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Chapter 91 - Crisis 9!
🕑 Added 2025-03-14 19:04:52 +0000 UTCLan Xiaorong's eyebrows furrowed, his expression full of concern. Going back to a moment ago, he and his fellow clanmates were together in the training ground, training diligently to level up their skills as they were now close to the max level of Tier 2 just a few more levels up they would be ready to advance their Mana level to Tier 3.
However, the sound of a large explosion thundered throughout the training ground, followed by a shout for assembly from Jian Zixuan, the Golden Sword Sect disciple leader. This caused their skill-leveling period to stop.
Lan Xiaorong and the other three hurriedly followed the Golden Sword Sect disciple to the gathering place. While his group moved, he noticed a shift happening above.
He gazed up at the sky and found that translucent bubble barriers had appeared as domes, covering the whole place around the Golden Pagoda.
"Gather everyone—prepare for battle!" Jian Zixuan commanded.
Lan Xiaorong and his fellow clanmates follow everyone else action as they begin to form a battle formation.
"Brother Xiaorong! Please hurry!" Lan Baixing urged.
Lan Xiaorong nodded and hurriedly brought out a formation seal and began to form a battle formation with his clanmates. This formation seal had been given to him by the Golden Sword Sect disciples.
When they handed him the seal, they said it would boost his group's battle power and allow them to fight against the monsters. He didn't know what kind of monsters those disciples were referring to, but he didn't dare to take it lightly.
When the battle formation was completely formed, the four of them appeared to have a golden light surrounding them.
The Golden Sword mark appeared above their heads, and Lan Xiaorong could sense the connection of spiritual Qi between them as this battle formation allowed them to share some of their Qi pool.
Moreover, Lan Xiaorong could sense that his spiritual Qi seemed to vibrate unnaturally as it synchronized with something. Through it, he sensed a profound presence.
While he was deep in thought, he suddenly sensed another presence above the bubble dome.
The Golden Sword Light appeared out of nowhere and hit the bubble dome immediately, causing another thunderous sound rang through the whole dome.
DOOM!!
Before his eyes, the bubble dome was instantly destroyed. He was shaken and didn’t understand what was going on.
Not only him, but everyone else was also shocked by the attack that appeared out of nowhere, and their expressions turned pale. Even the Golden Sword Sect disciple themself seemed uncertain about the situation.
The situation did not wait for them to comprehend. Just ten seconds after the Golden Sword Light destroyed the bubble dome, another Golden Sword Light appeared in the sky.
Lan Xiaorong's face turned pale as this time he was able to sense the aura of the Golden Sword Light clearly. There was no barrier obstructing the sword aura from reaching him. The aura was overwhelming as if it could crush him into pieces any time if it wanted to.
Just as Lan Xiaorong thought he was about to die, luckily, the target of the Golden Sword Light was not a low-rank cultivator like him or anyone else here. Instead, it was the Golden Pagoda!
The Golden Sword Light pierced through the middle of the Golden Pagoda and stuck there. After that, the sound of an explosion rang out as the Sword exploded, followed by a cracking sound. Lan Xiaorong and everyone else witnessed this scene with horrified expressions.
What they witnessed was the Golden Pagoda — once standing tall, but now crumbling. It snapped in half, and the upper part fell to the ground.
DOOM!
Dust billowed from the impact as the upper part of the Golden Pagoda crashed to the ground.
Jian Zixuan and the other disciples in golden robes landed gracefully alongside the fallen upper part of the Golden Pagoda, completely unharmed.
They moved into position, and one of the disciples who seemed to be the Formation Master quickly formed a defensive formation around the fallen upper part of the Golden Pagoda. Their actions made it clear — they were protecting something of great importance.
Lan Xiaorong observed them. Deep down, he also wanted to know what was so important for them to act so obviously like this, but he shifted his focus to the metal tree forest side. He sensed a change in the atmosphere — a chill enveloped him, and he couldn’t pinpoint the cause.
"Everyone! Be ready! The God Spawns are coming here!" One of the Golden Sword Sect disciples shouted.
'The God Spawn?' Lan Xiaorong thought.
'Brother Xiaorong, should we flee? The situation here seems to be more dangerous than we had anticipated.' Lan Xuanyan sent a message directly to his mind.
The appearance of the Golden Sword Light was impactful enough to make them reconsider helping the Golden Sword Sect disciples.
They could not imagine that the other side was so capable and brave enough to do this to the Golden Sword Sect.
'Let's observe for a while. If it turns into a certain death situation, we will leave quietly,' Lan Xiaorong replied.
Even though he did not want to cause the Golden Sword Sect to aim their blade at his clan, if the situation was really dire, they should have enough reason to leave without fear that the Golden Sword Sect would take action against their Clan later, since there was no way the Golden Sword Sect would rightfully punish other faction for their disciples not give their life for them.
When Lan Xiaorong talked with his clanmates through sound transmission, he sensed that the other three second-rate force groups stepped closer to their group, and then the leader of each group approached him.
