A Narrow Escape

Deep within the skies of this realm, endless crimson currents gathered, forming the forbidden zone of the entire Jiuyou World. Even Universe Venerables couldn't venture deep within it. Yet, within this forbidden zone... *Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!* The Demon Killer clone flashed repeatedly, continuously advancing downwards. "I must get there!"

As the Demon Killer clone desperately traversed the crimson current layers of the Jiuyou World, the massive encirclement continued to steadily shrink.

"The 39th one, ha ha ha... See, I told you, this foreign Undying is truly extraordinary. To be able to produce so many Undying servants, how could he be an ordinary expert?" His Royal Highness, the Prince, said with a smile.

"Your Royal Highness is wise."

The two Universe Venerables flattered.

"Undying servants disguising themselves and fleeing! Even two Undying servants, one hiding in the other's World Ring, then appearing suddenly to escape when the other falls and our warriors become complacent. Or three Undying servants, attacking different sections of the same defense line from front and back. However, with hundreds of millions of warriors under my command, how could he possibly escape?" His Royal Highness, the Prince, said confidently.

"That foreign Undying is merely making a last-ditch effort," said the lean Universe Venerable.

"Soon, he will have nowhere left to run," another Universe Venerable added.

His Royal Highness, the Prince, nodded: "Now the encirclement is only half its previous size, so we have an abundance of warriors. Half of the warriors will continue with the previous strategy, while the other half... will continuously advance, sweeping through as quickly as possible, regardless of whether they encounter the foreigner or not. This way, even if that foreigner dispatches servants, they won't be able to slow down the advance of my encirclement." A sharp glint flashed in His Royal Highness, the Prince's eyes.

Both Universe Venerables immediately agreed.

Indeed, as the encirclement shrank, the number of native warriors became quite abundant. With the command given, half of the Sector Lord warriors and Undying warriors began to rapidly advance into the encirclement! Sweeping through!

"This is bad." Hidden in the weeds, Luo Feng's expression changed. Through the Undying servants he had dispatched, Luo Feng was aware of some movements within the encirclement. "They're actually starting to ignore my servants and charging straight in?" Luo Feng understood immediately; it was because the encirclement had shrunk. "What should I do? What do I do now?" Luo Feng grew anxious. Previously, according to Luo Feng's calculations, time was abundant; the only question was how many Undying servants would be expended. But now, with the Undying servants no longer able to stall the advance, he was in trouble. "Faster, faster, faster, hurry!" Luo Feng looked up at the endless crimson currents in the sky.

The encirclement was now divided into an outer and an inner ring. The outer encirclement continued with the previous strategy. The inner encirclement, however, disregarded the foreign Undying and simply charged inwards, sweeping through to clear out all of the foreign Undying's arrangements. "Charge!" "Charge!" "Charge!" Undying servants charged outwards, easily breaking through the inner encirclement, as no one was stopping them.

A day later.

The tens of millions of warriors in the inner encirclement finally began to converge. "Your Royal Highness, we have finished sweeping the entire encircled area." "Issue the order: the inner encirclement is to expand and converge with the outer encirclement. At the same time... any foreigner encountered is to be killed without exception." The Prince's command was given. By this point, the entire encirclement was much smaller, and the density of warriors within it was also much higher.

Luo Feng was now in an extremely perilous situation. "Encircled from both sides?" Luo Feng gritted his teeth. "I'll risk it all to buy a little more time. The Demon Killer clone is estimated to arrive in 3 hours and 17 minutes. I must secure that time." Although the exalted Jiuyou Master owed the Chaos City Lord a favor, how important was a favor from the Jiuyou Master? Luo Feng would absolutely not use it lightly. "As long as I can escape the pursuit of the lower ranks, with the Jiuyou Master's arrogance, he shouldn't personally act against me. I've never heard of the Jiuyou Master directly attacking a successor," Luo Feng thought to himself. He then waved his hand, and six more Undying servants appeared, respectfully saluting: "Master's Master." "Listen to my command." Luo Feng directly issued the order. "Yes." The six servants each transformed into Luo Feng's likeness and quickly flew away according to his command.

Luo Feng was truly desperate. The inner and outer encirclements advanced simultaneously, trapping and killing all foreigners. However, precisely because they killed all foreigners... the impact of the foreigners would cause the encirclement's advance to halt. Each halt, and the subsequent wait for the Undying warriors to return to their positions, consumed a considerable amount of time. But as the distance grew smaller and the number of warriors became more abundant, the halt time for each impact became extremely brief.

"Your Royal Highness, soon the inner and outer encirclements will converge. That foreigner will have no escape." The two Universe Venerables were filled with anticipation. His Royal Highness, the Prince, nodded slightly, a smile on his face. A trapped prey? A last-ditch struggle? The foreign Undying's desperate struggle greatly pleased His Royal Highness, the Prince. "He really doesn't want to die, does he?" His Royal Highness, the Prince, thought to himself. "Otherwise, he wouldn't be struggling so desperately, knowing he's in a hopeless situation. But ultimately, you will fall into my hands. I'll take a good look at what methods you, a foreigner, possess." His Royal Highness, the Prince, grew even more expectant. In his long life, he truly had few pleasures.

