Chapter 1034: Fellow Disciples (1/2)

“They still haven’t returned,” Qi Lianshan said with a deep frown, concerned about Pei Qiqi’s safety.

“Can you sense the existence of that teleportation portal, Elder Qi?” Lou Hongyan asked.

“No, I can’t,” Qi Lianshan said with a bitter smile. “Unlike me, Miss Pei holds that spatial treasure she obtained from the Shatter Battlefield. With its help, she can shrewdly sense and locate any teleportation portal or spatial rift in her surroundings.

“Also, with that treasure, she should be able to crush all sorts of teleportation portals without effort.

“They’ve been gone for a long time. They should have been back now if there weren’t any mishaps.”

Yang Fan’s expression flickered slightly. “Don’t tell me that there are outsiders garrisoned at that teleportation portal.”

“Even if there were, given Miss Pei’s profound means, it should be an easy thing for her to come back with Nie Tian,” Qi Lianshan said, his face very grim.

Lou Hongyan pondered for a while before issuing an order, “Let’s spread out to conduct a thorough search in the vicinity. Once we find Miss Pei and Nie Tian, provide them with our full support!”

Qi Lianshan clasped his hands. “Many thanks.”

Lou Hongyan nodded. “You’re welcome. We’re now locusts tied to one rope. (Idiom: in the same boat) Only if we work together do we have a chance at crossing the grand monarch’s sea of flesh aura and getting out of the Domain of Nether Heaven.”

“That’s true,” Qi Lianshan chimed in.

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Han Yu suddenly grew excited. “You’re both hybrids?! The history of humans breeding hybrids is still rather short. As far as I know, not a single hybrid they have manufactured showed exceptional talent or power.

“But you two are clearly hybrids, considering that your flesh power is surprisingly rich and copious!

“That means you’re not humans either!”

Han Yu laughed wildly as the sea of Demon qi caught up to and enveloped Nie Tian and Pei Qiqi.

The huge demonic flower let out sharp screeches again, floating in the middle of the rolling Demon qi.

Each and every screech came from a flower bud that looked like an eyeball.

Nie Tian examined them with his soul awareness, and sensed that all of them seemed to have their own awareness.

At the same time, the numerous independent awarenesses were interconnected in a profound way, as if they were also a whole.

NIe Tian swung the Star Behemoth bone repeatedly, chopping at the branches that reached for them one by one.

However, the severed branches would be reattached seconds after he chopped them off, as if he couldn’t cause any real damage to the demonic plant.

However, the strange aura the demonic plant released started to derange Pei Qiqi and Nie Tian’s soul power. Terrifying illusions kept entering their minds, as if they were being dragged into horrible nightmares.

Even the mysterious soul defense the Spirit Pearl had formed around them failed to ward off such a powerful soul influence.

“The seventh Son of the Stars...” Han Yu muttered in a soft voice. As he came closer and closer, the lower half of his body seemed to have merged with the stems of the demonic plant, which made him look like a monster that was half-man, half-plant.

“Speaking of which, you and I are from the same place. I was born in the Realm of Flame Heaven in the Domain of the Falling Stars too.” With these words, Han Yu wove his hands in the air, and even more branches flew towards Nie Tian and Pei Qiqi.

Meanwhile, Nie Tian continued to fuse flesh power into the Star Behemoth bone and chop at the incoming branches with it. However, upon hearing his words, he gasped with shock. “The Realm of Flame Heaven? You’re from the Realm of Flame Heaven?!”

Han Yu chuckled. “Well, have you heard of Wu Ji?”

Nie Tian was astounded. “He’s my master!”

Pei Qiqi was also dumbstruck.

“What are the chances? He used to be my master too!” Han Yu said, looking surprised as well. “So that makes you my junior martial brother. But unfortunately, I never had a chance to return to the Realm of Flame Heaven after I left. Is that old eccentric still alive?”

Nie Tian gave a cold harrumph. “Is this how you address your own master?”

Han Yu nodded, as if there was nothing wrong with it. “Why not? That’s how I addressed him before I left the Realm of Flame Heaven.”

While they spoke, not only did the bizarre plant not stop, but it even unleashed fiercer attacks on Nie Tian and Pei Qiqi with its branches.