Apocalyptic Flood: Sexy Beauty Neighbor's Midnight Plea for Food Chapter 1281 - 615: Pu Shanlie, Crimson Blaze Toad

For an extended period, Chang Yuntao remained unable to forget the vanished Ice Attribute Blood Crystal.

He vividly recollected how, upon completing the refinement of his Heart Core and emerging, he discovered that every last Blood Crystal within the heart chamber had been pilfered!

The fragments of Blood Crystal scattered across the floor felt like a stinging rebuke, a forceful slap to his face.

Consequently, his animosity towards whoever had excavated the Blood Crystals from his Floating Island burned with an inextinguishable fury.

When he first re-established dominion over Mist City, his immediate priority was to investigate this very matter, relentlessly pursuing all individuals connected to that day's upheaval.

Ultimately, all investigative threads pointed towards a man named Liang Yuan.

This individual, it turned out, had orchestrated the assault by Captains from outside the island against its inner defenses, vanquished the three prominent Mercenary Corps, and coerced their members into joining the mayhem, plunging Mist City into utter chaos.

Following the pandemonium, Liang Yuan had vanished without a trace, taking the Blood Crystals with him.

Chang Yuntao grew increasingly convinced, with an eight or nine out of ten certainty, that Liang Yuan was the prime culprit.

Later, while actively gathering intelligence on Liang Yuan, Leng Yuehua arrived with a contingent from the Queen, seeking to defect. As a gesture of her allegiance, she presented crucial intelligence regarding Liang Yuan.

Chang Yuntao was ecstatic at this turn of events. After integrating Leng Yuehua's followers, he was poised to lead an expedition to Yangshan to apprehend Liang Yuan.

However, at that critical juncture, the Parasite Species lurking within Leng Yuehua erupted with devastating force.

This terrifying Parasite Species nearly claimed Leng Yuehua's life.

Chang Yuntao reacted instantly, immobilizing Leng Yuehua's head with his Ice Attribute ability, thereby halting the parasitic growth within her brain.

Subsequently, he utilized his Ice Attribute power to meticulously compress the frozen zone, isolating the Parasite Species within Leng Yuehua's Sea of Consciousness. It was only through this extreme measure that Leng Yuehua and her people managed to survive.

Nevertheless, from that point onward, Leng Yuehua and her companions endured lasting repercussions.

Their capacity for emotional expression was severely diminished, leaving them in a perpetually serene state, devoid of any discernible emotional fluctuations.

This condition appeared to stem from the Parasite Species that had been sealed within their Seas of Consciousness.

Upon learning the cause, Leng Yuehua's already profound hatred for Liang Yuan intensified to an unbearable degree.

She had initially believed that after Lin Ya and her associates covertly facilitated their escape, she and her people had successfully evaded death.

Little did she anticipate that Liang Yuan had preemptively planted a failsafe within their very beings.

Had she not proactively surrendered herself to Chang Yuntao, the esteemed Master of Mist City, in her desperate quest for vengeance against Liang Yuan, her head would likely have become sustenance for the Parasite Species' unfettered growth and fruition by now.

And due to the presence of this Parasite Species, Chang Yuntao developed a profound sense of apprehension towards Liang Yuan.

This was because, even for him, the Parasite Species could only be frozen, not completely eradicated.

This realization instilled a degree of caution regarding Liang Yuan's formidable strength, leading him to refrain from a direct assault on Yangshan. Instead, he dispatched scouts to meticulously survey the situation in Yangshan.

Subsequently, reports emerged detailing Yangshan's confrontation with the Three Great Sects, along with a cascade of intelligence flowing to his command.

This intelligence spanned Liang Yuan's solitary defense against the formidable Three Great Sects to his subsequent refinement of the Abyssal Mouth Floating Island.

Following this, Liang Yuan, through his sheer might, compelled the upper echelons of the Three Great Sects into a hasty retreat.

Furthermore, he gained insights into some of the intricate details of the ensuing battles.

Not only had Liang Yuan, mirroring his own achievement, refined a Floating Island, but he had also ascended to the echelon of gene recombination!

Astonishingly, post his gene recombination, he had acquired an Ice Attribute Genetic Map creature as well!

This revelation heightened his wariness of Liang Yuan; even Chang Yuntao himself currently lacked the absolute certainty required to defeat Liang Yuan.

Consequently, Chang Yuntao not only halted any offensive plans against Yangshan but directly commandeered Mist City's Floating Island, navigating it to Baoshan City on the opposite bank of Linjiang River.

Moreover, he took decisive action, seizing Beichen Island, the second-largest island within Baoshan City's jurisdiction!

He subjugated all the brigands inhabiting Beichen Island, thereby expanding his dominion and augmenting his power.

His strategic reasoning was straightforward: without an infallible method for victory, he would not deliberately confront Liang Yuan.

