HPDBC Chapter 220 Prey
Chapter 220 Prey
Above the Nine Heavens Domain, the Great Sun Sword Sect's Vajra Heavenly Patrol Warship, with the aid of cloud cover as well as its onboard optical invisibility, was flying rapidly high in the sky.
However, even as a kilometer-class Patrol Heaven Warship flying in the atmosphere at ten times the speed of sound, no matter how well it concealed itself, the disturbance it caused could not be completely eliminated. Enjoy new chapters from My Virtual Library Empire
Under these circumstances, before the warship had even entered the Nine Heavens Domain, it had already been detected and locked on by Alkaid.
Moreover, he had been using himself as a decoy, guiding the flight trajectory of the Patrol Heaven Warship. Following this trend, although he could meet up with the imposter "Chu Guang" within the domain of the Nine Heavens, it was inevitable they would pass by Dragon Majestic City.
However, Dragon Majestic City was, after all, not the capital of the Nine Heavens Domain. Although its defense had been significantly strengthened due to the Purple Cloud Courtyard, in the minds of the people from the Great Sun Sword Sect, they instinctively considered it as a non-key city. Naturally, they did not anticipate what kind of dangers waited for them there.
...
At this moment, Wu Xinxuan, the captain of this Patrol Heaven Warship, was in close contact with Chi Songzi, the Vice Hall Master of the Campaign Hall, and Bai Shi, the Hall Master of the Heavenly Palace Hall.
"Based on our deductions, this primordial treasure in the Yuan Realm must be personally controlled by Li Qingshan, the Sect Master of the Nine Cauldrons Sect. According to the intelligence we received, he is currently leading the Sword Execution Courtyard and rushing toward our location at full speed to intercept us, but... according to distance calculations, he won't make it in time."
Bai Shi spoke with confidence, "We will meet with our target and withdraw from the Nine Heavens Domain in half an hour, returning to the Eastern Sea. By the time Li Qingshan and his Sword Execution Courtyard catch up, we would have already crossed a large part of the East Sea Archipelago and will be close to our Sect's homeland. If Li Qingshan dares to pursue us then, we can mobilize reinforcements from our homeland, gathering several times their wartime strength. Even if he has a powerful Spiritual Treasure like the Yuan Realm, he cannot turn the tide."
"Exactly, killing Li Qingshan might be tricky, but taking that Spiritual Treasure from him, and severely damaging, or even completely destroying the Sword Execution Courtyard, is by no means a pipe dream."
Chi Songzi said with a smile.
After a moment, he added, "Of course, this is just the best-case scenario. Once they realize we are about to retreat to our territory, Li Qingshan's Sword Execution Courtyard might not even come after us."
"That's not necessarily true."
Wu Xinxuan said, "A talent like the Chief of the Purple Cloud Courtyard is someone any sect would do their utmost to protect. It's possible that Li Qingshan might risk the entire Sword Execution Courtyard to snatch him back from us, so everyone should still make the necessary preparations."
Chi Songzi nodded, "Rest assured, as long as you can successfully make the rendezvous, our lightning operation will essentially be perfectly completed. The rest would be considered extra gains."
"Understood!"
Wu Xinxuan nodded slightly.
He already knew that the Divine Might Academy, Qingfeng Courtyard currently stationed in the Nine Heavens Domain had been drawn away by the Shenfeng Academy, Shenmu Academy, and Shenshan Academy appearing at the border. What he truly needed to confront was actually just the guard force beside Alkaid.
Led by individuals such as Tang Fenghua and Bai Lu, there were just under twenty Great Cultivators.
Of course, the Sea Fortification Courtyard also needed attention.
But he believed that with the efficiency of their surprise attack, the Nine Cauldrons Sect wouldn't be able to respond so quickly.
With this thought in mind, the speed of the Heavenly Patrol Warship seemed to quicken even further.
But just at this moment, Wu Xinxuan felt something and suddenly said, "Something's not right. Our undercover agents haven't sent any covert verification signals for a while now... yet their signals are clearly still..."
He suddenly turned to Bai Shi, with a trace of abnormality in his eyes, "Hall Master Bai, I need your help. Can you suppress the Heavenly Palace Cultivators from the Nine Cauldrons Sect for me?"
