Chapter 707: Chapter 707

The others had yet to emerge.

No one knew what was happening inside the underground cave. If they still couldn’t make a decision, they might not even have a chance to escape when the time came.

Qin Sang couldn't afford to concern himself with them.

In haste, he glanced back over his shoulder.

Someone among the white clouds immediately spotted Qin Sang’s trail and split off a streak of evasion light, pursuing him at high speed.

"As expected, there's more than one of them."

Qin Sang muttered to himself and continued flying away at full speed without any pause.

The one chasing him seemed to have noticed that Qin Sang’s evasion technique was remarkable. Moreover, there had already been quite a distance between them.

Reckless pursuit in the Demonic Sea could easily alarm nearby demonic beasts, which was clearly unwise. After a short chase, the person gave up and turned back, realizing there was no hope of catching up.

However, after rejoining the white clouds, their speed suddenly surged again.

Qin Sang kept flying without looking back. He covered a great distance and, after confirming that no one was following, quietly landed on the water’s surface.

"Why is it still so quiet over there? Did they reach some kind of forced agreement, or were the people in the cave killed in an instant?"

Qin Sang turned around and looked back from afar, pondering in silence.

Just as this suspicion crossed his mind, a blinding streak of sword light suddenly flared from that direction, followed by a piercing and shrill sword cry.

"Good, they've started fighting."

A smile appeared on Qin Sang’s face.

"That must be the one surnamed Lan..."

Qin Sang recognized the spiritual sword of the scholar. That sword light was clearly his, and it seemed he had encountered a powerful opponent. The slash he just delivered was clearly an all-out strike.

This man’s attainment in the Sword Dao was actually higher than Qin Sang's. Even though he had not grasped Sword Qi Thunderclap, he was not far off.

Qin Sang was inwardly shocked. This person had hidden his strength well. During their previous exchange, he had humbly asked several questions about the Sword Dao, yet Qin Sang had detected nothing strange. Clearly, none of these people were easy to deal with.

Faced with that sword strike, even Qin Sang would have needed to prepare carefully.

Just then, a sudden buzzing sound erupted, so loud that it even drowned out the sword cry.

At the point where the sword light had struck, a bizarre illusory shadow emerged out of thin air. Its form was unclear, but Qin Sang could tell that it was not human. It was the shadow of some kind of insect.

"Insect taming... That confirms it’s the witch race. Someone has betrayed humanity. It seems the one surnamed Lan is not on their side after all."

Qin Sang concealed his presence and ascended to a higher vantage point. From there, he could clearly see the sword light clashing with the insect shadow. The two seemed evenly matched, with neither able to gain the upper hand for now.

While observing the battle, Qin Sang opened the Mustard Seed Pouch taken from the gaunt elder. His spiritual consciousness quickly scanned the items inside, and his expression shifted slightly.

A white bone, as thick as an adult’s thigh and over one zhang in length, leapt out of the pouch.

"A bone from a great demon. It has the same aura as the beast hide."

Qin Sang grabbed the bone and found that it lacked any luster or spiritual essence. It was extremely brittle, clearly corroded beyond repair just like the beast hide.

"So this man and the stocky cultivator really were in league. Aside from this bone, there is nothing else of value in the pouch. Looks like all they managed to retrieve from the cave dwelling were scraps. Perhaps they went all in to open a Spiritual Infant’s cave dwelling, were overjoyed at first, only to discover the treasures had all been corroded by cold fog. Driven by disappointment, they developed sinister thoughts and used this place as bait, hoping to lure others in and kill them to recover their losses."

Qin Sang murmured, "Or perhaps there is a sealed treasure deeper in the cave, one that requires some special condition to unlock. If I capture someone and question them, I’ll find out."

Over there, waves surged to the sky and the roar of battle was deafening. Even flying high above, he could no longer see the island clearly. The shockwaves of colliding true essence rippled out continuously. The fighting was intense.

Qin Sang noticed that the battlefield was shifting. One side appeared to be retreating, possibly trying to escape.

"They've been fighting this long and still haven't subdued the one surnamed Lan. It seems my guess was correct. That gaunt elder’s ally, despite controlling a strange white cloud and possessing impressive evasion speed, has limited combat strength. If I go back now and strike quickly, I can easily turn the tide."

Qin Sang weighed the situation but still hesitated. He could not be sure whether they were feigning weakness to lure him back.

"Even if the enemy is exceptionally powerful, they could not have predicted I’d return just by putting on this show. Making such a commotion might attract a great demon, which would be a disaster. Besides, I didn’t use my full strength earlier. With Sword Qi Thunderclap, even that white cloud won’t be able to catch me. If it turns into a contest of endurance, I have a corpse core and won't be at a disadvantage."

Qin Sang decided to quietly approach and take a look.

Unexpectedly, just as he flew back a short distance, a sudden and inexplicable sense of danger surged in Qin Sang’s heart. At the same time, every hair on his body stood on end, as though something terrifying was rapidly approaching.

Qin Sang halted abruptly, then twisted his head around. His expression was filled with alarm and doubt.

In the next instant, he saw the sea surface to his left suddenly ripple with waves. Beneath those waves, a massive dark shadow began to rise slowly from the depths of the ocean. It looked like a Jiao, yet not quite; like a fish, but not quite either.

At the sight of this shadow, Qin Sang felt his scalp go numb. It was most likely a late-stage Demonic Core Realm demon.

There was actually such a terrifying great demon hidden in this sea region. It was probably in slumber and had been awakened by the commotion of the battle. Now that it had surfaced, it was certainly going to devour people.

Fortunately, the great demon's attention had been drawn to the battlefield ahead and it had not noticed Qin Sang, who was much closer by comparison.

Qin Sang held his breath and quietly retreated. The battle up ahead was still raging, and no one had noticed that a terrifying shadow was speeding through the waters below them. The crisis was approaching fast. Latest content publıshed on N0v3l.Fiɾe.net

Once he had pulled back a good distance, Qin Sang turned and fled without looking back. He discarded all thoughts of treasure or spiritual flames.

Before a great demon, there was no room for luck. The others could only hope to survive on their own.

Not long after he began fleeing, Qin Sang heard a deafening roar of surging waves behind him. Startled, he turned around and saw a white line slicing across the sea surface. A wall of water over ten zhang high was crashing after him.

Faintly, he seemed to hear a blood-curdling scream echoing through the waves.

Qin Sang lifted his evasion light higher into the sky and looked back. All he saw was a vast stretch of foaming waves. A colossal demonic beast was rolling through the tides, almost as if it were playing. As for those immortal cultivators, they had long been swallowed by the crashing waves. None of them could be seen.

Even the island itself trembled violently under the force of the monstrous waves stirred up by the demonic beast.

So many cultivators faced a single demonic beast, yet they seemed utterly powerless. It was impossible to tell how many, if any, had managed to escape.

By now, the sky was beginning to darken. Witnessing this, Qin Sang fled into the setting sun without hesitation.

He guessed the battle would not last much longer, but he dared not stop for even a moment. If the great demon finished off the others, he would be next.

He kept fleeing until the battlefield was completely out of sight. The shockwaves from the battle still rolled across the sea below him, though they had weakened significantly by the time they reached his location.

Just as Qin Sang thought the battle had finally come to an end, a sudden thunderous explosion erupted behind him.