"Ah …"
A sorrowful cry reverberated through the night.
…
"This is bad …" Lin Muyu's expression changed under the illumination of the bonfire.
"What's wrong?" Si Kongyao asked.
"Sense Lin Tongtian's aura!"
"Ah?"
Si Kongyao calmed herself down and released her Saint Martial Venerable cultivation base's spiritual sense. She found several auras at the limits of her spiritual sense's perception. One of the auras was extremely familiar — it was Lin Tongtian. However, his aura had become extremely weak. It was obvious that Lin Tongtian's current situation wasn't good.
A dragon rider's expression changed. "Brat, what do you mean? Do you think that Lord Dragon Rider Lin Tongtian is no match for a mere assassin? "
"Do you think that Lin Tongtian is invincible?" Lin Muyu asked in return.
The dragon rider was instantly speechless.
Shang Qian was a little flustered. "Then … then what do we do now?"
"What else can we do? Go and find Lin Tongtian!" Lin Muyu pointed into the distance and said, "He's in that direction. If we act quickly, we might be able to save his life!"
The faces of the nine Dragon Knights who remained in the camp turned pale. Everyone knew about Lin Tongtian's level of cultivation. There were not many people in the entire Tianji Empire who could be a match for him. What kind of person could put Lin Tongtian in danger?
"Quick, don't leave anyone in the campsite. Just in case they send people to attack directly."
Lin Muyu grabbed Liu Buyi's arm and brought him into the air. Meanwhile, Si Kongyao, Chen Hang, and the others didn't have time to worry about the injured and brought Zhuang Shaoyu and the others over as well. The dragonriders all mounted their giant dragons, spreading their wings and following closely behind.
…
The moonlight was tranquil, and the open ground within the forest was a sea of blood. Two incomplete corpses lay on the desolate grassland. Their bodies seemed to have been chopped into four or five pieces. Fresh blood and blood-red internal organs were scattered all over the ground. A thick smell of blood filled the surroundings, causing Liu Buyi to hurriedly cover his mouth and nose. He almost vomited.
"Has Lord Lin Tongtian died in battle?" Zhuang Shaoyu was shocked.
Lin Muyu's eyes swept across the field as she said, "No, the clothes on these corpses don't belong to Lin Tongtian, but … he's injured."
"Why are you so sure?" Zhuang Shaoyu was stunned.
Lin Muyu didn't say much to him. Instead, she walked towards a nearby boulder and said, "Lord Dragon Rider, come out. They've left. It's just us …"
"Ahhh …" A stifled howl could be heard from behind the rock. It was Lin Tongtian's voice. "You guys can walk over on your own, I can't walk anymore …"
"Uncle Lin!"
Si Kongyao hurriedly rushed over, and she was immediately frightened to the point that her beautiful face paled. She saw the Tianji Empire's number one dragon rider sitting miserably on a rock. His entire left arm had been chopped off, and the cut was still flowing with blood. In addition, the armor on his body was full of holes, and there were two arrows embedded in his chest. There was also a wound on his leg that had been pierced by a spear.
"Who is it?!"
Si Kongyao asked in a trembling voice as tears flowed down her face.
Lin Tongtian shook his head. "I don't know yet … Yao, hurry … hurry up and use the Golden Wound Ointment to stop the bleeding. My … my Sea of Energy is starting to leak out of my cultivation. If we don't stop it now, I'm afraid …"
"Hmm …"
Si Kongyao always had the Golden Wound Ointment on her. She knelt beside Lin Tongtian and applied the ointment and bandaged his wound. However, the wound on Lin Tongtian's abdomen was extremely frightening. Wisps of golden light were leaking out of his Sea of Energy. The wound was small, but it was continuously leaking out of Lin Tongtian's cultivation. If she didn't stop it now, Lin Tongtian would probably become a cripple in six hours.
"What should we do … what should we do …" Shang Qian was at a loss.
Si Kongyao, on the other hand, was much calmer. Her pretty face was filled with sadness and anger. She opened her palm slightly and the power of the Ice Mystic Formula circulated, quickly sealing the wound on Lin Tongtian's Sea of Energy. Although it couldn't heal him completely, it could at least stop the leakage of Divine Power. This way, Lin Tongtian could rely on his own cultivation to stop the leakage of Divine Power.
Lin Muyu stood quietly at the side and didn't take the initiative to help.
This wasn't because he was selfish, but because there were things that he shouldn't do. He had never been a good person. The Tianji Empire would become the enemy of Great Qin sooner or later, and Lin Tongtian's cultivation was destined to be one of the generals of the Tianji Empire. If he healed Lin Tongtian now, and Lin Tongtian's hands were stained with the blood of the soldiers of the Qin Empire in the future, he could only blame it on Lin Muyu.
His bottom line was not to kill Lin Tongtian here. If he wanted to kill him, he had to do it on the battlefield.
…
The nine Dragon Knights rode on their giant dragons and circled the area, looking for the assailants. However, they couldn't find them. Only heaven knew who the assailants were and where they went.
"Don't let them go too far." Lin Tongtian opened his eyes and said weakly, "That group of people is still around. They … their target is us. Don't go too far."
"Yes, Lord!" A Dragon Knight rode on a giant dragon and bowed respectfully.
