Chapter 2857: Heaven Slayer Departs
Taoist Venerable shouted as he charged forward, aggressively intending to kill the Blood Shadow.
Su Yang hurriedly stopped him, exclaiming, "Don’t kill, don’t kill, you guys go first, I recognize these two Blood Shadows!"
"You recognize them!?" The four were baffled, staring at Su Yang with wide-eyed confusion.
Su Yang spoke offhandedly, pointing into the distance, "Alright, you guys go first, head over there, everyone else is there. You go and regroup with them. I’ll take care of these two and meet up with you later, then explain everything!"
The four exchanged glances, though puzzled, they didn’t ask further questions and left in the direction Su Yang indicated.
Su Yang held back the two Blood Shadows until the four were out of sight, leaving the Blood Shadows to gradually calm down.
Afterward, as usual, the two Blood Shadows slowly turned away and left, leaving Su Yang alone at the scene.
Su Yang then hurriedly went to join the others; by then, the four people had already reunited with the rest of the group. After a conversation, they all knew the origin of those Blood Shadows.
Seeing Su Yang approaching, Taoist Venerable immediately asked, "Su Alliance Leader, you just said you know those two Blood Shadows, were you talking nonsense?"
Su Yang smirked, "Of course, it was nonsense, or else wouldn’t those two Blood Shadows have been killed by you?!"
"Those two Blood Shadows have no consciousness and will attack any life they encounter. In that case, shouldn’t they be eliminated?" Taoist Venerable said, "Even if you let them go this time, if you encounter them again, they’ll still attack you. It was difficult enough to subdue them; why not kill them and be done with it?"
Su Yang said, "Alright, they’re not your enemies. They are spiritual bodies formed from the residual souls of the World Tree’s life from before, just without consciousness, attacking any life they see, is it worth exterminating them like this?"
"They’re not life or consciousness, so what’s the point of talking about extermination?" Taoist Venerable shrugged, "Su Alliance Leader, are you going to be merciful to things like this?"
"It’s not mercy, just unnecessary." Su Yang waved his hand, "Alright, let’s not waste time on this topic. Tell me about your situation, how did you end up here?"
Normally speaking, the positions of Taoist Venerable and Demon Lord, relative to Human Emperor Qi’er, would take about seven to eight years to reach by flying.
Even if both groups were heading towards each other, they would normally encounter Blood Shadows along the way, thereby being stopped by them, and would essentially not be able to meet.
If they truly met, who knows how many Blood Shadows would be drawn out on their way, so it wouldn’t make sense for only two Blood Shadows to attack them. This situation is really puzzling.
"I know what you’re thinking!" Demon Lord laughed, "You’re not considering who I’m with; Taoist Venerable is famously cautious. Along the way, when we encountered those stars, he wouldn’t let me explore inside, fearing it was a trap by the Guardian God. So coming all the way here, we didn’t draw out these Blood Shadows. The two Blood Shadows were drawn out by Human Emperor and Qi’er, and the two of us helped them fight them off!"
Su Yang suddenly understood; no wonder their meeting point was so close to Human Emperor and Qi’er. It turns out, Taoist Venerable and Demon Lord encountered no obstacles on their way!
"You four are quite capable, almost killed those two Blood Shadows!" Supreme Dragon Emperor commented, "We almost got killed by those Blood Shadows back then!"
"The Blood Shadows’ strength is indeed very powerful, but they’re not much stronger than us." Human Emperor said, "Besides, Qi’er’s World Tree has enough spiritual energy for us to use. As long as we have a continuous supply of spiritual energy, we have endless power to use. Dealing with those two Blood Shadows is really not difficult."
Everyone suddenly understood; Qi’er’s World Tree can provide spiritual energy to everyone, which is the most important aspect.
Before, the reasons why Eternal Divine Emperor and Supreme Dragon Emperor, as well as Eye of Chaos and Suffering Buddha, failed were primarily due to lack of spiritual energy, unable to recover power.
Of course, the spiritual energy in the World Tree was absorbed before the drastic change. This World Tree is different from Heavenly Dao and Earth Principle, the spiritual energy within is finite and cannot regenerate; over time, it will be depleted.
However, Heavenly Dao and Earth Principle can generate spiritual energy on their own, making it infinite.
Qi’er carrying the World Tree allows them to hold out for a while. Once the spiritual energy within the World Tree is depleted, that’ll be the end.
Now, after reuniting with Su Yang, there’s no need to worry about the depletion of spiritual energy, and Qi’er and the others are relieved.
Now, among the strongest of the Human Clan, only Heaven Slayer and Buddha Venerable have yet to regroup.
According to Su Yang’s plan, the next step is to find Heaven Slayer and Buddha Venerable. However, it won’t be easy to reunite with them.
Heaven Slayer’s power is extremely strong, his combat power with Buddha Venerable increases exponentially when together.
Such combat power is unlikely to encounter danger, except when facing Heavenly Venerable or being surrounded by the strongest adversaries from the Guardian God.
Moreover, Heaven Slayer enjoys adventure and is quite efficient and decisive.
Given these circumstances, he is likely exploring the Great World with Buddha Venerable instead of waiting in place or searching for others.
Therefore, realistically speaking, the chances of Su Yang and the others finding Heaven Slayer and Buddha Venerable are quite low. Their situation differs entirely from other strongest individuals.
But at this point, since Su Yang and the others don’t know where to find Heaven Slayer and Buddha Venerable, they might as well first head to the location where Heaven Slayer and Buddha Venerable were last seen.
Anyway, there’s no other place to go; if by any chance these two haven’t left the area, finding them directly would be ideal.
Heaven Slayer and Buddha Venerable were initially at the rear, so their distance is the furthest.
Following the previous direction, it took the group nearly ten years to reach the location where Heaven Slayer and Buddha Venerable were previously.
The traces left by Heaven Slayer and Buddha Venerable are evident here, but they are no longer present.
"Clearly, those two have already gone exploring in the Great World!" Supreme Dragon Emperor spread his claws, saying.
Su Yang ignored him, deeply pondering their journey here.
Throughout the journey, Su Yang specifically chose to move through Demon Lord and Taoist Venerable’s closest path to Heaven Slayer and Buddha Venerable.
This was to prevent Heaven Slayer and Buddha Venerable from seeking Demon Lord and Taoist Venerable, causing a missed encounter due to wrong navigation.