The tide slapped against the reefs at the edge of the island, again and again.
Several li away from the island, a Four-Winged Black Demonic Insect had unknowingly appeared there. Its body was motionless, and the four pairs of black wings on its back were rhythmically flapping up and down, maintaining an incomparably balanced state. At a glance, it seemed to be fixed there.
The insect's head was round and full of compound eyes. At this moment, the scenery of the island appeared in its compound eyes. Some were near, some were far. The most bizarre thing was that it seemed to have a magnifying function. Before long, the image of a person appeared in its compound eyes.
This person was none other than Ye Chen.
…
Ye Chen still didn't know that he had been targeted by a Four-Winged Black Demonic Insect. After all, he was not an iron man, and couldn't release his soul power without restraint. Overconsumption of soul power would take a long time to recover. Not being able to recover in half a month was quite normal.
After practicing sword arts for half a day, Ye Chen saw that Murong Qingcheng wasn't moving at all. He knew that she was still trying to break through to half-step King realm, so he didn't disturb her. Although he had failed to break through, he still had many other things to do.
For example, comprehending space profound.
The space profound he had obtained in the graveyard of Four Extreme Emperor could be said to be a priceless treasure. With it, Ye Chen's speed of comprehending space had increased by several folds, and his own comprehension ability was several times that of ordinary people. With the two added together, it would be dozens of times, or even more than twenty times.
Returning to the cave, Ye Chen sat cross-legged on the ground and took a deep breath, entering an ethereal state. Then, he released his incorporeal soul power, spreading it over several hundred meters.
The smaller the range of soul power, the less soul power would be consumed. With Ye Chen's soul power, he could maintain it for ten days to half a month.
Soul power was a perception many times greater than the five senses. Under Ye Chen's control, he gradually captured the spatial ripples within several hundred meters.
The space was constantly fluctuating. Of course, these fluctuations were very small, so small that they were negligible. But, they were still there.
Space was illusory and unfathomable.
Soul power was incorporeal and unfathomable.
Only soul power could capture spatial ripples. This was also the reason why all Life and Death Kings would dabble in space profound. Their soul power was too powerful.
According to the basic knowledge of Space Profound in his head, Ye Chen used his soul power to capture the space energy fluctuations while comprehending the Space Profound.
In another cave, Murong Qingcheng was sitting there with her legs crossed, unmoving.
From time to time, a black brilliance blossomed from her body. This brilliance was sometimes strong, sometimes dim, sometimes ostentatious, and sometimes reserved. The interior of the cave was illuminated in a strange and dazzling light.
At this moment, Murong Qingcheng was in the late stage of the Half-step Demon King realm.
She was different from Ye Chen. She had demonic power essence within her body, and the demonic power she refined was exceptionally pure. If not for the limitation of realm, refining demonic power into Half-step King realm wouldn't be a problem. After all, the demonic power essence was the demonic power essence of a Demon King. Rather than refining, it was more appropriate to describe it as diluting and refining. The demonic power essence was first diluted and then refined into her demonic power.
With such pure demonic power, Murong Qingcheng's chances of breaking through to Half-step King realm were naturally higher than humans and other demonic humans.
Apart from this, Murong Qingcheng had another huge advantage. As a demonic human with perfect bloodline and a fourth step demonic body, her life level was higher than that of humans and demonic beasts. She was close to the life level of the demon race.
Therefore, her heart's ability to produce blood was extremely powerful, and her heart's capacity far surpassed humans of the same level. For example, Ye Chen's blood flow was similar to that of humans. But now, her blood flow had reached a frightening level, and her heart was beating at a frightening frequency. It was no longer beating, but vibrating.
Swish!
When blood flowed normally, no sound could be heard. But now, Murong Qingcheng's blood was issuing a sound like a stream flowing down a mountain. Such a rapid flow caused Murong Qingcheng's fair face to turn red, making her look like a red beauty. Above her head, white mist curled up, faintly emitting a red light and a faint bloody aura.
…
"It's here."
A day later, a large group of uninvited guests arrived on the ocean outside the island.
These uninvited guests were the troops of the Demonic Human Clan. There were two hundred and two of them, two half-step Demonic Human Kings and two hundred Sea of Soul realm demonic humans.
They were able to find this place because of the information transmitted by the Four-Winged Black Demonic Insect.
As for finding this place in a day, it was mainly because they weren't far from the island. As soon as they obtained the whereabouts of the suspects, they immediately rushed over.
"White Nightmare, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch them with just the two of us. Right now, our best course of action is to use an enchantment to seal the island and prevent them from escaping."
Among the two half-step Demonic Human Kings, a rather fat middle-aged demonic human said.
The half-step Demonic Human King called White Nightmare had a very strange appearance. His head was bald, and his face and head were covered in white spots. His eyes also had more whites than pupils, making them look like two black dots. He had no eyebrows and was emitting a sinister killing intent.
"That would be best. Let's use the Hidden Fog Enchantment!"
