Chapter 243: 242: The Powerful Demon Clan! (16,000 words, seeking subscription!)

Chapter 243: 242: The Powerful Demon Clan! (16,000 words, seeking subscription!)

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Du Gang and the others didn’t have to wait long before the leader who had gone to change shifts walked over.

“Sorry to keep you waiting. Now I’ll explain the situation of the Abyss to you...”

Although the leader has a hooked nose and appears intimidating, he is very courteous. It was unclear whether this was his general attitude, or if he was acting this way because the three of them were special.

“The Abyss, actually it isn’t exactly within our world...”

The leader explained, laughing, “The Eighteen Layers of Hell are separate, with each level being an independent space... Hmm, this space is the intersection between two realms, our human race can enter, and their demon clan can also enter...”

“Each level is quite similar, with the layouts also being the same. You should have learned about that, right?!”

Little Hawk King nodded, saying: “Cousin, are there three paths divided into upper, middle, and lower, with a defensive tower located at a certain distance on each path?”

The leader laughed: “Correct, according to the distance, we refer to the outermost tower as ‘First Tower,’ the second tower inward is called ‘Second Tower,’ and the tower before the third highland crystal is called ‘Highland Tower.’...”

“You better not take these three main paths. They constitute the main roads and are extremely wide. They’re generally where the official armies of both sides wage wars. Individual participation in the warfare would result in a high death rate...”

“Apart from these three main roads, there are mountain routes, river routes, and valley routes in between, which we call ‘field.’ Our human individual warriors usually operate in these areas...”

“As for the enemy, they usually guard within their territory in the field. Occasionally, some demons would cross the border...”

The leader continued, “These demons, some take a human form, some other shapes. But most are predominantly human-shaped. It’s easy to distinguish them because the demons emit a demonic aura, something you will recognize once you see it...”

He laughed, saying, “You have arrived at a good time. We are currently invading the demon clan’s First Tower territory. The enemies’ First Towers on the upper and lower paths have all been broken, only the mid-path First Tower remains...”

“So, you can safely explore the field areas on the upper and lower paths...”

The three of them nodded continuously. Seeing that Little Hawk King didn’t ask any questions, Du Gang, who couldn’t help himself, quickly said, “Cousin, where are the strong demons usually located? Where are the First Tribulation God-Spirit Level demons more common?”

The leader laughed, “The quantity of Third Tribulation God-Spirit Level entities in the first layer of the Abyss is limited, only nine are allowed, by either our side or the demon clan. But these entities are basically stationed at the frontline of the towers of both sides...”

“The Second Tribulation God-Spirit Level entities are also limited. In the first layer of the Abyss, each side only has 99 Second Tribulation God Spirits, and they’re basically divided into three groups, guarding the three paths!”

“So, you don’t have to worry about running into these powerhouses...”

The leader pondered for a moment and added, “However, you still have to be cautious. Because occasionally, some demons from the towers would sneak through small paths and attack other towers indirectly. So when you are at the curved areas between two towers, you must be extra vigilant...”

Seeing their serious expressions, he laughed, “Don’t worry too much, the demons rarely do this, it just happens once every few decades...”

“Now, our Abyss is quite stable. The forces on the three paths hardly move around; everyone is fighting on their own lines...”

Hearing these words, the three of them immediately felt relieved.

They were worrying they would encounter Third Tribulation demons everywhere. Now it seemed much safer!

The leader laughed, “Thanks to this multi-layered setup, the Abyss has basically become the best training ground on our continent. There isn’t a genius from any tribe that hasn’t gone through training in the Abyss!”

After thinking for a bit, Du Gang asked another question, “Cousin, how much are the corpses of these demons worth?”

The main purpose of coming here was still to make money.

The leader bluntly said, “As for the use of the corpses of the demon clan, I’m not sure. But our superiors do indeed recycle them. Prices vary according to weight. For God Spirit Level demons, it’s basically one divine crystal per pound...”

“Ordinary human-shaped demons are not heavy, merely tens of pounds, and the heaviest is just over a hundred pounds...”

Du Gang noticed that he was talking about God Spirit Level demons and curiously asked, “If the demon corpses of any level are recycled by weight, is the price the same?”

The leader nodded, “Same. When our superiors recycle, as long as it’s a God Spirit Level, the price is the same. However, powerhouses of higher levels cannot enter lower level Abyss. So there’s no such thing as people killing low level demons to make profits...”

