Supernatural Insight Eyes

Chapter 2102 - 2103: Standing By and Watching

"Interesting little fellow. To be able to obtain that old ghost’s mark, he’s got some talent." In the depths of the ancient city, an old man sat cross‑legged on a meditation cushion, eyes always closed, yet the scenes of Ye Qiu and Zhang Yunhu making their moves were all crystal‑clear in his mind.

Huh!

The old man suddenly let out a surprised grunt, because Ye Qiu had just swept a glance toward the direction where he was, a trace of doubt flashing in his expression.

"Such powerful perception. To sense my existence when I’m at the Supreme Saint level—interesting, interesting."

The old man withdrew his aura, and Ye Qiu turned away. Just now he had felt someone secretly watching, but after carefully probing, he found nothing. "Maybe I was overthinking it."

After dealing with Zhang Yunhu and Jiang Yu, Ye Qiu, Turquoise Pool, Jin Shanshun, and Qin Feng left the ancient city.

Before long, the group had already gone tens of thousands of miles away from the ancient city, heading straight for the Universe Abyss.

During this time, Ye Qiu asked about this so‑called Wind God Squad, and only after Turquoise Pool’s explanation did he gain a rough understanding.

It turned out that in Star River Ancient City, in order to kill more Deep Abyss demons, Martial Artists would band together to hunt them and then split the Military Merits evenly. Over time, various well‑known small squads naturally formed.

The Wind God Squad was one of them.

"The Wind God Squad mainly has six experts. Among them, the captain is the strongest, and next are the members of the Five Tiger Generals. That Zhang Yunhu you crippled could rank in the top three among the Five Tiger Generals. To you, the Five Tiger Generals pose no threat. As for their captain, his strength is similar to mine. He used to be one of the Ten Saint Heirs and should not be your match." Turquoise Pool said.

"One of the Ten Saint Heirs?" Ye Qiu became interested. He was very familiar with the Ten Saint Heirs. He then asked, "Which Saint Heir is it?"

"Hongyuan Holy Son! Back then his strength was just under mine, ranked as the Fifth Saint Heir."

"So it’s him." The figure of Hongyuan Holy Son surfaced in Ye Qiu’s mind. Back then, he had been captured by Ye Qiu, trapped inside a grand formation as a sparring partner, and was later redeemed by his sect with star coins.

No wonder Jin Shanshun and the other two were targeted. Previously, the three of them had also used Hongyuan Holy Son as a sparring partner. Unexpectedly, after returning to the ancestral land, Hongyuan Holy Son improved so quickly and had already reached the Saint level.

Since he knew who the opponent was, Ye Qiu had even less reason to worry. The one who should be afraid was that Hongyuan Holy Son. Ye Qiu would never let Bai Xiong’s death go just like that. This time, he would not give Hongyuan Holy Son’s sect a chance to redeem him.

Because of their lower strength, Jin Shanshun and Qin Feng did not know as much as Turquoise Pool. They had been quietly listening at the side, and now that they knew the true culprit behind Bai Xiong’s death was Hongyuan Holy Son, a cold killing intent also rose in their hearts.

Besides the Wind God Squad, Ye Qiu heard about several other powerful squads.

Such as Stone Demon Lord’s Demon God Squad.

Futian’s Demon‑Slaying Squad.

Qing Lin’s Qing Lin Squad.

As well as the Free and Unfettered Squad led by Free and Unfettered Holy Son, whom Ye Qiu was quite familiar with, and the Fire God Squad led by Lieyan Holy Son, and so on.

He hadn’t expected there to be so many squads teaming up to kill Deep Abyss demons, some led by people Ye Qiu knew, some he did not, and some were complete strangers.

"By the way, why doesn’t Saintess Turquoise Pool form a squad like the other Saint Heirs?" Ye Qiu asked curiously.

With so many squads, and given Turquoise Pool’s strength and background, if she wanted to form one, many people would surely be willing to join.

