Chapter 608 - 289: First Encounter with the Jiuyou Demons_2
Outside the station was a barren and immensely vast land which was cracked and desolate all over, stretching all the way to the horizon.
Additionally, the dimness in the sky made it nearly impossible to imagine any creatures living here.
In the vicinity of the station, Jiuyou Demons would not linger.
Lu Yi and his group haphazardly chose a direction and soon ventured deep into the Jiuyou Battlefield.
Along the way, Lu Yi even spotted quite a few other Immortals.
Most were Heavenly Immortals, and there were also some of True Immortal level strength, although they hadn’t yet encountered any Profound Immortals.
Although Immortals are powerful, the Sky Falling Star Domain is immensely vast, and with only seven Jiuyou Battlefields across the entire domain, there were still a notable number of Immortals present.
Even those merely conscripted for obligatory labor were numerous, not to mention others like the Yu Family Disciples who came here for training.
As they moved deeper into the wilderness, there were mountains and rifts everywhere, and in some areas, wisps of black Jiuyou Qi were leaking out.
These were phenomena caused by the Jiuyou Qi reaching a certain concentration.
Upon encountering such Jiuyou Qi, Ling Luo Peak Master would lead Lu Yi and the others around it to avoid corruption.
In fact, on the Jiuyou Battlefield, even though Jiuyou Demons were the greatest danger, such pervasive Jiuyou Qi and the omnipresent corruption were even more terrifying than the Jiuyou Demons.
“Hiss!!”
Just as the group was flying over a valley, suddenly a dark and sinister beam of light shot towards them.
The aura of the beam was strong, and its terrifying power caused the surrounding space to fluctuate.
The beam shot directly towards Ling Luo Peak Master, who had the strongest presence.
Ling Luo Peak Master slightly frowned, stretched out a hand, and a dim palm appeared, directly crushing the black beam.
After that, several presences rapidly emerged and rose, surrounding Lu Yi and the others.
Six Jiuyou Demons in total.
These Jiuyou Demons appeared to be entirely made of shadows, completely black, with both humanoid and beast forms, exuding thick black mist and emitting an extremely sinister aura.
They were even more sinister than the deeply corrupted Four-Handed Monk they had seen at the outset.
“Are these Jiuyou Demons?” Lu Yi glanced over.
He noticed that among these Jiuyou Demons, the most powerful was a humanoid one, a mighty True Immortal.
The rest of the Jiuyou Demons were all of Heavenly Immortal level.
Ling Luo Peak Master raised an eyebrow slightly and nodded, “Yes, these are Jiuyou Demons, and six appearing at once is not a small number indeed.”
The Jiuyou Demons, looking at Lu Yi and others, surged with evil energy, encompassing everyone.
Immediately, Lu Yi heard a cacophony of abrasive noises by his ears, like nails scraping on glass, like the buzzing of mosquitoes, like bizarre whispers.
All these sounds merged together, making it rather unpleasant to listen to.
However, Lu Yi found it strange that, aside from feeling a bit annoyed, he didn’t experience any other discomfort.
In contrast, Liu Ningshuang and the others all frowned deeply, including Ling Luo Peak Master.
As they frowned, the group of Jiuyou Demons suddenly transformed into dark flowing light and rushed over.
“Hmph!” Ling Luo Peak Master snorted coldly and immediately turned into a stream of light, meeting the True Immortal Jiuyou Demon head-on.
“The rest are up to you all!”
Lu Yi shrugged his shoulders, naturally having no objections.
Liu Ningshuang and the others looked somewhat pale under the influence of the bizarre noise.
“How noisy!” Jian Ruyu snorted coldly, her long sword sang as she launched a series of fierce Sword Tao Laws at one of the Jiuyou Demons.
Yun Xi, Liu Ningshuang, and Donggong Ming Yue also each executed their laws, charging at one of the Jiuyou Demons.
Lu Yi then looked towards the remaining Heavenly Immortal Peak Jiuyou Demon.
He first murmured in his mind, “I need to kill these Jiuyou Demons.”
[Task]
Kill Jiuyou Demons
Reward: Star Marrow*1000, designated Immortal Skill Level +2*3, designated Cultivation Technique Level +2*1
Accept task: Yes/No
Hmm? The rewards are quite good, huh?
After all, killing one True Immortal and five Heavenly Immortals to get a total of one thousand Star Marrow—these are quite substantial rewards.
Not to mention the rewards for designated Immortal Skill Level and Cultivation Technique Level.
The task offers extremely generous rewards.
If every Jiuyou Demon killed gives such generous rewards, Lu Yi felt that he might need to stay here a bit longer.
Lu Yi silently accepted the task, and by this time, the remaining Jiuyou Demons had already charged toward Lu Yi’s face.
It was a half-human Jiuyou Demon, the upper body resembling a human while the lower half was like a scorpion, its body emitting an extremely eerie black mist.
The Jiuyou Demon revealed a grim smile, its eyes full of sinister aura, lacking the spirituality and emotions typical of ordinary creatures.
It extended its right hand, and a rich Jiuyou Power emerged on the hand, forming a pitch-black sphere, akin to a black hole, consuming the surrounding light.
As the Jiuyou Demon amassed powerful Jiuyou Power, the noises around grew louder and more chaotic.
“Die!”
The spiritual wave of the Jiuyou Demon conveyed its intent, and the black hole in its hand moved toward Lu Yi, growing bigger as it approached and eventually eclipsing Lu Yi’s body size, aiming to engulf him.