“In addition, in the first layer of the Abyss, most entities at Second and Third Tribulation Levels are military personnel. So, ordinary people can’t come to the first layer to farm demons...”

He thought for a moment and added, “Not just the first layer, it’s pretty much the same situation up to the sixth layer of the Abyss...”

Next, Du Gang and the others gained some more knowledge. They said their goodbyes to the leader and headed towards the Abyss.

“If they pay by weight, aren’t we going to make a fortune?”

At this moment, Long Aotian felt as if he was about to drool. To him, these demons seemed like walking ATMs.

Little Hawk King smirked, “Didn’t you hear what my cousin said? These demons from the Demon Clan are tremendously strong, with intense physical power. Trying to kill them is no easy task...”

Long Aotian laughed, “What’s there to fear? We are three against one; can’t we simply hunt them down?”

“Hunt?”

Du Gang chuckled, “What are you thinking? Didn’t you hear what my cousin told you? The demons usually operate in small groups of five. Rarely do they split up. We are only three, and we are planning to hunt down a group of five?”

Long Aotian remained unaffected and said, “Let’s then wait. Just wait until we find a stray demon and then strike...”

Soon, the three men moved down the road. They traveled ahead, eventually reaching the sixth layer of the Communication Zone, also known as the God Spirit Level Communication Zone.

“Abyss Third Layer, Three short of Two, requires Four Tribulations God Spirit Level, powerful physique, proficient in close combat...”

“Abyss Second Layer, Four short of One, requires Three Tribulations God Spirit Level, skilled at reconnaissance...”

As soon as they walked in, they were dumbfounded by the clamor and shouting around them.

“Are they recruiting team members?”

The three men were intrigued, reminded of gathering at the dungeon’s entrance during their cosmic game, where groups would be formed amidst shouting and yelling.

“Should we recruit people?”

“Should we?!”

Du Gang contemplated and said, “Everyone else is in groups of five, and we only have three. That puts us at a disadvantage. Why don’t we recruit two more who are familiar with this place?”

“Sure!”

The three immediately started looking for like-minded people to fill their ranks.

However, as they looked around, they noticed a peculiar trend.

“The loudest calls were for recruiting Four Tribulations God Spirit Level for the third layer and Seven Tribulations God Spirit Level for the fifth layer!”

“Not only that, but it seems like there are more people on these two levels...”

Du Gang frowned, “That doesn’t add up. The First Tribulation God Spirit Level should have the most people!”

Suddenly, a pleasant voice came from behind them.

“First Tribulation God Spirit Level players rarely come here voluntarily. Most of them who come here are serving a term, and usually form teams at their respective family residences...”

Du Gang turned round to see a stunningly beautiful woman standing there, dressed in a suit of black armor that revealed just the right amount of her attractive figure.

“My name is Qiao Bing, and I’m at the peak of First Tribulation. I came here to form a team freely. Are you interested in joining me?”

“We?”

Du Gang was taken aback, “Can’t you tell this is our first time here?”

Qiao Bing smiled sweetly, “Yes, I can. But is there a problem?”

Du Gang furrowed his brows, “Like you mentioned, there are many First Tribulation players in family residences. Why aren’t you recruiting people familiar with this place?”

Qiao Bing laughed, “Simple. Most teams in family residences consist of those serving compulsory military service. They’re not really strong and tend to be extremely cautious. They probably wouldn’t even dare to cross the front lines...”

“This here is the Freedom Team Formation Communication Zone. Those who dare to come here are the strong ones...”

“Furthermore...”

Qiao Bing raised an eyebrow, pointed at Little Hawk King with a smile, and said, “You have one with wings here, an excellent scout!”

Du Gang frowned, “Don’t we have divine thoughts for reconnaissance? How far do you expect to scout?”

Qiao Bing chuckled, “Inside it’s different from out here. The sky inside the Abyss is gloomy, and the air is filled with who knows what element that severely limits the range of divine thought; it’s almost useless...”

“Not only that, but there are also many peculiar areas in the wilderness of the Abyss, filled with strange bushes. Anyone hiding in them cannot be detected by divine thought, and even their breath becomes untraceable...”

