Chapter 270 – Stone Slab, Hurricane

Lu Yuan took a deep breath, and fire-like death energy surged from all sides, condensing into four black wings with a crystalline sheen behind him.

Like a mass of black smoke, he silently flew out of the window, ascending swiftly.

In just a few breaths, he reached an altitude of several dozen meters above the ground.

The black wings flapped silently as Lu Yuan gazed down.

The entirety of Linghexuan was spread out beneath him, with streetlights dotting the city’s nightscape below. He could see hurrying late-night pedestrians and delivery drivers riding electric scooters darting through the streets and alleys.

A slight warmth emanated from his right chest.

Lu Yuan gently pressed where the Mark of the Elephant Deity’s curse was, remaining still until the warming sensation gradually subsided.

The curse seemed to draw closer to him.

But Lu Yuan didn’t have much of an emotional reaction. He confirmed the direction of the three Protectors from the evil martial alliance and directed his wings at full speed toward that area.

He used part of his death energy to envelop himself entirely, merging completely into the dense night.

This way, even if someone looked up from below, they would only catch a glimpse of a rapidly moving dark cloud.

There was no need to worry about being captured by the electronic instruments and surveillance equipment of the old city circle either. The only system capable of detecting his presence was the Sky Eye.

However, since the Sky Eye’s monitoring results would eventually be relayed to Lu Yuan, as the Twin-winged Bear, he currently had the highest access level in the entire old city circle.

So, in essence, Lu Yuan was now “perfectly invisible.”

Tonight’s moon was very full, the air quality wasn’t bad, and there was very little haze in the sky.

Lu Yuan slowly increased his flight altitude, the full moon right in front of him, with its radiant moonlight pouring down on him.

From his vantage point, everything in the world was beneath his feet, devoid of any noise or pollution. His field of vision encompassed only the full moon, providing a sense of expansive solitude and ethereal tranquility.

Lu Yuan had learned to condense wings from death energy and fly in the Wailing Ruins, and this was his first attempt outside.

At this moment, he increasingly felt how exhilarating it was to be able to fly autonomously.

It was a completely different experience from using flight tools.

“This perspective captures images that are perfect as mobile phone wallpapers. Even drone aerial photography can’t achieve this effect…”

Lu Yuan blinked, using the built-in camera feature of the optical brain in his retina to take a few photos, repeatedly admiring them. The more he looked, the more he appreciated their beauty.

When people encounter particularly interesting or beautiful things, they inevitably want to share them, and Lu Yuan was no exception.

He browsed through his contacts.

Then he sent the photos to [Lord Tongtongtong], [Older Sister Lu Jing], and [Quiet Bamboo Treasure].

Of course, such photos could only be sent to girls. Among his contacts, the girls he was closest to were these three.

All three replied quickly.

Yuwen Tong was the fastest.

Lord Tongtongtong immediately sent over dozens of images.

There was a full moon suspended motionless above a scarlet sea, a full moon entwined in countless purple thunderbolts, a full moon that shockingly appeared in an eerie green color, and a massive, super-invincible real moon photographed in a vast starry sky…

Well!

Self-inflicted humiliation.

What hasn’t Lord Tongtongtong seen?

Lu Yuan replied with a string of “666,” attaching an emoji of “worshiping the Big Shot.”

He then opened Lu Jing’s message – [Why aren’t you asleep at this hour?? I want to order takeout, but I don’t know what to get. Any recommendations?]

Lu Yuan was at a loss for words, replying with a “poop” emoji.

Next, he checked Xia Zhiqing’s message – [Really beautiful.]

At last, he got the response he wanted.

Lu Yuan casually chatted while flying toward his pre-determined target.

…

In a desolate, uninhabited wilderness under the cold full moon, three figures were locked in a bitter struggle.

The Elephant Protector, originally over two meters tall, had his physique elevated to nearly three meters in height. The wide black robe that covered him year-round had vanished, revealing a body of granite-like, solid and dense muscles.

The Hawk Protector’s body sprouted blood-red feathers, his arms had transformed into wing-like structures, and his extraordinarily long fingers ended in sharp claws that resembled a raptor’s talons.

Hovering just off the ground, he continuously etched clear blood-red streaks into the night with his claws.

The remaining figure was Lin Protector, with a horse-like face. He was shrouded in thick gray mist, his body beneath robust and muscular, radiating explosive strength.

The three were unleashing their full power, occasionally making attacking or defensive movements.

But oddly enough, there seemed to be no visible opponents before them; it was as if they were battling invisible enemies.

“Bang! Bang!”

A few dull thuds echoed as several deep indentations abruptly appeared on the Elephant Protector’s massive body. He grunted and swayed slightly.

His arm, thick as a pillar, swung forward with a gust of air, seemingly hitting something with a sharp “ding.”

He retracted his hand to reveal a deep wound on his fist, bleeding profusely.

“No, if this continues, we’re going to get obliterated…”

The Hawk Protector’s voice came from nearby. With a grim expression, he flew swiftly towards the Elephant Protector, his hawk wings covered in bloody wounds.

“Whoosh-“

A strong wind, mingled with gray mist, approached, revealing the form of the Horse-faced Middle-aged Man.

His expression was somber, his robust body bearing several indentations that were rapidly recovering under the gray mist’s repair.

“The Hawk Protector is right. We need to find a way to retreat quickly.”

