Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
This evidently was a demonic skill, to take the energy of others and strengthen himself. The patriarch was not only robbing one or two warriors of their energy but a large number of it. In such a short span of time, over ten thousand warriors had been carried away.
The red glow’s effects reached a wide range. Every time, a few thousands would be affected. Their energy was being sucked away at a fast pace. In the time for a few breaths, the thousands would be weakened until they could not stand anymore.
Lu Li had thought that the Feather Race’s Originator Artifact was a strong shield. He did not know that the shield could be used in a demonic way such as this.
Those warriors might not be particularly strong and not all their energy was taken. The energy that was taken away from the warriors could not be absorbed in its entirety. That being said, the sheer number of warriors was great. Even a tiny piece of energy from each one of them could amount to a horrifying force.
Lu Li did not take actions at once. He was thinking fast. In an instant, he had gone through dozens of ideas. The only two best ways were to leave right away or to break the force field to prevent the patriarch from absorbing more energy.
This demonic skill was too strong. It must have side effects. For the time being, the Feather Race patriarch could be empowered but he would not be able to remain in this state for long.
It was the same as that time when Lu Li took the blood of the Slayer. He almost died on the spot. If it were not for the silver dragon Bloodline, he wouldn’t even be able to use the energy in the blood.
Even with the help of the silver dragon Bloodline, Lu Li passed out in the end for his life source was undermined. It took him months to recover and his hair was still white at the moment…
Lu Li believed that if he stayed away for a moment, the Feather Race patriarch would feel the side effect in an hour, at most. It was possible that he might die and not just pass out. The patriarch was taking other’s energy directly, like a demon. The huge amount of varied energy in his body would backfire on him.
On the other hand!
Would the Feather Race patriarch kill Lu Zhengyang and the others in a fit of rage once he found out that he could not kill Lu Li? Lu Zhengyang and the rest were at their weakest state. Once the shield was lifted, the Feather Race patriarch could kill them all.
“I cannot leave!”
Soon, Lu Li made up his mind. Worst case scenario, he could use another drop of the Slayer’s blood. He believed that as long as he could use the blood, he would be able to finish the Feather Race patriarch no matter how strong he might be.
But the Slayer’s blood was not to be used randomly. Lu Li did not want to travel down the same disastrous road again. He was so weakened last time. He even suspected that there was still some lingering effect.
How could Lu Li stop the Feather Race patriarch in continuing to absorb energy?
He could either break down the force field to attack the patriarch or make the patriarch give up.
Lu Li turned to Ye Nishang on the top of the Mountain of Wings. He made up his mind at once. He must go to the Mountain of Wings even if it was the most dangerous place in the world.
“Dragon Demon! Follow me!”
Lu Li shouted an order to the Dragon Demon. He flew up directly towards the Mountain of Wings. The Bead of Life was glistening under his feet. Feather Wind came out and he made them into weapons.
“Hoot, hoot!”
Dragon Demon bellowed and spread its wings. The Dragon Demon hurried onward and then leaped up.
“Get down here!”
The Feather Race patriarch who was still taking his warriors’ energies took out a saber and made a slashing motion towards Lu Li. A ray of silver light came out from the saber and spread to Lu Li at once. Everywhere the ray of silver light was at, space was ripped open. A sense of fatal danger emerged from the depth of Lu Li’s soul.
“Hmm!”
Lu Li grinned and did not worry. The Wicked Bead gave out a glaring light. Lu Li vanished on the spot and the ray of silver light landed on the Wicked Bead.
“Bang!”
A muffled noise was heard but the Wicked Bead did not move. It only gave out a feeble light and then the Wicked Bead flew up onward.
“What…”
The warriors on the ground were stunned. Many had not seen the Wicked Bead. They had believed that Lu Li would be hacked to death when the Feather Race patriarch took out his saber.
However, this powerful move did not even nudge the Wicked Bead, let alone broke it.
Lu Li had made the decision not to leave because he had the Slayer’s blood and another reason was that the Wicked Bead was his strongest support!
This bead was a Relic that could provide strong protection. Powerful as the patriarch might be, it was unlikely that he could ruin the Wicked Bead.
This patriarch could not have released strong attacks consciously for a long time. Whereas the Wicked Bead had tremendous energy. Back in the days, so many Semi-God Realm warriors from the Mage Imperial Universe had been blasting at the bead for a long time without cracking it.
“Chief Patriarch!”
The Feather Race Earth Immortal Realm patriarch was frightened. Ye Nishang was their hope. Her death would be the death of the entire Feather Race.
He knew that Ye Nishang had more plans but that did not make him worried. Lu Li was not an ordinary warrior. He was the human leader that could defeat the Asmodian Lord.
Only mess could come from worry!
The patriarch made a decision. He deactivated the force field himself and stopped absorbing energy. He attempted to provide some protection to Ye Nishang.
“Do not stop, you fool!”
As soon as he deactivated the force field, he heard Ye Nishang’s wrathful voice. The Wicked Bead that was going toward the Mountain of Wings came back at once and so did the Dragon Demon.
Lu Li had been in many battles. His development was not a doing of others but because of his own efforts. His fighting experience was not less than some senior warriors. On his way to the mountain, he had been paying attention to the Feather Race Earth Immortal Realm patriarch.
“Buzzing~”
The Feather Race patriarch tried to activate the Feather Race’s Originator Artifact again, but the Wicked Bead was too fast to allow him to do that. The Wicked Bead smashed into him, knocking him onto the ground. He was not seriously wounded but he did feel dizzy.
“Hoot, hoot~”
He had just understood what had happened when he felt the sky darkened. A loud noise made his ears ring. He saw a huge claw whooshing at him.
“No!”
At the final moment, the Feather Race Earth Immortal Realm patriarch poured Xuan Energy with utmost effort into the Originator Artifact, trying to activate it to stop the Dragon Demon.
However, the Originator Artifact only gave out a feeble glow when the Feather Race patriarch was surrounded by the red air current from the Dragon Demon’s horn. He was immobilized. The Dragon Demon struck the patriarch forcefully. The Dragon Demon was as powerful as a Semi-God Realm warrior and as fast as the Wicked Bead. Therefore, the Dragon Demon arrived as soon as Lu Li did.
“Boom!”
The Feather Race Earth Immortal Realm patriarch and the Originator Artifact were both knocked into the ground. The force of the Dragon Demon’s attack went through the shield and crushed all the bones of the patriarch. Then, he was smashed into minced flesh…
The Feather Race Earth Immortal Realm patriarch did not have the time to take in too much energy. If he had at least absorbed energy from a million warriors, he might be able to stand the Dragon Demon’s attack.
Back at the Ocean Land of the East, the Dragon Demon could be as powerful as a regular Semi-God Realm warrior. The Dragon Demon had been fed with eggs of the Feiyi Beast during this time and had grown stronger thusly. The Feather Race patriarch, without the Originator Artifact, could not have survived.
“Alas..”
On the Mountain of Wings, Ye Nishang noticed how the patriarch died with psychic power. She seemed to be even more grieved. At the depth of her eyes was a glint of determination… and the will for personal sacrifice!
