Chapter 627: Operation 585, Part 5
More than a thousand miles away from Wushan Prefecture.
In the sea of trees near an official road.
Experts from the White Ten Sect and the Human Immortal Temple were fiercely battling.
It was like a white water balloon surrounded and entwined by a red mist.
The White Ten Sect was strong in defense and power; their moves were simple, but the explosiveness at close range was terrifying.
While the Human Immortal Temple excelled in speed and self-healing, constantly weaving through the surroundings with a speed at a higher tier.
The most intense was at the center, where two Human Immortal Grandmasters from the Celestial Character Institute were engaged with France from the Holy Cross Star of the White Ten Sect.
These three had long gone into True Flame; each person’s physique had expanded and enlarged, opening two or three layers of Extreme State, every move resembling an explosion, scaring away anyone from getting close.
Bang bang bang!!
The continuous sounds of dense exchanges were like the incessant bombardment of the ground by gun barrels.
The ground for miles around could feel the vibration.
Sun Chaoyue and Ye Bai had already been brought farther away by Chang Yuqing, watching from afar.
"The situation doesn’t look good." Chang Yuqing’s face was heavy. "There’s still no movement from the experts at the Grand Alliance. In theory, Cituogang Port, being Great Spirit’s largest port, should have a lot of experts stationed nearby. The Grand Alliance’s Super Grades should also be plentiful.
But until now, it’s been at least several hours, and still no movement...."
"Could they be intercepted?" Ye Bai asked deeply, her reminder just now bringing her some newfound respect.
"Possibly, but that makes it even more dangerous because it means the vanguard of the White Ten Sect is much stronger than we imagined!" Chang Yuqing’s mind was quite clear.
"With just the force of the White Ten Sect, achieving this is impossible! They wouldn’t have the guts to recklessly invade Great Spirit, so...."
"So... they’re not alone, the White Ten Sect might just be the appetizer!" Ye Bai nodded.
As a princess and former executive of the Golden Wing Pavilion, she also had access to a lot of intelligence, making her sharp in this regard.
"This is troublesome..." Ye Bai knew the Grand Alliance, though currently suppressing the forces of the world, had underlying currents; seemingly peaceful, many places still hid massive risks.
Now with the White Ten Sect’s invasion.... it’s feared....
"Just the Human Immortal Temple can’t stop them." She knew the Human Immortal Temple was a force built by Zhang Rongfang, his reputation has grown significantly over the past years, with both power and strength very formidable.
But ultimately, the Human Immortal Temple was just an emerging force, even weaker than the White Ten Sect, let alone the massive unknown forces following the White Ten Sect.
No matter how prodigious Zhang Rongfang was, he was just at Spirit General level strength.
Ye Bai thought of this, and suddenly felt a sense of melancholy.
She suddenly recalled her memories of teaching Zhang Rongfang the Golden Roc Secret Record at night in Tan Yang City years ago.
Back then, Zhang Rongfang was just an ordinary martial artist, hiding some minor secrets, not even Ninth Grade.
Who would have thought, within just a few years, he’d step into the top circle of Great Spirit, capable of opposing Spirit Generals.
And she, was still of the original Super Grade Three Emptiness. That was only after she broke through the previous year.
Looking at those two blood-red figures in the distance, like blood-red bats, swirling, dancing, and attacking the Holy Cross Star of the White Ten Sect in the middle.
’Even his subordinates can send out Grandmasters...’
Ye Bai recalled how she could hardly protect her closest guard maid, and a strong sense of bitterness surged within her.
’If... back then... I could have brought him into the fold... no... recruit him as a consort...’
Such thoughts suddenly rose in Ye Bai’s mind.
If she could have brought Zhang Rongfang under her command back then, perhaps now things wouldn’t be so powerless... Lu Luo wouldn’t have died.
Missing out on such a terrifying potential top genius was painful for anyone.
Especially as she nearly brushed past him, a slightly skewed thought could have made the difference....
Unfortunately, everything can’t be redone.
With a bang, a gigantic humming sound exploded, pulling her from her daze.
The three distant figures parted again; the armor on France’s Holy Cross Star showed damage, his face wasn’t as composed as before.
Clearly, he suffered quite a loss.
"We must seize the opportunity to retreat! It’s not worthwhile to alone fight against the White Ten Sect’s army!" Chang Yuqing had already decided on the plan.
She quickly issued orders, and the experts of the Human Immortal Temple began to gradually retreat. Taking the initiative, their speedy retreat was much quicker than the opponents.
But... just as they started to move.
From the distance, another figure rapidly approached.
"France! Haven’t you solved it yet!? I’m already done there, the Archbishop wants me to help you."
Before the figure arrived, the voice did.
Only this voice was in West Yi language, and among those present, only Ye Bai understood this language.
Her face changed drastically, translating for Chang Yuqing and others.
Immediately, the Human Immortal Temple felt like they were facing a great enemy.
"Retreat!" The Bloodline Grandmaster of the Celestial Character Institute raised a hand and shouted.
"Trying to escape? Can you get away?" France laughed, raising his great sword and pursuing.
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Wish Girl Gorge.
On the Human Immortal Platform, Zhang Rongfang looked up, squinting at Auduna rapidly approaching, without moving.
