At this moment, the fatal flood was invading the middle and lower levels of the underground fortress from the upper levels.
Seeing that things were not going well, many space pirates and Immortal Cultivators blocked the entrances and exits of the tunnels with brute force. But they were not watertight after all. Very soon, the barriers were washed away by the pressure of the flood itself.
However, the underground fortress was enormous and complicated. It was not completely drowned by the flood for the time being.
Bai Kaixin had been living below the ground since he was a child. Naturally, he knew that countless brutal beasts lived in the Nether River. He and Lei Dalu did not force their way upward against the flood but went all the way downward, avoiding the flood, and looking for a dry space.
The main force of the Immortal Cultivators led by the Black King, on the other hand, was fleeing upward without caring about anything!
"Not good!"
Lei Dalu suddenly stopped at a turn in a pathway. He released his telepathic thoughts and sensed for a moment. Then, he said hoarsely, "I've sensed that several experts are releasing their auras blatantly and rushing upward. At least two of them are Yuanying, two are Jin Dan, and more than ten Core Formation Stage Cultivators!"
Bai Kaixin thought for a moment and replied, "They are the main force of the Immortal Cultivators. Fengyu Zhong, Bai Wulei, and the Black King!"
The two of them looked at each other in bewilderment. Although they had snuck into the pirate gang during the chaos, they were still somewhat guilty after all. It was very easy for them to be exposed in front of the Yuanying.
Besides, with the chaos below the ground right now, it was perfectly normal for the selfish Immortal Cultivators to use them as cannon fodder.
"Let's turn around and find another way!"
The two of them made the decision quickly and turned around, not wanting to be entangled with the Immortal Cultivators.
…
Not far away from them, inside the main pathway of the underground fortress, the Black King suddenly stopped and said coldly, "Wait. Something is not right!
"I just sensed that someone was scanning with telepathic thoughts not far away and 'glanced' at me.
"Glanced at me. It's not strange. What's strange is that the guy turned around and fled after 'looking' at me. Judging from the speed of his escape, it's very likely that he is a Core Formation Stage Cultivator!
"We are allies. Why is he running away? Something is wrong!"
Fengyu Zhong frowned and said, "Black King. Let's get out of here first, shouldn't we? "
"Hehe!"
The Black King glared at him and said, "Why do you think the underground fortress was suddenly flooded and exploded? Chase, chase after these people! "
Fengyu Zhong was bewildered for a while. Then, he realized what was going on. Ferociousness appeared in his eyes as he stood with Venerable Hidden Fog and Bai Wulei. Leading dozens of elites of the Immortal Cultivators, he chased after Lei Dalu and Bai Kaixin.
…
"They encountered immortal cultivators!"
Almost ten floors above the crowd, Bai Xinghe cursed. He did not have the time to conceal his spiritual energy anymore. Together with Li Yao, he activated the power rune arrays to the maximum output and accelerated to the highest speed. They were like two undercurrents flowing toward the bottom of the ocean together with the flood.
"Shua!"
Along the way. Countless ignorant beasts in the water launched attacks at them, only to be shattered into bloody mist by their spiritual energy.
After descending four floors, they even encountered more than ten space pirates who were dizzy. However, there was no time to hide his identity. He simply revealed his ferocious appearance and killed his way over!
Hiu!
Li Yao's Feathered Dragon Saber turned into hundreds of hidden fish in the dirty water. It was ten times more sordid than when it was in the air. In the blink of an eye, it snuck into the gaps of the Crystal Suits of almost ten space pirates. It cut a small opening above the aorta and snuck in to the heart. After blowing up the heart instantly, it broke out of the body and returned to Li Yao's hand.
The Feathered Dragon Saber turned from black to crimson instantly.
Bai Xinghe was even crazier. In his desperation to save his son, he carried out the unparalleled capability of the Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator to the fullest. The seven dragon heads on the Dragon King Battlesuit were spitting out enormous dragon balls. None of the space pirates that were involved were left with intact bodies.
Explosions were vaguely echoing from the two floors below. But the vibration was not large. It did not sound like the explosions of the Thunder Stones or the Revolving Sun Stones but more like a fight.
Lei Dalu and Bai Kaixin had already engaged the Immortal Cultivators!
Bai Xinghe's face changed color. He was about to rush down when Li Yao stopped him.
"Boss Bai!"
Li Yao pointed at the space pirates that he had killed.
The Crystal Suits of those space pirates were almost intact, except for a tiny hole on their wrists, thighs, or necks. If they were not carefully observed, they would not have been noticed at all.
Bai Xinghe immediately understood what Li Yao meant. He slapped his head and picked up two bodies that were similar in size to him together with Li Yao. They took off their Crystal Suits and replaced them with the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit and the Dragon King Battlesuit before they continued rushing down.
The two floors below them was a large warehouse area that had not been swallowed by the flood yet. The water was only waist-deep.
When the two of them arrived, they saw that more than ten Immortal Cultivators were attacking Lei Dalu and Bai Kaixin together.
Fengyu Zhong and Bai Wulei were among the Immortal Cultivators. Several other experts of the Eight Blades of Black Spider were there, too.
With Lei Dalu and Bai Kaixin's capability, it was impossible for them to resist.
The Immortal Cultivators were determined to capture them alive, fearing that they would explode themselves. That was why they had stalled them for several minutes.
Li Yao and Bai Xinghe looked at each other and approached each other quietly, one on the left and the other on the right.
