Chilling and dark.
An atmosphere of violent unrest permeated the surroundings.
But what made Li Xuan's expression solemn was the dense, extreme malevolent energy within. Even Li Xuan's current physical body began to show signs of cracking under this malevolent energy. Even more terrifying was that Li Xuan had already experienced no less than ten illusions.
For an ordinary Spirit Master, it would have been difficult to awaken so quickly in such a short period. Fortunately, Li Xuan's Sword Heart was clear and bright, and all ten-plus illusions were annihilated by Li Xuan's sword. The only benefit was that Li Xuan's Sword Heart became even more resolute than rock.
"Little Brush, how much further?" On this grey and hazy land, without the guidance of the Heavenly Dao Brush, Li Xuan would have been unable to discern the wind direction. Even his divine sense could barely see three zhang around him here.
"Continue moving towards the right front," the Heavenly Dao Brush's voice sounded.
Upon hearing this, Li Xuan activated his sword intent, forming a sword intent barrier around his body. After making preparations, Li Xuan continued to advance according to the Heavenly Dao Brush's guidance.
"Young Master, be careful!"
Just then, the Heavenly Dao Brush's voice suddenly rang out. Before Li Xuan could react, a monster resembling a profound beast instantly charged towards him.
Seeing this, Li Xuan drew his Soul-Shocking Sword and quickly retreated.
Roar!
With a roar, the monster's body, which was three zhang in size, heavily collapsed.
"What kind of profound beast is this?" Li Xuan stepped forward to look, and confusion immediately filled his eyes. The monster on the ground resembled a profound beast, but its entire body was a uniform blood-red, like an earthworm.
"This is a煞兽 (Sha Beast) formed from the malevolent energy of this place. It has almost no self-awareness. In this region, it's like a killing machine. Young Master, this is still considered the outer region. The road ahead might require more caution," the Heavenly Dao Brush said.
Li Xuan nodded slightly. The 煞兽 before him already possessed ninth-tier strength and was even more frenzied than a profound beast. After all, a ninth-tier profound beast would know danger and choose to advance or retreat. But the 煞兽 here knew no pain and feared no death, making them troublesome to deal with.
One had to remember that in this region, no one knew if there were other similar 煞兽 lurking in the shadows.
Time gradually passed. As Li Xuan delved deeper, more and more 煞兽 appeared. Furthermore, the deeper he went, the higher the level of the 煞兽. There were even those at the peak of the ninth tier. Even Li Xuan's sword, infused with sword intent, only managed to inflict some damage on them.
"This core region is truly fraught with peril," Li Xuan took a deep breath, his steps becoming increasingly cautious. The 煞兽 he had just killed had taken Li Xuan a full quarter of an hour. This was something that had never happened before.
However, Li Xuan found that in these dozens of battles, his use of sword intent had become increasingly proficient. His sword intent defense had now expanded to four zhang. Even his divine sense had strengthened significantly through continuous exploration.
This was also why Li Xuan had entered the Divine Burial Ground as Xuan Ye had suggested from the beginning. Only by facing danger could a person's potential be fully unleashed.
At this moment, at the boundary between the second and core regions, six figures looked towards the core region with solemn expressions. Among them were Luo Yexue and Yasuo.
"Luo Yexue, is he really not dead yet?" a man with a hooked nose asked Luo Yexue, withdrawing his gaze.
Luo Yexue rolled his eyes and replied, "Xiu Yangyan, if you don't believe me, why did you ask me to come?"
Xiu Yangyan fell silent. Xiu Cang and Xiu Jin were his junior brothers. One a semi-saint and the other a saint, yet both died at the hands of a Spirit Master who was only at the intermediate Martial God realm. What shocked Xiu Yangyan was that this intermediate Martial God realm Spirit Master had entered the core region and survived!
"Xiu Yangyan, what do you think of this person?" After a moment, a man asked Xiu Yangyan.
Xiu Yangyan looked up at the core region and slowly said, "This person was able to kill Xiu Jin and Xing Long, two saints. His combat power has likely reached the mid-saint stage. To possess such formidable combat power at the intermediate Martial God realm, his background must be extraordinary. If he can come out of the core region, he will only have one end."
"Survive? Xiu Yangyan, you mean you don't plan to enter this core area?" the former asked, frowning slightly.
Xiu Yangyan remained silent for a moment, then finally nodded.
This core region was too bizarre. Even with his mid-saint strength, he might not survive. Xiu Yangyan knew clearly that before entering this Divine Burial Ground, his master and the clan leader had repeatedly warned him of the terror of the core region. Even those beyond the saint realm were extremely wary of it, and Xiu Yangyan was not a foolish person.
"Xing Hao, Zi Meng, you're not going to give up on revenge, are you?" the former asked the other two.
"We'll go," Xing Hao said, nodding after a moment of silence.
"Let's go," Zi Meng said, nodding slightly upon seeing this.
"In that case, let us depart," Cang Li said with a slight easing of his expression, then nodded.
The next moment, Cang Li and the other two shot out, disappearing from Xiu Yangyan's sight.
"Xiu Yangyan, why didn't you go with them?" Luo Yexue asked Xiu Yangyan curiously.
Xiu Yangyan replied with a wry smile, "The risks inside are too great. Sometimes, living longer is also a way."
After speaking, Xiu Yangyan turned and left, clearly abandoning the plan to trouble Li Xuan.
Watching Xiu Yangyan depart, Yasuo withdrew his gaze and looked at Luo Yexue, "Is that person really still alive?"
Luo Yexue nodded slightly, "His life aura is still present, so he is naturally alive. Moreover, his current aura seems even stronger than before."
"But those three are much stronger than Xiu Jin and Xing Long. No matter how strong that person is, he likely won't survive this time," Yasuo said.
Luo Yexue, however, shook his head and replied, "That's not necessarily true. Don't forget that in the core region, there are no safe zones like in our other regions. The dangers inside are so great that even someone like Xiu Yangyan chose to give up."
"And another thing, have you ever seen that person's true combat power?"
Yasuo was stunned. If that were the case, wouldn't that person still have a chance to survive?
"Forget it, I think I'll continue to train. Anyone I encounter now can easily defeat me," Yasuo said with a bitter smile, then cupped his fists to Luo Yexue as a farewell before turning and leaving.
Seeing Yasuo leave, Luo Yexue said nothing, his gaze returning to the core region. The next moment, Luo Yexue's eyes changed, and a golden light shot out. But soon, Luo Yexue's eyes shed a stream of blood tears.
"I can't even see his future... This person is terrifying!"