279: Weird Wu Yuan

That was a piercing scream.

Its source, surprisingly, was the stone tablet in the center of the great hall.

"What?! How can there be one that's not completely dead?!"

The burly man's face turned pale with shock.

And you quickly asked him about the stone tablet.

"This... this..."

"Alas, these stone tablets are actually demons suppressed here by my Hongwu Ancestral Master."

"They are immortal, but as time passes, they will be refined into a blood essence by the great array beneath the ground."

"This time, I also followed the Ancestral Master's dying wish to come here and collect the blood essence."

"Blood essence?"

Looking at the 'panicked' burly man, a deep sense of doubt arose in your heart.

Clearly, his explanation likely concealed something.

But at this moment, you had no time to worry about such things.

Because you could clearly feel the warning brought to you by Crisis Awareness.

It was intensifying, even more so than when you faced Jiang Yong in the past.

"Jiang Yong, suppress that demon!"

"Yes!"

Jiang Yong responded, and immediately launched an attack on the demon under the stone tablet.

The demon let out cries of agony.

It struggled constantly, trying to break free from the stone tablet and escape the suppression there.

However, the Seal power of the stone tablet was extremely strong; the demon could not break free no matter what!

As time passed, painful wails echoed throughout the entire great hall.

And the demon's aura gradually weakened.

But just then, an unexpected change occurred.

All the surrounding stone tablets suddenly began to wail.

Their voices were either delicate or rough, but without exception, they were filled with pain.

"What kind of hellish place is this?"

"So eerie, how could it possibly trigger a warning from the Year Wheel Gift?!"

For a moment, countless thoughts flashed through your mind.

But before you could figure anything out, a stone tablet suddenly burst open, and a blood-soaked humanoid creature rushed out from within.

What a sight it was.

Its face was hideous, and its body was covered in blood.

It was also riddled with various large and small gashes, from which a mysterious and profound energy emanated.

"Kill! Kill them all!!!"

The demon attacked you the moment it appeared.

Its methods were extremely sharp; in just the blink of an eye, it had unleashed thousands of sharp blades.

"Clang!!!"

The sound of metal clashing echoed through the great hall.

But the one who blocked these attacks was neither you nor Jiang Yong.

It was that burly man!

At this moment, his face no longer held any panic, only an endless greed!

His excitement was palpable, causing him to laugh uproariously.

"Hahahahaha..."

"Wood Spirit, I didn't expect you not only to survive the Seal but also to break free."

"Truly impressive."

"It's a pity, today you are destined to become the nourishment for my Wu Yuan's Primordial Spirit Major Achievement!"

Before his words fell.

Wu Yuan's vast and abyssal blood Qi intensified by another third.

He absorbed all the energy emanating from the Wood Spirit, forming an extremely strange aura.

You didn't know what Wu Yuan intended to do, but he certainly had ill intentions.

Because the moment that aura appeared, you felt another warning from Crisis Awareness.

"Alright, let's deal with this person first."

Because Wu Yuan gave you such a strange feeling, to be safe, you immediately hurled a Fatal Strike at him.

In an instant, a large Seal appeared out of thin air.

Although the Hongwu World lacked the power of incense, which meant its appearance hadn't changed.

But this was clearly enough.

The Spiritual Qi and Dao Yuan in the Hongwu World were far denser than in the Upper Heavens.

At this moment, the Fatal Strike had only absorbed the energy of more than half of the Secret Realm, reaching a level sufficient to kill Wu Yuan.

"Hahahahaha, a mere trick!"

"Once my Primordial Spirit reaches Major Achievement, I will make you beg for life and death!"

Wu Yuan let out a long howl and charged directly at the Wood Spirit!

And the great Seal formed by the Fatal Strike was completely ignored by him!

But in the next moment...

Wu Yuan regretted it!

Initially, he was still immersed in the joy of his Primordial Spirit being on the verge of Major Achievement.

But as the great Seal approached, he suddenly felt a deathly aura rush straight to his head!

This was an unstoppable force.

At this moment, Wu Yuan even felt that even if his Primordial Spirit reached Major Achievement, he would still be reduced to dust by this attack!

"How is this possible..."

Wu Yuan stood frozen, not moving an inch.

He seemed to have foreseen his own death, with a sense of resigned acceptance.

But just as Wu Yuan closed his eyes, waiting for death.

His eyeballs suddenly turned stark white.

A sinister and terrifying Soul took over Wu Yuan's body, raising its hand to strike at the great Seal!

"Rumble rumble rumble..."

The two powerful auras made the entire Secret Realm tremble.

It was tottering, as if it could collapse at any moment.

But thankfully, in the next moment, the victor was decided.

The great Seal shone brightly, instantly sending Wu Yuan's body flying, smashing him into a puddle of blood.

"Jiang Yong!"

"Capture that Soul!"

You shouted loudly.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yong instantly appeared beside Wu Yuan's corpse and began to fight with the mysterious Soul.

The Soul's strength was formidable; even in its current state, it was no less powerful than Jiang Yong.

However...

A Soul body was ultimately just rootless duckweed.

Without replenishment, it quickly fell into a disadvantage after dozens of exchanges with Jiang Yong.

It wanted to escape, but Jiang Yong continuously pursued and intercepted it.

Until finally, the mysterious Soul was completely defeated and captured by Jiang Yong!

"My Lord, this fiend has been captured!"

"Hmm, put it away for now!"

You nodded lightly, not asking Jiang Yong to do anything to it.

Because right now, there was something more important waiting for you.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!!!!"

Several stone tablets continuously emitted cracking sounds.

And you could clearly feel the powerful auras contained within them.

"Alas, so be it..."

"Since Wu Yuan can absorb the energy from the Wood Spirit, perhaps the demon in the rightmost stone tablet can also be used by me."