Chapter 313
Chapter 313
Chapter 313 313 Return to One
June.
Just as the Taisu Federation was locked in a fierce battle against the Haiming Pollution, the Extreme Cold Sky Pollution broke out again from another corner.
Thirteen extremely cold passages were opened overnight, and a massive number of bizarre, extremely cold monsters poured in, slaughtering all living beings in the surrounding area, forcing the Federation to send troops to suppress them.
Fighting on two fronts, the Fog People chose to join the factions they agreed with.
Everyone knows that in this situation, not taking sides will inevitably lead to being eliminated first by a coalition of parties.
After all, not taking sides means potentially surrendering to the enemy, which is an unstable factor.
As the three forces expanded rapidly, some previously powerful Mistfolk cities appeared increasingly weak in comparison. They began to actively absorb surrounding free-floating forces in order to protect themselves.
Black Cloud Inner City.
Zhang Yao stood atop the Moon Tower with a grim expression, gazing at the newly floating mountain to the right of the city.
That was the fifth floating mountain built under the leadership of the three mist people of the Three Islands Alliance. If it were just floating, that would be fine.
However, the Three Islands Alliance, under the pretext of contributing to help Black Cloud fight against potential external threats, forcibly embedded their floating mountain into Black Cloud's protective array.
"I told you long ago we shouldn't have let them in!" Gongsun Xinlian sat cross-legged on the ground behind, her face icy cold.
“We have no other choice.” Zhang Yao turned around. “Tianchong City and the other major cities have absorbed a large number of wandering martial forces. Some have even gathered more than double-digit numbers of Mist People. Others have five or six. A large number of wild Mist People and newly born Mist People have been recruited and given important positions. In the battles against the outside world, the strongest and most promising batch are being rapidly selected.”
Gongsun Xinlian remained silent.
She understood that not absorbing it was tantamount to waiting for death. But absorbing it would inevitably dilute her own interests and rights.
"Still haven't we been able to contact our elder brother?" Zhang Yao sighed.
"We've managed to make contact, but it seems our elder brother is very far away, even farther than before. We can only barely sense his direction and location," Gongsun Xinlian said, bowing her head.
"Then there's nothing we can do. I suspect someone is deliberately preventing Big Brother from coming back. We can only ask Ah Hui to come back as soon as possible," Zhang Yao said helplessly.
"I will." Gongsun Xinlian was about to reply when she suddenly looked up at the sky above her.
Click.
A crisp cracking sound came from the huge sea crack overhead.
At this moment, it's not just them.
The members of the Three Islands Alliance in the distance, as well as the other powerful individuals who had joined the Black Cloud Refuge, all looked up, their attention drawn to the enormous commotion.
Even the civilians who were currently evacuating from the outer city into the inner city were drawn by the jarring noise and looked up at the sky.
Just as everyone's attention was focused on the Sea Crack.
puff!
next moment.
From the very center of that enormous crack, an enormous, pale hand emerged.
The large hand had no flesh or blood, only white bones.
But it is frighteningly large.
First, its fingers protrude from the crack.
Then, noticing that the crack seemed a bit narrow, I twisted it a few times to widen the edges of the crack as much as possible.
Immediately afterwards, while everyone was stunned into place by this sudden change,
Zhang Yao suddenly roared, and the power of his evil weapon blazed brightly. A small, colorful tower appeared behind him, releasing countless colorful particles.
"Heartless Divine Light!! Activate!"
He shouted loudly.
Colorful light suddenly shot out from the evil soldiers behind them and landed on the ground somewhere in the inner city below.
Immediately afterwards, the entire inner city seemed like a giant awakened, its body lit up with countless, dense arrays of colorful light patterns.
A huge, colorful light curtain shot into the sky, covering the city and forming a protective shield.
at the same time.
Gongsun Xinlian and the other many fog people also realized what was happening.
The members of the Mishima Alliance also opened their unique third eye, the colorful pupil, releasing a massive amount of evil weapon insect power, which flowed into the great formation to strengthen the huge light screen.
"Quick!! Quick!! This is Hai Ming's invasion! Everyone, channel all your power into the array base!!"
A deep, resounding roar came from the Mishima Alliance.
At this moment, Gongsun Xinlian also transmitted her voice at lightning speed, and everyone released all their power and poured it into the foundation of the Black Cloud Array that had been previously publicized.
Above Black Cloud City, the enormous colored light shield began to solidify at a visible speed.
And at this very moment.
The giant skeletal hand in the crack of the sea suddenly accelerated downwards and crashed down.
Boom!!!
The terrifying tremor caused everyone's eardrums to ache.
The surrounding world seemed to shake and tremble from the impact.
The entire Black Cloud City resembled an overturned, colorful bowl, its rim dented deep into the ground by the impact.
All the powerful members of the inner circle, including the Fog Man, coughed up a mouthful of blood at that moment.
The sheer, terrifying physical impact was far beyond their comprehension.
Judging by its size, that giant skeletal hand was almost only a size smaller than the entire Black Cloud City.
Even the most powerful mental energy unleashed by an ordinary fog-man would be nothing more than dust in comparison. They were on completely different levels.
嘘.
Suddenly, a strange whistling sound rang out from above. Immediately afterward, the enormous skeletal hand began to retreat. Then…
It crashed down again.
boom!!!
Click.
This time, the impact was much stronger than before, instantly creating a dent and crack in the protective shield of the Black Cloud Array.
