Light Fortress
Chapter 255 - 231 Madman

Chapter 255: Chapter 231 Madman

The faraway radiance shot up into the sky.

The sigil’s spreading glow, like rejuvenating rain, fell upon Lion Alley through the long night.

Gu Shen and the others, who were at the boundary of the Xumi realm, also witnessed this astonishing scene.

"What is this...?"

Mr. Gu Zhi furrowed his brows.

"It’s the power of the token." Before Gu Nanfeng could speak, Mr. Shu said leisurely, "You came in search of an Angel Envoy..."

"Yes."

Gu Nanfeng nodded.

"Ying Ji... is he the Angel Envoy?"

The lady looked towards the streak of light that dashed from the distance with a complex expression, whispering very softly.

She found it hard to believe this information.

Because Song Ci was born and raised in the old district, and ever since following her, he had never left Da Du... This was someone with absolutely no connection to Changye City, let alone someone selected by Gu Changzhi to be ordained as an Angel Envoy.

Given the dire situation in the East Continent, the lady had her doubts... She suspected that the so-called "Angel Envoy" was nothing more than a convenient solution chosen by Gu Nanfeng upon his return from the North Continent Fortress to Changye to oppose the bill.

The entire council was questioning whether Gu Changzhi was dead or alive.

At such a time, the appearance of his "Angel Envoy" would quash most doubts.

...

...

She wasn’t the only one with these thoughts.

After Xumi contracted, the night seemed to collapse, and a dark moon retracted, hanging behind Qin Ye.

Both Angel Envoys suspended in the sky.

"What do we do now?"

Tie Wu was hesitant; his mission was to kill Lu Nanzhi and to probe into the truth about Gu Changzhi’s life and death as much as possible... It seemed that the first task had likely failed.

Three Transcendents with Titled abilities had emerged in the Dadu District.

Without using the token, he was no match for any of them.

If he had to use the token without Qin Ye’s intervention... he was not 100% sure that he could complete the first task.

The man from Lion Alley whom he had knocked down had turned out to be an Envoy of Changye City. He had a token, and that guy had a token... Not to mention the connection between Envoys, which made him feel that there were other hidden dangers lurking unseen.

In a way... he might also be considered to have completed the second task?

The moment Song Ci awakened, Gu Changzhi’s life or death could already be confirmed.

To Tie Wu, the appearance of an Angel Envoy signified the convergence of Divine Power. Even if that Gu fellow lay dormant within Qingzhong, as long as he could still wield his Divine Powers, the highest seat was undoubtedly reserved for him.

Tie Wu already wanted to withdraw.

"Wait a little longer, Lord Divine Throne is observing us, there might be new instructions to come," Qin Ye said calmly. "Besides, we finally encounter an Envoy of the East Continent... why not engage in a fight?"

Under his breath, Tie Wu cursed, "I’d like to fight, but you’re just here to watch the excitement..."

He and Qin Ye served two different Divine Thrones within the Source Tower.

They had different missions... The order from the God of Wine was to kill Lu Nanzhi, settling the dispute over the bill for the Zhao Family, while Qin Ye’s mission was likely to retrieve the lost technology of Lion Awakening.

Fighting with an Envoy was not a necessary part of Qin Ye’s task.

This was why... previously at the South Bay Building’s rooftop, Qin Ye had warned Tie Wu that no matter how the fight turned out, he would not lend a hand. He came to Da Du for one purpose only.

"My mission has failed," Qin Ye said glancing at Tie Wu. "The technology of Lion Awakening has been destroyed... so you don’t need to worry that I will continue to stand by idly. As a fellow Envoy from the Source Tower, I will now do my utmost to assist you with the current task."

Seeing that Tie Wu didn’t respond.

Qin Ye continued, "If you’re afraid of losing, I can use the token to open a realm at the last moment, so you don’t have to worry about dying in the East Continent."

"What did you say?" Tie Wu raised his eyebrows. "Afraid of losing? That I would lose?"

He turned his head to look back.

In the high sky, the figure burning with snow-white radiance arrived in a flash, alighting on the roof of the old building.

The token gradually retracted its glow.

Song Ci’s white wings folded slowly behind him... this was his first time activating the so-called "token." He had thought there would be some complicated steps involved, like dripping a drop of blood or chanting some arcane incantation, but in reality, there was none of that.

