Looting the life force of demons to forge a golden body Martial God-Chapter 83 - 81 Revisiting the Wraith Demon’s Lair, Biding Time

Chapter 83: Chapter 81 Revisiting the Wraith Demon’s Lair, Biding Time

Chu Feng lay hidden on the thick canopy of a large tree, his body shrouded with True Force, as he gazed ahead with a grave expression.

In the middle of the dense forest, the enemy’s lair was now encircled in an ironclad defense.

Everywhere were closely patrolling Wraith Demons, numbering at least in the hundreds—they were impenetrable. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

Sneaking in as easily as before had become impossible.

The reason why Chu Feng had been able to infiltrate so easily last time was that the Wraith Demons had felt no threat within their lair, thus dispatching ninety-nine percent of their Demon Spirits and Demon Soldiers out on missions.

A quarantine zone was set up inside the grey curtain as they simultaneously assaulted the human strongholds.

After Chu Feng caused Havoc in Heaven, the Wraith Demons learned their lesson and withdrew over a hundred Demon Spirits and Demon Soldiers to reinforce the defenses of their stronghold.

At the same time, they dispatched the Wraith Demons that had seen him to lead a large number of Demon Spirits and Demon Soldiers in patrols.

They vowed to capture him and reduce his bones to ashes!

Chu Feng was unaware of these developments, but a prickly sense of threat loomed silently in his heart.

He had a premonition that it was absolutely not the time for rash actions, or it would be akin to delivering one’s head on a silver platter.

Wait, patiently wait.

The Wraith Demons had captured many humans, keeping them alive but not providing even a drop of water.

Lacking food wasn’t much of an issue, but without water, humans would find it hard to survive beyond three days.

Foundation Building Warriors fared even worse than ordinary people in this regard; their metabolism was faster, their energy consumption greater.

Not providing them with water only indicated that, in the eyes of the Wraith Demons, it was enough for this group of humans to simply be alive.

In time, they were certain to take action.

Chu Feng slowly exhaled and pulled out the last high-density energy bar he carried with him from his trouser pocket.

He silently stuck it into his parched lips and chewed it down with his saliva.

His eyes were fixed on the Wraith Demon’s lair as he fully focused on restoring the True Force within his body, waiting for the unexpected to arrive.

...

A little later, the sky had already grown dark.

The rumbling sound of heavy footsteps carried through the air as a massive Wraith Demon emerged from the mist with every step, slowly making its way towards the center of the dense forest.

It stood close to seven or eight meters tall, and unlike the other Wraith Demons, its mostly blood-red skin was covered with a chitinous exoskeleton, disfigured by repulsive bulges.

It slowly approached a clearing...

But what clearing was there?

Right in the center of the dense forest, there now stood a colossal tree riddled with crimson Qi Roots!

The tree’s trunk was incredibly thick, taking up most of the clearing, reminiscent of the mythological Jianmu tree.

However, its horrifying blood-colored exterior, twisted nodules on the bark, and slightly closed eye slits scattered across its body lent it an aspect of terror mixed with evil and distortion.

Complex Qi Roots hung from its crown, like grisly veins, deeply penetrating the soil.

The ground around was heaped with plenty of fresh, moist earth, suggesting that the entire huge tree might have been upheaved from beneath the ground!

The massive Wraith Demon stopped before the big tree, fell silent for a while, and then, like a golden mountain collapsing or a jade pillar falling, it knelt on one knee.

In the Magic Race Language, it said gravely, "Mother Tree, I come to report to you."

The Mother Tree shuddered, and suddenly thousands upon thousands of eyes on its trunk opened one after the other, revealing dim yellow orbs and pitch-black pupils, all focused intently on the Wraith Demon.

A strong spiritual pressure radiated from the eyes, causing the Wraith Demon to subtly bow its proudly arched back.

"Except for the first and sixth individuals on the list, all humans have been captured and await Your initiation of the sacrifice.

"In addition, the humans’ reinforcements have been held at bay outside our territory, and our ’collaborators’ among other tribes have also kept their promises, holding back the human elites," it reported with its head lowered.

