Demons from Beyond

Number One opened his messages.

One was from King Huansha, asking why Li Dui had been staying in Xueluo World for so long.

Universe Rank Core Members could only accept ten cultivation missions every hundred years. Many complained that there were too few missions and that earning points was slow.

But Li Dui had spent over a hundred years in Xueluo World.

King Huansha was surely asking on behalf of a Venerable. Li Dui had no choice but to tell her that he had successfully fused with a second Xueluo Crystal and was now trying to fuse with a third. He would leave and submit the mission once he succeeded.

Then Number One could show off his threefold genes and earn 100,000 points on the side. That would be sweet.

As for Blood Luo Medals, he had hunted more than seventy World Lords over the past twenty-odd years. He already had plenty. He only needed to turn in one.

King Huansha had no objections to Li Dui's explanation. At her level, she understood Xueluo Crystals. She naturally knew how much the Blood Sha Energy in Xueluo World helped with fusing them. She reminded Li Dui to be careful and not slack off, then mentioned that the Venerable thought highly of him and that he should work hard to break through the twelfth level of Heaven's Bridge as soon as possible.

Li Dui replied that he would do his best and not disappoint the Venerable or King Huansha.

In truth, he had no mind to refine his third blade at all. After his true self had settled down on Duhan Star, the feeling of freedom from all restraints had changed his state of mind.

He could clearly feel that inspiration came more easily than before and that his creativity had improved.

His consciousness had always been divided into three parts. One part never stopped studying the Laws through the Hula Hoop.

Another controlled Number 3's daily activities, such as traveling and searching for targets. Whenever inspiration struck, he would halt Number 3 and use this part to study Teleportation. When it was time to hunt, he would stop everything else and focus entirely on battle.

A small portion remained for basic vigilance and keeping an eye on important messages and notifications.

Of course, unless something unusual happened and he deliberately disconnected, Li Dui was always connected to the Ring. It had become second nature. Simply staying connected without comprehending anything took very little of his consciousness.

Lately, because he felt his creativity growing, Li Dui sometimes redirected the part of his consciousness that studied the Laws to work on Teleportation while Number 3 was on a long flight.

Studying the Laws, creating secret techniques—everything had to make way for Teleportation.

Once he mastered Teleportation, he would be able to do as he pleased in Xueluo World. Even in the vast reaches of space, he could escape almost anything, as long as he didn't run into a King-level Immortal whose Law of Space surpassed his own and who could seal off space.

Perhaps his Universe Rank body and soul were simply too weak to match the height of his comprehension. Otherwise, Li Dui wouldn't have been stuck behind that paper-thin barrier for over twenty years.

It really wasn't time to advance to Domain Lord yet. Li Dui suppressed his frustration. He would treat it as a way to temper his state of mind.

After taking care of most things, Number 3 left the ship, taking Number 2 with him from the World Ring.

Xueluo World's legacy had withered. It lacked advanced cultivation guidance and truly sophisticated secret techniques.

Still, fighting Xueluo World's elite World Lords had benefited Li Dui greatly. They all pursued the limits based on their own insights. Amid their mediocrity, detours, extremes, and mistakes, flashes of inspiration could still be found.

In the main bedroom of his estate on Duhan Star, Li Dui gazed at the stars beyond the transparent dome, feeling deeply frustrated.

He let out a long sigh. Why was Teleportation so difficult?

No, Number 2 hadn't found a target yet anyway. He might as well have Number One log into the Virtual Universe and go have fun with Gaido. That kid's family business was in the entertainment industry, so he knew the most ways to have fun.

An unknown place.

In a magnificent complex of buildings, inside the largest hall, a gray-robed, middle-aged man with a single horn sat cross-legged atop a raised platform.

Below him, a lean man with a beak-like nose gazed reverently at the one-horned man and at the blood-red orb floating above his palm.

The one-horned man said, "Remember, never try to fuse with Sacred Blood, or you will surely die. You need only find a place with dense Blood Sha Energy, dig a hundred miles underground, and carve out a secret chamber. Arrange the required auxiliary materials properly, then place the Sacred Blood inside. Every ten thousand years, it will produce a batch of Xueluo Crystals. Depending on the concentration of Blood Sha Energy in the area, each batch can yield dozens or hundreds."

As he spoke, he took out a book. With a wave of his hand, the blood-red orb and the book floated slowly toward the lean, beak-nosed man.

The beak-nosed man carefully accepted them and put them away. "Thank you for this gift, Master. I will carry out the task with care and won't disappoint you."

The middle-aged man with one horn nodded. "I have many disciples, but only a handful can become Immortal Gods. You are a fine one. I hope you will stand with us, and that one day you can help our Xueluo World win... Hmm? Another one! What a demon from beyond!"

The beak-nosed man saw his master frown deeply halfway through his sentence and mutter something incomprehensible. Curious, he asked, "Master, what happened? What has upset you so much?"

The one-horned man took out a communication device. "I just received a message. Another World Lord has died at the hands of a demon from beyond."

"A demon from beyond killed a World Lord? Have they invaded again?" The beak-nosed man was shocked.

"Why panic? It's only one demon from beyond. If Xueluo World weren't so vast, by the time we received the message and rushed over, he would already have escaped. Do you think he could have killed seventy-three World Lords in such a short time if he were only at Domain Level?" The one-horned man scolded his disciple, deeply displeased that the mere mention of a demon from beyond had made him lose his composure.

Domain Level? The beak-nosed man calmed down. At first, he had thought the demons from beyond had launched another massive invasion and had nearly been scared to death. He had only just become an Immortal God and hadn't even had time to enjoy himself yet.

If it was only someone at Domain Level, there was nothing to worry about. Killing a World Lord? So what? When he had been a World Lord, he could easily have killed an ordinary World Lord. And now he was an Immortal God.

"Master, I was only surprised that this demon from beyond was so bold," the beak-nosed man said awkwardly.

The one-horned man ignored his disciple and busied himself with the communication device.

After quite a while, he finally spoke. "I've sent word to the elders. We can't let this demon keep running rampant. I've asked the other elders to send their Immortal Gods to patrol the territories under their command. If they spot this demon from beyond, they are to kill him immediately. Whoever brings back everything on him will earn great merit. Sha'er, you go as well. Put the other matters aside for now."

The beak-nosed man, Sha'er, answered solemnly, "Yes, Master. I will investigate carefully. If I encounter him, I will kill him."

A chance to earn great merit just for killing someone at Domain Level—where else could he find such a good opportunity? After leaving the hall, Sha'er studied the combat footage his master had given him.

He wasn't afraid that he might slip up and be killed by someone at Domain Level. That was impossible. He was only concerned that the demon from beyond might have some powerful trick up his sleeve and escape him when the time came.