542 Saving Enegy (2/2)

Laka smiled before nodding.

”Yes, ancestor!”

With Krune's Mental Energy perception, his groups kept attacking lonely Nightmare Demons, destroying them in a flash. Thanks to that, their Soul Energy management got even better. Krune and Hanan let Laka take half of the Soul Energy as they shared the other half. Laka had used quite a bit it in the first hour when they arrived. Because of his passion for fights, he took too long to understand that he needed to run away. Now, he is finally recovering more than he is spending.

Krune and Hanan, who have Stronger Souls, were not losing or gaining anything. The Soul Energy they are getting is basically leaving the two even with their consumption, which was enough for now.

Suddenly, Krune's Divine Sense, which could go as far as 200km, caught the sight of two groups in the middle of a fight.

”Someone is fighting ahead.”

Hanan and Laka immediately stopped. Since they know that Krune had the strongest Soul Power, he obviously had the broadest Divine Sense too. He could see much further than the two of them.

Krune paid attention from a distance and soon found out that he recognized one of them.

”Hey, it's that Iem Turo, the guy from the Dalin Universe everyone was talking about.”

As Krune observed the battle, the more impressed he got. That couldn't really be considered a fight to start with. Iem Turo's side was much stronger than the other group.

”What a strong Soul. That Iem Turo only loses to me in Soul Power, but just by a little. He is definitely much stronger than you two. His other two team members aren't weak either. They have Have around the same Soul Power as Hanan.”

Laka and Hanan were taken aback.

”Shouldn't we leave then?”

Krune shook his head.

”Don't worry, we are inside my Purple Tribulation Lightning Layer, so Divine Senses can't feel our presence. However, Iem can definitely tell that my Divine Sense is watching his group. After all, his own Soul Power is close to mine. Unfortunately for him, he can't tell which side it is coming from.”

”Oh!”

Hanan and Laka got curious.

”What is it?”

Suddenly...

-Number of participants remaining: 4556.-

The answer became obvious. Krune then narrowed his eyes before saying.

”They just killed one of the other side cultivators. The rest of the enemy group then disappeared in thin air right after. It seems like the other two enemies knew that they wouldn't be able to run. If they stayed, they would only die too, so they gave up. However...”

As Krune observed Iem's group, he noticed that their Soul Energy was recovering at high speeds.

”Well, I can't say I didn't expect that to happen. It seems like once you kill another participant, the Soul Energy they leave behind is several times higher than any Nightmare Beasts we killed so far.”

Hanan and Laka weren't surprised either. Any idiot could expect this much from the Heavenly Competition.

”It's okay. At the moment, we can keep our Soul Energy intact with Nightmare Demons alone. If we really need more, we can do the same thing as they did.”

Krune agreed with them. He didn't like killing, but this is a competition with the Luvile Universe's future at stake. He had decided long before coming here that he won't take chances. If there is a need for a hunt, he will hunt. Everyone who joined the Heavenly Competition is well aware of the risks, so they can't blame him or anyone else.

Suddenly, Iem's group disappeared from Krune's Divine Sense. Sure enough, they also had their own way to hide from Divine Senses. They were at the edge of Krune's Divine Sense, which is 200km. Because of that, Krune's Mental Energy couldn't do anything since it could only go 80km.

”They left, so let's go somewhere as well.”

The number kept dropping until it finally reached 4500. As soon as that number appeared, everyone received a message.

-The Soul World range will now be reduced by half. Those at the edges, be careful. If you fall outside, your soul will be destroyed.-

Krune's group understood. It seems like they won't be able to avoid a battle for long.