The Legend of the Devil
Ch. 121 - Prey of the Wild Nature
The journey takes days accompanied by dangers and obstacles. Having previously been chased by swamp crocodiles, now they are faced with another problem. A huge landslide covered the road, the heap of ruins was high enough and caused water to overflow. Xue Zhan sensed an unnatural force from behind the pile of rocks.
His cautious steps occasionally looked back. Until the next second his heart almost jumped when it heard a bang right beside him.
A huge rock rolled down from the steep wall towards Xue Zhan.
"Run!!" Fenghuang.
Xue Zhan rolled as the stone passed by and immediately took a distant position. The stone shook another wall and the ruins fell back.
"Don't look at it, you idiot! Blurred!" Fenghuang panicked more than Xue Zhan. How not, for the rest of his life he never traveled on land. Often saw the demons in this ravine die en masse due to the ruins of this ravine.
The Regret Gap has a bad climate as well as the potential for major disasters, rivers that often overflow, cold air like ice, once sunny weather can continue to dry for months. One of the reasons why this Gorge of Regret is feared is the frequent sounds of ruins and strange sounds above the abyss.
Fenghuang was getting more panicked. He was like looking at the apocalypse behind Xue Zhan. In a tied position all he could do was watch the giant ravine run amok. Walls of landslides, giant falling ruins hit the bottom of the ravine and split the river current.
The crack on the ground chased after Xue Zhan's footsteps from behind. Previously Xue Zhan could take the path of travel above but now the wall was starting to landslide. The energy of the mystical power within the Gorge of Regret increased rapidly from what Xue Zhan knew.
The black birds nesting in that place flew over their heads to escape, hundreds of stealths came running along. They were left behind and were still being chased by the rising river water waves like a tsunami.
"That's a foot or a reed?! So slow. Run even faster, those stones will kiss my ass feathers idiot!"
"Shut up! You-"Xue Zhan ducked as a huge boulder floated towards him. "You're making me unable to concentrate!" it was more panicked. Unexpectedly Fenghuang could also panic.
"Why is this place such a rampage?!"
"You don't know? We have entered the Hot Waterfall area. The power in this place could change the weather and kill hundreds of demons at a time. If you don't want to die today, think of a way to survive the rampage."
This provided the reason why Xiang Yi Bai could get stronger so quickly. The dangers that Hot Waterfall has are comparable to what it offers. But the teacher said nothing about the danger in this place and he kept his teacher in his heart.
The giant lizard behind Xue Zhan had also escaped from the disaster, but he still had the chance to prey on Xue Zhan before dying.
"Teacher!!"
"Be proud of your brainless teacher!"
Elsewhere a white-robed man sneezed, the wine in his hand almost spilled. He cringed.
"Who is this stupid student using me with?"
"Ah yes ... I forgot to tell you about the danger in the Hot Waterfall area. Ah, let it go. Let him think about it until bald. Haha."
Elsewhere Xue Zhan felt his legs would come off. Fenghuang opened the beak, a red light appeared inside her mouth then shot fiercely towards the lizard.
Only that small force could be unleashed for now, Fenghuang endured the pain. But that way worked. The giant lizard lost its balance as its eyes were blown away by the fire power of Fenghuang. Blind for a moment his gaze was closed and the demon smashed into the rock. Unfortunately for his fate, the lizard slipped and was devoured by the stone ruins that were still falling on the ravine wall.
The river's water is receding. Xue Zhan realized they had moved away from that dangerous place. He immediately looked for a place to climb back up the wall before the demons in front of him began to prey on each other as they had already.
"Don't stop. The Hot Waterfall is not far away. If you want to linger here you won't survive. There were thousands of demons that escaped to this place when the disaster came."
Fenghuang's right. When Xue Zhan paid attention once more to his surroundings, not just the demon that had just come, this place had been inhabited by many other various kinds of demons from the beginning. Even the strongest might reside in this place.
"How am I supposed to get past a predator like this?"
"There's only one way." Fenghuang was convinced once to the point that Xue Zhan seriously heard.
From all directions dozens of pairs of wild eyes began to rush towards them. Some even started killing each other. Xue Zhan was sweating coldly.
"... That's sure. Run or die!"
"That's right!" shouted Xue Zhan. His leg was almost broken before, this time it might be broken for real. He broke through the stealth crowd, raving here and there, shouting hysterically, running like a possessed person and shouting hysterically again.
That experience Xue Zhan would not forget for a lifetime. He saw thousands of demons gathered in one place and each had a different level of strength. Some even have the ability to speak like humans. Demon itself has a uniqueness compared to animals in general.
A demon has spiritual power, the longer that demon lives the greater its power. His strength he gained from preying on other demons, gathering strength and fighting. There were several stages of the demon that made it even more different from ordinary beasts.
Once a demon reaches its highest level, its cognitive abilities also develop and make it smarter than others. The next level he can master human language, transform his form into a thing or a human and even live millions of years rivaling the power of the heavens.
Just like humans, demons can become invincible because they have power. But most do not last long because of natural law selection. Either killed another demon or killed by a human.
Satisfied cursing along the way, Xue Zhan finally walked into a secret passage that Fenghuang had pointed out. He could catch his breath for a moment after running non-stop. The roots hanging at the entrance blocked his view.
Xue Zhan put away those roots, the instant the bright light made his eyes glare. As his eyes began to be able to adapt to the light, Xue Zhan was again stunned by the scene before him.
"This ..."
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