Just when the few of them had killed their way through and were forced back, the beasts behind them had finally caught up to dozens of miles away. The cries of the babies were heard throughout the whole space, which made grand elder Chen and Liu Mei feel a little scared. On the other hand, Ye Chen was expressionless, his eyes cold and serious.
The more dangerous the situation was, the calmer one needed to be!
All of the negative emotions had to be cut down, not letting them waver.
Sword artists were both extreme in terms of attacking power and will power. Wanting to shatter a sword artist's will power, it would be impossible to only threaten them with death.
"What should we do?" Liu Mei asked anxiously.
Ye Chen scanned the surroundings, "If we run in other directions, we might run into more beasts. It is even more impossible to go up, since there is no sky here. Therefore, the only way left is underground."
"Underground?"
"Indeed. The beasts have huge bodies, so their speed would be very slow. As long as we run deep enough, we will be safe."
The underground was not like the sky. First of all, the spirit power would be mostly canceled out by the endless rocks. Secondly, traveling underground would consume a lot of energy, and it would obviously not last long. Therefore, as long as the three ran underground, the chance of survival was still very high.
Without any hesitation, the three dove down, shooting towards the underground.
Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!
Of course, the beasts would not let Ye Chen and the other two leave. Burning white light beams shot out one after another, interweaving into a death net. Wherever they reached, a huge pit would appear on the ground, which was hundreds of meters deep. It brushed past the protective Zhen yuan layer, twisting it rapidly.
Boom!
Being hit by four light beams at the same time, Ye Chen started bleeding from all over his body. His body was blown away, while Liu Mei and grand elder Chen were almost killed.
"Go down now!"
Less than a few hundred meters from the ground, Ye Chen's body exploded, and countless shadows spread out like a flood. Under the cover of the shadows, the three flashed once and disappeared into the ground.
Rumble!
The second wave of attacks arrived, and the ground was full of holes. It was as if a thick layer of the ground had been lifted off. The powerful vibrations reached deep into the ground, causing the three to be slightly wounded again.
"Follow me."
The piercing power of the Green Lotus Zhen yuan was far greater than any other Zhen yuan. It was like an incomparably sharp sword, piercing through the mud in front of it, creating an unobstructed path. On the other hand, grand elder Chen and Liu Mei were much slower than Ye Chen.
The two clearly saw the advantage of the Green Lotus Zhen Yuan. Their eyes brightened as they followed closely behind him.
Several hundred meters!
Several thousand meters!
Ten thousand meters!
Although the speed at which the three of them traveled underground could not even reach the speed of sound, they were already more than ten thousand meters underground in just a few dozen breaths.
Buzz!
Wave after wave of tremors, the fog beasts charged into the ground, including the five hundred beasts that had been chasing after Ye Chen.
The tremors were very scattered. It was obvious that the Dense Fog Beasts did not gather together to chase after him. Instead, they were in groups of three to five, and hundreds of them were chasing after him.
The situation was not optimistic.
"The mud is too dense. We cannot go down any further." When they had traveled twelve thousand meters deep, Ye Chen's Zhen yuan would be used up dozens of times more than usual for every dozens of meters. If they continued to go down, they would not know how much more pressure they would have to face. In the water, Astral Reaching Realm warriors could only dive tens of thousands of meters deep, and Extreme Astral Reaching Realm warriors could only go one hundred thousand meters deep at most. The pressure underground was more than ten times higher than the pressure in the water. Right now, it was already their limit.
"Let's find a safe place to rest first."
Liu Mei suggested.
Ye Chen nodded. It was the only way.
Instead of going down in a straight line, the three moved horizontally. As for the traces they had left behind, they had already been filled up by the heavy pressure, leaving no trace behind.
All of a sudden …
A wave of mental power scanned through the three of them.
"Not good! We have been discovered!" Ye Chen frowned.
Beasts were just like human warriors. Once they reached a certain level, they would be able to use mental power scanning techniques. However, compared to humans, the beasts' techniques were much weaker, which made it easier for them to be discovered.
Boom!
The rocks underground had been shattered as five beasts rushed over, letting out a series of sharp roars that spread out in all directions.
"Kill!"
The beasts in front of them were not that scary. What was scary was being surrounded by other beasts. Ye Chen pushed his Zhen yuan and waved out a sword attack with difficulty.
Ka la la!
A sword shaped crack appeared on the ground, landing on the leading beast.
However, that sword attack only managed to wound it badly. Under the ground, the attacking power had been weakened too much. The further the distance, the weaker the power. These five beasts were hundreds of meters away from the three, but their attacking power had been reduced by thirty percent. It was impossible to kill them with one attack.
"Watch me!"
Grand elder Chen held his silver light rapier as he spun his body. A cone-shaped light shot out, piercing through the leading beast's body.
"Bind!"
Compared to Ye Chen and Grand elder Chen, since Liu Mei was using a whip art, her attacking power was almost negligible. However, she was very supportive. She shook her long whip, which was like a poisonous snake, moving around quickly and binding one of the beasts.
Seizing the chance, Ye Chen performed his Green Lotus Accumulation, which had the strongest penetrating power. A fist-sized green lotus pierced through the beast's forehead.
Out of the five beasts, two had been killed within a second.
Whoo …
The vibrating sound was heard, and the other beasts had received the message.
