Heroes' Prison

Chapter 401 - 391: Pursuit at the Heavenly Domain Level

"What Sand Thief King? I don’t even know him. Some kid just gave me a heart, if you want to ask someone, go ask him! If you’re set on fighting, I, Man Tian, am always ready to accompany you. Of the thirty-six Celestial Realm Experts of the Half-Beast Holy Land, not one is weak," said Man Tian in a harsh tone, readying his defense stance without showing any weakness.

"Since you’re not willing to hand over the treasure, then I’ll have to take it myself," the Fallen Messenger said, as he shot three balls of black aura from his hand like lightning, fiercely striking at Man Tian with a dense aura of corruption spreading out.

"Whoosh!" Man Tian’s hands were quick, instantly conjuring up a shield in front of him, blocking the Fallen Messenger’s three balls of black aura.

"Swoosh!" The Fallen Messenger turned into a streak of shadows, charging directly in front of Man Tian, his right fist carrying an immense and vast strength as it thundered down. His fighting style, just like the aura he exuded, was direct and raw, using primal hand-to-hand combat moves without any technique or even weapons.

Man Tian’s expression changed dramatically as he suddenly produced a Wolf Fang Club made of some unknown beast bone, with ferocious bone spurs and remnants of flesh and blood on it.

Wielding the Wolf Fang Club, Man Tian ferociously slammed it towards the fist of the Fallen Messenger!

"Boom!" The Fallen Messenger’s fist powerfully struck Man Tian’s Wolf Fang Club!

The next moment, an unprecedented massive shockwave swept in all directions, the marshy mud within several miles was ripped into the sky, as if a torrential downpour had hit the Abyss, splattering mud and water everywhere.

The spot where Man Tian and the Fallen Messenger stood became a huge pit. As they were struck by the recoil, they both staggered back, treading in mid-air.

Huang Yi was at the center of this battle, the aura passing directly through his body. Even in a Void State, he could thoroughly feel that terrifying presence!

These initial probing attacks by the Celestial Realm Experts had already caused such terrifying destruction; had they been fully committed, perhaps even the Abyss would have been annihilated.

In this exchange of blows, the two seemed evenly matched, but Man Tian had used a weapon whereas the Fallen Messenger fought barehanded, meaning overall, the Fallen Messenger had the upper hand.

"Axe of the Fallen!" The next moment, the Fallen Messenger also brought out a black stone axe. The axe was rugged and of an ancient design, looking much like a Stone Age primitive axe randomly crafted from stone.

The Fallen Messenger swung the axe forcefully, a bizarre black vortex flashing across the blade. The mud and water fluttering around began to converge on the axe, its aura becoming more and more terrifying!

All of a sudden, the Fallen Messenger flung the stone axe towards Man Tian, bearing a striking resemblance to Huang Yi’s Flying Axe Skill, but with a presence a million times stronger. That throw was like hurling a mountain peak!

Man Tian’s face turned solemn as the Fallen Messenger’s axe bore down on him with unstoppable momentum, locking onto him in a way that made dodging impossible. He raised the Wolf Fang Club, firmly protecting himself in front of it, the blood-red muscles on his body becoming even more vivid as if the blood inside him were about to seep out, his entire body bleeding.

"Bang!" The stone axe fiercely struck Man Tian’s Wolf Fang Club!

A god-like brilliance exploded from the impact, vaporizing everything around into nothingness, the ground melted, the air annihilated!

This strike, stronger than the previous one, showed that the Fallen Messenger and Man Tian were starting to exhibit the strength of the Celestial Realm Level!

The Abyss seemed to suffer a heavy blow in an instant, the pit on the ground grew larger, and an aura that could form a new abyss was faintly brewing.

Although Man Tian withstood the blow, his body flew backward like a kite with its string cut, rapidly retreating into the distance. At the same time, two drops of fresh blood slipped from his body and fell into the pit below, clearly sustaining some injuries.

However, after being blocked by Man Tian, the stone axe also acquired a small nick, and the Fallen Messenger seemed to suffer some backlash, bleeding a drop of black blood onto the ground.

These exchanges left both slightly wounded, but Man Tian was clearly no match for the Fallen Messenger!

"You do have some strength. It’s not convenient for me to fight hard with you today. We’ll have a serious battle another day, three hundred rounds!" Having tested the waters twice, Man Tian felt he was no match for the Fallen Messenger. Seizing the momentum of his retreat, he quickly fled into the distance.

"Hmph! Thinking of escaping? Hand over that half-piece of Epic Equipment first," the Fallen Messenger snorted coldly, immediately recalling his broadaxe, and rapidly pursuing in the direction where Man Tian vanished.

In almost the blink of an eye, both men disappeared over the horizon.

Suddenly, the Abyssal Swamp calmed down again, as if nothing had happened, but the lingering aura of battle left a chilling sense in the air. The huge pit on the ground remained as evidence of the world-shattering battle that had taken place.

