Ten days had passed since Tang Qiu returned.
As usual, Yang Kai was dragged by the little girl into the Marketplace every day.
On this day, after taking her to eat some buns and buying her a few sticks of candied fruits, the little girl suddenly stopped and turned around to look at Yang Kai.
“What’s wrong?” Yang Kai was puzzled.
“Close your eyes.”
Yang Kai smiled, “What do you want to do?”
The little girl pouted, “Don’t worry about it, close your eyes first.”
“Okay.” Yang Kai closed his eyes.
“Stretch out your hand!” The little girl’s voice rang out.
Yang Kai stretched out his hand again and immediately felt something appear in his palm. Opening his eyes, he saw that it was a copper coin!
Yang Kai couldn’t help laughing, “Why did you give me a copper coin?”
The little girl tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying, “These past few days, you brought me to eat this and that and bought me a hair clip. I don’t have anything for you, so I’ll give you this.”
‘At least you have some conscience!’ Yang Kai’s heart warmed. Although it was only a small copper coin, it was still enough to show her sincerity.
“Then it would be impolite of me to refuse,” Yang Kai smiled, but just as he was about to put it away, he suddenly noticed that this copper coin was somewhat different from the ones circulating in the Marketplace, obviously older.
Curious, she asked, “Where did you get this?” The little girl had always been penniless, it's unknown where she had found this copper coin.
“I took this from the Old Ancestor,” The little girl bit on her candied fruit, her voice slightly muffled.
Yang Kai was shocked, “You took it from the Old Ancestor?”
“En,” The little girl replied indifferently, “Keep it well. If you encounter any danger, you may be able to save your life by throwing out this ancient coin.”
Yang Kai felt the ancient coin in his hand suddenly become heavy and quickly said, “No, this thing is too precious…”
“Since I’m giving it to you, just take it. You’re already an adult and you’re still so long-winded. Alright, let’s end things here today. I’m a bit tired, so I’ll go back and take a nap,” The little girl said before walking off.
Just as Yang Kai was about to give chase, a figure descended from the sky and blocked his path. It was Xu Linggong. Seeing Yang Kai, he hurriedly said, “The time has come, follow me!”
Yang Kai glanced in the direction the little girl had left and hesitated for a moment before quickly following Xu Linggong and carefully putting away the ancient coin.
Inside the Marketplace, the little girl who was jumping about suddenly stopped and stood still.
As she stood still, the entire Marketplace seemed to freeze.
A short while later, a light breeze blew past and the flags hanging on both sides of the street rustled.
In an instant, everyone’s eyes turned towards the little girl.
In Yang Kai’s perception, this little girl was only an Origin King, but she was now emitting an aura like a tsunami, rapidly growing and soon reaching the Open Heaven Stage.
As her aura and cultivation crazily rose, the little girl’s figure also began to rapidly change. In the hazy light, the little girl also began to rapidly grow.
In less than half a cup of tea’s time, the little girl, who originally only had the aura of an Origin King, had transformed into a twenty to thirty years old girl.
The powerful aura surrounding her far surpassed the Eighth Order.
“Welcome back, Old Ancestor!”
“Welcome back, Old Ancestor!”
“Welcome back, Old Ancestor!”
Inside the Marketplace, congratulatory voices came from all directions.
The young girl opened her eyes slightly and said in a clear and pleasant voice, “It’s been hard on everyone these past few days, you may leave.”
“We will obey Old Ancestor’s decree!”
Following everyone’s agreement, the shops quickly closed, and in less than ten minutes, the noisy market was completely silent.
The young girl turned her head and glanced towards the outside of the pass, her expression as calm as an ancient well, her sleeves fluttering as her figure suddenly disappeared.
At the same time, in the void outside the pass, inside a Team Grade Palace Artifact, Yang Kai and Xu Linggong stood on the deck.
In this team, Xu Linggong was the Team Leader. Including him, the entire team had two Seventh Order, eight Sixth Order, and three Fifth Order masters.
This was also the standard configuration of the various human race mountain passes.
Dawn was an extremely special team. Ordinary teams simply couldn’t compare to it, and in the entire Ink Battlefield, there weren’t many special teams like Dawn.
Although this small team only had two Seventh Order masters, the power they could display on the battlefield was at least equivalent to five Seventh Order masters, greatly increasing the combat strength of the Human Race.
At this moment, Xu Linggong and Yang Kai were discussing the current situation.
“According to your request, the various Lords in the pass have carefully considered this matter and have determined that the target you are looking for is Black Abyss Territory Lord. This Black Abyss Territory Lord is extremely powerful and is one of the top Territory Lords under the command of the Twilight Royal Lord, so he is highly regarded by the Twilight Royal Lord. If you can become his Black Ink Disciple, you will have a chance to enter and exit the King City and obtain information. However, if you want to safely become his Black Ink Disciple, you will need to put in some effort. There is no need for you to worry about these matters, the Regiment Commanders have already formulated a corresponding strategy. If everything goes smoothly, you should be able to complete this mission. You only need to act according to the situation.”
Yang Kai nodded, “I understand.”
Xu Linggong said, “This is a rare opportunity, so it is urgent. The several Regiment Commanders asked me to ask if you’re ready.”
