The next day at dusk, in the Thunderous Sound Mountain at the edge of the Dark Desolate Domain … ↑
This was the most magnificent mountain range in the southeast of the Dark Desolate Domain. It was completely covered by demonic plants that were more than a hundred meters tall. Although the bright purple sunset was shining in the sky, the woods were still in a world of darkness where ghosts were crying and howling.
Li Yao hid himself in a crimson bush and concealed his spiritual energy as much as possible with the Soul Converging Technique. At first, he smeared a layer of mud on his crystal suit, and then he covered it with a camouflage cloth that had been painted with stealth rune arrays. It was impenetrable.
At first glance, he seemed to be one with the dark woods.
A red bird with a sawtooth in its mouth landed on top of his head, but it was instantly entangled by a spider silk shot out from a nearby tree hole. It didn't even have time to scream before it was dragged into the tree hole. Soon after, the sound of bones breaking could be heard.
A faint smell of blood came out from the tree hole.
Neither the hunter nor the hunted had discovered Li Yao's existence.
Li Yao, however, was somewhat agitated.
These mediocre demon beasts were not the prey that he had been looking forward to.
All the prey around the lake had been slaughtered by him. Driven by his competitiveness, Li Yao had ventured into the Thunderous Sound Mountain. He didn't expect that he wouldn't run into a single valuable demon beast even though he had been waiting for a long time.
If he had known this would happen, he would've stayed on the plain and hunted the demon beasts!
"Hurry up and find a big one. Otherwise, I'll have to go hunting!"
Hunting in the Thunderous Sound Mountain was much more dangerous than waiting for an ambush.
Countless hunters might be hiding in the dark woods, waiting for the reckless prey to walk into the trap.
Li Yao thought for a long time and held back his impulse.
He was still too weak. Waiting for an ambush at the edge of the Thunderous Sound Mountain was already his limit.
Besides, he was still within the range of communication. He could contact the tutors if anything went wrong.
If he went deep into the Thunderous Sound Mountain, he would not be able to reach the tutors. If he were surrounded by powerful demon beasts, he would be at his wits' end.
Li Yao had always been a patient man. But after waiting for more than an hour in the bushes, he could not wait any longer. The air was getting hotter and hotter, too.
Boom! Crack! "
At this moment, the sound of violent thunder came from beyond the clouds.
Not long after, it was as if a bloody battle had taken place in the Milky Way, and the sound of thunder rolled together.
Dark clouds churned, purple lightning danced wildly, and torrential rain poured down. Heaven and Earth instantly became a world of turbulent water.
"Huala! Huala!
Inside the Thunderous Sound Mountain, countless purple trees resonated with the thunder and lightning. Some of them even attracted the lightning bolts to fall on the trees and shoot out along the treetops, forming an impenetrable electric net above the forest.
It was the Thunder Wood, a demonic plant unique to the Dark Desolate Domain. It was born with the nature of thunder. When there was thunder and lightning, it was easy to attract heavenly lightning. It formed a net of electricity in the sky above the forest, emitting thunderous sounds.
That was how the Thunder Sound Mountain got its name.
"This damned weather!"
Li Yao frowned and secretly cursed, only to discover that the communication channel was buzzing because it had been disrupted by lightning. The communication was cut off.
Li Yao no longer hesitated. He jumped up from the bushes and decided to immediately go down the mountain and return to the plains under the protection of the instructor. He might as well just hunt some low-level demon beasts in peace.
But to his surprise, the moment he leaped out of the bushes, a wave of spiritual energy as intense as a tide suddenly came from the depths of the forest. Then, hundreds of demon beasts rushed out of the darkness with whooshing noises!
"What the hell?"
Li Yao was so scared that his heart skipped a beat.
The demonic aura surrounding these jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards was extremely powerful. Many of them were high-level Demon Soldiers, and some were even at the level of Demon General. Yet, they were all scared out of their wits and fled in panic. They did not even have the time to attack Li Yao, a human being. They did not even look at him as they rushed past him.
Li Yao felt that his blood was freezing.
How dreadful would their pursuers be if hundreds of demon beasts were so scared?
Run!
Li Yao made up his mind immediately.
But before he could completely turn around, a sharpness that was as cold as iron pierced into his heart brutally, sealing all the pores on his body instantly. Out of instinct, he circulated his spiritual energy all over his body and opened his spiritual shield to the maximum.
"Shua!"
A ray of rainbow light swept past him.
It was a ferocious Mutant Lion Dragon!
The Mutant Lion Dragon seemed to think that he was in the way and casually waved its claw.
It didn't attack him, but swept him aside like a human waving his arm to drive away a fly.
"Boom!"
Li Yao felt as if a thunderbolt had directly hit his spiritual shield, tearing thousands of cracks in it. The demonic energy penetrated through the cracks of the Crystal Suit and pierced into his limbs and bones!
