Collecting his emotions, Bai Yan drove Li Xiaoman away from the factory and dropped her off at the Wanyan Building.
"Go ahead, the company is moving to ZH city these days, you still have a lot of work to do, I won’t hold you up."
Bai Yan advised Li Xiaoman: "But you still have to take care of your health! You are my woman, I won’t allow you to stay up late and overwork, ruining your health!"
"Um~! I’ll listen to you, Master!"
Li Xiaoman gave Bai Yan a sweet smile as she got off the car and prepared to return to the company.
"By the way, remember what I told you, expand the channels to acquire quality creatures as soon as possible! Not only in Africa, but also open channels in other global regions as soon as possible to aim for more quality creatures!"
Bai Yan then uneasily added another word of caution.
Li Xiaoman obediently nodded her head.
When she turned back and entered the Wanyan Company, the gentle smile on her pretty face had already disappeared, and the proficient and shrewd businesswoman had returned once again.
Her gentleness was reserved only for Bai Yan; in the company, Li Xiaoman was always an assertive and decisive strong woman!
Bai Yan watched as Li Xiaoman went upstairs, then the Lamborghini turned around under the envious eyes of the passers-by, preparing to return to the An Family Mansion.
Today, An Xiaowan was accompanying Chen Jing to visit her parents, and An Yan was at work, leaving the large mansion empty.
This was a good opportunity to enter the Abyss dimension.
Bai Yan entered the mansion, locked the door behind him and spoke in a deep voice: "System, open the Portal to the dimension!"
A pitch-black gate with odd abyssal ripples and ancient demon language patterns swirling on it appeared out of nowhere.
Bai Yan stepped forward and strode inside.
Familiar grey skies, familiar blood-red earth, familiar sulfur scent.
The deadly and murderous Abyss, known as a forbidden land, gave Bai Yan a feeling of familiar safety, as if he were back in his own home.
"Come forth, my demons!"
Bai Yan took a deep breath; he had reverted to the form of a Level Three Fiery Flame Demon, with crimson flames leaping and burning all around him, assertive and arrogant to the extreme.
As Bai Yan’s words fell.
The voids around him shattered one by one, Abyss Demon Trees and Abyss Evil Eyes appeared, crawling at Bai Yan’s feet, submitting to their master.
"Come, follow me to slay our enemies!"
Bai Yan laughed heartily, a hand full of flames gesturing, leading a group of Demon Warriors to begin a new slaughter.
After three days and nights of fierce battles, Bai Yan devoured almost seventy to eighty Level Two demons, but evolution still seemed far out of reach.
Bai Yan felt some anxiety, but the rules of the Abyss dimension were such.
Devouring lower-level demons hardly achieved evolution.
Should he risk challenging higher-level demons?
"System, calculate, with my current strength along with these Demon Warriors, how many Level Three Demons can we kill? If using Level Three Demon energy as the evolution criterion, how many Level Three Demons would I need to devour to reach the evolutionary threshold?"
"Ding! According to system calculations, with the host’s current strength and the Demon Warriors’ strength, you can kill 1-2 Level Three Demons at most. Afterwards, without the assistance of Level Two Demon Warriors, the host might face the risk of perishing. If using Level Three Demon energy as the evolution criterion, the host needs to devour at least fifty Level Three Demons to reach the evolutionary threshold..."
Hearing the system calculation, Bai Yan bitterly shook his head.
Slaughtering Level Three Demons could indeed shorten the time for evolution, but it would undoubtedly put Bai Yan in a very dangerous situation.
Because Bai Yan’s subordinates were mostly Level Two Demons, the only Level Three Demons were a few Abyss Demon Giant Trees and Demon Wings.
If he were to hunt and kill Level Three Demons now, Bai Yan himself would have to be the main combatant, losing the advantage of being a Demon Lord.
Even though Bai Yan was currently slightly stronger than ordinary Level Three Demons, he still faced the risk of falling in battles among peers, and who knows what strange and peculiar demons existed in the Abyss dimension.
Any slight negligence could lead to Bai Yan’s death.
"It seems that I need to first cultivate a group of level three Demons as the main attack force."
Bai Yan muttered to himself.
