Free Web NovelChapter 315: Chapter 314: Pitch-black Sun, Layer of Gang Wind
VMMMM!
A jet-black sun rose slowly into the sky!
A Tier-4 spiritual pressure, surging like a tidal wave, swept across the land!
On Spider Demon Island, countless people looked up, their hearts trembling as they stared in a daze.
In an instant, the entire island seemed to fall into a dead silence.
The higher their cultivation, the more keenly they could feel the soul-shaking, majestic power contained within that jet-black sun!
Compared to a cultivator of the same tier, the might of a Transformed Great Demon was far more ferocious and overwhelming, its suffocating, terrifying aura pressing down for hundreds of miles!
Just then, spiritual light flickered within the jet-black sun.
Revealing the figure of a tall, elegant, and demonically alluring woman of peerless beauty!
All the light between heaven and earth seemed to converge upon her.
Effortlessly, she captured everyone’s attention!
"Supreme Elder!"
"Sun-Eating Demon Emperor!"
The Sun-Eating Demon Spider Emperor had descended!
Seeing this, the cultivators of the Spirit Control Sect felt a wave of relief, as if they had been given a calming pill.
Their expressions of anxiety and panic gave way to composure, and their eyes lit up with renewed spirit!
’The Supreme Elder is making her move. This is a sure win!’
The morale of the Spirit Control Sect cultivators soared!
Beyond that, within the eight-hundred-mile Spider Demon Ridge,
countless rustling sounds arose as innumerable spider-type demon beasts fell into a frenzy!
A Demon Emperor.
The emperor of ten thousand demons.
As a Tier-4 Great Demon, and an Ancient Exotic Species to boot—a Sun-Eating Demon Spider—
the Sun-Eating Demon Spider Emperor held what could only be described as ’absolute’ control over all spider-type demon beasts!
Under her influence, millions of spider-type demon beasts of all kinds surged out from Spider Demon Ridge!
These demon beasts ignored food chain conflicts and natural predators, charging toward the United Fleet with a fearless, death-defying ferocity!
A Beast Tide!
"Construct fortifications and rely on the ships’ firepower. Hold your ground as long as possible."
"If necessary, you have permission to retreat."
Su Ye spoke faintly, his tone calm, even a little detached.
This might have seemed unfair to the United Fleet cultivators who were about to face a life-or-death battle.
But right now, not a single one of the 1,594 cultivators in the United Fleet thought so.
Because,
they all knew very well.
The United Fleet’s opponents were merely demon beasts.
But the one Su Ye had to face was a Demon Emperor!
VMMMM!
Magnetic Reversal!
The towering and magnificent Ghostly Flood Dragon lifted off the surface of the sea, ascending into the air.
Pristine white exoskeletal armor sprouted from the hull like a rib cage!
The sails furled, the masts retracted!
Within a few breaths, the entire Ghostly Flood Dragon transformed into its Sky Battleship form.
Like a floating mountain, it bore down on the center of Spider Demon Island!
HSSS.
Many demon beasts capable of flight took to the air, attempting to attack the Ghostly Flood Dragon.
But like moths to a flame, the moment they neared the Ghostly Flood Dragon, they melted into pools of blood and fell from the sky!
A crimson rain fell from the heavens!
Just then,
VMMMM!
within the jet-black sun, a wave of Divine Sense stirred.
A cold and cruel pulse of Divine Sense, sharp as a razor’s edge, stabbed through the void!
"Excellent timing!"
A silvery divine light flashed in Su Ye’s eyes!
BOOM!
A deafening sonic boom ripped through the sky!
A raging shockwave swept up the clouds, churning them into a swirling vortex!
Two torrents of Divine Sense collided head-on!
The impact exploded with the sharp clang of striking metal!
An even match!
However, the Sun-Eating Demon Spider Emperor’s move wasn’t meant as a direct confrontation.
It was for...
...pinpointing a location!
SHIING!
The next instant,
a spear-like black shadow shot out from the jet-black sun, piercing through the void!
In a flash, it crossed several miles of open sky, its violent shockwave displacing the air and creating a shriek like a tsunami!
"A fine move!"
Su Ye’s eyes flickered, his pupils contracting sharply.
Silver light shone as he used his Divine Sense to accelerate his thoughts.
In his eyes, the flow of time seemed to slow down several dozen times!
