Chapter 229 - Has The Yu Nation Already Fallen? (2)
Chapter 229 Has The Yu Nation Already Fallen? (2)
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After hearing what a Bloodseeker Beasts was and knowing the dangers of such a terrifying Mutated Beast, everyone was moved.
Most of them were from Qinghe City. Once the Bloodseeker Beasts broke out of Green Cloud Mountain and invaded Qinghe City, their relatives and friends would be greatly threatened.
Heavens knows how many people would die.
Faced with such a frightening catastrophe that could possibly break out, no one retreated.
Including Huang Xinghai. The old man decisively stayed behind after hearing about the dangers of the Bloodseeker Beasts.
Even if he really wanted to retreat, this was not the time to do so.
After all, couldn’t the underground palace hold for two hours?
Therefore, everyone got moving. Under Pu Mingyue’s command, they rushed to the surface and dispersed, heading towards the surroundings of the valley. They wound find the nine nodes for the array formation and
complete the arrangements for the earlier stage.
This large group of people who had come to explore the underground palace were divided into three groups and each took their own missions.
Su Jingxing and Gu Zhanlin flew straight to the seal location of the Flying Lion army.
Soon, the two of them arrived above the mist-covered lake.
Gu Zhanlin took out half of the Flying Lion Ring.
Seeing this, Su Jingxing also reached into his pocket and took out the other half of the Flying Lion Ring from his palm space.
The two halves of the Flying Lion Ring were first put together before they were slowly rotated to find the connection point.
The moment the reassembly was completed ——
Whoosh!
Aray of white light shot out from the ring and spread in all directions.
The complete version of the Flying Lion Ring seemed to come alive as it flapped its wings gently.
“The array formation on the lake is said to be very easy to break with this.”
Gu Zhanlin said slowly as he landed on the surface of the lake with the complete Flying Lion Ring in hand.
No reaction.
The Flying Lion Ring remained motionless. Nothing happened.
The huge lake was also silent.
Through the thin mist, they saw that the Flying Lion army inside the lake was also unmoving.
“Perhaps we need to infuse true energy?” suggested Su Jingxing.
“Let’s give it a try.” Gu Zhanlin circulated his true energy and infused it into the Flying Lion Ring.
As expected, the Flying Lion Ring reacted. The wings flapped faster at first, then the lion opened its mouth and let out a silent roar.
Buzz!
An invisible aura surged in the air and spread across the lake.
Wherever it passed, the mist rolled and dissipated bit by bit.
The dozen mountains connected to the lake shook slightly at this moment.
Su Jingxing acutely sensed that the massive aura that enveloped more than the dozens mountains and even the lake was gradually weakening with the silent roar from the lion’s mouth.
Gu Zhanlin continued to infuse true energy into the ring, and the soundless roar became louder and stronger.
In the end, the massive aura that enveloped the surrounding mountains and lake completely disappeared.
The mist on the lake also dissipated completely.
The array formation… was gone!
“Done?”
Gu Zhanlin shifted his palm to make sure that the changes in the Flying Lion Ring had stopped and immediately looked down at the center of the lake.
Su Jingxing also looked down at the 108 figures standing inside the lake.
These figures were wrapped in a unique energy membrane that isolated them from the corrosion of the waters.
At this moment, blue light appeared on the surface of the bodies of the 108 figures.
Swish! Swish!
Wisps of dim light flickered endlessly like phantoms.
Soon, Su Jingxing heard a heartbeat.
Badump!
Then the second, third, fourth…
One heartbeat after another came from the lake, echoing in his ears.
Even though they were weak at the beginning, they quickly returned to normal.
“They’re awake.”
Gu Zhanlin also heard this. He immediately controlled his body and flew away from the lake.
Swish!
Su Jingxing followed behind. They flew to the small slope and looked at the surface of the entire lake. Bubbles began to appear.
The bubbles that kept popping up from the bottom of the lake rose and burst.
Until…
Whoosh!
Accompanied by a large splash that shot into the sky, a figure suddenly leaped out of the water. Its aura rose continuously, causing ripples in the air.
“Third-grade… no, second-grade!”
Gu Zhanlin’s pupils constricted. He looked at the tall man who had charged out of the water with surprise in his eyes. “He has been in a deep sleep for more than 400 years. He actually recovered so quickly once he
woke up.”
There were a total of 108 members in the Flying Lion army. Among them, 100 were in the fourth-grade, five were in the third-grade, and three were in the second-grade.
