Li Yao's crystal processor projected a complicated 3D light beam, which was a map of the central area of Heavenly Saints City.
Among the dense skyscrapers, dozens of light spots were glittering.
Most of the light spots were bright red, but there were also some that had turned golden. There were even a few that had turned into a shocking black.
The red light spots meant that the fierce battle was still going on. The gold light spots meant that all the Immortal Cultivators had been captured or annihilated. The black light spots meant that the operation had failed. The Immortal Cultivators in the area had run away and were being locked onto again.
As time went by, more and more red light spots turned gold.
The Immortal Cultivators who had snuck into Heavenly Saints City and were waiting for an opportunity to assassinate and sabotage were captured one after another!
Li Yao did not even dare to breathe heavily.
Several of the Eight Blades of Black Spider had been killed, but 'Hellsword' Zhuang Ziyou, the most critical one, was still on the run!
Yuanying was indeed Yuanying. Faced with the pursuit of a force dozens of times greater than his own, 'Hellsword' seemed to have split into dozens of clones and appeared in various directions of Heavenly Saints City at the same time!
Li Yao's forehead was sweating like rain. His pupils were constricting and dilating like crystal cameras as he quickly calculated the locations where 'Hellsword' was suspected to have appeared. After a comprehensive analysis, he suddenly discovered that …
Hellsword was darting toward him!
Li Yao sneered.
The No.55 ventilation tube area that he was guarding was the least likely to be broken through by the Immortal Cultivators of all the defense areas.
Therefore, the forces deployed there were also the weakest.
But as it turned out, 'Hellsword' was like a scalpel that had grown eyes. After several large-scale maneuvers and ripping back and forth, he had torn a gap in the impenetrable siege and broken through the siege of more than ten Yuanying experts within a moment. He had stabbed into the most fatal weakness precisely!
However, if 'Hellsword' had received the map of all the Cultivators' defenses in advance, including the area where every Yuanying was at in the beginning … Then, with his capability as a Yuanying expert … In addition to his talent in stealth and shadow assassination, it was not impossible for him to achieve this!
Li Yao's fighting will soared to the maximum. The scorching flames spurting out of his pores were almost burning the Sky Scorpion Armor into scrap iron.
He was waiting for the arrival of Hellsword, the Old Monster of Yuanying, in this place!
He wanted to use this Yuanying Old Monster to conduct a small test.
"Hellsword is breaking through from the northwest!"
"So fast!"
"He killed Elder Gao!"
A series of screams came from the communication channel. Together with the other Yuanying, they roared in anger out of humiliation.
Li Yao turned a deaf ear to him. He was like a piece of driftwood in a swamp, calm, steady, and even a little stiff.
Suddenly
A strange explosion occurred in two abandoned factories not far away, and two balls of green flames soared into the sky.
With that as a cover, a ripple of air that was almost transparent dashed toward the No.55 ventilation duct at a lightning speed!
"He's here!"
Li Yao's pupils instantly constricted into two bright gold needles.
This was the first time he had fought a Yuanying Old Monster whose killing intent had soared to the maximum in a real battle. A life-and-death battle!
This strange air ripple passed through the complex terrain of the abandoned factory with a single breath. With a strange turn, it flashed in front of Li Yao!
Li Yao's vision blurred, and the whole world turned blood-red. The sky was filled with giant vortexes in the shape of skulls. Countless hideous demons surged out of the depths of the vortexes and rushed toward him!
It was a soul attack!
Li Yao gritted his teeth. In the blink of an eye, the demons in the sky were gone. What replaced them was an overwhelming wave of sabers!
It was difficult to describe the horror of the saber with words.
Normally, no matter how sharp the saber aura was, it could only reach a distance of more than a hundred meters.
But this saber aura that appeared out of nowhere … There was no telling where it came from, but it couldn't have been more magnificent. It reminded Li Yao of the surging tides more than ten thousand meters high when he just landed on Helong!
The power of the saber aura was even greater than that!
Li Yao was overwhelmed by the desperation that he could not resist at all.
"No!"
But deep inside his brain, he suddenly realized something as if he had been pricked by a needle. Despite the high Cultivation of Yuanying Old Monster, it was impossible for him to trigger an aura more than ten thousand meters high with a single slash!
And it was a soul attack!
Other than being a ferocious space pirate, 'Hellsword' Zhuang Ziyou was also a Meditation Healer with a high Cultivation. It was even said that quite a few papers about the mysteries of the human brain on the Spiritual Nexus were written by Zhuang Ziyou.
His saber arts had always been aimed at the flesh and the soul!
A casual slash of his saber had created two illusions in the blink of an eye. It was not hard to imagine the horror of Yuanying Old Monster!
With the sturdiness of Li Yao's soul, he could break the illusions the moment he realized what was going on!
However, outside of the illusions, Zhuang Ziyou's saber was condensed into a streak of blackness and slashed into Li Yao's chest precisely!
Li Yao retreated quickly. He screamed, fell, and cramped!
After the successful attack, Hellsword did not bother to look at Li Yao anymore. He accelerated to the highest speed and dashed into the depths of the No.55 ventilation tube in a blurred shadow!
