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Chapter 2017 - 892: Restart Wan Ming, Battle of Realm Venerable_2

Chapter 2017: Chapter 892: Restart Wan Ming, Battle of Realm Venerable_2

The Black Fire Beast did not pursue the second escaping Stone Man but roared angrily, dragging its injured body and fleeing in another direction.

This exotic beast, though not of the Evil Clan and unable to transform, possesses considerable intelligence. Knowing that chasing the Stone Man might lead to encountering more Stone Men, it realizes it cannot avoid death. Its only survival option now is to escape and hide.

Watching the fleeing Stone Man, Han Yi’s eyes flashed as he quietly followed.

With his speed, he appeared atop the Daoist Fruit Realm Stone Man within a mere half-breath.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he brought the Stone Man into his body.

The Stone Man from the Mengtuo Clan instantly realized the space around him had changed. His face turned drastically, but before he could react, a stray strand of Nether Qi entered his body. His face struggled, but within a moment, he became calm again.

At this moment, he was in the Divine Aperture World inside Han Yi’s body, and the Nether Qi that entered him came from the Wan Ming Tome.

Over ten thousand years ago, the Nether Master of Wanming City handed the Wan Ming Tome to Han Yi, who had barely used this supreme treasure.

This supreme treasure is far more powerful than his Qinglei Tripod and Green Reed Sword.

Han Yi deduced that this supreme treasure was likely one of the more powerful items even among the Realm Venerate Ancient Artifacts.

However, he had reservations about using it in the Taoist Spirit Chaos World, thus it had not formed strong combat power for him yet.

Only when he wanted to act against this Stone Man did he suddenly realize he was in the Land of No Origin, no longer in the Taoist Spirit Chaos World.

Therefore, even if he fully utilized the Wan Ming Tome, it wouldn’t matter; no one could recognize it for sure.

That’s why he swiftly acted to capture the Stone Man into his Divine Aperture World, converting him into a Wan Ming Incarnation through the contract of the Wan Ming Tome.

In Xuanyuan Valley, the Stone Man reappeared in mid-air almost instantly, still shocked and fearful.

After the contract, this Stone Man obeyed Han Yi completely, and Han Yi gained access to his vast memory, gaining a deeper understanding of Mengtuo Mountain and the Mengtuo Stone Clan.

He instructed Yehe Mu, the Stone Man practitioner, to continue escaping in the same direction with the same expressions to prevent the other hidden Stone Man practitioners from noticing.

After fleeing a certain distance, Yehe Mu changed direction, heading out of Xuanyuan Valley towards the northwest direction of Mengtuo Mountain.

Using members of the Mengtuo Stone Clan for transportation made Han Yi feel more secure.

The internal space of Stone Men is different from Immortal Cultivators, who have the Tao Realm transformation, and from Divine Clan practitioners, who have the Divine Aperture World.

Inside the Stone Men, there is only a vast stone platform used as storage space, although it seems more ancient and less mysterious than the Tao Realm or Divine Aperture World.

Standing on the stone platform, Han Yi reviewed Yehe Mu’s memories and discreetly relaxed.

He discovered that even though he had heard from another Stone Man that the ruler, Fierce Sun Stone King, would participate in the Xuanyuan Valley hunt, it wouldn’t be immediately. He would appear millennia later as the hunt neared its end.

This hunt led by the Mengtuo Clan was not the entire clan but rather a joint effort by Lingfang Path and Qianxing Path with several Stone Man tribes.

As for the Fierce Sun Stone King, he appeared because he was from Lingfang Path.

Besides the Fierce Sun Stone King, the hunt was overseen by three half-step Realm Venerables from Lingfang Path and Qianxing Path, without any Transcendent Realm Venerates.

Reminded of this, Han Yi discreetly sighed in relief.

Without a Transcendent Realm Venerate in Xuanyuan Valley, it meant that even if the Lord of Demon Witch encountered the three half-step Realm Venerates and couldn’t defeat them, he still had a chance to flee.