When Gu Nanfeng handed the sigil over to him.

An invisible connection rippled through... an "instinct" that required no teaching, just as humans are born to open their eyes.

"Huh..."

Song Ci’s expression was somewhat complicated as he extended his hands, sensing his breathing at that moment.

This was a very peculiar sensation... resurrecting from silence, springing to life from death, he felt as if he could sense the wriggling of every inch of muscle and bone throughout his body, having absolute control over every meridian of this physical form.

However, no matter how much he stretched, there was always a sense of discomfort.

The moment he used the badge, a strand of power beyond the Extraordinary Essence, transmitted from the material world, was branded onto his spiritual brow... This was Divine Power.

Those who had experienced Divine Power, upon returning to the ordinary world, would feel somewhat uneasy to varying degrees, but would gradually become accustomed to it.

This was Gu Shen’s first encounter with the so-called Angel Envoy; the Chi Huo in his brow produced a strong response, not a greedy desire to devour, but more like an appreciation of equality between kin...

He looked at the wings behind Song Ci, finding them exceptionally pleasing to the eye, as well as a delight to behold, and couldn’t help but praise, "What beautiful... birdman."

Hearing the word "birdman," Song Ci wasn’t angry, but instead cracked a smile.

He suddenly felt somewhat dazed.

He still remembered, many years ago, when the madam had taken him out of the old town, she had said... he was not the crow of misfortune spoken of by the world; one day, he would spread his pure white wings.

Was that true?

He had always thought of it as a joke.

But through all these years, the madam had always called him Ying Ji; clearly, she did not see it as a joke... Regardless of how others viewed him, in the madam’s eyes, he was not a crow, but a White Parrot.

For a brute who had stepped out of the bottom of the old town with muddy footprints, he didn’t care about so-called etiquette or morality, nor did he care if his wings were black or white.

From the moment the madam called him Ying Ji, he made up his mind... even if he had to shed his lifeblood, he would protect everything about the madam.

Many would find it incomprehensible.

But... that was his way of doing things.

If anyone dared to hurt the madam,

he would never forgive them.

"Using Divine Power can cause a great burden," Gu Nanfeng seriously reminded, "It should not be used for long."

"I understand,"

Song Ci nodded.

As his words fell, the White Eagle Badge suddenly burst into flames, and beneath the wrap of the snowy radiance, Song Ci’s back instantaneously unveiled a pair of colossal wings.

Then came the second pair.

He exerted all his effort to burn the power of the talisman, feeling the endless stream of majestic Divine Power pour into his body, and while slowly raising his head, his gaze locked onto Tie Wu in the sky.

"???"

Tie Wu had never seen any Angel Envoy dare to use the talisman so recklessly.

Was this a disdain for living long?

With such usage of Divine Power... even if the body could bear it, how much longer could one live?

The next moment,

Song Ci charged towards the sky.

Tie Wu’s complexion changed drastically; he immediately ignited the badge of the God of Wine, and countless steel structures rose from the old town, colliding in the sky to condense into a massive, tons-heavy sturdy barrier.

A "boom" of a punch!

The steel barrier was shattered by Song Ci’s fist!

The second barrier reformed!

Another punch from Song Ci!

And it shattered again!

Bulging veins popped on Tie Wu’s forehead, and he watched in awe as the lunatic’s fist broke through the layers of barriers in an instant. This staggering spectacle was the result of an enormous display of Divine Power, the consequence of burning Divine Power regardless of the cost... unless he too burnt his life, he would be struck disoriented by that punch.

Tie Wu had no choice but to burn the talisman with the same ferocity.

He commanded countless steels, violently colliding with Song Ci!

In an instant, two streaks of light, one black and one white, were thrown through the air, one plummeting into the ground to carve out a huge pit, the other being tossed into the sky, struggling to stabilize.

The next moment, the snow-white figure that had crashed into the ground surged back up into the sky, burning with even more dazzling and mad Divine Power!

Tie Wu’s eyes were bloodshot, also with a touch of madness.

Still want to fight?

Lunatic!

This person isn’t an Angel Envoy; he’s a real madman!

He didn’t want to gamble his life with such a lunatic!

I’m out... Tie Wu bellowed with all his might, "Old Qin! Save me!"