"It's over!?" Zhang Yao stared at the giant skeletal hand shrinking again, a hint of despair in his eyes.
Once the Black Cloud is destroyed, without the decay to share the burden, the three siblings will likely be the first to enter their decay countdown.
So when the black cloud lives, they live. When the black cloud dies, they also die.
To his surprise, the giant skeletal hand did not continue its third impact; instead, it accelerated its retraction.
Return to the interior of the sea-sounding rift.
With a sense of relief, Zhang Yao keenly observed that some tiny red patches had begun to appear on the outer layer of the giant skeletal hand.
Furthermore, a large number of fine white fragments fell off its surface.
"This is... decay!?" His eyes lit up.
The law of decay dictates that the more powerful an entity is, the faster it decays and the more severe its condition becomes.
At this moment, the giant skeletal hand undoubtedly fulfilled this requirement, thus leading to its corruption by the decaying rules.
Having figured this out, Zhang Yao stared intently at the giant skeletal hand until it quickly retreated into the Sea Echo Rift, at which point he breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
Finally
call! !
Before he and Gongsun Xinlian could even breathe a sigh of relief...
The next moment, countless blue-black seawater surged out from the huge sea rift, spraying down from the dark clouds like a fountain shower.
The massive amount of seawater, like a waterfall cascading from the sky, crashed onto the colorful protective shield of Black Cloud City, then slid down the outer wall and flowed into the surrounding Jade Sea.
The originally pale green jade sea was instantly stirred up by the blue-black seawater.
Vast expanses of blue-black spread rapidly in all directions along the sea.
A faint, polluting aura of the ocean's roaring power began to gradually permeate the air.
It was a fishy, sticky, and chilling feeling that made one's skin crawl.
"This is a huge problem."
Zhang Yao's throat bobbed, his hands clenched involuntarily, and his face turned ugly.
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Zhenlong Divine Palace.
Lin Hui stared calmly at a nearby nautical chart floating in front of him.
Shenyin, Bailu, and Diyun were all present, waiting for his next instructions.
"So, this morning, within just one hour, three sea fissures in the surrounding Jade Sea area released large amounts of polluted seawater?"
Lin Hui said in a deep voice.
“Exactly. These seawaters of the Sea Sound have a strong polluting and mutating effect on mist creatures. Many mist creatures that we could originally influence and control have become more threatening after being polluted, and they can no longer be affected by us mist gods,” Shenyin said cautiously.
For some reason, not long afterward, she felt that the Dao Lord seemed more profound, mysterious, and terrifying than when they had met before.
It looks like there's no change in appearance.
Lin Hui stopped talking and just stared intently at the sea chart.
On the sea chart, the Zhenlong Divine Palace is centered on him, surrounded by different mist god forces.
Aside from Black Cloud City to the south, the other three directions are Cloud Dragon Palace, Water God Palace, and Star Extinction Island.
Like the previous Zhenlong Divine Palace, these three forces are all Mist God forces that took advantage of the chaos to absorb scattered forces in the surrounding area and grow stronger in a short period of time.
“Lord Dao, we have already harvested all the medicinal herbs within our territory. If we want more high-grade medicinal herbs, we will probably have to go to a larger area of sea and islands. But now the Sea Echo Rift has invaded us,” said the old turtle Di Yun.
"Then let's pause for a moment," Lin Hui said calmly. "Send people to contact these three forces. Let them choose: surrender or leave. Also..."
"Issue the order: I will open the mountain gates wide and accept disciples to spread the Dharma."
Di Yun and Shen Yin were both taken aback. They had previously said that it was enough for the time being and that they would not bestow the seals again, so why were they starting again now?
Lin Hui's words, though seemingly gentle, were actually domineering. They dared not disobey, so they bowed their heads in agreement and then withdrew.
After the two gods left, Bai Lu Fan Yuntian remained in the same spot.
"It seems the Dao Lord has encountered some new opportunities again?" Fan Yuntian smiled as he sized up Lin Hui.
“A little bit.” Lin Hui was somewhat curious as to how this person could tell. “Now that the world has changed so drastically, how can we lead everyone to safety if we always stay in the same place?”
"A great change in the world?" Bai Lu smiled. "The Dao Lord may not have seen the scene ten thousand years ago when numerous corrupting forces invaded at the same time. That scene was far more terrifying than what we see now. What appears lively now is actually far from the scale of a true crisis."
"Could you elaborate?" Lin Hui's heart stirred, and he leaned forward slightly.
"Actually, we'll see soon enough. This world is far from as weak as you imagine. Let's wait and see," Bai Lu replied vaguely.
Lin Hui narrowed his eyes, watching the other person turn around and slowly leave until they disappeared. He didn't say anything more.
He stood up and gazed at the smooth, magnificent stone walls inside the palace.
'If what he says is true, then all I need to do is protect those around me. In that case, my previous plan to evolve to the Qingfei Mountain floating island was correct.'
The floating island's basic defensive capabilities will be available once the large formation is deployed upon returning, and its mobility can also be achieved through relocation using the floating formation. The only thing lacking is self-sufficiency.
He plans to further refine this aspect and completely complete it.
With everything settled, he could stay in Qingfei Mountain and watch the wind and clouds drift by with his family and friends.
As for the Zhenlong Divine Palace here, it is merely a necessary tool for him to achieve this goal.
(End of this chapter)