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"Senior, the materials from this Thunder Whale Beast should rightfully belong to you!"

The remaining four men—Huang Bohu, Hu Tian, ​​Ji Chang, and Zhou Yuan—said almost in unison.

At this moment, saving your life is the most important thing.

Who would dare to have the slightest objection?

The old man in blue robes looked down at the four of them, his gaze lingering for a moment on Jia Tiange's scattered corpse.

He glanced again at the corpse of the Thunder Whale Beast in the canyon, and suddenly muttered to himself:

"That kid just now seemed to say that he was the disciple of Long Qie, the island lord of Night Dragon Island."

Although Long Ju is no match for me, it's better to avoid trouble if possible..."

He raised his head and looked at the four people as if they were four lambs to the slaughter.

"So, you can all die too."

The words fell.

Huang Bohu and the other two turned deathly pale instantly.

Zhou Yuan's heart also clenched painfully!

This person is so domineering!

He was clearly stealing someone else's prey, and when they merely argued with him, he wanted to kill everyone!

Such ruthless and callous behavior, treating human life as worthless, is utterly outrageous!

An uncontrollable rage surged within him, and he secretly vowed: If I survive today, I will kill this man with my own hands in the future!

However, at this moment, circumstances are beyond our control.

A terrifying being in the mid-Nascent Soul stage is definitely not someone that a few Core Formation cultivators can contend with.

At this critical moment—

Zhou Yuan's powerful divine sense, which surpassed the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, suddenly detected another powerful aura rapidly approaching!

That aura was vast and boundless, carrying a strong demonic energy, and was far superior to the previous level seven thunder whale beast!

Level 8 Demonic Beast - Transformed Great Demon!

"Split up and run!"

After shouting loudly, Huang Bohu activated his escape light and fled frantically in one direction!

Hu Tian and Ji Chang also seemed to wake up from a dream, and each ran wildly in different directions!

Zhou Yuan reacted the fastest. Long before Huang Bohu shouted, he had already chosen a direction, transformed into a streak of azure light, and rushed towards the direction of the rapidly approaching demonic aura!

This was a decision he made in a split second—if he wanted to survive today, this unexpectedly arrived transformed demon would be the key to restraining the blue-robed old man!

"Split up and run?"

The old man in the blue robe curled into a cruel smile. "I'll grant your wish!"

He raised his hand and flicked it, and the golden light that had instantly killed Jia Tiange earlier shot out again!

A flash of golden light!

Huang Bohu's head flew into the sky, and his blood sprayed into the air—he truly "split up" and ran away!

Immediately afterwards, the golden light changed direction and chased after Hu Tian, ​​who was closest to it!

In desperation, Hu Tian summoned his golden bell to defend himself, but the bell shattered the moment it touched the golden light. His body was enveloped by the golden light and instantly cleaved into several pieces, his blood-soaked remains falling to the ground.

In a short while, four of the six were gone, leaving only Ji Chang and Zhou Yuan still fleeing for their lives!

The old man in blue robes did not immediately give chase. Instead, he looked with interest in the direction Zhou Yuan had fled, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.

"interesting……"

He murmured to himself, "He's clearly in the mid-stage of Core Formation, yet he's deliberately suppressing his aura to the early stage... This kid is interesting."

He then turned his head to look in the direction Ji Chang had fled, a smile playing on his lips like a cat playing with a mouse.

"I'll leave you until the end."

As soon as he finished speaking, he blurred into a streak of blue light and chased after Ji Chang!

Ji Chang was terrified and frantically channeled his magical power, even resorting to a secret technique to burn his life essence to speed up his escape!

However, all of this is in vain in the face of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

The old man in blue robes caught up with him and raised his hand to summon a golden circular magic weapon.

The golden wheel had sharp edges, and emitted a captivating hum as it spun.

Ji Chang desperately summoned a defensive magic weapon to defend himself.

"when!"

The golden wheel collided with the magical artifact, and the defensive artifact shattered into pieces instantly!

