Chapter 823 - 818: Battle of the Profound Water Palace (Part 5)
Tito imitated and shared his Light Forged Barrier shield with the rest of the Awakeners in the team.
However, as a result, the light of Alvarez and Tito’s Light Forged Barriers dimmed significantly.
Facing the Yellow Springs canopy, Alvarez swung the Holy Flame Cross Slash with all his might, temporarily tearing open a gap. He and Tito rushed out, followed closely by the other Awakener affiliates trying to escape.
As for the Yellow Springs water droplets falling from the rift, they merely corroded faint blue smoke on the surface of everyone’s Light Forged Barrier, without piercing through completely.
Tito’s wide-ranged attack effectively delayed Rein’s pursuit. Relying solely on Leia’s Starlight spell damage was evidently insufficient to retain these two Awakener teams.
The two teams fled in panic.
The remaining Red Race team also attempted to escape, only to be intercepted by Bai Pu ordering the Demon Spider Empress.
The Demon Spider Empress plunged her hands into the ground, infusing demonic power to create a large web, binding their movements!
The current web binding was significantly stronger than before, a result of the Demon Spider Empress devouring strong entity remains, especially Gaton’s "Hundred Weapons Dao Body" and the Demon General Blood Weave’s carcass, thereby enhancing both the artifact spirit and shield base material strength.
Previously, Mystical Arts energy could easily snap the web, and it was hardly effective against Quasi-Advanced Awakeners.
Now, with the web strength significantly increased, it took multiple chops with Mystical Arts energy for Advanced Red Race Awakeners to sever a single strand.
The delay efficiency of the web binding greatly improved!
Bai Pu didn’t bother with Alvarez and Tito’s teams, or rather, he intentionally let them go.
Because Bai Pu learned from Rein that both had uncommon backgrounds!
Tito was part of the Boto Gray People "Beard Faction," considered a well-known local force on the Silver Heart Continent.
Alvarez was even more exceptional, coming from the "Holy Covenant" organization. The Holy Covenant was a Transcendent Power rumored to have divine shadow support behind it.
As for why a force under divine command wouldn’t become electors but would join the Gaia Group, Bai Pu had some guesses.
It was nothing more than borrowing a shell to lay eggs, as the Holy Covenant had limited Extraordinary Seed quotas, and joining the Gaia Group increased Alvarez’s chances of acquiring Extraordinary Seed resources.
Bai Pu had Earth behind him, and now the only organization with a direct interest conflict with Earth was the Burning Ash. Bai Pu didn’t want to make enemies everywhere, so he focused on crushing the Burning Ash Organization.
There were other reasons as well.
The death of Bron and the escape of the two newly promoted Major Generals had already sealed the victory of this battle at the Profound Water Palace.
Now, it was time to reap the victory’s fruits. With Bai Pu’s side being few in number, devouring the Bron team and the Blood Bat Tribe was already the limit.
If they became too greedy and tried to retain the two new Major General teams, a desperate counterattack from the other side might overwhelm Bai Pu’s capacity.
From Mei Xi’s perspective, she also preferred to retain Bron’s Red Race team!
At least it could serve as half the vengeance.
Rein, seeing the Demon Spider Empress capture the remaining Red Race Awakeners, understood Bai Pu’s intent.
It was time for Rein and Leia to show their allegiance sincerity.
Rein hesitated slightly.
Instead, Leia acted directly, with Continuous Star Burst instantly crippling one person, shouting, "Rein! Quick—"
Rein let out a bitter smile, spreading his arms wide, enveloping all the remaining Red Race members with the Heaven and Earth Copper Furnace True Intent Prototype.
"Furnace Blade, do you really want to exterminate us completely?!"
The remaining Red Race Awakeners were furious, as many Awakener teams on the Silver Heart Continent’s Awakener circle often encountered each other. There was an unwritten rule.
If the parties had irreconcilable interest conflicts, they would rely on their abilities, life, and death regardless—naturally, interest barters also took place, but no need to elaborate here.
If one side lost, accepted it, and chose to flee the battlefield, the victors sparing them as a favor was normal—after all, no one knew if they’d be matched in the same faction again or genuinely cooperate.
Now, when the Red Race Awakeners tried to flee, with Rein and Leia stopping, trying to capture the Red Race remnants in one fell swoop, it undoubtedly violated the unspoken rule.
"It was you, the Red Race, who wanted to exterminate me," Bai Pu’s voice came from afar, "The other two teams can be released because they are likely to leave this realm, not affecting our plan. But you Red Race people won’t rest until you see me dead!"
Rein said calmly, "The Red Race is just a pack of mad dogs. Leia, since we’re doing this, do it thoroughly; not one can escape."
The remaining Red Race couldn’t escape and could only turn back to attack Rein and Leia.
Bai Pu let out a sigh of relief. He gently set down Mei Xi, leaped onto the back of the Winged Tooth Beast King, like a mighty Dragon Knight, and charged towards the Blood Bats.
A glint of cold light arrived first, then the spear moved like a dragon!
The Doomsday Spear thrust towards the Blood Bats with piercing continuous stabs.
The weapon length of the Doomsday Spear was secondary; the Blade Qi bursting from the spear tip had killing power too!
The Winged Tooth Beast King and Bai Pu were of one mind, coordinating Bai Pu’s attack, claw strikes, and tail sweeps, fighting joyfully.
The Blood Bat’s body shifted continuously, activating its talent skill "Absorbing Blood," attempting to draw blood from Bai Pu’s back wound to restore its Life Value.
However, Bai Pu had already gathered Magic Sand, forcibly condensing a layer of Armor of Sand over the back wound, sealing it.
The Blood Bat’s Absorbing Blood only makes Bai Pu’s blood stir, seeping from the Armor of Sand’s crevice, without causing the expected blood gushing, resulting in negligible damage and healing effects.
One spear, two spears, three spears!
The Blood Bat couldn’t deflect and was repeatedly impaled. Even though it was a Numerical Monster, with a long Blood Bar, it remained a fragile Agility-type, and after several rounds, its Life Value had slipped to the critical line, very precarious!
"Caw—"
The Blood Bat activated the "Sound Wave Scream" again!
The conduction speed of the sound wave was extremely fast, and as you heard it, the Control Skill had already arrived.
This time, Bai Pu’s Merciless Slaughter state ended, forcibly stunned.
The Winged Tooth Beast King Da Fei acted as a Protector and swung its tail to strike, trying to repel the Blood Bat.
But suddenly, the Blood Bat exploded into a swarm of crimson-eyed Demon Bats!
Talent Skill: Dark Night Prey!
The Demon Bat swarm bypassed Da Fei’s tail swipe, swarming densely upon Bai Pu.
Seeing the Demon Bats’ drooling mouths, carrying unknown viruses, Bai Pu certainly wasn’t going to let them bite.
The Winged Tooth Beast King Da Fei, bearing Bai Pu, activated the Shield of Mountains and Seas, and with Gang Step howling, paired with rapid flight between wing beats, desperately evaded the pursuing Demon Bat swarm.
The Demon Bat swarm pursued relentlessly, but the brief second interval ended quickly, and Bai Pu recovered from the abnormal state!
Counterattack!
This time, Bai Pu used the Viewing the Sea Mystical Arts - Storm Sea Eye! The Prismatic Demon Fighting Qi burst from the spear tip, stirring the surrounding airflow, forming a rotating spherical storm vortex! Capturing the pursuing Demon Bat swarm into the Storm Sea Eye.
Then Da Fei opened its mouth, a terrifying energy gathering inside its maw—
Mountain and Sea Appearance - Cannon Bombardment!