The eyes upon the Mother Tree’s body slowly narrowed, and a deep voice resonated from nowhere, "Where... are... the... two..."

The Wraith Demon’s head lowered even more, "Sorry, the sixth one was killed, the first one... escaped."

The scene fell into silence before a thunderous, furious roar erupted, "Useless... trash!"

Suddenly, a Qi Root whipped out like lightning with a bang, striking the Wraith Demon’s back directly!

It let out a wail as its body crashed to the ground, and bizarrely, lumps began to surface on its skin.

Pus filled these lumps before they burst open with popping sounds, spraying pus and blood as tiny roots burrowed out of the wounds!

As the roots writhed, the Wraith Demon curled up on the ground, wails growing louder, as if it were enduring tremendous pain!

Meanwhile, a multitude of Qi Roots savagely struck its body as the Mother Tree’s roars filled the air, "Waste... of space, waste... of space!"

The sounds of breaking space and wails alternated, gradually fading away after a long while.

The Mother Tree seemed to have expended its anger, slowly retracting the Qi Roots.

The roots protruding from the Wraith Demon’s wounds also tightened against its body, and the wounds swiftly healed, revealing its terrifying regenerative ability.

It gasped for air, slowly rising, and knelt down again with respect, only a faint gleam flickering in its lowered eyes.

Still carrying traces of anger, the Mother Tree’s voice rang out: "Bring... the... sacrifice! Go... to... the outskirts, block... them!"

The Wraith Demon bowed and responded, "Yes!" Slowly standing up, it backed away more than ten steps with its head still bowed, then turned and departed, bellowing, "Bring them over!"

The Wraith Demon on the outskirts answered in a chorus, a succession of roars gradually spreading outward.

...

Chu Feng squinted his eyes, resting for a moment in the tree canopy, when suddenly he heard roars coming from the Wraith Demon’s lair!

His spirit energized, he saw many Wraith Demons hastily returning to their lair.

Just as he was about to poke his head out to check the situation, his pupils constricted, and he lay still in the tree canopy as though he were a corpse!

A formidable presence radiated from the Wraith Demon’s lair, a strong sense of threat as if clutching his heart, causing it to throb uncontrollably.

An overwhelmingly powerful adversary!

He squinted his eyes, catching a glimpse of where the threatening feeling was coming from using his peripheral vision.

Then his pupils shuddered violently!

He saw an armored Wraith Demon, towering two stories high, bursting out of the mist with a roar, leading a large group of Demon Emissaries, Demon Soldiers, and Demon Spirits towards the southern gate!

A chill ran down Chu Feng’s spine: ’Such a strong presence! Is this fellow... the leader of the Bloodskin Wraith Demons?!

’Is it planning to take a host of demons to confront the members of the Demon Exorcism Corps?’

His head sank even lower, resolutely unwilling to let this group of creatures discover him.

Although he couldn’t fathom the Realm of the leading Wraith Demon, his heart surged with excitement.

If that guy was leading away a large number of Demon Emissaries, Demon Soldiers, and Demon Spirits, then the defenses inside the lair would naturally be much weaker, and his chances of rescuing Wang Erbao would greatly increase.

Wang Erbao was someone Chu Feng absolutely had to save, whether as a childhood friend and brother, or as the brother of his beloved Wang Xuerui; to Chu Feng, Erbao was an inseparably close family member.

Even at the cost of his own life, he had to snatch Wang Erbao from this hell on earth!

As for the others, he would save them if he could, but if not, he could only offer his apologies.

He glanced at his "Qi" attribute, which had recovered to 16 (25), ready for battle!

The two-story-tall Wraith Demon and its subordinates had already moved away, and the Wraith Demons outside the lair had also retreated inside.

Chu Feng took a deep breath and slowly landed on the ground, silently, following the path he had previously scoped out to sneak back into the Wraith Demon’s lair.

When he had entered last time, he had slaughtered all the Demon Blood Substrains en route. They couldn’t have possibly replanted them in just half a day.