I'm in Yellow Maple Valley, and I have one equipment slot!

"Humans!"

The old man in black spoke.

The voice was shrill and piercing, "How dare you come to my outer seas to hunt sea creatures?"

The old man in blue robes hovered in mid-air, facing the menacing transformed demon, but his face showed no fear, instead revealing a kind of contempt.

"So what if I killed him? What can you do about it?"

Upon hearing the arrogant words of the old man in the blue robe, the old man in black's eyes suddenly sharpened!

Without saying a word, he flapped his wings, and several black wind blades, each several meters long, shot out, heading straight for the blue-robed old man!

"A mere trick!" the blue-robed elder sneered. "You're forcing me to roast a bird!"

He neither dodged nor avoided, nor did he use any magical artifacts for defense!

He was suddenly enveloped in golden light, and his body grew several feet taller.

On his hands, feet, and face, countless dense golden scales were growing at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The scales, about the size of copper coins, were layered upon each other, as if forged from pure gold, shimmering with dazzling golden light in the sunlight and radiating a chilling aura!

"Bang bang bang bang!"

The black wind blades, powerful enough to shatter metal and split stone, were smashed to pieces by his bare fists!

Golden light and black light intertwined, and powerful energy radiated in all directions. The surrounding rocks and trees were swept by the aftershocks and instantly turned into dust!

"What?!" The black-clad old man's pupils shrank, and an expression of disbelief flashed in his eyes!

This human can actually withstand his own innate supernatural power with his physical body?!

"Now, it's my turn!"

The blue-robed elder sneered, his figure blurred, and he transformed into a golden streak of light, rushing straight towards the black-robed elder!

The two instantly clashed!

Golden fist energy intertwined with black wind blades, and violent spiritual energy surged in all directions! Below, mountains crumbled, the earth cracked, countless boulders tumbled down, and towering ancient trees turned to ashes!

This was an earth-shattering battle!

……

Zhou Yuan was unaware of all this.

After diving underground, he didn't linger at all and activated the Earth Escape Talisman with all his might.

Escape as fast as you can in a direction far away from the battlefield!

Half an hour later, he figured he had escaped the blue-robed old man's spiritual lock-on range, and then crawled out from underground.

They then quickly left the island and returned to the sea.

The vast ocean stretches to the horizon.

He glanced back at the island, took a deep breath, and suppressed his fear and anger.

"Blue-robed old monster... I, Zhou, will remember this grudge!"

Without further delay, he determined the direction and sped off in the southwest.

It's not possible to go back to Ink Island for the time being.

That old monster might be lying in wait there, so he needs to get away from this area, the farther the better.

A few days later.

Zhou Yuan has appeared in an unfamiliar sea area, tens of thousands of miles away from the sea area where he killed the Thunder Whale Beast.

After flying at high speed for several consecutive days, an ordinary Core Formation cultivator would have already exhausted their mana.

However, Zhou Yuan had the advantage of his equipment slots, especially the high-level wood-attribute spirit stone that constantly provided a replenishment of pure spiritual energy, so his mana was always in a state of abundance.

At this moment, a beautiful island appeared on the sea ahead.

This island spans hundreds of miles, with lush vegetation and rolling hills. From afar, it appears verdant and lush, a stark contrast to the desolate rocky islands of the past.

Zhou Yuan wanted to fly closer to observe.

Suddenly, his divine sense detected the aura of a large number of demonic beasts flying towards the island from the side!

He felt a chill run down his spine and immediately concealed his aura, lowered his flight altitude, and quietly approached the sea, using the reefs and vegetation along the island's edge to hide himself.

A moment later, this scene appeared in his field of vision:

A massive, level-six black demonic bird, its beak dangling over a huge black python, was clearly dead. Its body hung limply, and it was over ten zhang long, emanating a faint demonic aura.

The level-six demonic bird flapped its wings and flew towards the highest mountain in the center of the island.

Behind this level-six demonic bird were more than a dozen level-five demonic beasts—all of the same kind of black demonic birds, only slightly smaller in size.

The appearance of these monsters...

Zhou Yuan's pupils constricted slightly.

Their appearance is exactly the same as the original form of that transformed great demon from before!

"Did I... stumble upon the lair of that transformed demon?"

Zhou Yuan was taken aback.

He remembered the fact that the level eight demonic beast had almost severely injured him with a single blow.

If given the chance, he wouldn't mind collecting some interest.

He carefully sensed the atmosphere on the island.

That transformed demon did not seem to have returned.

The strongest creatures on the island are just a few level-six demonic beasts, which are currently circling above the highest mountain in the center of the island, clearly their lair.

In addition, the aura of a large number of low-level demonic beasts is scattered throughout the island.

"Chance."

Zhou Yuan's gaze sharpened.

He was not afraid of the demonic beasts. As long as the transformed great demon was not around, he was confident that he could handle these level-six demonic beasts.

But some preparations need to be made before that.

He silently infiltrated the island and arrived at a dense forest about several dozen miles from the main peak.

The terrain here is secluded, with ancient trees reaching for the sky, making it an excellent location for setting up an array.

Zhou Yuan took out the array that he had painstakingly crafted over several years from his storage bag—the Ninefold Pill Sealing Array!

Zhou Yuan took out the array that he had painstakingly crafted over several years from his storage bag—the Ninefold Pill Sealing Array!

Nine core array plates and thirty-six auxiliary array flags, with intricate array patterns that are interlocked.

When activated at full power, this formation is powerful enough to trap a Core Formation stage cultivator.

If he were to personally oversee the operation, even a peak Core Formation cultivator could be trapped for a short while.

More than enough to deal with level six monsters.

Zhou Yuan began to set up the formation according to the formation's layout that he already knew by heart.

The array plates were buried underground one by one, and the array flags were planted at key nodes.

Finally, he took out ten mid-grade spirit stones and embedded them into the core groove of the array plate.

The formation was complete, but not yet activated. Zhou Yuan put the main control array plate into his sleeve, waiting to activate it at the crucial moment.

"Next, it's time to lure them into the formation."

He raised his head, looking towards the direction of the main peak, about to take action—

Suddenly, his divine sense detected a presence flying rapidly from outside the island!

That aura... it was none other than that transformed great demon!

Zhou Yuan's heart tightened suddenly!

How did it come back?

Did the old monster in blue robes fail to kill it? Or was the battle already over, and it managed to escape by sheer luck?

Zhou Yuan held his breath and looked up at the sky through the gaps in the dense forest.

The dark figure approached rapidly from afar.

After a moment, he finally saw the shadowy figure clearly—

It's that transformed demon!

But its current appearance made Zhou Yuan's pupils shrink suddenly!

Its pair of huge black wings, one of them was missing half!

The broken flesh was mangled and the wound was gruesome, as if it had been torn apart by bare hands, and blood was still dripping out!

Its aura had also weakened to the extreme, a stark contrast to its previous arrogant and ferocious power!

"Seriously injured?"

A thought suddenly flashed through Zhou Yuan's mind.

It seems that even this transformed demon is no match for that old monster in blue robes!

It lost that battle, and it was a terrible defeat. It barely escaped with its life!

This is its weakest moment!

Zhou Yuan's gaze fell on the transformed great demon whose aura was weak and about to collapse.

A bold idea suddenly arose in his mind—

Hunt down this transformed demon!