270: Ba Changkong, the induction of the Xuanling fragment

Kuang Hai suddenly leaned into Zhan Yun's ear and whispered, "This guy is definitely not the thief who stole the Treant King core from us. You saw his strength just now. If he hadn't been lucky, he would have been killed by your attack!"

Listening to Kuang Hai's words, Zhan Yun nodded. He naturally knew without Kuang Hai saying it.

But as soon as he thought of the thief who stole his Treant King core, he felt a surge of anger. Even though he believed Lu Sheng in front of him wasn't the thief who stole his Treant King core, he still wanted to vent.

Kuang Hai seemed to understand Zhan Yun's thoughts and whispered, "He's just a guy from the Lion Demon Clan. Killing him won't vent our anger. On the contrary, perhaps we can make this guy do something for us!"

Zhan Yun's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Kuang Hai, asking somewhat confusedly, "What can this guy help us with? He's only around the Third-Turn Golden Body Realm. He might not even be able to leave this fifth floor safely. Do you really want to keep this guy by your side?"

In Zhan Yun's opinion, a guy like Lu Sheng, who was only around the Third-Turn Golden Body Realm, should just be killed. Even if the Lion Demon Clan found out, they wouldn't dare do anything to their Beast Demon Royal Clan.

He was just right for venting, what else could he do for them?

Kuang Hai smiled slightly at this, a mysterious expression appearing on his face: "Although he's a bit weak, he's a good choice to use as a meat shield and cannon fodder!"

"The two of us will have to face that guy later. With this person as our meat shield and cannon fodder, drawing that person's attention for us, it will naturally be much easier!"

"At that time, we just need to hide behind and seize the opportunity to strike. We will surely be able to kill that person in the Ten Thousand Beasts Ancient Pagoda. As for this person's life or death... that depends on his own fortune!"

Kuang Hai's words fell into Zhan Yun's ears, causing Zhan Yun's eyes to flicker uncontrollably.

He was persuaded.

To be honest, Kuang Hai's plan was indeed a good idea.

Using Lu Sheng as cannon fodder would naturally attract his attention, and in this way, their chances of success would be greater.

Thinking of this, Zhan Yun also nodded slightly, but still couldn't help but ask, "But what if this person doesn't agree?"

A hint of a smile appeared on Kuang Hai's face, and with a flip of his hand, a blood-red Medicinal Pill appeared in his palm.

"He has no say in not agreeing!"

"How dare a mere person from the Lion Demon Clan disobey the orders of my Beast Demon Royal Clan!"

"We... are his superiors after all!"

Kuang Hai laughed, but no matter how one looked at it, his smile carried a hint of sinister coldness.

He slowly took a step forward, directly arriving in front of Lu Sheng, extended his hand, and placed the blood-red Medicinal Pill in front of Lu Sheng, saying in a commanding tone, "Take this pill!"

Lu Sheng looked at the red Medicinal Pill, his eyes narrowing slightly.

This guy really thinks he's at their mercy.

However... although Kuang Hai and Zhan Yun's words were very soft, Lu Sheng's hearing naturally allowed him to hear them clearly.

"The internal conflict within the Beast Demon Royal Clan... is actually so severe. But that's good, I'll take this opportunity to follow them both, and when I find a chance, I'll kill them together!"

A ruthless intent emerged in Lu Sheng's heart.

Lu Sheng would not show kindness to the Demon Race; he wished he could kill them all inside.

Thinking of this, Lu Sheng still put on a subservient expression, trembling as he said, "Su... Superior, I..."

"What 'you'? If I tell you to eat it, eat it! If you talk back again... be careful, I might kill you here!"

Kuang Hai snorted coldly, and a surging aura roared out from his body.

A hint of coldness flashed in Lu Sheng's eyes, but he still obediently took the red Medicinal Pill and swallowed it whole.

Lu Sheng naturally recognized this Medicinal Pill.

It was called the Heavenly Demon Pill!

