Chapter 372 The Threat From the Empire

The fused dragon scales were no longer as thin as before, and they were less agile, but the golden light around them was even stronger, with an unstoppable momentum. Compared with the previous flying blade, it was more like a real sword.

Luo Qingqing pointed his finger downward, and the blade immediately penetrated into the ground. The root veins thicker than a person were broken with a sound, just like a hot knife cutting butter!

Soon, the Dragon Slaying Sword was completely submerged in the ground, and steam continued to spurt out from the broken end. Obviously, the blade was not only sharp, but also had a high temperature on the surface.

After it rotated around the chain, it moved down a few feet and started a new round of cutting.

Everything seemed to be going smoothly, but only Luo Qingqing knew how difficult it was. This technique was equivalent to controlling six dragon scales at the same time. Not only did it consume a lot of energy, but the evil intentions of the devil also attacked her like a storm.

Her situation at this time was like being on a lone boat, and under her feet was a raging and manic sea. If she was weak, she would be swallowed by the waves. This was not an imagination, but a real confrontation of wills.

In the vision of Qi, Luo Qingqing even saw that the black line had already been placed on her shoulder.

As long as she couldn't withstand this malice, she would end up like the female mage.

The large consumption of Qi would bring both mental and physical fatigue. If this fight had no time limit, she would sooner or later die in the hands of the evil spirit.

"Miss Luo... don't force yourself too much." Li clenched her fists involuntarily. She saw that the other party's forehead and nose were covered with sweat, and her cheeks were pale and a little abnormal.

"Don't worry, I know where my limit is." Luo Qingqing replied in a low voice but firm tone. The texture of the demon was a little brighter than before, and the color of the robe had spread to the legs. This was obviously because the seriously injured in the battle were dying. There was no reliable means of treatment, and every delay would add a risk.

She had to hold on to the end in one breath!

Suddenly, the resistance from the other end of the sword was gone, and the consumption of Qi suddenly slowed down a lot.

It's bottomed out!

"Qianzhi, now!" Luo Qingqing said loudly.

"Oh! Leave it to Qianzhi." The little girl raised her hand and said, "Watch this, freeze————jutsu!"

Pieces of ice condensed in the air and then slowly fell down, adding the last weight to the ground.

Under the heavy pressure of the ice, the roots made a rumbling sound of friction—the isolated area began to sink, and it was getting faster and faster. When most of the weight was suspended in the air, the ground suddenly fell down!

The devil was no exception.

Although it could delay the surrounding matter, it could not change the occurrence of the fall.

In full view of the public, the evil spirit sank with the three-meter-thick root veins and fell directly from the bottom of the tree boat into the sea!

It was not until this moment that the thunder that was unable to move forward finally fell, and it hit the surface with a crackling sound.

"Puff."

Luo Qingqing shook twice and suddenly covered her mouth.

When she let go of her hand, there was a little blood on her palm.

"Are you okay?" Li hurriedly supported her.

"Don't worry, it's over." Luo Qingqing saw the black line on his shoulder retreating little by little. No matter how reluctant he was, he couldn't reverse this process. "Let's go and see the results of the battle."

Everyone came to the cave entrance cautiously and leaned down to look down. They saw the sea water slowly sinking with the big demon. A circle of bubbles formed around it due to the hysteresis effect. The more the sea water pushed forward, the slower it became. It may take several years or even decades for the sea water to really cover the demon, but that has nothing to do with them.

It will remain in this form and be trapped on the seabed forever.

"If someone can go deep into the sea or even swim on the seabed in the future, will it be possible for it to be reborn?" Li suddenly had a sudden thought.

"Maybe." Luo gently let out a long breath, "But when humans can really do that, there must be a way to deal with these evil spirits."

A quarter of an hour later, the demon completely disappeared in the waves, as if it had never appeared.

The first ray of sunlight also bloomed on the horizon at this moment.

"Let Silver Star start at full speed," Luo turned around and said to the acting elder, "--towards Jinxia City."

"What about those imperial warships?"

"They will catch up, and then we will get rid of them halfway."

This move is also to avoid sinking the enemy ships on the spot, which may give the evil spirits a chance to take advantage. Due to the existence of cavitation, the sinking speed of the demon is obviously not fast. If the battlefield can be pulled away from it, it is undoubtedly the safest way.

"I understand." Ferro Matni saluted with his chest, and then shouted to his tribesmen: "Silver Star warriors, please return to your respective preparation positions-the tree boat will turn to the west route and set off immediately!"

...

Shenzhou, the east coast of Jinxia City.

The sky has turned gray and white, and the whistling sea breeze is blowing towards the land. At the dawn of the morning, a dark shadow appeared on the sea and sky.

That was a forest of towering sails.

The guards on the watchtower immediately noticed this movement and reported the enemy situation to the front-line command.

On the flagship Invincible, Tular was also using a telescope to observe the scene on the coast.

"What is the current situation of the escape tree boat?"

"It has entered the inland river beach." Captain Filin replied, "There is a river estuary there, forming an open trumpet waterway. The tree boat is not afraid of running aground, but it allows them to squeeze in for several miles."

"Heh, would you rather flee to a strange continent than serve the Empire?" The Lord sneered, "I'd like to see how miserable they are when they are surrounded by those Orientals. Unfortunately, loyalty and honor prevent me from watching the Empire suffer unnecessary losses."

"Sir, there is a message from the reconnaissance ship ahead!" A guard stepped forward to report.

"Say."

"They found that a large number of elves left the tree boat and hid in the city!"

"What did you say?" Tular was stunned. He put down the telescope and stared at the other party, "Are those people sure?"

"Uh... that's what it says in the letter." The guard handed over the note.

Tular grabbed it and scanned it twice in disbelief. "Why don't they close the city gates and let those pointy ears taste the crossbows and hot oil? Is there any record of this city?"

"I checked it last night," the captain shrugged, "If the route is correct, this should be a border city of Qi. According to the sea chart obtained from Dongsheng, it should be called Jinxia a hundred years ago. Its main business is salt industry. Apart from that, there is no other information."

"Burning salt instead of building ships?" Tular crumpled the note into a ball and threw it into the sea. The lords here are really similar to his own situation - remote and far away from the center of power. "So they don't have a usable navy, is that what you mean?"

"At least my people didn't report any signs of large shipyards on the shore."

"Let the pirate ships raise the battle flags and approach in battle line formation." After thinking for a moment, Tular gave the order.

"Directly attack the city of Qi?" The captain raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Sir, this may involve diplomatic disputes."

"Don't worry, I know what to do." Tular straightened his hat, "Of course the fleet must send envoys to communicate, but deterrence behind the scenes is also essential. Besides, pirates are pirates, what does it have to do with my Kingdom of Natatin?"