Chapter 60
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Chapter 60: Thousand-eyed Demon
“The Thousand-eyed Demon is a high-ranking monster among the Chaotic-level creatures. Defeating it would yield a significant contribution…”
Yun Wen frowned.
Unlike Yun Ye, they had a higher talent potential and could grow quickly even when facing bottlenecks.
In other words, they needed time to cultivate in the Spirit Land, which could only be earned through contributions.
As for the issue of slow progress, not everyone had advantages like Yun Ye, who could constantly find ways to break through their talent barriers.
Once anyone reached a bottleneck, it would require ten years of consistent practice to make further progress.
If Chao Zichong solved the root of the problem, they would miss out on a large portion of their contributions, which Yun Wen and Liu Wujing could not accept.
When it came to cultivation resources, everyone was very meticulous; otherwise, how could one become strong enough to overshadow most Spiritual Law masters?
“It seems like we need to change our strategy. Liu Wujing, you go and keep an eye on them; I’ll handle this myself.”
Yun Wen said.
“Got it. Although Chao Zichong seemed to notice my observation earlier, he is not my opponent.”
Liu Wujing raised his bronze mirror towards the sun, and soon after, his figure gradually vanished.
With the powerful control of Wind Spiritual Roots, he could turn invisible.
And with a strong Spirit Sense, he could erase the fluctuations of spirit energy.
Combining the two, even without the enhancement of spiritual wind, he could use his invisibility to carry out a stealthy attack.
The Liu family had countless examples of the weak overcoming the strong, and with their deep foundation, Liu Wujing clearly inherited their true teachings.
This was the advantage of having many powerful individuals in the team.
Chao Zichong didn’t have teammates of the same level to help him monitor Yun Wen’s team.
“The demonic energy has become so strong that soon all monsters within a twenty-mile radius will be drawn here; the Thousand-eyed Demon should be within this range!”
Yun Wen looked up at the sky; the demonic energy had thickened into a black sphere, a result of mixed demonic powers.
To be honest, at this point, it was somewhat dangerous.
Although the monsters near the boundary were generally weak, extending twenty miles might still include a few powerful Chaotic-level monsters.
Just one Thousand-eyed Demon made him reluctant to venture into Duanqiao River; if a few others with terrifying powers showed up, even with three Captains present, they could still face disaster.
Xiang Liangren added, “Captain, twenty miles is too much. It’s better to adjust the Talismans and reduce the range. The area where the Thousand-eyed Demon appears is just Duanqiao River; ten miles would be enough.”
“Let’s wait for Liu Wujing to return… Adjust it to fifteen miles. If we can attract the Thousand-eyed Demon, it will save us a lot of trouble,” Yun Wen said after thinking for a moment.
He was mainly worried that Chao Zichong had bait to attract the Thousand-eyed Demon. If the demonic energy extended to fifteen miles, it would be difficult for Baishi Town to find equally effective bait, which guaranteed a high level of safety.
“I’ll make the adjustments,” Xiang Liangren said with a smile as he projected a wave of spirit energy, lowering the height of two of the ten Talismans.
With this change in height, the effect of the Talismans was greatly reduced, significantly lowering the total amount of demonic energy that could be contained.
The black sphere, originally the size of a human head, shrank by a quarter, with the excess spilling out of the Talismans.
In terms of attractivity, it had indeed decreased; however, it also increased the pressure on the Spiritual Law masters present.
The overflowing Demonic Power was directly absorbed by the monsters, resulting in a major enhancement.
Now, the vibration of Yun Ye’s identity token grew increasingly urgent.
After his power surged, the difficulty measurement for the identity token also increased, meaning the frequency of contributions recorded grew higher.
Yun Ye felt very happy; he had been using the Immortal Flame, which did not consume his vitality at all, so no matter how many he killed, he was always gaining, unlike the others who were struggling.
“Spiritual Roots revival!”
Wang Lixian was the first to awaken his Spiritual Roots.
Typically, this process consumed almost no vitality, but as opponents grew stronger, not reviving his Spiritual Roots could lead to life-threatening situations. He didn’t want to be suddenly taken down, so he had no choice but to awaken his Spiritual Roots.
After reviving his Spiritual Roots, Wang Lixian’s power surged explosively, and with just one strike, he could take down a sizable area of monsters.
The continuous notifications of contributions from his identity token brought him both pain and joy.
“Why aren’t they coming yet? The state of Spiritual Roots revival won’t last much longer!”
Zhu Zhaohong frowned; with the first person awakening their Spiritual Roots, it meant the rest wouldn’t be far behind.
The demons here were indeed visibly growing stronger.
Moreover, the longer the battle lasted, the more Demonic Power overflowed, making the remaining monsters even stronger.
“This is just the prelude; the following will be even more terrifying. Without you geniuses, we can’t move forward.”
A young man from the Ji family flashed a bright smile, as if he genuinely valued everyone around him.
However, the expressions of those present turned colder.
The two members of the Ji family were utterly unnecessary here, providing no help in battle and only becoming an obstruction.
Unfortunately, their status as Ji family members symbolized power, and no one dared to say anything.
Thinking of their own safety, they could only share the pressure.
Instead of calling them warriors, it was more accurate to say they were watchdogs, present in every team.
Zhu Zhaohong glanced at the pair with disdain; unable to voice her frustration, she fell silent.
In the end, the atmosphere fell into silence, as if no one had heard anything.
The young man from the Ji family also grew bored. He yawned and casually unleashed a few sharp sword energies that sliced through a high-level monster over ten meters away, continuing his leisurely way.
(These two are very strong, far beyond the other team members, probably only second to Yun Wen and Liu Wujing…)
Yun Ye kept a portion of his attention focused on watching the others’ actions.
Though the Ji family members had hardly engaged in combat, the destruction they caused was indeed remarkable.
It was clear that they were not mere decorations but rather conscious of conserving their strength for their higher-ups.
However, knowing their strength meant little, as the power behind them could overlook sheer combat prowess.
Yun Ye was more concerned about the so-called “prelude.”
With a prelude, there would be interludes and an ending.
From what he saw, they were just killing monsters; it was only a matter of quantity.
Would the interlude mean that the number of monsters to come would increase?
That sounded… quite terrifying.
The demonic energy would attract even more monsters; if many demons were killed, wouldn’t very distant monsters be drawn here too?
Yun Ye hadn’t forgotten that a massive monster, so large it couldn’t be fully seen from afar, lurked nearby.
In terms of size, it was already at least a Great Disaster level monster, beyond mere Chaotic-level ones.
Each level of monsters represented a significant qualitative change.
Normal monsters, high-level monsters, Chaotic-level monsters, and Great Disaster monsters: Great Disaster monsters were stronger than Chaotic ones by a whole tier.
Captain level warriors would most likely be unable to deal with a Great Disaster.
As for whether higher-level officials of Baishi Town, like Spiritual Law Officials or Spirit Law Officials, could handle them, it was entirely unclear.
Could it be… that there was a possibility… that…
Baishi Town itself, in this world, was also on the brink of collapse, as fragile as an ant?
“Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!”
A booming laugh, reminiscent of a single eye’s head, suddenly echoed through the sky, casting gray across the entire atmosphere.
One by one, enormous gray demonic eyes opened in the sky, densely packed together; in an instant, no one knew how many there were.
