39: Monster-occupied area

After Xun Xiuyuan performed Blood Escape, he felt as if his body had been hollowed out and he was strapped to the underside of a roller coaster seat, hurtling forward wildly, without any sense of direction.

He stopped instantly, and the exhausted Xun Xiuyuan lay on the ground. This was a lush forest, with towering trees that blocked out the sun.

The already dark sky in the abyss became even darker.

Ding dong!

"host's internal organs are damaged, and vital essence is depleted. Would you like to spend 500,000 exotic beast value to recover from injuries?"

Xun Xiuyuan clicked 'Yes' without hesitation, and his body instantly recovered.

He raised his wrist and looked at his watch. The virtual screen of the watch was completely white. Was it broken?

Didn't they say this thing was very sturdy? He took out his phone, and it also showed no signal.

No way, did I leave the human race's signal coverage with a single Blood Escape?

Although it was hard to believe, Xun Xiuyuan knew that the true situation was exactly this; otherwise, there was no explanation for both his watch and phone simultaneously losing signal.

He had originally intended to return to the fortress based on the watch's positioning, as the Transcendent Realm expert had exerted too much pressure on Xun Xiuyuan.

If he encountered him again and the opponent directly used a powerful move, he might not even have time to perform Blood Escape.

The key was that Blood Escape also carried risks. What if he was directly teleported to an exotic beast's main camp and died instantly? The random direction was truly too wild; not to mention the enemy, even he didn't know where he would escape to.

Xun Xiuyuan stood up and moved slowly, using his divine sense to scan his surroundings. Since he had left the human signal area, he must be in an exotic beast-occupied territory, so he needed to be even more careful.

After walking randomly in one direction for nearly forty kilometers, Xun Xiuyuan discovered an exotic beast camp.

The camp was very large, but there were only a few buildings, and most of the exotic beasts were resting in the open air.

It was still Shadow Demons. That's good, it meant he was still north of Qianlong City.

This should be a small tribe, with only a few hundred exotic beasts.

There were no patrolling personnel, indicating that it should be deep within the exotic beast-occupied territory.

Xun Xiuyuan looked at the distant exotic beast camp, pondering whether he should make a bold move. A few hundred seventh and eighth-tier exotic beasts should be enough for him to advance to the Immaculate Realm.

However, he was also afraid that there might be a larger tribe nearby, which would put him in danger again.

While he was still conflicted, a group of about fifty exotic beasts walked out of the camp and headed in Xun Xiuyuan's direction.

Yes, they were walking. Even though two eighth-tier Innate Shadow Demons were leading, they didn't fly to scout ahead, as if it were a very ordinary outing.

Xun Xiuyuan concealed himself and watched the group pass by him.

Xun Xiuyuan immediately followed, wanting to see where they were going before deciding on a plan of action.

After following the group for nearly sixty kilometers, they finally arrived at a large camp.

As Xun Xiuyuan continued to approach, he vaguely felt an inexplicable danger. Xun Xiuyuan knew that there should be Immaculate Realm experts, or even Transcendent Realm experts, inside.

After the small group entered, another group of fifty people emerged from the camp shortly after and walked back towards the small camp.

Xun Xiuyuan understood; it seemed to be a rotation mechanism.

After following the returning small group for another thirty kilometers, Xun Xiuyuan launched an attack directly.

Going all out, Explosive Ignition Art was activated directly. With the enhancement of Copper Wall Iron Barrier and illusory armor, he completely abandoned defense. Berserk Blade Technique directly charged towards the leading Innate expert. The remaining seventh-tier exotic beasts couldn't fly, so the probability of them escaping was low.

In less than three minutes, all fifty exotic beasts were annihilated, with none escaping.

After the kill, Xun Xiuyuan quickly flew towards the small camp. Fifty exotic beasts brought over two million exotic beast value.

As long as he dealt with that small camp, he would be able to advance to the Immaculate Realm, and then his chances of escaping the exotic beast-occupied territory would be much higher.

