After leaving the location of the spirit medicine Garden, Wang Yan and Qu Youmeng walked side by side, continuing to venture deeper into the Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm.
Their original plan was to kill two birds with one stone, but the deeper they went, the more they discovered that things were not quite as they had imagined.
This was because they had encountered almost no demons along the way!
Not a single one!
This left both Wang Yan and Qu Youmeng puzzled.
While it's true that powerful demons are certainly fewer in number than weaker ones, and the deeper one goes, the stronger and fewer the demons become, it's still impossible that they've been walking for so long without seeing a single one!
"Strangeness..."
Wang Yan murmured something under his breath.
"Something's definitely up to no good, Junior Sister, we must be careful."
Even though they are both very strong, they will definitely not let their guard down.
Little did people know that many powerful figures had fallen because they underestimated the dangers.
Therefore, Wang Yan absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen to him.
The two continued to move forward with heightened vigilance. Just then, the drizzle in front of them gradually turned into a light drizzle, and the sky grew increasingly gloomy. In the distance, through the rain, a huge, twisted figure slowly emerged, and it grew larger and larger in their field of vision.
It's getting close.
"A demon..." Qu Youmeng narrowed her eyes slightly, scrutinizing the demon that had emerged from the rain. She looked at the exposed bones on its body, its skeletal form twisted and tangled together. "Or... a demon at the Thearch Realm!?"
In an instant, both of them frowned.
A demon of the Thearch Realm, and a relatively rare plant-type demon at that.
Tsk!
This isn't some Demon Battlefield, but the Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm. Most of the students are around the Heavenly Venerable level, and those at the Thearch Realm are very rare.
Logically, before using the Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm as a trial location, powerful members of the Holy Heaven Association should have entered the Heavenly Abyss Secret Realm to sweep it clean and eliminate dissidents, so as to prevent overly powerful demons from ruining the competition.
But here actually appeared a demon at the Thearch Realm!
It should be understood that the strength of demons far surpasses that of Human Race cultivators of the same level.
A demon at the Thearch Realm can generally fight to a draw with three or four Human Race Thearch Realm. In fact, if the demon is particularly talented, it might even lose to four or five Human Race Thearch Realm, let alone three or four.
And this suddenly appearing Thearch Realm demon is actually a Five-Mark Demon!
Ordinary Thearch Realm students would likely be wiped out if they came here.
Of course, a five-patterned Thearch Realm demon is not a big problem for Wang Yan now; at most, it will only take some effort.
He frowned because he felt this demon shouldn't be here.
But since he had already encountered it anyway, he decided to accept the points from this demon.
Wang Yan composed himself and said softly, "There's no reason to refuse points that are offered to me on a silver platter, I..."
He drew his sword as he spoke, but the tip was still inside the scabbard, and before he could finish speaking, he heard a furious shout suddenly rang out behind him.
"A mere demon at the Thearch Realm dares to act so arrogantly?"
Kneel before me!
As soon as the words fell, a black shadow suddenly darted past Wang Yan and Qu Youmeng. Its figure was as fast as lightning, and the blood-red battle halberd in its hand drew a crescent-shaped arc as it charged towards the Thearch Realm demon.
He wielded his halberd with sweeping, powerful strokes, leaving bloody streaks in the air. This Thearch Realm demon, resembling a white bone plant, was actually being suppressed and forced to retreat step by step, its roars growing increasingly shrill.
The boy in black snorted coldly.
"As long as I live, I will not tolerate your demonic tyranny! Die!"
His offensive was quite fierce, and it gave Qu Youmeng and Wang Yan a strangely familiar feeling.
The two couldn't help but exchange a glance, both seeing a hint of surprise and emotion in each other's eyes.
To be honest, the two of them have been in the Eastern Continent for almost two years now.
I've seen many geniuses from sacred lands.
However, it is extremely rare to find someone with the strength of this black-clad youth, capable of fighting head-on against a five-patterned demon emperor.
But that's not the most important thing.
The most important thing is...
"This young man... his halberd skills are incredibly powerful," Wang Yan said softly. "Just watching him attack that demon, with his sweeping and powerful strikes, it felt as if the earth itself was trembling under his attacks."
"Such halberd technique is rarely seen, and..."
"I don't know why, but I always feel like I've seen him somewhere before."
As soon as she finished speaking, Qu Youmeng's expression turned strange.
She raised an eyebrow.
"Senior brother thinks so too?"
Seeing Wang Yan looking over, she said simply, "I feel the same way; I just can't remember where I've seen someone like that before."
The Eastern Continent possesses a complete array of all eighteen types of weapons.
Swords and blades are the most numerous.
In addition, there are zithers, flutes, xiao (vertical flutes), halberds, clubs... and so on.
Among the prodigies they've recently encountered, there are over a dozen who wield halberds.
After thinking for a while, the two of them shook their heads, unable to recall where they had seen this person before.
Wang Yan temporarily put the matter out of his mind and looked at the black-clad youth fighting against the demons, letting out a slightly helpless sigh.
To be honest, this young man is indeed very strong.
He admitted that he had rarely seen such a formidable prodigy.
Moreover, judging from this perspective, if he fights this Five-Mark Demon for a long time, he will definitely be able to win.
However, it takes too long!
He and Qu Youmeng were here, and it wouldn't be appropriate for them to leave directly, as that would seem like desertion. But waiting any longer was also a waste of time.
They exchanged a glance, and both saw the same eagerness in each other's eyes.
Immediately, Wang Yan and Qu Youmeng joined forces to attack!
The black-clad youth wasn't exactly in a desperate struggle; he was indeed putting pressure on the demon. However, the demon's regenerative abilities were too strong. Often, just as he managed to injure it, the wounds he had torn open on the demon would have already healed. This forced him to engage in a war of attrition, constantly wearing down the demon and waiting to exhaust it until it died.
But at that moment, two Sword Qi came from nowhere, carrying a sharp murderous intent. Like a crescent moon, the sword light fell and directly severed the demon's arm.
Blood gushed out.
Chance!
The black-clad youth's eyes lit up, and without hesitation, he seized the opportunity. He suddenly exerted force with his halberd, his Qi and Blood surging, and all his Spiritual Power gathered together. The terrifying force made the halberd in his hand begin to roar.
With a force that could overturn heaven and earth, he fiercely swung his halberd.
boom!
With the abrupt cessation of the hissing, the demon's head shattered, its life force utterly extinguished, and it collapsed heavily to the ground.
The black-clad youth landed steadily, facing Qu Youmeng and her companion, and respectfully bowed while putting away his weapon.
" Big Dipper Holy Heaven and Feng Wuji, thank you both for your help."
"Although this demon won't last long without your intervention, thank you anyway."