Chapter 535 - 455: Can’t Do Without You (Part 2)

Chapter 535: Chapter 455: Can’t Do Without You (Part 2)

Considering the time, Ye Xiao should already be engaged with Lie Tiansheng by now, though it’s unclear how the battle is unfolding.

As for Lu Qian in Lingsha City, you still need to wait a bit longer, just a bit longer...

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Above Lingsha City, the floating battleships of both sides were tangled together, the continuous roar of cannons resounding incessantly, and the myriad beams of light illuminated the whole city. Fragments of shattered hulls kept falling from the sky, smashing into various buildings below, leaving behind massive holes.

Under Zheng Duan’s command, the Void-Soaring and Distant-Guarding Divine Ship made full use of its speed advantage, weaving through the gaps between enemy floating battleships. The spiritual power cannons of the enemy barely lit up before discovering the ship had already slipped to the other side. Many of the floating battleships couldn’t halt their actions in time, continuing to fire, inadvertently hitting their comrades instead.

Zheng Duan was acutely aware of being at a significant numerical disadvantage, realizing that mutual fire exchanges would yield no advantage. Only by charging into the enemy’s formation, thoroughly disrupting the situation, and forming local superiority, could there be a chance for victory.

"Fire!"

After several rounds of attacks, finally, three enemy ships erupted into violent explosions, crashing down amidst blazing flames and shattering into pieces with a loud boom within the city. The resulting fires even ignited buildings within the city, enveloping Lingsha City in smoke and flames.

Although eight divine ships also suffered damage, they weren’t yet critically harmed. Notably, the three ships with mystical silver defensive shields on their sides were lightly injured, with the shield’s color merely faded considerably.

The enemy commander was no amateur; he understood that if the divine ship continued to wreak havoc within his formation unchecked, it would be challenging to aim at them effectively, wasting many spiritual power cannon shots or causing friendly fire. Continuing this way might lead to failure, requiring a sacrificial but decisive action.

He gritted his teeth and issued a furious order, repositioning, with three floating battleships positioning themselves sideways to block the rear, as other enemy ships simultaneously fired and accelerated, departing the battlefield.

He was using three ships to cover, facilitating the main force’s withdrawal and regrouping!

Zheng Duan hastily altered formations to pursue, but if he ignored the three ships, they would boldly open fire, allowing the other ten enemy ships to attack from both sides. If he focused on encircling the three ships, he would fail to maintain contact with the main force.

Finally, under the relentless blockade of the three enemy ships, and the unrestrained bombardment from the other ten enemy ships ignoring incidental damage, Zheng Duan had no choice but to destroy the three blocking enemy ships first.

The booming explosions echoed consecutively, and as the three enemy ships shattered, the distant ten enemy ships opened fire in unison, destroying two divine ships simultaneously!

The sky seemed to rain down a meteor shower of flames, mechanisms clattering down, and the fire within the city grew increasingly intense.

Among the remaining six divine ships, one was heavily damaged, nearing destruction, prompting Zheng Duan to order it to descend, preventing an explosion.

Consequently, the fallen enemy ships and divine ships, carrying the still-surviving Qi Cultivators, engaged in combat throughout Lingsha City, the cries of battle growing louder and more chaotic.

The aerial combat turned into five divine ships against ten enemy ships, maintaining a one-to-two ratio, yet both sides were significantly damaged by this time.

Zheng Duan clenched his teeth, noting that he still had three divine ships carrying Yunshan Sect’s Inner Sect disciples, still retaining an advantage, and they could fight!

No matter what happens, even if all divine ships are lost, the enemy must not break into the Foundation Establishment Feather Scholars’ battlefield, nor interfere with the Sect Leader within the Glazed Tower!

...

But at this moment, within the Glazed Tower, the situation was already extremely dire.

The Blazing Fire Bright Light of the Flying Snake Daoist Soldiers had yet to recover, with their bodies mostly destroyed, teetering on the brink of collapse.

Facing one Late-Stage Foundation Establishment and two Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment opponents, it was exceedingly difficult to manage, an almost impossible challenge.

Just as Lu Qian was contemplating a solution, Master Lingyin’s most intense resistance commenced.

He parted his palms, sketching perfect arcs, and then joined them heavily in front of his chest.

In an instant, spiritual pressure surged, and spiritual power boiled.

Divine Power: Divine Tree Giant Spirit!

His body suddenly swelled, his clothes instantly tearing apart, and his skin, already tinged with a light cyan hue, twisted into an azure-green bark, covered with intricate patterns.

His body transformed into an ever-expanding trunk, his arms multiplying into a dense mass of branches, his hair turning into thick foliage, his facial features evolving into dark, gaping tree knots on the trunk, his legs into writhing roots...

A constantly enlarging tree-man emitted a low, angry roar, growing tall and strong, with countless branches and roots spreading out as if about to burst the entire Ten Extremes Ten Directions Grand Array.

