Ambush

Fourth Outer Domain Battlefield, Space-time Fortress.

Inside a dilapidated building overgrown with Vines, the Tongfeng Team members were resting, all of them concealing their auras.

Just moments ago, they had finished off a Mechanical Race quasi-Universe Level General team.

Without the effects of Illusion Water and Ji Mo Liquid on Alien Race teams, Li Ze and the others had to expend much more effort when dealing with teams composed of quasi-Universe Level Generals.

More than three hundred kilometers north of the Tongfeng Team, inside another shattered and ruined building.

Ten Demon Race members of various shapes were either standing or sitting cross-legged in the hall. These ten demons varied greatly in size; the largest stood dozens of meters tall, while the smallest was merely a few dozen centimeters.

"Ha ha, I never expected that the race would order us to join forces and enter the Fourth Outer Domain Battlefield, only for us to get the chance to participate in this Sacred Mountain Battle. Watching so many Human Race and Mechanical Race teams get slaughtered and torn apart by us feels fantastic." One giant tiger-shaped demon, over ten meters tall and completely crimson, spoke.

"This time, Zi Ci deserves the greatest credit. Its racial talent is simply perfect for finding Alien Race teams within this Space-time Fortress. The Human Race team we wiped out yesterday was hidden so well. Thinking of the stunned looks on their faces when the attack suddenly appeared—ha ha ha, that was incredibly satisfying!" A Dark Yellow Mantis Demon over three meters tall, its entire body resembling metal, laughed loudly.

"That's right. With Zi Ci's talent, our points have already reached 18,691. We're less than a thousand points behind the Royal Clan Team. If this continues, once we win this Sacred Mountain Battle, we'll definitely leave a deep impression on the race's higher-ups. We might even get the chance to cultivate in the miniature universes of the Two Demon Ancestors!" The Red Giant Tiger wore an excited expression as it imagined a bright future.

The other demons also excitedly discussed their earlier battles.

This team consisted of ten Universe Level General Demon Race Royal Lineage members. Since the team included a Shadow Rat Royal Lineage demon with the talent to track auras, their chances of locating other Alien Race teams within the Space-time Fortress had greatly increased.

Over the past few days, they had used this talent to find many hidden Human Race and Mechanical Race teams in this enormous battlefield. Relying on their formidable strength and repeated ambushes, this Demon Race team's points currently ranked second among the Demon Race's many teams, surpassed only by the Royal Clan Team.

Although they were not the strongest among the Royal Lineage teams, their killing efficiency was the highest.

At that moment, a gray rat-like demon, only a few dozen centimeters in size, was crouched in a corner of the hall. The light around it seemed distorted, and at a glance, one could see only a patch of shadow.

Sniff!

The scent of humans!

The gray demon rapidly blinked its crimson eyes.

"Captain, there's a Human Race team more than three hundred kilometers to the south!" the gray demon said to a two-meter-tall Deer-shaped Demon in the hall, which had a blue horn on its head and Wings on its back as it spoke with the other demons.

"Zi Ci, can you sense their strength?"

Hearing the gray demon's words, the many demons stopped talking. The captain of the demon team asked directly.

"No. They're too far away, and they've concealed their auras. I can't sense them!" Zi Ci answered only after closing its eyes and sensing for a while longer.

"Roar! Boss, there's no need to hesitate. Aside from the Demon Race's Royal Clan and Royal Lineage teams, there isn't a single team in this Space-time Fortress capable of threatening us." The Red Giant Tiger roared loudly.

"That's right, Captain. Let's rush over and kill them!"

"Yes! Yes! Kill them!"

The other demons eagerly chimed in as well.

"Then prepare for battle!" Seeing this, the Deer-shaped Demon no longer hesitated and gave the order.

"Follow me!" Zi Ci said directly to the other demons. Then it transformed into a gray Flowing Light and shot southward out of the building.

The other Demon Beasts immediately followed.

"I'll bet our team will definitely make it into the top five in the team rankings this month! Anyone want to place a bet?"

"Ha ha ha! Han Fu, you really can't kick your gambling habit. You're still trying to get everyone to gamble on the battlefield."

"Right, I also believe our team can enter the top five. How about it? I'll bet one million Cosmic Coins. Want to take it?"

"Me too."

Jirui Yu, Shantuo, and several others from the Tongfeng Team were gathered together chatting. Every battle required intense mental focus, and after several consecutive fights, mental fatigue was inevitable. Relaxing between battles was also necessary. Only then could cultivation be more effective. Whenever they rested, Han Fu would always find one excuse or another to act as the house for gambling!

Amid the noisy chatter, everyone quickly placed their bets with Han Fu.

"You two aren't betting? I'll take whatever bets you place." Han Fu, seated in a metal chair, spoke to Li Ze and Captain Lairui'er.

Lairui'er glanced at Han Fu, shook his head, and said nothing.

Li Ze was closing his eyes, sensing the refinement of Demon Beast corpses within his Inner World, and did not respond.

After two months of continuous slaughter, Li Ze had collected a great number of Demon Race corpses. By extracting the Life Energy from these corpses, his Gene Level had improved tremendously, rising from 160 times to 207 times—a full increase of 47 times. His Gene Level had now surpassed that of the Golden Crow Physique.

