MARTIAL PEAK 5347

Yang Kai didn’t immediately take any action. Entering the Ink Nest Space, Yang Kai just quietly waited in a corner, observing the situation.

Seemingly aware that someone was approaching, the surrounding Divine Senses swept over and soon ignored him.

Although most of the Divine Souls who came here were familiar faces, there were also some unfamiliar faces who would occasionally enter, so there was nothing strange about this.

Yang Kai secretly let out a sigh of relief. From the looks of it, he had successfully snuck in.

Inside the Ink Nest Space, Divine Senses were being transmitted to each other. Some Divine Senses did not avoid contact with outsiders, allowing anyone to investigate, but there were also a few who were secretly transmitting messages. As for what they were discussing, only they knew.

There were also many people like Yang Kai, who were hiding in a corner and not participating in any kind of communication, so he didn’t appear particularly special.

After waiting for a while longer, Yang Kai began to wander around the Ink Nest Space, searching for news about his surroundings.

After walking for half a day, he didn’t manage to obtain any useful information. These Black Ink Clans’ conversations were quite chaotic. Some of them were thinking about how they would invade the 3000 Worlds of the Human Race in the future and gather a large number of Black Ink Disciples to act as tyrants, while others were worried about the situation in the King City. After all, the current Royal Lord was seriously injured and the Black Ink Clan from the Great Evolution War Zone was trapped in the King City, so the situation was quite bad.

There were also a few Black Ink Clan cultivators who seemed to be diligently cultivating.

Half a day later, Yang Kai successfully infiltrated a few Black Ink Clans and began chatting with them.

After all, Yang Kai had lived in the Black Ink Clan for many years, so he had some understanding of the situation here. As such, he did not reveal any flaws.

If it had been anyone else, they definitely wouldn’t have been able to interject and wouldn’t have been aware of the situation in the Black Ink Clan. Anything they said would have been a mistake.

The conversation between the several Black Ink Clans changed again, and in the end, Yang Kai was able to lead them to a comparison of strength.

Yang Kai continued, “The Human Race’s Seventh Order is equivalent to a Feudal Lord on our side, while the Eighth Order is equivalent to a Territory Lord. However, if we were to really fight against each other, under the same level, we wouldn’t be able to win.”

Sighing deeply, he wore a look of worry for the future of the Black Ink Clan.

One of the Feudal Lord’s Divine Souls said, “There’s nothing we can do about that. The Human Race’s cultivation mainly relies on the accumulation of time and their foundation to be stable, but we can use the Ink Nest to increase our strength quickly, so we’re naturally inferior to others. However, the Human Race has its advantages, and we also have our own. The Human Race’s growth is slow, and it’s not easy for masters to advance. Although it’s not easy for us, we’re much better than the Human Race.”

The other Feudal Lord’s Divine Soul said, “That’s right, in a one-on-one fight, our Feudal Lord is not their Seventh Order opponent, our Territory Lord is not their Eighth Order opponent, but in terms of numbers, we still have the advantage.”

Yang Kai poured a bucket of cold water, “It is said that many Territory Lords from Great Evolution’s side died in battle, and the King City suffered great losses as well. Although the Human Race’s Eighth Order has also fallen, overall speaking, it is still the Territory Lords who suffered a loss. Many familiar faces have long since disappeared, even the Territory Lords have fallen, let alone the Feudal Lords.”

The Black Ink Clan members who had just been chatting with each other suddenly felt a chill run down their spines, none of them able to respond.

Yang Kai thought that the mental fortitude of these people was too poor, how could they just give up after a few words? He decisively continued to rub salt into their wounds, “Sir Royal Lord also… in this situation, what should we do in the future?”

Letting out a long sigh, the several Black Ink Clan masters felt their hearts clench.

A Black Ink Clan Feudal Lord who had been silent all this time coldly snorted, “So what if the Human Race is strong now? Sooner or later, they will become our slaves.”

Yang Kai shook his head and said, “We can’t be so blind and arrogant. Before the Human Race’s great army arrived, we all thought that the Human Race was just so-so, but now that we’re trapped in the King City, we need to put in more effort to form a defensive line to prevent the Human Race from attacking.”

The other Feudal Lords nearby all nodded.

Before the arrival of the Great Evolution Army, the Black Ink Clan of the Great Evolution War Zone could be said to be extremely proud, because their side was the only war zone that had managed to seize the Human Race’s Pass. Since ancient times, it had always been the only one, and the Black Ink Clan of the other war zones simply didn’t have such achievements.

However, with the arrival of the Great Evolution Army, the Black Ink Clan was completely routed. In the end, the Great Evolution Pass’ Black Ink Clan was forced to leave behind a Territory Lord-level Ink Nest and all the Seventh Order Black Ink Disciples in order to escape, while the King City suffered heavy casualties.

If they could turn back time, they would no longer dare to underestimate the Human Race.

The Black Ink Clan Feudal Lord who was opposing Yang Kai coldly snorted, “The defensive line is necessary. It’s fine if the Human Race doesn’t attack now, but if they dare to attack, they’ll definitely suffer.”

Yang Kai asked curiously, “Why is this Sir so confident? Does the higher-ups have some special arrangement?”

With a humble look on his face while asking for advice, the other Black Ink Clan Feudal Lords also became curious.

The Black Ink Clan’s Feudal Lord hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he still whispered, “I don’t know what arrangements the higher-ups have made, but the Royal Lord… seems to have recovered.”

Yang Kai’s heart jumped. The Royal Lord had recovered?

How did he recover?

It was impossible. The Royal Lord hadn’t been able to enter the Ink Nest to heal himself all these years, and Smiles Old Ancestor hadn’t given him the opportunity to do so. Without entering the Ink Nest to heal himself, it was impossible for the Royal Lord to restore himself.