It was a forbidden item from the Sky Demon Royal Clan. This pill contained extremely volatile energy, and its medicinal power was extremely overbearing. It would directly ignite the heaven and earth devil qi within the body, causing the heaven and earth devil qi to instantly surge through all the Meridians, until all the Meridians were severed!

To suppress the overbearing medicinal power within this pill, one could only rely on some gentle Medicinal Pills to calm its effects and gradually work through it.

Otherwise, even a Demon Marquis-level expert, if not careful, could lose control of the heaven and earth devil qi in their body, thereby completely becoming a cripple.

It has to be said, this Kuang Hai's heart was truly somewhat vicious, to actually make him take such a Medicinal Pill.

However... after the Heavenly Demon Pill was taken by Lu Sheng that day, Lu Sheng was slightly surprised. The legendary overbearing medicinal power did not cause the slightest ripple in his Heaven and Earth Power; instead, it was slowly digested and absorbed by his Heaven and Earth Power.

This unexpected turn of events also surprised Lu Sheng, but after a brief thought, Lu Sheng understood.

Although the Heavenly Demon Pill could make the heaven and earth devil qi within the Demon Race volatile, it could not shake the Heaven and Earth Power that transcended the heaven and earth devil qi!

Heaven and Earth Power was the purest form of power. Although the Heavenly Demon Pill was overbearing, when it encountered the even more overbearing Heaven and Earth Power, its medicinal power was suppressed by the Heaven and Earth Power and transformed into nourishment for the Heaven and Earth Power.

As a result, after taking the Heavenly Demon Pill, Lu Sheng not only would not be affected, but even his cultivation would gradually increase with the refinement of the Heavenly Demon Pill.

"There's even such a benefit. In this way, I can enjoy a good show even more!"

Lu Sheng smiled slightly in his heart, then slowly stood up, once again putting on a trembling demeanor, and bowed to Kuang Hai.

"Su... Superior, is there anything else you need me to do?"

Lu Sheng gave off a feeling of extreme fear, and this scene made Kuang Hai feel even more pleased.

He patted Lu Sheng's shoulder, then handed Lu Sheng a Jade Slip.

"This Jade Slip is a positioning Jade Slip of my Beast Demon Royal Clan. Relying on this Jade Slip, you can know the locations of other Prodigies of my Beast Demon Royal Clan. I originally only had one, so I'll give it to you!"

"And your mission... is to find another Prodigy of my Beast Demon Royal Clan for me. After the matter is done, I will naturally remove the medicinal power of the Heavenly Demon Pill in your body!"

"If it doesn't work out... then I'm sorry, even if I kill you here, the Lion Demon Clan wouldn't dare do anything!"

Kuang Hai's voice was filled with a chilling coldness, making one shiver.

Lu Sheng sneered in his heart. With this guy's methods, it was impossible for him to resolve the power of the Heavenly Demon Pill after the matter was done, as he claimed.

He was afraid that he might not even succeed, and even if he miraculously survived, they probably wouldn't let him go. After all, the internal conflict of the Beast Demon Royal Clan couldn't be seen by outsiders.

Although he was perfectly clear about this, Lu Sheng still expressed his gratitude to Kuang Hai.

He acted as if he was fawning over Kuang Hai.

"It is my honor, Shi Ming, to be able to serve the Superior!"

Kuang Hai laughed loudly, patted Lu Sheng's shoulder, and said with a smile, "Do a good job. After this matter is done, your status in the Lion Demon Clan will definitely be better than it is now!"

Lu Sheng sneered inwardly. "My current status in the Lion Demon Clan is second only to those Demon Kings. Even Shi Lie treats me like a treasure."

"Need your help?"

However, although he thought so in his heart, Lu Sheng still honestly played the role of a fawning villain.

"Alright, stop flattering. Go do what you need to do. If you find that guy, if possible, it's best to severely injure him. At that time, we will follow behind you and kill him!"

Kuang Hai said to Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng nodded, then glanced at the Jade Slip in his hand, his eyes flickering slightly, and then he bid farewell to the two of them and flew off in the direction indicated on the Jade Slip.