Hearing these things, Du Gang quickly nodded in agreement. The experience that came with having been inside made a difference. They knew more than he and his group did.

He turned his head to the others, “What do you think? Shall we join her team?”

Both the Little Hawk King and Long Aotian were intrigued. After all, their chances of survival would surely increase if they partnered with someone already familiar with the surroundings.

Worried that they might disagree, Qiao Bing added, “I’m an assassin, a very powerful one at that. I’ve been here three times already, and apart from the first time when I only took out one member of the Demon Clan, I eliminated more than ten demons in my subsequent visits!”

“Ten?!”

Although the trio was uncertain whether ten was a significant number, they inferred from her tone that it must be something impressive.

After some thought, Du Gang finally decided, “Alright, we agree to join your team!”

Qiao Bing immediately grinned, saying, “Don’t worry, I definitely won’t be a burden to you!”

A burden?

Du Gang glanced at Long Aotian, then at the Little Hawk King.

He wondered if the woman had misunderstood something.

At this thought, Du Gang coughed and asked, “Did you team up with others on your previous three occasions?”

Qiao Bing nodded, “Yes. In my first attempt, I teamed up with my clan. They were too cautious, and just waited in ambush for the Demon Clan to come to us. We didn’t encounter a single one. In the end, I had no choice but to go in deeper and ended up encountering a single demon...”

She started laughing, “Though, I had better luck the next two times. I teamed up with people from the Ancient City...”

“You guys are from Penglai Academy, right?”

Du Gang nodded, “What’s wrong with being from Penglai Academy?”

Qiao Bing chuckled, “People from your academy who have survived the first tribulation usually have top-tier abilities. You’re all very strong. My successful ten-plus kills in the last two attempts were mainly due to the strength of my teammates...”

Du Gang suddenly realized; this woman thought that they’d come here for training after graduating from Penglai academy...

Those students are typically exceptional individuals or even saintly figures from various clans and, naturally, possess formidable strength.

But here’s the thing. The three of them are newly ascended god spirits. They snuck away to come here...

They exchanged glances, but no one volunteered any explanation.

Both Long Aotian and the Little Hawk King deliberately displayed their arrogance.

Seeing their behavior, Qiao Bing became more reassured, “Once we go inside, you’ll recognize my capabilities!”

Du Gang coughed slightly, saying, “So, shall we wait a bit longer? Maybe wait for someone who has survived the First Tribulation?”

Qiao Bing nodded, “Let’s wait. The Demon Clan usually forms teams of five. If we go in as a four-man team, one of us will have to take on two. It may be difficult...”

“If we go in as a team of five, it will be more straightforward – everyone will have an opponent. The weaker ones can slow down the enemies while the stronger ones can eliminate their opponents and then assist their teammates...”

“So that’s how it is!”

With that, the trio finally understood the fighting dynamics inside the abyss.

“Let’s post a sign here and wait!”

Qiao Bing quickly took out a sign and wrote on it, “Looking for one more. Preferably, a God Spirit who has survived the First Tribulation...”

“By the way, what are you guys good at?”

“What are we good at?”

Though taken aback, the three quickly replied in turn.

Du Gang starting off, “I’m good at learning. I always excelled in school...”

Long Aotian chuckled, “I’m good at spending money. People who don’t know how to indulge usually come to me...”

The Little Hawk King added, “I...”

“Enough!”

Qiao Bing revealed a hard to read expression and after rolling her eyes, explained, “I don’t mean that by ‘good at’...”

“Well, in the abyss, we like to assign labels to ourselves. You should understand, team configurations are usually set at five people, so this simplifies introductions and categorization – it’s much easier...”

“For example, I’m an assassin. That means I specialize in assassination, I have particular methods of stealth, my attack power is very strong. I can serve as the assassin in the team, or as a main or secondary attacker...”

Seeing their confused faces, she chuckled, “Allow me to explain slowly!”

“Normally, based on your specialties, you choose different positions and labels...”

“Common occupational labels include: Assassin, Support, Scout, Main Attacker, Secondary Attacker, Warrior, Destroyer, Tank and so forth.”

“A ‘Main Attacker’ is someone who, in a five-man team, undertakes the primary offensive role in the abyss. When encountering enemies, the weakest demon is given to the main attacker. The main attacker is the first to take down the opponent, then shifted to assist others...”Geett the latest novels at novelhall.com

“A ‘Secondary Attacker’ is the second most offensive role in the team, facing the second weakest demon...”