"Die!"
At this critical moment, Ye Chen did not have any intention of saving his power. He threw out a sword attack, and the sword light exploded. The surrounding soil was cut into pieces, and the blue sword light opened up a path, devouring the remaining three beasts.
Blood splashed everywhere as the three beasts were all killed.
"So powerful! What kind of sword art is this?"
Grand elder Chen could tell how powerful this attack was. The sword light's power went from strong to weak, and from weak to strong. The hundreds of meters distance seemed to have been ignored.
"Run!"
Under the ground, Ye Chen's spirit power could cover about three to four miles, so the beasts should not be as powerful as him. Besides, Ye Chen's soul power could cover twenty to thirty miles, which was his advantage, and would not be easily discovered. If they did not run now, it would be troublesome if they were surrounded.
After traveling for a couple of miles, the second danger arrived. An extremely powerful spirit power scanned through the three, and right after that, a burning white light column with a hint of purple appeared.
Pooh!
The three of them puked out blood as their protective Zhen yuan was completely shattered.
"It's the leader of the beasts."
Grand elder Chen had a dark look in his eyes.
Ye Chen said, "No rush. It is still two miles away from us, and the light column's power is not that powerful. We just need to run, and it should not be able to catch up."
Just like Ye Chen had expected, the beast's body was too huge, and its speed had decreased even more. Judging solely on speed, it was at least two times slower than any of the three.
After a couple of hours, there were no more spirit power scanning this place.
"Finally, we are safe!"
Liu Mei let out a breath, feeling that her body was completely empty. Her Zhen yuan replenishment speed could not keep up with the consumption speed. If it dragged on for a while longer, no one knew what would happen.
Ye Chen said, "Let's each open up a small space to recover our Zhen yuan."
"Alright!"
The two nodded.
It was not that easy to open up a space ten thousand meters under the ground. The bigger the space, the faster it would collapse, since the pressure from above would be unbelievably powerful.
Eventually, Ye Chen managed to open up a space that could fit his body. It was less than one meter in width, which was perfect for sitting in.
"I have to break through to the Late Astral Reaching Realm as soon as possible. With that, my battling power would basically be equivalent to an Astral Reaching Realm unbeatable warrior, and I would not have to be so embarrassed anymore."
Right now, Ye Chen's cultivation was at the peak level of Mid Astral Reaching Realm, and his battling power would be one of the top Extreme Astral Reaching Realm warriors. Any kind of breakthrough would be extremely rare. But in comparison, the cultivation breakthrough would be even easier, while the sword intent and mentality breakthrough would be too hard. Ye Chen did not know when he would be able to reach the fourteenth realm of his Green Lotus Sword Spell. Once he did, his battling power would be extremely powerful.
Holding a mid rank soul stone in each of his hands, Ye Chen went into training mode.
Time passed bit by bit, and the beasts were still searching everywhere. Occasionally, there would be one or two groups of beasts that were a couple of miles away. However, the underground was too big, and the limitations were also huge. A slight mistake could lead to a huge error, which gave Ye Chen and the other two some time to rest.
…
Whoo!
Not knowing how many days had passed, a wave of vibration spread out.
"It is grand elder Ye! He has made a breakthrough!" Grand elder Chen and Liu Mei were both shocked. Ye Chen was already very powerful, and now that he had made another breakthrough, he would be even more powerful now.
Perhaps it was the intense pressure that had stimulated Ye Chen's hidden potential. Right then, Ye Chen had indeed made a breakthrough. His cultivation had reached the Late Astral Reaching Realm, and the quality and quantity of his zhen yuan had increased by thirty percent. In other words, judging only on the basic power, there were not many Astral Reaching Realm warriors that could compete with him.
The vibration created by the breakthrough had a wide range. A group of beasts nearby had sensed the disturbance and rushed over while roaring.
Ye Chen opened his eyes, "Perfect timing!"
Underground, the advantage of the beasts' numbers had been greatly limited. If it were on the ground, all Ye Chen could do was run away. He would not dare to fight head-on at all.
Boom!
The hole had been shattered, and Ye Chen stood up. He took out his Green Wood Sword with his right hand and threw out a sword attack.
Swoosh!
The soil had been shattered into sand all of a sudden. The sword light increased drastically, looking like a crescent moon as it sliced through the beasts' bodies.
Blood spilled everywhere as four beasts were sliced into pieces.
"Killing four beasts with one sword attack … This is the power of an Astral Reaching Realm warrior." Liu Mei opened her mouth wide, shocked beyond words.
Grand elder Chen was also shocked. It should be known that Ye Chen did not have a top rank weapon on him, but he had the power of an Astral Reaching Realm warrior. He was very clear about what it meant.
Wah!
Out of the five fog beasts, four were dead, and the last one was slightly injured. This fog beast was not an ordinary one, it was the leader of the fog beasts.
It roared angrily as it opened its mouth and shot out a purple white light column.
Chin!
Sparks flew everywhere, melting the soil nearby. Ye Chen backed out with his sword, easily blocking out the full power attack of the beast.
"Die!"
Stopping his backing out, Ye Chen held his sword with both of his hands and waved out another sword attack.
This sword attack pierced through hundreds of meters deep into the ground. A beam of sword light shot out, cutting off half of the beast's body.
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