Daochen shook his head. He did not know whether it was because of the upheaval, nor did he know whether this place truly held no danger or whether something else was at play.
But he knew that they would very likely be entering dangerous territory next.
The little fellows on his arms were tense, clinging tightly to his shoulders as though danger could strike at any moment.
Demon Emperor Daochen could only do his best to stroke them, trying to calm them down.
Up ahead, one resentment aggregate after another had gradually made its way in from outside.
Killing intent condensed around their bodies, and each brimmed with murderous intent directed at Demon Emperor Daochen.
At the sight, Hou Qing, the Ancestor of Zombies, turned pale. "We're done for, done for! These are the uncanny things I was talking about. They're incredibly powerful, and I'm no match for them at all. There are actually this many? We're dead."
Just as he was muttering to himself, Daochen, who had remained quiet all this time, moved.
He surged forward, and with one light step, he was already standing before the resentment aggregates.
He lashed out with his palm, the terrifying blow flattening the entire group of resentment aggregates into meat patties.
With practiced ease, he picked out one Killing Intent Crystal after another.
His movements were just like picking peaches.
After dealing with everything, Daochen waved at Hou Qing behind him. "What are you standing there for? Let's go."
Hou Qing stared ahead in bewilderment.
What had just happened?
Was he hallucinating?
There had clearly been a whole pack of things trying to kill them just now. How had they all suddenly vanished?
What was that on the ground? Was that pure resentful qi?
The resentful qi was slowly dissipating.
He felt