Yang Kai said in a low voice, “I’ve already made preparations, I’ll leave it to you.”
“Good,” Xu Linggong nodded lightly.
“Are we going to find the Black Abyss Territory Lord now?” Yang Kai asked.
Xu Linggong shook his head and said, “We're not going to look for him. Currently, Black Abyss Territory Lord is in the resource production area, with Commander Wu Qing personally handling him. If everything goes smoothly, this Black Abyss Territory Lord should be seriously injured and flee.”
Yang Kai’s eyes flashed as he vaguely understood what kind of plan Yin-Yang Pass had come up with.
In the resource production area, just as Xu Linggong had said, the Black Abyss Territory Lord was fighting with Wu Qing. Black Abyss was a powerful Territory Lord under the command of the Twilight Royal Lord, and Wu Qing was the Southern Army’s Regiment Commander, also one of the top Eighth Order Open Heaven master.
When the two of them fought, the scene was naturally intense. Wherever the battlefield was, space would collapse and the world is overturned.
Both of them were old acquaintances, and this was not the first time they had fought, so they knew each other quite well. However, this time, the more Black Abyss fought, the heavier his mood became. This was because Wu Qing was even fiercer than before, completely using a method of exchanging injury for injury. It was clear that even if he didn’t have a good time, his enemy wouldn’t have a good time.
Coupled with the fact that Wu Qing possessed the Universe Four Pillars and was completely unafraid of the corrosion of the Ink Force, the ordinary advantages of the Black Ink Clan were completely useless against him.
The more Black Abyss Territory Lord fought, the more uncomfortable he felt. Although he had made many achievements, none of them had been able to kill Wu Qing. On the contrary, he had been riddled with wounds.
In addition to the two of them, on the entire battlefield, the Human Race’s soldiers and the Black Ink Clan’s army were also engaged in a fierce battle, while several other Eighth Order Open Heaven and Black Ink Clan Territory Lord battle is in full swing.
This time, the Human Race had taken the initiative to launch an attack, catching the Black Ink Clan off guard. Black Abyss couldn’t understand why the Human Race would suddenly act like this.
But now that things had come to this, he could only grit his teeth and endure.
After only half a day of fighting, the Black Ink Clan’s side had suffered heavy losses. Black Abyss then discovered that the Human Race had secretly sent reinforcements into the battlefield. Originally, in this resource production area, although the Human Race had some advantage, it was not a big deal. Now that they had received reinforcements, how could the Black Ink Clan be their opponent?
Seeing that the situation was becoming worse, Black Abyss Territory Lord already had the intention to retreat, but Wu Qing just stared at him like a madman, making it impossible for him to escape.
After another two or three days, the casualties on the Black Ink Clan’s side continued to increase. Although there were also casualties on Yin-Yang Pass’ side, it was still acceptable.
Amidst the fierce battle, a bright pillar of light suddenly shot up into the sky.
This was obviously a signal!
Those from the Black Ink Clan who didn’t understand what was happening were all shocked, not knowing what kind of trouble the Human Race was about to stir up. The Black Abyss Territory Lord, who was currently in fierce fight with Wu Qing, wore a cold expression.
But at this moment, Wu Qing had completely given up on his own defense and launched an all-out attack towards Black Abyss.
Black Abyss was shocked and instinctively counterattacked.
As the two energies collided, the void trembled and the two figures were sent flying backwards, each of them spitting out a mouthful of blood. This time, both of them were seriously injured.
Wu Qing, on the other hand, was the first to act, obviously having gained the upper hand. His injuries were much lighter than Black Abyss’, so he quickly made a comeback. Seeing how aggressive his opponent was, how could Black Abyss dare to continue fighting? Moreover, he didn’t know what kind of signal the Human Race had just sent out, it was likely that a large number of reinforcements would arrive.
Thinking so, a black ink cloud burst out from Black Abyss’ body and engulfed him.
Wu Qing took advantage of this opportunity to charge in, but Black Abyss had already disappeared.
Half a day later, the noisy battlefield calmed down. The Human Race had obtained victory while the Black Ink Clan’s remnants fled like stray dogs.
Tang Qiu suddenly appeared beside Wu Qing with a weak aura. He had been injured before and hadn’t had a chance to recuperate for the past few days, so he had come here to fight a battle with the Black Ink Clan’s Territory Lord, causing his injuries to worsen. This time, he would need a few years of recuperation before he could fully recover.
“How are your injuries?” Tang Qiu asked.
“Your injuries are worse than mine,” Wu Qing coldly snorted.
Tang Qiu was speechless, knowing that this guy’s personality to not admit defeat would never change. Glancing over at the messy battlefield, he let out a long sigh, “That place is already in place, I wonder if everything will go smoothly.”
Wu Qing said lightly, “Man proposes, Heaven disposes, everything depends on fate.”
“You’re quite open-minded,” Tang Qiu smiled, his eyes dimming slightly, “After paying such a great price, many of our clansmen have died. I hope it’s all worth it.”
“On the Ink Battlefield, every life lost is valuable,” Wu Qing said before turning around and entering his Regiment's Ship, leaving Tang Qiu with a disappointed look.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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