The ventilation tube was connected to every corner of the central area of Heavenly Saints City. It was also possible to sneak into the other nine space rings of Heavenly Saints City through the space ports and the temporary docks.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Within three seconds, several rainbow-colored flames reached the No.55 ventilation duct.
All the Cultivators were gnashing their teeth in regret.
They were Jin Dan and Yuanying, who had participated in the 'Mist Clearing Operation'. They were only a few seconds away from capturing Hellsword!
"Fellow Cultivator Sand has been killed by Hellsword!"
"Master Sand!"
Ye Hongfei was greatly shocked. It was not until this moment that he realized what was going on. He hurried to lunge at Li Yao.
"Pu!"
Li Yao opened the visor of the Sky Scorpion Armor. A mouthful of black blood spurted out crazily. His face turned extremely pale.
Before the crowd realized it, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Li Yao lowered his head. The breastplate of the Sky Scorpion Armor, which had been strengthened by the universe, had been ripped apart, like a piece of paper that had been torn in half.
After only one slash, the True Qi armor had been completely ruined.
"I'm fine. Damn! "
Li Yao spat out another mouthful of black blood as he struggled to sit up. He took a few deep breaths. After taking a few breaths, he tore apart the broken breastplate and took out three layers of 'Super Bendable Steel'!
Li Yao secretly clicked his tongue.
Super Bendable Steel was a super energy-absorbing material. Its defense ability was more than ten times that of common alloys. However, the first layer of Super Bendable Steel did not have the 'energy-absorbing' effect at all and was completely shattered by the enemy.
Even the second level of the Super Bendable Steel had a deep crack, which led to a shocking cut from the middle.
The third layer of Super Bendable Steel was emitting a vague orange color, indicating that a lot of spiritual energy had been stored inside!
Breaking two layers of Super Bendable Steel in a row and achieving such an effect? Yuanying's full capability after putting on the Crystal Suit is truly horrifying!
Li Yao whistled in his heart. His little test was over.
Li Yao had vaguely felt that something was not right the moment he heard about the Grand Illusionary Soldier Project. Later, he even inferred a series of schemes together with Professor Mo Xuan.
However, Li Yao knew very well that his inferences were not supported by any evidence. They were just his nonsense.
Li Yao did not know the answer. Was it because of the pressure of assassinations from the Temple of Immortals that he was oversensitive and paranoid? He had invented some schemes that did not exist.
He needed more convincing evidence.
Therefore, he ran a little test just now.
Everybody's location had been predetermined in advance. However, Li Yao had slightly deviated from his predetermined location before 'Hellsword' arrived.
It was partly a coincidence that Hellsword had broken out of the siege from the weakest point. It was also partly because of his intuition as a Yuanying expert that he had found the weakest link.
None of them. None of them were conclusive evidence.
However, Li Yao had taken action at the last moment before the enemy arrived. He had slightly deviated from his predetermined location from the intercepting route!
It meant that … Of all the Cultivators who were on alert near the No. 55 ventilation tube, Li Yao was the least of the threats to 'Hellsword'!
Moreover, if 'Hellsword' had intended to attack Li Yao, he would have deviated from his escape route and wasted half a second!
Half a second could decide a lot of things in a competition of Yuanying. If 'Hellsword' had been focused on escaping, why would he have bothered to attack Li Yao when he was being chased by several Yuanying experts?
The Sky Scorpion Armor was a universal strengthened version. After the modification of Xue Yuanxin, Master of Crystal Suit, it was no different from the Crystal Suit in terms of appearance at least. Unless he had known the detailed files beforehand, there was no way that 'Hellsword' could have recognized Li Yao!
Moreover.
The strength and strangeness of the slash he executed had far exceeded the level of a "casual slash"!
He had been prepared for the attack since the very beginning. He had been planning to attack Li Yao!
It was exactly what Li Yao was trying to prove.
"I've already made way for you obediently, and quite a few Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators are chasing after you like rabid dogs. But you still wasted half a second and slightly changed your direction just to slash me!"
My armor is not very cool, and I kept a low profile like a dumb goose just now. What did I do to piss you off?
Unless' Hellsword 'knew that' Sand Scorpion 'would show up here and planned to kill the guy who ruined the Temple of Immortals' first plan while he was on the run!
Other than confirming his speculation earlier, Li Yao had also planted a tiny 'seed' in Hellsword's heart with the attack.
Most people would unleash the greatest strength and the fastest speed at a life-and-death moment.
Li Yao, on the other hand, had gritted his teeth and controlled his body so that he could dodge the attack with only% of his speed.
It was a very risky decision.
But Li Yao believed that Hellsword had made a wrong judgment about his capability.
At the very least, he would think that the highest speed of 'Sand Scorpion' was nothing more than that.
"Hellsword, your capability hasn't been greatly exhausted yet. I can't kill you instantly even if I put on the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit.
"However, if there is a third plan after the Mist Plan and the Mist Clearing Operation, will such an important person like you stay out of it?
"You will certainly stay in Heavenly Saints City and stir up trouble!
"The next time we fight, I will return this blow with interest!"
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