Chapter 229: Depriving Gu Ran's Opportunities

Jiang Chen, with a strategy to confront Gu Ran well-established in his mind, decided to act resolutely.

Launching himself with a quick thrust of his feet, he took to the air towards the marine region where Gu Ran resided.

Simultaneously, on the coral reef, Gu Ran persisted in maintaining his ability of stealth.

However, a smidgen of discomfort was gradually beginning to infiltrate his heart.

'What was observing me just a moment ago?'

'It induced a numbing chill, making my spine tingle with fear!'

'Could there be a fearsome demonic beast lurking around this coral reef?'

'But that can't be... I meticulously selected this reef as my hunting ground. There's no possibility of a demonic beast beyond the Mysterious Platform realm appearing here!'

'Could it be that a formidable powerhouse passing by has noticed me?'

'...'

The more Gu Ran contemplated, the more regret pervaded his heart.

The moment he sensed the feeling of being observed, he promptly engaged his stealth ability.

As a result, the observer who had caught sight of him would no longer be able to perceive him, likely causing surprise and possibly inciting them to come and examine closer.

This scenario posed a substantial threat to Gu Ran.

'I shouldn't allow myself to panic in such a manner in the future!'

Gu Ran admonished himself as he started to manoeuvre with careful and inconspicuous movements.

As long as he refrained from deploying his Yuan Power, he could preserve his stealth status while in motion.

Shortly, Gu Ran unobtrusively submerged himself into the sea and continued to stealthily drift away.

Assisted by the billowing waves and tumultuous currents, any sound he made while moving was masked.

Jiang Chen lost track of Gu Ran, but he was not worried.

All he had to do was keep a vigilant watch over the demonic beasts in this marine region.

Gu Ran's strategy was to hunt demonic beasts, seize their cultivation base to strengthen himself, which signified he would unquestionably continue slaying these beasts.

The moment Gu Ran commenced his hunt, his location would inevitably be disclosed!

The sole means of evading this would be to flee millions of kilometers in a single bound.

However, could Gu Ran, with his current cultivation base, possibly accomplish such a feat?

In no time, Jiang Chen arrived at the nearby marine region where Gu Ran was last seen.

Just like Gu Ran, he used the Heavenly Demon Hidden Heart Ring to conceal his presence.

Regardless of whether he hid or not, it wouldn't matter much; Gu Ran's divine sense range was too limited, he couldn't detect Jiang Chen from afar!

'Next, I'll begin thwarting Gu Ran's advancement!'

'I'll eliminate all surrounding demonic beasts, leaving none for your hunt!'

A chilling smirk surfaced on Jiang Chen's face.

Without delay, he swung his hand, dispatching filaments of sword Qi that surged into the seawater.

These incredibly fine threads of sword Qi darted wildly through the seabed, exterminating any demonic beasts they came across.

A single filament of sword Qi could vanquish thousands of Mysterious Platform realm demonic beasts before eventually dispersing.

In a brief span of time, a vast number of demonic beasts in the surrounding marine region fell to Jiang Chen's power.

Some of the demonic beasts sensed the aberration and fled in sheer terror.

As a result, the marine region chosen by Gu Ran was bereft of any suitable demonic beasts for his hunting.

Moreover, Gu Ran remained entirely oblivious to this occurrence.

He cautiously navigated the seabed, simultaneously dodging any potential great powerhouse or formidable demonic beast that might approach, and made his way towards other hunting grounds.

Just then, a much-anticipated system notification echoed in Jiang Chen's mind.

[Ding! You have subtly manipulated the plot, usurped a portion of the protagonist Gu Ran's opportunities. Gu Ran's Heavenly Fate Value has decreased by 500 points!]

[Ding! You have earned 1,000 Villain Value points!]

'Hehe.'

'So, you aspire to hunt demonic beasts? Keep fantasizing!'

Jiang Chen let out a frosty laugh.

He didn't need to contemplate to understand that Gu Ran would unquestionably continue his pursuit of hunting demonic beasts.

Well, let him scour far and wide, only to return with nothing!

Next, Jiang Chen focused his divine sense exclusively on the demonic beasts.

Whenever a creature traveled from afar to this vicinity, he would kill it and then confiscate the carcass.

These remains still harbored some qi and blood energy.

Even if they were as insignificant as mosquitoes, they still represented some form of nourishment after all.

He would happily accumulate them!

Moreover, confiscating the corpses was a strategy to prevent Gu Ran from departing prematurely.

Otherwise, if Gu Ran stumbled upon a trail strewn with demonic beast carcasses, he would undoubtedly be frightened into hastily retreating to safety.

Time gradually slipped by.

In the blink of an eye, five days had passed.

Jiang Chen occasionally dispatched demonic beasts, but for the most part, he was at leisure.

Of course, Jiang Chen did not squander this time; he utilized it for cultivation.

Although he had no immediate plans to employ spiritual plants, his innate cultivation aptitude far surpassed the conventional Perfect Grade aptitude, resulting in an impressively rapid cultivation speed!

According to Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning, Jiang Chen's aptitude was verging on the Peerless Grade, a level above the Perfect Grade.

Such extraordinary aptitude would not be left untapped by Jiang Chen.

Throughout these five days, he had been consistently engaged in cultivation, yielding remarkable progress.

Moreover, he procured the mysterious giant egg obtained from the Cave Heaven Secret Realm and had it inspected by Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning.

The results were in accord with the information left by Immortal Tian Cui.

The mysterious giant egg was indeed cultivated through a fusion of the 'Void White Dragon' egg as a base, intertwined with the bloodline of the Death Calamity True Dragon.

Although the bloodline of the Death Calamity True Dragon utilized was somewhat diluted, the Void White Dragon was no less significant.

The amalgamation of the two resulted in a substantial enhancement!

However, Jiang Chen had no immediate intentions to incubate the mysterious giant egg.

The Cave Heaven Secret Realm issue was likely to entail significant repercussions, so he chose to bide his time.

Besides, he currently required the qi and blood energy as a secret weapon.

Meanwhile, in another location.

'Five days!'

'Five entire days!'

'Why haven't I come across a single demonic beast above the Spiritual Awakening realm!?'

'There should be numerous Mysterious Platform realm demonic beasts here, why is this happening!?'

'Could it be as I conjectured, that a more potent demonic beast has traversed this area, or even possibly settled here, frightening away the local weaker demonic beasts!?'

Gu Ran stood on the coastline of a small island, his brows furrowed in bewilderment.

However, not everything was grim for him.

At the very least, he hadn't felt that spine-chilling gaze surreptitiously observing him for the past five days.

This brought a considerable sense of relief to Gu Ran's mind.

'Since the demonic beasts here have likely all been scared away,'

'I should relocate to a different place! Perhaps the demonic beasts from here have scattered elsewhere, making them more densely populated and easier to hunt!'

'Demonic beasts also vie for territory amongst themselves; I may even manage to exploit the situation and reap the benefits!'

With these thoughts, Gu Ran's expression progressively lightened.

Without further ado, he discontinued his stealth, pulled out a flying artifact, and rapidly flew off into the distance.

'Oh?'

'He's starting to relocate?'

'Too bad, with me in the picture, you won't be able to hunt down a single demonic beast again, hehehehe!'

A frosty grin spread across Jiang Chen's face.

Previous Chapter - Table of Contents - Next Chapter