Chapter: Chapter 450
“Hoo… hoo… I haven’t been this tired in a long time.” The black-haired girl, who had just transformed into a giant dragon and roamed the sea of clouds, sat on a white cloud without any regard for her appearance. Her lips parted slightly, and a faint blush colored her face.
Her chest heaved violently, indicating that she had just undergone strenuous exercise.
Indeed, the magic consumed by such a grand display was not small. Even for Leticia, the Demon King, she felt a bit drained.
“Casting three Forbidden Spells at once, I’ve really pushed my limits.” After catching her breath for a while, Leticia muttered, pressing her chest.
Moreover, these three Forbidden Spells were all large-scale Forbidden Spells with extremely high mana consumption. If she had been willing, the land beneath her feet would likely have been cleansed by terrifying magic three times over.
“So, was it necessary to go to such lengths? It would have been fine if you performed more ordinarily.” Bai Ling squatted beside Leticia, gently encircling the girl’s body with her hand.
The warm feeling enveloped the panting girl, causing her to involuntarily show an expression of enjoyment. Her eyes narrowed, and she softly explained, “There hasn’t been anything that required me to act recently. Testing my limits is also good.”
Casting multiple Forbidden Spells simultaneously versus casting them one by one, the difficulty of the former was on a completely different level. The former could probably only be achieved by Leticia in this world, while only a very few could do the latter.
“I could only cast one and a half simultaneously before; any more and I couldn’t handle it. But now, I can cast three at once.” Looking up at the azure sky, the Demon King Ms. spoke with some confusion.
“Isn’t increasing one’s strength a good thing?” Bai Ling asked, sensing the emotion in Leticia’s voice.
Why, with her increased strength, was Leticia not in high spirits? Shouldn’t a normal person be ecstatic and start celebrating at this moment?
Increasing strength was indeed a good thing, but her current growth was truly troublesome, Leticia sighed.
She wasn’t the type of person who would be happy and carefree just because her strength increased. In the past, she at least knew why her strength grew so rapidly, but now, she truly couldn’t find a reason for her progress.
When she was young, she studied all sorts of knowledge diligently, and with the boost of her bloodline, her strength increased by leaps and bounds, which was normal. However, after she firmly established her position as Demon King, her strength actually entered a bottleneck.
She was too strong. The path forward could only be explored by herself; no one could guide her.
From that time until she was utterly defeated by Bai Ling, Leticia’s strength had only progressed a tiny bit during that period.
Then came the period of slack after being defeated. Perhaps because she let go of some trivial matters and her mood became more pleasant, Leticia’s strength actually improved significantly. However, compared to her own terrifying strength, this improvement was only minor.
The real change began after meeting Bai Ling. From then on, Leticia’s strength began to soar uncontrollably. Compared to that time, she was now much stronger.
If nothing else, just considering her mana reserves, Leticia now had nearly double the mana she had before. Not to mention the dream energy she had collected through the authority of the gods in recent days. This external mana pool was enough for her to continuously cast large Forbidden Spells for a day and a night.
She could now truly perform miracles like moving mountains and filling seas.
“I haven’t cultivated much recently, yet my strength has skyrocketed like a rocket. Isn’t that very strange?”
“Your strength has improved? I didn’t sense it?” Hearing Leticia’s words, Ms. Bai couldn’t help but frown. She wasn’t joking this time; she genuinely didn’t sense any increase in Leticia’s strength.
For this matter, it was actually quite easy to explain. After all, Leticia had only acted a handful of times recently. Even when she did act, it was against some minor pests. When dealing with those guys, Leticia couldn’t even use her full strength.
While Ms. Bai’s combat power was very strong, she wasn’t as proficient in other aspects. Accurately gauging Leticia’s combat power was also difficult.
Coupled with the fact that she felt it was unnecessary to do so, she naturally couldn’t sense Leticia’s current rising strength.
Of course, there were other reasons behind this…
“It’s because your mind is full of junk right now. I’d like to ask you, do you feel your strength is also increasing?” Leticia rolled her eyes ungracefully, tilting her head to meet Bai Ling’s gaze.
“Me?” Bai Ling appeared somewhat flustered as the topic suddenly shifted to her. “Probably not. I haven’t trained much recently, and my strength hasn’t improved much for a long time.”
After reaching their current realm, quantitative changes no longer played a significant role. To achieve a qualitative leap in strength was indeed as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Therefore, Bai Ling didn’t pay much attention to her own strength, letting it advance on its own. Now, looking back, it seemed she had indeed gotten stronger… perhaps?
