Chapter 172: The Flustered Lieyang Heavenly King
Chapter 172: The Flustered Lieyang Heavenly King
Outside the Floating Forest barrier.
Lin Yang, the Lieyang Heavenly King, was one of the youngest Heavenly Kings in the Donghua War Zone.
He had a tall build, fiery red hair, a standard square face, and a neatly trimmed full beard.
His dark eyes showed that he was still a person of the Donghua War Zone.
Judging by age alone, he was a very charming middle-aged man.
“I heard about the matter. How many hours have passed now?”
Lin Yang looked at the people in the room and asked, “Such a good talented seedling, and you didn’t keep an eye on him? Did you really let him go up?”
“He was quite brave and insisted strongly. Also, Deputy Commander Li had already made a military pledge, so we had to send him up to take a look.”
Zhou Xing walked over and said with a very respectful expression, “After several attempts to persuade him failed, we thought he should be trapped in the Floating Earth Clod where the four space nodes are located. That’s why we wanted to ask you to bring him out.”
“Among those four Floating Earth Clods, it’s easy to enter but hard to leave. Bringing someone out is even more difficult.”
“We could do it, but if we handle it improperly, we might accidentally wake the Empty God Dragon too early…”
Those present could also take action.
But limited by their strength, although they were not afraid of the Illusion Guard Beasts and could enter and exit without difficulty.
Bringing someone out was relatively difficult.
If not handled properly, the consequences could be quite serious.
A Heavenly King had absolute strength and could handle this easily, and if an accident occurred, there would be more assurance.
Lin Yang waved his hand and said:
“Let’s set off directly. It’s been several hours already. This student Wang is really quite brave.”
“You told him all the difficulties, and he still entered without any fear… That source power brooch cannot completely offset the pressure of the Empty God Dragon. Over time, in those four Floating Earth Clods, a student won’t be able to endure it.”
“The Illusion Guard Beasts are even more troublesome. If he can defeat one, the value of his Qihang Cup championship would increase significantly.”
After speaking, Lin Yang walked out of the fortress.
“You don’t need to follow me. I don’t have time to wait for you or bring you along.”
Lin Yang said to the group, “After I bring him back, I have important matters to attend to.”
Everyone nodded, naturally they would not follow and cause extra trouble.
As soon as Lin Yang finished speaking, without using Soul Wings, he soared into the air, yet there was no trace of soul power fluctuation. He quickly disappeared from everyone’s sight.
“Heavenly King Lin’s strength has improved a lot again…” Li Yanming shook his head, “At the Heavenly King stage, each level is a world of difference. His third Soul Pet should be close to a hundred thousand years old, right?”
“Not sure.” the old man said, “Probably soon. Six years ago, at the opening ceremony of the high-level Soul Pact Master battles in the Donghua War Zone, his third Soul Pet was already ninety thousand years old. Six years have passed; he should have crossed the threshold of a hundred thousand years…”
“Three Hundred Thousand Years Soul Pets… In our Donghua War Zone, that is truly top-tier combat strength in the first echelon.”
Li Yanming sighed with emotion.
Everyone watched, their hearts filled with respect.
Lin Yang calculated the time. He was very fast, even faster than Li Yanming.
But the soul power fluctuations he produced were very small. As he flew, it was almost silent, as if he had reached a very high level of control over his own aura and soul power.
“A student actually had the courage to come here…”
Along the way, the more Lin Yang thought about it, the more interesting he found it, “If it were an ordinary student, that wouldn’t be called courage; that would be called not knowing one’s limits. Well, but as this year’s Qihang Cup champion, you can’t say he doesn’t know his limits.”
“To become the Qihang Cup champion, one must have talent and strength; nothing can be lacking. Knowing it’s impossible to complete, yet still coming here… there’s something to it. According to Zhou Xing, he could even make the Empty God Dragon regain a bit of consciousness.”
“This… Even I find it utterly absurd.”
“That blockhead Li Yanming actually agreed and even made a military pledge…”
“And that girl…”
“What kind of confidence and personal charm must this Wang Che have?”
Lin Yang was very curious.
He knew about the talents from the Xiyue Continent.
But knowing didn’t mean he had to interact with them.
He himself had many important matters.
No matter how talented, the Lieyang Club would contact and nurture them.
“It’s been quite some years since I’ve seen such an interesting student.”
The more Lin Yang thought, the more curious he became.
His visit today was partly due to Zhou Xing’s request.
After all, Zhou Xing was from the Central Ninth Department of the War Zone.
On the other hand, he was also somewhat curious himself.
Not long after, Lin Yang had already reached the upper area and saw the hazy four Floating Earth Clods.
He lowered his aura to the minimum and concealed his own soul power fluctuations.
He now looked no different from an ordinary person.
After all, in this place, one had to be extremely careful.
The aura of a Heavenly King, if not careful, could affect the Empty God Dragon.
“Based on Zhou Xing and the others’ guesses, he is probably in the second one… To be safe, I’ll first check the first Floating Earth Clod.”
Lin Yang did not hesitate and entered the first Floating Earth Clod.
The Illusion Guard Beast inside was very peculiar, set up by the Empty God Dragon when it fell asleep.
It was to prevent anyone from disturbing it.
Having been there for thousands of years, these Illusion Guard Beasts were naturally not weak.
Any ancient Soul Beast they transformed into would change according to the strength of the person or Soul Beast entering the Floating Earth Clod space.