Watching Lu Sheng leave, Zhan Yun, who was behind Kuang Hai, couldn't help but sneer: "He's still a person from the Lion Demon Clan after all. What Shi Lie said was right, this person is just a lucky Junior from the Lion Demon Clan, without any backbone. If Shi Lie knew that the descendant of their Lion Demon Clan was like this, I wonder if he would be angry!"

Kuang Hai also said with a smile, "But isn't that even better? We can easily command them and use them as our meat shields and cannon fodder. For us, that's a good thing!"

Zhan Yun nodded, then took out a Jade Slip, crushed it, and scattered it casually into the ocean.

"You and I shouldn't follow too closely, otherwise, with that guy's strength, he'll easily discover our presence."

Zhan Yun said softly.

Kuang Hai nodded.

Then, the two of them widened the distance between themselves and Lu Sheng, quietly following behind Lu Sheng, neither too close nor too far, at least close enough to instantly approach once a fight broke out between the two.

Lu Sheng walked on the ocean, looking at the Jade Slip in his hand, his eyes slightly narrowed.

According to the Jade Slip's display, the Prodigy of the Beast Demon Royal Clan's Ba First Branch was not on the fifth floor; after all, the Jade Slip had not yet shown his location.

Unless he crushed the Jade Slip, he should currently be on the sixth floor.

"The sixth floor, huh? Since my profound spirit fragment hasn't detected any other profound spirit fragments vibrating yet, I estimate it's still on the sixth floor or even above the sixth floor. I'll have to go up to the sixth floor eventually!"

"In that case, there's no need to waste time on the fifth floor. I'll just go up directly!"

Lu Sheng murmured softly, then swept towards the entrance of the sixth floor.

Soon, a milky white stone tablet appeared before Lu Sheng. Lu Sheng focused his gaze and indeed saw two Heaven and Earth Power of different shapes beneath the stone tablet.

Without a sound, as Lu Sheng passed the stone tablet, he pocketed the two Heaven and Earth Power.

With Kuang Hai and the other behind him, Lu Sheng's perception naturally couldn't be escaped. He was extremely careful when doing this.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!!!

The view before him began to change and distort little by little.

The next moment, a scorching wave instantly hit Lu Sheng's face.

Even though Lu Sheng was now at the fifth-turn Golden Body Realm cultivation, under this heatwave, he was still forced to sweat.

"Hmm? This world is so scorching!"

Lu Sheng slowly opened his eyes and looked around, only to find that he was standing on a black rocky ground.

The rocky ground had numerous jagged ravines, and in those ravines, scorching lava flowed!

The scorching aura of this world clearly came from the hot lava beneath the rocky ground!

"Volcanic world, filled with endless power of fire. The temperature is very high; even a strong practitioner who has just entered the Golden Body Realm, if they rashly enter this world without preparation, could be scorched by the power of fire within this world!"

Lu Sheng's eyes narrowed slightly, recalling Shi Lie's previous description.

Lu Sheng raised his hand and glanced at the Jade Slip Kuang Hai had given him. Suddenly, the Jade Slip, which had shown no reaction in the fifth-floor ocean world, now emitted a faint light.

These lights eventually turned into blue arrows, pointing in a certain direction.

"That guy is indeed in this world!"

"And..."

Lu Sheng's eyes narrowed slightly.

In Lu Sheng's Sea of Consciousness, two profound spirit fragments trembled slightly, emitting a series of faint hums.

This was clearly the reaction from sensing the location of other profound spirit fragments!

"The profound spirit fragment is also in this world. It seems a Prodigy of the Beast Demon Royal Clan died on this floor. I just don't know if both fragments are here, or only one!"

"However, even so, I must go and see!"

Lu Sheng murmured softly in his heart, then pondered for a moment, and first swept in the direction indicated by the Jade Slip.

Not long after Lu Sheng left his original spot, the figures of Kuang Hai and Zhan Yun slowly appeared.

The two looked at Lu Sheng's figure, and Kuang Hai couldn't help but say with a smile, "It seems the Jade Slip has already found that guy's location. Now it just depends on whether that useless Shi Ming can create some opportunities for us. Even just attracting that guy's attention would be a good thing for us!"

