Chapter 688: Section 475: One Point Star (Extra Chapter for 700 Votes in April)
Cang Xu tried manipulating the Memory Transformation Device.
After inspecting it, he nodded his head and revealed a smile, “The forged memories are perfect. Squad leader, you have really helped us out this time!”
The Fishman youth shrugged his shoulders, “It’s actually this alchemy device that is the main contributor, and the Undead Inheritance you secured is the key. With these two things, anyone could succeed. If Zhongyong had come, he would have been even more efficient.”
“Zhongyong, huh… It’s a pity we can’t meet with him just yet.” Cang Xu showed a tinge of regret.
In his exchanges with the Fishman youth, he had long since learned of Zhongyong’s existence.
As the shipboard Alchemy Mage of the Deep Sea Monster Fish, Zhongyong was a fixed crew member. Neither the Fishman youth’s retrieval of Cang Xu nor Cang Xu’s boarding was made known to Zhongyong.
After all, Cang Xu was an Undead Mage. Zhongyong needed some time to mentally prepare himself to accept Cang Xu as a fellow crew member.
Cang Xu quickly became adept at operating the Memory Transformation Device.
On one hand, after leaving Mysterious Monster Island, he had attempted using this alchemy device multiple times. On the other hand, after becoming a captive, he had pondered over the contents of the Undead Inheritance numerous times.
The operation of the Memory Transformation Device was very simple; it was so foolproof that anyone could use it.
Otherwise, the Fishman youth wouldn’t have been able to forge a set of memories so smoothly.
“Next, we need to set up the Memory Switching Technique, as well as using the Subconscious Reminder Skill!” Cang Xu sat down in a meditative pose and began to meditate.
These two spells were the real test for him.
Only by incorporating these two spells he could autonomously awaken and regain his true identity after using the forged memories.
Cang Xu had already spent a lot of time pondering over these two spells while waiting for the Transmission Blood Sacrifice and was very familiar with them.
But being familiar with them was one thing, while actually casting the spells was another.
The most difficult part was that Cang Xu was still suffering from a double seal of spells and Divine Arts.
This double seal originated from Zhou Zhang and was at the Holy Domain level.
Cang Xu certainly couldn’t break them, and neither could the Fishman youth.
Both the forged memories, Memory Switching Technique, and the Subconscious Reminder Skill were effects that target the spirit, and although they would be interfered with by the double seal, the latter couldn’t completely prohibit them.
Before this, the Undead Mages had been able to secretly forge memories. Now that Cang Xu had hidden aboard the Deep Sea Monster Fish, he could finally fully extend his powers.
Seeing Cang Xu give it his all, the Fishman youth tactfully left the cabin and closed the door behind him.
“Cang Xu, it’s all up to you now. I hope everything goes smoothly!”
The Fishman youth silently wished him luck, then immediately returned to the cockpit to monitor the situation of the Ocean Nest.
The Holy Domain level Sea Monster, Snow Pear Octopus, was feasting hungrily on the sea beasts that had been teleported over.
Just like before, the Mei Lan Believers were huddled in various corners of the nest, and after quickly adapting, they had started praying in a flustered frenzy.
Flower Skirt Island.
Qian Xing stared at the hemispherical light shield beneath his feet, his eyes twinkling, filled with ever-increasing murderous intent.
He had executed many Combat Skills, but the light shield persisted.
However, he made out the trick, “So this Array can dissipate energy. The Earth Vein is its channel of release, which is why the rest of Flower Skirt Island is experiencing such violent earthquakes.”
Although Qian Xing was not a Mage, his horizons were wide.
Additionally, the earthquakes around Flower Skirt Island were really significant, making it hard for him not to notice.
“Cai Jing, you really are cruel and ruthless. I wonder what the other islanders would think if they knew they were being used as scapegoats by you?” Qian Xing sneered, trying to demoralize his opponent with words.
“A bunch of weaklings, there’s no need to care about their feelings. Besides, Flower Skirt Island was ownerless to begin with, I’m just utilizing the Earth Vein, what does that have to do with them? If there are any casualties, it’s just their bad luck for being right on top of the Earth Vein’s node,” said Master Cai Jing coldly, unaffected.
“Heh, well said,” Qian Xing sneered, “Now I’m even more eager to pierce through your skull, and then watch quietly as your brains leak out.”
As he spoke, Qian Xing extended his right forefinger and pointed it towards the hemispherical light shield below.
Taking a deep breath, he circulated his Fighting energy and infused it with all his might. The surging Fighting energy centered on the nail of his right forefinger and kept compressing, then compressing further.
The Holy Domain Level aura also rose steadily.
Master Cai Jing and Master Da Bei wore serious expressions, feeling a growing sense of anxiety.
Up to now in the battle, they had never seen Qian Xing exert such tremendous effort and build up momentum in this manner.
Master Da Bei acted quickly to cast a spell.
But since Qian Xing had decided to build up energy, how could he be so easily disrupted?
He dodged immediately, utilizing a Flying Combat Technique, and his figure nimbly avoided all the magical attacks.
Combat Skill—One Point Star!
Like a droplet of water, a blue starlight fell from the nail of Qian Xing’s right forefinger.
Originally contained, the starlight burst forth with boundless brightness as soon as it left Qian Xing’s fingernail, blindingly fast, and collided with the hemispherical light shield at an unbelievable speed!
Unlike previous attacks, One Point Star directly pierced through the light shield, and then hurtled toward Master Cai Jing with the speed of lightning.
Master Cai Jing was hit by the starlight, his skull penetrated from front to back, then his entire figure dissipated into an illusory shadow.
This was not Master Cai Jing’s real body!
The body of a Mage was always a weak point, and Cai Jing, despite being at the Golden Level, also shared this trait.
