Chapter 687 - 681: The Fall of Tier Thirteen
In just two days, he leveled up twice.
If it hadn’t been witnessed personally, Elder Seven would have thought he was seeing things.
If this continues, it seems he’s going to reach Tier Thirteen soon, and killing him then won’t be easy.
Finally.
Killing intent surged in Elder Seven’s eyes, deciding not to capture Lin You alive, he rapidly retreated to the area outside the Time Law’s range.
Then, with a wave of his hand, tens of thousands of Humanoid Species formed into squares, completely surrounding him.
Elder Three reacted quickly as well, breaking free from time restraint, as twenty thousand Skeleton Archers and thirty thousand Undead Mages spread out, their weapons rapidly gathering frenzied energy.
"Bang!"
Unexpectedly, at this time, a muffled boom was heard.
The Grand Elder, who was fighting fiercely in the sky, was struck down by the Three-headed Flood Dragon Leader with a tail swing, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Grand Elder!"
The eyes of the two elders and stewards widened in shock, their faces changing due to the sudden turn of events.
The strength of the Three-headed Flood Dragon Leader was shockingly powerful, heavily injuring the Grand Elder, who possessed the power of a Level 7 True God, in just a few exchanges!
"Retreat!"
Clutching his chest, with blood staining his garment, the Grand Elder realized he had underestimated the opponent’s strength. At his current level, he was no match.
If they continued fighting, they would likely die here!
With a grim look at the Three-headed Flood Dragon Leader, he quickly gathered the Angel Legion to hold back the Three-headed Flood Dragon, giving the others time.
Though unwilling, Elder Three and Elder Seven dared not linger in the face of death, quickly pulling back their species and retreating swiftly beyond the blood aura, abandoning the siege on Lin You.
But just then, a sudden change occurred!
The Three-headed Flood Dragon Leader in the sky suddenly opened all three mouths wide, spewing a massive cloud of purple Poison Mist downwards, instantly covering the entire Pantheon team.
[Affected by the "Highly Poisonous Domain," all poison resistance decreased by 100%, lasting 10 seconds.]
A cold prompt echoed in the minds of everyone in the Pantheon.
When they came to their senses, they found the surrounding blood aura had been unknowingly dyed purple by the poison mist from the Three-headed Flood Dragon army.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."
The stewards around them fell one after another, unable to withstand the poison gas of Tier Thirteen Demon, all collapsing soon, foaming at the mouth, blood seeping from their seven apertures.
Even their species quickly withered, their combat strength plummeting.
The three elders wore gloomy expressions, realizing that these demons were adeptly utilizing environmental factors to block their retreat.
"Go quickly!"
Faced with such a powerful offensive, the Grand Elder had no choice but to use Dispel Magic from the species around him, speeding up their escape.
But to their utter surprise.
The space around them suddenly flickered, and they found themselves back two seconds ago, at their original positions.
Time Reversal!
The three were shocked, immediately realizing it was Lin You’s doing.
Even the Three-headed Flood Dragon Leader in the air looked at Lin You hiding in the corner with shock, finally understanding what he meant by his prior words.
Two seconds in this level of battle could be fatal.
In just the blink of an eye, the surging Three-headed Flood Dragon army surrounded them, mouths opening, venom spraying everywhere.
In terror, the three had to activate large-scale Defense Skills, with a Holy Light Shield Wall and a series of shield phantoms protecting them.
From all directions, Undead Type Bone Shields flew to and fro, blocking the incoming venom.
Yet even so.
The defense skills of their species rapidly dimmed, collapsing one after another under the dual assault of venom and poison gas.
Finally.
A massive shadow crashed down, shattering the Holy Light Shield Wall of the Angel Species with a slap.
"Watch out!"
Elder Three exclaimed, wanting to assist.
But the speed of the Three-headed Flood Dragon Leader was simply too fast, biting Elder Seven, who only had Level 1 True God strength, in one gulp.
Amidst grievous screams, it soared skyward, disappearing from sight.
Left behind, the other two were furious but knew they couldn’t stay, unleashing their strongest methods, leading the remaining species to break through the encirclement, escaping the blood aura at a rapid pace.
Lin You did not risk pursuing them.
After all, his Time Law’s range was only 200 meters, a distance easily fraught with risks for Tier Thirteen.
The opponents’ species could easily harm him.
Fortunately, the battle ended as quickly as it began.
Watching the Grand Elder and others flee in panic, he slowly emerged from the protection of the species and the Three-headed Flood Dragon.
"Kid, I didn’t expect you to use the Time Law."
The Three-headed Flood Dragon Leader descended from the sky, changing his address for Lin You from "human" to "kid," with a tone full of astonishment.
The Time Law ability, even at his level, was unusable.
He seemed to finally understand why this human was valued by Lord Niu Fei.
Even his superior, Jiu Ying, broke the rules to let a human establish a territory here.
This human might become a significant aid to the Demon Race in the future, or possibly a great threat.
Giving Lin You a deep look, the Three-headed Flood Dragon Leader didn’t ask much more.
After all, he had heard some news about Lin You and knew the reason for his being hunted.
If used properly, it might bring a real change to the Eastern Extreme Demon Realm.
