Chapter 1869: Chapter 601: Golden Body Rises Again, Power of a Thousand Jun_2

"Run!"

Although no one uttered this word, it almost simultaneously surfaced in the minds of the remaining Demon Soldiers. Those in the rear who hadn’t yet jumped up immediately turned weak-kneed, staring at Xia Hong behind the Fire Phoenix, their pupils filled with terror. A few even retreated a few steps.

Whizz...

However, dozens of beams of spiritual light suddenly descended from above, hitting those retreating Demon Soldiers with pinpoint accuracy.

The Demon Soldiers hit by the spiritual light quickly inflated into spheres as if filled with air, soon bursting through their Nether Armor. Their faces were full of fear, wanting to beg for mercy, but they couldn’t say a word, only watching helplessly as they expanded into large spheres.

Bang... bang... bang...

After reaching their limit, they inevitably exploded, turning into countless points of light, completely disappearing.

"Anyone who dares to retreat will end up like them. Lady brought you out of Qi Mountain; aren’t you repaying such a huge favor?"

The Demon General Red Flame, recently cut in half, had astonishingly recovered in such a short time. Those dozens of spiritual lights were evidently his handiwork.

Upon hearing his threat, the remaining Demon Soldiers glanced at the exploded light points, immediately suppressing their fear, raising their weapons, and once again charging at Xia Hong.

This time, they didn’t charge blindly but spread out, maneuvering to Xia Hong’s sides, evidently planning to surround him.

"48, the Golden Body grew by another five zhang. Absorbing these Demon Soldier-level Spiritual Bodies can significantly enhance my Golden Body. This is the ’Infinite Soul Refining’ Six Arms mentioned. The Dark Realm is my fortunate land..."

With a Half-step Tribulation Body and basic strength comparable to the Third Turn Tribulation Body, the Golden Body is 48 zhang in scale. Although unclear of its exact level, I can infer from Li Baobao’s shocked expression that it should surpass hers.

In just six days in the Dark Realm, even if converted to six years, such an astonishing improvement would certainly thrill Xia Hong.

Normally, in six years in the Ice Abyss, not to mention a Half-step Tribulation Body, even breaking through to Late-stage Xianyang would be questionable for Xia Hong.

Were it not for concerns about Great Xia, he genuinely wouldn’t want to leave the Dark Realm.

Staying here for another year or two in cultivation, not just the Venerable Realm but even beyond, he has ample confidence.

"I’ve already used Martial Arts, with a fifty percent increase, my most powerful combat strength has surpassed a thousand jun, yet only hundreds of Demon Soldiers were killed..."

Seeing a vast number of Demon Soldiers surrounding him, Xia Hong’s eyes had greed, but rationality prevailed in the end, especially when seeing Red Flame behind and a large number of Demon Soldiers rushing forward. He dared not hesitate, pulling along the still dazed Li Baobao and escaping deeper into Mist Swamp Forest.

Earlier, one sword couldn’t kill Red Flame, and he recovered so quickly. The first batch of Demon Soldiers brought by Red Flame numbered over ten thousand, and more Demon Soldiers were quickly coming from behind.

Despite unleashing his strongest combat power, he could only kill hundreds with one strike. His Golden Body and physical body haven’t yet merged. He can rely only on physical strength to maneuver the Golden Body against these Spiritual Lives; the physical strength has its limits. He can’t unleash Feather Light Sword Edge indefinitely.

Once truly surrounded, unable to escape, the outcome would be tragic!

Crucially, this group of Demon Soldiers, along with the Demon General-level elder in the sky, all came from the direction of White Bone Mountain. They’re undoubtedly Lady Yulou’s subordinates. Who knows if more powerful beings will come later?

Moreover, if Ancestor Xue Kong comes?

Thinking of this, Xia Hong accelerated his escape, diving deeper into Mist Swamp Forest, giving no chance for Red Flame to catch up.

Red Flame, though leading the army in relentless pursuit for a long time, was ultimately too injured, soon losing sight of Xia Hong and the others. Even he couldn’t catch up, let alone the Demon Soldier army behind.

"Damn, damn, damn, letting these three run away!"

