Shen Ni Did Not Stop Him Because He Was Waiting

The Myriad Sha Abyss.

After Lu Yuan stopped above the abyss, he did not enter immediately.

From the outside,

this place was indeed far more extreme than the vicious Sha lands he had passed along the way.

The abyss was already over tens of thousands of miles wide.

Its length stretched beyond the horizon.

Thick black mist churned inside it year-round.

Occasionally, dark red lightning could be seen flashing among the Sha clouds.

Boom!

A streak of blood-colored lightning suddenly erupted from the abyss.

It pierced through the clouds in an instant.

The ferocious beasts that had followed him all backed away.

Several weaker mysterious immortal ferocious beasts even turned around on the spot.

They had only come to watch the excitement.

If they were actually made to approach the Myriad Sha Abyss,

they would never dare.

A golden immortal ferocious beast stood hundreds of thousands of miles away, staring at the abyss in terror.

"The presence here is still this terrifying."

A giant ape beside it nodded.

"Any closer, and the Sha Qi will start eating away at us."

"Why is he still hovering there?"

"He's probably sensed the danger too."

The surrounding ferocious beasts broke into discussion.

Lu Yuan was indeed observing.

There was certainly danger.

The fact that Shen Ni had taken the initiative to have Qiongqi tell him where the Myriad Sha Abyss was showed that the other party had plans of his own.

Charging straight in without a care for anything—

that was not something Lu Yuan would do.

Overwhelming everything in his path was one thing.

He still had to exercise judgment where it was needed.

Lu Yuan slowly sent his Divine Sense into the abyss.

At first, everything was normal.

Although the Sha Qi on the outskirts was dense, its effect on his Divine Sense was relatively limited.

He continued downward.

Ten thousand miles.

A hundred thousand miles.

Two hundred thousand miles...

The Sha Qi grew increasingly violent.

Lu Yuan could clearly feel his Divine Sense starting to come under attack.

It was like countless tiny blades tearing at it.

After he went deeper for some distance,

the surface of his Divine Sense was already trembling visibly.

Lu Yuan decisively withdrew it.

He did not force himself to hold out.

"It really is much fiercer than outside."

Even Divine Sense would be corroded.

Naturally, his physical body would also come under attack once it entered.

But the physical body happened to be Lu Yuan's greatest strength.

After thinking it over,

he did not descend directly.

A giant fin slowly extended.

It reached into the Myriad Sha Abyss.

The ferocious beasts behind him all widened their eyes at the sight.

"What's he doing?"

"Testing it with his body?"

"That's the Sha Qi of the Myriad Sha Abyss!"

A golden immortal ferocious bird was utterly shocked.

When ordinary cultivators tested an unfamiliar, dangerous place, they usually used spirit treasures, techniques, or avatars.

The giant beast before them was more direct.

He stuck his fin in.

Naturally, Lu Yuan had not thought about it in such complicated terms.

His own physical body was the most reliable thing he had at the moment.

Testing with anything else would be less accurate.

The dark golden giant fin gradually sank into the black mist.

When it first touched the Sha Qi on the outskirts,

he felt nothing.

It continued deeper.

A faint sting began to spread across the surface of his scales.

Vast amounts of violent, ferocious Sha poured madly toward his flesh and blood.

Lu Yuan did not resist.

He allowed some of it into his body.

A familiar power quickly appeared.

Devour.

Convert.

Absorb.

The pain did not grow worse.

Instead, it gradually weakened as his body adapted.

Lu Yuan's eyes lit up.

He could eat it.

And its quality was very high.

This small patch of Sha Qi on the outskirts alone was already close to the Sha Crystals he had swallowed before.

If he entered the depths,

the effect would surely be even better.

Lu Yuan slowly withdrew his giant fin.

The scales on its surface were completely intact.

The ferocious beasts watching from behind were all dumbfounded.

"He's fine?"

The golden immortal ferocious bird widened its eyes.

"That Sha mist just now can even corrode Divine Sense. He stuck his body straight into it, and his scales didn't even change?"

The giant ape's mouth slowly fell open.

"Why do I get the feeling... he's actually quite pleased?"