"Hey, I fulfilled what I promised you; don’t forget what you just said."
Opening his mouth, he spat out a pile of clothes and bones in front of Lin You, along with a shining Treasure Pearl.
It was the Resource Treasure Pearl condensed from Elder Seven’s personal space!
"Don’t you want this thing?" Lin You’s eyes were filled with surprise.
His initial plan was merely to heavily damage the Pantheon Elders through the Three-headed Flood Dragon Leader, just to teach them a lesson.
However, unexpectedly, they successfully killed Elder Seven.
Although he was only a Level 1 True God, he was an undeniable Tier Thirteen Lord, a presence that Lin You could only flee from.
"What do I need this for? I can’t eat it."
The Three-headed Flood Dragon Leader smacked his lips, savoring as if the blood and flesh of a Tier Thirteen Lord were some kind of delicacy to him.
Then he looked around at the corpses all over the ground, "In exchange, I’ll take all these corpses; they should be enough for us to eat several meals."
He certainly knew the value of the Resource Treasure Pearl.
But due to different rules, demons couldn’t use a Lord’s artifacts, so it was more practical to exchange it for food.
After all, the flesh and blood of Lords of the same level were considered great nourishment for them.
Consuming enough could even enhance potential level, promoting him to become a Lord Demon, which demons call Demon King Level Demon.
In this way, he could have his own name.
This is something countless high-level demons long for.
"Of course, you can take all the bodies."
Lin You was new here, obviously unaware of the intricacies in this situation.
Seeing that the other party didn’t want the Resource Treasure Pearl, he was overjoyed, knowing this was the personal space of a Tier Thirteen Lord, surely containing many priceless items.
He immediately stepped forward, picked up the treasure pearl, and wiped off the saliva on it.
[Would you like to use the "Resource Treasure Pearl (Tier Thirteen)"?]
"Use it."
Lin You’s voice trembled slightly.
The next second, light flickered, and the items inside the Resource Treasure Pearl transformed into streams of light entering his personal space.
[Congratulations, you have obtained the following resources:]
[Tier Thirteen Law Crystal Stone x30]
[Tier Twelve Law Crystal Stone x71260]
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[Extraordinary Species Token Fragment x6]
[Legendary Species Token Fragment x5]
...
With a series of notifications, Lin You’s personal space was instantly filled with a mass of miscellaneous items.
However, the Law Crystal Stones and Token Fragments delighted him the most.
Tier Thirteen Law Crystal Stones!
One of the necessary materials for advancing to Tier Thirteen, obtained so easily that his breath couldn’t help but quicken.
He had been wondering where to find Law Crystal Stones of this level, only to have them delivered to him.
In addition.
The other party was indeed worthy of being Elder Seven of the Pantheon; the Tier Twelve Law Crystal Stones were as many as 70,000, more than the combined total of all the Lords he had killed before, plus 6 Extraordinary fragments.
He only needed 4 more to synthesize an Extraordinary Level Species Token.
This was an unprecedented bountiful harvest!
The only pity was.
None of these items contained information or data about the Pantheon. He originally planned to use this method to find information about the Saint Radiance Emperor and others, but ended up disappointed.
"Could it have been swept to another place by spatial turbulence?"
Lin You frowned.
Among the Great Emperors slaughtered by the Pantheon, the Saint Radiance Emperor and others were not present.
Either they had already been killed, or were swept to another place by the spatial turbulence of the Heaven-Reaching Road.
He certainly hoped for the latter, and was also more inclined to believe it was the latter.
Because the Pantheon already knew the information about the World Core being with him, there was no need to go to great lengths to capture other Great Emperors.
This means that now, he is the most dangerous one.
He must quickly increase his strength before other more powerful Lords appear, otherwise relying solely on these demons, he still feels a bit uneasy.
However.
He wasn’t planning to use the newly obtained Tier Twelve Law Crystal Stones for now.
The news of the Pantheon’s defeat would soon be known to other forces, and the name of his territory had already spread around this area.
By then, those cautious Lords might come to trade with the Demon Race, and that would be his opportunity to earn Law Crystal Stones wildly.
So he planned to use these resources to develop the territory first, to have some liquidity, so he wouldn’t be short on funds for trading later.
"Kid, we’re leaving now. In the next couple of days, there should be some humans bringing food and equipment over, don’t forget to let us know."
After handling the corpses, the Three-headed Flood Dragon Leader took his group and flew deep into the Demon Realm without looking back.
This left the territory empty and filled with blood, which soon turned into blood vapor, merging into the surrounding airflow.
Lin You wandered around, only finding three Resource Treasure Pearls, the rest all corroded by the Three-headed Flood Dragon’s venom, turning into damaged artifacts that couldn’t be used.
Even among those three, the Tier Twelve Crystal Stones only amounted to 5,000 in total.
"So poor."
He cursed quietly, threw away the damaged ones, and turned back to continue constructing his territory diligently.
Since someone was coming to trade, he needed to construct a trading space outside.
What he didn’t know was.
While he was busy back and forth, the news of the Pantheon’s defeat had already spread like a hurricane across the cities surrounding the Eastern Extreme Demon Realm.