Blind Spot
Chapter 495 - 453 Retrieve Three

Chapter 495: 453 Retrieve Three

Clutching the Floral Bead, Li Chengyi pondered countermeasures.

’Should I take a gamble?’

He felt around himself and realized that everything he had tucked away was gone, destroyed in the last battle, whereabouts unknown.

’Are Flower Language and Imprint effective without a host?’

He opened his palm and watched the purple Floral Bead roll slightly in his hand.

The golden glow of the Golden City made it vaguely reflect a glint of gold, showing the pattern of the Purple Magnolia within.

After a moment of hesitation, he ultimately flipped his hand gently, allowing the Floral Bead to plummet straight down from the high altitude.

’The Silver Storm poses no destructive threat to lifeless objects, so... just the Floral Bead alone should be fine.’

As he watched the Floral Bead drop straight down, Li Chengyi’s mood also began to settle.

"Plunge into the deep sea...."

Waiting for the opportunity, and my next positioning...

It was only after watching the Floral Bead completely fall into the black sea that he flew toward the Brilliant Boat with the Imprint ring.

After circling around the golden vessel, he found a gap where the ring could be inserted.

Gently, he stuffed the ring into place.

Click.

The entire Brilliant Boat slowly trembled, lines of golden light brightened all around, countless rays shining from the body of the ship, as if the entire vessel had transformed into a huge light bulb.

’Number Nine is about to set sail... Safety check complete...’

A deep male voice speaking the Black Sea language echoed above the deck.

Li Chengyi stood on the deck, feeling everything on both sides begin to recede. The sails billowed, the ship starting its journey toward the cloud sea.

The Holy City of the Golden City was being left slowly behind.

Turning back to look at the Holy City, he thought... if he could come back here again, he certainly would...

"Warning! Permission to transit from the Cipher Tower Association not received, Sky Tower Alert System activated, vessel locked onto..."

The voice sounded again.

Li Chengyi watched the gradually undulating semi-transparent shield that enveloped the entire boat.

Behind him, deep within the Golden City, that door rippled once more with lingering golden light.

"You’ve got to be kidding... again!?"

Li Chengyi’s eyes widened as he leaped up, using the last bit of Blood Essence to borrow force and tread the air.

Just in time to see a golden light reignite deep within the Golden City.

A heavy sense of impending death washed over him.

He no longer had enough Blood Essence and vitality; if he entered a near-death state again...

He would really die!

Die!

Die!

Die!?!

Should he run away?

He could still escape now, but if this was the only Brilliant Boat, he would be trapped here forever...

By then, the ever-increasing difficulty of the Blind Spots would undoubtedly lead to his certain death!!

Watching the light in the distance grow brighter, Li Chengyi’s mind went blank.

Since activating the Evil Flower, it had been a long time since he had faced such a life-and-death crisis. An invincible power had allowed him an almost smooth journey to this moment.

But now...

Give up?

Or...

Time seemed to slow down drastically at that moment.

Li Chengyi’s expression went from bewilderment to lucidity, to determination, and finally to fierceness.

Countless faces, images, and scenes rapidly flashed through his mind.

But there was no way.

No way at all!

He couldn’t withstand that ray of golden light, the same terrifying brightness that instantly repelled and vanished the Mother of Emerald.

But if he abandoned the ship... the difficulty would surely increase even more. If he couldn’t get past now, how could he hope for later?

Despair.

Sudden despair surged into Li Chengyi’s heart at that moment.

His previously secure state of mind leapt to helpless despair in the blink of an eye.

The huge gap incited an indescribable anger within him.

’No...’

’No...!!’

’If this is my destined conclusion... then I will not allow it!’

The golden Radiance Field frantically restored Li Chengyi’s energy, as countless wisps of white Blood Essence squeezed out from his body, diffusing all around.

Moo!!

A giant shadow emerged from the white vapor, a massive Giant Deer Folk, over thirty meters tall.

It held the Ashen Trident in hand, the vast Trident entwined with strands of the Sword of Wisdom; the tip gleamed with a coat of gold, covering the entire weapon.

’Soft Qi: Dragon Slayer!’

’Flower Language: Fortress!’

’Destiny...’

Li Chengyi raised the Tri-pointed Halberd high, as imprints on his chest lit up with white fluorescence.

Countless strands of muscle fiber pulsed, trembling, unleashing their maximum force.

"Rising Sun!!!!"

"Kill!!!!!"

In a thunderous moment, a tenfold Glint Flash erupted behind him, turning into a massive thrust. The Trident, with its terrifying full power unleashed, broke through its limits, achieved an impact force of sixty-thousand tons, and flew from his hands, heading straight for the gold light pillar that was being fired at the same time.

As he released the weapon, a shadow covered Li Chengyi, he opened his mouth to draw a deep breath, and exhaled fiercely!

Whoosh!!!

A fiery black and red breath gushed from his mouth, turning into a column of fire rushing towards the golden light.

The golden light finally erupted in a silent blast.

The hundreds of meters wide colossal column of light, like a piercing golden rod, slammed heavily into the golden boat hanging in midair.

Every attack Li Chengyi released was like an insect shaking a tree, meaningless; they were swallowed by the golden light in the blink of an eye.

And he himself vanished in the one in a millionth of a second, swallowed by the light pillar, disappearing from sight.

But...

His efforts were not in vain!

The position of the entire Brilliant Boat had sunk by at least several dozen meters from before he took action.