With a groan, Li Yao was sent flying. He adjusted his direction more than ten times in midair, but to no avail. He crashed into a big tree.
"Crack!" The big tree was broken from the middle and fell to the ground.
"What a powerful demon beast!"
Li Yao roared in his heart. He had never been so shocked before.
Fortunately, he activated his spiritual shield in time and activated [Thousand Tempering Hundred Refining], increasing his defense to the limit.
The Mutant Lion Dragon didn't attack him directly. It just waved its claw in the air.
Physically, there was no big problem.
Mentally, however, he had suffered a heavy blow.
"Demon King!"
"This Mutant Lion Dragon is definitely a Demon King!"
"Also, it was wounded and bleeding. It seemed that it was running away. Is there something more powerful than it chasing after it?"
The conclusion made all the hair on Li Yao's body stand on end.
The Mutant Lion Dragon breathed heavily for a moment, then jumped and turned into a rainbow again, disappearing into the darkness.
Li Yao, on the other hand, did not dare to stay any longer. He rolled to his feet, activated the stealth mode, and fled in the opposite direction of the mutant lion dragon without anyone noticing.
Three minutes later.
"Shua Shua Shua Shua!"
More than twenty weird figures appeared in the place where Li Yao and the Mutant Lion Dragon had been standing a moment ago.
After a few days and nights of endless pursuit, all the Demon Clan members looked somewhat tired.
This was especially so for the young master with golden hair and eyes, who looked like a lion. He could not hide the anxiety in his eyes.
"Wait!"
The demons were about to chase after Li Yao, when one of them, who was surrounded by a black fog, suddenly dispersed, revealing a snake-like face. His pupils were narrowed to a thin line, and he was blinking now and then. He shrieked,
"Hiss, I smell the scent of a human!"
The demon looked solemn. He twisted his body in a weird way and wandered back and forth in the place where the Mutant Lion Dragon and Li Yao had been standing. Soon, he found the bush where Li Yao had set up an ambush. He searched along the bush and eventually found the tree that had been broken by Li Yao.
The demon blinked his eyes. His forked tongue was moving up and down as he mumbled something. Suddenly, he opened his mouth and spurted out a stream of green mist.
The green mist was evenly dispersed in the air and gradually condensed into a mottled shadow.
It was a blurred picture of a Bloody Blade Battlesuit dancing in the air, adjusting its direction, and finally crashing into the tree!
"Not an expert. Peak of the Refinement Stage at best. He's wearing a Bloody Blade Battlesuit from a hundred years ago."
The demon was relieved and said casually.
The golden-haired young master pondered for a moment and said,
"We've reached the edge of the Dark Desolate Domain. Low-level Cultivators are often seen here. The Refinement Stage Cultivator in the Bloody Blade Battlesuit should be one of them.
"He must have companions outside the forest.
"If he escapes and contacts his companions, it will be troublesome.
"But right now, the thunder is rumbling and the rain is pouring. Even the spiritual energy in the forest is chaotic. If we delay for a moment, we will lose track of the Mutant Lion Dragon.
"We've been chasing him for such a long time. Success is just around the corner. We can't afford to fail at the last moment!"
"Bloody Claw! Night Owl! "
The two Demon Clan members responded and stepped forward.
The demon on the left looked like a hybrid of a human being and a wolf. His hands were covered in crimson hair, as if they were stained with blood.
The demon on the right had thick feathers all over his body. His eyes were large but without pupils. They were like a pair of dim light bulbs, emitting brutal brilliance.
The golden-haired young master said,
"The two of you are both low-level demon generals and adept at hunting in the forest. It's more than enough for you to deal with a Cultivator at the peak of the Refinement Stage at best.
"Go after him and kill the reckless low-level Cultivator. Then, contact me through the secret method. I'll tell you where to meet up.
"Remember, if you find more Cultivators, give up the chase and report to me immediately!
"As for the rest of you, we will continue hunting the Mutant Lion Dragon under the leadership of our two teachers. We must tame it completely!"
"Understood!"
Bloody Claw and Night Owl nodded at the same time.
Night Owl grinned hideously and said,
"A Refinement Stage Cultivator wearing a Bloody Blade Battlesuit from a hundred years ago. How tough can he be? We won't let him escape from the forest. We'll tear him into pieces before nightfall! "
Bloody Claw also said, "That's right.
You can go after the Mutant Lion Dragon without any worries, young master. Maybe by the time we tear the Cultivator apart, young master will have already tamed the Mutant Lion Dragon. By then, young master will be much stronger than before, and we'll call you 'Prince'! "
The golden-haired young master was very happy to hear that. He opened his mouth and burst into laughter. Then he waved his hands.
"Move out!"
More than twenty demons were divided into two teams.
Most of them followed the Mutant Lion Dragon, smelling its bloody scent.
Bloody Claw and Night Owl, the two low-level demon generals who were adept at tracking and hunting in the forest, were following the traces that Li Yao had left behind closely.
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