Chapter 2053: Chapter 2054: Bat People! First Update

Ye Qiu’s breathing was heavy, his chest rising and falling.

He glanced back at the Stone Forest, where numerous undead crouched on the stone pillars, staring at him, terrifyingly eerie.

Fortunately, he made it through.

Even when faced with an encirclement by the Dried Corpse Kings, he managed to tear open a gap and fight his way out.

After battling these Dried Corpse Kings, Ye Qiu used up a lot of energy and did not proceed but rather paused to recover.

When he recovered to about eighty or ninety percent, he got up and continued forward.

After passing through the Stone Forest, the road ahead was quite flat, with no crises arising; perhaps that Stone Forest was the most dangerous place here, as even with his Xingxu Realm strength, he nearly had to give up there.

It’s hard to imagine those with weaker strength, likely not having a chance to make it through, as one Dried Corpse King is enough to trouble them.

He continued onward, finding no human traces; among those who accompanied him into this place, it seemed only he was still alive.

As he walked, Ye Qiu stopped again when he saw new corpses lying beside him.

"Is there new danger again?"

Ye Qiu became cautious once more, slowing down and moving forward carefully; as he proceeded, he noticed the number of corpses on the ground increasing, already dozens.

Among them were both ancient beasts and humans.

This indicates that those who came here all became targets, hunted prey.

What puzzled Ye Qiu was that these bodies lacked any excessive wounds, only a fatal mark between their eyebrows.

This suggests that the unknown danger prefers attacking the eyebrow area.

Ye Qiu surveyed his surroundings, feeling that the closer he was to more corpses, the nearer he was to danger; suddenly, he saw it.

A creature with fleshy wings was standing before a human, and he clearly noticed that the human only struggled a bit before becoming motionless.

Swoosh.

The bat-like creature turned around, revealing an ugly face, and licked its lips toward Ye Qiu, devouring the white fluid it ate.

If Ye Qiu guessed correctly, this thing must have eaten that human’s brain; is it yet another creature that favors eating humans?

The previous alien creatures were similar, but those alien creatures weren’t strong, easily killed once discovered.

The bat-like creature before him appeared unfazed, likely possessing considerable strength given that it dared to openly appear before Ye Qiu.

Staring at it, Ye Qiu noticed a smile on its face, yes, a very ugly smile, and then, the creature shot forward abruptly.

Its speed was quicker than lightning, more agile.

Boom.

The spot where Ye Qiu stood briefly flashed with dark light; the bat-like creature missed its attack, and Ye Qiu vanished from sight.

"I’m over here."

The bat-like creature jerked its head up to find Ye Qiu was quicker; now above it, Ye Qiu spoke before launching an attack on the creature.

The creature failed to dodge in time, having half a wing smashed, slowing its movements instantly.

"Quite resilient, eh." Ye Qiu showed a hint of surprise; though he didn’t use his strongest power for this strike, it wasn’t weak either, yet even a late Xingxu Realm hit by it would get injured.

Despite not dying, the bat-like creature’s strength likely matched that level.

Its resilience to damage was not weak either.

Ye Qiu casually struck from afar, and the bat-like creature flapped half a wing to dodge, unable to fly fast, fluttering like a startled little bird.

At last, under Ye Qiu’s continuous strikes, it finally perished.

Not even its bones remained, reduced to fragments.

Mostly because the bat-like creature looked so disgusting, Ye Qiu didn’t want to see it, preferring to obliterate it completely, out of sight, out of mind.

"There certainly isn’t just one of these creatures around here, given how many have died." Ye Qiu dusted off his clothes, glanced around, sensing more bat-like creatures yet to appear.

Just as Ye Qiu spoke, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... a cold wind suddenly surged from the front.

Ye Qiu’s eyes flashed as it darkened overhead, light vanished, seeming like he entered nighttime instantly, unable to see his hand before him.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Several beams of red light appeared in the darkness, accompanied by a hissing sound; Ye Qiu instinctively shielded himself with the Bahuang Sword, sent flying.

The sensation resembled being severely hit by a rapidly moving train; if Ye Qiu’s physique wasn’t sturdy enough, he would have shattered. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Even so, he felt a tingling sensation.

Ye Qiu rubbed his shoulders, stood up; yet his surroundings remained pitch black, like being trapped in a dark room, subjected to random attacks.

Having suffered an unseen blow, there’s no way Ye Qiu would just let it go; immediately, he infused power into the Bahuang Sword, cleaving out a Sword Qi.

Swoosh.

This Sword Qi contained Ye Qiu’s strongest force, aiming to dispel the darkness, letting the light emerge.

A squelching sound followed as if something was broken, then crackling... immediately, there were crashing sounds as things fell from the sky, with dim light appearing around, no longer utterly dark.

The items crashing down were indeed similar creatures to the bat-like one he slew before; originally, they blocked the light, and only through the Bahuang Sword’s volatile power did they get cut down, breaking the darkness.

Those hit by the sword fluttered for a moment on the ground before perishing.

Even being a pinnacle strike of the late Xingxu Realm, its might nearing a Semi-Saint, defeating these creatures that favor darkness was no tough feat.

Seeing their kin slaughtered by Ye Qiu, the remaining bat-like creatures furled up their wings, resembling cloaked vampires, their eyes glowing red, glaring at Ye Qiu.

Clearly, they were quite wary of Ye Qiu; despite not managing to hurt him earlier, instead losing their comrades.

Ye Qiu rotated the Bahuang Sword in his hand, easily perceiving their cautiousness.

He began walking slowly forward; if the creatures allowed him to leave, he wouldn’t bother wasting energy to strike, but if they aimed to hunt him, then apologies.

As Ye Qiu’s footsteps drew closer, several of the bat-like creatures moved slightly to the sides, opening up a gap in the middle.

Ye Qiu’s mouth curled; it seemed they weren’t foolish, knowing he was difficult to deal with, about to let him through.

Thus, Ye Qiu strode boldly, carrying the Bahuang Sword, disappearing amid the bat-like creatures.

The creatures didn’t attack, they truly feared him, letting Ye Qiu depart.

Just like that, Ye Qiu arrived at a light gate once again.

About to enter the next planet!

Ye Qiu took a deep breath, relaxing a bit, curious about what dangers lie ahead.

Now, he grew increasingly curious about the crisis along life’s path.