Red Flame looked at his still unhealed wound on his waist and abdomen, his heart filled with rage. Seeing the Demon Soldier army slowly approaching, he directly roared, "Teams of a thousand, scatter and search in Mist Swamp Forest, with such vast ground, they won’t get far."

Having learned from earlier mistakes, the Demon Soldiers dared not harbor any other notions, immediately dispersing into waves of thousands, scattering into Mist Swamp Forest.

They kept a distance not too far nor too close from each other, maximizing the search area while ensuring timely mutual support, preventing Xia Hong from defeating them individually.

"They escaped?"

Red Flame wasn’t idle either. Seeing the army scattered, he also prepared to pursue Xia Hong’s escape direction. Just as he moved, a seductively sweet voice came from behind.

His body suddenly stiffened, hurriedly turning around to kneel respectfully.

"Red Flame pays respect to Lady!"

A touch of pink spiritual light abruptly appeared behind him, slowly expanding into a pink skeleton.

The pink skeleton slowly raised a hand, gently caressing the cheek, making a solitary motion, then seemed to realize something, shivering slightly.

Her body suddenly adorned with a bright yellow dress, with her fingers lightly touching, quickly perfecting the details of the dress, adding a bit of design sense while better fitting her figure.

However, though her frame could complement the dress, she ultimately remained in skeletal form. If ignoring the face was one thing, seeing the face would invariably evoke a sense of absurdity, and witnessing her extremely human-like actions and demeanor, horror would be inevitable.

"You were supposed to watch over White Bone Mountain for Lady, is this how you do it?"

"Forgive your servant, Lady. These three’s powers are quite formidable, especially that man, capable of wielding Tai Xu Yehuo. Your subordinate was just caught off guard..."

"Tai Xu Yehuo..."

The skeleton interrupted Red Flame, murmuring before looking eastward.

"Call back the Demon Soldiers!"

"Calling them back, but..."

"Hmm?"

Red Flame was briefly startled, immediately questioning aloud, but was interrupted by the pink skeleton’s cold snort.

Clearly realizing he overstepped, Red Flame hurriedly knelt down.

"They came from the Ice Abyss. Mist Swamp Forest’s east is Qi Mountain, south is Broken Soul Cliff, north is Evil Dragon Sea. They have nowhere to go. In this realm, there’s only one spatial rift. Where can they go if they want to return to the Ice Abyss?"

"Your servant was foolish. I’ll summon the army and set the heavenly net at White Bone Mountain. They’ll die if they dare come."

"Go!"

Red Flame kowtowed again, then rose to fly toward the Demon Soldiers.

The pink skeleton remained, continuing to gaze eastward. Moments later, a trace of confusion and distress appeared on the skeletal face, before asking two inexplicably questions.

"Is this my territory? Am I the Lord of White Bone Mountain?"

...

"Lord Xia, we’re almost at the foot of Qi Mountain, can’t run east anymore."

"South is also untenable, as there’s an Ancient Demon much stronger than Ancestor Xue Kong at Broken Soul Cliff, going there means certain death."

"North is out of question too. The Blood River Dragon King, master of Evil Dragon Sea, hates disturbance the most."

After hurriedly fleeing through Mist Swamp Forest for quite some time, Xia Hong was thrice warned by the white-robed woman. Sensing no Demon Soldiers chasing behind, he finally stopped, releasing the white-robed woman and Li Baobao.

"What’s your name?"

After landing, Xia Hong didn’t look at Li Baobao but directly gazed at the white-robed woman. Noticing his tone overly stern, he inexplicably lowered his volume, gently asking, "Do you know me?"

"My name is..."

Li Longyu paused, then continued, "Hong Yu."

She immediately looked at Li Baobao, signaling with her eyes.

Sure enough, Li Baobao turned upon hearing her fabricate a name, but, understanding her signal, she quietly turned her head away, without exposing the fake name.

Their little acts, naturally, couldn’t fool Xia Hong, though he didn’t suspect the issue of the fake name. He assumed the two women had some connection and continued gazing at the young girl, waiting for her to answer the second question.

Li Longyu then began to fabricate more in her mind.

"This little girl comes from Lulong Feudal Town, has long heard of Lord Xia’s fame, and has admired him for a long time..."

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