200: Chapter 200 First Encounter

Land of Miracles, Forest of Luck.

"Where on earth are we going to find the Authority?"

Shen Xingchen led Qiyuan as they traveled through the serene forest.

The auspicious beasts passing by would friendly make way, some even helped guide the way for a while, and even more absurdly, some were acting as bodyguards right now to protect him.

Generally speaking, it was simply peaceful.

So peaceful it felt just like being at home, with completely no danger...

Qiyuan stood upon the crown of a large tree, straining her eyes to look into the distance, and her expression lit up with joy when she saw the eastern side: "There!"

Her finger pointed in a direction slightly north of the east.

Shen Xingchen took a few steps up the trunk of another tree and looked toward the direction Qiyuan was pointing.

That was a truly towering ancient tree, its leaves presenting a golden color, giving off a sacred aura.

Although the surrounding trees were also very tall, compared to that ancient tree, they still appeared extremely tiny.

Its crown seemed to prop up the firmament, and looking from afar, even the sun seemed capable of only acting as its "fruit".

Shen Xingchen nodded: "Then let us go there first."

Upon seeing that golden ancient tree, the Destiny Mark within his body had a trace of subtle resonance.

...

Land of Miracles, Scorched Lava Earth.

Xuan Ze led a few subordinates and strenuously slashed to death several "Lava Beasts".

These Lava Beasts were extremely bizarre; aside from possessing the strength of the eighth or even ninth rank themselves, they were also very difficult to kill.

When Xuan Ze exhausted his methods to kill a Lava Beast, the Lava Beast's body actually split into two pools of magma.

He originally thought that would be the end of it.

But he didn't expect that those two pools of magma would flow toward the ground, quickly piece themselves together, and shortly after, actually turn into two Lava Beasts...

Even though he had the strength of the ninth rank, he was still left looking disheveled and covered in dust.

At this moment, Xuan Ze had multiple burns on his body, his hair was charred, and he no longer looked as refined as before.

"We've finally temporarily shaken them off."

Xuan Ze arrived at a hillside where finally no Lava Beasts chased after him.

Just at this moment.

A dark shadow drifted past in the distance.

Xuan Ze fixed his gaze to look; that was a Demon Bat, flying in the air with a massive build.

Compared to the bats in human memory, its size was more like a large eagle, standing a full adult human's height.

Xuan Ze commanded: "Halt!"

The Demon Bat was initially dumbfounded, but once it saw clearly who had come, it instantly became respectful.

This was Highness Xuan Ze!

Among the Demon race, it was one of the three most noble bloodlines—the pure-blood royalty of the Tianyi Demon Dragon.

It hurriedly descended from the sky: "Greetings, Highness Xuan Ze!"

Xuan Ze asked coldly: "What are you panicking and rushing about for?"

The Demon Bat did not dare to conceal anything: "Reporting to Your Highness, I originally landed in a dense forest where the trees were tall and large. I was just preparing to pick some fruits to satisfy my hunger when I encountered a group of glowing creatures. They were truly too vicious, so I had to run all the way."

Xuan Ze frowned: "Glowing creatures?"

The Demon Bat: "Yes, on top of its head, it grew horns similar to yours, but its horns were nowhere near as handsome as yours!"

Xuan Ze asked again: "A dense forest?"

The Demon Bat: "Mm, I just discovered there were no trees on this side, thinking that those glowing creatures wouldn't come to such a desolate place."

Just as these words were finished speaking.

The magma in the distance began to wriggle, as if it had come alive.

The Demon Bat leaned over with a curious expression, observing closely as it asked: "Your Highness, what on earth is this? It looks rather fun."

Originally full of enthusiasm, it looked back to glance at Xuan Ze.

Then it saw that Xuan Ze had a completely ghost-seeing expression.

"Run quickly!"

Without another word, Xuan Ze sprinted away directly.

His original few subordinates were also extremely decisive, following right behind Xuan Ze and fleeing all the way.

The smile on the Demon Bat's face froze as it stiffly twisted its neck to look at that pool of magma.

At this time, the magma had completely transformed into a Lava Beast, looking at it with gloomy eyes.

"Ah——Your Highness, save me!"

As expected of the Demon Bat, which was famous for its speed, it managed to escape from under the Lava Beast's mouth even like this.

...

Half an hour later.

Xuan Ze hid in a natural cave, feeling lingering fear.

This Land of Miracles was truly too bizarre.

As a ninth-rank powerhouse, if he were outside, he would at least be considered among the top experts, but here, he was actually being chased and driven to run all over the world.

His few subordinates were also panting heavily from exhaustion.

Especially that Demon Bat, which was still trembling all over up to now.

Xuan Ze walked over to the Demon Bat's side: "You are only at the seventh rank, yet you managed to escape from under the Lava Beast. Not bad!"

The Demon Bat trembled all over: "Your Highness... When I was running away, I remembered that while I was being chased and driven by the glowing creatures, I saw a human."

"What!?" Xuan Ze's eyes flashed with brilliance.

Having come to this Land of Miracles for a day, he had consistently been unable to find Shen Xingchen's trace. He didn't expect this tiny Demon Bat to actually have a clue.

If after success, he could appreciate the scenery beneath Youyue's skirt...

This made Xuan Ze unable to not feel excited.

The Demon Bat said honestly: "That was a human female, extremely beautiful, right in the border area between the scorched earth and the dense forest."

"Female?" Xuan Ze furrowed his brows.

Before entering, he had seen a human female by Shen Xingchen's side, so he asked, "Do you still remember the way?"

"I remember," the Demon Bat said humbly.

In this region, only Highness Xuan Ze could protect it comprehensively, so it had to display its value as much as possible.

Xuan Ze's gaze condensed: "Lead the way!"

...

Land of Miracles, Forest of Luck.

Chen Meier evaded auspicious beasts all the way.

Initially, she also thought it was just a very magical creature, but she didn't expect to be chased directly for hundreds of miles.

These auspicious beasts were generally at the eighth or ninth rank. If it were just one, she could still handle it, but such a dense pack of beasts was truly too terrifying.

Chen Meier unconsciously thought that if Shen Xingchen encountered such a creature group, he would probably truly perish on the spot.

Fortunately, the palm of her hand had a teleportation spell similar to Shen Xingchen's, enabling her to sense the other party's existence.

Although it was only a vague direction, as long as she searched for human traces in the dense forest, she should be able to track him down.

Chen Meier muttered under her breath: "He really doesn't give people peace of mind!"

She now suspected that the teleportation spell on Shen Xingchen's hand had a problem, otherwise why hadn't he used it all this time!

"Your Highness, it's right here!"

Suddenly, a sharp voice came from behind the dense forest.

Chen Meier's willow eyebrows stood up; in her perception, those auras were extremely evil and bizarre, resembling the Demon race.

Sure enough.

A man with dragon horns growing on his head, bringing a group of demons and monsters, appeared together behind her.

Xuan Ze smiled and said: "Let's make a deal. You take me to find Shen Xingchen right now, and I will give you a chance to survive."