Chapter 1624: Mutant Flesh-Stripping Rats

Tianxing and Dean exchanged a glance, a hint of cunning in their eyes.

These human strongmen were indeed a heap of loose sand!

"Heh, not a bad suggestion! But to show your sincerity, you must first capture this kid," said Tianxing.

At these words, hesitation flickered across everyone's faces.

They too could see that Ye Yuan and these demonic cultivators had a deep-seated grudge.

If handing him over could settle the matter and let everyone go after the treasure together, that would be for the best.

Zheng Qi directly blocked in front of Ye Yuan, his long sword drawn, and said coldly, "Whoever dares to touch Ye Yuan will have to step over my corpse! Gaoyuan, even if I die today, I'll drag you down with me!"

Gaoyuan sneered, "Then you can be buried with him! Everyone sees that the demons outnumber us and are not to be fought head-on. Let's seize Ye Yuan first!"

Zheng Qi looked at Ling Zikun and said coldly, "Ling Zikun, what do you mean? We came in goodwill to help, and this is how you play the host?"

Ling Zikun sighed and said, "Brother Zheng, this kid has become a target for everyone. Why must you be buried with him? As long as we hand him over, we can all be at peace."

Ling Zikun's impression of Ye Yuan was far from favorable.

Now, goaded by Gaoyuan and pressured by the situation, it was only natural for him to switch sides.

But what surprised Ye Yuan was that his disciple Gu Han suddenly spoke up: "Master, without Ye Yuan we couldn't even get down the Heavenly Moat, and he just saved everyone's lives! As hosts, if we are so ungrateful, unless everyone here dies today, who will ever dare to cooperate with Jiangyong Imperial City in the future?"

Ling Zikun's face changed, and he indeed began to hesitate.

Gaoyuan snorted coldly, "Junior, this is no place for you to speak! Ling Zikun, coming down here, everyone is just using each other! This kid brought us down only to rely on our strength; it's hardly ingratitude!"

Ling Zikun, caught in the middle, wore a troubled expression.

The demonic cultivators opposite were dumbfounded, exchanging bewildered glances.

This was a situation they had never anticipated.

The Soul-Eating Demon Cloud Array hadn't made them kill each other, but now their own infighting had erupted.

Ye Yuan, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke: "If I were you, I'd worry about myself first!"

Gaoyuan sneered, "Kid, trying to scare me? I stopped playing that game over a hundred thousand years ago!"

Ye Yuan shrugged and didn't bother to explain.

But the next moment, a rustling sound suddenly came.

Everyone's expression changed as they turned to look, their scalps tingling.

All around, a vast, dark mass stretched beyond sight; they were surrounded by a huge swarm of rats!

These rats were enormous in size and countless in number.

Their auras weren't very strong—only at the third-tier divine beast level—but their sheer numbers were utterly despairing.

"Flesh-Stripping Rats! These are Flesh-Stripping Rats! We... we're caught in a rat tide!" Gaoyuan screamed.

His voice was so shrill it cracked, revealing his inner panic.

Flesh-Stripping Rats were extremely ferocious beasts; wherever they passed, not a blade of grass remained.

When they encountered living creatures, they would gnaw them down to the bone, hence their name.

The eyes of those Flesh-Stripping Rats glowed red in the darkness, giving off a sinister vibe.

Everyone's hair stood on end, as if smelling the scent of death.

"It's over, it's over. I... I don't want to die here!"

"What can we do? I've heard that once you encounter Flesh-Stripping Rats, there's no chance of survival!"

"Why? Why, under such a powerful force field, do such ferocious beasts as Flesh-Stripping Rats still exist?"

...

Panic broke out among the humans; they were in chaos.

Cries of terror revealed the despair in their hearts.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "Enjoy yourselves. I'm not sticking around to play with you."

With that, a fluctuation of spatial laws, and Ye Yuan, along with Zheng Qi and the others, rose directly into the air.

Everyone's eyes nearly popped out at the sight.

Tianxing and Dean stared at Ye Yuan in shock and exclaimed, "Spatial laws! He's actually comprehended spatial laws! This kid's talent is too terrifying!"

Tianxing knew that Ye Yuan had dabbled in some rudimentary spatial laws by analogy.

But now, Ye Yuan could fly under such a powerful force field, indicating that his understanding of spatial laws was already quite profound.

How could this discovery not shock him?

After all, Ye Yuan was the one who could trigger the Heavenly Dao's resonance.

This kid was not only extraordinary in alchemy but had also embarked on a terrifying path in martial arts.

This was not good news for them.

Gaoyuan's face turned fierce, and he said grimly, "Trying to leave? Not so easy!"

Gaoyuan released his aura and was about to strike at Ye Yuan and the others in the air.

But his aura triggered the Flesh-Stripping Rats into a frenzy.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh..."

The massive rat tide surged forward, devouring the people.

Before Gaoyuan could launch his attack, he was completely engulfed by the狂暴 rat tide.

At his peak, he could move freely through such a tide.

But now, his cultivation was suppressed by more than half, and his strength was greatly diminished.

Facing these powerful Flesh-Stripping Rats, he found it somewhat difficult.

The claws of the Flesh-Stripping Rats were extremely sharp, and their hides were incredibly tough.

Even a single one could take on a Return-to-Void cultivator without issue, let alone such a terrifying number.

"Fight our way out in one go! If we're trapped here, it's certain death!" Gaoyuan roared.

At this moment, Gaoyuan's sword aura crisscrossed as he charged forward with all his might.

He was powerful, and the others instinctively followed behind him, coordinating their efforts to break through.

The demonic cultivators, now unable to oppose the humans, also fought desperately against the Flesh-Stripping Rats.

But soon, they realized something was wrong.

These Flesh-Stripping Rats were not ordinary ones!

They carried a strange force field, and they resonated with each other, making the warriors' steps heavy.

"These are mutant Flesh-Stripping Rats! It's over, we're completely finished!" someone cried out.

"Pfft!"

A sharp claw slashed directly across that warrior's throat.

Then, a swarm of rats surged over him, and he could no longer make a sound.

Below, a bloody battle raged, while Ye Yuan and his group flew leisurely in the air.

The more Zheng Qi looked down, the more his heart pounded.

The rat tide stretched beyond the horizon.

They had been flying for quite a while and still hadn't seen the end!