"Ah, you flatter me, you flatter me. It's just the traditional virtues of our Wan family," Wan Lei laughed proudly.
"Damn it, it's so great to have the protagonist's halo. Wherever you go, you can pick up treasures. I'm so envious, I want one too," Xia Yu Bing was so envious she was about to cry.
"It's not that I'm saying this about you guys, but you're all too timid. You should know that danger and opportunity go hand in hand. The more dangerous the place, the greater the opportunity.
Just like when we were being chased by the Demon Wolf Army, it was so dangerous, but in the end, we annihilated the entire Demon Wolf Army and each of us gained quite a few merit points.
When we were surrounded by the Hou Shi Army for the second time, didn't we pick up Man Yaoyao?
And these two times, they were all opportunities."
"Hmph, I went to save you, not to be picked up by you," Qi Man Yao pouted and complained.
"Hahaha, it's all the same thing," Wan Lei absorbed these resentments and asked Qian Niao, "You said this Supreme Demonic Ring is composed of a ring and a demonic bead. I have the demonic bead now. If I find the ring, can I get the complete Supreme Demonic Ring?"
"Although I don't know how the Demonic Ring was split in two, I imagine that's how it happened. Perhaps it was due to some upheaval, or perhaps it's because this world is gradually degenerating. However, considering the material of the Demonic Ring, it shouldn't dissipate or collapse. It's just that this world is too vast, and we have no clue where to start looking." Qian Niao spread his hands, looking helpless. He was afraid that Wan Lei would say, "It's okay, we'll look slowly," which would be the end of it. He didn't know if he would ever be able to leave this cursed place in his lifetime.
"It's okay, you have to believe in the power of the protagonist's halo. We don't need to search hard, that ring will definitely come to find me on its own." Wan Lei was full of confidence.
"What if it doesn't come?"
"Then it means the fate hasn't arrived, and it cannot be forced. Let's just assume that ring is broken."
After a while, all the residual resentment in the tomb was absorbed by the demonic bead, and the strange power of this area also dissipated. After completing this, the group set off again, following the light spots on their communicators to search for their companions. Time passed quickly. In the beginning, it took them one or two hours to find a comrade, but later, they found more and more people, some even appearing in groups. To Wan Lei's regret, among the comrades he knew, they only found Kaka and the white dragon named Ao Lie. The rest were people under Ling Xin, more than a dozen of them. Except for the first time they saw Qian Niao and drew their swords, there were no other surprises from these people. Wan Lei also learned from them that many comrades were either discovered and killed by the demons or assimilated by the strange memes, resulting in many deaths. Looking at their expressions, Wan Lei also sighed. Originally, there were a hundred people in this group. They followed Ling Xin to investigate the demon strongholds and were surrounded, causing many deaths. When Wan Lei and the others arrived, they were again trapped in a tight encirclement, and some more died in the fierce battle. After being dispersed in this underground world, many were caught and killed individually by the demons. Now, no one knew how many were left. As they found more and more people, Wan Lei became more certain that they were heading towards the center of this world. The group quickened their pace. After two full hours, Wan Lei's communicator suddenly received a message.
"Where are you? Have you found anyone else? I've gathered quite a few people. We've reached the center of this world region and found a palace. There should be an exit there, but there are many demons gathered here. Hurry up and come to meet us. - Fang Xiao Yu."
Wan Lei's spirits lifted upon seeing this. He had tried to contact Fang Xiao Yu multiple times before, but for some reason, either due to the distance or poor signal, his messages had never gone through. Now that he had received Fang Xiao Yu's message, it meant they were not far apart.
"Brothers, Xiao Yu and the others have found the central palace, and the exit should be there. Let's hurry over." Wan Lei shouted and led everyone to fly quickly towards the center.
"We're coming over now. Who have you found on your side?"
"You're only replying to the message I sent you yesterday. Have you eaten bear gall and leopard guts? What have you been doing all day? Who have you been fooling around with?"
"I..." This woman is so unreasonable. Doesn't she consider the possibility of a bad signal?
"On my side, I have Huo Feng, Yuan Jun, Qing Wu, Da Da, Wan Liu Chuan, and Xiao Xin Er. Oh, and Ling Xin and his few brothers. What about your side?" Wan Lei reported the number of people on his side and then asked, "Have you found everyone? We're just missing Tian Suanzi. Haven't you found him?"
"Tian Suanzi? Yes, we found him. But he's under the altar in the center of the palace. The demons are all around, so he doesn't dare to move." As soon as he said this, Wan Lei immediately pictured Tian Suanzi cowering in a mouse hole, surrounded by dense demons, trembling and wetting his pants from fear. He couldn't help but laugh.
After obtaining Fang Xiao Yu's exact location, the group immediately accelerated. After flying for more than half a day, dozens of small clustered light spots appeared on their communicators. With only a million li left, it was not much for them. Soon, they approached Fang Xiao Yu and the others' location. By this time, they had already left the underground world and flown out of the溶洞. It could be seen that this was a vast and boundless continent, but most of the continent was filled with rugged mountains and no human habitation, with no traces of civilization. It was unclear whether the civilization buildings had been weathered by the years, or if the native demons here preferred to live underground. Above, one could clearly see the cosmic barrier, a realm of chaos and void. It was unclear whether the sky above was an endless sea of water or a direct passage to the sea of suffering. Fang Xiao Yu and the others were located on the peak of a mountain. The mountaintop was covered with jagged rocks, which completely concealed their figures. This central area was surrounded by high mountains and rugged ridges, with only a plain basin within a ten-thousand-li range in the center. In the middle of the basin, there were ruins of countless giant stone structures. From those ruins, one could vaguely see the remnants of ancient palaces. When Wan Lei and the others first appeared, Fang Xiao Yu, Ling Xin, and the others, who had been sitting on the ground, all got up to greet them. The people Wan Lei brought were quite a few more than those around Fang Xiao Yu. There were only a dozen people on their side, while Wan Lei's group had twenty. Ling Xin looked at his dwindling comrades and sighed. He hadn't expected so many bizarre and dangerous situations during this mission, resulting in such heavy casualties.