Chapter 2027: Chapter 2025: War Drums of the Merfolk
Even though Lu Ye had just advanced to Sun Blaze, his foundations were deep and his true strength was far beyond what ordinary Sun Blaze could measure. Additionally, Amber managed to integrate six Soul Race souls for him, boosting his power by twenty percent. In such a state, even if a Sun Blaze Late Stage stood before him, Lu Ye was confident to fight.
Yet with such an attack in this state, the largest battleship of Zixuan actually blocked it, which undoubtedly indicates the defenses of this battleship are at a Sun Blaze Late Stage level!
And this is not its limit.
Because it still had strength to launch an offensive, almost simultaneously with the descent of Lu Ye’s Giant Blade Slash, this largest battleship buzzed and a thick beam of light suddenly erupted from its front end, instantly breaking through the distance constraint and rushing towards afar.
And that direction was precisely the location of the Jade Conch cultivator allied forces!
Lu Ye suddenly turned to look, his heart couldn’t help but jump.
Standing obediently beside this battleship, he clearly felt the dreadful power contained within this beam of light, which absolutely couldn’t be resisted by anyone below Sun Blaze.
If such an attack really fell into the Jade Conch cultivator group, incalculable casualties would be caused in an instant.
Fortunately at this critical moment, amidst the bustling crowd, a tall figure stood out, which was none other than Luan Xiao’e.
In the lineup on their side, quite a number of Sun Blaze were gathered this time, but the Soul Race Sun Blazes had already performed Soul Possession with the Dwarf Race Sun Blazes and were fiercely battling with the Demon Race Demon Venerables, leaving only three who rushed back from Three Worlds Island.
Among them, Lu Ye’s task was to deal with these few battleships of Zixuan, Yann Miao had other important tasks and would not directly participate in the battle.
The last one left was Luan Xiao’e, who hid among the cultivator group and attacked with thousands of troops, ensuring she could take the absolute upper hand in the upcoming confrontation under the premise that the number and overall strength of both sides’ cultivators were similar.
She didn’t intend to expose herself so early, yet at this moment she had to stand out.
With the fierce exertion of Sun Blaze mana, Luan Xiao’e radiated dazzling brilliance all over her body. She raised her hand to summon a protective magic treasure in the form of a tiny bell, which hovered spinning above her head, and with the surging mana fluctuation, this tiny bell suddenly turned into a phantom, expanded in a boom, and enveloped both herself and a vast area, blocking the bright beam’s offensive just in time!
In the next instant, the battleship’s attack struck the bell shadow, the thick white light like a dashing white thunder contained destructive power, and within just two breaths, the bell shadow shattered, leaving Luan Xiao’e flying backward, coughing blood continuously in the air.
Even after activating the protective magic treasure, she couldn’t help getting injured after taking this hit, but fortunately, she finally managed to block this offensive.
Lu Ye saw this scene from afar and was furious.
Thankfully, their side had enough Sun Blazes to already place Luan Xiao’e among the cultivator group, otherwise under this strike, who knows how many would have been doomed.
Indeed, in face of such conflict, no one can foresee everything and guarantee perfection, and unexpected events always occur during battles.
Luan Xiao’e had no worry about her life; under Lu Ye’s perception, she was only slightly weakened in aura.
Seeing the nearby battleship starting to accumulate its offensive again, he no longer hesitated, raised his hand to grab into the void, and summoned the sword gourd!
With his current strength, he had the chance to destroy this battleship, but that required time.
And time was precisely what he lacked now; such an attack might not be blocked again.
He had to sacrifice the sword gourd, this great killing weapon!
Mana surged, Mental Consciousness roiled, and from the mouth of the sword gourd, a sword light streaked forth, guided by Lu Ye’s Mental Consciousness, aiming at the battleship beside him.
Compared to the massive battleship, this sword light was like a sewing needle.
But the battleship’s defense, which could withstand his Giant Blade Slash, was fragile as paper against the sword qi, and the relatively dim sword light easily penetrated the battleship’s surface defenses, pierced through the inside of the battleship, then emerged from the other side.
Light shattered, and the dazzling protection on the surface of the battleship turned into scattered firefly-like fluorescence, transforming the stellar space into a swarm of fireflies for a moment.
Lu Ye raised the Boulder Mountain Saber again, furiously channeled mana, and compared to earlier, an even larger blade rapidly coalesced, slashing down fiercely.
Without a sound, under this strike, the unprotected battleship could no longer withstand it, following the fate of the first battleship, breaking in half, while under the sweep of blade light, numerous lives were annihilated.
More panic-stricken demon cultivators fled out, each with an ashen face.
"Kill!" From the front of the stellar space, within the Jade Conch’s cultivator allied forces, shouting erupted, and countless cultivators formed arrays, gathering boundless killing intent, sweeping towards this side like a fierce tide.
The demon cultivators were immediately thrown into chaos.
The fleet composed of five battleships could no longer be relied upon, and the battle had commenced far too hastily, rendering even the Demon Venerables unable to prepare, let alone them.
Moreover, Lu Ye’s figure leaped and danced, blade light sweeping, wanton slaughtering.
It can be said, before this battlefield even truly commenced, the demon cultivators were already in a decidedly unfavorable situation.