His combat strength had greatly improved compared to when he first entered the battlefield. Not only had the total amount of his Original Force completely surpassed the peak of Universe level, but his Origin Law comprehension and secret techniques had also improved through constant battle.

"Be careful, enemies are coming from the north!" Luan's clear voice suddenly resounded in everyone's minds. The expressions of the Tongfeng Team members, who had been chatting and laughing moments earlier, instantly changed. Almost at the same moment, every member swiftly drew their weapons.

Han Fu immediately took a blue metal block covered in Mystic Patterns from his Spatial Ring.

Driven by mental power, the metal block instantly transformed into a massive shield shining with blue light, blocking the way in front of them.

Boom!

The warning had barely sounded when the entire abandoned building violently shook. The outer structure exploded and disintegrated. The massive shield made of blue metal was blasted away like an kicked tin can, flying into the sky behind them with a piercing sonic boom.

Inside the building, everyone, who had prepared for battle in an instant, felt extremely uncomfortable.

Boom! Lairui'er instantly unleashed a powerful aura, blowing away the building fragments and gray dust around them.

"Retreat south! Leave this place!" Lairui'er rapidly transmitted.

"Go!" The armor of Li Ze and the others instantly covered their heads, leaving only their eyes exposed.

Holding their weapons, they flew southward while staring intently at the Demon Race figures that had appeared in the sky several thousand meters to the north.

After flying away from the building, they hovered a hundred meters above the ground and watched the aftermath of the explosion.

Everyone felt lingering fear.

If not for the fact that their scanners had completely failed after entering the battlefield, and for Captain Lairui'er's caution in having Luan deploy Starry Sky Spirits around them whenever they rested, this ambush might have succeeded.

"Everyone, be careful." Captain Lairui'er shouted through transmission. "This is the Demon Race Sixth Royal Lineage Team!" The instant he saw the Demon Race figures, Lairui'er recognized their origins.

After more than two months of fighting, all powerful teams had long become known to everyone through the Three Races' communicators.

"You're certainly cautious. Even that didn't seriously injure you! As expected of the Tongfeng Team, one of the Human Race's top-ranked teams!" From the distant sky came the voice of a Middle-aged Man from the Deer-shaped Demon with Wings on its back.

"So it's the Demon Race Sixth Royal Lineage Team. Your noses are really sharp to have found us even like this! Where are your other teammates? Why are there only six of you? Don't tell me the rest were killed?" Lairui'er asked as he watched them.

"Everyone be careful. Stay alert for our surroundings. According to intelligence, this Demon Race team consists of ten Demon Race Royal Lineage members. Only six have appeared, and there has been no intelligence reporting that they suffered any losses."

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

From four distant directions in the sky—behind, to the left, to the right, and above Li Ze's group—four points simultaneously fired dazzling rays of light. The differently colored rays instantly pierced through the air and shot toward the Tongfeng Team.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle~~~" The four rays closed in on them in an instant, covering an area a thousand meters wide... Naturally, all nine of Li Ze's group came under attack.

"Li Ze, handle the left. Han Fu, handle the right. Lan Teng and Lan Kun, handle the rear. The rest of you, handle above with me. Unleash your strongest attacks and shatter these Flowing Lights." The moment he saw the Flowing Lights, Lairui'er transmitted his orders.

As the Flowing Lights approached, they brought with them powerful binding pressure that enveloped the entire team. That restraining force trapped every team member. These Flowing Lights actually contained energy attacks imbued with the Law of Space, greatly startling Li Ze.

"Ha!" Captain Lairui'er roared as Original Force and the power of his law Domain instantly erupted from the Crystal Long Sword in his hand.

Countless white points of light circled the Long Sword, each containing enormous Original Force energy. With a swing of the sword, they condensed into a white Sword Light and struck at the Flowing Light descending from above.

"Break for me!" Han Fu gripped his weapon, a massive War Hammer. Streaks of blue light flew from the War Hammer, forming nine enormous blue hammers in the air that smashed toward the Flowing Light from the right.

"Break!"

"Shatter!"

The two brothers, Lan Teng and Lan Kun, fired red light from the crystals on their foreheads into the Battle Sabers in their hands. As they slashed forward, the saber phantoms that flew out merged together strangely, forming a dark crimson super-energy Battle Saber that charged toward the Flowing Light at their rear with overwhelming momentum.

"Kill!"

The remaining team members also unleashed their techniques, joining Captain Lairui'er in attacking the Flowing Light from above.

Yanbao.

Li Ze held the Annihilation God Weapon, a Long Sword densely covered in crimson Mystic Patterns. Using the Yanbao talent, he directly stacked his Fire Attribute Original Force onto the weapon.

Thrusting Sword!

He directly unleashed the second secret technique of the Annihilation God Weapon, thrusting at the Flowing Light on the left. An extremely condensed crimson Sword Light emerged from the Annihilation God Weapon, taking the shape of its sword tip as it stabbed toward the left-side Flowing Light at Extreme Speed.

To be continued.

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