Chapter 5755
The few immortal stones rolled to the ground, covered in dust. The spiritual energy they contained was utterly useless to Kai in his current state.
This almost insulting expression of gratitude made Shi Yan and Ying Wu blush with embarrassment.
Kai looked at the immortal stones at his feet, then glanced at Elder Li Yan, who stood high above him with a face full of contempt. His eyes remained calm and unwavering, showing no sign of anger.
Having endured the beating from the Soul Devouring Venerable and the trials of the early stages of the Tenth Heaven, his temperament had long since settled, and he would not lose his composure due to such contempt.
He didn’t even bother to bend down and pick up the immortal stones. He simply spoke calmly, his voice steady: “No need for thanks. I have an old grudge against the Myriad Souls Demon Sect. Saving those two was merely a favor.”
After speaking, he didn’t look at Elder Li Yan again and turned to walk out of the hall.
The little fire unicorn let out a low growl, glared at Li Yan, and quickly followed Kai.
“Senior!”
Shi Yan and Ying Wu called out anxiously, trying to persuade him to stay, but were stopped by Elder Li Yan’s cold gaze.
“Ignorant brat!”
Watching Kai’s departing figure, Elder Li Yan sneered, “A seventh-grade Human Immortal dares to boast about having old grudges with the Myriad Souls Demon Sect? He probably hasn’t even seen their outer disciples before! Let him go; staying here is just a burden!”
Kai walked out of the stone hall, feeling the curious, sympathetic, or equally contemptuous gazes of the beastmen cultivators around him. He remained expressionless and walked straight out of the valley.
He hadn’t planned to stay long anyway; Li Yan’s attitude was merely a way to get him to leave early.
The Tenth Heaven was vast; there was bound to be a place for him to find shelter and gather information.
Less than an hour after Kai stepped out of the illusion array of Rock Valley and disappeared into the forest outside the valley
, night quietly fell. The bright moonlight draped the valley in a silver veil, and scattered lights lit up within Rock Valley, creating a tranquil scene.
Elder Li Yan was meditating in the hall, while Shi Yan and Ying Wu were applying medicine to heal their injuries. Most of the disciples had returned to their residences.
Suddenly—
“Buzz!!!”
The illusion array covering the valley emitted a violent buzzing sound, unable to bear the strain any longer, and then, like shattered glass, it exploded with a deafening roar! Thick plumes of black mist shot into the sky from outside the valley like smoke from a wolf’s beacon, instantly enveloping the entire Rock Valley!
A chilling, malevolent, and resentful pressure of souls swept down like a tidal wave, covering every corner of the valley!
“Enemy attack! It’s the Myriad Souls Demon Sect!!”
A shrill alarm shattered the tranquility of the night!
Elder Li Yan abruptly opened his eyes, his gaze flashing with a terrifying light, and his figure appeared in the plaza outside the hall in a flash.
From the direction of the valley entrance, dozens of black-robed cultivators surged in, the two leading figures both possessing auras that had reached the fifth rank of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, on par with him!
One wielded a white bone mourning staff, while the other manipulated three skulls encircled by green flames.
Behind them were more than twenty demonic cultivators of the third and fourth ranks of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, as well as a large number of early-stage Heavenly Immortal Realm disciples, surging in like a tide!
“Form ranks! Prepare for battle!”
Elder Li Yan roared, his hair and beard bristling, but his heart was filled with icy coldness.
The opposing side had deployed two experts of equal rank and so many elite troops, clearly indicating they were well-prepared and determined to win!
Although the beastmen disciples within Rock Valley were panicked, their long history of fighting against the Demonic Sect had honed their skills, and they quickly assembled into battle formations.
Various beast roars rang out, demonic energy soared to the sky, clashing fiercely with the eerie ghostly aura of the demonic cultivators!
A great battle erupted instantly!
The light of spells, the clash of weapons, the roars of demonic beasts, the wails of vengeful spirits… all these sounds intertwined into a bloody symphony of death!
The Myriad Souls Demonic Sect’s techniques were bizarre and vicious, specializing in attacking the soul, and they had come prepared.
With each swing of the white bone mourning staff, soul-snatching demonic sounds ignored physical defenses, penetrating directly into the sea of consciousness. Many of the weaker beastmen disciples immediately clutched their heads, screaming in agony, bleeding from their seven orifices, and died.