Chapter 1085 - 361: Entering (Part 2)

"Ha ha, refreshing!"

After slaying the last demon fiend, Wa Zhengtian laughed heartily.

However, his aura weakened considerably.

Even though Wa Zhengtian had the strength of the Peak of Nascent Soul and had harnessed the power of the array,

the prolonged, intense focus and relentless battle had drained his Essence, Qi, and Spirit remarkably.

Taking a look at Zong Linjing, who was guarding another array hub, one could see at a glance.

With Wa Zhengtian bearing most of the pressure, Zong Linjing had it considerably easier, but she appeared somewhat pale, as if exhausted.

"Kid, you’ve rested for over a day. Why do you look even weaker than I do?"

"Would you like to take a break? I’ll guard this array hub for now," Wa Zhengtian said to Lin Zheyu, smiling.

"Thank you, senior, but it’s fine."

Lin Zheyu shook his head, and his aura quickly surged at an astonishing speed, returning to the peak in just a few breaths.

"Oh, not bad, not bad."

Wa Zhengtian let out a small "oh," nodded with a smile, "Then I’ll leave it to you next. I must go back for a good sleep; I’m exhausted."

"Damn, these demon fiends are really insane, none of them care about their lives."

"Although it’s as easy as slaughtering chickens and dogs, there are too many of them. I’m almost numb to killing them."

"I can’t go on, I’m getting old..."

Wa Zhengtian muttered softly as he walked out of the array, leaving Lin Zheyu alone at the array hub.

He still had great confidence in Lin Zheyu.

As long as he was there, even if a large wave of demon fiends invaded again, Lin Zheyu could hold them for a while, and Wa Zhengtian could rush over to support in a short time.

"Mr. Zong, I’ll take over from here, you should quickly go back and rest."

Je Haomiao came from outside the array, bowed slightly to Lin Zheyu, and walked directly toward Zong Linjing.

Since Wa Zhengtian trusted Xiao Yu so much, letting him continue to guard the array hub meant Xiao Yu was perfectly fine.

"Then I will trouble you, my friend."

Zong Linjing bowed, her face still somewhat pale.

She was completely exhausted; the energy stored in her Divine Treasure had been entirely depleted over this time.

Moreover, after the relentless onslaught of demonic will and demonic energy, Zong Linjing could barely hold on anymore.

Walking out of the array hub,

Zong Linjing glanced at Lin Zheyu, who appeared unfazed, feeling quite complex inside.

The longer she interacted with him, the more she realized how vast the gap was between her and Mr. Xiao.

Although both were in the Early Stage of the Shackled Realm, Zong Linjing felt as if there was a huge gap between them.

Zong Linjing and Lin Zheyu exchanged polite bows and left the array.

The node crack had fallen silent.

No terrifying battle fluctuations emanated from it, and no continuous demon fiend army spilled forth.

Everything was over.

Once the dust settled,

other cultivators swiftly arrived from outside the array to efficiently begin collecting the demon fiend corpses.

These bodies were treasures, with many special uses.

"Wait, leave the bodies of those Seven-Striped Demon Fiends. Once I’ve finished researching them, you can take them away,"

Lin Zheyu said to the cultivators handling the demon fiend corpses.

The spoils from the demon fiends slaughtered here were distributed equally. Lin Zheyu was merely borrowing them, which was not an unreasonable request.

"Yes, senior,"

the female cultivator responded respectfully.

As a cultivator guarding the front line of the array, the risk was enormous, so such a minor request was no problem at all.

After delivering the demon fiend corpses Lin Zheyu was interested in outside the array hub, the female cultivator bowed slightly and left.

"Mr. Xiao, are you interested in demon fiends?"

Je Haomiao asked curiously.

Having guarded this node for several years, he was quite interested in this rising martial artist who had recently joined the Martial Alliance.

"Slightly interested."

"Though the cultivation methods of demon fiends differ from the Martial Dao, their fighting styles are quite similar to Martial Artists."

"They possess the same formidable physique and don’t excel in flashy secret techniques or spells, and similarly..."

"However, they focus not on physical bodies, but on demon patterns."

"Using demon patterns to nurture a strong physical form, such a unique cultivation method holds great reference value for the Martial Dao."

Lin Zheyu said with a smile.

In the Martial Alliance, he was not the only one interested in demon fiends.

Many martial forebearers had similar ideas and had taken action.

"This path is fraught with thorns; it’s not easy to tread,"

Je Haomiao shook his head slightly, "It is a road of no return..."

Though not yet at the Shackled Realm Limit, it was unlikely he would break through it in this lifetime.

But he had considerable understanding of the path beyond the Shackled Realm.

While demon fiends and Martial Artists appeared similar in some ways,

the demon fiends’ cultivation path was vastly different from the world’s cultivation path.

The demon skills were cultivation techniques created after understanding demon fiend cultivation methods.

To study demon fiend cultivation methods meant involving demon skills.

And all Martial Artists who practiced demon skills embarked on a road of no return, ultimately cultivating themselves into something neither human nor ghost.

Severe cases even transformed into mindless demon puppets, intent only on slaughter.

"Thank you for the reminder. I am merely conducting research and have no intention of cultivating demon skills,"

Lin Zheyu said with a smile, understanding Je Haomiao’s concerns.