Light Fortress-Chapter 1551 - 243: The Fallen Cloud Ship

The Cloud Ship was deathly silent, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

The damage to the red-silver glass was a minor issue; the replacement work could be completed quickly.

The appearance of the large red figure.

Made every Law Enforcer here feel despair.

Two Divine Envoys left the Cloud Ship... but after mere seconds, only one returned!

The Cloud Ship traveled swiftly and was enveloped in the Cloud Tiger’s domain, so no one saw what happened clearly.

"Lord Yun Hu, just now, was that guy... an Extraordinary Life?"

Dong Lai Yue was the first to speak, breaking the silence.

The arrogance on her face was now completely gone.

She was a proud person, but her most skilled attack didn’t inflict any harm on that bamboo armor man.

"...Yes."

Cloud Tiger withdrew his gaze from the distance.

He didn’t deny it.

"What about Lord Xuan Turtle?" Another anxious candidate asked.

"Xuan Turtle... went to stop him, he will meet us."

Without hesitation, Cloud Tiger made up a reason, "That guy’s strength isn’t very strong, Xuan Turtle alone is enough..."

This journey has faced many setbacks, first ambushed by the Storm Church in the snowy mountains, and then attacked by that red-haired bamboo armor man!

The mission still needs to continue, and he must stabilize people’s hearts.

As these words came out, the atmosphere within the Cloud Ship relaxed significantly.

The anxious candidates all breathed a sigh of relief.

The fighting prowess displayed by that large red figure just now was frightening, if even the Divine Envoy couldn’t handle it...

This would be a disaster of disasters.

Because no one knew how many more such "large red figures" there were within the Ice Sea Ruins.

Since it is an Extraordinary Life.

Then it is impossible for there to be just one, right?

"I see..."

"How long until Lord Xuan Turtle meets us?"

Such words began to surface one after another.

"Soon, probably."

Cloud Tiger gave a gentle smile, though he thought to himself: probably never again.

The eerie Red Shadow was very powerful.

But I just captured several details, what I told Xuan Turtle was just one.

The blood on that guy’s blade indeed belonged to the Giant Deer Saint, there’s no need to elaborate; the massacre targeting the Storm Church must have been done by the Red Shadow.

However,

This guy is not invincible!

The bamboo armor had several places pierced and shattered!

This indicates... the Red Shadow was wounded by the Giant Deer, and the Giant Deer was also wounded by the Red Shadow. What I previously told Xuan Turtle, that the Giant Deer Saint was likely slain by the Red Shadow, was actually to intimidate Xuan Turtle’s mind and take advantage to launch a surprise attack.

According to my guess, the Giant Deer Saint is most likely still alive.

Just injured for sure.

"Lord Yun Hu, where are we headed next?"

Sidal stepped forward with his sword.

There was a flicker of battle intent in his eyes, "Since you said the Extraordinary Life isn’t as strong as imagined, why not fight our way back, Sidal wants to contribute."

"..."

Cloud Tiger looked at Sidal, silent.

Fight back? Are you crazy?

"No need, if there’s another chance to encounter... I’ll let you contribute."

He waved his hand, saying coldly: "The most urgent thing now, we must first find a quiet place to stop and reorganize properly."

As for where to go next, Cloud Tiger hadn’t yet decided.

He was currently at a crucial stage of advancement, and the fusion of two domains was imminent, this stage cannot afford any slip-ups...

The Red Shadow’s strength is significant.

But if I advance and gain the title, I will surely be stronger than the Red Shadow!

First, find a place to meditate quietly for some time.

As for the matter of that "Extraordinary Life," observe first, it won’t be long before the East Continent, North Continent, and West Continent are expected to reach this Ice Sea Ruins.

By then, no one will escape!

Just as Cloud Tiger made up his mind, a cry echoed through the Cloud Ship.

He frowned, "What is the fuss about?"

"Lord Yun Hu... signal, the signal is appearing!" a Law Enforcer held up the Spiritual Radar Detector high.

On the instrument panel, a spiritual fluctuation that had disappeared for a long time reappeared.

This is the signal connected to the Cloud Ring.

Within the Source Tower, there is a specialized device for retrieving exclusive sealed items; those precious ones all have a Divine Throne’s imprint, so even if lost, they can be sensed by the detector to their exact coordinates, thereby retrieved successfully; this is also considered a marvelous use of the Cloud Mirror.

However, certain items, due to their high-grade, may not be detected by the device.

Qinglong gave Gu Xiaoman the Cloud Ring, and in turn, arranged for Cloud Tiger, Xuan Turtle, and Vermilion Bird to obtain the detector capable of sensing the Cloud Ring’s aura fluctuations...

Thus.

The three Divine Envoys had essentially received the message relayed from the Divine Throne.

All these years, they thought every assassination they arranged was ordered by the Divine Throne.

But little did they know, in Qinglong’s eyes, the three Divine Envoys, along with the dispatched assassins, were nothing more than whetstones.

"Signal..."

Cloud Tiger was dazed for a second: "Gu Xiaoman’s signal?"

"Gu Xiaoman’s coordinates have refreshed, this guy never left, always at the last coordinates!"

The candidates who previously failed to hunt down Gu Xiaoman were all excited to see the coordinates refresh.

"Good, good, good!"

Cloud Tiger was visibly excited.

He had always been fixated on that Cloud Ring, but more importantly, it was Gu Xiaoman’s head!

Just when all seemed lost, a new path opens at the village...

Truly, losing is gaining.

After abandoning Xuan Turtle, my fortunes finally seem to be turning!

"Full speed ahead, full speed ahead!"

Cloud Tiger suppressed his delight, lowered his voice, and coldly ordered, "This time, she cannot be allowed to escape..."

