Seeing the fleeing Young Master, Chen Yu unleashed a long-range attack, frightening his opponent even more, causing him to speed up and disappear into the horizon.
Chen Yu did not give chase but instead immediately took off the Ten Thousand Dragon Crown.
The golden hue over his body faded away, making him appear a few years older and revealing fatigue in his eyes.
Thanks to the mysterious heart, his physical strength and vitality quickly recovered, but the mental exhaustion required time to heal.
"It was as I anticipated. After using the Ten Thousand Dragon Crown, I could hold on for at most twenty breaths, but in just fifteen breaths, I managed to drive him away."
Chen Yu immediately retreated.
He went to the corpse of the man in black, who had been obliterated by a strike from Chen Yu, his body shattered, but the bloodline had not completely dissipated.
Chen Yu activated the power of the mysterious heart and drew in the bloodline of the Black Demon Clan.
Being of the God Demon Descendant race, the bloodline was thin, yet far stronger than typical Holy Beast bloodlines.
Of course, Chen Yu would not overlook the man in black’s storage space.Subsequently, he came to Zhu Lingyu’s side, picked up the unconscious Zhu Lingyu, and swiftly flew away.
Moreover, Chen Yu took out the Hidden Star Clothes, cloaking himself and Zhu Lingyu, vanishing from sight.
Although the Young Master had been beaten into a headlong escape, he wasn’t a fool and knew that Chen Yu’s enhancement time was limited, and there would certainly be side effects afterward.
As expected, five breaths later, the Young Master returned to the scene.
"Damn it, they got away!"
The Young Master clenched his fist and roared in anger, dark winds howling around him in a frenzy.
If he had been a bit bolder and kept a safe distance from Chen Yu, he could have outlasted Chen Yu until his enhancement time ended, and it would have been the Young Master’s turn to take advantage.
But he was intimidated by Chen Yu’s aura and attacks. By the time he realized Chen Yu wasn’t pursuing him, he knew he had been duped.
Upon his return, Chen Yu had already vanished without a trace.
"Huh? Little Four’s bloodline has been drawn."
The Young Master gazed intently in that direction.
"Could it be the Blood Race came here earlier? If that’s the case, that human and the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan woman, they’re likely in their hands."
The Young Master’s face turned increasingly grim.
In his fight with Chen Yu earlier, he had been severely injured by Chen Yu. Even with the Black Demon Clan’s physique, it would take some time to fully recover.
Additionally, he had lost a subordinate.
And with the Blood Race seizing the chance to grab the crown from Chen Yu’s hands, their power would undoubtedly surge.
When Chen Yu used the Ten Thousand Dragon Crown, he could suppress the Young Master by a bit. What would happen if the Holy Blood King used the Ten Thousand Dragon Crown?
"If I could have a fortuitous encounter here, I wouldn’t have to fear him!"
The Young Master declared resolutely.
Swoosh!
He flapped his wings and shot toward the majestic giant mountain in the distance.
The giant mountain was pitch-black, its peak transformed into a cluster of palaces, the style belonging to the God Demon Descendant race. This further confirmed for the Young Master that this once was the training ground of the Demon Lord.
It was uncertain if the Demon Lord had left something here.
"Oh? There’s a breach in the barrier!"
The Young Master discovered that the barrier covering the peak of the giant mountain had already shattered, exposing a breach.
"It seems the Blood Race got in first."
The Young Master gritted his teeth.
Given that the Blood Race had killed Chen Yu, they surely wouldn’t give up exploring here.
But the Young Master didn’t know; his initial assumption was all wrong. The man in black’s bloodline was harvested by Chen Yu, and the Blood Race had never been here.
"No matter, under any circumstances, I can’t let the Blood Race take everything here."
The Young Master made up his mind and entered through the barrier.
...
Chen Yu and Zhu Lingyu, cloaked in the Hidden Star Clothes, completely concealed themselves.
But Chen Yu knew that the palace within the giant peak must hold some treasures.
In his current condition, he couldn’t compete with the God Demon Descendant race or the Blood Race, but he wasn’t about to give up either. Thus, he hid nearby.
