Blood Crystal Invites Disaster

In an instant, the atmosphere became extremely tense.

The young Rabbit Demon girl leaped up abruptly, a pair of flashing short blades appearing in her hand. She pointed them vigilantly at Li Su, her pale face etched with terror and nervousness.

She clearly mistook Li Su for some kind of threatening demon plant or spirit.

Li Su's mind raced.

The opponent's strength seemed to be around the early Earth Immortal stage, and she was injured, posing little threat to him.

However, if a fight broke out, the commotion could easily attract the attention of the powerful cultivators fighting over the exotic treasure ahead, which would be a disaster of annihilation.

He had to calm her down!

He immediately used his spiritual sense to transmit a calm, non-malicious wave of thought: "Fellow Daoist, there's no need to panic. I mean no harm. I am merely taking shelter here temporarily, observing the situation ahead."

The young Rabbit Demon girl received this spiritual sense transmission and visibly froze for a moment. The fear in her eyes receded slightly, but her vigilance remained. She still gripped her short blades tightly and cautiously asked via spiritual sense, "What... what are you? A plant spirit? Why are you here?" Her voice, transmitted through their spiritual connection, was clear but carried a hint of weakness and trembling.

"I am a bamboo spirit root, fortunate enough to have attained the Dao. My Dao name is... Mo Xing." Li Su casually gave himself a title and continued transmitting his thoughts, "As for why I'm here, it's likely the same reason as you, Fellow Daoist. Drawn by that anomaly, yet with insufficient strength, I dare not venture into dangerous territory."

The young Rabbit Demon girl carefully observed Li Su. She saw that although his bamboo form was uniquely shaped and his aura profound, he indeed showed no signs of aggression. The formations surrounding him were merely for concealment. Only then did she relax slightly, lowering her short blades a bit, but still maintaining a safe distance.

"Oh... so that's how it is." She patted her chest as if relieved. "This humble demon, Zhiwei, greets Daoist Mo Xing. Please forgive my earlier rudeness." She seemed naturally simple-hearted; seeing Li Su appeared harmless, she let go of her hostility.

"Greetings, Daoist Zhiwei," Li Su replied, then asked, "Seeing your hurried departure, it seems you weren't just here to seek treasure?"

Mentioning this, the Rabbit Demon girl named Zhiwei's face immediately showed grief and lingering fear, her eyes reddening. "To be honest, Daoist, I am a member of the Jade Rabbit Clan from the 'Green Rain Plains,' millions of miles away. A few days ago, our clan accidentally discovered a small vein of 'Moon Essence Stone.' We thought it was a sign of our clan's fortune rising. Who knew the news would leak, attracting the covetous wolves of 'Black Fiend Ridge'... They raided our clan last night. Our elders fought desperately, allowing me to escape with a few 'Moon Essence Stone Cores' passed down by our clan..."

Her voice choked with emotion. "I fled all the way, lost my way, and stumbled into this desolate desert. Then I saw the anomaly in the sky from afar, the chaotic energy. I thought I could use it to evade my pursuers, but I never expected... I never expected it to be even more dangerous here!" She glanced back at the sand pit ahead, where the battle was still raging fiercely, with lingering fear.

Li Su listened silently, understanding dawning in his heart. So she had been caught in this disaster by accident. In the Primordial World, the strong preyed on the weak; such incidents were likely commonplace.

"Those pursuers..." Li Su was about to ask if the pursuers were still nearby when his expression suddenly changed (his spiritual sense fluctuated violently)!

At the same time, the Rabbit Demon Zhiwei's face turned ashen, and she looked back in the direction they came from in terror.

In the distance, on the horizon, three dark, foul-smelling demonic winds were charging towards them with imposing momentum! Within the demonic winds were three wolf demons, each over ten feet tall, with wolf heads and human bodies, wielding bone knives and sharp claws, exuding malevolent energy! The leader was at the peak Earth Immortal stage, and the other two were at the late Earth Immortal stage! They clearly possessed special tracking methods, having precisely located Zhiwei's position!

"No! They've caught up!" Zhiwei's face lost all color, and she frantically spun around, "What do I do, what do I do..."

Ahead lay a dangerous area of warring powerhouses, and behind them, fierce pursuers. She was trapped with no way out.

Li Su's heart sank as well. These three wolf demons were not weak. Especially the leader, at the peak Earth Immortal stage, was by no means someone he could face head-on in his current state. Moreover, fighting here would inevitably expose him!

"Heh heh! Little rabbit, where do you think you can run now!" The wolf demon leader's sinister laughter echoed from afar as the demonic winds accelerated towards them!

