The information inside Li Yao's brain surged crazily like surging tides. Very soon, he distinguished the difference between the two attacks and the three cannonballs.
The first cannonball that hit the luxury shuttle that he and Tang Xiaoxing were in should have been a 'stun grenade', which contained an intense blast of spiritual energy that would seriously interfere with and block the circulation of spiritual energy of the Cultivators. A regular high-level Cultivator, such as Tang Xiaoxing, would lose their combat ability completely and possibly fall into a coma, but it was not fatal.
The cannonballs that targeted the two shuttles later were the real lethal ones that boasted piercing and exploding effects.
That was why they were not hurt at all.
It was a warship cannon that could pry open strengthened plate armor that was several meters thick if not more than ten meters thick!
If he had been hit by the anti-personnel cannonball, even for a Yuanying expert such as Li Yao, he would have been heavily wounded at the very least!
Of course, a Yuanying expert's senses for danger were ten times keener than a regular Cultivator's. If the enemy had locked onto him with the anti-personnel cannonball in the beginning, Li Yao would certainly have sensed it in advance, and he would not have been hit at all.
It was exactly because the enemy had used the anti-personnel cannonball without the slightest killing intent that Li Yao's senses were slightly delayed for half a second. Even though he was a seasoned driver in space, he still failed miserably in the gutter of Fish Dragon City.
"To disrupt the limbs, nerves, veins, and even the entire brain of a Cultivator with intense blasts of spiritual energy so that they will completely lose their resistance and even their self-awareness, without harming their fleshly body or even leaving any sequelae, such a stun grenade must be very sophisticated. Judging from the intelligence collected in the past few days, it is definitely not something that can be produced in a place like the Dragon Snake Space Zone."
However, to attack a target openly in a downtown area with a warship cannon?
Although the warship cannon can be dismantled and the components can be smuggled into the Dragon Snake Space Zone by hiding them in the Cosmos Rings, it will take a long time to assemble such a piece of complicated, heavy magical equipment. To fix the warship cannon with a high recoil to a building or a train, an enormous fixing and cushioning base will be required. It will take less than ten minutes to unfold all the components.
"However slow the Chamber of Commerce that controls Fish Dragon City is, such an enormous piece of magical equipment will definitely be discovered in ten minutes."
"Then, there is only one conclusion. The authorities of Fish Dragon City, namely the Chamber of Commerce, were involved in the attack on Tang Xiaoxing, too. At the very least, they acquiesced to the operation.
"How interesting …"
The debris of the shuttle that looked like scrap metal was spinning rapidly in midair, like a sparrow whose wings had been broken by a storm. It fell down powerlessly.
Despite the protection of Li Yao's spiritual shield, Tang Xiaoxing passed out in the first second, leaving Li Yao thinking calmly in his dizziness.
Boom!
The debris of the shuttle fell hundreds of meters and hit the ground hard. Countless debris of the magnetic track and the wrecked shuttles fell around them one after another.
Li Yao sighed gloomily.
"For a man who likes to keep a low profile and is indifferent to fame and fortune, I can always stand aloof from worldly affairs. Why do you have to push me every time?"
Spitting a mouthful of blood, he kicked open the door of the shuttle that had been seriously deformed and crawled out of the shuttle like a viper that had expanded in fury.
The luxury shuttle was divided into two cabins. Other than him and Tang Xiaoxing, two other Cultivators from Star Ocean were sitting in the cockpit in the front. They were the driver and the bodyguard.
It was a pity that they were already dead.
The luxury passenger cabin that Li Yao and Tang Xiaoxing were in was a fully-enclosed structure. Not only were the toughest steel plates and the buffer layer adopted, almost a hundred protection rune arrays had also been deployed between the steel plates and the buffer layer. The protection of the cockpit, on the other hand, was somewhat weaker.
The attacker was obviously an expert in that field and knew the features of Tang Xiaoxing's luxury shuttle very well. He had adjusted the power of the stun grenade to the perfect level, which was enough to knock out the passengers inside despite the toughness of the steel plates, the buffer layer, and the defense rune arrays.
The defense rune arrays around the driver and the bodyguard in the front, on the other hand, were slightly weaker, and they were both killed by the shock.
Looking at the two Cultivators from Star Ocean whose faces were still frozen in shock, Li Yao felt that his eyelids were slightly twitching, but he had no time to sigh or regret. Narrowing his eyes, he glanced at the skyscrapers around and the interconnected magnetic tracks in the sky. Shua! Shua!
Shua! Shua!
Shua! Shua! Shua! Inside his brain, the whole world seemed to have been digitized into colorful numbers that were jumping, changing, and calculating nonstop. He knew the attacker, the bystanders, the watchers, and even the people who were suspected to be the commanders far away like the back of his hand.
Li Yao retrieved a 3D map of Fish Dragon City from his mini crystal processor. While analyzing and calculating the best route of escape, he grabbed Tang Xiaoxing's neck and transmitted a stream of spiritual energy into her Yuzhen acupoint. Then, he shook her softly and woke her up from the coma.
