Copying Someone Else's Crooked Grin?

Liu Xiyue and the others kept an eye on the situation inside the cave from outside.

When they saw Lu Qing'an effortlessly deal with the man-eating flower that had transformed into Ominous Living Being, they were utterly shocked.

Liu Xiyue hadn't expected it to be a man-eating flower, and judging from its aura, the man-eating flower was at least twice as strong as him!

Yet this powerful creature was like a little chick in front of Lu Qing'an!

They were easily taken advantage of!

Just how powerful is this Eternal Night Demon Emperor now?!

Are all the upgrades achieved through these crystals?

Could he ever be that strong?!

Just as he was thinking this in shock, he saw the head-sized crystal suddenly disappear!

It was as if it had vanished into thin air, disappearing suddenly, leaving him wide-eyed.

"This thing! How could it escape on its own?!"

He had barely uttered a cry of alarm when, in the next instant, he discovered that the entire area within Fang Yuan miles was suddenly enveloped by a massive Demonic Qi barrier!

This enormous barrier, resembling an inverted glass bowl, suddenly covered a hundred miles. Dark red magical patterns flowed and intertwined on the transparent barrier, and jagged cracks appeared in the space at its edges.

The dome reflected the crimson glow of the sunset, turning the entire mountain range into a red prison-like cage, where even birds that touched the barrier turned to ashes the instant they touched it.

And that didn't stop there; the barrier suddenly reinforced itself with more layers, reaching ten layers in the blink of an eye!

Lu Qing'an flew out of the cave and arrived beside Liu Xiyue and the others.

He scanned the Fang Yuan for another hundred miles with his Divine Sense, but still couldn't pinpoint the location of the Divine Crystal.

However, he was certain that the barrier he had quickly erected had sealed the Divine Crystal, which had already gained sentience, within a hundred miles.

After all, he used his abilities with incredible speed, and even if the Divine Crystal could sneak into the void, it would take some time for it to get away.

"Can we find it?!"

Liu Xiyue looked at Lu Qing'an, swallowed hard, and asked a question.

Lu Qing'an said calmly, "It should be sealed off by me. Even you know that this thing can't be detected with Divine Sense."

Liu Xiyue frowned and nodded, saying, "That's the problem! I never expected this thing to possess sentience! And even this kind of ability!"

At this moment, Lu Qing'an had already thought of two ways to find the Divine Crystal.

Neither of them is difficult.

The fact that the man-eating flower could seep into the void just now must be related to this Divine Crystal.

He even suspected that the Divine Crystal within the man-eating plant was a fragment of the largest Divine Crystal, used to strengthen the man-eating plant and then cultivate it to become its protector.

It protects its surroundings, allowing it to better develop a soul and give birth to powerful intelligence, thereby transforming it into a truly Forbidden Living Being.

The fact that a special object like the Divine Crystal, originating from beyond this realm, has become Forbidden Living Being suggests that it is no ordinary being.

Perhaps this is why, even though that mysterious organization found this place, they were unable to obtain the Divine Crystal?

Yes, he still believed that the Black Dragon had been here.

"Are you really out of options?" Liu Xiyue asked, looking at Lu Qing'an.

Lu Qing'an said calmly, "There is a way. One is to directly destroy everything within the barrier, including the void itself. Once all the void collapses, that thing will have nowhere to hide."

"Um, what about us?"

Liu Xiyue blinked.

They were inside this barrier. Lu Qing'an was powerful enough that he shouldn't be harmed by the collapsing void turbulence, but they were different.

Xiao Qingyi laughed and said, "With him here, are you still afraid we'll get hurt?"

Lu Qing'an joked, "It's hard to say. I'm sure I'll be fine, but I might not be able to take care of so many of you."

Xiao Qingyi: "..."

"Then you should think of another way. If all else fails, send us out?" Xiao Qingyi said.

Lu Qing'an laughed and said, "If that thing manages to sneak out using special means when we send you out, then all our efforts will be wasted."

In fact, he was fully capable of protecting Xiao Qingyi and the others, but he was afraid that if he destroyed the void in this area with all his might, he would also destroy the crystal. Even if he shattered it, it would be a loss that did not outweigh the gain.

"Um, shall we take the risk?" Liu Xiyue asked.

Lu Qing'an: "I have another method."

Having said that, he stopped trying to be mysterious and directly took out the energy body.

This thing can find Divine Crystal within a certain range!

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this energy entity is the natural enemy of the Divine Crystal.

As soon as the energy body appeared, it made a gurgling sound.

It was as if a soldier was saluting Lu Qing'an.

Lu Qing'an sensed the energy being's growing subservience towards him and pursed his lips.

He no longer believes in this stuff.

Perhaps this thing, having devoured that head-sized Divine Crystal, feels it's ready and will attack him again.

In any case, you have to be wary of this thing backstabbing you.

"Find out what's hidden," Lu Qing'an calmly commanded.

Upon hearing this, the energy entity made a cooing sound and immediately began to act.

Its body jolted, and the next moment, as if sensing something, it quickly flew off in one direction.

"Jiujiu Jiujiu!"

It started making that strange sound again.

It chuckled lewdly, as if a creepy old man had spotted a beautiful girl, and flew towards her.

Lu Qing'an didn't follow, but his attention was entirely focused on the energy body, and he secretly extracted twice his cultivation strength in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

This energy body traveled at an extremely fast speed, reaching a distance of fifty miles in the blink of an eye.

Liu Xiyue was speechless upon seeing this scene.

This thing is terrifying!

What exactly is this thing?

This thing can find that crystal?!

Fifty miles away in the sky, a red Divine Crystal quickly materialized and flew out from the void.

It was that Divine Crystal.

"Chirp!" It let out a strange cry as it watched the energy object fly towards it, and flew off in one direction at full speed.

In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the void somewhere else.

However, no matter how deeply it infiltrates the void, the energy entity can still detect its location and continue to pursue it at full speed.

Soon, the energy entity caught up to a corner of the barrier, its body trembling excitedly as it made Jiujiu Jiujiu.

It was like a large man letting out a chuckle, spreading his arms wide, and slowly approaching.

The next moment, a powerful burst of energy emanated from the energy entity and surged forward!

The red Divine Crystal was jolted by the energy and suddenly shot out of the void.

Having retreated to a corner of the barrier, it chirped incessantly in fright and began to ram the barrier with all its might!

No matter how hard it tried to break through the barrier, it just couldn't!

The energy entity lunged forward with lightning speed, instantly seizing the red crystal.

And it was at this moment.

Lu Qing'an's voice came through.

"Okay, bring it over."

The energy entity turned to look at Lu Qing'an, who was a hundred miles away.

It, shaped like a ball, wriggled slightly.

If it had a human face, the expression it would display would be a strange yet smug smile.

This refers to the so-called Dragon King's crooked smile.

Lu Qing'an narrowed his eyes and sneered upon seeing this.

Just as he expected, this guy is asking for a beating again.