Zhan Yun's eyes also flickered with a sharp glint. He glanced at Kuang Hai and said indifferently, "After we kill that person, you still have to come with me to find the Treant King's core! Otherwise..."

Kuang Hai's smile froze slightly, and a hint of sharpness flashed in his eyes, but it quickly returned to normal as he said with a smile.

"Of course, after all... we two are on the same side!"

Zhan Yun nodded, then took the lead and swept towards Lu Sheng's location.

Kuang Hai looked at Zhan Yun's back, his expression gradually turning cold, eventually letting out a cold snort, and followed... Lu Sheng's figure moved through the volcanic world, sweeping past patches of black rock ground, following the direction of the arrow on the Jade Slip in his hand.

The closer Lu Sheng swept towards the location indicated by the Jade Slip's arrow, the more clearly he realized that if he continued in this direction, the profound spirit fragments in his Sea of Consciousness would react even more strongly.

"Could it be..."

"Is that guy from the Ba First Branch at the profound spirit fragment's location, or has he found the profound spirit fragment?"

While Lu Sheng felt a pleasant surprise in his heart, he also couldn't help but frown tightly.

But it quickly relaxed.

No matter what, whether the profound spirit fragment was on that guy or not, it was a good thing for him.

After all... they all had to die!

Lu Sheng's lips curved slightly upwards, and his right hand involuntarily clenched. If one looked closely, they would find that in Lu Sheng's hand, he was actually holding a Heaven and Earth Power. In his palm, there seemed to be a faint suction force, refining the power of the Heaven and Earth Power little by little.

As a result, the Heaven and Earth Power within Lu Sheng's body also became denser.

If Lu Sheng hadn't suppressed it, he would have likely made another Breakthrough in his cultivation by now.

Lu Sheng's foot pressed down slightly, involuntarily speeding up a bit, quickly sweeping towards the direction of the arrow.

However, to prevent the two guys behind him from becoming suspicious, Lu Sheng did not expose his full speed, but maintained a speed that only a three-turn Golden Body Realm practitioner could achieve.

After an unknown period of time, the profound spirit fragments in Lu Sheng's Sea of Consciousness vibrated more and more rapidly, and even the light on the Jade Slip in Lu Sheng's hand became denser.

"It seems... it's nearby!"

Lu Sheng's eyes narrowed slightly, looking in the direction of the arrow.

He saw a volcano standing quietly on the ground in that direction. From time to time, one could see orange-red lava leaping out, falling into the volcanic crater, scorching everything, and emitting a scorching aura.

And near the volcanic crater, an extremely tall figure sat quietly, emanating an extremely terrifying aura.

Furthermore, this person's body also had an extremely terrifying gravitational pull, actually attracting the lava from the volcano, and together it surged into his body.

As the lava was continuously absorbed by this person, his aura also became even more terrifying.

Lu Sheng looked at this person, his eyes slightly narrowed.

He naturally recognized the guy in front of him.

It was none other than the Prodigy of the Beast Demon Royal Clan's Ba First Branch, Ba Changkong!

He was also the most Heaven-Defying talent among all the Prodigies of the Beast Demon Royal Clan, having already touched the Nirvana Realm level at an age of less than thirty.

His strength and talent were extremely terrifying.

Lu Sheng's eyeballs rolled around, looking at Ba Changkong, and shouted loudly.

"Ba Changkong, prepare to die!"

With that, his figure rushed forward quickly, with golden light covering his fist, and he smashed it towards Ba Changkong with great momentum.

Ba Changkong, who was sitting cross-legged on the volcanic crater, instantly opened his eyes and looked at Lu Sheng. At first, there was a hint of doubt in his eyes, but it quickly turned into anger.

"A mere member of the lower race, you seek death!!!"

Ba Changkong pushed out a punch, instantly colliding with Lu Sheng's fist.

Boom!!!

The terrifying force instantly slammed Lu Sheng into the volcano, his figure completely merging into the lava within the volcano.