Desolate Devouring Art-Chapter 852 - Escape

Before Urim recovered, Liu Wuxie had to break free from the chains binding the desolate world.

Light and dark began to intertwine in his body, surging back and forth. During his battle with the Blood Python, he had personally witnessed how it executed the black vortex, giving him a fair share of understanding of the dark element.

As the flames ignited, black-and-white energy flowed through Liu Wuxie's body, casting a faint radiance around him.

Finally, the Heavenly Dao Book's analysis showed signs of progress. Identifying the sequence would make the comprehension process much more straightforward.

Two hours passed unnoticed, and the light laws within his body gradually merged with him. The shackles binding him began to crackle, showing signs of breaking apart.

"So, this is the power of light. The Star Cats can control it because of Brightstones." Liu Wuxie murmured. At last, he understood—their ability stemmed from the abundance of Brightstones in this place.

The Star Cats had lived there and absorbed the light laws over time, allowing them to comprehend them naturally. In contrast, the Stellar Rats lived underground, favoring dampness and darkness, which placed them at odds with the Star Cats.

As a result, the two races often waged wars. A large-scale war broke out once or twice yearly, while more minor fights occurred every three to five days.

The Stellar Rat Race's rapid reproduction rate was an advantage the Star Cat Race could never match. This urgency drove the Star Cats to seek human cultivation techniques to strengthen their power. Given the current trend, their eventual downfall was inevitable.

Technically, the light element Liu Wuxie comprehended also originated from Brightstones, as true light laws could illuminate thousands of miles upon activation. In contrast, the Star Cat Race could only concentrate their light energy into beams for attacks—far from genuine light laws.

Fifteen minutes later, the stone door opened, and the three Star Cats brought Liu Wuxie out again.

The light laws binding his desolate world had begun to weaken, and he estimated that within a day, he would completely break free. When that moment arrived, he would finally have a chance to escape this wretched place.

This time, Liu Wuxie wasn't taken to the hall but to a secluded courtyard, where Urim awaited. She sat on an unusual chair that stood out as she looked down at him.

"My patience is limited, and I will have to kill you if you continue to resist me," Urim warned. She had killed countless humans over the years.

Liu Wuxie had already seen the Star Cat's brutality. He had noticed many bones casually discarded on the ground along the way. They likely belonged to humans who had stumbled here only to be captured and devoured.

"What do you want to know?" Liu Wuxie only had to buy time and stall Urim for a day. After the restraints in his dantian were undone, he could permanently settle the score with her.

Liu Wuxie's reply caught Urim off guard. She had too many questions and didn't know where to begin.

"Write down your cultivation technique. Don't blame me for being merciless if you dare to deceive me," Urim said after a brief pondering.

"I need a quiet room where no one will disturb me. You can send someone to pick it up tomorrow," Liu Wuxie said. In terms of intelligence, he was far superior to the Star Cats, and his only shortcoming was his cultivation.

"No, you must write it in front of me!" Urim said, wary that Liu Wuxie might try some tricks.

"No. I need silence; many things can only be recalled in a quiet environment. Or do you want me to scribble nonsense?" Liu Wuxie replied with a devilish smile.

Urim was furious, but there was nothing she could do about it. She could only wave her hand at the few Star Cats to have Liu Wuxie taken away.

This time, Liu Wuxie didn't return to the underground cellar but to an isolated room. After throwing him inside, the two Star Cats stood guard outside, forbidding Liu Wuxie from leaving. If he wanted to escape, he would have to go through the main door, where more Star Cats were stationed.

"I'll send someone to collect it in a day. You'd better behave!" Urim's voice echoed from outside.

Paper and a brush were prepared in the room for Liu Wuxie to write.

He glanced around the room before sitting down and putting brush to paper. Instead of transcribing a cultivation technique, he wrote about the application of light energy, filling several sheets in the blink of an eye.

Hearing the sound of writing from inside the room, Urim nodded in satisfaction. She said, "Keep an eye on him. Bring it to my room tomorrow morning."

"Yes, chief!"

Two Star Cats were left behind to guard the door.

For an entire day, Liu Wuxie wrote nonstop. Just as he had guessed, the light laws sealing his dantian had nearly shattered, and he could channel his true essence.

In the middle of the night, the light laws shattered completely, allowing Liu Wuxie to recover his cultivation. Comprehending the light laws allowed Liu Wuxie's cultivation to take another step further, and he was only one step away from the True Profound Realm now.

If he had access to a cultivation chamber, he could've made a breakthrough in five to six days. He didn't lack spirit stones, and his only constraint was time.

With a tap of his finger, a light ray appeared before Liu Wuxie, and the entire room was lit up.

