Chapter 924: Chapter 172 An Hour
Compared to the enraged Elephant King, Ding Jingshan was quite calm.
"Then you’d better step up your game. Since you know that Jiang Wang has already escaped, you should also realize that your method of blocking communications is useless. Jiang Wang has already signaled other areas for help, and reinforcements will soon arrive," he said.
He looked at the Elephant King, and only then did he show a hint of ferocity, "You’d better sink the floating island and kill me within half an hour, otherwise, consider which Sea Nests you’re willing to give up!"
The Elephant King sneered, "Let’s try then! Command all forces to attack at full strength!"
Within the Lost World, directions were chaotic and unpredictable.
Although the Human Race and the Sea Clan each had their own directional markers for different areas, these areas were themselves constantly on the move. However, the shifts usually occurred as a whole block, which is why they could be delineated as distinct areas.
For example, the Human Race used the heavenly stems and earthly branches to mark different areas, attempting to discern a pattern in these shifts, but they had never succeeded after all these years.
Both the Human Race and the Sea Clan had come to accept the randomness of these movements.
According to the situation before the last shift, the area closest to the Ding Wei region was the Bing Chen region.
In that area, the ratio of floating islands to Sea Nests was three to two, and the humans there were capable of diverting forces to assist.
No matter how Jiang Wang had requested help, from the moment the message was received to the organization of troops crossing into the new area, it would take at least half an hour.
That’s why Ding Jingshan said the Elephant King had better push harder.
He, of course, hoped that the pressure of the reinforcements would force the Elephant King to retreat.
But this time, the Elephant King was determined, vowing to lead the remaining four armies to break through Ding Wei’s floating island and kill Ding Jingshan within half an hour.
At the same time, he also needed to use this half hour for Yu Siqing to successfully eliminate Jiang Wang.
He originally acknowledged Jiang Wang as a prodigy, but he never really thought that he could compare to Proud Life. His immense preparations were more about deflecting blame in front of the Blood King.
But now, Ding Jingshan, in his efforts to cover for Jiang Wang’s escape, had gone to such lengths. This made the words of Shuiying Shuang seem credible.
"For him, a hero; for me, a foe."
The more the Human Race valued him, the sooner the Sea Clan should eliminate him!
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At this moment, Jiang Wang and Chu Mi had already quietly left the battlefield.
Almost as soon as they were out of sight of the Sea Clan, Jiang Wang burst forth at full speed.
The Chasing Wind’s Secret instantly activated.
Inside the Cloud Top Fairy Palace, Technique Introducers surged wildly, allowing him to walk in the sky as if treading on flat ground, swiftly as if strolling... Walking in the Sky!
Moreover, with Chu Mi from Beam Top Building who could make himself invisible at his side, his speed was increased by a further forty percent.
Jiang Wang didn’t know whether the Sea Clan had noticed his escape or caught up. However, he was well aware of the predicament faced by the Ding Wei floating island. Ding Jingshan and Fu Yanqing had done all they could, but had little hope in the face of overwhelming odds.
He had to make the most of every moment he had to escape and get as far away as possible before the Elephant King caught on, ideally making it to the Bing Chen region.
The three floating islands in the Bing Chen region, one belonged to Yang Valley, one to a minor sect in the Near Sea Archipelago, and another to Jueming Island. All were clearly marked on the maps.
Even without mentioning the connections he had shown at the End of the World Platform, merely based on his status in Qi Country, they would not stand by idly.
A solid quarter hour of high-speed flight left Chu Mi astonished. There was no need to mention the finesse of the escape techniques Jiang Wang used, the robustness of his Path Origin was something he hadn’t seen in other Neifu Cultivator.
After setting up the Starlight Holy Tower in the distant star vault, the Star Tower and the Heaven and Earth Lonely Island resonated, solidifying the position of the Heaven and Earth Lonely Island, which thereafter eliminated the risks of getting lost in the Five Mansions Sea, thus freeing up a considerable amount of Path Origin that had been supporting the Heaven and Earth Lonely Island. This was one of the reasons why the Path Origin of an Outer Tower Cultivator was much more robust.