Meanwhile.

Gu Xiaoman, walking across the Snowfield, raised her head once again.

She looked somewhat bewildered at the giant shadow passing the sky.

The Cloud Ship.

Returned?

The large ship seemed to be heading to the original docking position... what happened, are these guys wanting to take her back?

Gu Xiaoman shook her head, quickly throwing such an unrealistic thought out of her mind.

Pick me up? How is that possible?

This bunch of guys only thinks about ways to kill me!

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"Not there yet? It’s taking quite some time..."

Gu Shen was sitting at the foot of the snowy mountain, wrapping himself in a Pure Land Domain to avoid external spiritual scans, quietly waiting for the arrival of the huge Source Tower force.

However, the wait was indeed rather long.

Bored, Gu Shen began to play with the ring.

It’s a good thing.

With just a dip of one’s spirit into it, it yields twice the result with half the effort.

Unfortunately, for him,

The Cloud Ring is a useless relic, completely ineffective.

As early as five years ago, Gu Shen had comprehended the "spectator mentality," and wearing this thing didn’t make his cultivation faster than his usual meditation.

However, to bait the fish from the Source Tower, he had no choice but to wear the ring.

Because Gu Shen didn’t know,

How long the spiritual fluctuations of the Cloud Ring would take to be detected by the Source Tower.

But what he did know was...

With the nature of the Cloud Tiger and Xuan Turtle, once they received the precise coordinates, they would storm over with great vigor!

As long as the "Wine Spark" quota was undecided, these two Divine Envoys were determined to kill Gu Xiaoman.

"Hmm, finally here?"

Gu Shen squinted his eyes, stood up, and shook off the layers of snow on him.

The sky over the Ice Sea Ruins was pure white, yet Chi Huo had already caught something strange. Once Gu Shen looked up, countless fragments of clouds were pierced by blue flames, and the Cloud Ship appeared in sight like a meteor.

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"Lord Yunhu, are we too late?"

After obtaining Gu Xiaoman’s coordinates, the Cloud Ship’s speed peaked.

Cloud Tiger was sitting cross-legged, eager to witness that kid’s head hit the ground.

To kill Gu Xiaoman and reclaim the Cloud Ring.

A perfect two-for-one! Double the good!

However...

Upon reaching their destination, Cloud Tiger felt something amiss. His spiritual power expanded, only to find no trace of Gu Xiaoman.

Those candidates eager to hunt Gu Xiaoman were also a bit puzzled.

Just then,

The detector’s dial refreshed its signal once again.

This time, it was the newest coordinate update... just as everyone prepared new efforts for the next location, the original coordinate point flickered twice, then returned to calm.

"Coordinates haven’t moved?"

"The Cloud Ring’s location hasn’t changed? What’s going on?"

Not only were these Law Enforcers taken aback.

Even Cloud Tiger couldn’t figure it out.

At that moment, a black dot suddenly appeared under the snow mountain’s foot.

Gu Shen lifted the Pure Land Domain’s concealment, fully exposing himself to the Cloud Ship’s sight.

"Wait, there’s a figure!"

"Who is that? That’s not Gu Xiaoman!"

The Law Enforcers on the Cloud Ship, ready to land, were stunned upon seeing the black dot on the ground.

Not long ago, they encountered a strange Red Shadow, which left a shadow in all their hearts...

That Red Shadow had hair touching the ground.

Now, the Black Shadow didn’t look too different.

With tattered clothes, surrounded by wind and snow, its dry hair almost fell to the waist.

A strong sensation of danger emerged in the hearts of every Transcendent from the Source Tower.

Meanwhile...

"Is this the ’Source Energy Boat’ developed by the Upper City?"

"Indeed, worthy of being the world’s first city, this Cloud Ship is crafted so well, not worse than the North Continent’s... I quite like it."

A nonchalant voice echoed within the Cloud Ship space, directly appearing in each person’s Heart Lake.

This voice...

For most people, it was unfamiliar, but for some, it was quite familiar.

Five years ago, those who witnessed the grand era of Transcendents remembered a name and that person’s voice.

The one most familiar with it was Cloud Tiger.

Sitting in the bow’s front, Cloud Tiger’s previous smile vanished, leaving only a dark expression.

"...Gu Shen!"

He shouted angrily, calling out that figure’s name.

The black shadow on the ground smiled, nodded, and responded, "That’s me."

The next moment.

Gu Shen extended his palm, slowly turning it over, with his palm facing from the sky to the earth.

The moment his palm turned, the Cloud Ship began to tremble without any forewarning—

He gave it a gentle tap.

Endless explosive flames and snow echoed on the Skytop, coalescing into a giant hand.

"Boom!"

The Cloud Ship was thus heavily slammed down!

The world spun!

Every Transcendent from the Source Tower was astonished and fearful.

They had never witnessed such terrifying action, if the earlier Red Shadow’s slash was within their understanding, then Gu Shen at this moment... was beyond their comprehendible realm!

What a terrifying domain, this was simply a Divine Miracle!

The Cloud Ship plummeted dramatically, its shield instantly shattered—

Followed closely by the terrifying domain pressure descending!

Under the Great Success Pure Land’s shroud and suppression, the entire ship, all one hundred fifty-three people, were caught in a quagmire, unable to move even a bit.

Cloud Tiger was no exception.

Gu Shen slowly boarded the Cloud Ship, his gaze sweeping over the bewildered young faces, finally resting on Cloud Tiger’s cheeks.

"Long time no see, Cloud Tiger."

Gu Shen took off the ring, displayed it in front of Cloud Tiger, and warmly smiled, "I didn’t expect you’d still recognize me."

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(Today’s fifth update is finished! Good night, everyone!)