The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 184 - 183: Hunted by a High-Level Demonic Beast

Chapter 184: Chapter 183: Hunted by a High-Level Demonic Beast

"Oh my goodness, why is it so persistent? It’s just two newborn eggs, right?" Xuanyuan You spat out the mud in his mouth.

His hair stood up like a chicken’s nest.

Mud and water were all over his hair, his whole body covered in mud.

Xie Jiuniang was just as bedraggled, with a murky Water Kirin perched on her shoulder.

The two had just fallen into a swamp and rolled around, covering up their scent.

Xie Jiuniang’s face bore an expression of utter despondency.

She clearly had a Hiding Jade Talisman, her aura could be very well concealed, but she was still chased down by Demonic Beasts several times, almost certainly because of Xuanyuan You. Even giving him the Hiding Talisman didn’t seem to help much.

Xuanyuan You launched the Little Flying Boat and pulled Xie Jiuniang aboard.

Xie Jiuniang weakly said, "The Little Flying Boat isn’t faster than high-level Demonic Beasts."

"I have a way," Xuanyuan You said, pulling out a Great Compass.

Somehow, he tinkered with it for a bit, and the Great Compass created a Barrier that enveloped them and the entire Little Flying Boat.

In a short while, the Little Flying Boat seemed to vanish, disappearing from the spot.

In fact, the Little Flying Boat was still there; it was concealed by the Great Compass’s Barrier. Xie Jiuniang’s gaze kept transferring back and forth, inspecting the Great Compass.

Xuanyuan You chuckled proudly, "Universe Compass, a Spiritual Artifact. My ancestor gave it to me for protection. Once it’s used for hiding, I assure you high-level Demonic Beasts won’t be able to find us."

"The item is good, but the question is, how long can you use it?" Xie Jiuniang was skeptical.

If it could be used indefinitely, why didn’t they use it earlier?

Xuanyuan You nervously said, "One hour, or maybe two? I only have one piece of Top Grade Spiritual Stones."

So it seems it works with Top Grade Spiritual Stones.

Relieved, Xie Jiuniang slumped onto the Flying Boat, not wanting to move, "Then let’s hurry and escape, the farther, the better."

The high-level Demonic Beast chasing them was very strong; they had provoked it outside the map.

The two could brag, but they had never really planned to steal eggs from a high-level Demonic Beast to eat. It was purely by chance that they passed a cliff while riding the Little Flying Boat, noticed a large bird’s nest with three beast eggs, and fortuitously, no Demonic Beast in sight.

Seizing the moment, they grabbed the two smallest eggs and fled.

And then roasted them to eat...

When the high-level Demonic Beast started chasing them, it turned out to be a fierce black Dadiao, which locked onto them right away.

Only then did the two realize the trouble they were in!

The fact that they could escape the pursuit a few times was already a testament to their abilities. Xuanyuan You always had valuable items on him, and every time, it was by throwing Thunder Explosive Beads that they managed to find a chance to escape.

From a distance, the Dadiao’s ferocious cries echoed again, causing Xuanyuan You to shiver, "Little Profiteer, what... what are we going to do?"

Xie Jiuniang looked back.

There it was, a huge black-feathered Dadiao flying toward them, its aura formidable, sending ripples of fear through the Demonic Beasts within a hundred-mile radius. The mere pressure from the high-level Demonic Beast nearly made their blood surge.

This showed just how strong the beast was—stronger than any they had seen during the beast tide.

Xie Jiuniang looked at the compass in the boat and asked faintly, "This is a Spiritual Artifact, right?"

"Yes, yes it is," stuttered Xuanyuan You.

"And you said that once hidden, the Demonic Beast won’t be able to find us?"

"Yes, that’s right," he affirmed.

"Then what’s that behind us?" Xie Jiuniang pointed out the Dadiao that seemed about to catch up.

Xuanyuan You felt like crying, "I don’t know, sob, my ancestor said the Universe Compass was very powerful. He lied to me, sob..."

The crybaby surfaced again.

