Blind Spot
Chapter 504 - 461 involvement 3

Chapter 504: 461 involvement 3

"Alright, now that Ding Meng has returned, everything has concluded. The Shadow Eater has disappeared, and the gap in the current battle needs to be rearranged. It just so happens that people from Mingyuan have come over, which could..." Elder Li Yuan, from Jiu Yi, was playing peacemaker.

In fact, it wasn’t his style to smooth things over, but at such a time, with Yan Luo being a tight-lipped person, getting him to speak was harder than reaching the heavens. The only friendly relation with the Garden of Fate was through his own Li Family.

If he didn’t speak up, he was afraid that Dongjun and Li Chengyi might come to blows right then and there.

He knew Dongjun’s strength; as the core that could suppress and contend against White Star’s trump card, Dongjun alone was equivalent to the better part of Jiu Yi’s power.

If they really fought, he was afraid that Li Chengyi would be killed with a single slap.

"Chengyi, Dongjun must have his own confidence to act the way he does. There are many details that you actually are not aware of. I’ll explain them to you in private later," Li Yuan said, looking at Li Chengyi.

Understanding his meaning, Li Chengyi didn’t want to fall out with Dongjun right now. After all, their disagreement hadn’t escalated that far, but he was very unhappy with the old man’s stubborn, hard-mouthed nature.

He huffed coldly and left with a flick of his sleeves.

Dongjun’s face darkened. He had lost face.

He had discreetly notified the people of Yuan Ying to handle the situation, but had not expected it to end up like this.

"From now on, the Shadow Eater’s area will be filled by Mingyuan, everyone else as usual, meeting dismissed!" he said coldly.

"Given Mingyuan’s attitude, I’m afraid this matter is going to be..." the second-ranked Shan Wang said with some concern.

"If he can’t handle it, then he can roll back to the surface and not embarrass himself here!" Dongjun turned into a white light and disappeared on the spot.

The rest of Jiu Yi looked at each other.

"Now we’re in for it, the elder’s stubborn temper, unyielding in his views... and now he’s met a thorn," the third-ranked Nine Life Taoist Shangguan Xia laughed.

"Sooner or later we have to fight and test our mettle," Li Yuan sighed. "I’ll go first and have a talk with Mingyuan. Yan Luo, you come with me."

Silver Sparrow Yan Luo opened his mouth to speak but was pulled by the sleeve by Li Yuan, and helplessly flew off with him toward the direction of Li Chengyi.

The others dispersed; those who were familiar with Ding Meng also followed to the medical fortresses to see the conditions there.

As for the high-ranking military officers and legion commanders, they didn’t dare utter a word. Jiu Yi was the most decisive force in Earth-Moon, second only to Emperor Yi.

Many times, a single one of them could even determine the outcome of a small battle. So any military bigwig was like a little brother in their presence.

Meanwhile.

Li Chengyi stood alone at the edge of the track, in the silvery-gray area between two fortresses, gazing out at the vast starry sky beyond the forcefield.

Whoosh!

Li Yuan and Yan Luo landed behind him. The light from the Flying Yi slowly dissipated, returning to their backs and transforming into weapon boxes.

"Xiao Yi, that old coot Dongjun is just like that..." Li Yuan began helplessly.

He was already of age, yet he still had to come forward to play the mediator, truly weary at heart.

"Elder Li, it’s not that I don’t respect you, but if it wasn’t for my intervention this time, to what depths would the situation at Jiu Yi have deteriorated? Aren’t you aware of this?" Li Chengyi turned and sighed.

"He’s just that way; even when he’s wrong, he’ll never admit it. In fact, many years ago, something similar happened. At that time, one of his juniors, because of blindly trusting his arrangements, fell into a trap and died near White Star in a space cemetery..." Li Yuan sighed.

"If that’s how it is today, then why..." Li Chengyi furrowed his brows with frustration toward such a stubborn person. Yet, because Dongjun was from his own camp, he couldn’t simply slap him to death, which was why it was so annoying.