"Of course."
Bai Shi nodded slightly, "Leave it to me."
Yet this completely normal response caused Wu Xinxuan's face to change drastically.
It was not the response signal they had agreed upon beforehand.
Their communications had been interfered with!
The sacred treasure of the Primordial Realm was not in the hands of Li Qingshan, the Sect Master, but was controlled by Alkaid.
"Nine Cauldrons Sect values Alkaid to such an extent that they even entrusted him with the control of such a superior grade spiritual treasure, and moreover, the Eternal Brightness Hall did not warn me? Has the information from the Eternal Brightness Hall also been blocked..."
His heart quickly sank.
At this moment, he faced only two choices.
The first was to immediately retreat and flee from the range of the Nine Cauldrons Sect.
The second...
Was to believe the information previously transmitted by undercover agents, to take a risky move and complete the mission at all costs, even at the risk of death.
This hesitation lasted only for a moment before the captain of the Vajra Warship was forced to make a decision.
Because he realized that if Alkaid had control of the superior grade spiritual treasure, the Primordial Realm...
"Boom!"
A new round of sword rain attack descended once more.
With a somber expression, Wu Xinxuan asked his deputy, "How much longer until we escape the range of that city's formation?"
"Three minutes! In three minutes, even with the amplification of the city's formation, their attacks will greatly reduce the damage inflicted on us."
"Three minutes."
Wu Xinxuan did some quick calculations.
From the moment they realized they had been tricked until now, less than ten minutes had passed.
Even with those three additional minutes, it would only be a dozen minutes or so, such a rapid response capacity...
Even if the Great Technique Cultivators of the Nine Cauldrons Sect wanted to unleash the Yin Yang Disintegration Technique to dissolve the formations of their warship, there wouldn't be enough time.
Thinking this, the Primordial Spirit Realm Cultivator, who held the post of captain and had endured the Purple Cloud Divine Thunder Tempering, let out a slight sigh of relief.
Unfortunately...
He did not know the extent of power that could be unleashed when the "Divine Master" trait integrated all the powers of Technique Cultivators.
Especially at this moment, with not only the support of Dragon Majestic City's formation but also with Alkaid having broken through to the true Dharma Phase Level.
Before they could escape the range of Dragon Majestic City's formation attacks, eighty-one Sword Cultivators from the Sea Fortification Courtyard appeared almost simultaneously around the periphery of the Vajra Patrol Heaven Warship.
Seeing these Sword Cultivators, Wu Xinxuan seemed to realize something and roared, "Full defense! Overload operation of all defensive formations!"
At the same moment that he issued the command, at the edge of the sky, the brilliance of the Yin Yang Disintegration Technique burst through the void, spanning the distance between Dragon Majestic City and their region, and struck the Vajra Patrol Heaven Warship with incredible precision.
In an instant...
All formations shook violently, flickered, and then...
faded, corroded, dissolved.
This scene immediately filled Wu Xinxuan's eyes with disbelief and a touch of despair.
"How is this possible..."
The next moment, a powerful Divine Sense exploded above the warship.
"Abandon ship, break through!"
This Divine Sense allowed Wu Xinxuan, still in shock, to snap back to reality, and then he realized something.
No!
This wasn't an order he gave!
"Don't believe it, it's enemy Divine Sense interference... I order, initiate the warship's self-destruct sequence! At all costs, prevent the 'Vajra' from falling into their hands..."
As Wu Xinxuan's Divine Sense flared, it only got halfway before he realized it was futile.
His Divine Sense was completely suppressed and couldn't be released.
With no other choice, he could only shout aloud.
"Boom!"
His shouting was instantly drowned out by the sound of explosions.
Ultimately, he could only watch as the cultivators who "received the orders" rose into the air, then were hunted down one by one by the Sword Cultivators of the Sea Fortification Courtyard who were waiting outside in a Sword Array.
"No!"
Wu Xinxuan let out a mournful cry.
At that moment, he finally experienced the despair that Zuo Chuan, captain of the Spring Rain Patrol Heaven Warship, had felt.
"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!"
Accompanied by the Sword Cultivators of the Sea Fortification Courtyard landing on the Vajra Patrol Heaven Warship, this unexpected battle swiftly came to an end.