While sobbing, he fished out a Thunder Explosive Bead.

Xie Jiuniang was at a loss for words.

Jian Lingyan laughed wickedly, its laughter filled with devilish humor, "Master, little Xuanyuan is trying very hard, don’t scold him."

"I’m not scolding," Xie Jiuniang said, bracing for action, "Stop the Flying Boat, don’t fly."

"Alright, woo." Xuanyuan You obediently nodded, his face etched with tension.

Xie Jiuniang looked at the wind direction and then pulled out a bunch of poison powder. "My spiritual power is insufficient now, and I don’t have the strength to keep running. If we use Teleportation Talismans to escape separately and get found by the Demonic Beast, our chances of survival will be even slimmer. If we work together wholeheartedly, our odds could increase by a fraction more, don’t you think?"

"I know!"

Xuanyuan You then took out some items.

All of them were high-grade Defensive Magic Artifacts, including bracelets, Jade Tokens, and jade hairpins, which he donned all over.

Xie Jiuniang did not follow suit.

It was because she had already done so earlier.

Xie Jiuniang felt the timing was about right and started scattering the poison powder into the air.

She wasn’t throwing it randomly, but rather calculating the wind direction and the Demonic Beast’s speed.

This poison powder was specially formulated by her; it could kill a Golden Core with no problem, but as for Demonic Beasts with power above the Nascent Soul, Xie Jiuniang wasn’t too sure, as she had never used it before and had to resort to desperate measures.

She decided to try everything that might be of any use.

There she went, sprinkling one bottle of the powder, then another.

Anything that seemed remotely useful, she spread it out.

Xie Jiuniang instructed the Sword Spirit to prepare for battle and then took out two Jade Tokens that sealed a strike from a late-stage Nascent Soul, ready to infuse them with Spiritual Power and Divine Sense to set them off at any moment.

They decided one would throw the Thunder Explosive Bead, and the other would throw the Jade Token.

They took up their positions, ready to fight to the death.

The result...

The Dadiao, coming with ferocious momentum as if it didn’t see them, flew over their heads and passed by!

It flew past!

It’s gone!

Gone...

The two stood there, stunned, as if they had been frozen in place.

But the close-range pressure still caused Xie Jiuniang’s blood to surge, and she eventually couldn’t help vomiting a mouthful of blood.

She then looked back at Xuanyuan You.

Good heavens, he was almost bleeding from every orifice!

In comparison to her strength, Xuanyuan You was after all somewhat lacking, and Xie Jiuniang promptly administered a Revitalizing Pill to him.

Facing such a high-rank Demonic Beast comparable to a Divinity Transformation, was indeed too terrifying. Their previous escapes were all thanks to the Sword Spirit’s early warnings; otherwise, she doubted she would have survived the first assault.

Xuanyuan You gasped for air, his face pale with fear, yet remaining conscious was impressive.

Xie Jiuniang drank a sip of Spiritual Wine to calm her nerves.

Looking at the Great Compass again, she would never underestimate it again.

Xie Jiuniang said, "This Compass is impressive."

The Compass seemed to understand as it flashed smugly.

The Sword Spirit laughed, "The little Compass is quite conceited."

Xie Jiuniang asked, "What did it say?"

"It says it’s very powerful, that it used to be an Immortal Artifact and that it only fell to the level of a Spiritual Artifact due to bad luck," the Sword Spirit, rarely seeing another Artifact Spirit so eager to communicate, yet restrained itself from revealing too much information.

Xie Jiuniang felt relieved that the Sword Spirit knew to be cautious.

She extended a foot and lightly kicked Xuanyuan You, "Come on, get up. We need to hurry back to the Secret Realm entrance; missing the chance to leave the Secret Realm will be troublesome."

"Right, we must hurry to the Secret Realm exit."

Xuanyuan You turned the Little Flying Boat around and set its speed to maximum.

There were only a dozen days left until the Secret Realm closed.

The two were currently located outside the map.

Just because they had evaded one pursuit didn’t mean they were completely out of danger yet.