"Regarding Ding Meng’s side, Mu Tong indeed had follow-up plans, but your appearance disrupted everything. However, that’s not important anymore. The important thing is that your intervention led to a better outcome than his arrangements. So... although they don’t say it openly, aside from the Zhao Family, the rest are leaning towards you," Li Yuan explained.

"It’s a pity that if you weren’t a Blind Spot Individual... there would certainly be a place for you within Jiu Yi."

As he spoke, he patted the tight-lipped Yan Luo on the shoulder.

"...Not bad," Yan Luo grunted after a moment, squeezing out two words.

"...actually, Dongjun has even praised you before, saying that if you weren’t a Blind Spot Individual, you’d be the best candidate for the leader of Jiu Yi... it’s just a pity," Li Yuan said in frustration, then quickly continued the conversation himself.

"...Elder, there’s no need to comfort me," Li Chengyi said, uninterested in wasting emotions on a grudge with a stubborn old man.

"Speaking of which, I do have my own doubts. Having witnessed the prowess of Black Sea creatures like the Shadow Dragon, something rampant within the Black Sea, why doesn’t Jiu Yi vigorously develop the exploration and research of the Black Sea and Blind Spots?"

"It’s actually quite simple..." Li Yuan sighed, "It’s not that we haven’t researched it, but we once dug in full force, and as a result... major troubles arose, and we had to stop all research."

"They actually tried exploring it before?" Li Chengyi was surprised.

"What do you think caused so many real-world Blind Spots on Earth-Moon? Back then, in the research of the Blind Spots and Black Sea, too many cases arose that drew public ire. Later on, although some achievements were made, the drawbacks were greater overall. Driven by a mysterious force, the Imperial Family was forced to ban large-scale open exploration," Li Yuan said.

He walked to the side, holding onto the railing, looking at a transport ship slowly passing by in the distance, his gaze flickering with reminiscence.

"Back then, they even found fixed passages to other Blind Spots. Everyone thought they had found hope, the hope to oppose artificial intelligence silicon-based life.

Unfortunately, later on... a major incident occurred... Only then did everyone realize that the Black Sea and Blind Spots are more troublesome than silicon-based life. It was because of that, the United Front stumbled and completely vanished."

"And now, remnants of that experimental past still linger in various places. Utopia and Star Lake are covertly attempting to restart those projects. Actually, you should realize, given the scale of Utopia and Star Lake, the small experiments might be manageable, but to carry out those experiments requiring substantial resources and manpower, could they really do it? Without being discovered by the authorities, can they really complete experiments in the modern age where Heavenly Eye surveillance is pervasive?"

Li Yuan’s words rendered Li Chengyi silent. He suddenly remembered the odd pudgy boy from before, and that wildly out of character Celestedge Doomsday Art Flower Language Technique that had emerged out of nowhere...

All of this indicated that the past of Earth-Moon was far from as simple as recorded in current books and historical texts.

"It seems you’ve figured it out," Li Yuan nodded, "The Black Sea and Blind Spots are greatly dangerous, and in truth, we know so little about them. Dongjun knows more about this aspect. The Imperial Family has its secrets and involvements too. If you want to learn more, it’s best to get more in touch with the Royal Family. It’s a good starting point since you have some connection with the Prince."

"Hmm, thank you for the pointer, Elder," Li Chengyi nodded.

"Don’t think too much. Aren’t you Blind Spot Individuals supposed to be more carefree than us normal folks?"

Li Chengyi smiled but said nothing more.

Seeing that he was fine, Li Yuan didn’t say anything further. He left with Yan Luo, turning away and departing.

The Li and Yan Families, now allying with the Brightfar forces, naturally didn’t want to see Li Chengyi and Dongjun fall out.

Watching the two leave, Li Chengyi stood still, carefully feeling the essence of the Shadow Dragon King he had just swallowed.

The power of that essence was still pouring into his body incessantly, and the concentration of his blood had increased significantly since the ingestion.

The invisible shadows entwining around his body had also become more numerous than before, and his physique was becoming more solid, his limbs stronger.