But this Jiang Wang seemed not to need to support Heaven and Earth Lonely Island at all. Path Origin surged tumultuously, without ceasing for a moment.
If it were just that, it might have been alright.
More importantly, that indicator verified his extraordinary background.
In the Lost World, the orientations within each region are reversed and chaotic, while the entire Lost World shifts as a whole by region.
Recordings from a distant past had only sparse documentation and were deeply hidden, rarely seen by casual observers. Many powerful beings speculated that there had been a battle between two peerless powerhouses here, shattering the rules of this realm and creating such a chaotic Lost World. A widely circulating theory suggested that this battle was between the Human Emperor and the Dragon Emperor during the Middle Ancient Era.
In such a chaotic world, the mystical crystals were materials used to rebuild order.
The Human Race sought to establish a modern order in the Lost World, while the Sea Clan aimed to establish the Cang Sea order.
Floating Islands and the Sea Nest were the respective efforts of the two races.
In this land with chaotic rules, Outer Tower Cultivators could only approximate their location by sensing the distant Star Vault. Every time the region transformed, they needed to recollect this information.
The indicator was different.
The principle of the indicator was actually similar to the relationship between maritime charts and their segments. The indicator itself was connected to the treasure on Jueming Island that recorded the maps of the Lost World, every transformation of the region would bring feedback from the marks left in the explored areas to Jueming Island. Thus, enabling the indicator to always guide the direction.
Therefore, the indicator was not designed exclusively for the cultivators below the External Building Environment who could not pinpoint their location; cultivators above the External Building Environment also needed the indicator. To put it bluntly, the cultivators below the Outer Building rarely had value exceeding that of the indicator.
For any power, in a place like the Lost World, a map was definitely the most important intelligence. To possess an indicator meant to control the map intelligence of that power in the Lost World, it also made it easy to trace those hidden marks retroactively, easily annihilating the efforts of Jueming Island over the years.
The importance of the indicator was evident.
This handsome young man who carried the indicator with him must have an extraordinary status in Qi Country, not to mention the thumb ring on his hand, the Water tactics treasure hidden on his body... and who knows what else good in the storage box.
How could he not be a member of the Royal Family!
"Need a rest?" Chu Mi asked ingratiatingly amidst the harsh winds.
An hour had passed, the effect of Chasing Wind’s Secret had ended. Added to the fatigue of pushing their limits on the journey, their speed was nowhere near what it had been. Therefore, Chu Mi raised this question.
Jiang Wang ignored him, continuing to Walk in the Sky. To choose to rest at such a time would be brainless. He was a cultivator who had gone through life and death situations, not a pampered young master who couldn’t handle hardship.
Chu Mi then said, "What I mean is, I have some spiritual medicine here that can boost energy and relieve fatigue."
"No need," replied Jiang Wang curtly.
If not for Fu Yanqing’s Life Shadow Pouch, they should have parted ways after escaping the battlefield.
Seeing that Jiang Wang had no interest in communication, Chu Mi finally fell silent. He was not one to shrink back so easily; he resolved to wait until the situation calmed down to make another attempt at building a relationship.
Guided by the markings on the indicator, Jiang Wang pressed on relentlessly. He was not only fleeing for his life but also helping Ding Jingshan’s Floating Island seek help, therefore he didn’t dare slack off even a bit.
But danger arrived quicker than expected.
As they kept moving forward, Jiang Wang suddenly asked, "Did you hear any noise?"
Chu Mi’s voice rose anxiously, "Don’t move, I’ll help you hide!"
Jiang Wang pushed him away, "Hide on your own!"
Barely draping the Hidden Clothes over himself, he then stayed perfectly still.
Chu Mi glanced once and gave up the idea of helping Jiang Wang hide his form; that flawless garment was a treasure beyond anything he had seen. Cursing quietly at the Dog Steward, he immediately used a secret technique to hold his breath and focus.
They had just concealed themselves. The originally distant and faint noise suddenly intensified.
It was a rolling, piercing shriek coming from afar!
