A crimson light suddenly flared through the endless expanse of clouds! In the blink of an eye, that swift, lightning-like radiance streaked across the sky, then abruptly checked its momentum, descending with ethereal lightness!
“Ah! It’s the Fengtian War God!” Yin Tao of the Silver Foxes, standing not far off, gasped in shock. Yet, they quickly realized this mysterious warrior descending from the heavens was not only clad in the purple Fengtian Demon Armor but was also wearing the exact same Star King set as Yueying!
“It’s not the Fengtian War God.” Yin Tao could hardly believe his eyes. While the Fengtian War God was formidable, he hadn't reached the level of flying through the heavens and burrowing through the earth. Even the universally acknowledged strongest Fengtian War God, Jiuyuan Shenzhen, could not take to the blue sky without the aid of a Guardian Hero!
“It’s an Ancient Hero. Test Text Watermark 7.” Xingye was practically frozen. This overwhelming aura was just as potent as his father’s Guardian Hero, Yueying!
“*&m;……￥#@” The icy voice conveyed not the slightest tremor of human emotion! Translated to Chinese: “Arrived at operational destination, confirming Lifeform C.”
“What are you saying?” This sudden appearance of a mysterious warrior sent a chilling, deep-seated terror through Xingye’s very bones! And that strange language was utterly incomprehensible to him!
It was evident that this person spoke the same tongue as Yueying, yet perhaps only his father on the entire continent could decipher what he was saying about lifeforms! Regrettably, his father was nowhere near.
Furthermore, it was clear this mysterious assassin wasn't here for a chat! That much was obvious from his perfectly standardized combat stance!
What struck Xingye with deeper sorrow was the certainty that this mysterious warrior was far beyond his ability to confront. Based on the sheer power radiating from him, Xingye knew they weren't even playing in the same league!
His immediate instinct was to flee!
“Life Force Field 950 meets priority annihilation criteria, initiating destruction. Test Text Watermark 4. Test Text Watermark 1.” The cold, synthesized voice remained devoid of any emotional or vital resonance! However, the Sky-Severing Greatsword in its hand was suddenly drawn!
“Heaven and Earth Unite.” At almost the exact same instant, Xingye roared without reservation!
Swish! A massive spatial distortion materialized instantly!
In that moment, the specialized spatial teleportation scrolls, the 'Return to City' scrolls, carried by all high-ranking generals of the Black Flag Legion, finally served their life-saving purpose!
A dazzling light flared, and the mysterious hero hadn't even managed to launch an attack before—
The operational target vanished into thin air!
Yin Hu and Yin Tao, standing nearby, also tore open their Return to City scrolls and initiated spatial teleportation!
In the blink of an eye, the three figures disappeared without a trace!
“. Test Text Watermark 1.” Even the typically unflappable hero was stunned by this sudden turn of events! Nearly suffering a system crash! A flicker of confusion crossed his calm eyes, followed by a sweep of his gaze across the surroundings!
“Target lost. Bio-radar confirms no lifeforms meeting priority annihilation criteria within a ten-kilometer radius. Bio-radar initiating maximum power long-range scan.”
Two hundred li away, at the Black Flag military outpost of Tianzhu City!
Within the teleportation array, a brilliant light suddenly erupted. Following a strange spatial distortion, three blurry figures materialized inside the light formation!
It was Xingye and the Yin Hu/Yin Tao duo, who had escaped certain death!
“Gods, I nearly lost my life!” Even the usually reckless Xingye was severely shaken this time!
“Good thing we had the Return to City scrolls. Test Text Watermark 9.” Yin Hu looked equally shaken by residual fear.
“Hurry and notify the Old Marshal,” Yin Tao urged. “Only the Old Marshal can handle that guy.”
Simultaneously, in Shenglong City of the Divine Dragon Empire (the former Molong Empire having been renamed the Divine Dragon Empire, hence the current name of the ancient Molong City), a distorted image flashed across Lan Ye’s mind! It was immediately followed by an incredibly potent aura sweeping over them!
“What is this? Test Text Watermark 2.” Xingchen, deep in meditation, was greatly alarmed!
“Bio-radar has detected a similar life force field,” Lan Ye responded. “Intensity 12000, coordinates East Longitude XX.XX, North Latitude XX.XX.”
“A similar life force field,” Xingchen exclaimed in shock. “How is that possible? An intensity of 12000? Test Text Watermark 9.”
“Affirmative,” Lan Ye confirmed.
Ancient Heroes possess bio-radars with astonishing sensory capabilities, able to pinpoint the location of specific objects' life force fields.
The so-called Life Force Field refers to the energy fluctuation possessed by a living being! Experts with profound cultivation can use their incredible senses to discern the strength of an opponent’s power, even perceiving their location!
But Ancient Heroes go a step further; they can express the sensed biological energy fluctuations as concrete data, thus forming a theoretical basis for combat! It was precisely this data reported by Lan Ye that terrified Xingchen!
Among all humans, Xingchen’s cultivation was considered the strongest, yet even when Lan Ye scanned him, the resulting data showed only about 1500! Yueying’s own Life Force Field was an astonishing 9000—a full six times higher than his! And that sixfold difference was merely his baseline power; a hero could instantly erupt with over three times their basic strength during combat!
This was the true reason why Yueying could so easily one-shot the Dark Demon Dragon Patriarch!
Keep in mind that even Yueying's Life Force Field only reached 9000!
But this powerful aura that materialized from nowhere possessed a Life Force Field as high as 12000!
This meant its power far surpassed even Yueying’s!
Xingchen could not begin to imagine, nor did he dare to imagine, how strong such power truly was!
“How can this be? Test Text Watermark 8. Test Text Watermark 8.” Xingchen was nearly paralyzed. “Someone actually has a Life Force Field stronger than Yueying’s.”
“There is only one explanation for this situation,” Lan Ye stated. “It is highly likely another Hero.”
“Another Hero?” Xingchen nearly leaped up. “Does this mean another Hero has been awakened besides Yueying? Test Text Watermark 1.”
“Affirmative,” Lan Ye confirmed.
Awakening a Hero requires a Night Pearl, but even with one, the teleportation array leading to the Heroes' Realm had been destroyed! How could a new Hero appear? However, Lan Ye’s perception could not be wrong!
If this was true, there was only one possibility!
The Orcs who entered the Heroes' Realm back then had awakened a Hero. There were seven Night Pearls in total; one had been used to awaken Yueying.
Another was currently secured in the Imperial Palace under the care of the Divine Shaman!
Two others had fallen into the hands of the Orcs, and those two Night Pearls had likely entered the Heroes' Realm ahead of them! They must have used them to awaken a Hero! But if that was the case, why was this newly awakened Hero only appearing now!
Xingchen was utterly confused.
But one thing was certain: real trouble had arrived!
Because in this world, he seemed to be the only one who understood how to control a Hero!
If other Heroes were awakened without a controller, the only outcome would be rampage—that dreaded Planet Destruction Mode!
“What’s wrong? Your face is terrible.” Long Xin and Yin Shuang were long accustomed to Xingchen’s muttered soliloquies. They knew he was communicating with his Guardian Hero in an ancient tongue.
It seemed something major had occurred now!
“Notify the Black Flag Army, prepare for full mobilization.” Xingchen’s face was frighteningly grim.
“What happened?” Yin Shuang asked.
“Another Hero has appeared,” Xingchen stated. “And he has already reached the Molong Continent.”