The first person to emerge from the water was a second-grade martial artist.
Although this was expected, he was still a little surprised.
It was mainly because he had recovered too quickly.
The self-imposed seal of the Flying Lion army, sealed their consciousness, and dantian along with their bodies.
After unlocking the seal, they would have to recover bit by bit. They had to adjust to the true energy circulating in their dantian again.
That he had recovered so quickly, it could only be said that the tall man who soared into the sky was very impressive.
“You are the ones who awakened us?”
The tall man had strong facial features and an extraordinary aura. He scanned his surroundings and his gaze landed on Su Jingxing and Gu Zhanlin. He asked in a deep voice, “Which year of the Yu Nation is it today? Or
rather, has the Yu Nation already fallen?”
“Um…”
Gu Zhanlin was stunned. Then, he quickly explained, “Well, the Yu Nation hasn’t fallen yet. It’s been more than 400 years since you went into hibernation, General. I’m the Commander of the Changyang Prefecture
Army, Gu Zhanlin. We awakened you because we encountered a major incident that is endangering the world. We need your help.
“The Bloodseeker Beast, a terrifying Mutated Beast evolved from the ancient Bloodseeker Beasts using their own blood! In a valley not far from here, there is a group of more than a thousand Bloodseeker Beasts
awakening from a thousand years of seal. Once they escape the Green Cloud Mountain, the two nearby cities will be annihilated.
“The lives of tens of millions of people in the cities will become the food of the Bloodseeker Beasts.
“Once the Bloodseeker Beasts absorbs too much blood energy, they will transform into Beast Kings. If more than a thousand Beast Kings are really born, then all life on this land will die!
“Although this is offensive, I still implore General to help us intercept the Bloodseeker Beasts and complete the Nine Lotus Eight Trigrams Array to temporarily trap them in the valley.”
With that, Gu Zhanlin bowed down to the tall man.
Su Jingxing also lowered his head slightly.
This matter was urgent and could not be delayed.
Convincing the Flying Lion army to join them was crucial.
If the Flying Lion army refused to help, then…
“We can help.”
The tall man replied in a deep voice, “But all of you must remember that we are not doing this for the Yu Nation, the Xia Family, or even the Chen Family. We are doing this for the common people at the bottom rungs.
The common people are innocent and should not bear the consequences of your mistakes!”
“Um…”
Gu Zhanlin laughed dryly, but did not dare to say anything else. He hurriedly nodded and replied, “Thank you, thank you. Thank you so much, General!”
Swish! Swish!
At the right time, the lake water rose, raising splashes in the air.
One after another, figures rose from the center of the lake into the air.
400 years later, the 108 Flying Lions had been gathered again.
The tall man faced everyone and explained the reason for the awakening. Then, he announced the upcoming operation.
Stop the Bloodseeker Beasts!
Before mobilizing, morale must be boosted.
Seeing this, while feeling excited, Gu Zhanlin also sighed.
Su Jingxing took in his expressions and chuckled inwardly.
Gu Zhanlin’s initial goal in searching for the Flying Lion Ring was to recruit the Flying Lion army into the Changyang Prefecture Army.
Unexpectedly, the Flying Lion army did not have a good impression of the Yu Nation at all. In fact, they were rather repulsed by it.
Previously, Su Jingxing had heard the third-grade expert from the Chen Family who had arrived in Qinghe City reveal some secrets.
There was a grudge between Chen Family and Liu Chenglong.
In the end, after hearing this tall man’s words, he realized that not only did Liu Chenglong have a grudge with the Chen Family, he also had some conflicts with the imperial Xia Family.
Although Liu Chenglong had asked Su Jingxing to swear an oath to protect the Yu Nation, the people he was truly guard were the common people.
The Flying Lion army was Liu Chenglong’s trusted subordinates when he was alive. They were the most representative of Liu Chenglong and would never make up lies.
As such, Liu Chenglong’s situation back then was probably extremely tricky.
Even the reason why the Flying Lion army chose to seal themselves was probably not very pleasant.
No matter what, reinforcements had finally arrived.
After the 108 members of the Flying Lion army were gathered, they immediately followed Gu Zhanlin and Su Jingxing back to the depths of the Green Cloud Mountain Range.
Back in the valley, they had just landed when the ground suddenly trembled. The lingering sound of a stifled roar came from underground.
“The Bloodseeker Beasts are coming up!”