Swing! Pu-chi!
With the sound of a blade cutting through flesh, a black ray had appeared behind Atkins. Not long after, a gush of blood spewed his in the air, giving one a dismal feeling.
Yin Ran could now notice Atkin standing silently with his head falling towards the ground. Both of his eyes lifeless, as if he had lost all forms of thoughts in an instant.
"M-my Atkins!" Yin Ran shouted in horror; this was his most prideful slave, only he knew just hard it was to raise such a man. His eyes turned bloodshot as he glared at Dai Lin and shouted, "You dirty wretch, you'll rue the day you ruined my prized slave!"
Dai Lin didn't seem to care; he glanced at his Enforcers and waved his hand as he spoke, "Return."
"At master's command."
Enforcer One, Two, and Three said when they blurred and vanished back into the dark space, the chains then vanished and returned to Dai Lin.
As this happened, an explosive aura erupted from Yin Ran's body, bringing his aura infinitely close to that of the Warrior realm.
Dai Lin's eyes turned sharp as he smirked and spoke, "It looks like you're not as weak as I thought... but it’s a pity, I can sense that the young master might need me. So, let us end our little game… come out!"
Following his words, electric currents formed around his body as the thunder mark on his forehead shone vaguely. However, rather than using his Electro Overdrive, Dai Lin’s lips curved into a smile as he used a power never shown before.
He raised his arm to the side condensing all of his thunder energies into a ball of lightning, but if one paid attention to this ball, they would soon come to notice that it was no ordinary energy sphere.
“I serve the master, tell me your command!”
The lightning ball said as it floated from Dai Lin’s palm, revealing two sets of sharp looking eyes.
“Annihilate!” Dai Lin said as he hinted towards Yin Ran with his pupils.
“At master’s command!”
The lightning ball replied as its eyes shone coldly, within seconds, it erupted a dense electrical power comparable to the Low Rank Initial Stage of Warrior realm. When this happened, a bright lightning bolt blasted towards Yin Ran, who looked at the scene in horror.
"How could this be? What kind of power is this?" Yin Ran asked with confusion and fear on his face, he tried to escape from the range, but much to his surprise, found that an indomitable power had completely suppressed his will.
“No, wait, I know of a great secret! Don’t kill—" Yin Ran wanted to beg for his life with the trade of some unusual secret, but before he could even finish his words, it was already too late.
With a loud explosion sound, a blast had formed in his location as the thunder beam erased him from existence, leaving a wide crater on the floor. The Thunder Spirit, after finishing its task, revert to its normal form before it flashed an appeared before Dai Lin.
“Master, my mission is done.”
With those words said, the Thunder Spirit burst into a series of electric lights that swept towards Dai Lin’s body, it then vanished into the thunder mark on Dai Lin’s forehead.
Dai Lin smirked at this as he rubbed his thunder mark on his forehead while speaking, “Good work.”
“It’s a Thunder Spirit!” One person said in alarm as he saw the lightning being.
Many others sharked his shock, as even Bai Zan found herself in a state of surprise yet again.
“I really don’t know what to think of this Crimson Mask and his friends, where did he find such a rare creature?” Bai Zan said with flashing eyes, even she couldn’t find it easy to resist the temptation of taking it.
Han Yi also thought the same, he shook his head while in thought, ‘They’re all monsters, no… that Crimson Mask, he himself is a true menace to be able to find these many freaks.'
Bai Zan took a deep breath to calm her troubled spirit, after a good while she observed the situation clearer and spoke, "With so many variables, I doubt that Melcraze is feeling well right now. He might just pull out his last card in hand.”
"Maybe, but who's to say that these Weaving Practitioners aren't ready for such a change?" Han Yi said with a smile.
Bai Zan also nodded as she turned her attention towards Liao Xinyan, who fought fiercely against Melcraze.
"I suppose we'll see soon enough," She added as she observed in silence, carefully watching the very changing battlefield.
Chapter 314
Crushing Victories, A Dark Sensation?
