Chapter 1327 - 1427: A Narrow Escape

Ye Tianfan could not stop the crowd from experimenting with their techniques, so he could only keep a close watch on the mantis-like creature beyond the wall.

To prevent it from doing anything unpleasant, as this mantis-like creature was potentially very dangerous if it decided to act.

But now only Ye Tianfan could resolve the situation, as this was the territory of the Chaos Divine Pearl. If Ye Tianfan couldn't settle it, everyone would be doomed.

Of course, Ye Tianfan was capable of dealing with this matter. After all, this wasn't a difficult task, as long as he observed the situation carefully, he wouldn't face too many challenges. Yet, even Ye Tianfan had moments of negligence, as constant concentration is exhausting, not only for him but also for Master Taichu.

Ye Tianfan felt the danger arising, so he kept his eyes glued to the mantis-like creature, unwilling to allow any unintended deaths due to his lapse at this critical moment.

Watching the mantis-like creature, Ye Tianfan noticed it was holding its breath, seemingly up to some mischief, which left him uneasy and fatigued from constant vigilance. He wondered if it might be better to stop the creature right away.

Even though stopping it would halt everyone's experiments, it would be preferable to needless death, though Ye Tianfan wasn't sure how to explain this to them.

Ye Tianfan decided to wait a bit longer; if the creature continued its hidden malice, he'd alert everyone, then convince them to let him deal with it.

Suddenly, Ye Tianfan sensed the mantis-like creature was about to erupt, prompting immediate vigilance. Before him, it had started gathering the residual Demonic Qi and Evil Qi within itself.

Although these negative energies were weak for the mantis-like creature now, their condensation indicated it was surely preparing some move, or else why bother amassing them?

Ye Tianfan was ready to eliminate the mantis-like creature at any moment, even without notifying everyone; after all, resolving this swiftly would be better than facing a disaster.

Ye Tianfan could handle anything at the critical incident, yet he wasn't confident in achieving zero errors. This uncertainty pushed him to consider pre-emptively dealing with the creature.

Better to prevent trouble than regret it later.

But just as Ye Tianfan was about to make a move, seeing the earnest crowd engrossed in their experiments, he hesitated, considering he could easily save them all and swiftly defeat the creature. However, witnessing their lively exploration of maximizing their abilities gave him pause.

He thought perhaps he could allow them to finish their rounds before addressing the creature, at worst it would just deplete a bit more of his mental focus.

Seeing there weren't many left, the experimentation would significantly enhance their strength, which was part of why Ye Tianfan hesitated.

Ye Tianfan decided to wait for them to finish using their techniques before eliminating the mantis-like creature.

Given the few remaining, not letting them finish would only garner complaints, which Ye Tianfan wanted to avoid. While he wasn't afraid of complaints, allowing them to finish their techniques seemed harmless despite the personal inconvenience.

However, Ye Tianfan wasn't aware his neglect nearly caused casualties.

Watching the mantis-like creature silently endure punishment, he found it amusing how the once boastful entity now resembled a scolded puppy.

Yet, the more they attacked, the more uneasy Ye Tianfan felt; the mantis-like creature seemed to have started misbehaving again.

When he saw its open mouth, Ye Tianfan rushed forward, knocking aside someone who was about to use a technique. Just then, the displaced person complained and saw the creature spewing black-purple gas from its mouth.

Ye Tianfan immediately used the Chaos Divine Pearl to confine the gas within a specific area, situated before the mantis-like creature.

The creature appeared oblivious to Ye Tianfan's control of the emitted Demonic Qi and Evil Qi, continuing to spew forth the negative energies.

Confused by the creature's futile persistence, Ye Tianfan wondered why it stuck to this ineffective action.

Still, Ye Tianfan understood that without controlling the mantis-like creature, everyone's fate would be dire.

Just as Ye Tianfan thought of using the Chaos Treasure Lotus to convert the negative Qi to ordinary Spiritual Power, he realized that explaining this action later would be challenging, as Master Taichu wasn't in the Chaos Divine Pearl to witness it.

Without external observation, it would be hard to justify that moment and neither he nor Master Taichu could convincingly cover for each other's actions. Forced explanations wouldn't gain belief.

This is why Ye Tianfan chose to trap the negative Qi with the Chaos Divine Pearl instead.