When the other ferocious beasts heard that,

they all looked at Lu Yuan.

It really was so.

There was no trace of apprehension in those enormous golden eyes.

They were plainly filled with anticipation.

Deeper within the Myriad Sha Abyss,

a wisp of an exceedingly subtle will was also watching.

The Beast Emperor Palace.

Shen Ni slowly opened his eyes.

Qiongqi, the black-armored giant, and several other ferocious beast powerhouses had also gathered in the grand hall.

At the center of the hall,

a black water mirror formed from Sha Qi floated silently.

The scene shown on its surface

was none other than the Myriad Sha Abyss.

When Qiongqi saw Lu Yuan stick his fin straight in to test it, his face visibly twitched.

He increasingly felt that many of this fellow's actions were completely beyond the habits of ordinary ferocious beasts.

The black-armored giant, meanwhile, stared at the dark golden scales, which had suffered no damage.

His eyes were full of surprise.

"The ferocious Sha on the outskirts couldn't even injure his physical body."

A ferocious beast giant beside him said gravely, "This is only the outskirts. As he continues downward, the intensity of the Sha Qi will rise rapidly."

The black-armored giant turned to look at Shen Ni.

"Your Majesty, should we activate the grand array?"

The Myriad Sha Abyss was, after all, part of the imperial court's core territory.

A large number of arrays had long since been laid within it.

If Shen Ni wanted to stop Lu Yuan from entering,

there was still more than enough time.

But Shen Ni shook his head.

"No."

"Let him in."

Qiongqi's gaze flickered.

"Your Majesty wants to see how deep he can go?"

The corners of Shen Ni's mouth rose slightly.

"That's only one reason."

His gaze settled on the water mirror.

"This emperor is even more interested in seeing just how much he can eat."

The ferocious Sha Qi throughout the Myriad Sha Abyss had accumulated over countless years.

Even if a Daluo Golden Immortal absorbed it without restraint, they could not possibly make a dent in the total reserves in a short time.

Lu Yuan's devouring ability was indeed formidable.

But just how formidable it was

could only be determined by actually testing it.

Shen Ni had already made arrangements.

Some previously sealed Sha vein passages deep within the Myriad Sha Abyss had been reopened.

If Lu Yuan really could keep going down,

the Sha Qi available to him would be far greater than usual.

Shen Ni intended to feed him.

Feed him all he could take.

He wanted to see whether there was a bottom to this giant beast's appetite.

And he wanted to see what limits, if any, there were to his talent for growth.

Once Qiongqi understood, he said no more.

He, too, stared at the water mirror.

He was just as curious.

The last time they had fought,

Lu Yuan had swallowed several of his attacks.

Compared with the Myriad Sha Abyss, that little bit of power was no more than a single hair from nine oxen.

Now that he was free to eat his fill,

what would happen?

Above the Myriad Sha Abyss,

Lu Yuan had finished testing.

Safe.

At least the outskirts were no problem at all.

As for the depths...

He would test them slowly once he got inside.

He looked back.

A vast horde of vicious beasts was still following him.

Clearly, these creatures had no intention of leaving.

Lu Yuan paid them no mind.

If they wanted to watch, let them watch.

The next moment.

He adjusted his body.

His enormous head pointed toward the Myriad Sha Abyss.

He reinforced the dark-gold curtain of light on his back a little.

The little creatures living on his back soon discovered that their surroundings were changing again.

There had been sunlight.

But it was growing darker and darker ahead.

The old white beast raised its head uneasily.

Lu Yuan had already begun to descend.

Billowing black mist drew steadily closer.

The vicious beasts watching from behind held their breath, one after another.

"He really went in!"

"He doesn't mean to stop at all!"

"He's going farther down!"

The Golden Immortal vicious bird's voice rose higher and higher.

Lu Yuan's figure was gradually swallowed by the black Sha mist.

Finally.

Even his tail, nearly ninety thousand li long, vanished into the entrance to the abyss.

Inside the Beast Emperor Palace.

Shen Ni watched the scene in the water mirror and slowly leaned back against the imperial throne.

"Very good."

"Let this emperor see just how deep you can go."