Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Hahaha… I can feel the power coursing through my veins!
“As expected, I’m a special individual. I’m the chosen one!”
Hong Dou roared with laughter as blazing flames suddenly rose out of his chest. A burst of energy flowed through his body. Although it was weak, it was still much stronger than what he could wield before.
“Get out of my way!” He swung his fist at a skeletal tiger. Although his fist was slow, the skeletal tiger had just leaped over, and it was unable to evade his attack.
Boom!
Following a deafening rumble, the bones of the skeletal tiger cracked and fractured. The gigantic force of the punch sent it flying backward.
The crisp sound of snapping bones sounded especially pleasant to the ears.
It was Hong Dou’s unwavering determination that allowed him to regain a shred of his power. At this moment, his power was unmatched.
Hong Dou felt invincible. He was in high spirits as he glanced around with an arrogant expression.
It was as though he was saying: “Check me out! Did you see my fist? Did you see my towering figure?”
Eventually, he turned his gaze forward. What he saw gave him a massive fright.
That tiny fairy was flapping its wings and had managed to start flying! One after another, the spatial bag in her hands slipped over countless Realm Essence Crystals. With each action, a Realm Essence Crystal disappeared!
Hong Dou was stupefied. A frightening speculation crept into his mind. Glancing back, he discovered that An Lin was already able to use flames to shoo away the skeletons in front of him. Moreover, Liu Chuchu was also using her bow to swat away the gigantic skeletal python that was harassing her…
So it turns out that… we’re all in the same boat…
No, we’re different!
Hong Dou suddenly came to his senses. He still had the advantage of being in front of them!
Apart from Tina, he was the individual closest to the Realm Essence Crystals.
With this in mind, he turned his gaze toward the twenty or so blue Realm Essence Crystals. He had no other option. After all, the golden and red Realm Essence Crystals had all been harvested by Tina already. Right now, the blue Realm Essence Crystals were the most valuable crystals remaining!
Hong Dou let out a roar as he charged toward the blue Realm Essence Crystals.
After regaining a shred of his power, he didn’t need to worry about the attacks of the skeletons anymore. All he needed to do was to maintain his balance and continue sprinting forward!
An Lin also broke into a run. Right now, he could already channel a small amount of vital energy.
As for why they had suddenly regained a shred of their powers, a speculation had already formed in his mind as he gazed at Tina, who was relentlessly placing Realm Essence Crystals into her spatial bag.
In fact, this process had started at the same time Tina harvested the first Realm Essence Crystal. Which was to say, the change in this realm was most likely caused by the declining number of Realm Essence Crystals.
Realm Essence Crystals had a unique property, whereby they could cause space to become sticky and sluggish. If their numbers reached a certain amount, and they were placed in some special arrangement, was it possible that they would give rise to the natural law that they were currently experiencing?
An Lin could feel his power slowly returning. Although this process was slow, it was continual and observable. In addition, this process gradually confirmed his speculation.
Hong Dou finally arrived before the dense field of Realm Essence Crystals. He started harvesting the crystals eagerly.
White crystals, green crystals, blue crystals… He harvested any crystals within his reach!
Following closely behind Hong Dou, Liu Chuchu was unwilling to be outdone. She started harvesting in a different direction to Hong Dou.
An Lin pondered for a moment. He then started harvesting the crystals that lay to the left of Hong Dou’s path.
Just like that, they went in three separate directions and started harvesting toward the towering black pillar.
Zhong Lixing and Kong Ge’s eyes became bloodshot with envy as they watched the figures harvesting the Realm Essence Crystals.
“You, f*ck off!” Feeling his strength returning, Zhong Lixing immediately retrieved a saber from his storage ring and slashed toward the tentacle around his waist!
Ling Ying pulled her tentacle back in fright. Then, she drifted into the sky.
That’s right, she could finally fly now!
The sensation of hovering in mid-air moved her greatly. Paying no heed to the two true demons, she immediately flew toward the Realm Essence Crystals!
Zhong Lixing and Kong Ge exchanged a glance. They knew that now was not the time to fight. Right now, harvesting Realm Essence Crystals was the most important task. Thus, they also started sprinting forward!
At this moment, the physical advantage inherent to true demons finally started to show. Ordinary skeletons were unable to hinder their advance and were sent flying by their solid and sturdy bodies.