In this critical moment, Li Su made a swift decision. He instantly dispelled his concealment formations and shouted to Zhiwei, "Come! Hide behind me underground!"

Zhiwei blinked, unsure of his intentions, but seeing Li Su's urgent and unquestionable tone, and sensing no malice towards her, she instinctively flew behind Li Su's bamboo form as instructed. She then used earth-escape and quickly burrowed beneath the sand, leaving only a faint trace of her presence, masked by Li Su's bamboo root aura.

The moment Zhiwei was hidden, the three demonic winds descended with a roar, landing not far in front of Li Su, revealing the three ferocious wolf demons. Their eyes immediately fell upon Li Su standing on the sand dune, and the clear traces of earth-escape that had just been used behind him.

"Hmm? A sentient bamboo?" The wolf demon leader's scarlet eyes swept over Li Su, a flicker of surprise flashing through them, before he snarled, "You there, bamboo spirit! Have you seen a rabbit demon flee this way? Speak up obediently, and I'll spare your life!"

Li Su's bamboo form remained motionless, his spiritual sense calmly responding, "I have not seen anyone."

"Bullshit!" Another wolf demon sniffed the air and barked, "Boss, the scent disappears around here! It must be related to this bamboo! Maybe he's hiding her!"

The wolf demon leader's gaze turned ferocious. "Bamboo spirit, I ask you one more time, where is that rabbit demon? Otherwise, I will uproot you and chop you up for firewood!" A powerful pressure of the peak Earth Immortal stage, mixed with bloody evil energy, slammed down upon Li Su!

Li Su's bamboo form sank slightly. The 'Star Evil Body Protection' halo on its surface automatically activated, resisting the oppressive force. His spiritual sense remained steady: "As I said, I have not seen anyone."

"You're courting death!" The wolf demon leader completely lost his patience, roared, and his sharp claws, accompanied by a whistling sound that tore through the black wind, lunged towards Li Su's bamboo form! In his eyes, a bamboo spirit at the mid-Earth Immortal stage was easily destroyed!

The instant his claws were about to make contact! The formations and runes on Li Su's bamboo form, which had been prepared long ago, suddenly lit up!

"Bind!"

This wasn't an attack, nor a defense, but something he had just figured out, combining the Minor Chiliad Array Analysis with the characteristics of his own roots—the Root Entanglement Array!

Hum!

Beneath the black sand within a radius of dozens of feet, countless illusory bamboo roots, shimmering with a faint light and exuding toughness, instantly erupted. Like spiritsnakes, they madly coiled around the legs and bodies of the three wolf demons!

At the same time, he transmitted his voice underground: "Fellow Daoist Zhiwei, use your earth-element evasion technique to disrupt the ground and interfere with them!"

Zhiwei, beneath the sand, heard him. Though she didn't fully understand, she immediately performed the earth-element evasion technique as instructed. While not powerful, it was enough to make the sand beneath the wolf demons' feet soft and unstable!

The three wolf demons hadn't expected this bamboo spirit to have such a bizarre method. Caught off guard, they were instantly bound tightly by the countless illusory root tendrils.

Although they possessed immense strength and could snap many roots instantly, the roots grew endlessly, constantly emerging. Coupled with the shifting sand underfoot, their movements were momentarily hindered, their actions becoming sluggish!

It was that single moment!

Li Su's bamboo body shot backward violently, and he shouted, "Go!"

The sand below exploded, and Zhiwei's figure also burst out, following Li Su as they fled to the side and rear!

"Roar! Damn it! Chase them!" The wolf demon leader roared in fury. His demon energy erupted, instantly shattering the illusory root tendrils around him, and he gave chase first! The other two wolf demons also roared, breaking free and following closely behind.

However, they had only pursued for less than a hundred feet.

Without looking back, Li Su lightly swayed his bamboo branches, and a trace of extremely subtle Soul-Devouring Dark Light shot out silently. Its target wasn't the strongest leader, but one of the wolf demons at the late Earth Immortal stage!

That wolf demon was chasing with all its might when it suddenly felt a sharp pain in its soul, its vision went black, and its body stumbled, its speed drastically reducing!

This brief obstruction allowed Li Su and Zhiwei to widen the distance. Li Su then set up a simple illusion array again to obscure the pursuers' line of sight.

"Scoundrel!" The wolf demon leader, seeing this, flew into a rage, stamping his feet. However, he had no choice but to slow down slightly to wait for his subordinate.

One chasing, one fleeing, the scene replayed at the edge of the Black Desert.

Li Su remained calm. He didn't expect to shake off the peak Earth Immortal wolf demon. He only needed to create enough distance, and then... lead them towards the chaotic battlefield ahead!

Diverting the disaster was their only slim chance of survival!