This mindset mirrored his actions upon annexing Mist City; his initial step was to conceal the city, achieve mental clarity, and focus on refining the Heart Core and Brain Core.

This approach took precedence over bolstering his forces or expanding his populace.

As a man of middle age, he had shed the impetuousness of youth, no longer succumbing to arrogance merely upon achieving success.

He could develop steadily, lie low, and slowly grow stronger.

Now, upon hearing Leng Yuehua mention Liang Yuan of Yangshan again, he remained expressionless. He nodded slightly and stated, "So that's how it is. To manage an escape from Liang Yuan's grasp requires a certain level of strength."

Seeing his reaction, Leng Yuehua couldn't help but interject, "Your Majesty, that fellow Liang stole your Blood Crystals; we have a sworn blood feud with him. He has now refined the Dark Abyss Mouth and even defeated the Three Great Sects. If we don't find a way to halt his progression, his power will only continue to expand."

Chang Yuntao cast a glance at her and coolly responded, "Yue Hua, do not act with impatience. When Heaven intends to destroy a man, it first drives him to madness."

"Now that this individual has acquired such vast territories and abundant resources, he has, in essence, already made enemies of numerous people."

"We are not in a hurry. Let us proceed deliberately and wait. He will eventually falter, and that will be our opportune moment to strike."

Upon hearing this, Leng Yuehua clenched her fists, feeling a mixture of unwillingness and utter helplessness.

Although she had managed to condense a Genetic Species by relying on Chang Yuntao, her Main Attribute remained at a mere 92 points to this day.

If she were to venture out on her own to confront Liang Yuan and settle their score, it was naturally an impossible feat.

She had to leverage Chang Yuntao's influence to deal with Liang Yuan.

However, it was evident that Chang Yuntao was not inclined to be swayed by her plea.

While this conversation was taking place, over at Yang Baoshan, several figures were engaged in an assault on Xu Haoyang.

Qiu Gongrong swung a hammer directly towards his head, bringing it down with vicious force.

Xu Haoyang unleashed a punch, accompanied by a burst of light.

He avoided direct contact with the Bone Hammer, instead using his Fist Force to parry the blow.

A fierce roar erupted as Fist Force and Bone Hammer collided, generating shockwaves that propagated outward for dozens of meters.

A figure clad in Cicada Armor flashed by in an instant. Immediately afterward, the wings on Fang Liang's back transformed into sharp Cicada Blades, spiraling inwards as they lunged towards him.

Xu Haoyang rapidly moved to evade, but before he could flee far, a beam of light suddenly shot towards him.

Bang!

Xu Haoyang's expression shifted as his body was sent tumbling away, his gaze fixed intensely on the incoming light.

"Light Attribute!"

The newcomer was none other than Yang Zicong, the leader of the Celestial King Mercenary Corps!

He turned out to be a Superpower User with the Light Attribute!

Xu Haoyang's face grew grim. Besieged by three experts whose Main Attributes all surpassed 90 points, even with his own Main Attribute having reached 100 points, he felt the immense pressure of the situation.

Indeed, in the few months since his separation from the Floating Island of the Abyssal Mouth, Xu Haoyang's Main Attribute had finally hit the 100-point mark.

However, after reaching 100 points, his progress had stalled.

Attempting gene recombination was simply fraught with too much peril.

An excessive number of miscellaneous genes resided within his body; even he lacked absolute confidence and had been hesitant all this time, never initiating gene recombination.

Without entering the gene recombination stage, one could not overwhelm opponents whose Main Attribute was within 5 points of one's own.

Each of these Mercenary Corps leaders before him had likely attained at least 95 points.

They were probably not far from reaching 100 points either.

In a one-on-one confrontation, Xu Haoyang felt confident he would not be defeated by any of them individually.

However, facing three opponents simultaneously, he truly struggled to hold them back.

"Let's attack together!"

Fang Liang shouted fiercely, initiating the first assault.

Swish! Swish swish!

His cicada wings vibrated, and his form vanished in an instant.

His Speed was pushed to its absolute limit; moreover, as those wings trembled, they generated a terrifyingly low, buzzing Wind Blade.

With a howling gust, he was already positioned behind Xu Haoyang.

Xu Haoyang's expression shifted slightly, and without another word, his body suddenly erupted in a ball of White light.

The next moment, he directly activated his Superpower, utilizing Elementalization to make his escape.

At this precise moment, a furious roar echoed.

"Roar—"

The sound waves boomed, carrying a terrifying Spirit Power attack within them!

Qiu Gongrong had unleashed his move!

Elementalization could evade Physical Attacks, but attacks targeting the Spirit could not be dodged.

Concurrently, Yang Zicong, also a Light Attribute Superpower User, directly transformed into an elemental state and rammed his head fiercely towards Xu Haoyang.

Boom!

With the violent impact, light exploded, and the two of them, almost simultaneously, exited their Elementalized state and reverted to their human forms.

