Chapter 1207: 955
"What? At this time, Long Yi was clearly at a loss!" Zulal said.
"Long Yi hides too many secrets. You haven’t had much contact with him, so you don’t know. But I do know that no matter how bad the environment seems, Long Yi always manages to escape. Not to mention, I’ve even blasted him into a star several times, but he always returned here. Can you do that?" Elma said.
Can I do that? Are you kidding me? If I could do that, wouldn’t I have already unified the Plane? Why would I still be here?
Of course, Zulal could not voice those thoughts out loud; he could only silently shake his head.
"So, Lyd Jon is just creating a fallback for himself. Facing a powerful opponent like Long Yi, no one can stand before him without fear. Lyd Jon is wisely using Long Yi’s presumptuous nature against him, as he always scorns to kill enemies who are much weaker than himself," Elma said, sneaking a glance at the Ascender beside him. The Ascender slightly nodded, and Elma immediately felt relieved.
"So, do we just do nothing? What a great opportunity?" Zulal asked anxiously, his gaze darting between the Ascender and Elma.
"Why is Long Yi here? What is the reason?" the Ascender finally asked.
Isn’t it because of you!
Zulal thought to say, but he ultimately held his tongue.
"Because of me," Zulal said.
"No, it’s because of me," the Ascender said. "Because I want to show you that it’s too easy for me to throw some trouble your way. I can make Long Yi find this place instantly, and I can make everyone who despises you find it instantly. I can even restore the memories you’ve been desperately trying to hide and hand you over to Little Zi for a soul interrogation."
Saying this, the Ascender glanced at Elma. Instantly, Elma’s head was covered in cold sweat. His hidden memory was his greatest reliance, and once his memory was restored, once Little Zi appeared here; once Little Zi began to interrogate his soul. Then everything would be over, the moment Long Yi acquired what he wanted, he himself, along with his Ancient Mage Tower, would cease to exist in an instant!
Elma would never forget that clash between Long Yi and the Ascender, the destruction it caused still hadn’t been completely repaired until now!
Elma anxiously looked at the Ascender, eager to say something, but the Ascender raised a hand and stopped him: "But I didn’t do so because my descendant Hayden was desperately preventing me in my consciousness, and because Elma has always shown me great respect. So I do not intend to vent my irritation with your defiance on every individual aboard this small spaceship. But remember my words, Zulal, if this happens again, I will still summon Long Yi,"
"So this time!" Zulal thought the Ascender would take matters into his own hands.
"This time, you figure it out yourselves," the Ascender said.
Zulal was helpless, while Elma was glaring angrily at Zulal at this moment. Zulal had never doubted his own loyalty, but ever since the Ascender had killed his nephew, he had harbored great prejudice against the Ascender, and this bias had evidently led to a big mistake!
Inside the trap room, Long Yi was still sitting there, looking at Lyd Jon. But strangely, Long Yi’s lungs were still moving! Logically speaking, there was no air here, so what was the point of him moving like that?
Soon Lyd Jon found that, although the air had been continuously sucked from the room, there seemed to always be air present.
A leak?
Obviously not!
So where was the air leak?
Could it be...
"Hey, you don’t really think I would run around the Plane without any preparation, do you?" Long Yi laughed. He grinned, and air actually spurted out between his teeth, making a hissing sound!
"It seems I made a mistake," Lyd Jon said with a resigned smile.
"He’s filled his private space with air, and now he’s continuously breathing the air from his private space!" Elma exclaimed in surprise, changing the topic, shifting attention.
"That’s not surprising. These are all the things I initially taught him," the Ascender said.
"How long can he last?" Elma asked anxiously.
"A long time," the Ascender said.
Although no specific time was mentioned, the words ’a long time’ were enough to send a chill through Elma.
"Is there no other way?" Elma asked anxiously.
Just then, several people hurried in. They took out a series of devices from their private spaces and assembled them together.
It was actually a cannon.
"No way, are you joking?" Long Yi laughed.
"Now is when your defenses are the weakest. If we don’t try now, we might not get another chance," the person who just entered, clearly a researcher, said excitedly while looking at Long Yi.
"If we’re lucky enough to kill Long Yi directly, we’ll have made a great achievement!" another person said excitedly, dreaming big.
"I think that might be a bit difficult," Long Yi laughed first.
"This is a specialized solid cannon we developed, and now it’s finally found its use, haha!"
Boom!
Energy surged, propelling the metal projectile directly toward Long Yi, who reacted with lightning speed and dodged it. The projectile embedded in the barrier’s inner wall and abruptly came to a stop.
