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The dense vitality exploded within his body, fusing into the damaged meridians, and Lan Muzi's expression visibly relaxed.
Previously, he had been cold-faced, but now there was a clear sense of relief.
This change did not escape the notice of the two Tyrants, who felt an overwhelming sense of regret.
Damn it, they had missed their best chance to escape.
These two foreigners must have just entered the Demon Plane and were still in the process of adapting to the ambient energy.
The two Tyrants quickly found an explanation for Lan Muzi's condition.
"If you two want to live, don't resist."
Lan Muzi looked at the two Tyrants, speaking in a cold tone.
After his meridians were restored, Lan Muzi regained the confidence to unleash another burst of power.
In truth, before Xu Yuan injected vitality into him, he hadn't known that Xu Yuan could do this.
He had only thought that Xu Yuan could endlessly expend vitality as if it were inexhaustible, but he didn't know Xu Yuan could transfer his vitality into someone else's body.
Now that he knew Xu Yuan possessed this ability, Lan Muzi felt much more at ease. He believed that no matter how reckless he got, his meridians wouldn't be irreparably damaged by ambient energy due to overconsumption.
"Xiao Yuan, bring these two back to the base first."
There was no doubt that the two Tyrants chose to surrender.
The foreigner base and Alba's complete silence were enough to explain many things.
The two Tyrants already had a vague idea in their hearts.
Sure enough, as Xu Yuan and Lan Muzi escorted them closer to the channel and back within the base's range, the two Tyrants confirmed their suspicions.
Alba had fled!
The fact that Alba was forced to flee meant that among these foreigners, there was power equivalent to a Demon Lord!
As for why the two Tyrants knew Alba had fled rather than being killed, it was naturally through their bloodline connection.
They had also relied on a portion of the royal bloodline granted by Alba to break through to the Tyrant level.
If Alba were dead, their bloodlines would completely collapse, and their cultivation would plummet from the Tyrant level.
All demons who benefited from Alba's bloodline gifts would suffer the same fate.
Unless they were bestowed with true bloodline essence by Alba and became Purple-Gold Demons.
When Ya Li and the other three pavilion elders felt the explosion caused by the level-nine fixed-installation soul-guided missile that Xu Yuan detonated, they vaguely realized that Xu Yuan might have encountered a powerful being from the Demon Plane.
However, they never expected that with Lan Muzi's help, he could capture two powerful demons equivalent to Titled Douluos among soul masters and bring them back alive.
"Xiao Yuan, your contribution this time is significant."
Although Xu Yuan explained that capturing the two Tyrants was Lan Muzi's achievement, Ya Li still credited part of the accomplishment to Xu Yuan.
"We will send them back to Sea God Island to extract more intelligence about the Demon Plane."
Along the way, Xu Yuan asked some questions that puzzled him and shared the answers he received with Ya Li and the others.
However, Xu Yuan wasn't specialized in interrogating intelligence; he only asked about things he was curious about, far from gaining a comprehensive understanding of the Demon Plane.
Nevertheless, he had already uncovered a major issue.
"I didn't expect the Demon Plane to be so chaotic." Ya Li's expression turned serious.
On the way, Xu Yuan had already learned the general situation of the Demon Plane.
The existence of nine Demon Lords wasn't something Shrek couldn't accept. However, what surprised them was that there wasn't constant warfare among the nine Demon Lords. Instead, most of their conflicts were focused on invading other planes.
Of course, there were still contradictions between the Demon Lords, but the main focus had always been on invasions.
As for Alba—the Demon Lord whose invasion of Shrek had been reversed—the situation in his domain was currently unstable due to a certain alien plane.
"The Hell Plane..."
Ya Li exchanged glances with the other three pavilion elders, all feeling the pressure.
If Shrek wanted to establish a stable foothold here, they would inevitably have to deal with Hell.
However, the situation in the Hell Plane made it impossible for both sides to coexist peacefully.
Hell was also a world ruled by demons.
Unlike the Demon Plane, which was the origin of the demon race, Hell was originally a world teeming with life. After being invaded by Alba's demonic army, the demons occupied it.
However, the new Demon Lord appointed by Alba to govern Hell harbored rebellious thoughts. He severed the direct passage Alba could use to descend, spent a hundred years cultivating in seclusion, fully digesting his Purple-Gold Demon bloodline, innovating further, and truly reaching the level of a Demon Lord.
Afterward, this new Demon Lord re-summoned the Demon Gate, reestablishing contact with the Demon Plane, and launched a prolonged war against Alba.
Alba's territory was too close to this passage, so he needed to guard against the possibility of a reverse invasion. Meanwhile, the Lord of Hell—the Demon Lord born in Hell—also targeted Alba, intending to devour him to perfect his own bloodline and attempt to break through to an even higher level.
"Guarding the Hell passage are the Northern Three Kings. Though they are called kings, they are treated like Tyrants. They could be considered Alba's trusted subordinates, each possessing Great Demon-level strength. However, they are slightly weaker compared to the nine Great Demons who personally guard Alba's capital."
This was Kaye's explanation.
After returning to the base, Xu Yuan took some time to relax.
The earlier battle had left him mentally strained.
It was his first time fighting an opponent at the Titled Douluo level—and a true fight to the death.
At that moment, Nalundo had burned his bloodline power, elevating his strength to possibly the level of a 93rd-rank Titled Douluo.
Yet, Xu Yuan managed to suppress and brutally beat Nalundo in such a state.
"Transforming the mech suit into armor still has its shortcomings. Although it enhances the battle armor's effects exponentially, it can only be considered an organic fusion."
Xu Yuan knew that achieving an organic fusion between two things was already a remarkable accomplishment.
But he wasn't satisfied.
He wanted more.
If the mech suit and battle armor could fuse further, the effect would undoubtedly be even greater.
However, he also knew that achieving this was extremely difficult at this stage.
"Once I break through to Soul Emperor, my battle armor will need to be upgraded to the two-word level. At that point, the current purple-grade mech suit won't be sufficient for further integration, whereas the organic fusion method of transforming it into armor will still be effective."
Xu Yuan sighed.
Further integrating the two was beyond what he could achieve at this stage.
Perhaps when he possessed four-word battle armor and upgraded the mech suit to a true divine-level mech, he could consider true fusion.
"After this battle, my soul power has become more condensed, increasing my chances of forming a soul core. But I'm not in a rush. I'll spend another month exploring the surrounding area. A month later, I'll return to Sea God Island and break through to Soul Emperor!"
Xu Yuan rested at the base for two days before setting out again.
However, this time, before even leaving the base, he sensed a massive surge of energy.
This fluctuation felt so familiar...
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