Free Web NovelChapter 296: Chapter 295: Are You All Lost?
Yi Tianyun didn’t know if the Spirit Race was confident, but he certainly was. He was absolutely sure he could clear out this trash! ’As long as there are no experts at the Void Spirit Stage, they’re nothing to me. I can suppress them all with ease!’
Under Ye Qingxuan’s lead, they quickly arrived in the main hall of the Spirit Tower. After discussing some matters with a few elders, they immediately gathered a group of Spirit Race experts. The strongest among them were merely at the Spirit Pill Stage; there wasn’t a single Core Transformation Stage expert. It had to be said, their current situation was truly pathetic.
"Is this all that’s left of the Spirit Race?" Yi Tianyun asked, seeing that there were only six or seven remaining Spirit Pill Stage experts. Including their own group, there were fewer than ten. There were, however, quite a few at the Core Formation Stage.
But in a war of this scale, those at the Core Formation Stage were of little use—they were basically cannon fodder. Reality was just that cruel. The more powerful the faction, the more ordinary a cultivator once considered strong in a smaller faction seemed.
Although the Spirit Race was called a "clan," their power was actually that of a peak third-grade faction, even approaching a fourth-grade one. Because they had so many experts, who were all also Divine Rune Masters, their combined strength was comparable to a fourth-grade faction.
However, their population was far too small, and after so many had rebelled, this group was all that was left.
The group that rebelled had simply been blinded by the pursuit of power. They all wanted to stand above others, not hide away and live in this godforsaken place. They chased glory and riches, the adoration of the masses, not a life of obscurity, hidden away in these forests.
"Yes, most of them were captured and locked away in the Netherworld Empire’s prison. There’s no way for them to escape..." Ye Qingxuan said, shaking her head. "We sent many people to infiltrate and rescue them before, but none of them succeeded. Moreover, the prison is extremely well-guarded. We can’t find the key to open it, so we have no way of getting inside."
"The key to open the prison?" Yi Tianyun’s expression turned a bit strange. He remembered the Spirit Race Prison Key he had obtained after killing Cheng Fen. ’It seems this is what it’s for.’
"Yes. Not only do you have to sneak in, but you also need the key. The Netherworld Empire’s prison is no ordinary prison. Even a Void Spirit Stage expert can’t just blast it open; it’s incredibly sturdy!" Ye Qingxuan’s tone was filled with fury. "That’s because our own ancestor personally helped build that prison! The Divine Runes carved upon it are exceptionally strong—they’re at the Divine Rune Grandmaster level! It can’t be broken so easily! To think that in the end, it would become the very prison used to lock up our own people!" freewebnσvel.cøm
Yi Tianyun didn’t know why their ancestor would help build the prison, but he was sure they must have been on good terms with the Netherworld Empire back then. The Empire must have later decided to scheme against the Spirit Race, leading to the current situation.
"What about this ancestor...?" Yi Tianyun asked.
"Our ancestor is old, and his lifespan is nearing its end. He’s been thrown into that prison now. If he’s tortured..." Ye Qingxuan closed her eyes in pain, unable to finish the sentence, but Yi Tianyun understood what she meant.
’To be tortured when he’s already at the end of his life... that’s a death sentence. For such a respected and venerable ancestor to be tortured to death would be an absolute disgrace.’
"Once we’re done here, we’ll march on the Netherworld Empire and rescue everyone!" Yi Tianyun said in a deep voice. "But first, let’s get rid of these menaces!"
"Okay!" Ye Qingxuan didn’t overthink it. Charging into the Netherworld Empire to save her people was something they absolutely had to do.
Once everyone was gathered, they swiftly advanced into the forest. As they went deeper, Ye Qingxuan explained the situation to him, as well as the general route. It would be troublesome if their own people got lost inside.
The Spirit Race deacons were quite surprised to see their Saintess being so close to an outsider. They had never seen their Saintess act so close with any man, whether he was from within the clan or from a foreign race. This was an absolute first!
"I’ve got the gist of it. Leave this to me." A cold glint flashed in Yi Tianyun’s eyes. "There’s something I need to ask you in advance: when we encounter those traitors, should I kill them on the spot? Or should I capture them and hand them over for you to deal with?"
"With the exception of Thundercloud, kill them all!" Ye Qingxuan’s gaze was ice-cold. "Of course, it would be best to capture them alive. But if you have no other choice, then leave none of them standing!"
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"Alright, no problem." Yi Tianyun’s eyes flickered. ’Thundercloud definitely needs to be kept alive. I’ll be able to get a lot of information out of him.’
They quickly settled on a plan and split into groups to take action. Yi Tianyun and Ye Qingxuan personally led one group, which was more convenient.
"We’re almost there!"
Just then, Ye Qingxuan slowed her pace slightly and said hurriedly, "Conceal yourselves! Suppress your auras so we aren’t discovered."
At that moment, she turned to look back, only to find that Yi Tianyun, who had been right beside her, had vanished. She froze. "Where is he?"
Then, she felt a light tap on her shoulder. She whipped her head around and saw Yi Tianyun smiling at her. "I’m over here. Something wrong?"
"How did your aura completely disappear? I thought you’d gotten lost!" Ye Qingxuan shot him a look.
"Didn’t you tell me to conceal myself? I was just doing as you asked..." Yi Tianyun shrugged. Just as he was about to say more, his gaze suddenly turned cold. "Shh, someone’s coming this way."
Ye Qingxuan nodded and didn’t say anything more. Instead, she led him to the side, and they hid behind a tree.
"My Lord Wu," a nearby Spirit Race Cultivator said, bowing and scraping with an apologetic look on his face, "the Divine Runes here were suddenly repaired, making it difficult to break the Maze Array. Please understand."
This Wu Peng’s cultivation was not low. He was a general of the Netherworld Empire, with a cultivation at the third layer of the Core Transformation Stage. He had led a group of Spirit Race traitors to break the array, but unexpectedly, they had gotten trapped here instead.
"Repaired? So you can’t break it?!" Wu Peng said with a frown. "We’ve been trapped here for so long! If this continues, when will we ever complete the invasion mission! If the Great Emperor punishes us for this, even I will suffer!"
"Soon! Our Clan Leader is already working hard on breaking the array. As long as he can break the main formation in the Spirit Tower, this whole Maze Array will become useless!" the Spirit Race traitor said hurriedly.
"Useless trash! Can’t you break the array yourselves?!" Wu Peng stared at them coldly.
"Uh... our skill level isn’t high enough," they said, extremely embarrassed. Their skills weren’t bad, but they weren’t Divine Rune Masters, after all. How could they break an array at will?
"What rotten luck! If Liao Cheng and his group steal the credit for this, how am I supposed to distinguish myself!" Wu Peng looked at them with utter disgust. Even after joining the Netherworld Empire, their treatment was still terrible; they were no better than dogs.
Hiding off to the side, Yi Tianyun and the others watched them intently. Ye Qingxuan sent a telepathic message: "This is a bit troublesome. There’s a Core Transformation Stage expert. But we can launch a surprise attack on the ones at the Spirit Pill Stage... Oh, I almost forgot, what is your cultivation level?"
When she turned her head to look at Yi Tianyun, she found he was gone again! At that moment, Yi Tianyun’s voice came from up ahead.
"Are you all lost?" Yi Tianyun had appeared before them at some unknown time, a sinister, cold smile playing on his lips.
