Chapter 331 - 198: Fengjiang City Under Attack

Chapter 331: Chapter 198: Fengjiang City Under Attack

Upon hearing Star Night’s words, You Weiwei’s expression suddenly grew as grave as his.

What!?

The Shuojin Federation and the Mirage Sea Federation are actually at war!?

This is far too sudden!

I only knew that relations between the Shuojin Alliance and the Mirage Sea Alliance were tense. I never heard any rumors of war breaking out.

The Shuojin Federation and the Mirage Sea Federation share a border, and both are adjacent to the Xin Xia Federation.

And Fengjiang City is the only city in the Xin Xia Federation that borders both the Shuojin Federation and the Mirage Sea Federation.

On the Dragon’s Roost Continent, the Xin Xia Federation is solidly ranked in the top two in terms of both strength and prosperity.

Its overall power far surpasses that of the Shuojin and Mirage Sea Federations.

Even if the Shuojin and Mirage Sea Federations were to truly go to war, they shouldn’t dare let the conflict spill over into Fengjiang City.

Yet Fengjiang City has been raided multiple times. Could it be that the Xin Xia Federation’s old rival, the Blazing Kite Federation, is also involved?

You Weiwei was very clear-headed and immediately recognized the gravity of the situation.

You Weiwei dropped the subject of reforming Starlight Academy and spoke in an extremely serious tone.

"Star Night, I’m heading to the Royal Court now."

"I will relay all information from the Royal Court meeting to you immediately."

"With the Slaughter Venerable stationed in Fengjiang City, I imagine that even with the raids, the city itself won’t suffer any major losses."

Hearing You Weiwei mention the Slaughter Venerable, Star Night’s expression turned odd for a moment.

’That warmonger, the Slaughter Venerable, is probably hoping for the situation to escalate.’

’It’s precisely because the Royal Capital is too peaceful that the Slaughter Venerable volunteered to guard the border’s Heroic City, Fengjiang City.’

’Although the Slaughter Venerable is a warmonger, his power is undeniable.’

’As long as no expert at the level of the Peak of Ten Thousand Nations makes a move against Fengjiang City, the Slaughter Venerable is more than capable of ensuring its safety.’

After watching You Weiwei leave, Star Night stood at a window on the top floor of the Star Frost Tower, his gaze profound as he looked down.

He felt as if the rippling green surface of Star Frost Lake was now shrouded in a layer of gloom.

A bad premonition lingered in Star Night’s heart.

Zhong Yi had been waiting for nearly an hour in the canopy created by the Endless Wood Demon’s Basic Skill, Fantasy Combination.

Relying on the Endless Wood Demon’s Exclusive Trait, Wooden Eye Peeping, Zhong Yi keenly spotted a gray shadow streaking at high speed toward Hong Ji.

This gray shadow was clearly using some kind of stealth technique. If not for the Wooden Eye formed by the Endless Wood Demon, Zhong Yi would have been completely unable to detect any trace of it with his own eyes.

The moment Zhong Yi detected the gray shadow, he relayed the information to Hong Ji.

Hong Ji appeared to be standing still, unmoving, as if completely unaware of someone approaching from behind.

But in reality, the instant she received Zhong Yi’s message, six tentacles had already burst from the soles of her feet and burrowed into the soft earth below.

As the gray shadow drew near Hong Ji, Zhong Yi used All Things Exploration to inspect it.

[Name]: An Che

[Race]: Horror Race

[Level]: First Level

[Bloodline]: Horror Face

[Contract]: Contractible

[Contractual Relationship]: None

[Rule]: None

[Fate Grid]: Green

Abilities

[Horror Attachment]: Infuses Horror Power, awakened by the Bloodline, into a tool specialized from one’s own bones. When the tool makes contact with something connected to the target, the Horror Power is transmitted into the target’s body, magnifying their inner fear and plunging them into a state of despair.

[Curved Blade Wheel Slash]: During an attack with a blade, project one’s internal Energy to strike a target from a distance. Each hit will inflict continuous, cyclical slashes on the target.

[Leaf-Treading Ghost Step]: Rapidly approach a target with erratic and agile footwork, making one’s movements as imperceptible as a ghost. Even stepping on dry leaves produces no sound.

’An Che, a member of the Horror Race with a green Fate Grid, who hasn’t mastered any Power of Rules.’

