Against The Heavens 10 Demon Plains.

If they were accidentally discovered by any Demonic beasts, they would lose the initiative in the fight. None of them had yet to engrave any runes, and Liang Zhou was the only one who had opened his dantian, so they could not afford to lose the initiative.

"That is the Demon Plains. We will move in a circle around the outskirts, retreating into the forest whenever we spot something that we feel is out of our league."

Liang Zhou stopped the group at the edge of the forest, pointing to a vast plain that expanded outwards from where the forest ended. The plain was covered in yellow gra.s.s that swayed in the wind, hills, and mountains of various sizes dotting the plain.

"In battle, me and Xiao Wei will take the lead. Brother Yang, you support me and Xiao Wei, attacking whenever you feel there is an opening. Little Sister Xinyi, you use your bow to support us from the back."

Liang Zhou pulled out his bone hammer, holding it ready with both hands. He divided the roles based on what he knew about their combat abilities. He and Xiao Wei were the strongest, while Li Yang had proven that he was capable. He was slightly worried about Liang Xinyi freezing up during combat, so he put her in the back.

"Understood."

Li Yang and Liang Xinyi responded with low voices, pulling out their weapons as they spoke. Holding his sword in his hand, Li Yang once more felt that matchless sense of calm, that peerless focus that he had when he first sliced at the Reed Vine. With sword in hand, he felt more confident and safe than he ever had before.

"Good. Follow me."

Liang Zhou nodded his head with a satisfied smile upon seeing their expression. He took the lead, heading out of the forest and onto the plain that stood in front of them. Liang Xinyi followed right after him, with Li Yang and Xiao Wei defending the rear.

"That over there is a Gale Eagle. It is a Demonic beast capable of flight, and at the later stages of its growth, it can even control the wind."

While they were slowly making their way around the outskirts of the Demon Plains, Liang Zhou would point at some of the Demonic beasts that they spotted, explaining their powers. As the son of the tribe leader, he obviously had access to more knowledge than most others in the tribe.

The eagle he pointed at looked exactly like a normal eagle, the only difference was that it had emerald green eyes and that some of its wings had a green hue at the tip.

"That one is a Molten Lizard. It's a Demonic beast that mixes the earth and fire element, capable of creating lava once it has reached adulthood."

The next Demonic beast he pointed at was a small lizard, not even half a meter in length. The entire lizard was covered in brown scales that would occasionally pulsate with a red light.

"That rock over there is, in fact, a Four-Legged Crab. It looks like a rock, but it is actually a Demonic beast in the shape of a crab, capable of shooting out beams of compressed water."

The rock he painted at looked completely unremarkable, only around one meter in height. Seeing a Demonic beast with such camouflage, Liang Xinyi could not help but tense up slightly.

"See that panther over there? It is called a Shade Panther. It can control the surrounding darkness, even vanis.h.i.+ng into the darkness, entering the shadows and becoming nearly untouchable."

The last Demonic beast he pointed at was a two-meter-long black panther that was resting on a large rock, basking in the sun. Every inch of the panther's body was covered in black fur, even its claws had a black sheen to them. If it were not for the fact that it was day right now, they would be completely unable to spot it.

"There!"

After the group spent a few hours wandering along the outskirts of the Demon Plains, Liang Zhou's eyes lit up. A short distance away from them, there was a small lake filled with clear water. At the edge of the lake stood a small wolf, a little less than one meter in length. It looked like a small wolf, but there were roods and vines coiling around its body, making it clear that it was not a normal wolf.

"That is a Vine Wolf. It is a Demonic beast that has the plant element, it is perfect for Little Sister Xinyi. It does not seem to have reached the same level of strength as a Demonic beast that has opened its dantian, so we should be able to handle it. You retreat into the forest first, I will lure it over."

Liang Zhou explained the properties of the small wolf, before sending Li Yang and Liang Xinyi back into the forest. Since they had walked in a circle around the outskirts of the Demon Plains, the forest was still right behind them.

