Chapter 701: 362: Demon Nest, Smelting
Chapter 701: Chapter 362: Demon Nest, Smelting
The Milky Way surged, a myriad of glimmering strands.
Atop Ascending Island, in the Longwu Continent.
He Lianpeng was horrified; his body rigid, and deep within his soul, an incredible, heart-stopping, alarming flavor began to spread wildly.
The abrupt change in the Five-Color Platform, the anomaly that churned the Void— what did this signify? He dared not imagine.
“A divine being descending?”
“Or perhaps a Demon God?”
He felt that the latter was most likely.
The rampant demonic calamity plaguing Longwu Continent was the best evidence of this.
Escape!
After overcoming the terror within, his first thought was to flee this place as quickly as possible.
“Boom!”
World Power cascaded, and laws intertwined, as a massive hand reached out from the Void.
He Lianpeng felt as if he were being dragged into a strange world, utterly defenseless, and was grabbed by that massive hand.
Without the agony or consumption he had imagined, He Lianpeng thought to himself, since he had not been killed outright, he must still be of use.
Behave, and as long as you’re alive, everything can be negotiated.
After reassuring himself, he finally mustered the courage to scrutinize the luminous giant hand that had pulled him in.
Unexpectedly, when he faced it, he saw a group of ‘people’, individuals indistinguishable from himself.
However, these ‘people’ all radiated a terrifying aura.
He had a premonition that any one of them possessed the power to annihilate him with ease.
And to have so many appear all at once, a tremendous fear welled up inside He Lianpeng.
“Are you… gods or demons?” He Lianpeng tried to calm himself, but his voice still trembled significantly.
Facing these sudden and powerful beings, he could not be calm; managing to ask such a question was extraordinary for him.
“Haha, this native is quite interesting; it seems he has mistaken us for gods or demons.”
“These natives of the Small Worlds have not seen much, thinking that the Black-yellow Great World they ascend to is the Divine Realm, naturally mistaking us descendents for deities.”
…
The Elite Disciples of Green Flame Palace exchanged words, their unintentionally formidable auras frightening He Lianpeng to the point where he shivered uncontrollably.
“We are neither gods nor demons; we are Disciples of the Green Flame Palace,” Jin Jikang looked down at He Lianpeng and said indifferently.
Jin Jikang was one of the three leading Elite Disciples on this mission, and it was he who had used his Divine Ability to capture the fleeing He Lianpeng.
After some time, He Lianpeng finally came to his senses; the newcomers were not what he had imagined.
But the sound of the other party reverberated in his mind, a deep chill enveloping him.
Before such powerful and frightening beings, the fear in He Lianpeng’s heart did not diminish in the slightest.
Even if they were neither gods nor demons, to appear suddenly on Longwu Continent and wield such wondrous power with simple gestures, able to destroy him at any moment, made no difference from a Demon God.
Jin Jikang seemed to perceive He Lianpeng’s state of mind and said lightly, “Enough, do not be afraid, we have come to resolve the demonic affliction of Longwu Continent. Now, tell us the current situation of Longwu Continent. If you hide anything, do not blame me for being rude.”
As he spoke, a faint aura was revealed, causing a momentary tremor in the Void.
On Longwu Continent, a Heavenly Human Realm expert could tear through space with a wave of their hand, let alone Unity Realm Experts.
Merely releasing a strand of aura, He Lianpeng felt an unprecedented pressure, nearly prostrating himself, but thankfully the other party withdrew in time.
He Lianpeng, barely catching his breath, realized that hundreds of pairs of eyes were on him, and he felt immense pressure.
However, upon hearing that the others had come to resolve the demonic affliction, he immediately said, “I… I am not very familiar with the current situation of Longwu Continent, I only know that more than two years ago, the demonic calamity suddenly erupted, quickly sweeping across the entire continent. Even the Unity Realm Patriarchs and World Envoys could not suppress it.
About half a year ago, the allied forces were utterly defeated; the demonic calamity spread at a terrifying rate, engulfing half of the continent in an instant.
Now, most likely, most regions of Longwu Continent have fallen to the demonic affliction…”
“This native seems to realize the enormity of the demonic threat and is unable to resist, seeking to ascend to a higher realm to avoid disaster,” Yuan Yao said with a slightly furrowed brow, glancing at the Green Fire Palace Disciple who kept calling them natives, which was rather off-putting to her.
Lu Yun’s expression was also not very good, obviously disliking the term ‘native’ as well; after all, both he and Yuan Yao hailed from a Small World.
“A spineless creature like this would be useless even if he ascended to a higher realm. We might as well just kill him!” One of the men dressed in green sneered coldly and was about to act to slay He Lianpeng.
Overwhelmed by the other’s intent to kill, He Lianpeng was completely unable to resist and trembled violently all over.
“Mercy, Envoy!”
Yuan Jiankong, however, paid no heed and with a flick of his wrist, a sword radiance fell from the Void.
Although Yuan Jiankong was only at the ninth tier of Heavenly Human Realm, his strength was comparable to that of ordinary Unity Realm experts; He Lianpeng could not resist at all.
The other disciples of Green Flame Palace looked on indifferently; they seemed to look down on He Lianpeng’s attempt to flee and did not stop the execution.
“Alas, the vast heavens, how slim they favor me! I, He Lianpeng, thought I could avoid the demonic calamity and ascend to the Divine Realm, only to fall on this Ascending Island. How tragic, how lamentable!” Knowing he could not escape his fate today, He Lianpeng no longer struggled in vain.