'Lan Xiaorong, let's join hands this time,' Wang Dalong said, his expression showing that he felt unlucky this time.
'We should join hands. If we don’t, we will likely be the first ones to die here,' Jiang Qingxue said. She was the leader of the White Blade Sect group, a woman with ice-blue hair, pure white robes with silver embroidery, and a calming aura.
'The three of us have already agreed to join hands, only your group is left. This is for our survival,' Zhou Haotian said. He was the leader of the Crimson Fang Sect group. muscular man, with long red hair, fox-like golden eyes, and fiery red robes. Despite his appearance, his tone was calm.
Lan Xiaorong agreed with them without needing any extra time to think, as he also thought the same thing.
Combining their forces, there were 4 from the Lan Clan, 9 from the Wang Clan, 15 from the White Blade Sect, and 12 from the Crimson Fang Sect.
Their group totaled 40 cultivators. While still small compared to the Golden Sword Sect, which had more than 500 cultivators, and the Silver Lotus Pavilion, with almost 300, it was better than facing the threat alone.
While Lan Xiaorong discusses the matter of cooperation with the other group leader he senses something with his foot, A low, continuous growl emanates from the earth, like distant thunder rolling through the land.
"It's Here!" The Golden Sword sect disciple shouted and pointed out the direction for others.
Lan Xiaorong's gaze followed the person's direction. On the horizon, he saw a pale-skinned monster dashing toward them at high speed, its appearance grotesque and abominable. He had never seen a demon beast like this before. Then, he recalled what the Golden Sword Sect disciple had mentioned—the monster, he assumed it had to be this one!
But soon, he had to reassess his thoughts, as more monsters like the first one emerged at the edge of the horizon. They shared a similar appearance, with only slight differences in their shapes.
One by one, more monsters appeared—first one, then two—and after a while, Lan Xiaorong stopped counting. There were more than a thousand of them, and they were coming from all directions!
GARRRRRR!!
The monsters' roars could be heard from a distance as they got closer.
The chill filling the air began to become clear—it was them! Their aura made Lan Xiaorong feel cold, and their nature was strange. He could not sense any Qi from them at all, as if they did not exist, even though they appeared right in front of him.
Soon, the monsters reached the range of battle. The Golden Sword Sect disciples began attacking them from afar. Seeing this, Lan Xiaorong followed suit. He gathered his Qi and Mana above his hand, merging them together before activating his skill.
A Green Wooden Spear materialized above his palm. Grasping it tightly, he hurled it at the pale white monster!
The spear flew with incredible speed, like a ray of green light!
Thwack!
GARRRRRRRR!
The spear impaled and stuck in the pale white monster's flesh, causing it to cry out in pain. Lan Xiaorong smirked, then commanded the spear to explode!
BOOM!
Greenlight erupted from within, destroying the God Spawn at once!
Ding!
[You have defeated the Enemy!]
[You have gained XP!]
[Congratulations! You have leveled up!]
[Level 29 Achieved!]
—[All Stats Increased by +1]
—[Skill Points +1]
'EH?' Lan Xiaorong was stunned as he suddenly discovered — killing the monster also gave him XP!
Before, he could only gain XP by consuming natural treasures or leveling up his skills, but now he had found a new method!
The frown between his brows was completely gone instantly. When he saw the monster at first, it was an abomination that he didn't want to get close to, but now it appeared to be more likable for no reason!
He quickly notified his clanmates about this discovery through sound transmission. After hearing his words, their expressions changed, and they started to dash forward to the monsters without waiting for him! He quickly followed them closely as he would not let them hog all the XP!
"What are you doing? Come back! The God Spawn is dangerous!" the Golden Sword Sect disciple shouted when he saw the Lan Clan group's suicidal action.
"Shut up!!" The four Lan Clan members shouted in unison, leaving the Golden Sword Sect disciple stunned and angry. But they didn't care. What they cared about now was XP!
Lan Xiaorong opened his Status Window for once before the battle.
Ding!
[Status Window]
Name: Lan Xiaorong
Class: Verdant Magic Knight [6★]
Mana Level: [Tier-2]
Level: [29 / 30]
XP: [0.01 / 100]%
Health Points (HP): [160 / 160]
Mana Points (MP): [155 / 155]
[Attributes]
Strength: 49 [+10%]
Agility: 49 [+10%]
Stamina: 49 [+10%]
Constitution: 49 [+20%]
Magic Power: 49 [+10%]
[Skill Points Available]: 2
[Skill Selection Store]
[Skills]:
Verdant Blade Manifestation (Lv. 6 / 100) [6★]
Evergreen Aegis (Lv. 3 / 100) [6★]
Verdant Knight Physique (Lv. 3 / 100) [6★]
Verdant Magic (Lv. 23 / 100) [3★]
Flying Leaves Step (Lv. 44 / 100) [2★]
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