167: twin?

"Damn! We're rich!"

Deep within the Chaotic Plains, an excited cry rang out—one that didn't belong to a demon beast.

Da Qing's sturdy frame was clad only in a tank top. He held a pile of precious spirit plants in his arms, a wide grin plastered across his face.

Not only him, but everyone else was also beaming with joy.

"Holy crap! This trip was definitely worth it! The younger generation really has the skills!"

"With so many cultivation resources, even a pig could cultivate into a god. Those beasts don't know how to use them; they're truly idiots!"

"And this is just a small area. Tsk tsk, the demon beasts' rear is wide open. It's like we're just picking up money. This feels great!"

"..."

Da Qing put away the natural treasures and looked toward the distance. "That kid is the captain, after all. How did he disappear on his own?"

"Da Qing, it's not nice to talk behind someone's back!"

Fang Bai's voice came from the shadow behind him.

Da Qing raised an eyebrow. "Your domain can cover such a distance, kid?"

Fang Bai chuckled. "I'm a natural-born genius, Rank Seven in dual elements! It's only logical that my domain is twice the size of a normal Rank Seven's, right?"

Da Qing spoke up, "This area has been completely looted. Where to next?"

Fang Bai said in surprise, "So fast? Are the brothers being that efficient?"

This time, they had ventured deep into the Chaotic Plains. Led by Fang Bai with Da Qing as the Vice-Captain and a dozen elites, they had already been here for two hours.

Fortunately, with Fang Bai clearing the path, they hadn't encountered many demon beasts along the way. Even when they did, Fang Bai handled them personally.

Everyone had a gut feeling that Fang Bai seemed extremely keen on killing demon beasts.

It wasn't out of hatred; it was more like... well, like how they felt picking up money. This was damn well borderline creepy!

Da Qing chuckled. "The brothers have been stuck in the stronghold for so long, they've never seen anything like this. It's like country folk going into the city for a 'five-finger discount'..."

Everyone: ...You sure have a way with metaphors. Ignorance is truly terrifying!

Fang Bai was also speechless for a moment before saying, "Anyway, I have one piece of good news and two pieces of bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"

"Huh?"

Da Qing was stunned. "What are you talking about?"

"The good news is that those demon beasts have found us and are quickly closing in to surround us!"

?

How is that good news?

"The first piece of bad news is that I've already wiped them all out. You won't get a chance to fight!"

Everyone's expressions turned strange.

Are you out of your mind?

Buddy, didn't you get those mixed up?

"And the other piece of bad news: on the main battlefield, the demon beasts are showing signs of collapse. There's a high probability they'll retreat. We don't have much time left!"

Hearing this, everyone's faces immediately turned solemn.

This was indeed bad news!

"So I suggest you split up into pairs and quickly gather the spirit plants in the surrounding area! I'll try to expand your range of activity as much as possible by clearing out the nearby demon beasts!"

Da Qing nodded. "Understood. You be careful. If you run into a strong enemy, run if you have to!"

"Don't worry! When it comes to running away, I'm a professional!"

After Fang Bai finished speaking, the power of his clone vanished.

Da Qing looked at the others and said in a heavy voice, "You all heard him. No more talk. Pairs, cooperate with each other. Remember, if you encounter danger, protecting the resources comes first!"

These resources were extremely important to humanity—more precious than their own lives!

Everyone nodded in agreement.

On the other side, Fang Bai was currently standing on a pile of demon beast corpses. His gaze fell on the distance, in the direction of the Little Sun Country's defense line.

"So fierce!"

Fang Bai had also sensed the fall of a Rank Eight demon beast—an acquaintance, the Scarlet Demon.

It must have been Old Man Qiu and Ten Thousand Dragons who made their move.

There were only three Demon Lords in the Chaotic Plains, and now only one remained. From the looks of it, their defeat was certain.

"Time to get to work."

With a mutter, Fang Bai's figure also quickly disappeared.

Although he was also in a hurry to kill demon beasts, the most important thing was still protecting Da Qing and the others.

And so, over the next few hours, Da Qing and the others frantically ventured deeper into the Chaotic Plains.

They were also rapidly looting resources.

Fang Bai acted as the vanguard. Any demon beast they encountered, regardless of whether it was Rank One or higher, was killed instantly!

Through the massive slaughter, Fang Bai also received a large amount of Alien Energy feedback!

However, at the Rank Seven level, Fang Bai's progress in improving himself by killing demon beasts had started to slow down.

At Rank Seven, every minor breakthrough was a qualitative change!

Fang Bai was currently only at the peak of the early Rank Seven!

If breaking through from the early peak to the middle stage was measured on a scale of ten, he was only at six.

Of course, this was mainly because Fang Bai hadn't killed any high-rank demon beasts, as most of them were in the direction of the battlefield!

Without realizing it, Fang Bai and the others had ventured deep into a familiar place.

"Back again!"

Fang Bai looked at the familiar scene before him and sighed in wonder.

Wasn't this the place where he first arrived at the Chaotic Plains?

Tiger Roar Forest.

"I wonder if Chen Xi has kicked the bucket yet."

Thinking of that woman from the God Usurping Society, Fang Bai was quite curious. Logically speaking, Chen Xi was only Rank Six and shouldn't have been able to survive.

But he didn't care much. Things were different now; he no longer took her seriously.

"I wonder if my old friend is still here?"

Fang Bai looked at the Tiger Roar Forest, a strange smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

His Alien Energy directly invaded the Tiger Roar Forest, and he soon sensed a powerful aura!

"Who?!"

A terrifying beastly roar rang out, followed by a massive dark shadow charging out from the depths of the forest!

"Yo! You really know how to lay low! You didn't even go to join the battle!"

Fang Bai said with a chuckle.

The newcomer was none other than the Tiger Demon. It had been observing the movements on the battlefield when it suddenly sensed a dangerous aura approaching.

But when it saw it was Fang Bai, it froze.

"Human, it's actually you?!"

The Tiger Demon naturally remembered Fang Bai; it was this human who had turned its Tiger Roar Forest upside down.

Fang Bai greeted it, "Haven't seen you in a few days. Why do you look so pathetic again, Old Tiger?"

The Tiger Demon stared at him intently. "Human, I spared your life back then, yet you didn't cherish it and actually dare to come back and court death!"

Fang Bai revealed a strange smile. "Oh? Court death? Are you sure?"

The aura on his body leaked out, not at all weaker than the Tiger Demon's middle Rank Seven!

The Tiger Demon's face changed drastically!

"How is this possible?!"

Rank Seven?

This human is already Rank Seven?

Is this some kind of sick joke?

Wasn't he only Rank Six a few days ago?

This ant actually grew this fast?

"Human, where is your brother?"

Fang Bai was thrown off by its sudden question. "What brother?"

The Tiger Demon said in a low voice, "Stop pretending! You're twins, aren't you?"

Fang Bai's lip twitched.

Twins, my foot!

Since when did demon beasts get so creative with their nonsense?