Lu Chen's words were like cold lead, instantly falling into Su Qingxue's heart, arousing a bone-chilling chill.
Her delicate body trembled suddenly, and the physical discomfort caused by the explosion of the talisman and the strange smell in the passage was now transformed into a bone-deep fear.
"Ye Fan... dead?" Su Qingxue repeated in disbelief with a trembling voice.
Although she deeply hates Ye Fan's arrogance and domineeringness, as a descendant of the Aristocratic Clan from Nanling Prefecture, Ye Fan's strength and background are undoubtedly top-notch among their generation.
Even he is dead. What kind of terrifying existence is there?
Lu Chen did not answer. His deep eyes were locked firmly at the fork in the road ahead.
His soul's perception spread out like mercury, trying to capture more information.
However, the baby's cry that shocked the soul has now become sharper and more intensive. Every cry is accompanied by an invisible vibration of the soul, making the entire twisting and winding dark red metal channel seem to tremble slightly, making a tooth-wrenching "buzzing" sound.
In Lu Chen's sea of consciousness, the phantom of the ancient black turtle is currently entrenched in the center, exuding a soul-soothing artistic conception as thick as a mountain, trying its best to resist the invasion of this magical sound.
Even so, his brows were still furrowed and his expression was extremely serious.
This power far exceeded any of his previous expectations.
"Wow--wow--!"
Another piercing cry came, this time accompanied by a huge "click" sound, as if some hard material was being completely torn apart.
Lu Chen's soul sensed that the huge bloody egg had completely cracked open!
A creature, covered with jet-black scales, with nails as sharp as knives, as big as a baby, but exuding a strong death aura and a strange light, was emerging from the cracks in its shell.
Its skin showed an ominous dark red color, covered with strange bloody runes, and pulsated slightly like a living creature.
The most chilling thing is that its eyes are actually two pure blood-colored crystals, emitting a bloodthirsty and chaotic light.
This is Demonic Fetus!
As soon as it came into the world, it let out a continuous sharp cry, and every cry was accompanied by a more powerful Soul Impact.
The entire flesh and blood passage seemed to tremble under its magic sound, and the blood vessel-like bulges and blood-colored runes were shining with an even more eerie light at this moment, as if in response to its birth.
In the center of the stone chamber, Ye Fan and his late-stage master Meridian Opening were no longer kneeling on the ground.
Their bodies were completely shriveled, like two mummies that had been sucked dry of all their Essence Blood, lying helplessly next to the remains of the bloody giant egg. All their Essence Blood had been absorbed by the new Demonic Fetus.
"Ugh..." Su Qingxue couldn't bear it any longer and made a painful sound of retching.
The sweet and putrid smell permeating the passage seemed to her now more like the smell of the residue after flesh and blood had been sucked.
Demonic Fetus's terrifying aura and cries made her lose heart and fall into unprecedented fear.
Lu Chen forcibly suppressed the turmoil in the sea of consciousness, his face as solemn as iron.
This thing is by no means an ordinary demon, but more like some kind of creature contaminated by the evil power of High Antiquity. It has the strange ability to directly attack the soul.
"Follow me, don't make any noise!" Lu Chen shouted in a low voice.
At this moment, another burst of shrill screams came from the distant passage.
Obviously, other warriors who entered the crack one after another also began to encounter attacks from Demonic Fetus.
"Let's go!" Lu Chen pulled Su Qingxue without any hesitation.
Relying on the perfect state of <Shadow Demon Trace Steps> and <Black Tortoise Breath Concealment Art>, he shuttled at high speed along the twisting and winding passage of flesh and blood, trying to get rid of Demonic Fetus.
However, Demonic Fetus's speed and soul attack far exceeded Lu Chen's expectations.
Its cry can penetrate all physical barriers and continuously impact Lu Chen's sea of consciousness, causing him True Qi to consume a lot of energy and his soul is exhausted from the continuous resistance.
What's even more terrifying is that this Demonic Fetus seems to be able to sense the breath of Lu Chen, and can even penetrate some flesh and blood walls. After every cry, a bloody rune will light up on the wall not far in front of Lu Chen, as if to guide Demonic Fetus in the direction.
I almost got caught up several times!
"It... it's chasing us!" Su Qingxue shouted in horror.
Although she tried her best to keep up with Lu Chen's speed, True Qi's huge consumption and high mental stress had begun to drag down Lu Chen.
Lu Chen didn't answer. He knew that once Demonic Fetus caught up with him, the consequences would be disastrous.
At this moment, Demonic Fetus suddenly burst out with a stronger Soul Impact!
"Wow--!"
A cry that seemed to tear the world apart exploded directly in Lu Chen's sea of consciousness!
Lu Chen groaned, feeling a sharp pain in the sea of consciousness, stars flashing in front of his eyes, his body trembled suddenly, and he was shaken to a brief pause at a fork in the road.
Demonic Fetus takes the opportunity to launch a physical attack!
A bloody afterimage chased from behind at an astonishing speed, with sharp claws carrying a fishy wind, striking directly at Lu Chen's back!
Lu Chen's fighting instinct saved him.
He suddenly twisted sideways to the extreme, and Shadow Short Blade blocked it before he could make a move.
"Clang!"
The sound of gold and iron erupted, Lu Chen felt a huge force coming from his arms, his arms were numb, his body was shaken and he staggered forward several steps, and the clothes on his back were cut open, revealing a shallow blood stain.
Demonic Fetus's claws are as hard as fine iron!
Its whole body is covered with pitch-black scales, and only the Root Bone horns on its head, which briefly emit weak energy fluctuations when attacking, are its core!
"System, lock Demonic Fetus's weakness!" Lu Chen roared in his heart.
[Command confirmation, consume Demon Devil Lifespan for 50 years, lock the target's weak point: the bone horns of the head, the core of which is connected to the original soul of Demonic Fetus.]
[Current Demon Devil Lifespan: 490 years.]
Lu Chen's eyes sparkled.
"That's it!"
At the cost of resisting Demonic Fetus's attack, during Demonic Fetus's short attack gap, his body was like lightning, and he suddenly bullied him!
Shadow Short Blade turned into a black lightning, stabbing the Root Bone horn on the head of Demonic Fetus with great precision!
"Pfft!"
The short blade penetrated the flesh, and a stream of smelly black blood spurted out.
Demonic Fetus let out a shrill scream, and his body shrank back suddenly, as if he was feeling severe pain.
Although it failed to cause fatal injuries, it allowed Demonic Fetus's violent offensive to temporarily retreat.
This gave Lu Chen a chance to breathe, and also gave Su Qingxue hope.
"Let's go!" Lu Chen didn't stop at all, pulling Su Qingxue and running wildly again.
Demonic Fetus's injuries healed quickly and the pursuit continued.
Lu Chen's injuries and True Qi's consumption have worsened, but he already has a way to deal with it.
He discovered that Demonic Fetus's pursuit was not aimless; it seemed to be deliberately driving them in a certain direction.
During the escape process, Lu Chen's soul sensed a wave deep in the flesh and blood passage that was older, more silent, but with a hint of familiarity.
"Is this the breath of Demon Emperor's remnant soul?"