’Let’s not worry about Dongjun for now. The essence of the Shadow Dragon King seems to be enhancing me in all aspects,

from constitution to speed, strength, and recovery ability. It’s just...’

Li Chengyi looked down at his chest.

He was still at Four Seals: one Giant Strength Imprint, one fusion Imprint of Pine Pattern Energy and Qingyuan Dan Technique—which actually counts as two—and the previous Shadow Dragon King Innate Bloodline Imprint.

The rest, like the Flower Language Technique and amplification abilities, didn’t show any signs of an Imprint. His martial arts hadn’t reached that stage either.

’According to the Death Energy System research, other unimprinted areas are likely not at my current limit yet, so they can’t naturally surface and sublimate into Imprints.’

Li Chengyi’s gaze was as if it could penetrate through his skin, seeing the fourth Imprint on his chest—the innate Imprint of the Shadow Dragon King. It was this very Imprint that signaled his body was rapidly absorbing the essence of the Shadow Dragon King he had just consumed.

When the body undergoes another sublimation, the natural Imprint patterns should surface on his chest.

But...

Li Chengyi watched the state of the Imprint; it was slowly growing outward like roots, expanding its size.

But it was enlarging very slowly. Moreover, according to this trend, he could vaguely tell that it wouldn’t be long before this expansion trend came to a complete halt.

’Is the Fifth Seal a critical point?’

’And Shaoyin... The time I spend here is a great deal longer over there—a day here is equal to a year there...’ With that in mind, normal people like Chen Jiahan were truly best suited for development in Midlane.

For a Blind Spot Individual going over, the consumption of time would lead to a significant increase in the difficulty of their Blind Spots, a fact already confirmed through his experience and that of Da Xiong.

So...

’I must quickly resolve the situation here, then marshal the nation’s full strength to search for the Eternal Wishing Book. Even if it’s impossible to completely rid ourselves of Blind Spots, we must find a way to lessen the difficulty, or even just to have one more Crescent Moon would be good.’

The Crescent Moon was an object that substituted for death, and it was utterly unreasonable. It had saved his life and that of several team members. If they hadn’t had the Crescent Moon, their team would have been replaced several times over by now.

After finalizing his plan, Li Chengyi followed the guards back to his assigned fortress.

As a top Grade Nine power equal to Jiu Yi, he naturally had arrangements to preside over a fortress.

If he hadn’t been a Blind Spot Individual, his responsibilities would have been greater and his protective scope wider.

But alas...

Several hours later...

A third of the Earth-Moon’s fortress group dispatched hundreds of thousands of Flying Yi command ships.

A massive number of Flying Yi warships surrounded the command ship, hurtling toward the distant White Star fleet to attack.

Under the starry skies, they were like a wave of silver-black froth, like countless lines on a canvas, curving, twisting, shooting toward the vast white military formation.

The vanguard fighters, still tens of thousands of kilometers away, began launching shoals of directional-guided missiles.

A deluge of missiles rained down like a torrent toward the White Star fleet group.

But they were quickly detonated by the countless Reinforced Human units flying out from the opposite side with their high-energy laser guns.

Terrifying computational ability brought with it unparalleled precision.

However, a cluster of missiles exploded prematurely, sending out invisible disruptive ripples that washed over many Reinforced Human units, causing their core brains to malfunction and idle.

The rain of lasers hesitated for a moment, then an immense artillery death ray decisively pierced through the missiles and struck the middle of the Reinforced Human formation.

Thousands of Reinforced Humans were destroyed at that moment.

This barrage also signaled the resumption of the great battle between the two sides.

Aboard one of the Earth-Moon’s Flying Yi command ships, Li Chengyi stood with his hands behind his back, silently observing the war scene through the panoramic window in front of him.

The soundless war, amidst the vast expanse of the cosmos, seemed merely like a skirmish and devouring among a swarm of fireflies.

But only those who drew close could see the cruelty and the chill of it.

Every second, countless lives were extinguished, dying in the cold vacuum of space.