High-Level Martial Era

"Li Yuan has gone to kill."

"What about us?" Yan Jing and Luo Chan hesitated for a moment when they heard Li Yuan's command.

Suddenly.

"Follow Li Yuan's orders," Lin Yue's voice sounded in both of their ears at the same time.

"Yes!" Yan Jing and Luo Chan immediately responded, and then transformed into two streaks of light, swiftly heading towards the other targeted areas they had planned.

Whoosh!

Li Yuan's body flowed with the mysteries of two major True Intents, his spirit closely aligned with the earth and sensing the invisible fluctuations of wind as he rapidly closed in on the fleeing monkey-like Zippa.

"He's really fast at escaping! I can only shorten the distance by a little over a hundred meters every second?" Li Yuan was secretly astonished.

This meant that their flying speeds were very close.

Flying speed is determined by many factors such as the mysteries of the heavens and the earth, Origin Power, Star Techniques, Treasure Instruments, and so on.

As a Prime Warrior who solely relied on the mysteries of the heavens and earth to maintain flight, reaching roughly five times the speed of sound, Li Yuan was already considered quite fast among flying martial artists.

"If I achieve Flying Heaven status, with my super strong Origin Power, it would also significantly increase my flying speed," Li Yuan thought to himself.

Boom! Li Yuan was in no hurry as he pursued his quarry.

After all, as long as the distance between them was closing and as long as he could lock onto the life essence of his quarry... he would definitely be able to catch up.

Boom!

The incredibly thick thighs stomped hard on the void, immediately fleeing like a streak of light.

Zippa the monkey was fleeing desperately, his heart trembling non-stop and even feeling some fury: "Yan Xuan's dead, Jin Mu's dead, even Wu Sihai is dead... and yet, I'm still being pursued? How overbearing!"

All were dead, leaving only him.

"His flying speed is faster than mine."

"He'll catch up sooner or later." Zippa's mind worked rapidly: "I can't escape the Star Realm... Only by fleeing to the nests of the several great Mother Beasts can I live."

"I have to escape to Elden's place! The fourth Mother Beast's nest has developed more than half, capable of exerting enough strength." Zippa decided in an instant.

Of the four major Mother Beast nests, three are mature, known by the Seven Star Civilization, yet have remained unshakable.

The last one is a nest recently laid out by the Cloud Beast Civilization and still growing.

"As long as I can get there alive, I will surely survive," Zippa felt a strong desire within him.

According to regulations, he shouldn't lead Li Yuan to the nest.

But survival is crucial!

The other three mature Mother Beast nests, the closest one to him, are more than 3000 kilometers away.

Only the fourth Mother Beast nest is about 1200 kilometers away.

Boom! Boom!

The two powerful beings, one in pursuit and the other fleeing, continually broke through the vast sky, their bodies merging with the heavens and the earth... perfectly controlling their power while flying.

If it were a life-or-death fight, it would be much harder to control power so perfectly.

...

"Li Yuan, be careful," Lin Yue's voice suddenly rang in Li Yuan's ear: "The direction he's fleeing in, from a straight line, does not head towards any of the three Mother Beast nests."

"What?" Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, the shift to pursuit had happened so quickly, just ten seconds after killing Wu Sihai, and he hadn't realized this yet.

"There are three possibilities," Lin Yue's voice sounded: "First, there might be Sky-Flying level combatants from the Cloud Beast Civilization heading this way."

"Second, the straight line he's rushing along could lead him to a place where he can save his life."

"Third, he either ran in the wrong direction, or he deliberately led you toward something… But that makes almost no sense, since the locations of the three major brood nests have long been exposed, and he should be aware of that."

"Understood," Li Yuan had grasped Lin Yue's meaning. As a Flying Heaven level powerhouse capable of flight, there's no need to take a detour.

Flying straight is the shortest distance.

And now that the purple ape Zippa has forsaken even Wu Sihai's life in its desire to escape, it must be incredibly desperate to survive.

"Could it be that there's something on the road ahead that could block me, or threaten my life?" A sense of vigilance rose in Li Yuan's heart.

Although his own strength had greatly increased, at best he could hope to escape from the hands of a Flying Heaven peak powerhouse, but he was far from invincible.

There were far too many things that could threaten his life.

But Li Yuan would not give up the chase... As long as he could kill this Zippa, the threat of the Cloud Beast Civilization in the Rob Sea Star Realm would drastically decrease.

