144: Make a plan! Six-winged blood bat!

“Ah… yes, we really do need to discuss it thoroughly.”

Li Shengyuan nodded repeatedly in agreement, no longer looking at Yue Xiyan’s exquisite profile.

He took out Ye Hangzhou's Locking Demon Tower, handed it to Yue Xiyan, and said, “Sister Yan, take this Locking Demon Tower. When I draw the attention of the experts from the Demonic Cult and the Demon Barbarians, you can use the Locking Demon Tower to find the Insectoid Queen.”

“Even if it can emit a second-grade aura, as long as it hasn't undergone the Heavenly Tribulation, it's not a true second-grade. It won't be much stronger than a third-grade. If you can catch it off guard and directly bring it into the Locking Demon Tower, that would be best!”

“If not, then use the insect repellent that Ye Hangzhou guy developed to deal with it!”

“Mm.” Yue Xiyan nodded, taking the Locking Demon Tower, then fell into contemplation as she looked at the Locking Demon Tower in her hand.

Immediately after, Li Shengyuan looked at Yue Xiyan with a serious expression and said, “Sister Yan, remember, your own safety is paramount. If anything feels off, retreat immediately!”

Yue Xiyan looked up, meeting Li Shengyuan's solemn and concerned gaze, then nodded and softly responded, “Mm… You too, be careful.”

Feeling Yue Xiyan’s concern, Li Shengyuan smiled slightly, “I will try my best to hold off those experts and give you enough time to find the Insectoid Queen and deal with her.”

After thinking for a moment, Li Shengyuan also took out the teleportation array disc and handed it to Yue Xiyan.

“Sister Yan, take this as well. If you encounter a life-or-death crisis, just use it to teleport away.”

But this time, Yue Xiyan did not reach out to take it. Instead, she looked directly into Li Shengyuan's eyes and said in a deep voice, “You need it more than I do, fighting all those experts outside!”

Li Shengyuan took Yue Xiyan's hand, forcefully pushed the array disc into her hand, and said with a confident smile, “I might as well tell Sister Yan, don't say I'm bragging, but I actually don't take the third-grade experts from the Demon Barbarians and the Demonic Cult present here seriously. Even if it's one person against ten, I'm not afraid in the slightest!”

“I'm being so cautious only to guard against a second-grade Great Devil from the Demonic Cult being here!”

He was extremely confident in his current strength. If he really fought ten third-grades, even if he couldn't kill them all, he could easily leave afterwards.

The only thing that made him wary was the terrifying power of second-grade experts!

He had never seen a second-grade expert go all out and didn't know their methods, but Li Shengyuan felt that as long as he underwent a demonic transformation and used the divine abilities he comprehended from the Chaotic Divine Demon Contemplation Method, he wouldn't be inferior to a second-grade!

Doing all of this was simply for caution!

To prevent the Demonic Cult from having any other tricks up their sleeve…

Yue Xiyan stared blankly at Li Shengyuan, who wore a confident smile. Even with her normally calm disposition, she felt a shock at this moment, her emotions somewhat stirred.

He was already this strong?

Yue Xiyan couldn't help but be lost in thought, not even noticing that Li Shengyuan was still holding her delicate hand.

Li Shengyuan then continued with a smile, “So, Sister Yan, just take the teleportation array disc. The situation underground is complex, and you're not familiar with it. It would be difficult to escape danger if you encountered it.”

After speaking, he released Yue Xiyan's hand.

Only then did Yue Xiyan realize that her hand had been held by Li Shengyuan for quite some time.

A blush unconsciously appeared on her ears. She didn't know why her face was getting redder and redder…

Perhaps it was too cold in the Far North, and she was frozen?

It must be like that, Yue Xiyan thought to herself.

She then no longer refused and nodded, accepting the teleportation array disc.

Looking down at the array disc in her hand, she didn't dare to look up at Li Shengyuan and said calmly, “I will come up from underground as quickly as possible, and then we'll teleport away together!”