The Elephant Protector stomped the ground, causing a violent tremor. Earth and stones surged like waves, momentarily halting the attacks from the invisible enemies.

“Mm.”

He grunted heavily, and then all three simultaneously shot off in different directions.

However, just as they attempted their escape, a massive hurricane erupted around them, swirling air currents that formed a formidable wind wall, hurling sand, stones, and vegetation into chaos, creating an immensely powerful force.

The three were caught in the eye of the hurricane and collided head-on with the wind wall during their escape attempt.

It was as if they had crashed into an impenetrably hard wall, and all three figures were forcibly flung back.

…

“Boom!”

The Elephant Protector planted his feet firmly on the ground, raised his right hand, and with the granite-like solidity of his body glowing with patterns, he gathered immense Strength into his fist and struck the wind wall fiercely.

“Boom!”

A large hole broke open in the Hurricane’s wall.

But before the trio could rejoice, the hole was quickly repaired and vanished without a trace.

“It’s trying to trap us to death!”

The Hawk Protector’s face was grim as he continuously slashed his arms in all directions, creating blood-red streaks that struck the wind wall, eliciting a clinking sound like “Clink Clank.”

“Emissary Level! This is definitely Emissary Level Strength!”

Fear and horror began to show on the Horse-faced Middle-aged Man’s face. His robust and nearly perfect body seemed to be trembling.

“Why is there an Emissary Level entity coming out of a stone slab?”

“You ask me, who do I ask? I told you not to mess with that thing! But you insisted on testing blood recognition. Been reading too many novels, have you?”

The Hawk Protector roared at him in a low voice.

At this moment, “Shwoosh-“

Within the swirling Hurricane, a giant transparent wind blade suddenly appeared, descending toward the Hawk Protector’s head.

The Elephant Protector’s eyes flickered. He raised his right hand, trying to block the wind blade.

As soon as he touched the blade, his solid, thick right arm was silently severed.

Taking advantage of the moment, the Hawk Protector dodged, only to see the Elephant Protector missing an arm and a deep, bottomless chasm where he had been standing. His face turned pale instantly.

“Damn!”

He couldn’t help but curse, trying to cover his trembling heart.

The trio didn’t even have time for a breath before more transparent wind blades descended from the fierce Hurricane.

This time, it wasn’t just one blade.

Their pupils constricted; with the Elephant Protector’s loss already in mind, they dared not touch the wind blades lightly.

In the confined space of the Hurricane, they each used their skills to narrowly avoid this round of attacks. But when they looked up again…

They saw the air above them filled with dense, twisted shapes of wind blades.

If all these wind blades descended, there would be no way for the three of them to avoid them.

In an instant, all three felt their scalps tingle.

“Break it! Break this damn thing and let’s get out of here!”

The Hawk Protector went berserk immediately, his eyes red as he furiously attacked a section of the wind wall.

The Elephant Protector and the Horse-faced Middle-aged Man realized what they needed to do and joined him in attacking the same part of the wind wall.

However, the wind wall seemed to grow stronger over time. Earlier, the Elephant Protector could punch a hole through it with one strike.

Now, even with the combined effort of the three, they couldn’t make a dent. The wind wall only rippled but remained unyielding.

“To hell with it!”

The Hawk Protector, in a fit of rage, scratched at the wind wall with his claws. The sharp tips of his claws scraped against the rapidly moving air, producing a “zzz” sound like metal grinding.

In a short while, his claw was battered and bloodied.

Yet he seemed oblivious to the pain, continuously looking up at the twisted wind blades above that seemed poised to fall, as he kept clawing at the barrier.

Just as despair began to grip their hearts.

Suddenly.

“Boom!”

A deafening crash came from above. The impregnable wind wall was shattered, creating an opening, and through this “skylight,” silvery moonlight streamed down, quietly illuminating a spear stuck in the ground, seemingly carved from translucent black crystal.

A cold, decayed, and deathly aura seeped from the spear, instantly filling the entire Hurricane.

The three were momentarily stunned by this unexpected development.

Then, they heard a second thunderous “boom.”

Another black spear descended, breaking a second hole in the Hurricane.

“Boom!”

A third spear.

“Boom, boom!”

A fourth, a fifth…

Black spears, as if fallen from the underworld’s heavenly palace, continued to rain down.

The gray Hurricane was repeatedly punctured by the shower of spears.

The edges of these breaches were engulfed by black flames that spread and burned. In just a few breaths, the once impenetrable wind wall had become riddled with gaping holes.

The Hawk Protector and his companions stood in stunned silence, barely able to comprehend the scene before them.

Suddenly, a blurry figure appeared outside the swirling Hurricane.

This figure stepped gracefully through the moonlight, stopping just beyond the wind wall, and made a simple tearing motion with their hand.

In the next moment, a figure emerged with four enormous, jet-black wings. They were clad in ancient, regal, and beautifully crafted armor, seemingly made from black crystal.

The figure stood tall, their body nearly perfect under the armor.

They wore a crystalline mask that covered two-thirds of their face, adorned with Red Spider Lily patterns.

As the Hurricane tousled their night-black short hair, the transparent wind blades that had terrorized the trio like deadly vipers surged toward the figure like sharks scenting blood.

Yet the vicious, seemingly unstoppable wind blades were all deflected by the figure’s magnificent armor.

A series of “Clink Clank” echoed as the blades shattered upon impact.

For a moment, the Hawk Protector and his companions were utterly transfixed…