After some careful examination, Yang Kai was surprised to find that he wasn't seriously injured at all.
His bones, reinforced by the Proud Bone Golden Body of the Great Demon God, were extraordinarily sturdy and had suffered no damage whatsoever during the catastrophe. Only his internal organs had shifted slightly, and his body was covered in bruises and abrasions from the impacts.
These were all minor injuries. With Yang Kai's current recovery ability, he wouldn't even need to take any spiritual pills or medicine—he would heal completely within half a day.
The only real problem was the restriction Lü Guichen had placed on him. His true yuan was locked within his meridians like it had been shackled, unable to flow or be used. His Divine Sense, however, remained unaffected—probably because Lü Guichen had deemed Yang Kai too weak to warrant serious attention.
This gave Yang Kai a glimmer of hope.
If he could use his Divine Sense, he could find an opportunity to escape.
He wasn't afraid of Biya—what he dreaded was a Saint King realm expert like Lü Guichen!
When he had surveyed the area from the sky earlier, Yang Kai had noted that the continent wasn't particularly large. If he couldn't slip away without a trace, he'd have nowhere to hide once they started searching.
After pondering for a moment, Yang Kai had already formulated a plan.
He sank his consciousness back into his sea of consciousness.
The instant he entered his sea of consciousness, the expression on Yang Kai's spiritual soul became one of shock.
He discovered that clusters of soul energy had appeared inside his sea of consciousness at some point. A rough count revealed at least forty or fifty clusters, each containing varying levels of power.
Yang Kai was stunned.
Then he suddenly realized—these clusters of soul energy must have been left behind by the warriors who had died around him during the catastrophe.
The World Destruction Demon Eye could not only purify other people's souls but also autonomously draw in the soul energy left behind after death. These must have been pulled into his sea of consciousness by the Demon Eye while he was unconscious.
An unexpected windfall, indeed.
Time was tight, so Yang Kai didn't carefully examine the clusters of soul energy floating above his sea of consciousness—he only gave them a cursory inspection.
Most belonged to warriors of the Saint Realm, but among them, Yang Kai actually discovered one cluster of soul energy that belonged to a Saint King realm powerhouse.
His expression changed dramatically.
Even a Saint King realm expert hadn't survived that catastrophe. That showed just how devastating the collision of the two warships, followed by the black hole's consumption, had been.
Everyone still alive should consider themselves fortunate—fortunate that they had been lucky enough not to meet this Saint King expert's fate of utter misfortune.
To avoid arousing Biya's suspicion, Yang Kai withdrew his consciousness from his sea of consciousness after finishing his inspection. The soul energy would have to wait for another opportunity to be absorbed later.
The Heavenly Dao and martial insights of a Saint King realm warrior—Yang Kai was quite eager to see what kind of improvement they would bring him.
When he opened his eyes again, he found that things had indeed developed exactly as he had expected. Battles had erupted in every direction.
Purple Star warriors and Sword Alliance warriors were entangled together, attacking in groups of three to five. They hadn't even recovered from the catastrophe before channeling all their fury at each other, fighting to the death!
Even Lü Guichen had been drawn into combat with a dignified, mature beauty. She radiated an air of noble elegance, yet her strength was astonishing—not the slightest bit inferior to Lü Guichen's. In her hand, she held a square sword case, from which beams of magnificent rainbow light shot forth, bombarding Lü Guichen. The rainbow lights flickered unpredictably, varying in length—clearly a collection of high-grade sharp sword artifacts.
Lü Guichen didn't dare show the slightest carelessness when facing this beauty. He wore his blazing golden armor and wielded a short spear that emanated incredibly intense energy fluctuations. Like a mighty general, golden light danced across the sky as it clashed with the incoming swords.
The two fought in midair, exchanging blow after blow in a spectacular display. All the Purple Star and Sword Alliance warriors gave their battlefield a wide berth, afraid of getting caught in the crossfire.
Yang Kai's gaze swept across the battlefield, searching for an opportunity. He glanced left and right while speaking to Biya: "A real fight has broken out. Don't you need to go help?"
Biya turned her head, glanced at him, and giggled: "Looking for a chance to run away?"
"My power is completely sealed. Where would I run to? Don't worry—go ahead and fight. I'll wait here obediently for you. A woman like you—I've been wanting to find out what you taste like, too."
"Have you now?" A sudden flush of vitality appeared on Biya's face, making her even more alluring. Her red lips moved, and her full breasts trembled like rolling mountains, sending out waves of intoxicating allure that left no doubt about the astonishing elasticity they concealed.
Her smile vanished abruptly, and she fixed Yang Kai with a cold stare: "Don't waste your effort. I'm not giving you any chance. I'd rather watch the fight from here than give you even the slightest possibility of escape."
"Why be like this?" Yang Kai shook his head slowly, feigning helplessness.
Biya had made up her mind to keep him under constant surveillance, and there was nothing he could do about it.
Just then, two graceful figures in white swept past from ahead, apparently chasing down a Purple Star warrior together. As they flashed past Yang Kai and Biya, a soft exclamation rang out.
Immediately, both women halted in their tracks and turned to look at Yang Kai with astonishment.
The slightly older of the two women revealed a look of pleasant surprise: "It's you?"