“Huh?” Feeling the surging starlight power within her body, Bai Ling let out a soft exclamation. “Strange.”
She seemed to have become much stronger than before as well.
“Wait, let me try…”
Bai Ling instinctively stood up to test it on the spot, but Leticia grabbed her hand and slowly shook her head.
“No rush, no rush. Let’s wait until the battle below is over. We just had a solar eclipse and a giant dragon; if you add a star river now, the people below will probably be scared to death.”
The Star River Sword Saint, also known as the Special Effect Warrior. When this young lady unleashed her full power, the special effects were truly overwhelming, and even she couldn’t control them. In Ms. Bai’s own words, those special effects were part of the moves themselves and couldn’t be removed.
It would be fine at night; at most, the stars in the sky would be brighter. But acting during the day, these special effects would truly summon a vast and boundless sea of stars.
For the sake of the little hearts of the beastmen below, Leticia responsibly stopped Ms. Bai’s action. “Let’s try it tonight; it’ll be less of a commotion.”
“Okay… Speaking of which, why don’t we ask Infino? She should know some reasons, right?”
“Well, the Ancestor is in secluded cultivation recently. She said she’s accumulating energy to break the seal and also instructed me to find materials needed to break the seal for her.” Leticia spread her hands helplessly, indicating that the reinforcement was currently banned.
Infino had been confined for quite a while. Now that she saw hope of breaking her shackles, how could she resist?
After asking Leticia to help her collect some materials, she began her secluded cultivation. It seemed she wouldn’t come out and make a sound until she had accumulated enough energy.
Leticia had no complaints about the Ancestor being offline. This elder had already helped her a lot, so it was not a big deal for her to help her now.
“Let’s not talk about this. Anyway, there’s nothing that requires the Ancestor to take action in the near future,” Leticia shook her head. Due to the growth of her own strength, she could completely resolve ordinary troubles herself. Even if she encountered an enemy of divine status, self-preservation should not be a problem.
At this time, the Ancestor’s presence didn’t seem as important.
Moreover, it was just that she couldn’t have the Ancestor act personally right now. She could still activate artifacts to unleash some conventional attacks.
However, the effect would definitely not be as good as the Ancestor operating it herself.
As the two were chatting, a brilliant golden spark suddenly exploded on the city wall of the Steel Spear Tribe below, accompanied by a deafening roar. The city wall, which had looked invincible just a few days ago, instantly turned into scattering wood chips.
“They’re fighting, they’re fighting.” Leticia immediately looked down; it was time to watch the show.
The first round of attack by Linglong was a bit conservative, only having them throw three divine blood bombs towards the Steel Spear Tribe’s city wall. However, the effect of these three divine blood bombs stunned everyone.
Three booming sounds, three sparks, and the city wall that the Steel Spear Tribe prided itself on became a joke.
The Steel Spear warriors stationed on the city wall had almost all fallen to the ground. Although they didn’t disappear from this world like the beastmen who were closer to the explosion, the mental shock brought by the divine blood bombs still caused them to fall into a state of brief confusion.
This state wouldn’t be fatal, but it would be impossible to recover in a short period.
After all, this was power derived from a deity.
“So strong…” Even Linglong, who had been mentally prepared, blinked dazedly. Then, she shouted loudly, “All troops advance! Kill them!”
While ordering her army to advance, she also ordered the soldiers who threw the divine blood bombs to throw a few more divine blood bombs into the center of the Steel Spear Tribe. The purpose was to completely reduce the Steel Spear Tribe’s combat effectiveness to the lowest possible level.
At this time, she couldn’t bother with the innocent people within the Steel Spear Tribe anymore. She wasn’t some kind saint. Compared to strangers, the lives of her subordinates mattered more.
Following Linglong’s order, a few more inconspicuous divine blood bombs were thrown into the Steel Spear Tribe’s camp. Looking at those few golden sparks exploding, Linglong suddenly felt a peculiar emotion welling up in her heart. This feeling of blowing people up was simply too good.
It was really worth buying this divine blood, she thought to herself.
Giving it directly to people to drink was too wasteful. Making it into bombs, the effect was much better than letting people drink it!
While Linglong was contemplating whether to find a merchant to get more divine blood, the soldiers of the Bone Wing Tribe had already rushed into the Steel Spear Tribe’s camp through the gaps created by the divine blood bombs. Because of the few divine blood bombs that exploded later in the camp, this batch of warriors didn’t even encounter any decent resistance.
