A Huge Profit, A Huge Loss

Less than three minutes after Qin Cang and his group departed from Lake No. 2921, another massive gray wolf arrived at the location via a God Kingdom teleportation.

This gray wolf also hailed from the Sky Wolf race, but its aura far surpassed that of Skolls; it was undoubtedly a solid Marquis-level combatant, and not even a weak one at that.

After all, for someone like Skolls, a member of the Demon Race royal family, to possess strength only at the level of an Immortal Army Lord was truly a disgrace to the Demon Race royalty.

Shortly after the gray wolf descended, a demon beast with two hideous heads also arrived at the scene.

If any powerhouse were present, they would surely recognize this terrifying existence with two heads as another member of the Demon Race royal family, though from a different lineage than the Sky Wolf.

The Space-Time Nightmare Beast is one of the Demon Race royal families. At their peak in adulthood, they can reach the Domain Lord level. Of their two heads, one has a golden pupil and the other a silver pupil. The golden pupil can influence space, while the silver pupil can influence time. When used in tandem, the golden and silver pupils exert a powerful influence over the surrounding space-time. Combined with their law domains, they are even slightly stronger than the Sky Wolf race among those of the same rank.

Unfortunately, the Sky Wolf race is born with a 6-fold life gene level, which is one point where they are superior to the Space-Time Nightmare Beast.

Precisely because of their ability to influence space-time with their golden and silver pupils, almost all Space-Time Nightmare Beasts possess strong talent in the laws of space and time. This means that after breaking through to become Immortals, as long as they cultivate diligently for a period, they can almost all reach the Marquis level. Those who fail to reach the Marquis level can be considered a disgrace to the Space-Time Nightmare Beast race.

"Hahaha, Moswa, I didn't expect you to come as well. A Human Race World Lord just killed an Immortal of your Sky Wolf race here. Your Sky Wolf race really is going downhill. To be a dignified Immortal and yet unable to defeat a human World Lord, you truly are a disgrace to our Demon Race." Upon seeing the Sky Wolf Moswa, the Space-Time Nightmare Beast mocked him relentlessly. Clearly, there is constant strife between the various factions within the Demon Race.

"Yar, don't get too smug. That human had an Immortal-level Thousand-Vine Star-Eating Grass protecting him, which is why Skolls died at his hands. If it were you facing that Star-Eating Grass, you might not necessarily gain much of an advantage." Moswa was clearly very wary of this Space-Time Nightmare Beast, but he could not tolerate the insults directed at the Sky Wolf race.

However, he also felt quite helpless. A dignified Demon Race royal Immortal, even if only an Immortal Army Lord, had been slaughtered by a human World Lord without even a chance to escape. It was truly a humiliation for the Sky Wolf race.

Moreover, as a member of the Demon Race royalty, having been cultivated with numerous resources for so many years only to remain an ordinary Immortal Army Lord made the wolf even more furious. If not for the information sent out suggesting that this World Lord had a significant background, he would not have wanted to come here only to be mocked by the Space-Time Nightmare Beast race. Besides, Yar's aura had become even more terrifying.

"We both know why we came here. If that human World Lord's Star-Eating Grass has reached the Marquis level, even I wouldn't be able to gain any benefits from him, and I might even be injured by that Star-Eating Grass. Since it was an Immortal of your Sky Wolf race who died this time, why don't you tell me what we should do?" Yar said. Teasing aside, he knew very well how terrifying the Star-Eating Grass was. Only a fool would rush to hunt down that World Lord without first understanding the situation.

If that Star-Eating Grass happened to be a 300-vine or even a 500-vine variety, his own Immortal divine power would not be enough to feed it.

As for a Thousand-Vine Star-Eating Grass, he hadn't even considered it. After all, even among those King-level Immortals, few could afford to cultivate a Thousand-Vine Star-Eating Grass. In most cases, the Star-Eating Grass cultivated by human World Lords is only a 100-vine variety. In the Demon Race's Outer-Region Battlefield database, records of such World Lords are the most numerous.

According to the Demon Race's intelligence over the years, a human World Lord capable of cultivating this type of plant life appears every so often.

