In an instant, the atmosphere grew tense to the extreme.
The Rabbit Demon girl sprang up, a pair of gleaming short blades appearing in her hands as she warily pointed them at Li Su. Her pale face was filled with terror and tension.
She had clearly mistaken Li Su for some threatening demon plant or spirit creature.
Li Su's thoughts raced.
Her strength appeared to be around the early Earth Immortal stage as well, and she was injured, so she posed little threat to him.
But if they fought, the commotion would likely draw the attention of those powerful cultivators fighting over the treasure ahead. That would be a true catastrophe.
He had to calm her down!
He immediately sent a peaceful, harmless thought through his divine sense. "Fellow Daoist, there is no need to panic. I mean you no harm.
I am merely taking temporary shelter here and observing the situation ahead."
Upon receiving the divine-sense transmission, the Rabbit Demon girl was visibly stunned. The fear in her eyes receded slightly, but her vigilance remained. She still gripped her short blades tightly as she cautiously asked through divine sense, "You... what are you? A plant spirit?
Why are you here?" Her voice came through divine sense, crisp yet carrying a hint of weakness and trembling.
"I am a bamboo-type spiritual root that was fortunate enough to attain the Dao. My Daoist name is... Mo Xing."
Li Su casually gave himself a name and continued sending his thoughts. "As for why I am here, I imagine my reasons are the same as yours. I was drawn here by the phenomenon, but my strength is too low to dare enter such a dangerous place."
The Rabbit Demon girl carefully examined Li Su. Though his bamboo form was strange and his aura deep, he truly showed no aggression, and the array around him was merely for concealment. Only then did she relax a little, lowering her short blades slightly while still keeping a safe distance.
"So... so that's how it is." She patted her chest as though letting out a breath. "This little demon is Zhiwei. Greetings, Fellow Daoist Mo Xing. I was rude just now."
She seemed rather innocent by nature. Seeing that Li Su appeared harmless, she withdrew her hostility.
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Zhiwei," Li Su replied, then asked, "You appear to be in a hurry. It seems you did not come merely to seek treasure?"
At this, the Rabbit Demon girl named Zhiwei immediately showed grief, indignation, and lingering fear. Her eyes reddened as she said:
"To be honest, Fellow Daoist, this little demon is from a branch of the Jade Rabbit Clan on the Green Rain Plains, several million li away. Some days ago, my clan accidentally discovered a small Moon Essence Stone vein. We thought it was a sign that our clan's fortune was rising, but who knew the news would leak and attract the covetous eyes of the wolf demons from Black Fiend Ridge... They raided my clan last night. The elders fought desperately to hold them back, allowing me to escape with several Moon Essence Stone Cores passed down through the clan..."
Her voice choked as she continued, "I fled all the way here in a panic and accidentally entered this desolate desert. Then I saw the heavenly phenomenon from afar, with chaotic energy everywhere. I wanted to use it to evade my pursuers, but I never expected... I never expected this place to be even more dangerous!"
Still shaken, she glanced toward the sand pit ahead, where the battle remained earthshaking.
Li Su listened silently and understood. So she had suffered an undeserved disaster and been dragged into this.
The Primordial World was a place where the strong devoured the weak. Such things were likely all too common.
"The pursuers..." Li Su had just been about to ask whether they were still nearby when his expression suddenly changed, his divine sense violently stirring!
At the same time, Rabbit Demon Zhiwei's face turned deathly pale as she stared in terror toward the direction from which she had come.
In the distant sky, three streams of foul, black demon wind were speeding toward them with overwhelming force!
Within those demon winds were three wolf demons over ten feet tall, with wolf heads and humanoid bodies. They wielded bone blades and sharp claws, their murderous aura surging! The leader was clearly at the peak Earth Immortal stage, while the other two were also late-stage Earth Immortals!
They clearly possessed some special tracking method and had accurately locked onto Zhiwei's location!
"Oh no! They caught up!" Zhiwei paled in fright and spun in circles anxiously. "What do we do? What do we do..."
Ahead lay a dangerous place where powerful cultivators were locked in battle, while behind her were vicious pursuers. There was no path to heaven and no door into the earth!
Li Su's heart sank as well.
These three wolf demons were not weak, especially their leader, who was at the peak Earth Immortal stage. Li Su could not possibly confront him head-on in his current state. And if they fought here, he would definitely be exposed!
"Hehehe! Little rabbit, let's see where you can run now!" The wolf demon leader's sinister laughter carried over from afar as the demon wind rushed closer!
At the critical moment, Li Su made a swift decision.
