Chapter 1375: Pursued for Thousands of Li
Chapter 1375: Pursued for Thousands of Li
On the back of the one-legged divine bird lay a small fox. The blood qi on the one-legged divine bird’s body could not contaminate the small fox.
The small fox’s fur was snow-white, and she was delicate, charming, and extremely beautiful.
However, her aura was nowhere near as cute or frail as her appearance. She was astonishingly also a Transformation Realm great demon!
That said, one of her hind legs was dripping with blood, hanging limply there. Within the torn flesh, wisps of black qi twisted and writhed like a disease clinging to the bone, difficult to remove.
The little beast looked like a fox, but her body was only the size of a mouse. She stretched out her two front claws and tightly grabbed the feathers of the one-legged divine bird, also staring at the azure light. Her round eyes were filled with anger.
Another black evasion light landed behind them. His appearance was even stranger and uglier than the one-legged divine bird.
His upper body had a fish head and fish body, covered in black scales, while his lower body had two frog legs. As he flew, his body lunged forward again and again, making him look somewhat ridiculous.
The frog-fish’s speed was not slow, but he was far inferior to the azure light and the one-legged divine bird, and he soon fell behind.
He opened his mouth full of fangs, let out a sharp cry, and leapt into the sea.
Splash! Water sprayed in all directions.
The frog-fish was like a fish in water.
A black shadow appeared beneath the surface of the sea. As it rose and fell, its speed surged, and it chased after them rapidly.
Only after the three evasion lights disappeared into the distance did a faint blood-red color drift over from the north.
The blood-red color grew denser and denser. Fresh blood flowed with the seawater. Who knew how many people had died there. Gradually, fragments of a large ship also drifted over.
The most eye-catching piece was a golden dragon head carved so vividly that it looked alive. It should have belonged to a dragon ship, but now it had already been shattered into pieces!
The one fleeing as an azure light was none other than Qin Sang.
Sensing the shocking demonic qi behind him, Qin Sang looked back at the enemies pursuing him relentlessly, secretly groaning in his heart.
He had already crossed the storm belt and arrived in the three other realms of the North Sea. The process had been fairly smooth, dangerous but without mishap.
The Moon-Gazing Rhinoceros horn's senses had never shown any sign of weakening.
However, the storm belt had been even wider than he had expected, and the consumption along the way had far exceeded his predictions. Even with Qin Sang’s current cultivation, he had nearly been unable to endure it.
Because he had not discovered any safe place to rest along the way, he had only been able to summon the Spiritual Infant Talisman Puppet whenever the storm was not so fierce, using it to help him withstand the storm for a while as he seized every second to recover.
Even though Qin Sang had made ample preparations, by the time he broke out of the storm belt, most of his true essence had been consumed.
After flying out of the storm, Qin Sang let out a long breath and thought to himself that it had been a close call. Coming here just after breaking through to the middle stage of the Spiritual Infant Realm had still been too forced.
He had just arrived in a foreign land. Qin Sang had planned to first find a place to recover, but unexpectedly, this place was the same as the other side. He searched carefully for a long while, yet could not find a stable place.
During his search, Qin Sang encountered a dragon ship. The dragon ship was extremely huge. Even in Canglang Sea, such a large ship was very rare.
What was even more surprising was that the dragon ship was covered in layers of barriers, protected by spiritual arrays, and there were even Golden Core Realm cultivators aboard.
Qin Sang concealed his true cultivation, disguised himself as a rogue cultivator, and showed himself to ask about the situation. Only then did he learn that this sea region was extremely chaotic. Great demons appeared frequently, and it was very unsafe. Even Golden Core Realm cultivators had to travel in groups.
The language these people used came from the same lineage as Beichen Realm, so Qin Sang was no longer surprised by it.
Since he knew this place was not suitable for a long stay, Qin Sang did not want to linger either. He paid spirit stones, rented a quiet room, and prepared to cultivate quietly on the ship, doing his best to recover.
Unexpectedly, while Qin Sang was meditating, the dragon ship was suddenly attacked! There had been no warning beforehand.
The dragon ship’s protective spiritual array failed to play even the slightest role before it was breached, and the ship snapped in half on the spot!