This way, any disturbance inside the giant peak palace, he would know about it.
"Zhu Lingyu?"
Chen Yu gently shook her, but there was no response.
He checked her injuries and found them more severe than he had imagined.
Zhu Lingyu had been hit by the Young Master’s soul attack and, being unprepared, was struck head-on by the man in black.
Had it been the usual Four-star King, they might have already died under the man in black’s scythe. But as a member of the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan, Zhu Lingyu’s vitality was tenacious, keeping her from death, though her injuries were extremely severe, leaving her unconscious.
"She shouldn’t die."
Chen Yu predicted.
Moreover, before long, reinforcements would arrive here.
If Zhu Cangyan managed to escape alive, surely help would come. If Zhu Cangyan had died, the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Nest would immediately be informed, and his demigod grandfather would be alerted.
Therefore, Chen Yu wasn’t too worried.
He only felt it was a pity. If the strong ones from the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Nest reached here, the benefits might not be his anymore.
That’s why he stayed near the mountainous palace, hoping to get lucky, perhaps obtaining some benefits.
He sat cross-legged in an underground cave, beginning to heal himself.
In his battle with the Young Master, Chen Yu focused solely on offense, neglecting defense, using frenzied attacks to drive the Young Master away, inflicting maximum injury on his opponent.
In reality, he had also suffered injuries, but they weren’t too severe.
After taking a healing pill, he relied on his medium Immortal Body to gradually recover from his wounds.
"The speed of my physical and energy recovery exceeds my expectations."
Chen Yu felt his current condition.
The recovery of physical strength was due to the power of his heart, and the restoration speed exceeding that of ordinary energy was due to the desolate world within his heart, where Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi continually flowed into Chen Yu’s body.
The depletion of his soul, however, could only be remedied slowly with rest.
Medicinal pills for such soul recovery were not only scarce but also expensive, and Chen Yu didn’t have any.
While recuperating, he also focused part of his attention on cultivating.
Encounters with crises are ultimately due to a lack of strength. If he were strong enough, the Blood Race and the God Demon Descendant Clan would be nothing to him.
Chen Yu took out the bath barrel and prepared hot water.
Of course, he wasn’t planning to bathe but intended to use a medicinal bath to cultivate the Vermilion Bird Sacred Wings.
Three days passed.
There was no news of support, and Chen Yu hadn’t noticed any changes inside the Giant Peak Palace.
"Zhu Lingyu’s identity shouldn’t be ordinary; otherwise, Zhu Cangyan wouldn’t let her bully others. But the support from the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Nest seems a bit slow... could something unexpected have happened?"
Chen Yu speculated in his heart.
Outside.
In fact, less than three days had passed before strong figures from the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Nest arrived, including a demigod, who was Zhu Lingyu’s grandfather.
The Heavenly Spirit Crane Clan had been reduced to ruins, and the small world suppressed within the ancestral land had disappeared without a trace.
An elderly man with red hair floated in the sky, surrounded by an endless sea of fire, making him seem like the very heaven.
The surviving disciples of the Heavenly Spirit Crane Clan trembled under the demigod’s pressure.
They could clearly feel the other’s anger, and it wasn’t hard to guess that the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Nest disciple in trouble had an extraordinary background.
Even if this demigod killed them all in a fit of rage, the Heavenly Spirit Crane Clan could only accept it.
"If we had arrived a bit earlier, we might have been able to trace some clues."
The red-haired elder sighed inwardly.
"Elder Zhu, Zhu Lingyu’s soul token hasn’t shattered yet. We’ve dispatched people to investigate, and there’s a good chance we can rescue her."
Elder Wu from the Sect Affairs Hall transmitted his voice.
After speaking, he glared angrily at Zhu Cangyan.
Before the task, the other party had assured him that nothing would happen, yet it turned into a shocking incident.
Zhu Lingyu and Chen Yu’s lives were uncertain!
Both of them had extraordinary identities. If Zhu Lingyu died, there might be internal conflict within the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Nest. If Chen Yu died, how would the Heavenly Martial Sect explain it?