After all, it would be extremely difficult for the Cloud Beast Civilization to cultivate another mid-Flying Heaven level warrior in the Rob Sea Star Realm.

If he did not kill it today and let it escape, Zippa might completely hide away, only to reemerge after decades... How could he possibly stay at the Prime Warrior realm for that long?

"I can't expect a stronger Prime Warrior to emerge from the younger generation than myself," Li Yuan's eyes were filled with killing intent, "As long as I kill him."

"Next, I can attempt to eradicate the three major brood nests, thoroughly cleansing the Rob Sea Star Realm, returning peace to Xia Country." Li Yuan had never forgotten his initial purpose throughout his journey of cultivation.

The three major brood nests are right there, they will not leave.

...

Thousands of kilometers away.

In the mountainside next to the fourth brood nest, the only remaining black Exotic Beast among the three Flying Heaven Exotic Beasts, 'Elden,' was shocked as he watched the scenes revealed in the projections.

The scenes in the three projections were rather chaotic and even blurry at times.

They were the last images sent by Jin Mu and Wu Sihai before their deaths, as well as the messages transmitted back by Zippa... A figure in black, with an obscured face, but overwhelmingly domineering, his long spear piercing the vast sky with chilling sharpness, a strength and imperiousness that made one's heart tremble.

"A master of Spear Technique?"

"A suspected combination of the Mysteries of True Intent of both Earth and Wind?"

"When did a Seven Star Civilization give birth to such a terrifyingly talented Prime Warrior?" Elden felt a chill in his heart; this power was too frightening.

Far beyond him.

For a Prime Warrior to reach such heights, how profound must his skill and comprehension be?

Sixth Stage initial rank comprehension is a common standard for a mid-Flying Heaven level warrior.

Sixth Stage intermediate and high rank comprehension marks the level of a Flying Heaven peak.

Like Yu Jinghe, Lude Nef, and Li Yuan before and after his breakthrough, their skill comprehension levels could all be considered at the Flying Heaven peak level, but the gaps between them were also significant.

Sixth Stage Perfection comprehension belongs to the Demigod level.

"The ability to form four Phantom Bodies with a single thought, and his True Intent Domain being able to withstand Wu Sihai's Domain." Elden mused, "This human Prime Warrior must be of high rank True Intent."

Moreover, after searching through many past records, he found no trace of this mysterious talent.

Suddenly~

Woosh~ A large number of lights converged, quickly forming a light screen projection, in which a giant Flying Serpent was vaguely visible. The serpent's surface seemed to be undulating with a blood-colored flow, at first glance, resembling an enlarged version of the blood serpent Wu Sihai.

In the projection, the serpent's eyes were filled with icy intent, seemingly looking down upon Elden.

"Elden." A deep voice echoed in the mountainside.

"Saint Lord Wudong Xue." Elden bowed slightly, at first glance appearing quite respectful.

Within the Cloud Beast Civilization, only a Demigod could be addressed as Saint Lord.

"The intelligence you reported is very timely; the mysterious genius of the Seven Star Civilization is indeed unknown to us," a deep voice rose. "You have accrued great merit."

"Soon, your reward will be sent to the Star Realm!"

"But as of now, Wu Sihai is dead, and Zippa... may not make it back alive." The deep voice continued, "I need you to hold this mother nest beast lair."

"As long as you can hold it, it's as if you've gained another great achievement."

Elden fell silent.

Hold this place? What a joke!

"Demigod, I can't do it," Elden said, shaking his head repeatedly. "That human Prime Warrior is too terrifying... I think we should avoid the sharp edge for now and retreat immediately."

"Are you planning to abandon the mother nest beast lair? This is an order." A trace of fury seeped through the deep voice.

He was just about to go on.

"Demigod, the signal isn't great," suddenly said Elden, and then his mind stirred.

Boom!

The entire projection instantly dissipated.

"Hmph! You want me to stay here and defend to the death?" Elden muttered, his eyes flashing with a hint of coldness: "You can't command Zippa, can't make him not flee this way... As long as the people of the Seven Stars aren't stupid, they will definitely suspect this direction."

"It will be exposed soon."

"They want me to defend to the death? A mother nest beast lair that hasn't fully developed? Even with me added, the probability of holding it doesn't exceed seventy percent."

Seventy percent hope sounds high.

