Published: March 3, 2025
The sudden change took the three by surprise, their expressions drastically changing as they scanned their surroundings with their spiritual consciousness, but found nothing unusual.
"What a brilliant concealment divine ability!"
As Liu Yu's spiritual consciousness extended out for a hundred and two miles, it detected no abnormalities, his expression changing to one of grave seriousness.
That ominous premonition had turned out to be true.
He repeatedly swept his spiritual consciousness but was unable to detect the source of the two previous traces of spiritual pressure.
This could only indicate that the enemy lurking in the shadows possessed more sophisticated methods than he had imagined. They either had secret techniques for concealment or were equipped with corresponding magical treasures.
Whichever it was, it proved that this was not a spur-of-the-moment incident, but most likely a premeditated ambush.
This realization sent chills down his spine!
After he had slain the late third-stage Fire Sparrow demonic cultivator, they still dared to show themselves, indicating the strength of their forces was considerable.
They had enough confidence to target the three of them!
"The demonic race is indeed not so simple."
A flurry of thoughts raced through Liu Yu's mind as he calmly assessed the unexpected situation.
He instantly transmitted his thoughts to Zhuo Mengzhen and Guo Poyun, instructing them to form a triangular formation, each facing a different direction to prepare for potential attacks.
Then he infused magical power into the Setting Sun Golden Rainbow Spear, maintaining his "true body state" and readying himself, while his spiritual consciousness continually monitored the surroundings within a hundred miles.
As he finely sensed his surroundings, Liu Yu detected something unusual.
The fire attribute spiritual energy in the space had unknowingly become extremely dense and was slowly gathering towards the surroundings.
"This anomaly..."
"The enemy's fire attribute spiritual energy must have a very high affinity, perhaps not much weaker than a heavenly spirit root of fire attribute."
"Among the demonic race, few Spirit Demons possess such an anomaly in their bloodline, especially since Annan Six Continents lies within the territory of the Fire Phoenix Clan."
"Those two traces of spiritual pressure likely come from two Fire Phoenixes!"
Recognizing the anomaly, Liu Yu's thoughts quickly turned, and he soon had a preliminary guess about the identity of the incoming demonic cultivators.
Realizing this, he felt a chill run down his spine.
At that time in the Starfire Mountain Range, the formidable strength of the Fire Phoenix Third Princess was still vividly etched in his memory.
Due to their powerful innate bloodline, every member of the Fire Phoenix Clan was comparable to cultivators with extraordinary spiritual roots.
Or they could simply be ordinary "dao body" or "spiritual body" cultivators, but their strength far exceeded that of their peers.
Some outstanding individuals could even fight above their level, akin to true disciples of the Human Race’s "holy land."
For example, the Fire Phoenix Third Princess.
Even though Liu Yu was a ninth-grade golden core cultivator and practiced three paths simultaneously, he had still been severely beaten due to his lower realm.
If he hadn't decisively used the "instantaneous travel talisman," he might have faced dire consequences.
Holy land-level powers truly stood at the pinnacle of the cultivation world, featuring transformation stage cultivators with long lifespans as well as magical treasures capable of devastating the heavens and earth.
They possessed genuine combat strength at the virtual refining level, and even as the tides of the celestial dynasty changed, the holy land could remain unshaken.
Liu Yu had to admit that even with an Immortal Abode as his backing, he was still too shallow in foundation compared to ancient holy lands or the pinnacle bloodline of demonic beast clans.
The road ahead was long, and he needed to catch up, starting with raising his realm to compete with true "geniuses."