Near the Dao Tree, everyone fell silent. The powerful figures like Mo Jun departed, leaving behind countless expectant hearts, filled with an inexplicable excitement.
For the four great clans to hunt a single human, even if that human perished, they would still have brought honor.
Many, unaware of the danger, followed. They wished to witness the hunt, and some also sought to curry favor with the four clans, aiming to be informants even if they couldn't participate.
Meanwhile, Li Xiaotian was traveling at high speed. Upon learning that the woman he had killed from the Summoning Realm was merely a clone, he knew she would not let the matter rest.
"Little fellow, you're a big trouble," Li Xiaotian murmured. The little Kui snake was undergoing transformation, and he certainly wouldn't abandon it.
This made his movements incredibly inconvenient.
"If only I could shrink in size," Li Xiaotian said.
At that moment, the little Kui snake was curled up, encased in a cocoon of flesh, immense in size. From afar, it resembled a mountain.
And Li Xiaotian was carrying this mountain as he traveled.
The target was too large.
Unfortunately, due to limitations in their bloodline, Kui snakes could not arbitrarily change their size. Bluntly put, they were too dim-witted to control their bodies, compress their energy, and thus reduce their size.
Li Xiaotian shook his head. It would be wonderful if this Kui snake possessed intelligence comparable to normal demonic beasts.
"I wonder where your parents are now? If only they'd give some signal so I could hand you over to them."
Li Xiaotian whispered, but then he frowned again. The parents of the little Kui snake had already been exposed, pursued by those hunting Tuoba Tao, and their fate would surely be to be besieged and killed by the strong individuals who had entered this world.
Therefore, handing the little Kui snake to its parents would ultimately lead to their demise as well.
Pitiable, Li Xiaotian mused. Though the Kui snake clan was powerful, once discovered, their only outcome was death.
The fact that the Kui snake's parents possessed invincible sixth-tier strength was a rarity, a sight unseen for millennia. Had they not lived in this world, isolated, they would never have grown to such a level.
"Hmm?"
Li Xiaotian's brow suddenly furrowed, and he looked into the distance. There was a lifeform with an invincible third-tier aura, but upon seeing him, it immediately turned and fled.
Of course, Li Xiaotian could understand its flight. He had encountered many creatures along the way, and they had all fled. Under his invincible fifth-tier aura, few could resist doing so.
However, Li Xiaotian noticed that as this creature fled, its face displayed ecstatic joy, as if it were extremely excited?
"Whoosh!"
Instantly, Li Xiaotian gave chase. Something amiss meant there was likely a trick!
"Damn it!"
When the man saw Li Xiaotian pursuing him, his expression changed drastically. He immediately began to madly burn his energy to escape, doubling his speed.
"Esteemed sir, why do you pursue this humble one?" the man said. He was a human, a middle-aged man.
Li Xiaotian remained silent, swiftly catching up. He reached out and grabbed.
"Sir, spare my life!"
The middle-aged man cried out, begging for mercy. He gritted his teeth and unleashed his full power in a counter-attack, but before Li Xiaotian, he was like a child, easily grasped.
"Ah!"
Immediately after, the middle-aged man let out a pained scream. Li Xiaotian's divine sense had directly invaded his mind, searching his memories.
"Sir, spare me, I was merely foolish," the middle-aged man's voice trembled, his forehead covered in cold sweat. He knew his secret had been exposed.
"The four great clans?" Li Xiaotian's gaze flickered towards the middle-aged man. His voice was cold, and then with a "boom," he crushed the man.
Originally, as they were both of the human race, no matter how bloodthirsty he was, he would have spared the man's life.
But he discovered that the man had transmitted his whereabouts.
At this moment, Li Xiaotian learned of the news that the demons and the powerhouses from the other three supreme worlds were hunting him. His face darkened.
The four great clans had countless powerful individuals. Although he was currently at the invincible fifth-tier, if he were cornered, just like when Tuoba Tao and others hunted him before, his situation would be perilous.
Furthermore, with the little Kui snake present, his movements were extremely inconvenient.
"You little fellow, you're going to drag me down this time," Li Xiaotian murmured, clearly not intending to abandon the little Kui snake.
But if he continued like this, he would inevitably be caught by the people of the four great clans, as his target was too large.
If he were alone, he could easily find a low-tier invincible being and hide within their Dao space, and perhaps manage to contend with the four great clans for a while.
"Hmm?"
Li Xiaotian suddenly paused. A flash of inspiration crossed his mind – hiding within the Dao space!
He looked at the little Kui snake. This little fellow was already an invincible being; by rights, it should also possess a Dao space.
"Let's go in and take a look."
Li Xiaotian acted immediately, tearing open a rift and entering the little Kui snake's Dao space.
As soon as he entered, Li Xiaotian's brow furrowed.
Before him was a dark space, but the space was filled with impure energy, much like a room packed with sponges, leaving only enough space for one person to stand.
The little Kui snake's Dao space was like this now, completely surrounded by impure energy. This energy was incredibly chaotic; even with Li Xiaotian's devouring power, it would be much more troublesome to consume.
His devouring power could consume all things, but the so-called all things referred to a certain kind of pure energy, such as demonic energy or the battle energy of the Battle Qi world.
But in the little Kui snake's Dao space, the energy was incredibly messy, a chaotic stew. Only a meager space remained, where the infant-sized consciousness, or rather, the divine soul, of the little Kui snake resided.
And Li Xiaotian was now floating above the divine soul of the little Kui snake.
The divine soul of the little Kui snake, like its physical form outside, was curled up, slumbering through its transformation.
Li Xiaotian frowned, preparing to tear open the space and leave, but he suddenly stopped. Looking at the surrounding chaotic energy, a strange idea arose in his mind.
The intelligence of the Kui snake clan had always remained at the level of ordinary beasts. Could this be related to the chaotic energy in their Dao spaces?
After all, a Dao space was, in essence, the consciousness space of a living being, existing in the void, storing the being's divine soul and Dao.
And the little Kui snake's Dao space was occupied by chaotic energy. Could this be interpreted as its consciousness being polluted by chaotic thoughts?
If all this chaotic energy were to be cleared, would its intelligence grow?
Li Xiaotian thought about it, feeling a surge of excitement. He wondered if his conjecture was correct.
After all, since ancient times, no living being had ever attempted to clear the chaotic energy in a Kui snake's Dao space. Firstly, they lacked Li Xiaotian's devouring power, and secondly, even if a powerful being forcefully intruded into a Kui snake's Dao space, they would focus on how to kill it, not entertain other thoughts.
After all, this chaotic energy was not something that could be cleared with mere words.