Immediately afterwards, the golden wheel spun, and Ji Chang's body was cleaved into pieces, his blood splattering across the sky.

After killing Ji Chang, the old man in blue robes leisurely turned around and chased after Zhou Yuan in the direction he had fled.

At this moment, Zhou Yuan had already fled twenty or thirty miles away!

But he didn't relax at all—that powerful divine sense remained locked onto him!

The blue-robed elder's spiritual power far exceeded his expectations! This person was no ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, but a mid-stage Nascent Soul expert!

"Damn it!"

Zhou Yuan cursed inwardly.

At the same time, he sensed that the demonic aura on the distant horizon was becoming clearer and clearer!

A huge black shadow approached from afar at an extremely fast speed!

After a moment, the dark figure finally revealed its full form—

That was a huge black demonic bird!

Its entire body is as black as ink, and its outstretched wings are over ten feet wide, blotting out the sky and the sun!

A pair of sharp claws gleamed with a chilling light, as if capable of tearing everything apart! Their piercing gaze was almost tangible, carrying an arrogant and domineering air that looked down upon all living beings!

Its gaze first fell on Zhou Yuan.

But with just a casual glance, he bypassed him and set his gaze on the golden streak of light that was relentlessly pursuing Zhou Yuan a dozen miles behind him.

That's its goal!

"call out--!"

The demonic bird was still some distance away when it suddenly flapped its wings!

A black wind blade several meters long materialized out of thin air, tearing through the air and hurtling straight toward Zhou Yuan with the force of a thunderbolt!

"call out--!"

The demonic bird was still some distance away when it suddenly flapped its wings!

A black wind blade several meters long materialized out of thin air, tearing through the air and hurtling straight toward Zhou Yuan with the force of a thunderbolt!

This is—an attack from an eighth-level demonic beast!

Zhou Yuan dared not be negligent in the slightest and immediately activated the White Jade Mirror!

A semi-transparent white light shield instantly enveloped his entire body, with mirror-like shield light flowing endlessly.

"boom!"

The black wind blade slashed fiercely at the light shield!

The light shield trembled violently and shattered in less than a breath!

The remaining force penetrated the protective aura, and Zhou Yuan felt as if he had been hit hard in the chest. The protective aura was about to collapse and almost shattered on the spot!

But he couldn't care less about that. Using the force of the impact, he quickly reduced his altitude and swooped down toward the island's surface!

He must get out of the aerial battlefield as soon as possible!

When he landed to a height of less than ten feet above the ground, Zhou Yuan suddenly suppressed his aura.

It turned into an ordinary rock and eventually fell into a dense forest.

The moment he landed, he immediately took out an Earth Escape Talisman from his storage bag and activated it without hesitation!

A yellowish-brown light enveloped his entire body, and as if merging with the earth, he rapidly sank deeper underground!

And just as he was diving underground—

In the sky, the old man in blue robes and the transformed demon finally met.

The enormous demonic bird hovered in mid-air, its body surrounded by surging black demonic energy.

Immediately afterwards, a flash of dark light appeared, and the enormous demonic body rapidly shrank, eventually transforming into an old man in black!

This man had a hooked nose, deep-set eyes, and a pair of eyes as sharp as a hawk's.

Most peculiarly, he had a pair of black wings about ten feet long growing on his back. Although he had transformed into human form, he still retained obvious characteristics of the demon race.

This is an eighth-level demon beast—a transformed great demon!

Generally speaking, although level eight demonic beasts can transform into human form, they find it difficult to completely shed their original characteristics.

The wings of the old man in black before us are proof of his true form—some kind of powerful demonic bird.

An eighth-level demonic beast, equivalent to the early stage of a human's Nascent Soul stage.

However, demonic beasts possess powerful physical bodies and unpredictable supernatural abilities, often enabling them to fight against opponents of higher levels.

Although this demonic bird is only at level eight, it dares to fight against a human in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm!