"Princess, how are your injuries?" Su Nan asked the Grand Princess.
Dealing with the White Water Demon King was the main task of the Grand Princess. If she could recover some of her strength, their chances of dealing with the White Water Demon King would naturally increase.
However, the Grand Princess shook her head and said, "The injuries to my soul are different from physical injuries. It's not easy to recover from them. Even with abundant spiritual energy, it will still take some time to fully recover."
"I can only exert the strength of an early-stage King level right now. Even with sufficient spiritual energy, it will take several days to possibly reach the mid-stage King level."
"Several days?" Su Nan frowned, feeling somewhat disappointed.
There was no other way; he would have to find another solution.
He turned his hand, and a rusty broken arrow appeared in his hand.
It was the same broken arrow he had obtained from the County Governor's Mansion's treasury.
It contained enough power to seriously harm a demon king, and it could be activated with demon blood. Now, it was the perfect time to use it against the White Water Demon King.
[You have reached the deepest part of the Divine Ruin and encountered a massive ruin of an ancient city. However, outside the ruins, there are numerous Soul-Eating Demons and Corpse Puppets blocking your way, preventing you from getting closer.]
[Instead of advancing further, you choose to wait with the Grand Princess and prepare for battle, knowing that the White Water Demon King will soon catch up.]
[As you anticipated, one minute later, the White Water Demon King arrives. At this moment, the White Water Demon King's expression is extremely ugly. Although there are no visible injuries on his body, his aura is weakened.]
[The Grand Princess of the Starwolf Clan quickly realizes the issue with the White Water Demon King and informs you that his soul has suffered heavy damage.]
[You instantly understand that, thanks to your plan, although the White Water Demon King managed to escape the King-level Soul-Eating Demon, he paid a price.]
[The White Water Demon King is furious, and you have no way to escape. You intend to fight a desperate battle against the White Water Demon King.]
[You use your racial talent, "Starlight Shadowy Body," channeling the surging energy and spiritual power onto your soul, intending to use your soul power against the White Water Demon King.]
[Your soul power surges, reaching a strength equivalent to the early-stage King level. At the same time, you control your avatar and use the racial talent, "One Force Breaks Heaven," to attack the White Water Demon King simultaneously with the Grand Princess.]
[However, even with these efforts, you and the Grand Princess are still not a match for the peak King-level White Water Demon King.]
[One minute later, the racial talent effects disappear, and your strength plummets. Fortunately, you find an opportunity to insert the broken arrow into the White Water Demon King's body.]
[The broken arrow touches the White Water Demon King's bloodline, unleashing a powerful force. The White Water Demon King is severely injured, leaving a fist-sized hole in his body.]
[Unfortunately, the vitality of a peak King-level creature is beyond your imagination. Even with such a serious injury, the White Water Demon King shows no sign of imminent death.]
[Without the boost from your racial talent, you are simply not a match for the White Water Demon King.]
[You die.]
"Not a match, huh?" Su Nan wasn't surprised. After all, the White Water Demon King was a peak King-level existence, and he was not easy to defeat.
"Although I can't kill him, injuring him further isn't bad either," Su Nan thought.
Su Nan looked at the Soul-Eating Demons roaming in the distance and had an idea, despite knowing he couldn't defeat the White Water Demon King.
Since he planned to log out of the game, why not use this last opportunity to give the White Water Demon King a surprise?
Su Nan quickly made up his mind.
Soon, the White Water Demon King arrived.
At this moment, the White Water Demon King was far from the calm demeanor he had initially. He looked disheveled and had a murderous look in his eyes as he stared at Su Nan.
"Kid! You're truly damned!"
The White Water Demon King was furious. He couldn't accept being outwitted by a human kid. This was something he absolutely couldn't tolerate.
Su Nan taunted, "Want to kill me? Catch me first!"
Before he could finish speaking, he had already taken action.
He activated the Starlight Shadowy Body, channeling his energy and spiritual power onto his soul.
In an instant, his soul power surged to a level equivalent to a virtual King level.
"Is this a racial talent?"
"How is it possible? What kind of racial talent can provide such a significant boost?" The Grand Princess was slightly surprised when she saw Su Nan's burst of power. This was the first time she had seen Su Nan use a racial talent since he reached the Profound level.
She couldn't comprehend what kind of racial talent could give a Profound-level warrior the strength of a King level.
However, now was not the time to dwell on such thoughts.
The Grand Princess also joined the battle to help Su Nan confront the White Water Demon King.
After a moment.
Su Nan, as predicted, found an opportunity to use the broken arrow after using his soul power to temporarily disrupt the White Water Demon King's movements.
He had originally wanted to pierce the White Water Demon King's vital points with the broken arrow, but unfortunately, the White Water Demon King sensed an unprecedented danger and instinctively avoided the vital areas.
Su Nan felt disappointed, but he also understood that it was already impressive to achieve this much against a peak King-level demon.
The higher the realm, the greater the gap between each level, making it much more difficult to defeat higher-level creatures.
"Insect! No one can save you today!"
The White Water Demon King was furious, and he had no interest in exploring the secrets on Su Nan's body anymore. His mind was clouded by the desire to kill the ant before him.
Su Nan couldn't afford to be careless and immediately looked at the Grand Princess.
The Grand Princess understood Su Nan's intention and cooperated by entering the Qiankun Ring.
Then, Su Nan withdrew his avatar and charged straight towards the direction of the Soul-Eating Demons.
He wasn't too far from where the Soul-Eating Demons roamed, and as soon as he dashed out, the nearby Soul-Eating Demons noticed him and quickly surrounded him.
When the Soul-Eating Demons were about a hundred meters away from him, Su Nan reacted swiftly, making a decisive choice to log out of the game.
His figure disappeared, but the attracted group of Soul-Eating Demons didn't disperse. Instead, they headed straight for the White Water Demon King.
Seeing the rapidly approaching group of Soul-Eating Demons, the White Water Demon King was infuriated, but he had no choice. He had to turn and flee.
At this point, he was unable to continue fighting these creatures. Moreover, engaging in combat here would only attract more Soul-Eating Demons.
More than ten minutes passed.
The White Water Demon King finally managed to shake off
the group of Soul-Eating Demons.
At this moment, three figures rushed over rapidly.
They were led by the demon king named Qianyan.
"White Water Demon King?"
"Didn't he go after that outsider from the heavens? How did he get here ahead of us?"
When they saw the White Water Demon King, the three demon kings were momentarily stunned.
However, they quickly noticed the White Water Demon King's disheveled appearance and were shocked.
"What's going on? What happened to the White Water Demon King? Why does he look like this?" The three demon kings were also in a sorry state, and the two of them, a man and a woman, were injured. It seemed that their journey had not been easy.
However, compared to the White Water Demon King, their situation was much better.
The demon king named Qianyan reacted and said with a smile, "White Water Demon King, you are quite fast, but it seems you've paid a hefty price!"
Mocked by Qianyan, the White Water Demon King's face grew darker. After a moment of silence, he said in a deep voice, "Qianyan, I want you to help me capture an ant."
Even if he didn't want to admit it, he had to face the reality. He knew very well that with Su Nan's displayed abilities and his current condition, capturing Su Nan, let alone killing him, would be a problem.
Now, he had no choice but to seek the help of these three demon kings.
...
Exiting the game, Su Nan checked the time. It was already 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Since logging into the game at midnight last night, he had been busy in the game all this time. Now, he could finally rest.
He slept until around 10 o'clock in the evening after having something to eat. With nothing else to do, he habitually opened the forum to browse.
"Haha, the mission to escort the divine weapon is complete, and I've received 3,000 contribution points!"
A post caught the attention of many players and also drew Su Nan's attention.
Someone had already delivered the divine weapon so quickly? Su Nan was surprised and clicked on the post to find out that the player was from a county adjacent to Zhongtian County, allowing them to deliver the item promptly after obtaining it.
"It's been almost three days since the fall of the eight counties following the end of the human crisis sub-quest. There are still four days and two hours left for the continuation of the sub-quest."
"This means I have to deliver two divine weapons to Zhongtian County within four days!"
Su Nan's expression turned serious. He had initially only considered obtaining the divine weapons but hadn't realized how challenging the escort process would be. Compared to others, he was having a much tougher time.
However, some players who were escorting the divine weapons had it much easier than him, not because they weren't pursued by demons, but because they had assistance from other players. Demons could only locate the marked person, so as long as they handed over the divine weapon to another player for escort, the marking problem could be solved.
However, there was a catch: if they handed over the divine weapon to another player, they wouldn't receive any rewards, and the rewards would only go to the player who ultimately delivered the divine weapon.