When Dai Lin had finished his battle, on the side of Lang Kuang, the struggle between him and Mr. Krell, along with Tiana and Tao Shen, who faced off against the mystical Element Rune Droid was nearing the end. A series of shockwaves sounded as the figures moving faster than the eyes could see were fighting savagely.
"Roaring Earth Breaker!"
Krell yelled as he jumped from one direction, slashing his battle-ax a few dozen times, each sending a series of baleful energy arcs towards Lang Kuang.
Roar! A brutal howl came from Lang Kaung's mouth as it sent a ripple of energy that countered each of Krell's attacks; seeing that his offense had failed, Krell gritted his teeth in anger.
"Damn! I can't let this piece of shit hold me down!"
Krell prepared to attack again as he fell from the sky, landing firmly on the ground with a heavy thud. However, right as this happened, Lang Kuang, who had stood a distance away, vanished and appeared at his side, striking his arms towards his vitals.
"Howling Fist!" Lang Kuang yelled again, not saying the direct name of his attacks, a brutal how was heard as a wolf's arm sync with his fists again before smashing into Krell's body.
Crack! The sounds of bones break resounded as Krell was sent flying in the air, coughing out a mouthful of blood due to his heavy injuries.
'This... blast it, I can't lose to the likes of someone unknown!'
Krell thought as his eyes turned bloodshot, he made a flip in the air, using every ounce of his power to withstand the pain as he landed on his feet. He tried to ignore his broken ribs and swallowed down the blood in his throat.
Lang Kuang frowned at this as he spoke, "Ha, you're a stubborn one now, aren't you? Why don't you just fall down?"
Krell suppressed his pain as his body erupted all of his remaining energies, pushing it into the battle axe that he held in an upright manner. He then spoke with cold eyes, "I don't want to lose to likes of you, but if you can survive my attack, it will be my loss."
Lang Kuang looked at his foe, whose aura caused cracks into the earth below his feet; he could feel that he was pushing every bit of power into his final attack, even his lifeforce.
"Heh, you don't know what you're up against, since you wish to die, then allow me to send you off with a glimpse of my power."
After saying such words, Lang Kuang adopted his classic wolf stance. His aura rose slightly, taking on a tinge of blood red as his hair danced upward. A lunar mark on his forehead shone slightly as his eyes turned red while his hair took on a touch of red, mixing with his silvery-white hue.
When Lang Kuang felt his current state, he didn't transform in full but conjured the present bits of power he had along with the powers of his White Wolf Battle Form.
As Krell had only just finished gathering his full power, he took a heavy step forward, crushing the earth with his foot as he made a wide swing with every fiber of his being.
"Die! Great Destruction Axe!"
Following his savage shout, a bright line of powerful energy swept towards Lang Kuang, carrying a power to wipe out most of his surroundings. Krell looked at this with a smirk; he watched as the attack arrived directly before Lang Kuang, who raised his palm to block it.
"Such an idiot, you will die for your arrogance!'
Krell thought as he could imagine Lang Kuang being cut to pieces by his full-power attack. Yet, that was only his illusion; he opened his mouth in shock due to the resulting scene.
The deadly energies vanished in thin air; Lang Kuang stood silen
tly with his semi blood red and silvery-white energies coating his body. He lifted his head and glanced at Krell with a smile as he spoke, "You see, this is the difference between you and I."
"This... I..." Krell wanted to say something, but he soon found that Lang Kuang had vanished once again.
Feeling a dangerous air behind him, he wanted to dodge, but it was a pity; he had no power to do so.
Pu-chi! A gruesome sound of something stabbing flesh sounded as Lang Kuang's muscular arm torse through Krell's chest. He lifted the coughing man who twitched with fear on his face and shook his head before tossing his corpse to the side.
"Che! Boring..." Lang Kuang said, showing no respect for his dying opponent. His eyes turned towards the other battles, but as he didn't, he frowned as he muttered.
"Damn, it looks like their battles are already nearing their end."
As he said, many enemies had already fallen, and by now, even the Element Rune Droid that battled Tiana and Tao Shen was about to meet its destruction.