In the following days, Bai Yan continuously traveled between the Abyss plane and the real world. To avoid disturbing the three girls and to keep his secret, Bai Yan even made up the excuse of going to school for revision, frequently visiting Li Xiaoman’s home.
Crossing between the Abyss plane and the real world in the home of a Demon Servant provided much greater safety.
It wasn’t that Bai Yan didn’t trust the three girls; rather, he did not want his secret to endanger their safety, considering that he is a demon, a thorn in the side of the Western Mutants’ forces.
A subtle pressure and sense of danger constantly lingered and weighed on Bai Yan, which was why he felt such an urgent need to evolve.
An Xiaowan and Chen Jing were somewhat complaining about Bai Yan’s busy whereabouts these past few days; they too wanted to study with Bai Yan, but unfortunately, he wouldn’t bring the two girls with him.
Bai Yan just smiled wryly without explaining too much, whereas An Yan showed great understanding.
After all, men often have their own matters to attend to, and the sensible girls didn’t bother Bai Yan too much, harboring just a slight hidden resentment.
The last investment of one hundred thousand demon energy for cultivation was now fully completed.
According to the ratio, one hundred thousand demon energy could cultivate ten level three Demons, Bai Yan estimated there might be a few failures, but unexpectedly, his luck was good this time!
All ten level three demons were successfully cultivated!
These ten level three demons consisted of six level three Demon Giant Trees and four level three Demons with Wings.
Unfortunately, no level three Evil Eyes appeared, which made Bai Yan feel a bit regretful, as the Evil Eye Demons were among the top in attack power within their level, serving as the main output force of Bai Yan’s Demon Army at this stage.
However, it didn’t matter if there were no level three Evil Eyes; Bai Yan’s current demon forces included: 185 level two Demon Trees, 5 level two Evil Eyes, 1 level two Demon Witch youth, 6 level three Demons with Wings, 7 level three Demon Giant Trees.
Such a lineup could completely allow them to hunt level three demons. As long as the operations and tactics were properly handled, they could hunt level three demons without any injuries!
Bai Yan’s estimation was also affirmed by the Abyss Dominator System; possessing a total of 13 level three demons, plus over a hundred level two demons to solidify the formation, hunting a mere level three demon was naturally simple and easy.
As long as Bai Yan did not arrogantly try to hunt a level three demon that lived in groups, his evolution speed would undoubtedly increase rapidly.
In the following days, Bai Yan focused entirely on the Abyss plane, day and night hunting level three demons. This remote area of the Abyss plane was virtually torn through by Bai Yan.
Apart from a few group habitats of level three Evil Eye Demons, Bai Yan had basically cleared all nearby level two and level three demons.
Bai Yan could feel a faint sense of evolving.
It seemed like, after devouring some more level three demons, he could complete a new evolution!
Of course, aside from being absorbed in the level three demon hunting activities in the Abyss plane, Bai Yan also did not neglect the cultivation of his human identity.
To Bai Yan’s surprise, the strength of his human identity achieved a breakthrough first.
That afternoon, Bai Yan achieved a breakthrough in the power of his human identity, his Gang Qi gathered, circulating through his body. The persistent refinement of his Gang Qi over this period provided great results, and his human identity strength officially broke through to the Soul Condensing Realm!
His four major human attributes dramatically increased! With an average value of over 250 points for each attribute, they were even stronger than Bai Yan’s demon identity!
This pleasantly surprised Bai Yan; indeed, heaven does not let down those who practice diligently. Effort yields rewards.
Aside from benefiting from Bai Yan’s persistence, the Martial Arts Nine Realms Secret Method itself was also a top-tier cultivation technique, allowing Bai Yan, an ordinary person, to have a cultivation speed comparable to Martial arts prodigies.
Bai Yan carefully counted the demons around him; the days of slaughter and hunting level three demons had caused some damage, with a total of twenty level two Demon Trees having died, but this was still within Bai Yan’s acceptable range.
Bai Yan reorganized his demon forces, prepared to initiate another slaughtering session, striving to achieve a new evolution in one go today!
A howling sound came from the horizon, Bai Yan looked up, and a huge Abyss Demon Dragon appeared in his sight.
The long-missing Alec had returned once again.