He instantly removed his concealment array and shouted at Zhiwei, "Come here! Hide underground behind me!"
Zhiwei froze. Though she did not understand why, Li Su's urgent tone allowed no doubt, and he did not seem to mean her harm. Instinctively, she flew behind his bamboo body as instructed.
She then used an earth escape technique and swiftly sank beneath the sand, leaving only an extremely faint trace of aura concealed by the aura of Li Su's bamboo roots.
The moment Zhiwei finished hiding, the three demon winds crashed down and landed not far in front of Li Su, revealing three savage wolf demons.
They immediately saw Li Su standing atop the sand dune, as well as the obvious traces of an earth escape technique having just been used behind him.
"Hm? A bamboo spirit?" The wolf demon leader's scarlet eyes swept over Li Su, flashing with surprise before he snarled:
"You there, bamboo spirit. Have you seen a Rabbit Demon flee here? Tell us obediently, and I will spare your life!"
Li Su's bamboo body remained motionless as he calmly replied through divine sense, "I have not seen her."
"Bullshit!" One of the wolf demons sniffed the air and shouted, "Boss, her scent vanished around here! It must have something to do with this bamboo! Maybe he hid her!"
The wolf demon leader's gaze immediately turned vicious. "Bamboo spirit, I'll ask you one last time. Where is that Rabbit Demon? Otherwise, I'll pull you out by the roots and split you into firewood!"
The powerful pressure of a peak Earth Immortal, mixed with a bloodthirsty murderous aura, crashed down upon Li Su!
Li Su's bamboo body sank slightly, and the halo of Star Evil Body Protection automatically flared across his surface, resisting the pressure. His divine sense remained steady. "I said, I have not seen her."
"Seeking death!" The wolf demon leader completely lost patience. With a furious roar, his claw tore through the black wind with a piercing shriek as it lunged at Li Su's bamboo body! In his eyes, a bamboo spirit at the middle Earth Immortal stage could be destroyed with a casual strike!
Just as the claw was about to reach him!
The array runes Li Su had prepared long ago suddenly lit up across his bamboo body!
"Bind!"
It was neither an attack nor a defense, but a Root Entanglement Array he had just devised by combining the Minor Chiliad Array Analysis with the characteristics of his own roots!
Buzz!
Beneath the black sand within several dozen yards, countless sturdy phantom bamboo roots flickering with dark light burst forth. Like spiritual serpents, they wildly coiled around the legs and bodies of the three wolf demons!
At the same time, he transmitted a message underground. "Fellow Daoist Zhiwei, use your earth escape technique to disrupt the ground and interfere with them!"
Hearing this beneath the sand, Zhiwei did not understand why, but she immediately followed his instructions and used her earth escape technique. Though it was not very powerful, it was enough to make the sand beneath the wolf demons' feet loose and unstable!
The three wolf demons had not expected the bamboo spirit to possess such a strange method. Caught off guard, they were instantly bound tightly by countless phantom roots.
Though their strength was immense and they could shatter many roots in an instant, the roots kept emerging without end. Coupled with the loosened sand beneath their feet, they were briefly hindered, their movements slowing for a moment!
That moment was enough!
Li Su's bamboo body shot backward as he shouted, "Go!"
The sand below exploded, and Zhiwei burst out with it, following Li Su as they fled toward the rear flank!
"Roar! Bastard! Chase them!" The wolf demon leader flew into a rage. Demon Energy erupted from his body, instantly shattering the phantom roots around him as he took the lead in pursuit! The other two wolf demons also roared as they broke free and followed closely behind.
However, they had chased for less than a hundred yards.
Without looking back, Li Su lightly swayed his bamboo branches, sending out a nearly imperceptible strand of Soul-Devouring Dark Light. Its target was not the strongest leader, but one of the late-stage Earth Immortal wolf demons!
The wolf demon was charging forward at full speed when his soul suddenly throbbed with pain. His vision went dark, and he staggered, his speed dropping sharply!
With that brief delay, Li Su and Zhiwei had already widened the distance. Li Su also set up another simple Illusion Array to obstruct the view behind them.
"Damn it!" Seeing this, the wolf demon leader was so enraged that he nearly exploded, yet he had no choice but to slow down slightly and wait for his subordinate.
The chase resumed at the edge of the Black Desert.
Li Su remained calm. He did not expect to shake off a peak Earth Immortal wolf demon. He only needed to open enough distance, then... lure them toward the chaotic battlefield ahead!
Diverting disaster onto others was their only chance of survival!
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