The Element Rune Droid continued to use its ice and flame weapons to attack in a wild manner, its frame now having countless slash wounds caused by Tiana's knife assaults.
Tiana easily swayed between each of its attacks, parrying the weapons with her small daggers at just the right moment. Her attacks left bright sparks of icy and flaming lights that scattered around her, painting a scene similar to a little fairy dancing in a mystical land.
It would have been a wonderful sight if in normal setting, but sadly, any who viewed this could only feel horror due to the dreadful powers at work.
Suddenly, the Element Rune Droid's eyes glowed in a bright ray, a few marks on its frame lit up in a bight fiery and icy light as it lifted both of its arms above its head, conjuring a ball of flaming ice auras.
Tao Shen, who seemed to have been waiting for a new chance, had bright eyes as he thought, 'I should do it now.'
Without a shred of hesitation, he made a pulling motion as if he was holding onto an invisible thread. Following this scene, the Element Rune Droid halted its actions as if it found that it couldn't move its body; looking around it, one would now see a network of threads that had wrapped its body from all directions.
Buzz! With a dreadful mechanical sound, the Element Rune Droid started to struggle fiercely against the wires, its elemental energies seeming to be going out of control as most of them burnt to pieces while others froze.
Tao Shen, struggling, pulled his thread to keep it at bay as he shouted, "Hurry and kill it!"
His voice sounded over to Tiana's location, but it seemed that Tiana didn't need it; she had already made her move the moment the Element Rune Droid had stiffened.
"Hehe, big toy, I can't play with you anymore, bye-bye!"
Tiana's voice said as she appeared on the back of the Element Rune Droid. There was a large orb-like crystal embedded on its surface, nearing its neck position at this angle.
Tiana's daggers gleamed in a sharp ray as she stabbed them into its body, shattering the crystal before she made a graceful flip, her body soon after vanishing behind a curtain of space.
As if her actions were correct, the Element Rune Droid began to twitch and glow from the cracks in its body, releasing a fiery and icy blue light from all parts. In seconds, it exploded into a wave of icy flame that ravaged the seven-meter range.
Tao Shen looked at this with horror; he wiped the sweat from his forehead and spoke, "That was dreadful, I really don't want to know what it must be like to fight the stronger versions of these things."
"Hehe, uncle is overly worried; it must be a lot of fun!" Tiana said as she jumped out of the space at his side, bringing a startle to Tao Shen again.
"Hey, don't do that; you'll frighten me to death!" Tao Shen complained.
"Hehe, uncle is wussy," Tiana said as she stuck out her tongue and ran off towards the direction of Toram and the others, her body fading behind a curtain of space once more.
Tao Shen sighed at this and shook his head; he thought to himself, 'I'm getting old, I can't even keep up with a child.'
He tried to sort out his current mood with such thoughts in mind before he too went in the same direction. Lang Kuang had already gone ahead; he aimed to catch up to Feng Yu and Dai Lin, who were about to meet up with the others.
At this moment, Dai Lin was moving like a ray of colorful lightning. In a few seconds, he had arrived nearby Feng Yu, who glanced at him and spoke.
"It seems we were even slower than Leon and Myria."
"Haha, young master, it's natural, they're stronger than us after all, and we didn't use any major trump cards." Dai Lin said with a flicker in his eyes.
Feng Yu smirked, saying nothing, but his eyes narrowed as he observed the sky with an in-depth look.
"Dai Lin, I feel as if this situation is a bit too strange. We should form a perimeter around He Xiu again just in case."
Dai Lin had a solemn look on his face when he heard those words; he nodded in agreement as the two flickered through the battlegrounds.
Feng Yu casually swung his sword by sending out murderous sword beams that sliced apart his enemies, while Dai Lin struck his palm out, causing odd multi-colored thunders to electrocute those it touched.
As they both pressed onwards while crushing any of the remnant enemies on their path, Miren Fei, Toram, Tira, He Xiu, and the others continued to fight off the enemy within the core area. The corpses of the enemies staining the ground red as their overpowering attacks crushed them in bundles.
