"We have to move forward slowly. We must not rush. Moreover, many places in the Imperial Land are not static. If the terrain ahead changes, even if it is just a change in color, we must try to avoid it. No one knows why. We can only say that there may be a powerful force affecting the Imperial Land."
This time, the Eel King used its ventral fins as feet and walked on the ground instead of flying in the air.
The team's speed dropped to less than half a beat and slowed down frequently.
Fang Yun was very curious about the Imperial Land. He often observed it carefully and imprinted everything around him in his mind, perhaps to make some discoveries in the future.
After walking for several hundred breaths, Fang Yun turned his head and was stunned for a moment, and saw a large number of demons and barbarians heading straight here in the distant sea of stars. However, it was not a good time to expose his extraordinary vision.
Fang Yun thought about it and secretly sent a message to Emperor Eel Ting.
"Eel Head, speed up and leave immediately, and try to erase the traces of our movement. The little thing I left outside the imperial land found that a large number of monsters were heading here."
Emperor Eel Ting's body paused slightly, then returned to normal and sent a message to Fang Yun.
"How far are those monsters from the imperial land? They may not be able to see the imperial land." said Emperor Eel Thunder.
"We should be too far away to see them, but they are heading straight for the Imperial Land. If they continue like this, they will definitely discover us."
"How many are there?" asked Emperor Eel Ting.
Fang Yun replied: "Close to 500, and the emperors are over 100."
Emperor Eel said, "That should be a group of demon bandits. We have no friendship with them. If we meet them, they will definitely attack us. Okay, I will deal with it right away."
Emperor Eel Thunder turned around and said to all the team members, "Listen carefully, the bandits from the demon world are outside the imperial land and will be coming soon. Emperor Rock Pattern, you immediately return to the place where we entered the imperial land, erase all traces and return quickly, and then we will quickly leave this area together."
"Leave it to me!" The Rock Pattern Emperor had now returned to the appearance of a four-legged giant. He punched his chest with his right fist, then returned along the long route, running quickly, his speed even exceeding Wu Ming.
Everyone watched from afar as the Rock Pattern Emperor quickly arrived at the place where he had rested before. Then he stomped his foot, and a strange demonic power overflowed, swallowing up all kinds of chaotic auras, making the original aura of the imperial land slightly thicker and covering up all traces.
Then, the Rock Pattern Emperor returned at the speed of three rings. Wherever he passed, the strange power of the earth affected the surroundings and erased the traces left by the team.
After the Rock Pattern Emperor returned to the team, the Eel Thunder Emperor ordered: "Hurry up and leave, the Rock Pattern Emperor will cover the rear!"
"Okay!" The Rock Pattern Emperor pounded his chest heavily again.
Everyone slowly increased their speed. Since it was not night, they simply stopped touching the ground and flew at a super low altitude, which also made it easier for the Rock Pattern Emperor to clean up the traces.
At first, the Rock Pattern Emperor had only four legs, but after a while it grew a pair of legs, and finally grew eight pairs of giant legs, running behind everyone like a giant spider.
Such a huge body was like dust passing over the ground, leaving no trace.
The team soon arrived at the hilly area. Following the route from last time, Emperor Eel Thunder entered the plains between the hills and successfully went around the hills to avoid being discovered by the monsters on the plains.
After they had walked for an hour, Emperor Eel Ting suddenly said, "We can slow down now and take a break. The bandits from the demon world have just arrived at the imperial land and are resting."
Everyone nodded. Fang Yun remembered that when they entered the hilly area, a scale fell from the side of the Eel Ting Emperor. Now it seems that the Eel Ting Emperor discovered the group of bandits from the demon world through that scale.
"Strange!" Shui Kuhuang suddenly uttered a word.
Ao Fen glanced at the Water Desolate Emperor and said, "Emperor Eel Thunder, that's not right. Since it took the demon world tribe an hour to reach the imperial land, with your ability, it is impossible for you to discover it so early in advance. We know the function of your fish scales, and you can't do it to this extent in the star sea."
Emperor Man Ting glanced at Fang Yun and said, "Since you have seen it, I can't hide it. It was Elder Jia who first discovered the group of demon world thieves and then informed me."
"Oh?" The other five team members looked at Fang Yun in surprise.
"You actually understand the sighs of the wind better than our Yun Clan." King Yun Gen's tone was a little frustrated. After all, the Yun Clan was best at lurking and exploring.
Fang Yun said modestly: "I left some things in the sea of stars, so I discovered it in advance."
Ao Fen exclaimed, "Amazing. As far as I know, in the Falling Star Sea, once you enter an independent area like the Imperial Land from the Star Sea, you will be cut off from the outside world. Well, you helped the team a lot this time, this is definitely a first-class merit. The demon world bandits have no friendship with us. Once they find us, they will definitely launch an endless hunt for us, for our treasures, and also to avoid exposing their whereabouts."
Emperor Eel nodded and said, "Yes, according to the team's rules, no matter what treasures we obtain next, Jia Lao has the first priority to choose. Maybe someone will make greater contributions than him in the future, but he is the first member to make great contributions to save the team. Without him, there would be no credit for us in the future."
"I agree." said Shui Ku Huang.
King Yungen moved his cloud up and down as a nod, and Emperor Xiangyi and Emperor Yanwen also expressed their support.
The Rock Pattern Emperor sighed and said, "I didn't expect it to be a group of thieves from the demon world. It looks like this trip to the imperial land won't be smooth."
Ao Fen said: "What are you afraid of? Last time we went to the Imperial Land, we also encountered many teams, but after going deeper, we never met again. This Imperial Land is very extraordinary."
"Yes, as long as we erase all traces and follow the original route, the possibility of the demon tribe finding us is very low. Moreover, five hundred demons are a burden in a place like the Imperial Land. They will definitely be divided into several teams. If they don't have a power advantage, we don't need to be afraid." said Emperor Eel Ting.
“But…” Ao Fen glanced at Xiang Yihuang.
Xiang Yihuang said hurriedly: "Our Xiang clan once had two ancestor gods. Our lineage died in battle early, so we are not among the ancestor gods. We have been suppressed for many years and have an average status in the demon world. Our lineage is responsible for guarding Shikong Valley, mainly to fight against the Star Demon Barbarians. Apart from that, we have no grudges with the tribes in various circles, and we have no dealings with the major forces in the demon world. Moreover, the other lineage has been suppressing us. Instead of joining the demon world bandit group, I might as well stay here."
The other team members looked at each other with questioning expressions. Fang Yun said, "Yes, the demon world is too vast and is connected to many ancient places or passages. In order to prevent the outside world from entering the demon world through the ancient places or passages, the demon barbarians will send soldiers to guard it. One of the ancient places is called Shikong Valley, which is guarded by a tribe of elephants. As for whether it is the lineage of the fallen ancestor god, I don't know."
Emperor Eel said, "I believe what Emperor Xiangyi said, and I also believe that he will not betray the team. In this case, there is no doubt over there, so we will continue to eliminate the traces and move forward, and reach... the original location as soon as possible."