It was precisely these several dozen meters that allowed the engraved ring on the core of the ship’s hull to avoid being destroyed by the golden beam of light.

Boom!!

The upper half of the Golden Boat’s mast and mini-towers were all sliced off and dissolved by the golden pillar of light.

The lower half, on the other hand, used the force to accelerate, with a semi-transparent screen of light surging around it, flashing into a semi-transparent vortex in an instant.

Fwump.

The body of the ship fully submerged into the vortex and disappeared from view.

The golden beam of light pierced through the vortex, continuing to fly towards the distant horizon without interruption.

And the previous Golden Boat had already completely vanished.

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Earth-Moon・Suiyang.

In Everpeace Garden, a pure white Crescent Moon suddenly lit up in the mid-air above the emerald-green lawn.

Crack.

The Crescent Moon shattered, turning into countless white fragments scattering everywhere.

As the fragments fell, a blurred human figure emerged from faint to clear, rapidly appearing.

It was none other than Li Chengyi, with burns all over his body, even his hair burned away.

His body was covered with ashen bone, shielding his vital parts, his eyes charred black, with ninety-nine percent of his body suffering from severe burns, his ears, nose, and mouth nearly melted by the flames and stuck to his face, only his bare legs remained, barely able to support his body.

"Quick! He’s here! Take him to the base immediately!" People from Mingyuan Group had been waiting for a long time, and their expressions changed dramatically at the sight of his condition.

Rainbow Candy and Xiao Zhong were at the scene, with Xindela directing the professional medical staff, who gently placed Li Chengyi on a stretcher.

"It’s hot!!"

The glove of a medical worker actually began to smoke.

"Apply the cooling agent!"

Hiss.

The cooling agent was evenly sprayed on Li Chengyi, emitting a large cloud of steam.

"Don’t worry...." Li Chengyi’s eyes opened wide, pitch black, and though he couldn’t see anything, his consciousness power still allowed him to sense his surroundings and form images in his mind.

"I’m fine," he said.

"Brother Yi...." Rainbow Candy approached the stretcher, looking at Li Chengyi, who now had an oxygen mask on, with concern.

"How can you be fine when you’re so injured?"

"At least I’m still alive," Li Chengyi said, with a strange smile on his face.

He was now critically injured all over, his Blood Essence and blood thoroughly depleted, his light almost burnt out.

But....

As long as he was still breathing... with his terrifying vitality, everything could be restored.

"You should rest well. If you’ve gotten through this time, the next might be even harder, you can’t keep walking this fine line anymore," Xindela said seriously from the side.

"...Yes...," Li Chengyi closed his eyes, aware that in the last moment, his survival had depended entirely on one of the two Crescent Moons he had accumulated beforehand.

In that instant, his entire consciousness had entered one of the Crescent Moons, then he watched as his own body was reduced to ashes.

And then the Golden Boat, carrying his consciousness, plunged into the transparent vortex, breaking away completely.

When he returned to reality, the Crescent Moon reshaped his body, and he regained control over it.

"Next time...."

"Next time.... I won’t let this happen again...."

Grow stronger....

I must grow stronger!

By any means necessary!

At any cost! To become stronger than any other being!!

So strong that I will never fall into such a painful situation as this time....

Never before had Li Chengyi’s desire to grow stronger been so intense.

"Where’s Paine?"

Suddenly he remembered something and asked aloud.

"He... he’s still in a coma from severe injuries.... His body isn’t as robust as yours, so his recovery is very slow right now, and he’s still unconscious... He may have suffered brain damage," Xindela replied, his expression darkening as he mentioned Paine.

After all, that was just an eight-year-old boy, precocious though he may be, with abilities like a savior.

But he was still just a child, slightly enhanced by the Floral Bead.

"And what about Da Xiong?" Li Chengyi asked again.

"She hasn’t come out yet....," Rainbow Candy said, a trace of worry in her eyes.

Li Chengyi fell silent.

Brain damage was always the toughest medical challenge, and repairing the brain marrow was the greatest of them all.

Even with his various abilities, healing the brain marrow was a huge challenge.

It was not merely about restoring its shape; it was the vast amount of information contained within the brain tissue that was difficult to recover.

"Let’s go..." Li Chengyi spoke in a low voice. "Da Xiong still has one Crescent Moon left, she won’t be in trouble."

"Yeah, I believe in her," Rainbow Candy nodded earnestly as if trying to convince herself as well.

"Don’t worry... Give me one day, and I’ll help her out!" Li Chengyi said with conviction.

He was a Flash Appearance, and now, with Paine unavailable, the risks for Da Xiong had been his decision; therefore, he wouldn’t leave it unattended.

"Okay!" Rainbow Candy managed a forced smile.

Not far away, Xiao Zhong leaned against the wall, smoking silently, not saying a word.

Xindela let out a sigh as if he saw his son’s team from years past.

Shortly after, Li Chengyi was quickly taken to the underground base in the suburbs by a flying vehicle for all-around medical care.

A large amount of nutrient solution and accelerated healing drugs were injected into his body.

He also completely sank into a state of conscious hibernation, falling asleep to rapidly repair his overly exhausted consciousness power.

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In an unknown underground palace.

Da Xiong was running wildly, her chest heaving violently, swaying; her cheeks flushed red with exertion as she reached her physical limits.

The biochemical beasts she had released before were all wiped out, and now only her transformed self remained.

Her red dress had most of its hem ripped off to become a very short skirt.

Anyway, there were no living people here, so exposing herself didn’t matter.

Survival was the top priority.