Only then did the people aboard discover in terror that three figures had appeared out of thin air in mid-air. They made no attempt to conceal the demonic qi on their bodies, and they were all Transformation Realm demon kings!
The Spiritual Infant Talisman Puppet had been ordered to protect Qin Sang and immediately attacked in retaliation. By the time Qin Sang was startled awake, he had already been exposed.
At that point, it was already too late for him to repeat his old trick and disguise himself as a demon king. However, even if the Spiritual Infant Talisman Puppet had not attacked, it probably would not have been easy for him to muddle through.
The previous times he had successfully deceived demon kings, there had been other factors working together. The other side had already made assumptions first and would not suspect him.
Now, Qin Sang had only just arrived. He knew nothing about the three other realms of the North Sea or the demon race here, so it would have been very easy for him to reveal a flaw and be seen through by his opponent.
Besides, a demon king might not show mercy to an unfamiliar lone member of their own kind.
Qin Sang’s weakened state could not be concealed, and it would not escape their eyes.
Those three demon kings seemed to have merely been passing by. When they saw a human dragon ship, they casually attacked and destroyed it. Unexpectedly, they caught a big fish, and their eyes lit up. They ignored the low-level cultivators and all fixed their gazes on Qin Sang.
Qin Sang’s true essence had only recovered to thirty percent, so he did not dare to get entangled with them.
If there had only been one demon king, Qin Sang, together with the Spiritual Infant Talisman Puppet, would not only have been unafraid, he would even have had a chance to counter-kill the opponent.
However, there were three enemies. In particular, that one-legged divine bird had cultivation even slightly superior to the Snake King.
That frog-fish also had cultivation at the peak of the early stage of the Transformation Realm, and his supernatural ability was extremely unusual. Qin Sang estimated that unless he sacrificed his sword array or devilish banner at close range and caught the demon off guard, it would not be easy to kill the demon.
After waking up and seeing this situation, Qin Sang said nothing. Without the slightest hesitation, he used the Lightning Control Technique.
Heavenly lightning erupted all at once. The Spiritual Infant Talisman Puppet seized the chance to attack, and sure enough, it injured the small fox.
But immediately afterward, the Spiritual Infant Talisman Puppet was forced back. Fortunately, Qin Sang had never intended to kill her. He only wanted to buy time.
Judging from their appearance, the three demon kings were extremely familiar with one another and coordinated with exceptional tacit understanding.
The moment the Lightning Control Technique was unleashed, the one-legged divine bird directly manifested his demon body. Blood-red qi soared into the sky. He did not attack Qin Sang, but instead turned and pounced toward his companion, opening his mouth to spit out a beam of blood-red light that rushed toward the heavenly lightning.
He simply had not expected the Lightning Control Technique to be so powerful. The blood-red light collided with the heavenly lightning and was shattered by it.
The remaining force of the Lightning Control Technique slammed viciously toward the small fox, whose cultivation was the weakest.
The frog-fish made the same choice as the one-legged divine bird. His first reaction was to save his companion. His mouth bulged, and he spat out a green ball of light. This ball of green light was like a viscous liquid, instantly spreading across the void.
The Spiritual Infant Talisman Puppet was unprepared and was tainted by the green light. Its movements immediately became sluggish and slowed by a great deal. If Qin Sang had not promptly ordered the Spiritual Infant Talisman Puppet to retreat and break free of the green light, it likely would already have fallen into the enemy’s encirclement.
"As expected, not every place is like Beichen Realm, where humans and the demon race coexist peacefully. Even in Beichen Realm, there are inevitably barriers between different races, and they are wary of one another." Qin Sang secretly smiled bitterly. "I wonder just how rampant the demon race is in the three other realms of the North Sea. I encountered so many demon kings at once! I haven’t heard that this place is the demon race’s domain..."
He felt somewhat regretful. After boarding the ship, he had been in a hurry to recover and had not carefully asked the cultivators traveling with him about the situation in the three other realms of the North Sea.
However, their cultivation had been at most at the Golden Core Realm, so they probably would not have been able to explain it clearly either.
Fortunately, he had bought a sea chart from the ship owner and knew that if he continued forward, he could reach land. That place was the domain of humans, and even if the three demon kings joined forces, they would not dare chase him all the way onto the mainland.