“The ‘Scout’, like him, either has wings or some other ability that allows them to detect the demon clan in advance. Scouts are usually very important...”

“‘Support’ roles are rare. They usually involve individuals who excel at healing magic or other specific abilities...”

“‘Warrior’, doesn’t need any explanation. Most are warriors without defining characteristics, just filling up team numbers...”

“‘Destroyer’, the meaning is pretty obvious. Either they’re god spirits or have very strong divine thoughts. Such individuals often serve as the main attackers...”

“Finally, there’s the ‘Tank’, typically those possessing great physical strength. Tanks don’t play much of a role in general, but in teams with assassins or destroyers, they are invaluable. They can hold back multiple opponents, creating opportunities for the former to strike!”

Du Gang asked curiously, “So, does a team have to have people with different profession labels?”

Qiao Bing laughed and said, “Not necessarily. Under normal circumstances, a team with a scout, three mages, and an assassin is the strongest, having both offense and mobility. But, except for teams that have cooperated for a long time, most people are just matching up with teammates here...”

“So, there’s never a perfect combination. All kinds are possible!”

She added, “This ‘Destroyer’ doesn’t strictly refer to those with powerful divine thoughts. Generally, anyone with powerful attacks falls into this category...”

“Moreover, these professions are not your own labels, but are based on a certain attack power...”

“Say, for example, an ‘Assassin’. In the first level of the abyss, to dare to call oneself an assassin, one must have a single burst of at least 30 divine power, plus a way to conceal oneself. If not, you don’t qualify! ”

“Again invoking the example of a ‘Destroyer’, regardless of the means, you need a single burst of over 50 divine power or 5 divine thoughts to be qualified as a destroyer! ”

She chuckled and said, “Of course, there are very few assassins and destroyers. When most people form teams, they end up with five warriors...”

Pointing at the Little Hawk King, she stated, “I am an assassin, he is a scout. What about you two?”

The trio had already gathered some information from Qiao Bing and knew this woman had misunderstood them, believing they were strong contenders fresh out of the academy.

However, the trio didn’t explain and pretended to be something they weren’t. The Little Hawk King didn’t say anything and simply accepted his assumed role as a scout.

Du Gang and Long Aotian exchanged glances.

Du Gang coughed lightly and declared, “I might be support!”

“Support?”

Qiao Bing laughed, “What skills do you have?”

Du Gang didn’t hesitate to show off his divine pen.

“You’re a Confucian scholar?!”

Qiao Bing was surprised, but then became extremely enthusiastic, “Oh my! I can’t believe I bumped into a Confucian scholar, I’m so lucky!”

With her face glowing a bright red, she looked as though she had stumbled upon an unexpected treasure.

Du Gang was surprised, “Are Confucian scholars really that popular in the abyss?”

“Absolutely!”

Qiao Bing excitedly said, “Scholars are not simple, with a hand in prophecy technique, they can attack the enemy or strengthen friends, they are definitely hot favorites in the abyss!”

Hearing this, Du Gang finally let out a sigh of relief.

At least he was of some use, he shouldn’t die in a pit...

After a moment of happiness, she turned to Long Aotian and asked, “What about you? What profession are you?”

Scout, support, compared to a warrior, these are quite rare. In her eyes, Little Hawk King and Du Gang were those with strong scouting and support capabilities.

One with wings naturally advances and retreats, one has the means of prophecy, simply invincible!

Therefore, she also started expecting Long Aotian’s performance because she discovered that Long Aotian had a pair of horns on his head.

This is a symbol of the people of Dragon Family in the Ancient City, this means that his strength should be very strong!

Long Aotian began to ponder.

What am I good at?

What is my profession?

Support? No!

Scout? No!

Tank? No, either!

Assassin? Even less!

Warrior?!!

But as a warrior... is it too ordinary?

These two guys, one is a scout, one is support, and I am the only warrior? It’s such a loss...

“Cough cough!”

After a long time thinking, Long Aotian coughed and said: “I guess I can probably be considered half a Destroyer...”

“Great!”

Qiao Bing had an excited look on her face, “I am so lucky to have met you guys!”

“A destroyer, a scout, a support, plus me, an assassin, if we had another tank, it would be perfect!”

