Ye Chen took out a bag of rice and a bag of dried meat from his storage ring and threw them to her, "I don't need your spirit stones, but you have to tell me about the Demon Defiance Fortress."
Ye Chen had a funny thought. There must be a lot of Astral Reaching experts like the young woman in the fortress. If he could get some food and sell it, he should be able to make a lot of spirit stones. After all, he had a lot of storage rings on him, including a mid-grade one. Of course, this thought only flashed through his mind. The Blood Demon Battlefield was also very dangerous for him. Not to mention that he didn't have enough strength, even if he did, he wouldn't do such a thing. He wasn't selling food, so it would be shameful.
Then, he thought of another problem. This Blood Demon Battlefield was definitely a trap. Two out of ten chances of survival was only an optimistic thought. Those who were lucky enough to get out through the conveyor gate would be fine, but those who didn't find the conveyor gate and arrived at the fortress would be trapped here for a long time.
"Good, good! Many thanks, young master!" The young woman hurriedly put away the food and nodded happily.
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