From then on, this site would become a sacred landmark, to be recounted generation after generation by the races in the Abyss, where two Celestial Realm Experts changed the landscape with mere tentative attacks.

A while later, a disturbance suddenly arose in the vast pit, and a figure emerged from the void, it was none other than Huang Yi in his Treasure-Sniffing Cat form.

At this moment, his Eye of Supervision showed that Man Tian had already fled ten thousand kilometers away from this place, unlikely to return any time soon.

He immediately transformed into human shape and rushed towards a specific location, as if eagerly searching for something.

In the endless dark pit, Huang Yi moved swiftly, charging straight to the center of the pit before stopping, staring motionlessly at the ground ahead of him.

There, lay two drops of bright red blood.

Those two drops of blood were lying quietly on the ground, yet they had not mixed with any mud and looked exceptionally clear and un-dissolving, as if they were two blood rubies.

These were the blood droplets left by Man Tian, the first fresh blood Huang Yi had ever seen from a Celestial Realm expert!

The two droplets of blood were extremely potent, still retaining the vast aura of Man Tian, a most exceptional treasure that could not be sought after intentionally.

Huang Yi immediately took out a magic bottle and carefully collected the two blood droplets inside.

From then on, his reserve blood bank had been enriched with a new type of powerful blood, giving him a more diverse range of options for his evolutionary path in the future.

More importantly, having previously evolved into a Half-Beastman, now equipped with a droplet of stronger blood from the Holy Domain Half-Beastmen, it might be possible to advance his bloodline! This could make his Half-Beastman form even more powerful!

It was like his White Dragon Form. When he first evolved into the White Dragon Clan, the blood he used was greatly weakened by the White Dragon King and was not complete, leaving many abilities of the White Dragon Clan unavailable to him.

Once he reached level 100, his strength would advance to the Holy Domain rank, and many changes would occur. His Beast King Race would definitely experience a groundbreaking transformation, and bloodline advancement was not out of the realm of possibility.

Huang Yi stood up and moved to where the Fallen Messenger had been, carefully searching the ground.

Soon, his gaze fixed on a spot on the ground not far away, and the corners of his mouth subtly lifted.

There was another drop of blood!

Like the rest, this drop of blood hadn’t dissipated but remained congealed.

However, the blood droplet was black, like a drop of ink. It was blood left by the Fallen Messenger and was even rarer than the blood of Man Tian!

Huang Yi took out another magic bottle and stored the blood droplet of the Fallen Messenger, carefully preserving it.

Now, he had obtained the blood of two Celestial Realm experts in one go, treasures one couldn’t even buy at an auction.

"Hm? Instakill, you’re actually still alive," came a surprised voice from afar at that moment.

Huang Yi turned his head to see a familiar figure standing at the entrance of the Demon King’s Gate, an old man in a black robe with graying hair and a hunched body, unmistakably Black Demon.

"Why are you only coming out now?" Huang Yi asked nonchalantly, walking towards him.

"Just now, Lord Fallen Messenger said there was a Celestial Realm expert outside and told me to hide inside for a while, otherwise I’d be pulverized by their battle’s shockwaves. I didn’t expect you to survive the aftermath of their fight, truly remarkable," Black Demon said slowly, his eyes fixed on Huang Yi, his inner thoughts inscrutable.

"Lord Fallen Messenger is indeed different. The enemy Celestial Realm expert of the Sand Thief King has now been repelled; otherwise, I would not have survived," Huang Yi said politely, then his tone shifted, "Since there’s nothing left for me here, I’ll take my leave. We’ll meet again in the future!" With that, he turned and walked away, eager to leave this place of trouble immediately.

"Wait!" Black Demon called out to him, chuckling, "Lord Fallen Messenger heard you were here and was very pleased. He wants to meet you in person to discuss some matters. Wait for his return before you leave!"

At the sound of those words, Huang Yi felt a sinking feeling in his heart, his steps haltingly still. He took a deep breath, turned around, and put on an unconcerned smile, nodding, "Alright then! I will wait for his return."

Huang Yi had just escaped the tiger’s den only to enter the wolf’s lair. Man Tian was after his life, but the Fallen Servant was no better, and now he couldn’t just forcefully leave. Black Demon, a top Holy Domain expert, wouldn’t allow it. His only option was to wait for the Fallen Messenger to arrive and have a face-to-face talk.

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Meanwhile, the entire world was also paying close attention to this matter.

The news of Man Tian passing over Black Horn Town had been shared on the forums and became worldwide knowledge. Countless people were keeping an eye on the Abyss. Some who had activated the teleportation matrix of cities near the Abyss were teleporting to neighboring cities, hoping to try their luck at witnessing the grandeur of the Celestial Realm experts.

Apocalypse City, a city relatively close to the Abyss with a regular population of over two million, was today teeming with people. Although it was a low-traffic time for online players during the day, the city was even busier than during the usual nights, with over three million people crammed there. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Tickets and Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)