Chapter 1123: Chapter 1122: Encirclement
Lingyue Island encampment.
In the spacious room, Ling Chen’s entire arm had turned a gold color, as if plated with a layer of gold, exuding a metallic luster.
Ling Chen suddenly opened his eyes, and in the next moment, with a crisp "crack," a fissure abruptly appeared on that right arm, then chunks of metallic fragments flaked off. The whole arm seemed to have gone through a rebirth, radiating astonishing vitality.
The sanctification of the entire arm was clearly fully completed.
A gleam flashed in Ling Chen’s eyes. Previously, after refining a bottle of Saint Body Ointment, although only the wrist portion had completed sanctification, in reality the whole arm had already undergone one round of tempering. So this time, after applying the second bottle of Saint Body Ointment, completing the sanctification of the entire arm was quite easy.
"Three days have passed. The good show should be about to start."
Ling Chen rose from the bed, then pushed the door open and stepped out, called Lin Wan and Elder Xunlong, and the three of them vanished from the encampment.
Northern coast of Lotus Island.
Advancing at full speed, Ling Chen’s trio quickly caught up and found traces of the two Black-robed figures.
"They’re actually leaving so brazenly?"
From afar, Ling Chen watched the two Black-robed figures leave the city and swagger straight off Lotus Island, and he couldn’t help but be extremely surprised. Did these two not know that every eye on Lotus Island was on them? Carrying a treasure of that level, they still dared to act so fearlessly—did they truly have something to rely on, or were they just putting on a bluff?
"Do these two really not know that plenty of people are eyeing them?"
Lin Wan likewise asked in some confusion.
"Hard to say. Let’s just watch how it plays out first."
Ling Chen shook his head. In any case, they would definitely not be the first bird that sticks its head out; they didn’t have that kind of strength. Only in chaos would they have a chance to fish in troubled waters. Otherwise, they basically had little hope.
Moreover, he had a vague premonition that these two mysterious and unfathomable Black-robed people were anything but simple.
At this moment, not far from Ling Chen’s trio, a few figures were also standing there. The one in the lead was precisely the Grand Elder of Huangfu Family, and behind him stood that gray-robed old man; at his right stood a man wearing a half gold mask—Capture God.
"That brat Ling Chen has come out too. Seems he also wants to go after that little tower. Grand Elder, should we take him out first?"
The gray-robed old man spotted Ling Chen’s group of three in the distance. A chill flashed across his eyes, and he promptly spoke to the Grand Elder of Huangfu Family in front of him.
"No rush."
The Grand Elder waved his hand. "Our top priority right now is to obtain that Ice-blue Tower. Once we get that little tower and complete the task the family assigned, it won’t be too late to butcher this brat. And as far as I know, this brat has also formed a grudge with the people of Desolate Fire City. If possible, we can join forces with Desolate Fire City and put him to death."
"Grand Elder is wise."
The gray-robed old man’s eyes lit up. He hadn’t thought of joining forces with Desolate Fire City, but it was indeed a good idea. They already had three Saints here; adding the people of Desolate Fire City, killing Ling Chen would be nothing but a piece of cake.
"Grand Elder, then do we act now?"
The gray-robed old man asked.
"No. Now is not the best time yet. We’ll wait."
This Grand Elder of Huangfu Family was clearly a very seasoned figure. With all factions still unmoving, if they rashly made a move, even if they succeeded by luck, under the covetous stares of those wolves and tigers on all sides, how could they possibly keep that little tower?
Yet under the watchful gaze of all sides, Ling Yin and Heavenly Eye Ancestor were unusually calm. From them, one couldn’t see the slightest sign of urgency or panic. They leisurely boarded a Puppet Flying Ship and were about to leave Lotus Island.
Just at this moment, sudden, rapid sounds of air being torn rang out. Abruptly, over a dozen figures erupted from the nearby sea area, and the instant they sprang out, a dense barrage of Hidden Weapons suddenly and fiercely shot toward Ling Yin and Heavenly Eye Ancestor!
Someone finally couldn’t hold back and struck first!
Facing that densely incoming rain of Hidden Weapons, the Black-robed old man didn’t even move. Only when the Hidden Weapons were less than a meter away did he sweep his sleeve with a casual flick. All the Hidden Weapons were actually swept back and sent flying, like meteors, blasting toward those dozen figures at more than twice their original speed!
Puff puff puff puff puff!
The Hidden Weapons all reversed course and viciously pierced into those figures. Miserable screams echoed without end.
Plop, plop!
Those figures fell like birds shot from the sky, plunging into the seawater. In no time, they dyed a vast stretch of seawater blood-red.
However, the slaughter of these dozen people did not make the various factions show the slightest sign of retreat. Instead, it rapidly ignited the atmosphere, causing the Experts who had already been itching to move to all begin taking action.
The earlier batch was nothing but cannon fodder.
"Hahaha, old man, your strength isn’t bad. Unfortunately, you’ve obtained something you have no right to possess..." Just as the first batch had been killed, laughter suddenly rang out from a mountain peak in the rear.
Heavenly Eye Ancestor followed the sound with his gaze. The one laughing was none other than Yuwen Lin of Desolate Fire City. Behind him stood Wei Renjie, Elder Gong, and several Sky Apex Realm Deacons of Desolate Fire City.
"Whether I have the right to possess it isn’t for a snot-nosed brat like you to decide."
Heavenly Eye Ancestor said coldly, then cast a faint glance at Yuwen Lin and the others. "Just a few of you, and you dare come to snatch something?"
"Naturally, it’s not just our side’s forces." Yuwen Lin sneered coldly, then turned his gaze toward the dense forest to the north and said, "Everyone, since you’re here, why not all show yourselves?"
"Haha, as expected, we still couldn’t fool Young Master Yuwen." No sooner had Yuwen Lin’s voice fallen than loud laughter came from the forest, and a few figures shot out. The one in the lead was the Island Master of Longjing Island.
"There should be more than just this many people. Everyone, if you still want to play the oriole at this time, you’ll only become the target of all."
Yuwen Lin sneered coldly.
Swoosh!
As soon as he finished speaking, strange sounds came from two different directions. The Elder of Shark People, as well as Wei Wuxian and the white-haired old man at his side, along with all their forces, appeared in the surroundings.
Ling Chen’s trio also revealed themselves. At a time like this, since they had already been discovered, they couldn’t hide anymore. If they continued to hide, they would truly become the target of everyone’s arrows.
At this critical juncture, no one would tolerate the existence of an oriole.
The Grand Elder of Huangfu Family, the gray-robed old man, and Capture God also blended in among the many powerful figures who had shown themselves. They had disguised themselves and deliberately concealed their auras, so even Ling Chen hadn’t been able to notice them.
