In the cave, the people brought by Wu Lao were being hunted down by members of the Lian Family and Dongfang Family, with continuous screams echoing through the darkness.
Only three skilled individuals remained, standing back to back against the encroaching foes.
Each of them bore wounds of varying severity, their battle gear stained red with blood.
"It seems we're going to die here," one of them said with a wry smile.
"Even in death, I’ll take a few of them with me!" another replied, tearing a strip of cloth to bandage his arm, where a gruesome wound was oozing blood.
The last person remained silent, holding two Energy Grenades. The Safety Rings had already been pulled; if he were shot or engaged in close combat and severely injured, the Hand Grenade in his hand would ensure mutual destruction with their attackers.
Dongfang Hui and Lian Chongtang had no time to deal with these minor players. Each led their own group to harvest the precious White Emperor Star Fruits in different directions.
Dongfang Jun followed Dongfang Hui, picking the coveted fruits.
"Sister, I don't think Lian Lao's old fox will let us take the White Emperor Star Fruits so easily," Dongfang Jun remarked. He was no fool and understood that Lian Chongtang might break their verbal alliance; after all, such agreements were often devoid of trust.
"Hmph, he can't possibly swallow down tens of thousands of White Emperor Star Fruits!" Dongfang Hui scoffed, glancing at Che. The masked figure moved like a ghost in the cave, disappearing into the shadows moments later.
The Soul Devouring Duo led their men to encircle the remaining members of the Lianju faction.
But soon after, several objects rolled into the cave from above.
Members of the Dongfang Family and Lian Family looked up to see Energy Grenades that had their Safety Rings pulled tossed inside!
"Hand Grenade!" someone shouted as they spotted one spinning on the ground near the entrance, alerting others just in time. Many were still caught off guard.
Boom, boom, boom—
The continuous explosions echoed and shook the cave.
Lian Chongtang was picking the White Emperor Star Fruit with Lian Shuzhou and others when suddenly, a hand grenade was thrown down from the cave entrance above.
Lian Chongtang raised his gauntlet and delivered a powerful punch at the hand grenade, sending out a massive shockwave. Bang!
The energy wave from the explosion was dispersed by his punch, and shrapnel flew wildly like sharp blades. Several pieces struck the White Emperor Star Fruit above him directly.
Several White Emperor Star Fruits immediately fell to the ground, wilting and decaying into dust in an instant.
Seeing this, Lian Chongtang felt a deep pang of heartache. To him, each fruit represented a General!
That was their combat power, the capital for the Lian Family to rise in the seas. Now, several had been destroyed by someone, which naturally infuriated him.
He slammed his gauntlet into the ground with a thunderous crash.
The ground erupted violently as Lian Chongtang soared upward, landing on it with his massive gauntlet radiating an astonishingly intense heat.
However, when Lian Chongtang landed, he discovered that a crowd of thirty or forty people had gathered around him, all wearing similar gear.
Wu Lao was among them. Upon seeing Lian Chongtang burst forth, he was furious and immediately charged forward with his gear-driven sword. At that moment, Lian Chongtang's body surged with overwhelming Pulse Energy, forming a gigantic flaming fist above him.
This fist roared toward Wu Lao.
Wu Lao barely managed to dodge as the fist hurtled toward a mysterious figure holding a divine eagle and wearing half-silver gear.
"Oh?" The mysterious figure turned to look at the massive energy fist barreling toward him!
The divine eagle that had been resting in his hand suddenly spread its wings and soared into the sky with a long cry.
In an unbelievable instant, the eagle grew larger, diving from the air like a fierce predator hunting its prey, its sharp talons aimed at Lian Chongtang's blazing fist energy!
Boom!
The massive fist energy crumbled under the eagle's sharp claws, exploding into countless fragments of light.
The eagle let out a shriek, clearly displeased in midair, before swooping down towards Lian Chongtang. Lian Chongtang unleashed a flurry of punches from his gauntlets, the Pulse Energy within him boiling and surging as countless crimson fist shadows rained down upon the enlarged Shen Ying, crashing down like a tidal wave!
Yet the eagle seemed to grasp at nothingness, weaving through the shadows of fists, clashing with a series of loud metallic sounds that sent shivers down one's spine.
Lian Chongtang took a half step back, watching as the eagle ascended again, preparing to circle around before diving down for another strike. Its sharp claws had even torn through his fist energy—was this creature a war god?
But as he turned to examine the eagle's master, he was suddenly startled. The man was also looking at him, but unlike Lian Chongtang's own eyes, his were like murky pools of energy, constantly swirling with strange power.
The eagle suddenly lunged down from the sky. Lian Chongtang dodged just in time as the Claw struck the ground with terrifying force, creating a large crater. Was this spirit summoning? As he evaded, memories flooded back—he had encountered such controllers before!
"Brain Domain Giver!" he recalled. This rare type of Pulse Energy warrior with a unique combat style was on par with Mind Weavers!
The combat style of Brain Domain Givers was somewhat similar to that of Mind Weavers; however, the stronger the mental window of a Mind Weaver, the more powerful their combat techniques became.