Suddenly, two swooshing sounds were heard as both Leon and Myria appeared within them.
"Break to pieces!"
Leon shouted as he spun and smashed his Bright Hammer within wide open range, creating an explosion of white light that disintegrated any of its foes.
On the other hand, Myria waved her wand, sending out a beam of aquatic blue lights that spiraled around the enemies.
"Aquatic Slicer!"
Myria said as her water beam cut through any enemies it swept across, much like a peerlessly sharp sword at work with great precision.
"Jeez, they aren't even leaving any for us." Pan Shen said with a slightly disappointed look on her face.
"Hehe, it's better this way." He Xiu said that as she no longer used her strings to form a barrier, she felt a bit safer with the numbers whittled down.
"I suppose you're right." Pan Shen said, but she didn't dare to let her guard down, standing by He Xiu's side with her thread yarn at the ready.
Pan Mang also stayed nearby with a sharp look in his eyes; he remained focus on the battlefield.
At this time, both Myria and Leon halted their attacks; they looked at the battlefield and saw nothing but their enemies' corpses.
"This should be enough; we've already won this fight," Leon said.
“Right, but I just can’t shake this feeling…” Myria said with a slight look of uncertainty.
Leon made a puzzled look as he was about to say something, but at this time, two rays of light flashed before appearing within the group.
"Oh, you two were a bit late," Leon said as he stared at Dai Lin and Feng Yu.
Dai Lin smirked as he replied, "Ha, Leon, not everyone can be quick as you two, after all, who knows how many years you've fought together."
Leon rolled his eyes at this; Feng Yu stared at him and spoke, "You guys have already wrapped things up. Then I guess all that's left is to watch how the show plays out."
Miren Fei and the others nodded, as He Xiu and the others showed looks of gratitude, but as Feng Yu prepared to say something else, he noticed that Myria had an odd look on her face.
"Myria, what's wrong?" Feng Yu asked.
Miren Fei and the others also gave her a curious look, Leon recalling her previous words also a stern look as he eyed her.
"I don't know; my senses are picking up—" Myria was about to say something, but suddenly, a sharp sound that only she could hear sounded in her mind. Instantly, she could sense something that everyone else w
ould find difficult.
"This... such a dark presence, where is it coming from?" Myria thought as she scanned the surroundings. Her eyes soon shifted upwards as she frowned.
Feng Yu's eyes narrowed as he asked, "A presence, whose?"
"I don't know, but I can sense it clearly; it's definitely someone quite dangerous," Myria said with a stern look on her face.
"What? That strong?" Miren Fei asked with a serious look; she knew that not just any being could cause Leon and Myria to give them that kind of feeling.
Soon after, Leon narrowed his eyes with a grim look; he could now sense the presence as if it was slowly unveiling itself for others to know of its arrival.
Feng Yu and Dai Lin also picked up soon after; as if they both sensed something terrifying, they lifted their heads to stare at the sky in alarm.
"Such terrifying energy, this isn't the average kind of foe, even in the True Soul realm, is it the Second Cycle, Third Cycle? Just what kind of enemies are these guys facing?" Feng Yu said with surprise; he really didn't know what kind of confidence the Weaver's Enclave had against a force of that caliber.
Dai Lin, who stood at his side, narrowed his eyes as he spoke, "It seems like you were right, young master; we might need to use some of the cards in the end."
Miren Fei and the others also started to sense it; even He Xiu and the Pan Twins showed a change, they each a severe expression on their faces.
"Everyone, they're finally ready to take action, be ready for any changes." Pan Mang said as he came over.
Feng Yu gave him a look and spoke, "Do you have an idea of what might show up?"
Pan Mang hesitated before he stared at the sky and replied, "It's not yet certain, but we're expecting a key level figure to appear. If not, this entire operation would have proven meaningless. Right now, the only obstacle to this mission is He Xiu; we only need to protect her and leave everything else to the others."
Leon, Feng Yu, and the others gave Pan Mang a deep look; they could see that he didn't have any ounce of fear regarding the current scene.
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