383: Death Line

"Ah, it's nothing..."

Bai Jun's voice sounded like it was squeezed out of a withered tree trunk, as if he was on his deathbed.

"It's just that last night I had Slime help me draw some death-substitution talismans, and my spiritual energy is a bit depleted..."

"You don't look depleted; you look like you've been drained dry," Luo Shuo said, looking at Bai Jun, who resembled a dried corpse beside him.

"Maybe. I didn't expect Slime to be so fast once it got skilled."

Bai Jun pulled out a few blood and qi replenishing pills from his pocket and popped them into his mouth, but his complexion still didn't improve.

He had originally thought that his total spiritual energy, comparable to Undergoing Tribulation due to the tiangang bead's amplification, would be enough for Slime to use.

But Bai Jun hadn't anticipated that once Slime became proficient, its speed would directly soar to forty talismans a minute. After a whole night, his spiritual energy was naturally drained dry.

Of course, Slime was also exhausted and fell asleep, sleeping quite comfortably in Bai Jun's pocket.

"Alright, you can rest slowly later."

Chen Heng glanced at Bai Jun, feeling that his problem wasn't serious, so he decided not to bother with it anymore.

In such a crowded situation, Luo Shuo, the excellent mount, was still the best choice.

Luo Shuo transformed back into his Black Phoenix form, and everyone climbed onto his back.

Wu Man and the others shivered on Luo Shuo's back; they had never seen such an existence before and were naturally very scared.

Wu Ming and Wu Yue, on the other hand, curiously poked and prodded Luo Shuo, making it seem as if baboons were picking lice.

"Let's go," Chen Heng glanced at the Wu Wang Courtyard behind him, then leaped onto Luo Shuo's back.

Just as Luo Shuo was about to take off, several dark figures arrived in front of Chen Heng at an extremely fast speed.

"What's wrong? Is there anything else?"

Chen Heng asked, looking at Yu Jiang and Wu Lei in front of him.

"Mr. Chen, whenever you have time in the future, please feel free to visit the Royal Capital as a guest. We always welcome you."

Yu Jiang stepped forward and cupped his fists in salute to Chen Heng.

"I have prepared a sixty-hectare private estate for you within the Royal Capital. You don't need to worry about it; the Council of Elders will manage it normally."

"Whenever you want to visit the Royal Capital, you can just stay at the private estate."

Saying that, Yu Jiang pulled out an insignia from his In my arms.

"I don't know how else to thank you. After all, you helped us solve such a big problem."

Yu Jiang thought for a moment and handed the insignia to Chen Heng.

"This is a Family insignia I created for you; it's the same Rank as the royal insignia."

Chen Heng took the insignia, glanced at the large 'Chen' character on it, and nodded to Yu Jiang in thanks.

"Thank you. We'll meet again if fate allows."

Since they had given him so much Face, Chen Heng naturally returned the courtesy.

After cupping his fists and bowing, Luo Shuo flapped his wings and took off, flying towards the Eastern Demon Alliance...

After Chen Heng left, Yu Jiang stood rooted to the spot, not leaving for a long time.

"Your Majesty, they've gone far. Don't just stand here," Wu Lei said softly, walking up to Yu Jiang.

"Alas, do you think I should abdicate?"

Yu Jiang suddenly sighed and turned to Wu Lei, asking.

"?" Wu Lei, Marquis Yi, and the Grand Elder were all stunned by Yu Jiang's words.

"Once upon a time, I also had such freedom."

Yu Jiang sighed, looking in the direction Chen Heng had departed.

"Being this emperor is really meaningless. If it doesn't work out, I'll just give the throne to my second son..."

Muttering to himself, Yu Jiang walked towards the Central Great Tower.

Completely ignoring the luxurious ground traveling steed that had been prepared nearby long ago...

The next morning, the gates of the Wu Family Private Estate were knocked upon.

Wu Xiong, who was just leaving to start his day's work at the Council of Elders, happened to open the door and came Face to Face with the knocker.

"Little Master, why have you come to our Wu Family?"

"We don't believe in the Esoteric Sect's ways."

Wu Xiong didn't have strong feelings about the Esoteric Sect monks; he neither liked nor disliked them.

"Amitabha."

The person who came was Hui Che. He had been wandering around the Royal Capital for the past few days.

All sorts of desires filled the entire Royal Capital, causing him to be momentarily held back.

That's why it took him so many days to find the Wu Family Private Estate, which was also the place with the most concentrated Evil Qi in the entire Royal Capital.

"Poor Monk has no intention of disturbing you, benefactor. This visit is merely to find someone."

Hui Che bowed and stated his purpose.

"May I ask if there is a benefactor named Chen Heng within this private estate?"

"Mr. Chen?" Wu Xiong was stunned for a moment, then looked at the young monk in front of him with some surprise.

"Mr. Chen already left yesterday. What is your relationship with him?"

"?" A question mark appeared above Hui Che's head.

What's going on? Did he arrive too late?

Or did Chen Heng realize he was coming for him and left directly to avoid him?

No, that's not right. Given Chen Heng's personality, he should have beaten him up and then thrown him out...

Seeing that Hui Che stopped speaking, Wu Xiong didn't say anything more. The ground traveling steed slowly drove away from the Wu Family Private Estate.

"Then where do I go?"

For the first time in his life, Hui Che felt a sensation called confusion...

Meanwhile, Chen Heng and his group had already entered the territory of the Eastern Demon Alliance.

"Hiss, something is indeed wrong."

Bai Jun, who had mostly recovered, looked at the landscape below and couldn't help but gasp.

The land beneath them was utterly desolate; even during their last visit, it hadn't been this exaggerated.

Rivers were dry, the ground was cracked, and even they, in the sky, felt very uncomfortable.

Moreover, the boundary between the death zone and other areas was very distinct, and there were faint signs of it advancing forward.

The advancing line was like a death line, indicating that those who crossed it would die.

No wonder the Demon Emperor didn't let Luo Shuo return; the current situation in the Eastern Demon Alliance was indeed not optimistic.

"Wu Yue, what's wrong?" Chen Heng picked up the pale-faced Wu Yue and found that her vitality was rapidly fading.

Then, Wu Ming also collapsed on Luo Shuo's back, followed by Bai Jun, who had just been lively, and even Luo Shuo's body began to become unstable.

"Transform back into human form; I'll carry you!"

Chen Heng held several people under his armpits. Wu Man hugged Chen Heng's waist, while the female barbarian and the little barbarians clung to Wu Man's body.

Luo Shuo knew that being strong-willed at this moment would only cause trouble, so he immediately transformed back into human form and was held under Chen Heng's armpit.

Chen Heng didn't hesitate, directly maxing out the engine in his legs and flying towards Heavenly Demon City.

For some reason, Chen Heng, Wu Man, and the barbarians felt nothing, but Bai Jun and the others' condition worsened.

"Hold on for a bit; we'll be there soon."

Chen Heng looked at the 'death line' getting closer to him, and his doubts couldn't help but increase.