Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1565 - 1563: World Devouring Beast

At this moment, the commotion coming from the underground depths was extremely evident, and within the Nine Provinces, all the True Lakes had sensed something, each one filled with uncertainty, clueless about what was happening.

In the Abyss, Lu Ye continued his descent. The abyss was extremely deep; it was spacious at first but became narrower the further down he went. Halfway through, it was almost impassable for a person, and further ahead, there was simply no path.

Lu Ye had no choice but to pull out the Boulder Mountain Saber, violently breaking through the obstacles ahead, moving forward without hindrance.

After descending countless fathoms, Lu Ye suddenly felt the obstruction vanish, and a hot breath blew in his face, causing him to fall into a spatial area.

Looking around, the place was filled with rolling and flowing magma. Numerous large and small bubbles emerged from the magma, constantly bursting.

Evidently, they had reached the core of the Qingfeng World.

Even though Qingfeng World was just a True Lake-level domain, the harsh environment here was not a place an ordinary cultivator could linger. The origin magnetic field was thick and chaotic, not to mention the intense heat, which even a Constellation couldn't withstand.

However, Lu Ye felt like he was bathed in a spring breeze. If he wished, he could fully unleash the power of the Talent Tree to absorb the surrounding scorching energy, using it as fuel to store in the Talent Tree.

But doing so would damage this domain, and the scorching energy here was not high-quality, so even if Lu Ye absorbed it, the benefits would be limited.

The thudding sounds became increasingly prominent, emanating from within the magma. Standing there, Lu Ye could clearly feel the essence of the domain flowing away, as if there was a bottomless pit beneath the magma, frantically devouring the essence of this domain.

Could it be that thing?

Lu Ye had a vague guess, but without seeing it, he couldn't be certain.

Without hesitation, he dove into the magma, the Talent Tree protecting his body, wrapping him in invisible roots, isolating the scorching magma.

Lu Ye continued his descent, and after a moment, he frowned because from the depths of the magma, he sensed a strange vitality.

Following the vitality forward, it wasn't long before Lu Ye reached the source of the anomaly.

Focusing his mind, what appeared before him was an egg about three meters high, oval-shaped. The eggshell looked like stone but was clearly not real stone. The surface of the eggshell was covered with complex patterns, which flickered incessantly as the essence of Qingfeng World was devoured, and the vitality within the egg continued to rise.

It really was that thing! The moment Lu Ye saw this egg-like object, he knew he was right. After all, only this creature uses the essence of a domain to hatch its offspring.

The World Devouring Beast, a very peculiar star beast.

Generally, star beasts don't pose much threat to domains; they live within the stellar space due to their lack of interest in lower domains and the risk of offense in higher domains.

But not all star beasts are like this; some pose a significant threat to domains. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Just like the Great Lust Demon Spider Lu Ye encountered before, this kind of star beast requires a large amount of flesh and blood as a carrier to reproduce. So when it's time for them to reproduce, they invade suitable domains.

The inexplicable destruction of many domains is significantly related to this type of star beast.

The World Devouring Beast, however, doesn't need flesh and blood as a carrier for reproduction; instead, it requires the essence of a domain as nourishment, hence it must find a domain with vitality and essence.

Once a suitable domain is found, the World Devouring Beast will place its eggs inside the domain, silently devouring the domain's essence, allowing the offspring eggs to hatch.

This process is very secretive, usually hard to detect.

When Lu Ye first arrived at Qingfeng World, although he sensed something was amiss with the domain, he couldn't pinpoint the anomaly due to this reason.

Now, with the World Devouring Beast's egg about to hatch, the commotion was stirring, allowing him to notice it.

According to the records in Xiyuan Pavilion, even if he left things be, this domain wouldn't face too great a disaster, at most losing some essence. Once the offspring of the World Devouring Beast hatched, they would naturally leave the domain.

In short, the World Devouring Beast is the nemesis of all not-so-powerful domains. The essence devoured for the World Devouring Beast's hatching might take hundreds or even thousands of years to replenish.

This time, Lu Ye could choose to ignore it, but what about next time? What if this World Devouring Beast, once grown, fixes its eye on the Nine Provinces or its subordinate worlds?

Therefore, in the stellar space, regardless of the cultivator clan, whenever they encounter a World Devouring Beast, they eradicate it completely to prevent its reproduction from impeding the growth of their home galaxy's domains.

Moreover, compared to other star beasts, the crystal nucleus of a World Devouring Beast is extremely valuable, far beyond that of ordinary star beasts.

Lu Ye felt that the World Devouring Beast within the egg had already formed and was about to hatch. It seemed to have sensed his hostility, as the beast inside was restlessly writhing, exerting its strength against the eggshell, causing cracks to appear.

