Chapter 608: Those Who Know Better Hurries to Scram

The two True Demons facing Ye Qingchen couldn’t understand why this human had suddenly become so powerful.

Originally, they could easily block Ye Qingchen’s attacks with their wings. Now, although they could still barely fend him off, the immense impact rippling through their bodies made their blood surge. They had clearly sustained considerable injuries.

What truly terrified the two True Demons was that every one of Ye Qingchen’s attacks contained an energy that could devour their life force.

If this continued, they would have their life force completely drained by this energy, even if they sustained no other injuries!

This was a characteristic of Wood Attribute Energy that Ye Qingchen had discovered after advancing to the Martial Emperor Realm. In fact, when he first encountered Zi Xing, he had used his Willow Wood Martial Soul to absorb a Willow Tree Demon, which was a type of Spirit Beast. He had been inspired by this, which led him to figure out how to make his Wood Attribute Energy consume the life force of others.

Though the effect wasn’t that obvious yet, it could be unexpectedly potent when facing an equally matched adversary. Moreover, Ye Qingchen was confident that as his strength continued to increase, this devouring power of the Wood Attribute would be strengthened once again.

Although the two True Demons could still withstand a few more of Ye Qingchen’s moves by relying on their practiced cooperation, his attacks grew more powerful with each strike.

After a quarter of an hour, the two True Demons could no longer withstand Ye Qingchen’s relentless attacks and were killed by his sword.

After killing the two True Demons, Ye Qingchen went to help Xiao Xiao. After all, she was facing two True Demons by herself and was under far more pressure than the other three. Fortunately, these two True Demons weren’t too strong, and with the cooperation of Ye Qingchen and Xiao Xiao, they were quickly slain.

Afterward, the pair helped the three disciples from the Wuji Immortal Palace kill the last three True Demons. Then, the five of them sat down cross-legged to recover from the exertion.

Although Ye Qingchen had exerted the most effort during the battle, he had hardly consumed any energy because he was absorbing the Demonic Qi. Instead, through the recent battle, he found that his strength had reached the peak of the First Layer of the Martial Emperor Realm. His combat power had increased a great deal compared to when he first entered the Demon Clan battlefield.

An hour later, when everyone had mostly recovered, Xiao Xiao asked Ye Qingchen with a puzzled expression, "Young Master, did you find those True Demons a bit strange just now?"

Another disciple from the Wuji Immortal Palace couldn’t help but ask, "Young Master Ye, we also want to know why you attracted so many True Demons at once. It was a bit tough for our team to handle."

Ye Qingchen listened and nodded. Once they had finished speaking, he recounted what had happened at the gathering spot and shared the speculations he’d formed during the battle.

The group fell silent, pondering Ye Qingchen’s words.

With Ye Qingchen’s reminder, the disciples from the Wuji Immortal Palace soon realized that his guess might be correct: the strength of the True Demons could indeed be discerned from their wings.

However, the notion that the True Demons could call for their nearby companions left everyone feeling rather helpless. If that were the case, it was uncertain how many True Demons Ye Qingchen could attract next time. If there were only seven or eight, the group could still manage to kill them, but it would be troublesome if he attracted too many.

Furthermore, they recalled the two True Demons Ye Qingchen had killed at the very beginning. There might be even stronger ones within the gathering place.

Everyone wore helpless expressions. Even Xiao Xiao was momentarily unsure of what to do and cast an inquiring glance at Ye Qingchen.

Before Ye Qingchen had a chance to speak, one of the disciples sighed and said, "It would be great if Senior Brother Zhang Guangling were here. With his strength at the Sixth Layer of the Martial Emperor Realm and your cooperation, Young Master Ye, we might be able to march straight into the main den of the gathering place."

The disciple’s words elicited agreement from the other two. Although the three were not fond of Zhang Guangling’s temperament, they recognized and respected his strength.

Hearing their conversation, Ye Qingchen’s heart stirred slightly, and he quickly activated his Dual Pupil Martial Soul to scan the surroundings.

If I were Zhang Guangling, now would be the perfect time to bring experts to deal with me.

Suddenly, Ye Qingchen felt a subtle tremor in the surrounding nature’s spiritual energy and couldn’t help but smirk.

Ye Qingchen stood up, looking vigilantly towards the source of the tremor. "How much longer do you intend to hide?" he called out. "After watching the show for so long, isn’t it time you appeared?"

Though Xiao Xiao and the others were puzzled by his words, they also stood and watched the distance cautiously.

A moment later, the nature’s spiritual energy in the distance stirred, and three figures emerged. Judging by their age, they all seemed to be in their twenties and, based on their attire, it was clear they belonged to the same faction.

Xiao Xiao’s eyebrows twitched slightly as she whispered to Ye Qingchen, "Young Master, those three are from Houtu Palace. The one in the middle wearing earthy yellow clothes is Hou Long, the one on the left is Hou Hu, and the one on the right is Hou Shui. If my information is correct, Hou Long should be at the Sixth Layer of the Martial Emperor Realm, while Hou Hu and Hou Shui are at the Fifth Layer of the Martial Emperor Realm."

Ye Qingchen nodded.

It seems Xiao Xiao collected quite a bit of information for this mission. In the past, the little lass would have never cared about these things.

Seeing that Ye Qingchen didn’t seem concerned, Xiao Xiao continued, "Young Master, Houtu Palace is also a Nine Stars Sect. The strength of these three should not be underestimated."

Ye Qingchen smiled.

Of course, I can see they’re formidable. The fact they managed to remain hidden for so long before I discovered them speaks volumes.

What surprised him, however, was Zhang Guangling’s absence.

As Ye Qingchen pondered, Hou Long, with his two brothers, had already strode up to Ye Qingchen, smirking as he spoke, "So you’re Ye Qingchen? My brothers and I are claiming this gathering place. Scram, if you know what’s good for you."

Xiao Xiao and the others looked indignantly at the trio from Houtu Palace and scolded, "Do you think the Wuji Immortal Palace is afraid of you? The Demon Clan Battlefield is vast! Why don’t you find your own gathering spots to hunt True Demons?"