Not only did he think so, but the other Feudal Lords also did the same. One of them asked, “Has the Royal Lord recovered? Is the news accurate? Where did you learn about this?”

The Feudal Lord stuttered, unable to explain.

Yang Kai’s voice sank as he said, “Sir, this matter concerns the Royal Lord, so you can’t speak carelessly. Only the few of us can casually communicate with each other. If word of this gets out, I’m afraid the Territory Lord will condemn you for speaking nonsense!”

Yang Kai didn’t know if the Black Ink Clan would really do such a thing, but in any case, he would just have to make a big deal out of it.

The Feudal Lord hurriedly said, “I’m not speaking nonsense, it’s just…”

“What?”

“It’s just that… a few days ago, we faintly felt the power of the Royal Lord's attack. Although it was only a flash, it was definitely the Royal Lord's attack.”

When the Feudal Lords heard this, all of them became extremely excited and quickly asked whether it was true or not. The Feudal Lord naturally insisted that he was not the only one who had sensed it, the other Feudal Lord in the same Ink Nest had also sensed it.

Yang Kai’s heart sank, “A few days ago?”

The Feudal Lord casually replied, “Three days ago.”

Three days ago…

It was the same time as Yao Kang Cheng's message.

Did Yao Kang Cheng really encounter the Royal Lord?

The several Feudal Lords were all excited, and Yang Kai also pretended to be excited, but he was in no mood to ask any more questions.

The Snow Wolf Squad had encountered the Black Ink Clan’s Royal Lord, and now it seemed that their odds were against them. After all, they were only an elite team, if they encountered the Territory Lord, they might have a chance to escape, but if they encountered the Royal Lord… they could only wait for death.

Yao Kang Cheng must have sent him a message at the last moment in order to inform him of this information, but unfortunately, there was simply no time, so the jade slip only contained the words ‘Royal Lord’!

Snow Wolf Squad… was gone! [MSN: R.I.P]

Most likely, they had all died together.

Yang Kai’s heart ached even more.

The reason for this conjecture was that the remaining three teams had yet to be exposed. If the Snow Wolf Squad still had survivors, they would definitely be transformed into Black Ink Disciples. Once they became Black Ink Disciples, not only would Dawn and the others be unable to hide their identities, even the Great Evolution Pass surprise attack would be difficult to conceal.

In order to avoid being turned into Black Ink Disciples, suicide was the only option!

Now that Dawn and the others were safe and sound, and the Black Ink Clan’s defensive line was also fine, it meant that no one from Snow Wolf Squad had fallen into the hands of the Black Ink Clan.

Killing intent surged in Yang Kai’s heart and he couldn’t wait to exterminate all the Black Ink Clan Divine Souls in this Ink Nest space.

However, he also knew that if he really did this, the gains would not make up for the losses.

The reason why the Feudal Lord had deduced that the Royal Lord had recovered was mainly because of the distance.

Currently, all of the Feudal Lord-level Ink Nest were a month’s journey from the King City. If the Royal Lord was inside the King City, even if he attacked, they wouldn’t be able to sense him unless they went all out.

But against a Snow Wolf Squad, why would the Black Ink Clan’s Royal Lord need to go all out?

To be able to make them feel the power of the Royal Lord meant that the Royal Lord was nearby, at most ten days away.

If he hadn’t recovered, how could the Royal Lord leave the King City so easily? He was also afraid of encountering the Human Race’s Old Ancestor.

After staying in the Ink Nest Space for more than an hour, Yang Kai found an opportunity to escape.

His Divine Soul returned to his body and his Divine Sense surged. Realizing that Ren Bing Bai was the one guarding the Ink Nest, Shen Ao couldn’t hold on any longer and left, allowing Ren Bing Bai to take over.

Walking inside, he handed over the information to Ren Bing Bai and asked him to return to Breaking Dawn.

Sensing that something was wrong, Ren Bing Bai asked, “Team Leader, did something happen?”

Yang Kai nodded, “Snow Wolf Squad… may be gone.”

Ren Bing Bai was startled, “What’s going on?”

Yang Kai said, “They should have encountered the Black Ink Clan’s Royal Lord!”

“The Black Ink Clan’s Royal Lord!” Ren Bing Bai cried out, “They went to the King City?”

Yang Kai shook his head, “It’s impossible for Yao Kang Cheng to take such a risk, he met the Royal Lord outside. When you return, tell everyone to be careful.”

“Good,” Ren Bing Bai agreed solemnly.

After he left, Yang Kai thought about it for a moment before sending a message to Chai Fang and Ma Gao about the Snow Wolf Squad, telling them to pay more attention.

However, if he really did encounter the Black Ink Clan’s Royal Lord, no matter how much he paid attention to him, the gap in strength between them was simply too great. Right now, he could only pray that he could survive the next few days before the Great Evolution Pass arrival.

Soon after, Yang Kai sent a message to Great Evolution to inform about the Royal Lord suspected recovery.

Not long after, he received a reply from Great Evolution Pass.

The Old Ancestor personally replied.

“I’m very clear about the injuries of the Black Ink Clan’s Royal Lord. It’s impossible for him to recover in such a short time. Is there a mistake in the information?”

Yang Kai quickly sent a message back, informing her of everything he had learned in the Ink Nest Space.

This time, the Old Ancestor didn’t reply and instead it was Xiang Shan who sent him a message, telling him to be careful and to immediately flee if there was any danger, meaning he could escape alone.

His Small Universe has the World Tree Subtree, so he didn’t need to worry about being turned into Black Ink Disciple. He was also proficient in the Space Principle, so he might have a chance of escaping.

But if he wanted to escape with the others, it would be unrealistic and he would definitely be wiped out.

TO BE CONTINUED...