"What's going on …"
Tang Xiaoxing's eyes were unfocused, and she was in a trance. It was the sequela of the stun grenade. Her Cultivation was not low, but she was a pure creation-type Cultivator. Naturally, her brain was not as tough as that of a monster such as Li Yao. She was still in a state of chaos.
"I'm fine."
Glancing at the shadows around, Li Yao said, "Lie down and don't move. Let me touch you."
"Huh?" Tang Xiaoxing exclaimed.
"Don't get me wrong," Li Yao said. "I'm not interested in you at all, and I will not do anything outrageous to you in such an environment. Please rest assured. If I do do anything inappropriate, my life will be at risk."
Before Tang Xiaoxing came back to herself from her trance, Li Yao transmitted another stream of spiritual energy into her limbs and bones, constricting her veins and making her lie in a '大' shape beyond her control.
Glamorous colors flowed out of Li Yao's hands, leaving colorful ribbons of light in midair. His hands turned into rainbow swirls immediately as he touched Tang Xiaoxing's body!
A moment later, Li Yao sniffed softly and tore off a flesh-colored membrane the size of half a fingernail from the back of Tang Xiaoxing's left ear, which was exactly the same as Tang Xiaoxing's skin color.
It would be impossible to tell the difference without the keenness of the hands.
Inside the membrane was a crystal chip that was as thin as a cicada's wing and could be bent freely. It was no larger than a grain of rice.
"How delicate."
Li Yao stuck the super-tiny crystal chip to the tip of his finger and observed it carefully. Then, he presented it to Tang Xiaoxing. "This should be some sort of mini crystal chip that can both locate and lock onto you. Not only can it lock onto your location easily, it can even output the coordinates for the attack magical equipment such as the cannons on warships and provide remote guidance. It is impossible for the enemy to hit the target so accurately!
"Also, such a crystal chip can be activated and hibernated. When it is in the hibernation state, it will be protected by the biochemical membrane outside. Even if a deity has eyes all over his body, it will be impossible for him to discover it!"
"You —"
Tang Xiaoxing was completely dumbfounded. Her head was in a mess. There was no telling whether it was because of the unexpected assault, or because she had been stuck with a crystal chip without alarming anyone, or because of the marvelous hands of 'Senior Lin'!
What kind of refining art was that? It was so incredible that a translucent ribbon of rainbow light could be created with two hands!
Right when she didn't know what to say, Li Yao had already discovered a second perfectly hidden locking and guiding chip on her ankle.
"How beautiful."
Li Yao released part of his spiritual energy and narrowed his eyes, perceiving the mustard-level rune arrays on the two super-tiny crystal chips. He truly felt the ecstasy of listening to thunder in silence. They were real works of art!
However …
"A master who can produce such works of art has installed two identical crystal chips on the same target? Isn't such a method too monotonous? "
Li Yao's eyes were like two sharp scalpels that were trying to cut Tang Xiaoxing into pieces and explore her every organ carefully. Tang Xiaoxing was so scared that her face turned pale, and she did not know what to do.
Suddenly, he touched Tang Xiaoxing's head softly as fast as a bolt of lightning and plucked a hair!
"Ah!"
Tang Xiaoxing was not in much pain, but she was truly shocked by Li Yao. Under the influence of the stun grenade, her computational ability and thinking ability had plummeted. She was only slightly better than ordinary people. She did not understand what was going on at all.
Li Yao circled her hair around his fingertips. Then, he snapped his fingers and unleashed a green fire, burning the hair into ash. However, an extremely thin object that looked like a molecular mica thread was still left on his fingertips!
"Wow …"
Li Yao bulged his eyes and remarked in amazement, "A piece of tracking magical equipment has been refined into such a thin diameter, with such a high hardness and flexibility. It can even be implanted into the head of the target as a hair. Like an antenna, it will send out signals incessantly with the target's own brainwaves as the source of energy!"
"What a horrifying idea, what an absolutely horrifying technique, and such an unheard-of material!"
Li Yao took out a piece of gray plasticine from his Cosmos Ring and embedded the 'localization thread' into it carefully.
Then, he took out dozens of balls that were as round as pearls and stuck the two tracking and localization chips to one of the balls. Sending dozens of telepathic thoughts into the balls, he sprinkled them on the ground. Very soon, they rolled into the gaps on the cover of the sewer far away.
Although Fish Dragon City was a city in space, for the comfort of the residents, artificial rain was occasionally arranged.
The sewers, on the other hand, were not only responsible for drainage but were also very important pipelines and channels for maintenance. It was not a problem for two people to pass through while crouching.
That was the conclusion that Li Yao reached after searching the map just now.
"Let's go. Let's change your face."
Li Yao touched the center of his eyebrow softly and changed his template picture randomly. It was still as plain and unimpressive as before.
It was not until this moment that Tang Xiaoxing finally remembered what had happened. Her talents as a refiner were awakened in her blood. "We … exploded. Heavens. We were hit by a warship cannon!"
"Yes."
Li Yao frowned. "What's the problem? Let's go now!"
"What's the problem?"
Tang Xiaoxing was about to collapse. Covering her temples, she stared at Li Yao in disbelief and could barely speak properly. "We — we were attacked by a warship cannon in the downtown area! Why are you still so calm, Senior Lin? "
"Why not?"
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