Li Yang, Liang Xinyi, and Xiao Wei retreated back into the forest, waiting for Liang Zhou to lure over the Vine Wolf. After making sure that the others had retreated into the forest, Liang Zhou moved closer to the Vine Wolf, removing his Demon Concealing Vine as he did so.

The moment he removed his Demon Concealing Vine, the Vine Wolf immediately noticed him. It turned it's head toward him, letting out a low growl as a sign of warning. Seeing that Liang Zhou did not stop approaching it, the Vine wolf slightly bent it's body, baring its claws and fangs.

Liang Zhou took another step forward, and the Vine Wolf immediately attacked, das.h.i.+ng directly towards him. Seeing the Vine Wolf charge at him, Liang Zhou retreated with all his might, moving into the forest. The Vine Wolf did not stop chasing him, after all, as a Demonic beast with the plant element, the forest was it's home.

"Now!"

The moment the Vine Wolf entered the forest, Liang Zhou called out. Xiao Wei dashed out from it's hiding spot, taking up position next to Liang Zhou. Li Yang did not leave his hiding place, instead choosing to silently move through the forest, circling the Vine Wolf. Liang Xinyi strung her bow, preparing an arrow.

The Vine Wolf quickly realized that it had been tricked, and moved to leave the forest. Liang Xinyi shot the arrow she had strung, causing it to fly towards the Vine Wolf. The Vine wolf managed to dodge the arrow, but it was forced to dodge towards Liang Zhou and Xiao Wei, who both moved to attack him.

Despite both Liang Zhou and Xiao Wei moving to attack the Vine Wolf, the Vine Wolf clearly had the advantage in speed. It kicked off with its legs, dodging Liang Zhou's bone hammer and Xiao Wei's jaws.

Another arrow came flying towards the Vine Wolf, forcing it to once more change its direction. It had just dodged the arrow when it suddenly felt a strong sense of danger coming from its side. It moved away on instinct, narrowly dodging a sword strike that flashed out from the forest.

After dodging the sword strike, the Vine Wolf realized that these people would not allow it to leave the forest. In that case, the only option it had was to take them all down, if it did not, it would die. The first person it set its eyes on was Liang Xinyi.

Her ranged support could easily cause it to fall into a disadvantage if it was not careful, and she also seemed to be the weakest. After making up its mind, the Vine Wolf immediately charged at Liang Xinyi. Li Yang tried to catch up since he was slightly closer to Liang Xinyi than Liang Zhou, but he was too slow to immediately catch up.

Seeing the Vine Wolf charge at her, Liang Xinyi quickly paled, her limbs turning stiff as her body froze. Attacking it from a distance was one thing, seeing it up close like this was completely different. The vine Wolf sent its body cras.h.i.+ng into Liang Xinyi's abdomen, sending her body backward and causing blood to spew out of her mouth. A slight crunching sound rang out as two of her ribs broke.

The wolf raised it's paw, slamming its claws down towards her head to finish the job. But it was at this time that Li Yang managed to catch up, reaching Liang Xinyi's side. He threw his body down, grabbing onto Liang Xinyi and rolling to the side of the attack.

Him rolling to the side forced the Vine Wolf to alter the direction of its attack, weakening it significantly. But the attack still landed on Li Yang, its claws creating three b.l.o.o.d.y marks that went from the middle of his forehead, down over his right eye and down to his cheek.

Li Yang finished rolling to the side, quickly standing up and pus.h.i.+ng Liang Xinyi towards Liang Zhou. The three b.l.o.o.d.y marks on his face burned with pain, blood running down his face. It made for quite a gruesome sight, and it would probably leave a scar.

But Li Yang did not care. All he felt right now was excitement. His heart was beating like a drum, his face alight with searing pain, his blood was rus.h.i.+ng through his body like a tidal wave, he felt like every inch of his body was filled with strength. He had never felt this much excitement in his life, it was like his entire body was screaming in joy and excitement.

With his sword in his right hand, he locked eyes with the wolf, licking some blood from his lips as he did so. Seeing the mad glint of excitement in the eyes of Li Yang, the Vine Wolf could not help but slightly falter. It had never seen such an expression before, it could not help but feel a slight amount of fear.