Thinking about it, it makes sense. The top geniuses in the Primal Secret Region sometimes stay at the World Lord level for millions of years, gorging themselves on clan benefits. The very best among them face little pressure in spending ten million points to cultivate a plant life, and the success rate for cultivating a 100-vine Star-Eating Grass is 80%. Over time, such World Lords are not rare; Yar had seen several himself.

While 300-vine Star-Eating Grasses exist, they are much rarer, and Yar had only seen one once.

As for anything beyond 300 vines, he had only heard rumors of them being in the hands of World Lords, but had never seen one.

However, all World Lords capable of cultivating Star-Eating Grass share a distinct trait: they have deep backgrounds and powerful strength. They are generally core geniuses of the Human Race, and the bounties on their heads are terrifyingly high to demons. Perhaps King-level Immortals might look down on these bounties, but for Marquis-level powerhouses like Moswa and Yar, the rewards for killing these genius World Lords are quite substantial.

However, killing was never the difficult part; the biggest problem was finding the person. The Outer-Region Battlefield is so vast, and the number of World Lords is in the hundreds of millions. Among such a vast number, finding one protected by a Star-Eating Grass is incredibly difficult.

If they don't expose themselves, who would know they have a Star-Eating Grass for protection? As long as they are careful about their concealment methods and identity, they are generally quite safe.

Furthermore, this group of guys has so many ways to hide their identities that finding them is even harder.

"I don't fear that Star-Eating Grass, but the biggest problem now is that I can't find that detestable human World Lord. After Skolls died, that human World Lord likely boarded his spaceship and left immediately. The Outer-Region Battlefield is so vast; who knows which direction he ran in? Besides, a World Lord protected by a Star-Eating Grass wouldn't have a slow spaceship. Three minutes is enough for him to escape. If we want to find him next time, we'll probably have to wait for him to show himself." Moswa was also very helpless. He had arrived as fast as he could after receiving Skolls' message, but he hadn't expected to be a step too late.

"Indeed, that human World Lord has likely already run off. We have no way to track him. Since that's the case, I'll be leaving." Yar didn't say anything more and left directly.

"What's up with this Yar? Why is he so easy to talk to today? He wasn't like this before. Such a greedy guy—why isn't he angry after making a wasted trip?" Moswa pondered to himself. Not long after, he seemed to realize something.

"Yar, you son of a..."

Meanwhile, the Yar on the spaceship had his divine power avatar back at the Barracks Base stand up immediately.

"Discovered traces of a core secret region World Lord of the Human Race. Protected by a Star-Eating Grass. Characteristics are..."

Within the Demon Race—or rather, for the Human, Bug, Machine, and Demon races alike—there is already a complete process for the wanted status and assassination of alien geniuses.

This includes, but is not limited to, gathering intelligence, discovering coordinates, and clarifying the latest strength. Any new discovery, once verified, is eligible for a reward.

This time, a World Lord with a Star-Eating Grass had appeared, and as a World Lord, he had killed an Immortal of the Demon Race royal family. Furthermore, there had been no prior information circulating about this World Lord.

The most likely scenario is that either a known human genius has hidden their identity, or it is a genius hidden by the Human Race. By reporting this now, Yar would be able to receive the corresponding reward once it is confirmed that such a genius exists.

If it is discovered that this genius overlaps with someone on the Demon Race's assassination list, this latest intelligence would allow the Demon Race to dispatch more appropriate assassination forces, preventing failed attempts and wasted resources.

In any case, Yar was not at a loss. It was only because Skolls was too busy begging for his life at the time that he didn't report Qin Cang's information to the Demon Race's Outer-Region Battlefield system; otherwise, Yar wouldn't have been able to claim this reward.

The Space-Time Nightmare Beast sitting in the spaceship was in a great mood. He had earned a large amount of resources for nothing; how was this any different from finding a windfall?

"Moswa, that idiot. Your Sky Wolf Immortal died, but I earned a fortune for nothing. Hahaha..."

As for the Sky Wolf Moswa, who was still at Lake No. 2921, he could only rage in impotence. The time it took him to react was enough for Yar to complete everything. Not only did he lose an Immortal from his clan, but the reward for contributing the intelligence had also been snatched away by the Space-Time Nightmare Beast race. It was a huge loss, and he had no way to fix it.