This allowed Su Ye to see the black shadow’s true form with perfect clarity.
It was a limb.
A sharp, menacing spider leg, shimmering with a faint purple light!
VMMMM!
Aboard the Ghostly Flood Dragon, twelve Plasma Cannons raised and took aim.
Aided by Su Ye’s Divine Sense, the Plasma Bombs acted like anti-aircraft missiles. Twelve shots of Blood Flame Plasma scored a direct hit on the spider leg!
BOOM! RUMBLE!
A thunderous explosion echoed through the atmosphere!
Like a grand firework display, crimson blood flames stained the sky!
The faint purple limb was blown to pieces!
BANG!
A terrifying shockwave kicked up a blast of air that swept across Spider Demon Island like a hurricane!
Even more than ten miles away, numerous demon beasts were sent flying by the gale, tumbling through the air like tattered sacks!
Not only that, but the blood flames that had scattered in the sky now rained down upon the ground.
Like scattered embers,
they instantly created vast patches of scorched, burning earth!
The destructive power of the Ghostly Flood Dragon, augmented by Su Ye’s Divine Sense, had already reached the Tier-4 level.
And the Sun-Eating Demon Spider Emperor was, without a doubt, a Tier-4 existence.
When beings of this caliber clashed, it was enough to inflict world-shattering destruction upon the landscape!
’This won’t do...’
Her Divine Sense stirred, sweeping over the ravaged Spider Demon Island.
From within the jet-black sun, the graceful purple figure sent a Divine Sense transmission to Su Ye.
"How about we change the battlefield?"
"High in the sky, or deep in the sea. Your choice," Su Ye replied coolly.
He didn’t want to fight here either.
’If Spider Demon Island is destroyed, who am I going to get reparations from? A ghost?’
"The sky," the Sun-Eating Demon Spider Emperor said.
After their brief exchange, the jet-black sun took the initiative and ascended!
The Ghostly Flood Dragon did the same, its bow tilting upward as jets of flame propelled it higher into the sky!
WHOOSH.
The air howled.
The altitude of both combatants continued to rise.
One thousand meters, two thousand, three thousand...
In a matter of moments, the battlefield had risen to a height of ten thousand meters!
SHH.
The Ghostly Flood Dragon broke through the white cloud layer like an icebreaker, rising above the Cloud Sea!
At this altitude, visibility was excellent, with no drifting clouds.
In their place was the Gang Wind!
The Gang Wind, a rare sight on the surface, was as common as air at this height!
Even cultivators at the Crystal stage possessed only rudimentary exploratory capabilities here in the Gangfeng Layer; a single misstep could prove fatal.
Only Tier-4 beings could do battle here!
VMM.
The jet-black sun contracted.
The figure of the Sun-Eating Demon Spider Emperor emerged.
Unlike before, she stirred her Demon Power slightly, retracted the purple light surrounding her, and revealed her true appearance.
Purple hair, purple eyes, her body draped in spider silk—every movement she made held the grace of a world-toppling immortal!
Even Su Ye was somewhat stunned upon seeing the Demon Emperor’s true face.
"Sun-Eating Demon Emperor, Ziyuan."
An introduction, an exchange of names.
Su Ye’s strength, as well as his agreement to change the battlefield, had earned a measure of respect from Ziyuan.
"Su Ye."
"Hm?"
A hint of surprise appeared on Ziyuan’s face.
"You don’t have a Daoist title?" she asked subconsciously.
"No, wait..."
"You’re planning to..."
"...follow the example of the Saint Sons and Dao Children from those Nascent Soul sects, waiting until after you reach the Golden Core stage to take a title!"
"Yes," Su Ye admitted frankly.
"How arrogant!" Ziyuan sneered, her long, narrow purple eyes narrowing.
"Mid-stage Crystal, Tier-4 Divine Sense... and this spirit ship whose power is no less than Tier-4..."
"Is this the source of your confidence in challenging me?!"
"Challenge?"
"Fellow Daoist Ziyuan, you’ve misunderstood something."
Su Ye smiled.
A deep blue light flashed in his eyes and was gone.
Immediately after,
the roiling Gang Wind stilled for a moment.
Then, as if paying homage to a king, it swirled around the Ghostly Flood Dragon!
"In this battle,"
"you are the challenger."
