Chapter 450 - 422: Dragonman Lie Lin, the Yulan Battlefield
CRACK.
The monstrously imposing and bizarrely sinister old monster in the green robe.
In an instant, right before the cultivators’ eyes, he transformed into a lifelike ice sculpture. Then, like a firework, he exploded with a BOOM!
SWISH!
Shards of ice mixed with blood and bone scattered in all directions!
This strange sight left the cultivators on deck speechless, stunned into silence.
However, at that moment, Xv Yiyi’s eyes suddenly lit up.
For some reason, a sliver of hope bloomed in her heart.
It was a baseless, purely conjectural hope, but it inexplicably gave her a sense of peace.
WHOOSH!
The clouds churned like a sea as the Gang Wind howled and swirled.
A massive, pitch-black warship covered in an exoskeleton, like a floating mountain range that blotted out the sky, slowly descended!
OMM.
A shadow flickered into existence.
In mid-air, a bewitchingly handsome young man in dark robes appeared.
With a single thought, the wall of poisonous wind trapping the cultivators dissipated like smoke.
"That’s... Yehai!"
"Greetings, Mr. Yehai! We will never forget your great kindness!"
Recognizing Su Ye’s identity, the cultivators on deck were overcome with shock, joy, and gratitude, and they knelt to show their thanks.
If he hadn’t intervened, given the wicked ways of the cultivators from Candle Python Cave, they most likely would not have escaped with their lives today!
"Mm."
Su Ye nodded slightly.
Saving these cultivators was merely a side matter.
He looked toward the Xv siblings and asked,
"Are you two unharmed?"
"Judging by your direction, you came from Black Wind Canyon up ahead? What’s the situation at that Luotian Array? Has it... already fallen?"
"Thank you for your concern, sir. My younger sister and I are unharmed." Xv Xiuping didn’t dare to be slow, bowing hurriedly.
"As for Black Wind Canyon..." Xv Xiuping paused.
His face was filled with bitterness and sorrow as he sighed.
"A short while ago, a Tier Four Mid Stage Dragon-man appeared outside Black Wind Canyon. And it seemed to have a very good understanding of the array’s weaknesses."
"Within an hour, it destroyed the array at Black Wind Canyon."
"It charged straight in and slaughtered its way into the canyon. The few Crystallization Realm guardians fought hard to resist, but I estimate... that by now, Black Wind Canyon has probably fallen."
Hearing this, Su Ye’s expression remained unchanged as he nodded slightly.
He had already expected Black Wind Canyon to fall.
"A Tier Four Mid Stage Dragon-man, you say?"
"I understand."
After speaking, he swiped his palm through the air. A frigid energy surged and condensed into a small, ice-silver sword made of Crystalized Magical Power.
"This sword was formed from a wisp of my Magical Power. An ordinary Crystallization Realm cultivator would find it difficult to block even a single strike."
"The road ahead is treacherous. Take this sword for protection."
The Ice Silver Small Sword landed in Xv Xiuping’s hand.
"This..."
Xv Xiuping caught the ice sword, his hands trembling slightly, his mind in a daze.
The value of this Ice Silver Small Sword was immeasurable. Based on its power, it was more than enough to serve as an heirloom for the Xv Family, securing their fortune for centuries!
"Thank you, Mr. Su!"
Xv Xiuping bowed deeply.
"The battle is urgent, so there’s no time to reminisce."
"Take care, you two. We’ll meet again if fate allows."
Su Ye was nonchalant. He waved his hand, gave a light chuckle, and his figure dissolved into a shadow.
The Ghostly Flood Dragon soared into the sky, entered the Gangfeng Layer, and became a black and red meteor streaking toward Black Wind Canyon!
After Su Ye left, Xv Xiuping gazed into the distance and bowed deeply to show his gratitude.
Xv Yiyi did the same, bowing in the direction Su Ye had disappeared.
A long while later, only then did she raise her head, her beautiful eyes shimmering with infatuation.
’Mr. Su...’
...
「At this moment.」
Having obtained the intelligence, Su Ye piloted the Ghostly Flood Dragon, racing toward Black Wind Canyon at top speed!
Along the way, whenever he encountered any Tier Three creature from Candle Python Cave, regardless of its type, he annihilated it directly with a single pulse of his Divine Sense!
Within half an hour, Su Ye rampaged without restraint, his Divine Sense flashing as he eliminated nearly ten Tier Three creatures. This led him to a pleasant discovery!
’Killing Dragon-men also provides experience points!’
Su Ye’s mind stirred.
The experience points from Dragon-men were generally ten to thirty percent more than what he got from killing beasts of the same tier!
Just three Dragon-men had given Su Ye ten thousand experience points!
’Experience packs!’
The insectoid beasts were far inferior in comparison.
When Su Ye had been guarding Black Flame Fortress, he had killed some insectoid beasts as well.
These concocted, artificial lifeforms seemed to have a fundamental flaw. Only Tier Two or higher insectoid beasts provided experience points, and the amount was nearly slashed in half compared to beasts of the same tier.
’Still... given the sheer number of insectoid beasts, the experience they provide could also be quite substantial.’
Su Ye mused.
Soon, an island that looked like an open crab claw appeared in Su Ye’s field of vision in the distant sea.
As he drew closer, he could see that this crab-claw island was formed by two steep mountain peaks.
These two peaks formed a canyon, and the Luotian Array was set up there.
At the same time, outside the canyon, currents of air filled with black baleful energy, their destructive power no less than that of the Gang Wind, howled and spun!
This was how Black Wind Canyon got its name!
The Flame Alliance had built their fortress inside the canyon, using the area’s black baleful winds as a geographical advantage to resist the enemy.
However, this sturdy fortress had already fallen.
The ground was littered with the corpses of cultivators, and the fortress was damaged beyond recognition.
Insectoid beasts skilled in burrowing and transport overturned collapsed structures, dug out the blood-stained, mutilated corpses of cultivators, and carried them back to the Flesh Nest to be stored as food.
There were no living people left in the entire Luotian Array.
Su Ye’s eyes narrowed, a trace of killing intent flaring within them.
"Jiaojiao."
"Calibrate all firing solutions. Prepare to charge the main cannon."
...
The Luotian Array.
Of the silver-white pillar, only the base remained.
Countless metal fragments lay scattered about, cracked and devoid of spiritual energy.