Chapter 218: Demon Realm
At this moment, a bold idea emerged in Chen Xuan's mind.
So he returned from the space to the Human Realm.
His Spiritual Power was instantly released, searching around.
"There!"
Soon he discovered a mid-level rat-like demon beast in one spot.
Chen Xuan's figure suddenly appeared, and the palm-sized rat-like demon beast was immediately startled, remaining motionless.
Its two pea-sized eyes were bewildered!
However, when it perceived Chen Xuan as just an ordinary human, its eyes immediately filled with delight.
Due to the last demon beast riot, humans slaughtered demon beasts extensively, causing it to not dare show itself, hiding deep in the mountains.
For such a long time, it hadn't even seen a human, just an occasional stupid roe deer.
Even so, it didn't dare to go out.
Now a human suddenly appeared. It immediately opened its mouth, revealing two rows of sharp white teeth, drooling.
"Little thing, you dare to eat me?"
Chen Xuan chuckled softly.
Still, he admired this little mouse because during the demon beast riot, places in all five provinces were thoroughly swept, and even many low-level beast demons were hardly left.
"No wonder it is called cowardly as a mouse, it hides so well!"
He had to give it some credit for that.
But...
Chen Xuan didn't hesitate and directly slapped down with his palm.
The little mouse, which was just thinking about eating him, suddenly found its whole body unable to move, with its hair standing on end under this palm.
With a "bang!" sound.
It exploded!
Chen Xuan wrapped the blood mist with Spiritual Power and refined two drops of essence blood.
Only then did he nod in satisfaction and subsequently vanished from the place.
...
Reappearing, Chen Xuan was already in Yong'an Commandery.
"Can I pass through here?"
Chen Xuan muttered to himself, looking at a canyon crevice before him.
This was the demon beast passage in Yong'an Commandery.
Chen Xuan thought about the barrier between the two worlds that he couldn't cross, but what if it was through the former demon beast passage?
He understood the sealing Arrays; it was not just about sealing but, more importantly, repairing the barrier between the two worlds.
He was confident in passing through the Array without damaging it.
As for the barrier between the two worlds behind, he had no idea how much it had been repaired.
However, judging by the previous near-collapse state, it shouldn't be too strong, at least weaker than barriers elsewhere! It should not be a problem with Zhen Realm's Diving Foot Technique, right?
"Let's try it!"
Immediately, a drop of essence blood appeared in his palm.
"Talent: Concealment!"
The essence blood vanished instantly, and simultaneously Chen Xuan's body began to shrink drastically.
A moment later!
Chen Xuan disappeared, and a mouse identical to the previous one appeared.
The swiveling mouse head looked around.
"Not bad, not bad!"
Chen Xuan was quite satisfied; he had just carefully examined and compared it to the previous little mouse, it was indistinguishable from the real one!
Whether in body structure or aura, it was identical.
Then he cautiously passed through the sealing Array, opting not to choose the Blue Moon Lake passage for fear that Galan might still be behind it, their power too great, intimidating him!
A moment later, he arrived beyond the Array and immediately used the Diving Foot Technique.
Upon seeing the barrier between the two worlds, he first used Telepathy to carefully examine it.
"It feels much weaker!"
Then he took a step forward!
"Is this... the Demon Realm?" He actually passed through the barrier between the two worlds.
Scanning around, he felt no difference from the Human Realm, except it was nighttime here.
Moreover, the moon in the sky was actually a pale blue color.
Not only that, but the Spiritual Qi here was much more abundant than in the Human Realm.
"Hmm? I can't absorb it!"
Which means that in the Demon Realm, he could only use his own Spiritual Power, depleting it with each use.
Additionally, due to the Concealment talent, his Spiritual Power was gradually decreasing. At this rate, he estimated he could last for about three days.
"Let's first observe the situation; if there's danger, I'll run!"
Leaving behind a trace of aura, he casually chose a direction and walked deeper in.
...
"Damn it, it's been an hour, and I haven't seen a single demon beast."
At this moment, Chen Xuan couldn't help but complain.
Moreover, this place was a vast mountain range, with towering trees hundreds of meters tall everywhere.
Initially, he thought of capturing a demon beast to see if he could understand more about the Demon Realm, but after an hour passed, not even a living creature was in sight.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, a loud roar echoed.
Chen Xuan's heart leaped with joy; finally, there was something alive.
Following the direction of the sound, he weaved through the dense grass, and moments later, a ten-meter-tall black panther demon beast came into view.
Opposite it was a black giant python, with both demon beasts eyeing each other menacingly.
"Whoa!"
Either he saw nothing, or there were two beasts at once. A slight perception revealed they were both high-level demon beasts.
Strength-wise, they were roughly equivalent to the Human Race's Third Grade.
Instantly, the two demon beasts clashed, with no fancy techniques, just raw brawling, and Chen Xuan, hidden in the shadows, watched with keen interest.
It felt like watching a live combat match from his past life.
"Tsk tsk, that panther got quite a hit from a tail swipe!"