On the other hand, within the battle group where Sun Blaze experts were located, each Demon Venerable was extremely aggrieved.
In all ten battle groups, not a single one has the upper hand; they are all being suppressed!
This is unimaginable.
They are all Sun Blaze of the Zixuan Demon Planet, and under the same cultivation level, their foundations are stronger than average Sun Blaze. They have always been the ones suppressing others. When did they ever get suppressed?
Especially Moh Xuan, the Great Demon Venerable, his opponent is surprisingly Su Yuqing.
He can feel that his opponent is also Peak Sun Blaze, but she is from the Dwarf Race. Why is she suppressing him?
It’s well-known that the Dwarf Race, due to their special physique and their cultivation in the way of Spirit Talismans, usually have somewhat weaker direct combat abilities compared to other races. They rely more on the Spirit Talismans they craft, so they have many means in a confrontation, but their ability to face an enemy head-on is inferior.
Not to mention compared to major races like the Demon Race.
Under normal circumstances, in a battle between Moh Xuan and Su Yuqing, the latter would inevitably fall into a disadvantageous position, but right now, the situation is reversed.
This is hard for Moh Xuan to accept.
And this confrontation only just started, but the situation is already like this. If it continues, does it mean all Demon Venerables of the Demon Race are going to be defeated?
"Dwarf Race... mere Dwarf Race!" Moh Xuan is furious; the unfavorable fight makes him feel humiliated for no apparent reason. If he lost to other Sun Blaze from major combat-specializing races, he could let it go, but losing to the Dwarf Race is absolutely unacceptable.
The killing intent surges within him, and he secretly vows that today, no matter the cost, he will eradicate every Dwarf.
Yet at this moment, suddenly a "dong" sound echoes from a certain place in the stellar space.
Sounds cannot be transmitted in the stellar space, the cultivators usually communicate through mental consciousness audio transmission or mana stirring, but this sound is exceptionally clear, entering the ears of all Sun Blaze, as well as those below Sun Blaze actively attacking and organizing defense on both sides of the cultivators.
And everyone instantly recognizes it as the sound of a drum.
Moh Xuan does not know where this sound comes from, nor does he have the leisure to care; all his mind is fixated on Su Yuqing, just wanting to tear the heedless Dwarf Race woman to shreds and show her the tragic end of daring to oppose him.
Not only Moh Xuan, but all Demon Race Sun Blaze are like this.
Only the Sun Blaze of the Dwarf Race notice something, silently mused, "It’s here."
Near the battleship severed into two halves, Lu Ye’s killing intent overflows, and amid the haste, he sneaks a glance towards Mount Fangcun’s direction, where a central battleship sprawls outside Mount Fangcun, keeping a position where it can retreat into Mount Fangcun at any time.
This central battleship is precisely the one Lu Ye brought back from the All Phenomena Ocean; its size is comparable to the four smaller battleships dispatched by Zixuan this time, all belonging to the same tier.
At this moment, a series of figures stand firm on the battleship’s deck.
The number isn’t large, only less than two hundred, all of them females, some appear indistinguishable from the human race, while others have human bodies and fish tails.
These are evidently the female cultivators of the Merfolk Race.
Leading them is Great Elder Yann Miao!
Today she wears tight clothing, outlining her graceful figure, her long hair is tied high, rendering her valiant and heroic, crisp and neat, in front of her stretches a large drum!
The drum is about three zhang in diameter, entirely jade-colored, only the drumhead is of light red hue, and the drum body features complex, ancient patterns crisscrossing, exuding a sense of time’s accumulation.
She holds two drumsticks; one has already struck the drumhead, the other is raised high. The previous drum sound evidently came from her strike.
Behind her, four Merfolk Race cultivators stand in a line, clearly the three Elders of the Merfolk Race accompanied by Bai Lu, the Merfolk Race princess.
Among the Merfolk Race high ranks, besides the queen who does not understand worldly matters, currently, only one elder remains in the territory, while the others are all present.
Their three Elders, along with Bai Lu, also have drums before them, albeit much smaller than the one in front of Yann Miao. Nevertheless, they still are comparable to table size.
One large drum and four smaller ones, five drums in total, all exceedingly ancient.
These five drums are extraordinary; Lu Ye had a brief understanding before, knowing these five drums are tribal artifacts passed down through ancient times by the Merfolk Race, incredibly precious.
As for what effect these five drums can play, Yann Miao didn’t elaborate, only telling Lu Ye there would definitely be a surprise!
Behind the five drums are those Merfolk Race female cultivators, arranged in a semicircle on the deck, each holding their hands tightly, fingers interlaced, placed quietly on their chest, heads slightly lowered, faces solemn.
"Dong!" The drumstick Yann Miao holds high falls, releasing the second sound.
Then follows the third, fourth sound...
Initially sparse, the drumbeats gradually become denser; after ten beats, a peculiar scene unfolds, the drumhead’s light red hue suddenly deepens, as if soaked in fresh blood. Every drumstick strike seems to pound on a blood pool.
Visible undulations centered around the five drums radiate in all directions, sweeping like waves, rushing like tides, making the empty stellar space also shimmer with ripples as they spread.
