134 The strange race. (1/2)

As Li Yang and the others looked at it, the dull white slime actually shook slightly, a minute tremor running through it. Their eyes narrowed as the Qi within their bodies started to move, each of them preparing to deal with anything that might happen. The drop of slime continued to shake slightly at slight intervals, it was almost as if it was just waking up.

But each time the slime shook, the dried up skin that it was resting on would have a small portion of it dry up further and turn to dust, the drop growing a tiny bit larger. Looking at the scene, it seemed like the slime was sucking up the minuscule remaining lifeforce in the skin and using it to grow. Li Yang's mouth twitched slightly as he looked at the scene, his eyes sweeping the surrounding lifeless area.

”Really makes you wonder what is capable of killing such a large portion of this forest, if a small drop of slime is capable of doing that. Think it can grow without limit as long as it has enough lifeforce to feed on?”

This single drop of slime was likely just a small piece dropped by a larger beast, Li Yang wouldn't be surprised if someone told him that this drop was negligible to the beast that dropped it. Asking the questions about this drop also made another question pop up in his mind, did the monster that dropped it have the same properties? It surely must have, he guessed, otherwise, how could such a large portion of this forest have ended up dead? Zhao Feng also crouched down by the slime, his expression somewhat uncertain.

”I hope not, otherwise I dread to imagine how much lifeforce it would need to grow or live once it reached a certain size. Imagine if it were to reach a state where it would need all the lifeforce from a universe to survive, who would be able to kill a beast containing that much energy? Try killing it.”

The bigger something was, the more sustenance it would need to support itself, this was a universal fact for all living beings. Li Yang thought of himself as pretty darn strong when he was at his peak, but strong enough to defeat a beast that could eat an entire universe? Not even he was so arrogant as to believe he had been that strong.

Li Yang stretched out his right arm and pointed his index finger at the drop of slime, a crimson flame sparking into existence at the tip of his finger. He slowly pushed the finger closer to the slime, a strange scene taking place and causing their brows to furrow even further. The flame started to flicker as it got closer to the slime, Li Yang noticing that the Qi he used to sustain it was growing unstable and trying to avoid the slime.

He concentrated a bit more on controlling his Qi and had the flame fly a bit ahead of his finger, making contact with the slime. The slime started to bubble and evaporate when the fire touched it, but Li Yang could sense that the slime actually devoured some of the Qi inside the flame, weakening the flame while simultaneously somewhat increasing the slime's resistance to his fire. His lips twisted slightly as he increased the strength of his flames, the slime fully evaporating after a few seconds.

”Geh, it seems to use a principle similar to a fusion between the law of devouring and the law of evolution, it even managed to devour some of my Qi and use it to increase its resistance against my flame, it's like the creepiest little parasite I've ever encountered. If left unchecked, it might just have the chance to become a real fucking headache.”

Devouring and evolution, two laws which started out weak but could reach the pinnacle of creation, just how strong would a fusion between the two be? Li Yang could only hope that whichever creature dropped this slime was a Divine Beast, at least then there wouldn't be a lot of them in existence. Li Yang stood up from his crouched position, his eyes landing on the steps that descended down into the earth.

”You guys wanna check what's left down there? We might learn a bit abo...!”

Fang Ying cut off Li Yang with a wave of her hand before he got to finish his sentence, her head turning to the left as she looked deeper into the forest with furrowed brows. She spoke up after a few seconds of silence, turning her head towards Li Yang.

”Tian Zheng just entered the range of my senses, he seems to have been flung over here after suffering an attack, he is slightly wounded.”