There was no way. No one expected Linglong to pull out such killer weapons. The Steel Spear Tribe’s prepared army was concentrated behind the city walls, waiting for the Bone Wing Tribe to attack the city.
Defending the city was definitely easier than attacking it. First, defend and consume the enemy’s strength, then counterattack when the opportunity arises. This was the plan of the Steel Spear Tribe’s chief.
After obtaining the new weapons, he was indeed filled with confidence, but he didn’t dare to lead his troops to charge directly in front of the Bone Wing Tribe’s army. If the enemy also had experts, he would be throwing his life away.
Therefore, he planned to play it safe and engage in a defensive counterattack. This calculation was actually quite good. For these beastmen, attacking a city was indeed a difficult task.
But no one could have expected that Linglong would create a great weapon a few days ago, which shattered the Steel Spear Tribe chief’s calculations.
Three divine blood bombs directly incapacitated most of the defending soldiers. Then, a few bombs that exploded in the camp further sent the rest of the soldiers topsy-turvy. The remaining soldiers mostly lost their will to fight in the face of this celestial punishment-like scene.
The unusual changes in the world were not only seen by the Bone Wing Tribe; the beastmen on the Steel Spear Tribe’s side also saw them clearly. Everyone saw that mighty giant dragon bestow a ray of colorful light upon the Bone Wing Tribe.
Even if they didn’t know what the source of that colorful light was, they knew that the giant dragon was on the Bone Wing Tribe’s side. At this time, the morale of the Steel Spear Tribe had already weakened by a notch.
Yes, the chief was incredibly brave, leading his cavalry to charge back and forth among the enemy ranks, unstoppable.
But that giant dragon was a complete dimensional crushing blow. Everyone knew that their chief would not be a match for that giant dragon. No, it could even be said that the giant dragon wouldn’t even regard the chief as a threat.
In the eyes of such a monstrous beast, the chief was perhaps just a slightly stronger ant, while their enemy was an insect favored by that monstrous beast.
If the Steel Spear Tribe chief hadn’t immediately sent people to stabilize the morale, some Steel Spear Tribe beastmen might have run out to surrender at that very moment.
Then, Linglong threw a few bombs, which completely crushed the morale of the Steel Spear Tribe. Even the chief’s efforts to cut down several fleeing beastmen soldiers couldn’t stop their own defeat.
“That was also sold to the Bone Wing Tribe by you?” Amidst the chaotic camp, the tall lion beastman grabbed the ram-horned merchant by the collar and roared.
He could only assume that such weapons were sold to the Bone Wing Tribe by these merchants, otherwise, why didn’t the Bone Wing Tribe use such things during the riverbank battle a few days ago?
Having boasted about being a major customer, was this how they treated their major customer now?
His long spear was very strong, so strong that the chief even felt a sense of arrogance, but this feeling of arrogance was shattered in less than half a day!
Before those exploding sparks, the chief became afraid, his hands began to tremble. These terrifying weapons descending from the sky shattered his confidence like a glass cup dropped on the ground.
If he were at the center of the explosion, could he survive with that long spear and that armor?
The answer to this question seemed obvious.
“No, how could we have such powerful weapons?” The ram-horned merchant’s face showed unconcealed fear. The current situation had completely exceeded his expectations. He had received no prior information about the weapons used by the Bone Wing Tribe.
This meant that these weapons were not sold to the Bone Wing Tribe by his side. All along, the Bone Wing Tribe had only purchased some divine blood from them. And now, it seemed that the Bone Wing Tribe hadn’t used that divine blood much.
In previous battles, the Steel Spear Tribe’s divine blood warriors were unleashed as if they were free, but no divine blood warriors appeared on the Bone Wing Tribe’s side. This was enough to prove that the Bone Wing Tribe’s purchase of divine blood was not for use on the battlefield.
They probably bought divine blood just to prevent the merchants from being too biased towards the Steel Spear Tribe.
“Damn it, damn it!” Throwing the ram-horned merchant to the ground, the lion chief didn’t want to say anything more. The defeat was a foregone conclusion. All he could do now was to quickly gather the remnants and escape.
He had relatives in a large tribe in the great grassland. As long as he informed that adult about what happened here, even if he was ridiculed, he would have a chance to make a comeback.
Those lion beastmen living within the great grassland were undoubtedly devout followers of the Great God. If they knew that there was a tribe here that believed in an alien god and was growing stronger, about to unify the border of the grassland, they would definitely not tolerate it.
When those adults took action and crushed the Bone Wing Tribe, it wouldn’t be unusual for him, the old chief, to regain his position. Someone had to be the chief here, so why couldn’t it be him, who had experience?