While she was excitedly immersed in her own world, Du Gang and Little Hawk King quickly cast their gaze towards Long Aotian.

Du Gang glared at him: You don’t know your own strength, dares to choose Destroyer?

Little Hawk King glared at him: Truly shameless, do you even have two Pascals of Divine Thought? You choose to be a Destroyer?!

Du Gang: Exactly, the demand for Destroyers is to have a single outbreak of at least 5 Pascal Divine Thoughts or attacks above 50 Ers of Divine Power, do you fucking have that?

Long Aotian: I don’t care, you guys are scouts and supports, I am the only warrior? Besides, as I just explained, I’m half a destroyer. I’ve got the Pascals and the Ers, I’m just lacking some numbers at the front...

Du Gang: Psh, shameless!

Little Hawk King: You fucking don’t set people up, be self-aware later, and don’t occupy the Master Transmit position!

At that moment, a masculine porcelain voice came through.

“Everyone, I just heard that you’re looking for a tank?”

The four of them quickly woke up and looked over.

They saw a burly man with two bull horns on his head, holding a three-meter-high large shield, looking at them.

“Wow, he’s so tall!”

This bull man was two and a half meters tall, the shield was three meters, his body was full of muscles, he looked very attractive.

Seeing people coming and going, the bull man quickly said: “My name is Niu Dazhuang, peak of First Tribulation, strength is extraordinary, able to fight one against two, is an outstanding tank, with rich experience in being a tank...”

“You’re the one!”

Qiao Bing set her eyes on him and laughed: “Your size is enough!”

Niu Dazhuang’s face was joyous, “Thank you!”

Qiao Bing then put away the sign.

She laughed: “It looks like we have gathered our people!”

“Next, let’s decide on the Master Transmit and Assistant Transmit!”

She didn’t hesitate for long, and immediately said: “Brother Long, you will be the Master Transmit, and I will be the Assistant Transmit, how about it?”

Du Gang and Little Hawk King immediately opened their eyes wide, staring at Long Aotian.

Long Aotian nodded finally after seeing the expectations in Qiao Bing’s eyes and the excited look of Niu Dazhuang beside her.

“The Demon Clan could also be hiding in some bushes around here, but they didn’t come out because they didn’t feel confident about meeting these five...”

“Wait some more...”

And so, they waited again.

This time, they actually had a chance.

They saw five figures coming this way from afar, just like humans in appearance, but cloaked in a demonic aura.

“The Demon Clan!”

This time, even if people like Du Gang hadn’t seen the Demon Clan before, they recognized them at first glance.

“What should we do? Do we attack?!”

Qiao Bing thought for a moment, her eyes scanning continuously, obviously assessing the enemy’s strength. After a while, she nodded and said, “Attack, these demons don’t seem too strong!”

After that, she said, “The Demon Clan has a different custom from us humans. Only the strongest can walk at the front. Therefore, the tank you go and deal with the first and second demon, Scout, you go and handle the third person, Support, you hold down the fourth person and give us status in your spare time...”

“Destroyer, you go and deal with the fifth person...”

Qiao Bing didn’t call their names, but very skillfully referred to them by their positions. At the same time, she said, “Support, you note to provide opportunities for me, I will ambush your opponent...”

“Okay!”

The tactical discussion ended quickly. As the members of the Demon Clan got closer and closer, Qiao Bing suddenly shouted, “Attack!”

In a moment, Big Zhuang, who was already holding the giant shield, roared and rushed towards the enemy without a second thought.

“Oorah!”

The demons on the other side obviously had experienced being ambushed before. They yelled loudly and quickly met the enemy.

“Bang!”

With a loud noise, Big Zhuang was the first to collide with the leader of the demon squad.

His shield was very large. After blocking the first demon, it swiftly moved towards the second.

“Clang~!”

Caught off guard, the second demon was hit and staggered, looking angry and ready to kill Big Zhuang.

“Oorah!”

The first demon yelled at the second demon, as if saying, this is my opponent; you find someone else.

The second demon was dissatisfied, glared at Big Zhuang, and turned to leave.

However, Big Zhuang did not let him go. After knocking the first demon away with his shield, he leaped forward and stopped the second demon as well.

“Oorah!”

This time, the second demon was completely furious. Ignoring the yelling of the first demon, he directly charged towards Big Zhuang.