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"Without the Heavenly Dao Book, it would've taken me a month to six months to comprehend the light laws," Liu Wuxie mused. Most people would take years to decades to comprehend a single dao technique, but Liu Wuxie comprehended light laws in just two days, which was unbelievable.

However, Liu Wuxie lacked an offensive technique and didn't know how to wield light energy effectively. When dawn broke, the two Star Cats standing guard entered the room, their expressions menacing but pleased upon seeing the pile of papers on the table.

Just when their guard dropped, Liu Wuxie tapped a demonic flame that appeared on his finger, burning the pile of papers to ashes. The papers recorded the profundity of light laws, and Liu Wuxie couldn't let them fall into the wrong hands.

"You're courting death!" The two Star Cats hadn't expected Liu Wuxie to destroy everything, and their furious roars filled the room. Raising their weapons, they converged their light energy into beams resembling sword auras and slashed at him.

"I've put up with you people for long enough!" Liu Wuxie said coldly. He wasn’t of the same race as the Star Cats, and they could never be allies.

The Heretic Blade appeared in his hand, and their light energy was useless against him.

The Star Cats weren't proficient in close combat, and it was too late by the time they wanted to react. Two heads flew into the air as the Heretic Blade decapitated them.

They were only at the True Profound Realm, and Liu Wuxie could easily crush them with one hand.

After killing them, he wasn't in a hurry to leave as he released his divine sense to survey the surroundings. He discovered many Star Cats in the surroundings, and it wouldn't be easy for him to escape. Moreover, the Star Cat's dwelling was peculiar as they had hollowed out half the mountain.

Using Ghost Eye, Liu Wuxie peered through layer after layer, revealing every possible escape route to ensure he wouldn't wander into danger.

The Star Cats had many experts at the Spirit Profound Realm, and Liu Wuxie even sensed someone at the Earth Profound Realm. He could imagine the consequences if he wandered to the wrong place. He waited till a detailed map appeared in his mind before leaving the room.

Meanwhile, Urim had been waiting for a long time and was enraged that her requested item hadn't been delivered. She stormed out of her room and went straight to the room where Liu Wuxie was held captive.

Even before she stepped inside, her attention was diverted by a strong stench of blood. When she saw the two corpses lying on the ground, she let out a piercing roar.

The other Star Cats heard her, and countless of them rushed out with their weapons.

"Find him! Lock down the entire tribe—no one leaves!" Urim commanded. Given the timing, Liu Wuxie couldn't have gotten far, which meant he was still within the tribe.

She was confident Liu Wuxie would eventually fall into her hands as long as the tribe was locked down. She also began to regret not killing Liu Wuxie immediately.

Roars began to echo throughout the Star Cat tribe.

Liu Wuxie hadn't gone far and was about to enter the main gate when he realized it had been sealed shut.

"Damn it! I'm one step too late!" Liu Wuxie cursed.

He hadn't expected Urim to react so quickly. Barely minutes had passed since his escape, yet she had already mobilized a search party.

Large numbers of Star Cats charged out and began searching the area, and Liu Wuxie could only make a detour with nowhere to hide.

Large numbers of Star Cats surged forward, combing through the area. With no place to hide, Liu Wuxie was forced to make a detour.

Thanks to the Ghost Eye, Liu Wuxie managed to evade them skillfully. He could sense danger in advance and hide. But this game couldn't last forever, with his hiding space shrinking as time passed.

Most importantly, cultivators at the Spirit Profound Realm joined the hunt, and Liu Wuxie was exposed before their divine senses.

"He's over there!" a Star Cat at the high-level Spirit Profound Realm shouted and sped toward him.

"Damn! They found me." Liu Wuxie performed the Nine Heavenly Crane Dance and quickly vanished. He had no clear destination this time and was fleeing for his life.

"Stop him!" Several Star Cats appeared up ahead to stop him.

"Die!" Liu Wuxie swung the Heretic Blade and killed the Star Cats who stood in his way, their blood dyeing the ground red. As a result, the other Star Cats chasing behind him could only roar in frustration when they saw the corpses of their fallen brethren.

"Find him, even if we need to dig up every inch of this place!" More Star Cats began to join the hunt as their anger was absolute.

Liu Wuxie slipped through a house and found a stone wall blocking his path. He had no way forward, so he used Ghost Eye to search for an exit.

"Mhm? A Brightstone's vein!" Liu Wuxie saw a trove of Brightstones through Ghost Eye. If he could absorb more Brightstones, he was confident he could reach the True Profound Realm.

"There must be an entrance somewhere here!" Liu Wuxie began his search. Relying on Ghost Eye, it only took him three breaths before he found the entrance to the vein.