Fortunately, transferring the divine weapon to another player didn't result in the failure of the mission, which led many to speculate that as long as the divine weapon didn't fall into the hands of the demon clan, it wouldn't be considered a failure.
This caused many factions to offer exorbitant prices to purchase the opportunity to escort the divine weapon from those who had obtained it.
"The human elites in Zhongtian County have already begun setting up the Celestial Sky Seal, but it is said that when the Celestial Sky Seal is fully set up, there will be a brief gap in its power. During that time, the power of the Celestial Sky Seal will temporarily decrease, and the demon clan is likely to attempt to break the formation again."
Some players from Zhongtian County had already been in contact with the follow-up sub-quest of the human crisis task and had obtained information that ordinary players couldn't access.
Seeing this, Su Nan's eyes lit up.
"The demon clan will make another move?"
"In that case, won't I have another opportunity to earn a large number of contribution points?"
He currently had a substantial number of contribution points, with over 20,000 coming from Zhang Yang alone. However, he still had a long way to go to reach the 40,000 contribution points required to exchange for the ancient scripture.
If he could have another bountiful harvest like the last time, he would be well on his way to achieving the required contribution points. Moreover, by then, his strength might have increased, allowing him to earn even more contribution points.
"I hope I can find Zhou Lingyin smoothly this time. Otherwise, I won't even have the chance to deliver the divine weapon to Zhongtian County."
Checking the time, Su Nan waited silently.
Finally, the time reached midnight.
He immediately logged into the game.
In the game, as soon as Su Nan appeared, he didn't hesitate and used the Heavenly Travel ability.
At the moment he used the Heavenly Travel ability, a loud shout rang out, "Ant, you've finally shown yourself!"
Alarm bells rang in Su Nan's mind as he saw four attacks coming from different directions!
The White Water Demon King had actually teamed up with three other demon kings to attack him!
Su Nan was greatly alarmed. If it were anyone else facing this situation, they would probably have no chance of survival.
Fortunately, at this moment, the Heavenly Travel ability had already taken effect. In the nick of time, his figure disappeared under the assault of the four attacks.
The attacks from the four demon kings landed, and the spot where Su Nan had been moments ago was obliterated by their powerful force.
"Is he dead?"
The two demon kings, a man and a woman, frowned. They had also killed outsiders before and knew that when outsiders died, they would instantly disappear, but this situation didn't seem quite right.
The White Water Demon King's face was grim as he immediately looked towards the distant ancient city.
"He has entered that ancient city!"
...
Su Nan's figure appeared in a dilapidated temple. In front of him, there was a statue of a middle-aged deity.
Without much thought, he looked at the quest log.
[You used Heavenly Travel to successfully bypass the barrier formed by Corpse Puppets and Soul-Eating Demons and arrived at the deepest part of the Divine Ruin, the Sacred Ruins.]
[This is a ruined ancient city that has existed for countless years. Some speculate that it dates back to an even more ancient era before the current one, and this place was once one of the many main cities of a civilization known as the "Heavenly Dynasty."]
[In this city, there are twelve temples and thirty-six ancient temples, each of which once housed terrifying power. Once someone enters without caution, even Emperor-level experts might perish within.]
[Unfortunately, you have entered one of the ancient temples, but luckily, you have received the blessing of the God of Happiness, and the remaining power in the temple did not immediately attack you.]
"The God of Happiness's blessing has this kind of use?"
Su Nan's eyes lit up. If the blessing of the God of Happiness could prevent him from being attacked by the power of the ancient temples and shrines, did that mean he could freely enter all of them?
[You attempt to search within the ancient temple, and after a minute, your gaze falls on an object held in the hand of the deity statue. It is a long sword.]
[You reach out to take the long sword, but at the moment you touch it,
the statue undergoes a transformation, instantly becoming a horrifying and grotesque monster.]
[The monster does not immediately attack you but instead addresses you as the "Heir" and informs you that to obtain its divine imprint, you must first pass its test.]
[As soon as the monster finishes speaking, it suddenly attacks you. You react swiftly, immediately releasing the Grand Princess from the Cosmic Ring, intending to confront the monster together with her.]
[However, your actions provoke the monster, and its power surges.]
[You and the Grand Princess are no match for the monster.]
[You have died.]
(End of this chapter)