Seeing this, Big Zhuang sighed in relief and quickly started his defense.

As a tank, his top priority was certainly to pull in the first and second demons and draw their aggression. Only then did he consider his mission accomplished.

The rest had nothing to do with him. As long as the others slowly deal with their opponents, they could win.

In fact, there was an error in what Qiao Bing said earlier. In reality, any powerful character can potentially become the focus of the battle.

For instance, now that Big Zhuang was dealing with two, the remaining four had an easy time against three demons.

But the reality was not like this.

According to Qiao Bing’s plan, Little Hawk King was to deal with the third demon, Du Gang the fourth, she would ambush the fourth, and Long Aotian would take on the fifth alone.

The plan was perfect!

However, a problem arose.

Little Hawk King, Du Gang, and Long Aotian were not as strong as she imagined!

On the contrary, the three of them were newbies, all weaklings with only one divine thought.

Du Gang was a bit better. At least his divine power was 18, although he was still weak but slightly stronger than the other two.

“Puff puff!!”

LIttle Hawk King had just stopped the third demon when he started being beaten and bleeding profusely, oozing golden blood.

He knew that his strength was weak, but he didn’t expect to be so weak!

“We’re all just at the first tribulation God Spirit level!”

Little Hawk King was unwilling and began using his Claw Rifts the Sky technique.

“Claw Rifts the Sky!”

Not only that, but he had also transformed into a giant hawk and began to fight with this demon.

“Ah?!”

Qiao Bing, who was planning to secretly ambush the fourth demon, was dumbfounded.

Is Little Hawk King really that weak?

She remembered, she had seen another person with a hawk-like nose before, who was extremely powerful, and could kill a member of the Demon Clan with a single strike.

And their team’s Little Hawk King...

Not only did he not manage to kill in a single strike, he even transformed into a giant hawk and used the Supreme Technique...

“Bang!”

What stunned Little Hawk King was that his Supreme Technique, Claw Rending the Sky, was blocked by a third-level demon...

“It was blocked?!!”

How is this possible?!

He didn’t dare to believe it, and looked quite shocked.

This is a Supreme Technique, how could it be blocked so easily?

But he had overlooked that, even if it is a Supreme Technique, it requires energy to be displayed to unleash its full power.

The four types of Heavenly Energy techniques are, in a way, sources of amplification, and higher-levelled techniques create larger amplification.

However, this amplification is based on your own power foundation.

Little Hawk King merely possesses a divine strength level of one, and even if he has the Supreme Technique to amplify his power, the power he could exhibit is based on his level of one divine strength.

“Damn, was I deceived?!”

Qiao Bing was flabbergasted. She discovered that it wasn’t just Little Hawk King, but the other two were the same as well.

Long Aotian also transformed into a green dragon, and started battling with one of the demons. But judging by his loud threats but weak actions, this guy also had a very weak foundational strength, obviously his divine power was weak as well.

On the other side, Du Gang didn’t lie to her. A gold foil soared into the sky, indeed weakening the enemy’s strength...

However, Du Gang was still being chased and brutally attacked by the enemy, it was a critically dangerous situation where he looked like he could be killed at any moment.

Qiao Bing’s mouth twitched slightly.

I explained to them painstakingly for half a day, thinking that I had found treasures and encountered top-level geniuses, but...

After observing for two seconds, she understood!

These three people really are top-level talents!

But... damn it, these three were talents that haven’t grown yet!

These were clearly guys who just entered the God Spirit Level, with only one level of Divine Power...

“Damn!”

At this point, Qiao Bing didn’t allow herself to think too much, she could only suppress her thoughts and continue sneaking towards the fourth demon.

“Kill!”

At this moment, Du Gang’s deity was fighting with the deity of the Demon Clan, with both deities having similar power levels, their battle was going back and forth.

However, Du Gang himself was almost annihilated by the enemy, consistently on the retreat.

The originally relied upon and powerful Sky Breaking Stance could now be easily broken by the enemy.

Not just that, Du Gang even used the World Creation techique.

“Boom boom boom!”

The noise was indeed loud, loud enough that it could probably be heard from miles around.

But the problem was, the power was weak...

A shadow of an ax tens of meters long slashed down, and it was directly shattered by the enemy’s blade!

