Unlike humans, Yuan Crystals can only replenish a creature's stamina. To evolve and increase its strength, it must consume the flesh and blood of all living beings.

But it knew that no matter how many humans it slaughtered, its strength would never reach the level of being as solid as steel. On the contrary, that kid with the Holy Body would one day catch up with and surpass it!

"...The word 'Holy Body' again."

The last time Yun Shou saw this word was the last time.

The last time was also in the inner monologue of the Otherworldly Demon.

It seems that those exceptionally powerful and outstanding humans are all considered by it to possess some kind of sacred body?

But why wasn't it mentioned in the previous conversation with Zhu Baowen? Was it omitted? Or is this sacred body not important, only useful to those below the overlord?

The current situation is a stalemate. The alien demons will go to replenish their strength, while you hunt for food to replenish your own. When the alien demons hold their ground below, Bei Chenguang will go down to lure them away, and then you can hunt for food or mine for elemental crystals.

If you can't distract it, and the demon keeps its eyes glued to you—then Beichenguang can go hunt for food elsewhere and bring it back to you. Two people against one demon will always free up some manpower.

[Then, after nearly three days and three nights of this stalemate, the Otherworldly Demon did something none of you expected.]

[At that time, the demon was consuming elemental crystals to recover its strength at the spatial passage. You were somewhat exhausted and were hunting sea fish to replenish your energy, several miles away from it. You were also keeping a close eye on the clanging sounds coming from the ascension passage. As soon as they stopped, you would immediately ascend.]

[From the air, the North Star is also keeping an eye on the underwater anomalies for you.]

[But this time, the demonic excavation seems to have taken a long time, and although the sound can still be heard, it's getting fainter and fainter...]

[Bei Chenguang cautiously crept into the vicinity of the spatial passage. After a while, he gestured for you to come down.]

You watched the otherworldly demon, its claws digging frantically, disappear further and further into the translucent crystal wall, and fell silent.

It ran away!

It chose to return to the upper realm!

(4th update? (ˉ﹃ˉ?))