Turquoise Pool’s expression dimmed a little, and Ye Qiu realized he might have said the wrong thing.

"I actually formed a squad before as well. Unfortunately, in the Universe Abyss, we were almost completely wiped out. After that, I’ve been roaming alone." Turquoise Pool said.

Seeing that Turquoise Pool’s expression wasn’t very good, Ye Qiu didn’t press further.

After hearing about quite a few familiar people, Ye Qiu realized he seemed to have overlooked someone.

"As far as I know, that Saint Heir from the Taiyi Divine Sect, the one called Taiyi Holy Son, also entered the Star River Road. Why haven’t I heard you mention him, Saintess Turquoise Pool?" Ye Qiu asked.

"Him?" Turquoise Pool frowned slightly.

"He did not form a squad. When it comes to killing Deep Abyss demons, he has always acted alone."

Oh?

Ye Qiu was slightly surprised. Going alone without relying on anyone else to hunt Deep Abyss demons—this was definitely someone with personality. It seemed this Taiyi Holy Son had great confidence in his own strength.

"On the Military Merit Points ranking, he’s in first place!" Turquoise Pool then threw out a heavy bombshell.

First...

Impressive.

This Taiyi Holy Son, whom he had never even met, was actually this strong, with Military Merit Points surpassing everyone else. Truly extraordinary.

Just like that, while Ye Qiu sorted out which experts were in Star River Ancient City, they were getting closer and closer to their destination.

Roughly four hours later, they stopped and jumped down from the flying vessel.

"So this is the Universe Abyss?" Ye Qiu looked at the scene before him. It was slightly different from what he had imagined. This place didn’t look like an abyss, but a region shrouded in mist.

He only heard Turquoise Pool say, "We’re still a long way from the actual Abyss. This can only be considered the fringe zone. It’s said the Universe Abyss is the very edge of the cosmos, the coldest and darkest place. Without a certain level of strength, you can’t even get close to the Abyss."

"Young Lord, once we’re here, we must be extremely careful. Deep Abyss demons move mysteriously and love ambushes. A single moment of carelessness could mean a sudden death." Jin Shanshun sent a voice transmission.

Ye Qiu nodded, understanding. Although he was confident in his strength, he would not look down on everything. He still had his caution.

"It’s fine. With Saintess Turquoise Pool leading the way, we’ll be relatively safe. Let’s go." Ye Qiu said.

After that, the group stepped into the mist ahead.

As they stepped into the mist, it was like entering a different world. The temperature dropped sharply, becoming extremely cold. Around them were towering boulders, and from the gaps between the stones, cold winds would blow through, occasionally carrying strange sounds.

Ah!

Suddenly, a miserable scream rang out. Everyone looked over to see a man running madly. Behind him was a pack of Deep Abyss demons, each about the size of a penguin, but exuding an aura that made one feel disgusted.

Coupled with their grotesque and ugly appearance, dozens of them swarming together was an absolute assault on one’s eyes.

When that man saw Ye Qiu and the others, his expression lit up with joy. He shouted for help and kept rushing toward them.

However, before he could get close, the Deep Abyss demons behind him had already caught up. One of them flicked out its tongue and wrapped him up, swallowing him alive.

The man stretched out a hand, resentment flashing in his eyes. He hated them for not lending a hand, because if they had, he wouldn’t have died.

Yet Ye Qiu, Turquoise Pool, and the rest all sat by and watched. Although they had come here to kill Deep Abyss demons, they did not like being used. That fellow, once targeted by Deep Abyss demons, had run straight toward them. It was only because those demons weren’t too strong that it was fine. If it had been a group of Deep Abyss demon kings, wouldn’t they have been dragged down with him?

Kindness is something you can show occasionally, but not here. Here, so‑called kindness and saving people simply don’t exist.

Because very likely, the person you risk your life to save might stab you in the back and then take away your Military Merit Points.

Instances like this have already happened more than once here.