Luo Feng looked up at the sky, a hint of surprise appearing on his face. *Whoosh!* A figure high in the sky, as if teleporting, flashed repeatedly, reaching the ground in the blink of an eye before stopping. It was precisely the Demon Killer clone. "It's here." Luo Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly entered the Demon Killer clone's World Ring. The Demon Killer clone transformed, black currents surging... It directly transformed into a native Undying warrior, with a blood-red body and crimson horns! Even its 'aura' was a copy of one of the hundreds of Undying warriors who had pursued Luo Feng when he first arrived in the Jiuyou World. "For over a day, I've used the Innate Secret Technique hundreds of times every second. My consciousness is almost exhausted to the point of madness." The Demon Killer native warrior secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This past day had been truly exhausting; he hadn't relaxed for a single moment, constantly using the Innate Secret Technique at such a high frequency. Even many Universe Venerables couldn't withstand that kind of fatigue. Luo Feng's will was strong, and coupled with his desire for life, he managed to keep up. "I estimate the inner encirclement will reach me first in about 11 minutes." The Demon Killer native warrior smiled. "Too bad, you're a step too late."

The hundreds of millions of native warriors in the inner and outer encirclements were now very close, beginning their final sweep and annihilation. High in the sky, His Royal Highness, the Prince, floated high in the air, gazing at the endless land. All warriors, upon spotting His Royal Highness, naturally bowed in respect. "Hahaha, the final annihilation! Soon, every inch of space will be occupied by my warriors. Let's see where this alien can run!" His Royal Highness, the Prince, was overjoyed.

But just 20 minutes later. "Your Royal Highness, my forces have searched everywhere, but found no powerful foreigners." "My forces haven't found any powerful foreigners either." "...none found..." General after general reported swiftly. This instantly dumbfounded His Royal Highness, the Prince. "How can there be none?" His Royal Highness, the Prince, roared at the nine generals in the virtual world. The nine generals quickly reported. "Your Royal Highness, during our sweep, we have already killed 83 suspicious foreigners attempting to escape. The combined attack of our Undying warriors, drawing upon the power of the Jiuyou World... instantly obliterates even Peak King-level experts from the outside. It's highly possible that the foreign Undying has already fallen during this process." "Yes, Your Royal Highness, we once discovered a suspicious foreigner who was extremely fast and powerful, and left behind quite a few treasures after his demise. It's very likely he was the one we were looking for." "It should be him." When all nine generals reported back, it only made His Royal Highness, the Prince, even more furious: "No, that's definitely not him! The one reported by the first stationed squad was faster than even a captain-level Undying warrior! Someone that fast is certainly no ordinary expert. And until now, no such alien has been found! Search, find him for me. You must find him!" His Royal Highness, the Prince, roared. "Yes." "Yes."

The nine Universe Venerable generals could only obediently comply in the face of His Royal Highness, the Prince's fury. However, no matter how frantically the hundreds of millions of warriors searched, they couldn't find anything. "Of course you can't find me, because I am one of your warriors!" The Demon Killer native Undying warrior was quite at ease. Under the furious command of His Royal Highness, the Prince, hundreds of millions of warriors frantically searched, flying in all directions, and he took the opportunity to fly far away. Each warrior was responsible for a specific area. He, naturally, was no exception. And so... He flew off without looking back, disappearing into the distance. No matter how furiously His Royal Highness, the Prince, roared, the hundreds of millions of warriors searched the land repeatedly, yet found nothing. Ultimately... even though His Royal Highness, the Prince, was unwilling, he could only order all warriors to return to their respective posts.

The Demon Killer native warrior didn't rush to leave immediately. "With the Demon Killer clone, first, it can conceal its aura and change its identity, making it impossible for them to detect. Second, even if they did detect me, with the Innate Secret Technique 'Domain', not even a Universe Venerable could stop me." It was no wonder the Demon Killer was so confident; after all, Universe Venerables couldn't teleport in the Jiuyou World. Those experts couldn't teleport. But the Demon Killer clone could use its Innate 'Domain' ability. Who could possibly catch up to the Demon Killer clone? "A tranquil native city." The Demon Killer native warrior flew for a long time in the sky, encountering other traveling native warriors along the way. No one suspected Luo Feng, because... the Jiuyou World had never encountered trouble like this before. "This city doesn't even have walls." At a glance, outside the entire city were numerous buildings where many natives with blood-red bodies and crimson horns lived. At the innermost part of the city stood tall walls, which likely constituted the 'inner city'. Luo Feng estimated... that some so-called high-status individuals and powerful experts probably resided within the inner city.