This small Demon Clan team had obviously recognized the extraordinary strength of Du Gang and his team, and were all surprisingly delighted, laughing out loud.

“Ula, ula!”

It’s as if they were saying, these people are talents, killing them gives additional rewards!

Their movements and sword techniques became even more fierce.

At this moment, Du Gang had no choice but to go all out, if he continued to hold back, he would be done for.

“Transform!”

With a roar, Du Gang transformed into a three-meter-tall giant.

“Huh?”

Looking at his unchanging height, Du Gang was taken aback.

He was still somewhat unaccustomed to being only three meters tall after transforming.

After all, in the universe, he would be a hundred million meters tall after transforming, which was terrifying.

Now...

He might be just a little taller than Dazhuang!

However, his strength and speed greatly increased, and he could just about resist the enemy’s attack.

“Take a hit, give me a chance!”

Suddenly, a voice sounded in Du Gang’s ear.

It was Qiao Bing!

His eyes filled with tears, damn, you finally came.

He thought that this woman might have abandoned them after seeing their strength and fled on her own.

Meanwhile, the demon on the opposite side yelled ‘Ula!’ again and, lifting his demon blade, hacked towards Du Gang.

Take the hit?

Thinking of Qiao Bing’s words, Du Gang had no other choice. Without giving it a second thought, he quickly used the World Creation technique again to resist the blade.

“World Creation!”

At this moment, Du Gang activated all his 18 levels of divine strength and hacked at the blade.

“25 levels of divine power?”

At this moment, it seemed as if he had some kind of clear enlightenment, or perhaps he sensed the power contained within the enemy’s blade.

“Boom!!”

As expected, just like he had thought before, the enemy’s blade seemed normal but it slashed with the strength of 25 levels of divine power, instantly destroying Du Gang’s axe shadow and the remaining power continued to hack at him.

“Ula!”

The fourth demon was very excited and yelped once more.

Perhaps he was just an ordinary demon, and was somewhat excited to see a human genius being defeated by him.

“Kill!”

Just at that moment, a petite figure bolted out from the shadows and quickly charged towards the fourth demon.

“Clang~”

The fourth demon also reacted promptly and hastily withdrew his blade to block the incoming dagger.

But it was too late. His strike did not employ any technique, and the divine power it carried was incredibly weak, less than 10 units. It was unable to block Qiao Bing’s long-prepared attack.

“Swoosh!”

With a crisp sound, the neck of Demon Clan’s Rank Four was instantly severed.

“35 units of divine power!”

Du Gang saw the strength of Qiao Bing’s attack with that one action.

“Destroy!”

Around the same time, she transformed into an Asura, maintaining her speed and swiftly springing into action. She directed her attack towards the Demon Clan god who was waging a one-on-one battle in the air.

“Swish swish!”

The dagger in her hands seemed to tear through the void, managing to attack the divine being successfully.

“ugh!”

In an instant, the god affiliated with Demon Clan’s Rank Four died on the spot, dissolving into smoke.

Obviously, her dagger attack contained divine thought in it, which let the attack succeed by surprise.

Seeing this, the remaining gods of the Demon Clan were taken aback and hastily ascended to higher altitudes to continue their battle.

On the ground, the four members of the Demon Clan became chaotic once they realised that they were one member short, all desiring to break away.

Though the Rank One and Rank Two Demon Clan members had the most power, they were clamped down by Da Zhuang and couldn’t free themselves.

The Demon Clan member battling Little Hawk King and Long Aotian showed no hesitation. After blasting the two out of his way, he swiftly escaped.

“Damn, two got away!”

Qiao Bing cursed but did not order Du Gang and the others to give chase. She knew that even if the three caught up, they would not be able to restrain the enemies.

So, she reluctantly disappeared into thin air and quickly returned, heading towards the direction of the Rank One and Rank Two Demon Clan members.

Du Gang and the other two quickly grouped up.

“What should we do? Should we assist them?”

Long Aotian was the first to ask. At this moment, he was covered in blood, the golden blood splattering onto the ground like it was worthless.

Little Hawk King was in a slightly better state as he had been battling in mid-air, hence, he was hardly injured.

Seeing this, Du Gang collected some of Long Aotian’s blood while he was still shedding it. He quirked a smile then asked: “How to help? Have them kill us? Or take us hostage?”

Being so weak, don’t they realise where they stand?!