Just as Lu Ye observed the World Devouring Beast egg, outside Qingfeng World, a starboat was slowly approaching this domain. This starboat was quite large, two levels high, and engraved on the body of the starboat were four big characters: Qingli Dao World.

It was clearly the starboat from Qingli Dao World.

Three figures stood on the deck, two men and one woman. One of the middle-aged men possessed cultivation of the Constellation Late Stage, while the other man and woman were relatively young, both only had cultivation of the Constellation Mid-Stage.

These three came from Qingli Dao World, arriving at Qingfeng World to guide cultivators with potential. They were from one of the top three forces of Qingli Dao World.

By their calculations, they arrived a day early; the great competition in Qingfeng World had not yet ended. But this was not an issue, as navigating through stellar space made it difficult to precisely control the exact time.

"Is this Qingfeng World?" The female cultivator looked at the domain ahead with a curious expression. Although she had known of Qingfeng World since she began her cultivation, and knew of the existence of other domains, this was the first time she had seen such a rich and vibrant domain. The ones she had seen before were mostly desolate planets or dead stars.

"Is this Junior Sister Tang's first time here?" The Constellation Mid-Stage man beside the female cultivator smiled slightly, "Though Qingfeng World is a small domain without deep foundations, it has a unique charm. You should take a good look this time."

The female cultivator laughed, "It is indeed my first time here, but before coming, Senior Brother Li told me a lot about Qingfeng World, so I have quite an understanding of it."

The Senior Brother Li she mentioned was originally from Qingfeng World, brought to Qingli Dao World over three hundred years ago, where he joined her sect to cultivate, and is now a Constellation Late Stage cultivator with exceptional aptitude.

There are quite a few people like Senior Brother Li in Qingli Dao World, scattered among the big sects.

While the two spoke, the leading middle-aged man remained silent until they finished talking and then spoke up, "The rules of Qingfeng World's great competition were established nearly a thousand years ago by the Moon Jade ancestors. Regardless of which senior brother or sister from your sect advised you before coming, our goal in bringing people here is based solely on the competition results, with no personal considerations involved, understood?"

There is human sentiment in the cultivation world too, and those who were previously brought into Qingli Dao World with decent cultivation often thought of their old sects in Qingfeng World, wanting to bring some people to Qingli Dao World. But this must not become a precedent, or everyone would privately bring people to Qingli Dao World, losing the initial purpose of selecting talent from the lower world.

Because of such considerations, the cultivators who come to guide people each time are natives of Qingli Dao World to prevent favoritism.

"Understood, Senior Brother Zhou!" Both replied in unison.

Senior Brother Zhou was about to say something more when suddenly his expression changed. He turned his head towards a direction and shouted sharply, "Who goes there, demon!"

As he spoke, his palm struck out, and within his palm, a burst of dazzling golden light exploded.

This sudden change startled the two Constellation Mid-Stage cultivators. Instinctively looking over, they saw the area illuminated by the golden light, where a thick and long tail bizarrely manifested, silently curling towards their starboat.

Both were shocked, evidently not expecting an attack even here. If not for Senior Brother Zhou's vigilance and early detection, they might have been caught in its trap.

The tail was not a normal tail; the thick and long body suddenly spread out into a fan shape, transforming into a fish tail. That fish tail heavily slapped down, dispersing the strike Senior Brother Zhou hastily unleashed, causing the starboat to shake violently.

As the two Constellation Mid-Stage cultivators were about to extend aid, Senior Brother Zhou cried out, "Careful, there's more than one!"

Just as he spoke, another tail had already morphed into view, seemingly larger than the previous one, slapping onto the starboat again.

At this point, the three from Qingli Dao World finally made out what was attacking them.

They were actually two star beasts resembling manta rays, huge in size, flat bodies, with fierce giant mouths on their bellies, interlocking fangs, and a long tail extending behind like a giant dragon.

Senior Brother Zhou, with his extensive experience, instantly recognized what those two star beasts were, exclaiming, "World Devouring Beasts!"

Moreover, they were two World Devouring Beasts at the Constellation Late Stage level!

He immediately realized they were in big trouble!

For ordinary star beasts, cultivators with their methods generally had no fear in fighting peers of the same level. But World Devouring Beasts were different; they possessed an ability to constantly shift between reality and illusion, making them imperceptible just a moment ago because they were in a phantom state, unseen by the naked eye, untouchable by conventional methods.

Though his own strength was quite good, dealing with one World Devouring Beast was already strenuous; the other two may not be able to handle the second World Devouring Beast even if they combined forces.

What puzzled him was why World Devouring Beasts appeared here. It seemed they were either preparing to lay eggs, or they had already laid them, and now their offspring were hatching, and they came to greet their young.