221: Demonic Battlefield

The Heavenly Devil Battlefield is a vast space shrouded in black mist, and these black mists are Devilish Qi.

This place is like a miniature world, also having mountains, rivers, and vegetation, except that the mountains here are strangely rugged, and the plants are twisted and grotesque, resembling a paradise in the Demon Realm.

If a Mortal accidentally entered this place and unfortunately became contaminated by this Devilish Qi, they would instantly have their mind and body corroded by the Devilish Qi, transforming into a low-level Demon Race member!

However, while this Devilish Qi is dangerous for Mortals, for a World King Realm expert like Li Qi, it's nothing more than a nuisance; besides obscuring his vision and making it hard for him to see clearly, it cannot cause him any harm.

Two purple electric currents burst forth from Li Qi's eyes!

Li Qi's eyesight surged, his gaze instantly penetrating through layers of mist, allowing him to see distant places.

Thunder Light Divine Eyes!

Strands of electric currents continuously overflowed from Li Qi's eye sockets, crackling, as Li Qi scanned his surroundings, clearly seeing the nearby situation.

“Hmm?”

“Is someone over there?”

Li Qi raised an eyebrow and flew towards the distant location.

Upon flying closer, he discovered a pale-faced man lying at the foot of a pitch-black, strange tree, with a huge wound on his abdomen.

Judging by the wound's appearance, it seemed to have been torn open by a giant claw, with flesh and skin peeled back, and faintly visible, slightly squirming internal organs within.

The severely injured man seemed to sense Li Qi's approach; he struggled to open his eyes, saw Li Qi's figure, and a hint of surprise appeared on his pale, weak face.

“Brother… save me.”

“I… I was injured by a Heavenly Devil… and… can no longer move…”

The man's aura was extremely weak and miserable, as if he would die the next second, truly a sight to bring tears to the eyes and sorrow to the heart.

A faint smile also appeared on Li Qi's face: “Alright, I'll save you.”

He took a step forward, intending to help the man up.

But just then… a sudden change occurred!

The injured man suddenly lunged at Li Qi, his five fingers splayed, extending five sharp nails, and fiercely clawed at Li Qi's neck!

“Hahaha…”

“Idiot! Go to hell!”

The injured man no longer showed any weakness or misery; his expression was fierce and ruthless, he cackled strangely, and Devilish Qi emanated from his body.

The man's claw was extremely tricky and vicious, striking heavily on Li Qi's neck, and then… a shower of sparks flew out.

Both sides fell silent…

No one spoke; there was an unspeakable awkwardness in the air.

The man's expression changed from excitement to stupefaction; his confident claw only left five shallow white marks on Li Qi's neck, not even breaking Li Qi's skin.

Li Qi's expression remained calm from beginning to end, and his gaze towards the man carried a hint of playfulness.

“Is that all?”

The man's face flushed, and he tried to attack Li Qi again, but Li Qi was faster; he suddenly kicked out, heavily stomping on the man's chest, pinning him to the ground.

Terrifying immense force erupted from his foot; Li Qi's sole pressed down hard… the man's front and back chest were only a paper's thickness apart!

With his chest stomped through, the man's body trembled, his eyes bulged, and he let out a shrill scream!

But as a burst of World power erupted from Li Qi's foot… the man's scream abruptly ceased.

Potential Points + 50000

“Since you enjoy feigning death so much… I'll let you die properly!”

Li Qi sneered.

He had long seen that there was something wrong with the injured man; the other party was not human at all, but a Heavenly Devil in disguise!

After being killed by Li Qi, this Heavenly Devil revealed its true form; the man's clothes and skin gradually melted, turning into sticky flesh and blood, as if his body was covered with a layer of flesh-and-blood fungal mat, making one's scalp tingle.

And Li Qi also recognized the other party's identity: “So it's a Skin-painting Devil, a Devil Captain Rank!”

“No wonder he pretended so well just now…”

Before coming to the Heavenly Devil Battlefield, Li Qi specially visited the Four Seas Sect's Scripture Pavilion and perused the Heavenly Devil Illustrated Guide, gaining some understanding of the Heavenly Devil Race.

The Heavenly Devil Race that disguised itself to attack Li Qi was called the Skin-painting Devil; the flesh-and-blood fungal mat on their bodies allowed them to achieve almost perfect shapeshifting disguise.

If it weren't for this Heavenly Devil constantly emitting a faint killing intent towards Li Qi, which Li Qi detected as abnormal, he wouldn't have suspected the other party immediately.

The Heavenly Devil Race's Rank classification is simple and clear, divided by military ranks; from lowest to highest, the Ranks are Devil Soldier, Devil Captain, Devil Colonel, Devil General, Devil Marshal, Devil King, and so on.

This Skin-painting Devil was a Devil Captain Rank Heavenly Devil, with strength comparable to a Divine Soul Realm Martial Artist.

It just picked the wrong target; after being killed by Li Qi, it provided Li Qi with 50,000 Potential Points.

The Skin-painting Devil's demonic body still had some value and was stored by Li Qi in the palace within the Azure Void Realm.

After dealing with the Skin-painting Devil, Li Qi's mind stirred, and he sent a message to the Sword Soul in the Azure Void Realm.

“Sword Soul, I have arrived at the Heavenly Devil Battlefield. Can you sense if there are any alien Devilish Qi here?”

The Sword Soul replied: “The Devilish Qi here is mixed and difficult to distinguish. I haven't found any alien Devilish Qi in this nearby area…”

“You should go look elsewhere.”

“Alright.”

Li Qi nodded slightly, his figure flickered, and he quickly disappeared from his original spot…