’This level of strength is comparable to the first opponent Zhong Yi faced on the Soul Fighting Platform.’

’Still, from Zhong Yi’s perspective, the Bloodline of the Horror Race is quite interesting.’

’The Bloodline of the Horror Race is divided into two types: the Horror Vein and the Fear Vein. Judging from An Che’s Horror Attachment ability, An Che has awakened the Horror branch of the Horror Race’s Bloodline.’

’Horror Face is the most basic level of the Horror Race’s Bloodline.’

’In combat, An Che can use his attacks to influence his opponent with his own Bloodline, magnifying the fear in his opponent’s heart, driving them into a state of despair.’

’With their minds on the verge of collapse from despair, even if An Che is much weaker than his opponent, he can still kill them by exploiting the fear in their hearts.’

’A person’s innermost fears are related to their life experiences.’

’The stronger one is, the more life-and-death situations they’ve faced, and the greater the wealth they’ve amassed, the more things they likely have to fear.’

’In a way, the Bloodline of the Horror Race is like a weaker version of a Fear Rule.’

’However, An Che has chosen the wrong opponent. As a Fusion Secret Puppet, Hong Ji truly has nothing to fear in her heart.’

’If there’s anything that could truly make Hong Ji afraid, it would probably be having no food and going hungry for a long time.’

’If Hong Ji were to fall into such an emotional state, then An Che, the one fighting her, would become the closest source of food.’

’An Che would have to face a Hong Ji driven mad by her food-guarding instincts!’

’An Che is no match for Hong Ji. Zhong Yi doesn’t even need Lan Po and Ice Glaze to assist her.’

’An Che is about to fight Hong Ji, and it’s highly likely that another opponent is hiding and observing from the shadows.’

’If Zhong Yi makes a move to help Hong Ji, he risks exposing himself to that hidden observer.’

Just then, Lan Po, who was in Zhong Yi’s arms, swept his long tail across Zhong Yi’s chest with slight agitation, his gaze fixed on an area off to the side.

Lan Po, a Silver Shuttle Dream Weaving Cat, was a Spiritual Element Guardian Beast with extremely strong perception.

Lan Po had clearly discovered someone lurking there!

Zhong Yi looked toward that area using his Wooden Eye, but there was too much cover, and his sight couldn’t reach the hidden target.

This prevented Zhong Yi from using All Things Exploration to investigate the target.

Lan Po’s four-colored pupils quietly lit up, and a Silver Shuttle materialized before its eyes.

In an instant, the Silver Shuttle hovering before Lan Po’s eyes silently shattered.

By consuming a Dream Silver Shuttle, Lan Po cast its Basic Skill, Weaving Dreams, on the target hidden in the shadows.

Lan Po’s Basic Skill, Weaving Dreams, was executed silently, making it difficult for affected creatures to perceive the attack.

However, this person clearly sensed Lan Po’s attack.

Zhong Yi spotted a figure, even more ethereal than the gray shadow attacking Hong Ji, darting away in the distance.

Even with the Wooden Eye formed by the Endless Wood Demon, Zhong Yi found it difficult to get a clear view of the figure through the cover of the jungle.

So, Zhong Yi decided to ignore the person who had just been hiding in the shadows!

’It isn’t easy for Lan Po to form a Dream Silver Shuttle; it has to devour ten complete dreams to create one.’

’The dream triggered by consuming a Dream Silver Shuttle will cause the target to become deeply immersed in a dreamscape.’

’Since the person hiding in the shadows was able to sense Lan Po’s attack, they would certainly resist the effects of Weaving Dreams.’

’When that happens, Lan Po’s Exclusive Trait, Successor Nightmare, will activate, confusing the hidden person’s ability to distinguish between dream and reality.’

’Once the Nightmare is unleashed, it will continuously infect and spread to surrounding targets.’

’These targets, infected by the Nightmare from Lan Po’s attack, will act like individual beacons. They will have nowhere to hide from Lan Po’s perception.’

’That figure just now has become a source for the Nightmare infection created by Lan Po.’

According to Lan Po’s senses, the figure had already fled far away.

Meanwhile, the duel between Hong Ji and An Che was already reaching its conclusion.

An Che had gotten the chance to enter the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm by relying on his use of Bloodline Power.

With his Horror Race Bloodline rendered ineffective, An Che was nothing more than a bottom-tier participant among all those in the Divine Origin Slaughter Secret Realm.