He lost because the enemy used sorcery, and it was normal that he couldn’t resist. If it were a fair duel on the battlefield, the lion chief didn’t think he would lose.
“Retreat, retreat!” Running to the stable and pulling out a horse that was not damaged in the explosion, the lion chief mounted it, brandishing his long spear, and charged out.
The beastmen soldiers who were still trying to stabilize the situation saw their chief leaving first and immediately abandoned their tasks, closely following their chief.
With the disappearance of these mainstays, the situation within the Steel Spear Tribe became even more chaotic, causing the charging Bone Wing warriors to become hesitant.
At this moment, a keen-eyed Bone Wing warrior spotted the tall beastman on horseback in the distance. There was only one such beastman in the Steel Spear Tribe, so he easily recognized who it was.
“The Steel Spear Tribe chief is fleeing!!!” A sharp yell echoed through the camp.
Fled? The chief has fled? The still resisting Steel Spear warriors turned their heads in surprise to look behind them.
They wanted to see if their chief was still standing behind them, but when they looked back, the tall figure was no longer there.
Has the chief truly fled?
A sharp pain pierced his chest. Distracted by the shout, the Steel Spear warrior looked down in surprise and saw the tip of a spear emerging from his chest. A moment of distraction on the battlefield had such consequences.
The enemy would not be so chivalrous as to wait for you to regain your composure.
As his strength continuously flowed out and the coldness gradually spread through his body, the Steel Spear warrior whose chest was pierced fell powerlessly to the ground. He had suffered a fatal wound. The Bone Wing warrior who killed him didn’t even glance at him, pulled out his spear, and went to support the battle elsewhere.
There were still many people resisting in the Steel Spear Tribe. It was not time to stop and reminisce.
The fallen Bone Wing warrior felt his eyelids growing heavier and heavier, and a sense of fatigue rose from the bottom of his heart. This was the feeling of death, he thought.
It was different from what he imagined. He didn’t feel any pain; instead, he felt a surge of warmth rising within his body.
The warm feeling enveloped him, making his body feel lighter and lighter. He seemed to have shed his heavy body and become a light existence.
Brilliant golden light appeared before his eyes. In a daze, he seemed to see a pair of golden wings that blotted out the sky, and golden eyes that were larger and brighter than the sun.
The warmth gradually turned into scorching heat. He painfully grabbed various parts of his body, trying to alleviate his pain, but with little success.
Fortunately, this torment did not last long. Soon, he felt his vision darken. Before he lost consciousness, he saw the scene around him.
Humanoid golden torches were burning in the air, and at the center of these torches, it was not the great bird, but a giant golden egg.
An egg?
He didn’t have time to think too much before his consciousness fell into darkness.
No one knew what he saw before his death. everyone was doing what they should be doing: some were fleeing, others were pursuing, and no one would care about such an ordinary Steel Spear warrior lying on the ground.
Thump, thump, thump…
Hooves stepped over the nameless corpse lying on the ground and continued chasing in the direction the Steel Spear chief had left. On this horse, Linglong, dressed in full armor, had a serious expression. She had no intention of letting that lion chief go.
Such a menace absolutely could not be let go. His survival was like a venomous snake lurking in the darkness, and who knew when it would emerge to give her a bite.
On the border of this great grassland, there were not many tribes loyal to the Steel Spear Tribe, but there were still a few. To eliminate future troubles, she could only catch up to that fellow here and kill him!
And to do this, Linglong herself had to lead the team in pursuit. Among the entire Bone Wing Tribe, only Linglong could stop that chief.
Leading a cavalry troop, Linglong passed through the chaotic Steel Spear camp and headed straight in the direction the Steel Spear chief had left.
The Steel Spear warrior’s corpse had been trampled beyond recognition by horse hooves, but no one here cared about such a small matter. Everyone would only pay attention to the heroes, not a small soldier like him.
Such a scene was playing out everywhere in the Steel Spear Tribe. Upon receiving Linglong’s order, the Bone Wing Tribe’s cavalry put aside their other tasks. They now had only one mission: to catch up to the Steel Spear chief who had left earlier, and then hold him back, or even kill him!
At this time, the Steel Spear chief had led his personal guards out of the jungle and onto the vast grassland. In the beastmen world, jungles occupied a very small area; more of it was the vast plains like the one before them.
Here, horses could run at their fastest, but the disadvantage was that they couldn’t hide themselves.
“Full speed ahead!” The Steel Spear chief knew that someone would definitely come after him, so he directly gave the order to flee at full speed.
