168: Chapter 168 Legendary First Battle
“...?”
A question mark appeared above the Earth Demon's head. Was such speed really something a Gold Rank Professional could possess?
The shocked Earth Demon followed the direction the two had left, chasing at its fastest speed.
However, no matter how it chased, it could never sense their figures again.
Its own speed was slower than those two beings, and after chasing for a minute, the Earth Demon could only helplessly accept this reality.
This made the Earth Demon, which was already Legend Rank Two, feel very incredulous; a mere Gold Rank existence had a speed exceeding Legend Rank Two.
Fang Yuan wasn't joking when he said he was confident he could escape from a Legendary Rank Four; using the speed-enhancing attributes within Myriad Laws Return to Origin, his speed was completely on par with a Legendary Rank Four.
Furthermore, monsters of the Earth Demon type generally have average speed, so this Earth Demon, being only Legend Rank Two, naturally couldn't catch him.
Unwilling to give up, the Earth Demon continued to follow the traces on the ground, its pride as a strong being preventing it from abandoning the chase... “That monster shouldn't follow us anymore, right?”
After madly dashing for several minutes with Gu Yue, covering over a hundred kilometers, Fang Yuan stopped, his breathing steady and face calm.
After a straight dash, his current location was already fifty to sixty kilometers away from the intersection of the Earth Demon Territory and Tianlan Star.
Unwilling to stray too far from the demarcation line, he finally stopped; otherwise, if he continued to dash like this, he wouldn't know which corner of the world he would end up in.
“Let's continue searching for rare treasures.”
Behind Fang Yuan, Sister Gu Yue, her cheeks slightly flushed, quietly withdrew her right hand, then calmly suggested.
Being led by the young man's right hand and dashing for over a hundred kilometers, no matter how calm she was, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
Fang Yuan, whose attention was entirely focused on observing the surroundings, did not notice the unusual state of the person beside him.
Hearing her say she wanted to search for treasures, he agreed and began searching for rare treasures in the vicinity.
This place had not been explored by any living beings, and after only a short while, the energy detector showed a large green dot.
This was a Silver Rank rare treasure, and just as Fang Yuan was about to absorb its energy, the massive Earth Demon reappeared in his perception.
“What's wrong?”
Gu Yue looked at him, puzzled, as he suddenly looked to one side. With her perception range of only sixteen to seventeen thousand meters, she didn't sense that the Legendary Rank monster had followed them again.
“That Legendary Rank Earth Demon has caught up again. Let's leave the Earth Demon Territory first...”
Facing the reappearance of the powerful Earth Demon, Fang Yuan knew that this monster would likely continue to track him.
To completely shake off this monster, the only thing he could think of at the moment was to leave the Earth Demon Territory.
Fang Yuan was not afraid of this Legend Rank Two Earth Demon, but fighting a monster in the Earth Demon Territory was a foolish choice.
This was the monster's main base, and engaging in battle here would only put him in grave danger.
After speaking, Fang Yuan once again took Sister Gu Yue's hand and then sped up towards the boundary between the two worlds.
“...!”
Gu Yue, being pulled, looked a bit disheveled. Being dragged along at supersonic speeds, the extreme velocity made her feel like a kite, her entire body stretched into a long strip.
The strong wind distorted her face slightly, and looking at the rapidly flashing scenery around her, Gu Yue could only helplessly accept her current predicament.
Her speed was relatively slower, roughly that of Legend Rank One, and at this speed, she could easily be caught by the Earth Demon behind them.
Therefore, in Fang Yuan's opinion, traveling by himself was the best option at the moment... As soon as it caught up, it saw the two fellows dashing away again. The Earth Demon, with a somber face, continued to pursue them.
Wherever the ninety-five-meter-tall Earth Demon passed, all other monsters ceased their movements. It wasn't until a long time after it had passed, and its aura had completely dissipated, that the weaker monsters dared to resume their activities... Twelve minutes later, Fang Yuan successfully led Gu Yue across the boundary and returned to Tianlan Star.
Upon returning to Tianlan Star, although it was still a misty expanse, Fang Yuan felt incredibly refreshed. The monster factors in the surroundings were less than one percent of those in the Earth Demon Territory.
“Sister Gu Yue, you go back to the Demon Defense Fortress first and contact the Legend Rank Professional there. Tell them that a Legendary Rank monster might appear.”
After leaving the affected area of the Earth Demon Territory by three thousand meters, Fang Yuan stopped, released Gu Yue, and let her return to the Demon Defense Fortress to request assistance.
As for himself, he stood in place, turning to look directly into the mist ahead. After Gu Yue left, Fang Yuan even returned to the Earth Demon Territory.
In the vast mist, Fang Yuan held a Silver Rank rare treasure, absorbing its energy while waiting for the monster to arrive.
Rumble!!
A massive figure nearly a hundred meters tall fell from a hundred meters in the air, its heavy body delivering a huge impact to the ground.
“You tiny thing, how dare you face me directly here.”
The Earth Demon, Juzhi, with its millstone-sized eyes, looked down at the tiny Fang Yuan below. Having chased for so long, it wanted to immediately smash this little thing that it desired to kill into dust.
The monsters' instinct is to eliminate all intelligent beings, and even with intelligence, they have not abandoned this instinct.
“Die!”
A colossal sound erupted. Juzhi's enormous right hand clenched into a fist, carrying terrifying energy, instantly forming a thousand-meter pressure field, and struck downwards.
The words Juzhi spoke were in the Universal World Language, and Fang Yuan, having just encountered it, did not understand what it was saying.
“Myriad Laws Return to Origin...”
Fang Yuan pushed his hands upwards, releasing one attribute energy after another. The colorful energies combined, transforming into an indestructible sharp edge.
This was his first full-power attack after reaching Gold Rank Ten.
The seventy percent amplification of Return to Void caused Myriad Laws Return to Origin to display immense power before Juzhi. The vast, colorful energy transformed into a sky-piercing blade, meeting the incoming giant fist.
Juzhi's punch descended, landing heavily on the energy blade. The outcome was not as it had imagined, with the target below being smashed into a bloody pulp.
Puff!!
There was no massive collision sound; the moment they made contact, the sharp edge pierced straight through.
Juzhi's proactive strike had an adverse effect; its downward punch added force to the energy blade.
The sharp edge broke through directly, and its colossal fists were split in half by the blade, all the way to the arm joints, before Juzhi reacted and stopped its downward attack.
It had initially thought the target was merely an ant, but now, a strange chill rose in its heart. Juzhi's massive eyes looked suspiciously at the small figure beneath the energy blade.
This was definitely a fellow with Legendary Rank combat power, and its strength would not be lower than its own.
After their first encounter and experiencing Fang Yuan's strength, Juzhi no longer underestimated him due to his Rank aura.
Taking him seriously, its huge body floated upwards, and the flesh of its arms, which had been split in half by the blade, wriggled, rejoining in moments.
Only a scar where the flesh had turned over remained; otherwise, it was hard to tell that the arm had been severed.
Crack!! Crack!!
The floating, massive figure surged with energy. Juzhi, now serious, had earthy-brown scales erupting all over its body, completely enveloping it. The neat and dense scales resembled a suit of armor.
Clang!!
The energy blade shot skyward, its sharp edge scraping against the scales.
The blade failed to break through the scales' defense, leaving only a scratch no deeper than ten centimeters.
To Juzhi's enormous body, this was a minuscule mark.