Zhu Cangyan wore an aggrieved expression, wanting to argue that he was also a victim.
After some investigation, the powerful figures from the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Nest left.
Old Clan Leader He Shan stood up and sighed, "Who would have thought that our Heavenly Spirit Crane Clan would hide such a big secret? Why didn’t the ancestors leave any message?"
As the clan leader, he was entirely unaware of the situation of the ancestral land.
He only knew that a generation of clan leaders had left ancestral instructions that the ancestral land was the foundation of the family and must not encounter any accident. Apart from the highest-ranked people in the clan, only the dead were allowed to enter.
"Clan Leader, do you think... the first-generation clan leader deliberately concealed this?" .
An elder cautiously transmitted his voice.
The ancestral land had existed since the family’s inception and was personally established by the first-generation clan leader.
"Impossible, the ancestor had no reason to conceal this."
The clan leader shook his head immediately.
The small world suppressed in the ancestral land obviously contained treasures; otherwise, it wouldn’t attract others to strive for it, and if the family knew about this small world, they could have fully developed it and strengthened the family. Why conceal it?
Inside the small world.
After the Young Master entered the Giant Peak Palace, he found the environment somewhat complex, with barriers everywhere, preventing entry.
He painstakingly broke a barrier and found that there were no treasures inside the palace.
"All that effort for nothing!"
The Young Master, furious, punched a hole in the wall.
Next, he spent a day breaking the barrier of a side hall, again finding no gains.
"Damn it, that Demon Lord might have left nothing behind."
The Young Master speculated internally, feeling frustrated.
The Demon Lord might have left some items, or perhaps his legacy, or he might have left nothing at all.
The Young Master abandoned quite a few places that might have treasures and ventured deeper into the palace complex, discovering a pitch-black, solemn palace.
This palace’s repair was far superior to other buildings, and its layout was of utmost importance, surrounded by a layer of pitch-black barrier.
"If there are no treasures here, this trip would be a big loss."
The Young Master thought to himself.
In reality, he had acquired quite a few treasures on this trip, but none of them counted as significant treasures to him.
As long as he hadn’t obtained anything extremely valuable, it would be a loss.
Just as the Young Master was about to take action, he suddenly sensed something and turned to see two members of the Blood Race approaching.
"God Demon Descendant..."
The Holy Blood King was quite surprised when he saw the Young Master.
The God Demon Descendant clan had powerful abilities, and he did not wish to make an enemy of the Young Master.
But he quickly sensed that this Young Master was alone and also injured.
The Young Master appeared calm on the surface, but internally he was extremely wary, ready to flee at any moment.
"Gentlemen, are we going to be enemies now, or shall we collaborate for the interests of this place?"
The Young Master asked with a smile.
The Holy Blood King’s blood-red eyes were deep as he carefully scrutinized the other, finally saying, "We never intended to be enemies with the Black Demon Clan, it’s best if you do not wish to fight."
Logically, their numbers gave them an advantage, but the Holy Blood King acted cautiously and wouldn’t easily take action. Besides, Chen Yu and Zhu Lingyu had also arrived here, and both were strong, especially Chen Yu!
So for now, he didn’t want a deadly confrontation with the Young Master.
"If there’s a chance... eliminate him!"
The Holy Blood King secretly transmitted his voice to the white-haired elder.
If he could seize the Young Master’s body, his strength would grow stronger, and the exploration of this small world could have one less competitor.
"Based on my speculation, this palace is the center of the entire cave mansion. If there are treasures, they must be hidden here."
The Young Master smiled as he spoke.
He deliberately disclosed this because the barrier outside the palace was so strong it was hard to say how long it would take for him alone to break it.
And Chen Yu, hidden underground nearby, had nearly recovered the consumption of his soul’s willpower.
Perhaps due to the crisis squeezing out potential, the cultivation of the Vermilion Bird Burning Sky Wings had considerable progress, nearing the Great Achievement Realm.
"Continuing to wait isn’t a solution; perhaps I should explore the situation in that cave mansion..."