The Explosive Ignition Art's buff was still active, and the thirty-kilometer journey took less than three minutes with Xun Xiuyuan flying at full speed.

Looking at the undefended small camp ahead, Xun Xiuyuan charged straight in.

After attacking with full force for a while, just before the Explosive Ignition Art's effect was about to disappear, Xun Xiuyuan decisively left the camp, no longer bothering with the remaining exotic beasts.

Several minutes had already passed, and the exotic beasts likely had methods of communication. Continuing to kill would surely put him in danger.

Xun Xiuyuan, who had been running at full speed for dozens of kilometers, found a cave in a dense forest and immediately burrowed inside.

He opened the system panel.

host: Xun Xiuyuan

Age: 16

Realm: Eighth-Grade Innate Realm (97320000 / 100000000)

Mental Power: 1020+

Martial Arts: Berserk Blade Technique (Mastered), Mystic Steps (Mastered), Explosive Ignition Art (This skill cannot be upgraded), Heaven Piercing Slash (This skill cannot be upgraded), Copper Wall Iron Barrier (Mastered), Blood Escape (This skill cannot be upgraded)

Equipment: Dingguang, qiankun battle armor, five colors, hundred battle blade, illusory armor

Lottery Chances: 12

He was one step closer to the Immaculate Realm; just one more attack would be enough.

After staying in the cave for nearly a day with no movement outside, Xun Xiuyuan emerged again and once more stealthily approached the small camp.

He didn't know where the other camps were, so he could only 'shear the wool' from this one sheep.

From the outside, the small camp showed no changes, as if his previous attack hadn't happened.

Never mind, I'll just charge in for three minutes, advance to Immaculate, and then run away, Xun Xiuyuan thought to himself.

He immediately activated Explosive Ignition Art and charged into the camp.

Just as Xun Xiuyuan entered the camp and had killed two or three seventh-tier Shadow Demons, two Immaculate Realm Shadow Demons suddenly flew out from the few small houses.

A trap. This was a trap.

Xun Xiuyuan turned and rushed towards the perimeter. Since it was a trap, it wouldn't be that easy. Nearly a thousand Shadow Demons surged out from all directions, completely blocking all of Xun Xiuyuan's escape routes.

Xun Xiuyuan hardened his heart, no longer entangled with the two Immaculate Realm Shadow Demons in the sky. He took several attacks head-on, spitting blood, and then fell into the exotic beast horde below.

The Immaculate Realm Shadow Demons' attacks, which used mental power to manipulate the power of heaven and earth, could cause damage to Xun Xiuyuan. Although the power was greatly reduced after being weakened by the illusory armor and Copper Wall Iron Barrier, taking such hits still injured Xun Xiuyuan.

After spending another five hundred thousand exotic beast value to fully recover from his injuries, Berserk Blade Technique unfolded within the exotic beast horde, like a white lotus blooming amidst the exotic beasts.

Ding dong!

"Killed an eighth-tier Shadow Demon, gained 160,000 exotic beast value."

Ding dong!

"Killed a seventh-tier Shadow Demon, gained 40,000 exotic beast value."

Ding dong!

"Killed an eighth-tier Shadow Demon, gained 160,000 exotic beast value."

The system's notification sounds continuously rang in his mind, making Xun Xiuyuan more and more motivated, temporarily forgetting the threat of the two Immaculate Realm Shadow Demons above his head.

Although the exotic beasts were fierce, they weren't stupid. Under Xun Xiuyuan's overwhelming offensive, all the low-tier Shadow Demons began to retreat, forming a encirclement on the periphery and no longer fighting head-on.

The two Immaculate Realm Shadow Demons swooped down again. This Innate human was truly detestable; his combat power was strong, and his defense was high, which gave them a headache.

Watching their citizens instantly fall on the spot, they vowed to kill this human here, launching their full-power attacks at Xun Xiuyuan.