"Whoa, that claw strike left the giant python heavily injured!"
...
The two demon beasts were fiercely fighting, and Chen Xuan was commenting from the sidelines, almost as if he had some peanuts and melon seeds.
"Boom!"
With a loud noise, the two demon beasts unleashed a full-force blow, instantly stirring up a wave of energy.
"Not good!"
Chen Xuan thought to himself, but it was too late; the wave of energy directly blew away his hiding place, and both demon beasts simultaneously looked at him.
But they soon resumed fighting.
They acted as if he was of no consequence at all.
"Uh—"
Chen Xuan was prepared to act just a moment ago, but the two demon beasts completely ignored him.
"Hehe!"
He chuckled in his heart, realizing that being weak could also have its advantages.
After seeing that he was just an ordinary rodent-type demon beast, neither of the demon beasts cared anymore.
However…
Chen Xuan didn't plan to wait any longer and instantly appeared between the two demon beasts.
"Roar!"
The panther roared angrily, "Get lost! Damn stinky rat!"
"Scram, or I'll swallow you whole!"
The python also spoke.
Chen Xuan was quite surprised to find that he could actually understand both of them.
"Suppress!"
The Eightfold Dimensional Space instantly enveloped the two demon beasts, promptly pinning them to the ground.
"Divine Technique—Divine Soul Technique!"
With a loud shout, his Spiritual Power directly invaded the consciousness seas of the two demon beasts.
After obtaining this Divine Technique from Wu Yao, he had never used it, but after Su Yun's realm breakthrough to the first grade, this Divine Technique had also successfully upgraded to completion.
He quickly gained a general understanding of the Demon Realm's situation from the consciousness seas of the two demon beasts.
"Die!"
Instantly, the Eightfold Dimensional Space unleashed force from all directions, tearing the two demon beasts to pieces.
But under the wrap of Chen Xuan's Spiritual Power, not a single trace of energy leaked out.
After condensing five drops of Essence Blood, Chen Xuan quickly left the area.
Because he just realized that using Spiritual Power in the Demon Realm consumed much more than in the Human Realm, having only acted a few times, he had already used up ten percent of his Spiritual Power.
Moreover, such a disturbance would definitely attract other demon beasts.
Sure enough, not long after he left, a red bird-like demon beast, covered in flames, descended from the sky.
"Three demon beasts' auras!"
"A black-rimmed python, a dark panther, and one more...."
"Why does its aura feel odd?"
This area belonged to their Flamingo Race, and he came to check after hearing commotion here.
By the time he arrived, they were all gone!
But judging from the surroundings, a fierce battle had clearly taken place.
Could it be they sensed his presence and fled?
That shouldn't be possible; he had already locked down this area, leaving no chance to escape.
However, what puzzled him the most was the peculiar aura of one demon beast, as if it didn't belong here.
After inspecting carefully once more and still finding nothing, the flamingo spewed a pillar of fire around the area, contented by the blazing flames before flying away in satisfaction.
...
"Phew—"
Chen Xuan's figure reappeared in the Human Realm, panting heavily, having just sensed the bird's aura shortly after leaving.
Very strong!
It had at least the strength of the Three Layers of Purity.
Although such strength wasn't much in his eyes, engaging in a fight would still consume a considerable amount of his Spiritual Power.
Luckily, he had just left!
Yet Chen Xuan did not rush to leave but instead absorbed the surrounding Spiritual Qi frantically. Only after he completely replenished the Spiritual Power consumed in the Demon Realm, did he vanish from the spot.
Upon returning to the side room at the Chen Mansion...
Chen Xuan started to organize the information he obtained from the consciousness seas of the two demon beasts.
There were nine royal families in the Demon Realm, and Galan, who had previously contacted him, was one of them.
The area he had been in was the Black Cloud Mountain Range, belonging to the Flamingo Race, which was a medium-sized clan.
He also gathered an important piece of information from that panther: the Galan Race indeed was a neutral royal family.
As for the rest, there was nothing of value.
"For now, it seems that the demon beast from Galan wasn't lying!"
Combining what he learned from the two demon beasts and his own judgment, Chen Xuan reached this conclusion.
At this moment, he was caught in a dilemma, considering whether to meet Galan again.
But after some thought, he decided to hold off for now.
After all, only a few people knew about the impending arrival of the Demon Race, and speaking out now would trigger chaos across the Nine Provinces.
Moreover, breaking the seal still held great risks.
Even if the Galan Race was neutral, they were still part of the Demon Race, of a different kind; it was unpredictable.
Besides, to live in the Demon Realm, the Human Race had to undergo a bloodline transformation, and even with his strength, he couldn't survive, but would the transformed humans still be humans?
A complex expression flashed in Chen Xuan's eyes.
Of course, this only represented his personal thoughts.
"Let's wait a bit longer. If it really comes to a point where the Human Race cannot withstand them, then we'll inform the others. Their choices will be their own concern then."
Time flew by quickly!
In the blink of an eye, only a month and a half remained until the arrival of the Demon Realm!
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