Si Kongyao said softly, "Uncle Lin, could it be that you can't even tell who the opponent is? With your cultivation, how many people can seriously injure you? "
Lin Tongtian laughed bitterly. "They were all masked, so I can only judge based on their strength … The person who chopped off my arm is a Saint Martial King. He has the cultivation of the 52nd Grotto-Heaven Stage, and his Godhead is actually a third-grade Cast Immortal Godhead. After he summoned the Spirit Pearl of Law, the attack he launched was not something I could defend against."
Si Kongyao was stunned. "Cast Immortal Godhead … Cast Immortal Godhead …"
There were not many Cast Immortal Godheads in the Heavenly Pole Continent. The identity of the person who came seemed to be obvious. There were many Saint Martial Kings in the Wolf Valley, and their Godheads were the most secretive. The 52nd Grotto-Heaven Stage and Cast Immortal Godhead could only be a cultivator in the Wolf Valley. However … the Wolf Valley had always stood aloof from worldly affairs. Why would they come to the Forest of No Return, kill Beiming Jie, injure Lin Tongtian, and publicly make an enemy of the Tianji Empire?
Si Kongyao could not understand.
At this moment, Lin Muyu asked, "Does the person with the Cast Immortal Godhead cultivate the Law of Fire?"
"Yes, Young Hero, how do you know?" Lin Tongtian was stunned.
Lin Muyu pointed to the west and said, "About seven miles away in that direction, there is an extremely strong Law of Fire rippling. If I'm not wrong, it should be this person."
"Seven miles away …"
Lin Tongtian shuddered. "Oh no!"
"What's wrong, Lord?" A Dragon Knight asked.
"Seven miles to the west is where Fan Rui and the other Dragon Knights are patrolling. They … they are going for Fan Rui and the others!" Lin Tongtian's expression changed drastically. He said, "Quick, release the wolf falcons and order Fan Rui and the others to gather here immediately. Only when we are together will we have the strength to fight against this group of foreign invaders. Quick!"
"Yes … Lord …"
The wolf falcons soared into the sky, but no one knew if they were still useful.
Lin Muyu remained silent. He was the only one here who had cultivated the Spirit Pulse Technique, and he was also the one with the best observation skills. From the Spirit Pulse Technique, he could sense that the powers of a few Dragon Knights had disappeared. Even the aura of their giant dragons had disappeared. Fan Rui and the other Dragon Knights were definitely not in a good state.
"What should we do now …" Shi Tianming was already trembling. In his opinion, Dragon Knights were the most powerful beings. Many Dragon Knights were Gods who rode on giant dragons! But from the looks of it, these Gods had actually become the targets of others. They did not even have the strength to resist. What a tragic scene it was.
"Let's wait for daybreak."
Lin Muyu looked up at the sky and said, "Let's wait until daybreak. Otherwise, we will only be at a disadvantage when they are in the dark and we are in the light. Linyi, start a fire here. We will protect Lord Lin Tongtian until daybreak. "
"Alright!"
…
Liu Buyi did not dare to go too far. He could only pick up some withered trees that had not sprouted in spring and burn them. Not long after, a bonfire rose up and illuminated the surroundings. It also brought a trace of warmth to the heavily injured Lin Tongtian.
Lin Muyu held his longsword and paced around the grassland where the battle had just taken place. The ground was crisscrossed with traces of battle. He could not understand. Based on the abilities of this group of ambushers, they could have chopped off one of Lin Tongtian's arms. Why did they not kill him? Lin Tongtian had already lost his ability to fight. It was just a matter of finishing him off. It was too simple.
Suddenly, something in the grass was reflecting a golden light.
Lin Muyu bent down to pick it up. He discovered that it was a golden badge the size of a palm. There was a flame pattern on it, and it was stained with blood and mud. After wiping it clean, he realized that the workmanship was very exquisite. He walked back and said, "What is this? Do you recognize it?"
"Ah?"
Si Kongyao took the badge. Her pretty face was instantly covered with a layer of frost. She said with a murderous look, "It's the Thunder Blaze Sect … It's actually the Heaven-Damned Thunder Blaze Sect. Hmph, is the Blackstone Empire openly declaring war on the Tianji Empire?"
"What is the Thunder Blaze Sect?" Lin Muyu asked.
Zhuang Shaoyu, who was at the side, explained, "Young hero, you may not know this, but the Thunder Blaze Sect is one of the three sacred sects of the mainland. It is also the national sect of the Blackstone Empire. If this group of people really came from the Thunder Blaze Sect, then it makes sense."
"What do you mean?" Lin Muyu continued to ask.
Zhuang Shaoyu smiled faintly, "The leader of the Thunder Blaze Sect, Longxi, is a peerless genius. He stepped into the Divine State at the age of 27, so he always looks like he is in his twenties. He is very young, and he also has the Forged Deity Lattice. He cultivates in the Law of Ice and Fire!"
"But that's not right. The person who injured Uncle Lin was in the 52nd Heaven Realm, and Longxi had already reached the 92nd Heaven Realm a few hundred years ago. That's not right." Si Kongyao nodded and pondered for a while. She said, "Could it be that he deliberately lowered his cultivation to create the illusion that the Wolf Valley attacked us, so as to cause a war between the Tianji Empire and the Wolf Valley?"
"It's hard to say." Zhuang Shaoyu said, "The Blackstone Empire has always been the weaker of the three empires. If we start a war with the Wolf Valley, they will be happy to see it."
Lin Tongtian, who was lying on the ground, said, "Stop making wild guesses. Now … what we need to think about is how to get out of here alive."
…
In the distance, the wind was whistling.
"Lord Dragon Knight, Fan Rui and the others are back!"
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