"It’s been a year, Lord Auduna is still as irritable as ever."
His voice was soft but precisely formed into a beam, transmitted to midair.
Like whispering in Auduna’s ear, exceptionally clear.
"Last time you escaped... if you dare to flee again, I’ll destroy your altar!!"
Auduna quickly descended, adjusting directions several times in midair, darting straight toward where Zhang Rongfang was on the Human Immortal Platform.
"So terrifying..." Zhang Rongfang raised his right hand, strands of blood water flowed from his fingers, dropping and gradually spreading around.
"I’m so scared I want to run away immediately...."
Swish!!
Finally, Auduna quickly closed in, about to land, and upon seeing the blood on the ground, she gnashed her teeth.
"Again with this move, do you think I’ll fall for the same trick!!?"
Kill!!
The Four Directions Ultimate Spear Technique fully unfolded, and she simultaneously activated the Extreme State, igniting a faint silver transparent flame on the spear.
It was the Spiritual Line refined to such an extent, woven into a sheet, that resembled the appearance of flames.
The massive war spear was raised high, gathering more and more silver flames, becoming thicker and thicker, and then, just as she was about to land on the Human Immortal Platform, she slashed down fiercely.
Swish!!
A silver crescent slanted down like moonlight, resembling an arc-shaped beam, flying towards Zhang Rongfang.
’Limit-Breaking Skill: Flying Moon Void Slash!’
In this slash, it mixed eighteen different forces, piercing, vibrating, rotating, combined with different directions and different timing delays.
Eighteen strands of force mixed with silver flames exploded just before touching Zhang Rongfang, transforming into eighteen silver snakes, overwhelming him.
Yet Zhang Rongfang stood still, not dodging, merely smiling and raising his hand.
A grab.
Dang!!!!
In the tremendous impact sound, all eighteen silver snakes were caught by the flashing and ethereal claw shadows.
All the silver snakes were forcibly gathered together, and then.
Boom!!
A large silver flame was squeezed to explode and scatter, simultaneously emitting thick white smoke.
The Human Immortal Platform where Zhang Rongfang stood collapsed with a roar, together with dozens of meters of the cliff beneath him, peeling off like a shell and plummeting heavily down the mountainside.
Such immense destruction resulted in him clutching Auduna’s war spear with one hand, holding its blade firmly, rendering it immobile.
Auduna exerted herself trying to break free, but to her horror, despite repeated attempts, she was unable to pull the weapon from his grasp.
"You’re courting death!!!"
She finally erupted, her whole body starting to flicker with silver light, while a pair of silver wings rapidly extended from behind her helmet, and zebra-like silver stripes emerged on her skin.
She had realized since their last encounter that relying on her normal state was no longer sufficient to handle this man.
However, what she hadn’t expected was that in just the passing of a year, barely having healed from her injuries, this man... had grown even stronger!
Moreover, his power was at least twice as great as the last time!
This speed of advancement... was simply terrifying!!
Thus....
Auduna felt a chill in her heart.
’Can’t let him grow any further! Must exert all efforts to kill him!! Now, right now, immediately!!’
Otherwise, no one could predict to what extent this man would grow!!
’Final Form! Linglong Heaven!!’
Bang!!
An invisible ripple, centered on her, rapidly exploded outward in all directions.
The ripple spread like patterns on a water surface, blowing Zhang Rongfang’s long hair to flutter continually backward.
The violent airflow surged around, and with a simultaneous surge of strength and speed, Auduna finally extracted the war spear.
Her hands swung wildly, the war spear slashing black and silver thin lines which fell upon Zhang Rongfang like heavy rain.
Dang dang dang dang!!!
The intensive collision sound was so fast that it seemed like it happened just once.
"Regrettably, time is short, we can only entertain you properly next time." Zhang Rongfang casually blocked the flying war spear.
Auduna’s strength surpassed his expectations, several times failing to suppress her.
He still needed to hurry and support Chang Yuqing and others. Over there, the skirmish with White Ten Sect had entered a critical phase.
He had miscalculated the opponent’s resolve in capturing people this time.
"So...."
In an instant, Zhang Rongfang’s eyes turned blood-red.
Blood Lotus!!
Whoosh!!
Similarly, an invisible ripple spread outward.
A massive burst of blood exploded from Zhang Rongfang, resembling a blooming blood-colored lotus.
Instantly, at the center of the lotus, a two-meter-wide giant hand thunderously extended, swiftly grabbing Auduna, pressing down.
Poof!!
Auduna had no time to resist and was suppressed entirely, submerged in blood.
The blood covered the surrounding gorge, forming a small lake with a diameter of tens of meters.
’Immortal Technique·Lotus Platform.’
On one side of the blood lake, Zhang Rongfang’s figure returned to normal, slowly rising from the blood.
He glanced at Auduna, now completely confined.
"Sleep.... sleep..." His voice was gentle, with a hint of alluring magic between the sound waves.
This was the ancestral talent of the Blood Race—control over the minds of living beings.
This ability was also one of his trump cards in asserting absolute control over the Human Immortal Temple.
Through tests combining the talent with sound waves, he could tempt, hypnotize, control any creature with a slightly weaker mind for a short time.
To those with strong willpower, it also had misleading, weakening, and disturbing effects.
And using it on Spirit Generals was a first.
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