White Nightmare nodded, his eyes fixated on the island.
"You one hundred and eight, come out and surround the island. Use the Hidden Fog Enchantment to seal the island. Don't let a fly or a bug escape."
The fat demonic human ordered the demonic humans behind him.
"Yes!"
Without needing to be called out, one hundred and eight Sea of Soul realm demonic humans walked out and flew along the edge of the island.
Seeing his clansmen carrying out the order and surrounding the island, the fat demonic man let out a sigh and said, "Killing my clansmen in the Chaotic Demonic Ocean … I wonder who the other party is. Could it be a half-step King of the Blood Sword Palace or someone from the Skull Island?"
White Nightmare sneered, "Be it Blood Sword Palace or Skull Island, killing my clansmen will have to pay the price."
"That's natural. Although Blood Sword Palace and Skull Island are powerful, they're still lacking compared to my clan."
The fat demonic human chuckled.
As the two of them spoke, one hundred and eight light black pillars suddenly rose from the outer edge of the island. The pillars rose in an arc and collided with each other in the sky above the island. In the next moment, the island was covered by a light black membrane. The scene inside distorted and then disappeared completely. The light black membrane also gradually turned into mist. From the outside, it seemed as if there was no island at all. There was only thick black mist, rolling and surging.
"Success!"
Seeing this, the fat demonic human heaved a sigh of relief, and the smile on his face became even more radiant.
"I'll go test him."
White Nightmare said indifferently before his figure flickered and shot toward the surging black mist.
"White Nightmare, don't be impulsive."
The fat demonic human was startled.
"Rest assured, you still don't believe in my strength. Moreover, with the Hidden Fog Enchantment, you can attack and retreat at will." White Nightmare's voice resounded.
Hearing these words, the fat demonic human smiled bitterly.
He was naturally aware of White Nightmare's strength. Of the three half-step Kings who had died half a month ago, the strongest was Gu Li. Gu Li could be considered a powerful half-step King among the Demonic Humans. However, White Nightmare's strength was a level higher than Gu Li's. He was a peak half-step King of the Demonic Human Clan. Under the same level, a demonic human was equivalent to two humans. White Nightmare could contend against two peak half-step Kings without any problem.
However, the opponent could kill three half-step Kings, including Gu Li, as well as more than thirty Sea of Soul realm demonic humans. His strength was no small matter. With White Nightmare's strength, he might not be able to deal with him easily.
Fortunately, as White Nightmare had said, with the Hidden Fog Enchantment, he could attack and retreat at will. There was no need to worry about his safety.
"Fine, let's see how strong this person is first. If he can be dealt with, there's no need to wait for others."
With this thought in mind, the fat demonic human followed.
On the island, Ye Chen, who was comprehending the space profound, felt something amiss. Previously, he could still feel the gale blowing through the mountain. But now, the gale had stopped, and the island was completely silent, as if it had been isolated from the world.
Buzz!
His soul power, which was only several hundred meters wide, suddenly expanded, instantly covering the entire island and continuing to spread out.
"Not good! It's an enchantment!"
His soul power was obstructed by a layer of barrier, as if it had sunk into a swamp. In his soul perception, there was a boundless black fog surging out.
Rip!
With a flash of sword light, Ye Chen broke out of the mountain and appeared above the island.
The ocean outside the island had disappeared from his line of sight, replaced by layers of black fog. It was exactly the same as in his soul perception.
At this moment, an opening appeared in the black fog, and two figures flew in.
"Demonic humans!"
Ye Chen squinted his eyes.
They were naturally White Nightmare and the fat demonic human. They had also noticed Ye Chen.
"Are you the one who killed my demonic human clansmen?" The fat demonic human shouted.
Ye Chen said without batting an eyelid, "I'm afraid you're not here to ask whether I'm a murderer or not. So, why bother asking?"
With the demonic human race's tyranny, as long as he was a suspect, it didn't matter if he was the murderer or not.
"Then you're the murderer."
White Nightmare sized up Ye Chen and said coldly.
"Correct."
Ye Chen didn't plan to hide it. There was no point in hiding it.
"Very good. Being able to kill Gu Li means you have some strength. I, White Nightmare, will test you first." Hearing Ye Chen admit that he was the murderer, White Nightmare released his killing intent like a devil.
"Bring it on then."
Ye Chen was confident that he could break the barrier. The barrier was actually a method of using spatial power, but it was powered by formations. With the Void Shattering Finger, it shouldn't be hard to open a path through the barrier. However, he couldn't leave the island right now. Murong still hadn't come out, which meant that she was in a crucial moment of breaking into the half-step King realm. Once interrupted, she would need a long time to break into the half-step King realm again. The details were very complicated.
Therefore, he had to observe the situation first.
"Duo Long, don't do anything. I'll deal with him." White Nightmare said to the fat demonic human.
"Be careful."
The fat demonic human took a step back and glanced at the place where Murong Qingcheng was cultivating. A cold light flashed in his eyes.
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