In contrast, if faced with a true Transcendent Realm Venerate like the Fierce Sun Stone King, Han Yi surmised the Lord of Demon Witch could hardly escape.

A brief interval later, Yehe Mu met several Stone Men of his own clan, Yehe Clan, where the strongest was at the peak Heavenly Venerate level, without any half-step Realm Venerates.

Among the clan’s members, one was highly powerful at the Unity Realm Stage.

Han Yi decided to act, emerging instantly, and spreading his Divine Domain to envelop the Stone Men. Upon retracting it, they all became his Wan Ming Incarnations.

In the Taoist Spirit Chaos World, Han Yi handled the Wan Ming Tome cautiously, but in the Holy Origin Land of Mengtuo Mountain, he became more reckless after opening his mind.

Hence, unless faced with a Stone Man far superior in strength, he would contract them all, converting them into his incarnations to be his ears and eyes in Mengtuo Mountain.

Moments later, he encountered more Stone Men, including those from the Yehe Clan and other clans.

He even met three Heavenly Reverence Level Stone Men participating in the hunting assembly from Mengtuo Stone Clan.

With his current power, he might face slight resistance from high-level Heavenly Venerates, but mid-level Heavenly Venerates and below could be easily overpowered and contracted in an instant.

Even though Han Yi didn’t intentionally seek out Stone Men, he contracted over seventy of them along the way while leaving Xuanyuan Valley, thirteen of which were Heavenly Reverence level.

As he contracted Stone Men, especially those at the Heavenly Reverence level, the Qi of Wanming intensified in the Wanming Space as if a particular legacy was about to unlock a shackle, undergoing a wondrous change with the rise in contracted Heavenly Venerates.

When Han Yi left Xuanyuan Valley, he sent a mid-level Heavenly Venerate Stone Man back to the valley.

Before this, every time he contracted a Stone Man, he had them scout the area ahead to avoid potential dangers, like peak Heavenly Venerate Stone Men.

He wasn’t afraid of peak Heavenly Venerate Stone Men, but contracting one required incapacitating them, which would surely cause a commotion.

With three half-step Transcendent Realm Venerates overseeing Xuanyuan Valley, causing any major disturbance would definitely draw their attention, leading to trouble.

Fortunately, by utilizing the Wan Ming Tome and numerous Wan Ming Stone Man incarnations, he managed to escape Xuanyuan Valley.

Next, he planned to return along the previous route and reach the designated boundary point.

But suddenly.

A violent tremor came from Xuanyuan Valley behind him. Han Yi turned sharply, his expression changing once more.

Amidst the tremor were several streaks of aura, one of which belonged to the Lord of Demon Witch.

Nearby the Lord of Demon Witch were two similar auras.

The three auras clashed continuously, creating an earth-shattering tremor that devastated the mountain forest, destroying part of Xuanyuan Valley’s entrance.

"The Lord of Demon Witch has encountered several half-step Realm Venerates overseeing Xuanyuan Valley."

"Two Stone Men, not three. Perhaps the third lacks the courage to leave, fearing a trick to lure the tiger out of the mountain?"

Han Yi considered this and did not approach Xuanyuan Valley but fled outside at full speed.

While escaping, he kept an eye on the disturbance behind him.

The three destructive auras were beyond his vision, and he dared not extend his Divine Thoughts, avoiding a possible pursuit from one of the Stone Men.

Facing a casual strike from a half-step Transcendent Realm Venerate, he risked death; thus, he would avoid trouble.

A quarter-hour later, the disturbance behind began to calm, and the demonic killing intent shrouding Xuanyuan Valley started to fade.

Han Yi did not stop but continued to flee at full speed.

His current priority was to distance himself from Xuanyuan Valley and reach the agreed location.

Then he would wait for the Lord of Demon Witch.

Regarding the Lord of Demon Witch’s safety, he cared but could not intervene, feeling powerless.

He could only pray for the safe return of the Lord of Demon Witch to bring him back to the Extreme Ancient Great World.

Half an incense time later, only two Demon Witches arrived—Heart Demon Witch and Sky Demon Witch.

Unease quietly surged within Han Yi.