Although he did not belong to this world, after walking alongside these people for such a long time, when he saw them fall into pools of blood with his own eyes, Nathaniel Carter's heart was filled with grief and anger.

At this moment, Nathaniel Carter no longer cared about his own safety. Faced with these man-eating Abyssals, the only thought left in Nathaniel Carter's mind was to kill them all.

"Kill!"

With a swing of his broadsword, Nathaniel Carter leapt out from his hiding place and slashed at an Abyssal at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

There were no fancy moves, only the sword techniques imprinted in his mind: drawing the blade, striking, and killing—just these three moves.

Though there were only three moves, each one was filled with deadly intent; every strike was a lethal technique.

Ah!

Crack!

Amidst the enemy's screams, Nathaniel Carter's blade directly severed the head of the fifth-level Qi Refining Abyssal.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

The other Abyssals, seeing their comrade fall under Nathaniel Carter's blade, shouted and rushed to surround Nathaniel Carter.

The ground was covered in the blood of his clansmen. Immersed in such an environment, murderous intent surged within Nathaniel Carter's heart.

Draw the blade!

Strike!

Kill!

……

Nathaniel Carter repeated these same actions, his whole being already consumed by madness.

An even more powerful divine sense swept in from afar.

Nathaniel Carter knew that this was an Abyssal expert searching for him.

Even so, Nathaniel Carter had no intention of retreating; his broadsword swung even more fiercely.

With the combat power of the seventh level of Qi Refining, facing these Abyssals whose highest was only the sixth level, there was no resistance at all. In the shortest time, six Abyssals had already fallen before Nathaniel Carter.

"Nathaniel Carter, hurry and go!"

Suddenly, a voice came from within the pile of people.

When Nathaniel Carter looked, it turned out to be an elder from his clan—he hadn't expected him to still be alive.

"I'll help you get out!"

Seeing that the elder was still alive, Nathaniel Carter didn't hesitate. He picked up the old man, slung him over his shoulder, and dashed off into the distance.

Although he hadn't been able to save his clansmen, seeing this old man alive still brought joy to Nathaniel Carter's heart.

"Stop, let me set up a formation. I have a few words to say to you."

At this moment, the old man spoke weakly.

Finding a secluded spot, Nathaniel Carter set the old man down.

The old man quickly took out some items from his ring and set up a large formation right there.

As the old man finished setting up the formation, the place completely changed. It was still the same barren land, but now no one could see who was inside.

After beckoning Nathaniel Carter into the formation, the old man began to gasp for breath.

"Senior, are you alright?"

Although he was a senior of his own clan, Nathaniel Carter could only address him this way.

After looking at Nathaniel Carter for a while, the old man nodded slightly and said, "I didn't expect you to actually master the Five Elements Demonic Art! And you haven't lost yourself!"

Still talking about the Five Elements Demonic Art!

Before Nathaniel Carter could speak, the old man sighed and said, "Just listen to me. I don't have much time left. Forcibly burning my own vitality, I can't hold on any longer! At least I didn't really become food for the Abyssals—I'm glad!"

So he had used the method of burning his vitality to forcibly raise his cultivation!

Nathaniel Carter now understood why the old man still had cultivation left.

"The Abyssals and we Bluestar people are mortal enemies. In the past, they were suppressed by us, but now it feels like problems have arisen from top to bottom, and we Bluestar people have declined. I don't know what exactly happened, but this is definitely not an issue of this level—something has gone wrong at a higher level!"

Nathaniel Carter nodded slightly, also puzzled by these matters. It was clear that this decline had been going on for a long time.

"You practice the Five Elements Demonic Art. This technique has too many uncertainties. The biggest problem is that every time you try to break through, you must endure a trial of intense desire. If your mind is unstable, your divine sense can easily become lost, and you may fall into the demonic path. This is the hidden danger of cultivating this art. Also, this technique is incomplete—it's only an exploratory path of cultivation. The entire art can only reach the Foundation Establishment stage. To go further, you must deduce it yourself!"

Nathaniel Carter had no idea about the details of this technique. It was the first time he learned about it from the old man, and he hadn't expected that it would require constant deduction.

As Nathaniel Carter was pondering this, the old man's eyes lit up. He looked at Nathaniel Carter and said, "Do you know why we would protect you even at the cost of our lives? You must understand, our clan's experts are growing fewer and fewer. The highest cultivation now is only a Nascent Soul expert. The biggest problem is that we've lost our inheritance—our cultivation techniques are gone. So, since you were able to cultivate the Five Elements Demonic Art, that is a kind of hope. I hope you can hold fast to your heart and keep deducing the Five Elements Demonic Art."

"Is the Five Elements Demonic Art really that terrifying?" Nathaniel Carter couldn't help but ask.