"A one-way barrier, huh? I thought there might be a chance," Long Yi lamented.
"When dealing with you, we can’t afford to be careless, we have to think of every possibility. For example, by making you move around a lot now, you’ll use up a large amount of air, bringing us one step closer to victory," Lyd Jon said.
"That sounds quite reasonable, but playing this game, I’ll hold a grudge," Long Yi said.
"At this point, even if you hold a grudge, we can’t do anything about it, can we?" Lyd Jon said helplessly.
The cannon kept firing without pause, and Long Yi dodged most of the bullets, but one bullet, spinning wildly, came around and hit him. Unable to dodge, Long Yi simply punched it hard. The immense kinetic force pushed Long Yi back until he finally hit the barrier. Then, holding the projectile, Long Yi returned to the center of the arena.
"Come on, continue, let’s see what else you’ve got."
Elma, who was monitoring the situation from the top of the tower, was truly stunned. Long Yi’s physical toughness was incredibly strong. Without using any energy, he could still withstand a cannon shot!
"Don’t be envious. You already possess the power of the Dragon Clan in your body. Your potential achievements will far exceed his; you can only look up to your future," the Ascender said.
"Yes, teacher!" Elma said excitedly. Since the Ascender said so, it meant he wasn’t annoyed with him! It was truly great!
"We’ll use poison!" shouted the one operating the cannon.
Suddenly, various poisoned projectiles were thrown in. Long Yi frowned slightly. This stuff was not easy to deal with, but Long Yi was not without means.
The private space opened, and a set of Divine Armor was taken out.
This set of Divine Armor was small, an early product of the Sanctuary Empire. It was inoperative because it could not mobilize energy, but it was fully enclosed.
Seeing Long Yi don the Divine Armor, Elma was completely at a loss.
"No worries, you keep going, I can still hold on," Long Yi said nonchalantly.
But Lyd Jon couldn’t be nonchalant, as some Semi-Crazy Demons’ mana had already begun to decrease significantly. The struggle here had lasted too long, and maintaining two spells at the same time for such a long duration consumed a terrifying amount of energy. Especially against a powerhouse like Long Yi, most of the Semi-Crazy Demons were going all out, not daring to conserve at all, fearing that any conservation could lead to a disastrous event.
"Hey, I advise you to just surrender now. Why waste your time?" Little Seven suddenly spoke up, having been quietly watching all along.
"Humph, even if we’re underperforming, our teacher is still here, what does Long Yi count for? Right, teacher?" Elma’s expression was almost sycophantic.
"I’m not going to interfere in this matter," Long Yi said, "but I think it’s time to deploy the Holy Temple Knights."
When Long Yi said the first part of the sentence, Elma’s heart went cold; he wished he could knock Zulal down to vent his frustration on the Ascender. But when he heard the second part, he realized that things were far from irreparable. The Ascender hadn’t abandoned them!
Elma was almost in tears.
The Holy Temple Knights, who had just assembled, were originally there to train Elma, and now they were queuing up in the room trapping Long Yi.
"Restore the air here, Lyd Jon," Elma commanded.
Lyd Jon nodded, although he wasn’t sure what had happened. But in his eyes, the Holy Temple Knights were Long Yi’s own troops. Since they were his own troops, there surely was no chance they would harm Long Yi himself!
The air was restored, and the unaccomplished cannon crew withdrew sullenly. They had hoped they might gain some advantage, but the result was no different from before.
Long Yi emerged from the Divine Armor, stored it back in his private space, and watched the Holy Temple Knights continue to arrive. His smile gradually faded.
"The power of the Ascender, you truly haven’t forgotten about retrieving your Holy Temple, have you? My teacher?" Long Yi asked softly.
The Holy Temple?
Elma sharply caught onto this key term.
Initially, Elma felt some confusion about the term "Holy Temple Knights." There was clearly nothing called the Holy Temple here, but why did the Ascender name those people Holy Temple Knights? Now, Long Yi’s words made Elma realize one thing: the Ascender truly possessed a Holy Temple!
At that moment, the Ascender still wore a smile, neither confirming nor denying. Long Yi continued, "Teacher, oh teacher, you once said that the Holy Temple hides God’s secrets. If you could obtain that secret, you’d be invincible across the three major planes, even the strongest race from the upper planes, the Celestial Clan from Heaven Realm, would seem like mere ants in your eyes. Yet now you’ve named this motley crew the Holy Temple Knights, don’t you find it ironic?"
To be invincible across the three major planes! Even the upper plane’s Celestial Clan is no match!
These words struck Elma like a hammer, leaving him too shocked to speak. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on QiDian (qidian.com), and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)
