Chapter 776: Shi Xuan Appears

News of Shi Xuan fleeing to the outer regions of the Meteor River quickly reached Ye Feng and the others.
“What does he mean? Does he plan to escape to our world through the Meteor River?” Immortal was impatient and was the first to raise his doubts.
“Unlikely,” Ye Feng shook his head. “If he wanted to escape, why go through all this trouble? He could have simply vanished into the human world unnoticed. He deliberately left clues to make us chase after him for days without even seeing a trace of him. With his strength, breaking through the Meteor River would be far too easy for him.”
“I think he’s deliberately playing tricks on us,” Zhen Wu looked extremely upset, his fists clenched tightly—clearly still troubled by the fall of the Sword Emperor. “We can’t keep letting him drag us around like this. We must find a way to fight back.”
“It’s not like that…” Long Tian, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke up. “I have a rough idea of why he’s doing this.”
“What is it?” Everyone turned to look at him.
Long Tian then explained slowly, “Firstly, he won’t leave the Meteor River. Moreover, he’s been secretly watching every move we make. There are two reasons why he won’t leave. One is me—only by devouring me can he achieve his ultimate breakthrough. The other reason is that all the top fighters from the human faction are here. He wants to destroy these top fighters, especially you guys, Ye Feng and the rest, because he has already devoured Shi Hun and Shi Mo and obtained their memories, knowing which outstanding geniuses are in the human faction. And you, undoubtedly, are the one most likely to break through to another level. So, he won’t let you grow stronger—he plans to kill you all in the Meteor River. His main targets are me and you, Ye Feng. As long as the two of us are alive, he won’t be at peace.”
“Secondly, this is just my guess. The reason he’s devoured so many strong fighters is for the upcoming battle,” Long Tian continued.
“A battle? Against all of us alone? He devoured those strong fighters from their foreign faction, right?” Ye Feng was puzzled.

Long Tian took a deep breath, his expression grave. “The Devouring Clan, besides the talent of devouring, possesses another special ability. That ability can only be unlocked once the devouring skill reaches level 1,000 or higher. Thus, only Shi Xuan and I know about this—even the Old Demon Devourer is unaware. That ability emerges when devouring reaches its ultimate form; it’s called creation. It’s not true creation, but rather the ability to replicate anyone or anything one has devoured. The reason he devours so many strong beings is likely for replication later on, as the replicated beings are under his control. The horror of this ability lies in its ability to perfectly replicate everything about the devoured one, even their wisdom and way of thinking. The only difference is that the replicated beings are completely obedient to Shi Xuan.”

“You mean he devours so many people just to build up his combat strength?” Tian Dao finally couldn’t hold back and spoke up.

“That’s right. Even though he’s the strongest in the Outer Realm, once a war breaks out, the various factions there will still act independently and won’t follow his orders completely. By devouring them directly and then replicating them, everyone will obey him, and no one will defy his commands.”

“If that’s true, then it will indeed be a fierce battle,” Tian Dao said, frowning after hearing this. “Devouring an entire clan, plus so many strong warriors from the Meteor River…”

“No matter how difficult it is, we must win this battle,” Ye Feng took over the conversation. “We have no way back. His goal is simple: kill all of us peak warriors, then leave the Meteor River and rule the human world. At that time, the human world will become a playground for the demons of the Outer Realm, and all species will be reduced to food and toys. Even if it’s not for our own lives, we absolutely cannot lose!”

“Ye Feng is right!” Bu Xiao nodded from the side.

“You’ve lurked in the Refining Realm for so many years—it’s time you came in handy,” Ye Feng sent his spiritual power into the Refining Realm to contact the two female worms. By now, those two female worms had reached the level of level 9 warriors, while the male worms, even the weakest ones, had reached level 7, with their numbers reaching hundreds of billions.

“Wasn’t it said to be a great battle?” A cold smirk appeared on Ye Feng’s lips. “Well, this time I’m going to go all out!”

Learning that Shi Xuan’s target was him and Long Tian, Ye Feng simply ordered everyone to stop chasing after Shi Xuan and even disappeared along with Long Tian. According to Long Tian, that guy Shi Xuan must have some kind of detection-based forbidden treasure that allowed him to monitor everyone’s movements. So, Ye Feng told everyone to remain completely silent, while he and Long Tian used their own forbidden treasures to conceal their auras. Two days later, Shi Xuan finally lost patience and appeared at the entrance of Ye Feng’s camp. “Hand over Long Tian and Ye Feng, or I’ll kill you all!” Shi Xuan said calmly, staring at the guards. Only then did Ye Feng and his group come out of the camp. Looking at Shi Xuan before him, Ye Feng smirked slightly. He was a thin young man, whose appetite seemed completely disproportionate to his physique. He didn’t look particularly handsome, and he was also half a head shorter than Ye Feng. Yet just by standing there, he exuded a fierce killing intent that spread in all directions. That killing intent seemed innate, as if it had been with him since birth, without any sense of artificiality. “You finally decided to show up?” Ye Feng said with a smile. “Is it because you’ve eaten up everything outside the Meteor River? That’s why you’re here to seek more food?” “I’ve already eaten up all three regions of the Meteor River. Now, only you remain…” Shi Xuan smiled. “But I’m not very interested in other food. Only you and Long Tian… make my mouth water… And those ten kids of yours along with Tian Dao would make great after-dinner snacks. Oh, I forgot to mention— I’ve eaten that idiot Shi Hun and that old man Shi Mo. They spoke very highly of you all, especially Ye Feng… Hmm… Let me think… They said you’re the one most likely to break through to another level. When I heard that, I could barely hold back my saliva…” “Well, that’s truly an honor,” Ye Feng said, his lips still curved in a smile, but his eyes gleamed with icy killing intent. “But enough small talk. Let’s see who the ultimate winner is!”