Stars swam before Xu Haoyang's eyes—a result of Qiu Gongrong's sound wave imbued with Spiritual Power.

He could no longer afford to concern himself with anything else and immediately fled downwards at his maximum Speed.

However, at this precise moment, Fang Liang, who had already completed his Cicada Transformation, had been lying in wait. His Cicada Blade whistled through the air, slashing out.

Puchi!

A muffled groan escaped Xu Haoyang as two gory gashes were ripped across his chest.

Flesh tore, and fresh blood erupted, spraying outward.

His complexion turned ashen. He quickly fumbled for a Green Talisman Stone and crushed it.

A flash of green light erupted, and his wounds instantly ceased their bleeding. Soon, they began to mend at a pace readily observable by the naked eye.

Just then, a tremor shook Yang Baoshan’s mountain, and a deep rumble resonated from within.

Instantly, all fighting ceased, and every eye instinctively turned toward Yang Baoshan.

Xu Haoyang also whipped his head around, his face a mixture of surprise and elation.

"The leader has emerged from seclusion!"

"Hahaha, our leader is out, you are all doomed!"

"Scoundrels, your end is nigh!"

The inhabitants of Yang Baoshan erupted in jubilant shouts, their excitement palpable.

On the side of Mist City, a collective frown creased every brow. Their expressions shifted to one of wariness and solemnity.

Perched upon the Frost Throne, Chang Yuntao’s gaze flickered as he directed it toward Yang Baoshan’s surging lightning, murmuring, "Pu Shanlie!"

Pu Shanlie was, in fact, the paramount leader of Yangshan and the most formidable figure in all of Yang Baoshan.

A mere fortnight prior, Chang Yuntao had bribed a key individual within Yang Baoshan, triggering Beichen Island’s assault.

During the ensuing chaos, the bribed individual unexpectedly struck, launching a surprise attack upon Pu Shanlie.

Though injured from this treachery, Pu Shanlie had still leveraged his immense power to quell the internal revolt, eliminate the traitor, and repel the forces of Beichen Island.

Witnessing this, Chang Yuntao promptly initiated a second, more vigorous offensive. Over the subsequent two weeks, he not only captured the majority of Yang Baoshan’s outer strongholds but had now personally arrived at Yang Baoshan, intent on conquering this preeminent mountain of Baoshan City.

What he had not anticipated was that the leader of Yang Baoshan still possessed the vigor to contend at this critical juncture.

It appeared that the sneak assault that day had not left him critically wounded after all.

Chang Yuntao narrowed his eyes, observing a crimson radiance ascend into the heavens from Yang Baoshan.

An intense heat seared the heavens and earth; the falling blizzard vaporized mid-air, transforming into countless droplets of rain before they could even reach the ground.

Pu Shanlie was, undoubtedly, a Superpower User with the Fire Attribute!

"Gu-gua—"

A low, thunderous sound emanated from the mountainside.

Immediately thereafter, a colossal figure burst forth. Amidst a maelstrom of crisscrossing flames, the onlookers beheld a gigantic scarlet toad, an Exotic Beast approximately twenty meters in height, materializing in the sky.

The Exotic Beast’s eyes blazed with a ruby light, akin to splashing embers.

It lowered its massive head, fixing its gaze upon the Ice Dragon barrier holding back the avalanche, then abruptly opened its maw wide.

Whoosh!

A torrent of fire, resembling a smelting beam, erupted directly downward!

Rumble!

The Ice Dragon and the Fire’s inferno met and detonated instantaneously; under the intense thermal pressure, the Ice Wall succumbed to melting, and the snowscape began to boil!

In a mere instant, a terrifying surge of scalding water cascaded toward the populace of Mist City positioned below.

Their faces contorted in alarm, and cries of panic erupted as they scrambled to retreat.

Perceiving this turn of events, Chang Yuntao’s expression darkened, and he abruptly stood, rising.

"How audacious!"

His form blurred as he propelled himself into the air.

Within mere moments, he had completed his gene recombination.

A colossal Frost Giant Bear manifested in the mid-air!

This Frost Giant Bear towered to a height of roughly twenty meters, comparable in stature to Liang Yuan’s Ice Bear.

The distinction lay in that, while the Frost Giant Bear was entirely snow-white, it lacked the Ice Armor that encased its counterpart.

Instead, an aura of profound cold enveloped it, resembling a shroud of white mist clinging to its form.

"Pu Shanlie, I never fathomed you still possessed the capacity for battle."

"Allow me then to ascertain the extent of your recombination progress at this present moment!"

From the opposing mountainside, the Red Flame Toad lifted its head, a flicker of animosity glinting within its eyes.

"Gua!"

Uttering no further sound, it suddenly propelled itself forward with both powerful legs!

Rumble!

The Red Flame Toad transformed into a mere streak of motion, akin to a meteorite piercing the atmosphere, hurtling towards him with ferocious velocity.