Upon seeing the figures closing in behind him, An Lin knew that he couldn’t harvest all the Realm Essence Crystals lying before him. Thus, he started to pick and choose which crystals to harvest. He decided to harvest the green and blue Realm Essence Crystals first. As for the white Realm Essence Crystals, he would come back to them after he finished harvesting their more valuable cousins.
“Kong Ge, be careful. Watch out for any surprise attacks.” With a swing of his blade, Zhong Lixing shattered numerous skeletons that had pounced before him. Then, he joined the group of people who were harvesting Realm Essence Crystals.
“Okay!” Kong Ge nodded as she reached toward the white Realm Essence Crystals growing before her eyes.
Right at this moment, however, a tentacle flashed past her and snatched a white Realm Essence Crystal. Then, the owner of the tentacle fled into the distance.
“You… You’re going too far!”
Angry flames flickered in Kong Ge’s crimson eyes as she glowered at the flying Ling Ying.
Ling Ying paid them no heed and continued to harvest the Realm Essence Crystals around her. Right now, having many tentacles was an amazing feeling! In the blink of an eye, she was able to harvest a small patch of Realm Essence Crystals. This euphoric feeling wasn’t something that ordinary people could experience!
Right now, Kong Ge was still unable to cast her various spell techniques, thus she could only swallow her rage and discontent. She gritted her teeth and started using her bare hands to harvest the Realm Essence Crystals in another direction.
A short while later, Tina crossed paths with Hong Dou, Liu Chuchu, and An Lin, who had all converged toward one location.
She had started harvesting Realm Essence Crystals from the inner zone, thus her yield was the most fruitful. The Realm Essence Crystals inside the inner zone had already been cleaned out by her. She had eaten the meat, and An Lin, Hong Dou, and Liu Chuchu had drunk the meat broth 1 . As if in tacit understanding, they had all chosen to harvest the more valuable crystals first. As a result, they all had large yields of green and blue Realm Essence Crystals.
Which was to say, all that remained was a sparse scattering of white Realm Essence Crystals…
There was a fervent glow in their eyes. After all, the white Realm Essence Crystals were still valuable treasures! They couldn’t give them up easily!
Thereupon, the four of them started harvesting from the inner zone toward the outer zone.
When the two true demons saw An Lin and the others heading back toward them, they instantly felt an immense pressure weighing down on them. In total, the two of them had only gathered around one hundred white Realm Essence Crystals. If they were to leave just like this, they would feel extremely vexed and disappointed…
“Hundred Black Snakes!” Zhong Lixing extended his fingers, but only six black snakes shot out from them. M-hm, he could finally use his spell techniques now, albeit with some difficulty…
The six black snakes slithered toward six separate crystals and plucked them out of the ground. Then, they speedily flew back toward Zhong Lixing.
Right at this moment, however, six bolts of blue lightning suddenly crashed down from the skies. As the lightning flashed blindingly, the six black snakes were blown into black mist. Then, they vanished into the air…
Kong Ge humphed coldly. He made a grabbing motion toward the six crystals, which were suspended in mid-air, and the crystals started flying toward him.
Right at this moment, however, a semi-transparent tentacle cut through the air and swept the six crystals away.
“You again?!” Kong Ge was unable to contain her rage. A curved scythe materialized before her body, and she lunged toward Ling Ying. There was a murderous glint in her eyes. “I’m going to cut off all your tentacles today!”
Liu Chuchu drew her bow and aimed at Zhong Lixing. There was a look of indescribable excitement on her face. “Leave your storage ring then f*ck off! Or else, leave your head!”
That’s right, she was elated about finally returning to her former occupation.
At this moment, An Lin saw something, which ruined the image of their group. He immediately raised a foot and kicked at the rock golem, who was still gleefully plucking away at white Realm Essence Crystals.
Boom!
Hong Dou was caught off guard, and he was sent flying by An Lin’s kick.
“Are you retarded? Why did you kick me?!” Hong Dou flared up in rage.
“Heh. We’re standing up against the enemies, yet you, being the little sh*t that you are, are still secretly gathering Realm Essence Crystals,” An Lin sneered. “You still have the face to question me?”
Hong Dou’s face flushed red with embarrassment. “That’s nonsense,” he retorted softly. “I was openly gathering them and didn’t make any attempt to hide my actions. What do you mean ‘secretly gathering’… Say, aren’t I just gathering these crystals to prevent them from being stolen by the true demons? I’m just taking care of them for the moment…”
Anyhow, Hong Dou stopped harvesting the Realm Essence Crystals and eventually focused his attention on the true demons before them.