In contrast, Brain Domain Givers relied on control!
They could enter into any animal or powerful beast for battle. It was said that Brain Domain Givers could reach Master Fu's level and control themselves to transform into formidable entities for combat—a truly terrifying form of Empowerment.
Only Mind Weavers could stand against them.
"Father!" Lian Shuzhou and Lian Shuyang emerged behind him, witnessing a dark shadow in the sky growing larger as it swooped down towards Lian Chongtang.
Boom!
Lian Chongtang raised his fists to block, and the intense energy collision kicked up a cloud of dust on the ground.
Lian Shuyang, the bald giant, suddenly swung his broadsword towards the man on the other side of the battlefield.
"I'll stop him!" Wu Lao shot forward, his serrated longsword meeting Lian Shuyang's attack. The two clashed, their pulse energy radiating brightly as they fought with all their might.
"Hmm? You've gotten stronger!" Lian Shuyang could clearly sense that Wu Lao's aura was much more formidable than when they had fought before.
"All thanks to you guys!" Wu Lao sneered, his longsword striking down like a cascade of serpentine shadows towards the bald man.
Lian Shuzhou was preparing to crouch down and take out the Teng She Gong, aiming to control the divine eagle that was locked in a fierce battle with his father. He knew that the man he was targeting was the Brain Domain Giver.
Once a Brain Domain Giver entered the brain domain for control, they had a significant weakness: if their body was killed or injured without protection, their consciousness would never return and they could even die instantly.
However, just as Lian Shuzhou raised the Teng She Gong, bang!
A gunshot rang out, striking directly against his pulse shield. Lian Shuzhou turned to see a woman holding an energy weapon; she wore a qipao and aimed at him once more!
Without hesitation, Lian Shuzhou completed the charge of his Teng She crossbow and shot!
An arrow shot forth like a streak of light.
Bang!
A fluffy mass erupted from the woman's body and swallowed the arrow from the Teng She crossbow whole!
Lian Shuzhou was stunned, pulse energy surged into the Teng She Gong as he prepared to conjure a second light arrow.
But the woman had no intention of giving him a chance; she released her energy and issued the command.
"Kill him!"
The men behind her, filled with murderous intent, charged forward, all wielding sharp weapons, rushing towards Lian Shuzhou with a fierce determination!
Lian Shuzhou gathered his crossbow to fire a second Light Arrow. Whoosh!
The arrow shot out swiftly, piercing through the heads of the first three attackers.
As they fell to the ground, their life force extinguished, the others instinctively drew their energy weapons and aimed at Lian Shuzhou.
Bang! Bang! Bang—
Bullets rained down on Lian Shuzhou, who quickly activated his shield device. As the shield deflected the bullets, it also absorbed some of the Pulse Energy.
He wanted to conserve energy and turned to retreat into the cave.
"Get in there and pick all the White Emperor Star Fruits! Don't let them take it all!" commanded the silver-haired man controlling the giant eagle, who was engaged in combat with Lian Chongtang.
The subordinates behind him, clad in Beast Skin, surged into the cave, collectively shouting strange slogans.
Lian Chongtang saw many people rushing inside.
But he couldn't stop them; the enormous eagle above him possessed terrifying power and speed, not to mention that this Brain Domain Giver was an Advanced War God!
Sounds of fighting echoed from within the cave; clearly, those who had entered were already clashing with members of the Lian Family and Dongfang Family.
Suddenly, Lian Chongtang remembered that if his grandson Lian Qingzong were present, perhaps the situation would look much better.
At this moment, Lian Qingzong was unable to provide assistance.
He was fully focused on pursuing Lu Fei Fan, harboring resentment towards him for stealing the Tomb of the Giant Whale, gaining immense opportunities and inheritances, and making rapid advancements in his cultivation. He had even obtained the Whale Devouring Sword!
Lu Fei Fan felt that Lian Qingzong was like a stubborn gum, relentlessly following him. He twisted and turned through the cave, losing track of time. Twice he used his sword aura to sever the protruding stone spikes, but Lian Qingzong swept his sword, shattering the spikes into dust that fell like rain.
Several times Lian Qingzong caught up to him, forcing Lu Fei Fan to confront him head-on. The clash between the Fire Cloud Broad Sword and the Whale Devouring Sword created a dazzling display of red and white.
In the narrow cave, with its complex twists and turns, a beam of sword light resembling a ‘Changhong Guanri’ poured down, rumbling through layer after layer of rock. Lian Qingzong groaned as he collapsed among the stones, only to spring back up like a cannonball from the rubble, his Fire Cloud Broad Sword igniting with even more fervent flames.
"What a stubborn pest!" Lu Fei Fan muttered as he swung the Whale Devouring Sword while continuing to flee. The sword aura crisscrossed through the narrow cave with powerful strikes.
As pillars toppled around him, Lu Fei Fan pressed on.
Boom!
Lian Qingzong unleashed a torrent of flames from his sword, incinerating everything that obstructed his path into ashes.
Suddenly, Lu Fei Fan glanced at the swirling lightning ball in his Whale Devouring Sword and a thought flashed through his mind—a plan began to form!
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