Chapter 801: Mundo Beast

After a whole night, Yi Feng was utterly exhausted. Yet, he felt an unusual sense of fulfillment. As someone who had been slacking off, he realized for the first time that lazing around was a sin. Having spent the day in idle rest, Yi Feng, armed with his sword, ventured out of Shadow Island again and arrived at the Floating Corpse Valley—a name he had coined himself.

Inside the valley, Yi Feng began swinging his sword like a machine, slaughtering countless monsters. These creatures were identical to the ones he had killed before: humanoid, bald, with limbs that seemed broken, moving swiftly like four-legged spiders. Yi Feng dubbed them "Crawlers."

This routine of killing Crawlers lasted for seven days. The experience gained from slaying these monsters allowed Yi Feng to level up twice. Just as he was getting into the rhythm, he noticed that the number of monsters in Floating Corpse Valley was dwindling. This forced him to start luring monsters, running around the valley to attract their attention, barely managing to keep up his killing spree for a short while. Each time, however, the number of monsters he could lure decreased, and the thrill of the initial slaughter was gone. Moreover, as his level increased, the experience gained from killing Crawlers diminished significantly.

While Yi Feng was engrossed in his monster-slaying routine, far away in the Demon-Slaying Alliance's grand hall, a crowd had gathered. Before them lay a corpse—a grotesque, hairless creature with broken limbs, resembling a four-legged spider.

"This demon is incredibly powerful!" Chen Xian and Huang Zhen repeated with grave expressions, their faces pale with fear. "When we received the report, we thought it was just an ordinary True Immortal-level demon. But when we arrived, we realized how strong it was. Neither of us could defeat it alone. We had to join forces and consume several pills to barely wear it down."

The crowd's expressions darkened. Chen Xian and Huang Zhen were among the few hundred in the Nine Realms qualified to be border guardians. Yet, a random demon had forced them to team up to defeat it.

"The situation is truly dire," said Elder Zhen, the first leader of the Demon-Slaying Alliance, his face grim. "This is the most powerful demon we've encountered so far. Let's hope there aren't too many of them."

The hall fell silent, but the gloom on everyone's faces was unmistakable. The fallen lands shrouded in black mist were inaccessible, so they could only learn about the demons by hunting those that strayed out. But they had no idea how many such demons lurked in the mist, or if even stronger ones existed.

"Report!" A messenger rushed in. "A new type of demon has emerged from the Spirit Realm and reached the Earth Spirit Continent of the Immortal Realm. The first-class sect, Tianhai Sect, was annihilated while attempting to intercept it. Another first-class sect sent as reinforcements was nearly wiped out. The demon's strength exceeds what a first-class sect can handle. We request the Alliance's assistance!"

"What?" Elder Zhen and the others, already grim-faced, grew even more somber. Troubles never came singly.

"Describe the demon. Does it resemble this one?" Chen Xian asked urgently.

The messenger shook his head. "According to reports, it looks different. Please see for yourselves."

With a wave of his hand, the messenger activated a jade slip, projecting an image of the demon. It was a grotesque creature with a bloated body and limbs.

"Another new species," Elder Zhen muttered, his expression darkening. First-class sects had experts at least at the 10th level of True Immortal. If this demon could easily annihilate such a sect, its strength was at least on par with the one before them—if not higher.

"Xiong Tian, you stay and guard the Alliance. The rest of you, follow me to the Earth Spirit Continent!" Elder Zhen ordered without hesitation.

The Alliance's forces rushed to the Earth Spirit Continent, and the attention of the entire Nine Realms turned there. The battle that ensued plunged the hearts of the Nine Realms into despair. Over twenty experts at the 20th level of True Immortal围攻 the demon, yet not only did it survive, but it also wiped out half of them with a single move. The Alliance concluded that this demon's strength surpassed the 40th level.

This revelation cast a heavy shadow over the Nine Realms. Such power was terrifying. The Alliance had no one who had surpassed the 40th level. They tried various methods—formations,围攻, traps—but only managed to injure the demon slightly.

In Zhongtian City, the closest functioning city to Shadow Island, Yi Feng sat in a crowded inn, sipping wine and listening to the discussions around him. His brow furrowed.

"Level 40… I must never run into something like that," he thought. It was seven levels above him, and encountering it would mean certain death. Better to stick to killing Crawlers or slightly stronger monsters, steadily leveling up. That was the way to go.

As night fell, Yi Feng mounted his horse and returned to Shadow Island. After dark, he set out again, this time not to Floating Corpse Valley but to search for new hunting grounds. He believed in leaving some room for growth—perhaps the Crawlers in the valley would multiply, allowing him to return for another round of slaughter later.

While searching for new Crawler spots, he encountered a different kind of monster. It was large, with bloated limbs, and slightly stronger and faster than Crawlers. A few sword strikes later, the monster was reduced to pieces.

"This one's stronger than Crawlers," Yi Feng noted. "And it gives more experience. If I could find a nest of these, I could kill tens of thousands of them."

As he examined one of the bloated limbs, he was reminded of something and casually named the creature "Mundo Beast."

Just then, a jade slip in his spatial ring flashed. Yi Feng took it out—it was a news slip he had purchased in Zhongtian City, produced by the Green Sky White Jade Pavilion, the largest merchant guild in the Immortal Realm. It provided real-time updates on demon sightings and major news across the realms.

The latest message read: "The Demon-Slaying Alliance's second attempt to围攻 the Level 40 demon has failed. Two of the Alliance's ten elders have fallen, and Elder Zhen is severely injured."

"Such a terrifying demon," Yi Feng muttered with a shiver. "I'll stick to killing these slightly stronger Mundo Beasts."

He tossed aside the bloated limb and quietly followed another Mundo Beast, tracking it back to its nest.