But Elden doesn't want to risk a thirty percent chance of death.

If his people were willing to provide benefits, he wouldn't mind following orders, but not at the expense of his own life.

Previously, Wu Sihai was the great chief, and everything was basically up to Wu Sihai.

Or rather, the three great Flying Heaven exotic beasts kept each other in check.

"Hmph! Wu Sihai is dead; Zippa is doomed. From now on, I call the shots in this part of the Star Realm," Elden swiped with his massive hoof claw.

He quickly packed up all the items inside the mountain and especially covered up any traces of his presence.

Boom!

With a great movement, Elden swiftly fled along another passage in the mountain belly.

...

In the core of the Cloud Beast Civilization, a vast planet teemed with countless exotic beasts.

The entire planet was governed by many temples, each established by the civilization's demigods.

Today.

In one imposing temple that resembled a great serpent, towering nearly a kilometer high, the whole temple looked like a giant serpent's lair—quite different from the usual human temples.

"He must die!"

"This Elden dared to disobey orders; he must die," roared the Flying Serpent demigod, emitting a powerful and fierce aura.

The raging sound echoed through the temple.

It terrified the many second-rank and even third-rank exotic beasts in the vicinity of the temple, causing them to kneel and cower on the ground.

"Damn it!" Wudong Xue, the demigod, felt his heart bleeding.

He had paid a tremendous price to trade for a 'juvenile mother nest', and was it to be lost just like this?

After all, why did he value the Rob Sea Star Realm so much? Because its resources and territory size vastly surpassed the fiefdom he held within his civilization.

Of course, he was not the only demigod to invest resources in the Rob Sea... it was a collective decision by many demigods, with him directly in charge.

"Now, we can only hope that the mysterious Prime Warrior is not strong enough," Wudong Xue, the demigod, thought to himself.

What can he do if Elden doesn't follow orders?

Cool as a cucumber!

Separated by Star Realms, he couldn't do anything to the other party... and as long as Elden hasn't betrayed the civilization, when he contacts him again, he can't even get mad.

Just like Elden, Wudong Xue, the demigod, looked up at the blurred projection of the figure in black, equally filled with wonder: "Who is he?"

Suddenly.

"Hmm? Zippa is dead?" Wudong Xue, the demigod, received the message and shook his head irritably: "Fool!"

"They're all fools!"

...

Within the Rob Sea Star Realm.

"Woosh!"

That final, domineering spear thrust pierced right through the head of the simian Zippa, instantly obliterating all of his consciousness.

Zippa's massive body crashed down, falling heavily onto the mountain below, motionless.

Flying Heaven-level life forms wouldn't die immediately even if their hearts burst.

Only the head was absolutely vital.

"Finally killed him. Practicing that Body Refining Star Technique really made him difficult to kill, much harder than that Blood Serpent," muttered Li Yuan, shaking his head slightly, gripping the long spear in his hand.

Just now, he had chased for 600 kilometers before finally catching up to his foe.

The two had battled fiercely along the way, or rather, Zippa frantically fled while Li Yuan circled around him, attacking time and again... After another hundred kilometers of prolonged fighting, the towering simian finally fell unwillingly.

Whew!

Li Yuan waved his hand and gathered up the storage magical treasure, the huge wolf-tooth club, combat armor, and many other treasures left by the other party.

In the end, only a corpse remained.

"Target 'Simian Zippa' is confirmed dead, coordinates..." Li Yuan quickly sent the location coordinates to the base.

A corpse of a Flying Heaven-level life form was of little use to him personally.

But for the entire Seven Star Civilization, it held a certain research and commemorative value and would be counted for Seven Stars Points.

"Fighting all the way here."

"This simian Zippa fled in this direction; there must be secrets ahead," Li Yuan turned into a streak of light, following the same direction to rapidly inquire.

While flying, Li Yuan was fully sensing the fluctuations of the world around him, wary of missing anything.

...

Just ten minutes later.

"Hmm?" After flying for hundreds of kilometers and inquiring all along the way, Li Yuan suddenly stopped, turning his head towards another direction; he had a vague sensation.

Tens of kilometers away, the earth was sending out strange vibrations.

Boom!

He immediately corrected his direction slightly and sped over; tens of seconds later, he finally saw it clearly.

"Another mother nest beast lair?" Li Yuan stared at the canyon filled with countless dark mists, his eyes erupting with an astonishing murderous intent.