So, the stronger you are, the harder it is to defeat them.
But, if you are strong enough, it actually isn’t troublesome.
The real trouble was that when Soul Beasts attack, they cannot release soul power fluctuations exceeding Ten Millennium Spirit Power Cultivation.
When Soul Pact Masters attack, if those above level fifty release soul power fluctuations, it could wake the Empty God Dragon in its current state.
It was a bit troublesome.
But for Lin Yang, it wasn’t troublesome.
Because he didn’t need to defeat the Illusion Guard Beast; he wasn’t there to see the Empty God Dragon.
He was just looking for someone.
When he entered the Floating Earth Clod and didn’t see anyone, he completely ignored the Illusion Guard Beast.
Instead, he directly blinked out.
His seventh Soul Pet was a rare space-attribute Soul Pet. As he had only tamed and nurtured it for a few years, its Soul Power Cultivation was currently less than a thousand years.
Using a blinking Soul Skill wouldn’t produce strong soul power fluctuations.
For a small space like the Floating Earth Clod, he could blink out directly, resetting the Floating Earth Clod.
“Not in the first one…”
Lin Yang nodded. “It seemed to be in the second one…”
Then, he entered the second Floating Earth Clod.
He came out with a confused look. “He’s not here. Did the space passage of the first Floating Earth Clod go directly into the Domain Space of Empty God Dragon? That’s really bad luck…”
“No, I need to search more.”
Lin Yang frowned.
Soon, he entered the third Floating Earth Clod.
Still no one.
Finally, he entered the fourth Floating Earth Clod, and still no one!
“No one is here. Could it be… he has already met Empty God Dragon?”
Lin Yang was stunned.
But, which Floating Earth Clod did he enter from?
Lin Yang thought for a moment, and his expression slowly changed.
He discovered a problem.
All four Floating Earth Clods had fresh battle marks.
These four Floating Earth Clods were basically empty. If it weren’t for the Empty God Dragon incident, few people would come here in a year.
There were hardly any battle marks.
If a Heavenly King came to deal with the Illusion Guard Beasts, though it was troublesome, they had their own ways to handle them quickly.
Not many battle marks would be left.
So, the only explanation for so many battle marks was one:
There must have been a lot of fighting just now!
“Among the four Floating Earth Clods, only one is the real space node, and it changes every day…”
“So many battle marks… but no one has been here… especially on the first and second, the battle marks are very heavy…”
“It’s impossible that only one battle happened… Could it be Wang Che?”
Lin Yang’s expression gradually changed.
He felt his idea was getting a bit too far-fetched:
“Did he enter these Floating Earth Clods more than once…? His two Soul Beasts don’t have space abilities. Once inside, if he doesn’t defeat the Illusion Guard Beasts, he can’t get out…”
Even with his status as a Heavenly King, Lin Yang found this idea hard to believe.
“Only the fourth Floating Earth Clod had very few battle marks… Does that mean the fourth one was the teleport node?”
“Not only did he enter the first three many times to fight… but after defeating the Illusion Guard Beast in the fourth Floating Earth Clod, he went straight to Empty God Dragon?”
Lin Yang felt overwhelmed.
Because he knew, without a doubt, his idea was absolutely right.
This Wang Che, wasn’t he a bit too amazing?
Zhou Xing and the others were still discussing whether this kid was stuck in the second Floating Earth Clod…
But in the end…
“He not only cleared all four, but he also repeated battles many times? What was he trying to do?”
Lin Yang scratched his head. “Is he trying to defy the heavens? A Green Caterpillar, a Magnetic Sword, and a Soul Pact Master who just awakened his Martial Soul over a month ago, with a Soul Power Level of at most ten… repeatedly challenging the Ancient Soul Beasts transformed by the Illusion Guard Beasts here…”
“Challenging so many times? Training his Soul Pet?”
For a moment, Lin Yang didn’t know what to do… he was completely at a loss.
His guess was most likely correct.
“Now that he’s met Empty God Dragon… no matter how amazing you are, can you withstand the Domain pressure of Empty God Dragon?”
Thinking of this, Lin Yang suddenly felt a pang of regret.
Such an incredibly talented young genius.
If he died like this, it would be such a waste!
“No, no. I must protect this kid’s life.”
Lin Yang looked back at the last Floating Earth Clod. “It seems I have to go see Empty God Dragon today.”
Just as he thought this.
Suddenly.
The void trembled!
In the upper area of the Floating Forest, a brilliant light shot up into the sky, and space shook!
Lin Yang’s eyes widened, his pupils shaking:
“Empty God Dragon’s Domain Space is shaking! Could it be that Empty God Dragon is about to fully awaken? That’s not good!”
The void trembled so strongly.
It could only mean that Empty God Dragon’s Domain Space was disturbed!
“Could it be caused by that kid Wang Che? Impossible, impossible. With his strength, he couldn’t even wake Empty God Dragon in this state. Under such powerful Domain pressure, Wang Che would be gone in an instant. How could he make Empty God Dragon’s Domain Space tremble?”
“Could there be another strong person who entered Empty God Dragon’s Domain Space?”
Empty God Dragon wouldn’t be awakened by just anyone. Without some strength, it wouldn’t even pay attention to you.
The more Lin Yang thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
Without hesitation, he entered the fourth Floating Earth Clod.
He had to go in and see