Both of them were wearing the Crystal Suits of space pirates, with the emblem of their pirate gangs on their chests. Right now, the Immortal Cultivators were in a hurry to capture the Immortal Cultivators alive. Therefore, they did not focus their attention on the two of them and considered them to be common space pirates who had run into desperation and had come here to seek shelter.
"Bai Wulei?"
Li Yao discussed the target of the assault with Bai Xinghe in the communication channel.
"Fengyu Zhong!"
Bai Xinghe was indeed the Pirate Potentate. He was planning to kill a Yuanying the moment he attacked!
"Alright!"
Li Yao did not hesitate at all.
Bai Xinghe's capability was higher than Fengyu Zhong's in the first place. When Li Yao fully unleashed his strength, he could boast the combat ability of a Yuanying for a short period of time, too. If the two of them joined hands, it was very likely that they would be able to heavily wound Fengyu Zhong!
Fifty meters … Forty meters … Thirty meters!
The two of them pretended that they had come to help and approached Fengyu Zhong.
Right then, Bai Kaixin suddenly shrieked miserably.
It was one of the Eight Blades of Black Spider. A flying sword that was almost transparent had pierced into the left side of his chest!
The flying sword seemed to be a piece of extremely vicious magical equipment. The moment the blade entered his body, it immediately began to absorb Bai Kaixin's blood, which was spurting out incessantly from the hollow handle!
Seeing that his only son was heavily wounded, Bai Xinghe shuddered. Cracking noises echoed deep inside his throat, and he could not help but release the aura beyond the Core Formation Stage!
Fengyu Zhong was also a cunning and vigilant man. He immediately sensed that something was wrong. Greatly alarmed, he retreated almost a hundred meters and hid behind the Immortal Cultivators without bothering about the two prey that he was about to capture. He shrieked, "Something is wrong with those two!"
Li Yao cursed aloud in his heart. With everything coming to this point, there was no other choice. Dozens of crystal bombs darted out. Under the cover of the dazzling fireworks, he and Bai Xinghe completed the midair armor change instantly!
"Kill them all!"
Li Yao charged into the formation of the Immortal Cultivators like a hungry tiger lunging at a sheep. After a few turns, he slashed several Immortal Cultivators who were not strong enough into halves!
"It's … you!"
Fengyu Zhong was both shocked and scared. Although the Mystic Skeleton Battlesuit was entirely different from the one at the periphery of the Iron Plateau Space Zone after multiple maintenance and modifications, Fengyu Zhong still keenly grasped the unique aura!
"Rescue is more important. Don't fight too long. The enemy's main troop will arrive at any moment!"
Bai Xinghe said in a hurry in the communication channel.
His capability was slightly higher than Fengyu Zhong's, and Li Yao's was slightly higher than Bai Wulei's.
However, other than Fengyu Zhong and Bai Wulei, the enemy also had Master Hidden Fog, the former leader of Black Spider Tower, and many experts of the Eight Blades of Black Spider. Those people were adept at stealth and assassination. Their combat ability was even higher than that of common Cultivators of the same level. It would not be easy to kill them.
Besides, Bai Xinghe vaguely sensed that the real Dark Empyrean, the Black King, was on his way.
Once the Black King arrived, they would be harassed by a large batch of Immortal Cultivators. There would be no way for them to survive.
Before Lei Dalu realized what was going on, Bai Xinghe had already carried Bai Kaixin on his shoulder and roared, "Follow me!"
Lei Dalu was dazed. Of course, he recognized the infamous' Dragon King Battlesuit '. He did not expect that the Pirate Potentate would be standing right in front of him. As an Exo who made his living by hunting space pirates, he felt rather uncomfortable.
"Captain, I'll explain everything later. Let's run now!"
Li Yao slashed an Immortal Cultivator and released almost a hundred crystal bombs, turning more than half of the warehouse into a forest of fire. Then, he returned to Lei Dalu's side and patted his shoulder hard.
Lei Dalu recognized his voice and gasped. "Li Yao?"
Lei Dalu was dumbfounded. He realized that his young brother seemed to show up in unbelievable places with unbelievable identities every time.
Last time, it was Sand Scorpion, a warrior of Iron Plateau. This time, it was even more unbelievable. He had become the Pirate Potentate's sidekick?
Li Yao said in a hurry, "Advisor Bai has been hit by the 'Back Teeth Linked Heart Sword'. If we pull it out directly, his entire heart will be pulled out. We have to find a place to destroy the traps inside the sword immediately!"
"Alright!"
Lei Dalu thought quickly and soon realized that, whatever the reason for Li Yao's arrival, Bai Xinghe could not mean any harm to Bai Kaixin.
Before the flames of the explosion died down, the three of them carried Bai Kaixin and retreated from where they came, escaping from the siege of the Immortal Cultivators!
Half a minute after they escaped, the Black King led a large batch of Immortal Cultivators into the warehouse!
Looking at the mess around and the wounded who were crying in the puddles, Yemo Tian's face was gloomy.
After listening to Fengyu Zhong's report in silence, Yemo Tian's face was emotionless. He said solemnly, "It was indeed a trap set up by Bai Xinghe. But I don't know why he showed up voluntarily!
"They can't run far with a heavily wounded man. Let's chase them now. We have to stop Bai Xinghe no matter what the cost is!
"Right now, the upper level of the underground fortress has been completely blocked. It will take at least half a month for them to get out. We have to capture Bai Xinghe and interrogate him for everything!
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