“Good!” Li Shengyuan nodded with a smile.

“Then it's settled. I'll go in alone first to scout the situation. It would be best if I could kill one or two third-grades first to put some pressure on them.”

Then he said with a serious expression, “Sister Yan, you must hide well. If no second-grade Great Devil appears, then you must not go underground!”

“If there are truly only third-grades guarding here, wait until I've killed them all, and then we'll go underground together to deal with the Insectoid Queen!”

Yue Xiyan nodded gently. Judging by the killing intent emanating from Li Shengyuan, Yue Xiyan was certain that if there truly were no second-grade existences here, then this insect nest was going to suffer greatly…

It just depended on whether they would underestimate Li Shengyuan.

After everything was ready, Li Shengyuan concealed his aura and slowly entered the underground world, following the insect swarm's path…

The ancient demonic patterns on Li Shengyuan's body began to glow, and a demonic aura emanated from him. The creatures here had frequent contact with the Demonic Cult, so encountering him would surely make them lower their guard.

It would be much easier to launch a sneak attack.

After absorbing a trace of ancient demonic essence, Li Shengyuan no longer needed the system to help him convert demonic energy. Once the ancient demonic form was activated, it was far purer than that of those who cultivated demonic arts in the Demonic Cult!

Moreover, the divine and demonic heavenly anomaly he triggered during his breakthrough was a well-known fact. If he truly engaged in battle using his ancient demonic body, no one would say there was anything wrong with him.

After hiding his aura all the way and entering the underground world with the insect swarm, Li Shengyuan truly realized how vast this underground world was!

The paths branched out in all directions, just like a labyrinth!

It was easy to go in and find the Insectoid Queen; just follow the insects transporting blood food. But it would be difficult to get out safely…

Li Shengyuan didn't even know how these insects found their way; he was somewhat impressed by them.

Looking at the underground passages here, Li Shengyuan had a familiar feeling and couldn't help but think of the underground world beneath Minister Suns Residence in the capital, which had already been executed.

No wonder it was dug so well. Now that he saw it, it turned out they were all professionals!

Perhaps they even took some from here, just to dig the underground world…

As he gradually went deeper, the passages became wider.

The Far North was perpetually cold and frozen, and the soil and rocks were extremely hard, with good load-bearing capacity, so they wouldn't collapse.

Just as Li Shengyuan was going deeper, a sudden shout came from his ear.

“Who goes there, daring to trespass here without permission!”

Li Shengyuan was instantly startled. Had he been exposed already?

Ye Hangzhou's concealment artifact was too unreliable, wasn't it?

Since that's the case…

Li Shengyuan was about to unleash his power and instantly kill the fiend, but suddenly, there was a shift in front of him, and a tall, thin figure appeared directly before his eyes.

He saw the figure smiling at Li Shengyuan, saying, “So it's a friend from the Demonic Cult. I thought this place was being invaded!”

Looking at the tall, thin, humanoid male demon in front of him, who was taller than two of him, with blood-red eyes and pointed ears, Li Shengyuan was a little confused.

How did he discover him?

However, the ancient demonic aura on his body seemed to have worked, at least it fooled this demon.

Li Shengyuan couldn't help but ask curiously, “I clearly concealed my aura, how did you discover me?”

The male demon smiled smugly, “My true form is a Six-Winged Blood Bat. My perception is strong, and I can clearly sense objects passing by me. Concealing one's aura is useless to me!”

Li Shengyuan suddenly understood. So that was it. He had heard of the Six-Winged Blood Bat's reputation and didn't expect to encounter one in this cursed place. Thankfully, the ancient demonic essence had served him well!

The Six-Winged Blood Bat didn't doubt Li Shengyuan's identity. Such a thick and pure demonic aura, it had only seen it in the Demonic Cult, and rarely had anyone been able to compare to it, so there was no mistake.

However, it still asked in confusion, “I haven't heard that any friends from the Demonic Cult would be coming here recently?”