At this moment, Little Hawk King spoke: “What actually happened? I thought we could cause some damage, but my Claw of the Sky Tear was easily shattered by that Demon Clan member’s single attack.”

Long Aotian nodded and said, “The same happened to me. My Divine Dragon was also shattered into pieces by a single strike.”

They both turned to look at Du Gang.

Du Gang shrugged and said, “I think I’m a bit stronger than you two. At least, I withstood the attack and was able to weaken it somewhat.”

Indeed, compared to Little Hawk King and Long Aotian’s complete defeat, Du Gang’s 18 units of divine power left him slightly better off, even though he was still at a disadvantage.

In the battlefield, Da Zhuang continued to hold off two enemies. Meanwhile, Qiao Bing moved close by discreetly, picking an opportune moment to suddenly attack using a dagger, which evoked three steps’ worth of blood. She managed to kill the Rank Two Demon Clan member on the spot.

Immediately afterward, she revealed herself and teamed up with Da Zhuang. Together, they attacked the Rank One Demon Clan member.

“Woola!”

At this moment, the Rank One Demon Clan member had most likely understood that he won’t be able to escape. He let out a yell and the whites of his eyes rolled upwards as he transferred his consciousness to his god.

“Boom!”

Without a moment’s hesitation, Qiao Bing went straight for his neck, cutting it off and twisting his head off.

“Bang!”

In the sky above, the four Demon Clan gods which were still present quickly escaped, fleeing to a farther distance.

Du Gang frowned at this scene, “What does this mean? Did the Demon Clan flee?!”

Qiao Bing nodded and said, “Killing gods is difficult. Our gods have similar strength in attacking, hence it’s difficult to defeat them.”

Du Gang suddenly understood, “So, what they call Demon Clan bodies, this is what they mean!”

They had only killed the Demon Clan’s bodies, not their gods.

Qiao Bing nodded and said, “That’s correct. Over here, not just them, but us too. Once we start to fight, we should immediately separate our gods and let them fight in the sky.”

“This way–even when our bodies are destroyed, our gods can escape and reconstruct a new body when the time comes.”

“The amount of divine power isn’t related to the body. The divine power is stored in the Divine Orifice. Even though the gods can’t release divine power, your original divine power can still be released as long as you have a new body.”

After hearing this, Du Gang finally realized why the bodies of the demon clan were so light.

Damn, these people really don’t temper their bodies. If they lose, they leave their bodies and their gods escape.

If they win, they likely take your body with them as well.

“No wonder Demon Clan members’ bodies are calculated by weight. They use some special materials to reconstruct their bodies, and these materials are calculated by their mass.”

Qiao Bing nodded, “Not only them, but us too. Once our bodies are destroyed or taken away, we can only reconstruct.”

Her gaze at Du Gang and the others was complicated, giving off a feeling like she was eating a shit-flavored chocolate.

Dazhuang was feeling complicated as well. Even though he was preoccupied with his own opponents, he wasn’t unaware of the situation of the other three. Thus, he met their gazes with a complex expression.

“Why don’t you talk about you three...”

“Cough, cough!”

Du Gang coughed and said, “It’s true that this is our first time leaving the Ancient City and going to the Abyss.”

“We were not intentionally hiding our strength, it’s just that...”

Long Aotian continued, “we might have overestimated our abilities...”

Qiao Bing scoffed, “Overestimated? You sure were bold to take up the position of the main damage output!”

Long Aotian felt awkward, “I’ve always been the main output back at the academy...”

“Also, the enemy’s strength was stronger than we anticipated, so...”

Qiao Bing was left speechless.

She retorted irritably, “Tell me honestly, when did you three advance to God Spirit Level?”

The three looked at each other. Du Gang replied as the representative, “Er... about two months ago?”

“Two months...”

Not only was Qiao Bing speechless, even Da Zhuang was at a loss for words.

“You advanced to God Spirit Level just two months ago, yet you dared to come here? I ask you, have you ignited your divine fire? Have you opened all your divine orifices?!”

Hearing this, Long Aotian happily said, “We have all ignited our divine fire and all our divine orifices have almost been opened.”

“Unlucky... it really is unlucky to run into the three of you!”

Qiao Bing shook her head, “Let’s retreat for now, withdraw to thirty kilometers behind and then we will discuss our next steps.”