Feeling the immense force bursting from the grand array, Lu Qian had no choice but to concentrate his divine sense, fully prepared to respond.

The ten-layered small array obeyed commands, layer upon layer suppressing the tree-man’s growth. Thunderbolt, fire, cold ice, Xun Wind... all sorts of attacks severed the branches and roots of the tree-man.

The two sides were locked in a difficult stalemate. If what was confining Master Lingyin now were Lu Qian’s own Five Elements Immortal Prison, it would have been broken by now!

Fortunately, it was the Golden Core Level Ten Extremes Ten Directions Grand Array, coupled with the endless spirit vein powering it, that barely suppressed Master Lingyin.

But Lu Qian had no strength left to focus on any other battlefield.

Just at that moment, a thunderous explosion sounded, with three people’s arrogant laughter following it. Lu Qian felt his heart become unbearably heavy, as an extremely dangerous sensation engulfed him; a voice inside him shouted loudly, "Run! Run!"

Everyone’s attention was drawn, and they saw that almost half of the Glazed Tower had been destroyed, its interior clearly visible.

Tao Zhongxian, who controlled the Daoist Soldiers, was smashed against a wall, his life and death uncertain. On the other hand, of the three being besieged, two Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators suffered one serious injury and one minor injury, while the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment one had a minor injury.

The Flying Snake Daoist Soldiers were completely shattered!

In front of Lu Qian, there was no longer any defense!

Except for the severely injured who couldn’t move, the two slightly injured Feathered Scholars pressed towards Lu Qian.

"Sect Leader!"

Wang Yu’s furious roar echoed across the sky, the Dantian Black Lotus quivered, and the surging spiritual evil filled every corner of his body, his body expanding once more. Heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys – the five peculiar corpse organs formed a powerful cycle, buzzing like thunder and blazing fire, driving the spiritual evil and essence blood to surge up, transforming into the Dragon Capturing and Elephant Pulling Power.

With a shake of his two red-haired monstrous arms, his body spun like the wind, and suddenly two solidly projected arms emerged from his back. The four arms each grabbed a Spear Shadow Hornless Dragon, slashing down like lightning at Yuchi Hui and the Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator!

With a loud crash, Yuchi Hui and the Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator were sent reeling by this torrential force.

Shaking off the enemies, Wang Yu rushed toward the Glazed Tower. However, a brilliant light burst behind him—it turned out that the Jade Qilin had knocked Sunx Hong and Qian Ji, who were being suppressed, from the sky and was now pouncing towards Wang Yu.

Yang Jiye was also roaring in anger, recklessly unleashing his spiritual power once more. He cast another Sky-Breaking Dao Pattern, blasting Qiuniu away, intending to dash downward speedily, but Xu Chengyun seized the opportunity, landing a Sound Wave String Kill on his back, causing him to spat blood from his mouth.

Shen Jialuo’s movements became more frantic, but the two opponents knew it was a critical moment and fearlessly entangled her on the spot.

Wu Yan’s anxiety pierced through her reason, she bit her lip, about to summon the Primordial Pearl!

However, the Primordial Pearl gently shuddered in the Dantian.

Its intention was—

Meanwhile, in front of Lu Qian, the two Feathered Scholars had already grasped their spiritual artifacts, carefully sensing that indeed there was no longer any ambush, their fierce killing intent locked onto Lu Qian tightly.

They grinned wickedly, raising the spiritual artifacts.

At that instant, despair and powerlessness enveloped Lu Qian, and with no other options left, he was about to give up the grand array and withdraw.

Suddenly, he saw a streak of red clouds.

Above the sky, a vast expanse turned fiery red. In the rapidly churning layers of crimson clouds, a streak of green light tore through the sky, crashing and exploding an enemy battleship that had blocked the way!

The screech of the Golden Crow echoed across the sky, as a Three-Legged Divine Bird, almost turned entirely into pure azure, flapped its wings and soared into the Glazed Tower. Wherever its scorching heat passed, the tower’s structure was destroyed, and with a grasp of its talons, it trapped the two Foundation Establishment cultivators inside.

"Who are you?!"

The two Foundation Establishment cultivators struggled fiercely, but their defensive spiritual artifacts were instantly crushed by the giant talons of the Divine Bird.

Within a moment, the horrifying cyan flames reduced the two Foundation Establishment cultivators to a pile of ashes.

In the next moment, the Divine Bird’s form shrank inward, the azure flames drew in, transforming into a stunning woman.

She had phoenix eyes, willow leaf eyebrows, a refined and delicate nose, full red lips, and her high ponytail sparkled with firelight as it swung.

Her curves were perfect, her figure graceful, her skin reflected a glow like flowing clouds, absolutely breathtaking.

The rarest beauty in the world, she stood alone!

She looked at Lu Qian, her brows tightly knitted.

"Lu Qian, you’re truly in a sorry state."

"Indeed," Lu Qian replied, gazing into those golden-red eyes with a slight smile, "I can’t do it without you."