Different from Da Bei, he was very capable in combat. As soon as he made his public appearance, he had already concealed his real body, revealing only an illusory bait.
Qian Xing struck down his enemy, but it was all in vain, causing him to snort coldly.
He had failed to see through Cai Jing’s illusion because of the effects of the Array laid out by the latter.
But it didn’t matter, for the combat skill One Point Star specialized in piercing through surfaces and was not something that a hemispherical barrier of light could block.
Qian Xing continued to deploy this combat skill.
However, this time, he extended the middle finger of his right hand.
His index finger’s nail had already turned dull, as if petrified, and could not bear the cost of consecutively releasing the combat skill One Point Star in such a short period.
“Damn it, I can’t let him continue attacking at will!” Master Cai Jing inwardly exclaimed, feeling immense pressure.
He operated the Array with all his might, causing it to unleash its strongest defensive power.
Even though doing so would consume the Elemental Crystals at an unprecedented rate,
as long as he could withstand Qian Xing’s attacks, it would be a success for Cai Jing.
Using this Array was incredibly costly, but converting money into combat power is definitely better than not being able to spend at all!
At the same time, Master Cai Jing also used Spirit Manipulation to make many Magic Plants trumpet flowers emerge from the ground.
Nearly a hundred giant trumpet flowers appeared, encircling Master Cai Jing’s Alchemy Room.
The trumpet flowers had performed exceptionally well in the fight against Ba Qi.
This had prompted Master Cai Jing to grow even more of them after the battle to strengthen his defenses.
The trumpet flowers formed a defensive formation and continuously sprayed streams of potion.
“Chaos Potion?!” Qian Xing’s pupils shrank as he hurriedly dodged.
Shuang Tu had sought Qian Xing’s help in Ba Qi’s name and had provided information about Chaos Potions.
Therefore, Qian Xing knew that once in contact, this potion would transform the target’s Fighting Energy into a different type.
Since there were conflicts between different types of Fighting Energy, Qian Xing did not want to fall into such a predicament.
As a fighter of the Holy Domain Level, the transformed Fighting Energy would also be at the Holy Domain Level, presenting a significant internal threat to him.
Qian Xing agilely dodged in the air, avoiding all the Chaos Potions.
For those he couldn’t dodge, he used Golden Fighting Energy to directly solidify into shapes like umbrellas or walls to block the splash of potions in advance.
However, once the Golden Fighting Energy was eroded by the potion, it would quickly disintegrate, turning into different types of Fighting Energy.
While Qian Xing could still control these different types of Fighting Energy, the control was weak, and they were hard to utilize effectively.
Indeed, the trumpet flower formation and Chaos Potion caused significant interference to Qian Xing.
But even so, they still couldn’t help Cai Jing, Master Da Bei, and the others turn the tide of the battle.
Qian Xing’s repeated releases of One Point Star had destroyed several nodes of the light barrier Array.
Master Cai Jing wanted to repair them but didn’t dare.
If he revealed his true body, it would be difficult to survive under the One Point Star combat skill.
Eventually, after multiple nodes were destroyed, Qian Xing located the core of the Array. With a precise hit from One Point Star, he breached the core of the Array.
A violent spatial fluctuation occurred.
In the last moment, Master Cai Jing, Master Da Bei, and Master Zhong Bei evacuated through the Teleportation Array, leaving Flower Skirt Island.
Qian Xing looked displeased.
He had gone to great lengths to break through the magical barrier only to have these Mages escape.
Mages are rich in tricks, especially when prepared, and are indeed very good at preserving their lives.
Master Cai Jing had spent a considerable amount to install numerous Arrays here and had grown nearly a hundred Magic Plants. It was these preparations that allowed him to withstand Qian Xing for a while and ultimately escape successfully.
If he had built an excellent Mage Tower here, even being at the Golden Level, he might have been able to withstand a Holy Domain Level for an extended time.
Qian Xing rushed down and into the underground, where he found the open secret door of inheritance.
Approaching the secret door, he received information left by the late hybrid master of prosperity.
“Cai Jing and the others have obtained the inheritance!” Qian Xing’s face was livid with anger.
He was unwilling to give up so easily and turned his attention to the Teleportation Array.
He found the Teleportation Array had already self-destructed. With his abilities alone, it was difficult to deduce Cai Jing and the others’ teleportation destination from the destroyed Array.
“Damn it! To think these old rats actually got away.” Qian Xing, frustrated, shot into the sky, randomly choosing a direction like a meteor piercing the heavens, leaving Flower Skirt Island.
He was not ready to let it go and planned to try his luck.
The Magic Potion Apprentices scattered almost instantly.
They were terrified, almost believing they were about to die there.
But since Qian Xing did not regard them as important, they were fortunate to escape with their lives.
Some apprentices did not leave. Instead, they took control of the place and rapidly contacted Shuang Tu.
Shuang Tu had been monitoring the situation closely and soon received the firsthand report.
“In the end, the inheritance of the hybrid master of prosperity was taken by Cai Jing and his group after all…” Shuang Tu sighed, feeling utterly powerless. Bringing Qian Xing here was the limit of what he could do.
But reality did not afford him any more opportunities, and the chance to fish in troubled water that he had eagerly awaited never materialized.
Shuang Tu could only accept reality reluctantly.
Almost at the same time, another report came up from his subordinates which brightened Shuang Tu’s eyes: “Lan Zao and the Saber Gang got together?”
“They stole a large amount of Mithril, are they planning to hold a Transmission Blood Sacrifice?”
“My main mission has failed, but it seems like there’s a breakthrough in the mission concerning Anqiu!”
Realizing this, Shuang Tu immediately decided to give his full support to Lan Zao entering Anqiu.