Chapter 328: The Battle of the Southern Heavens

"Honored guest, as long as you like it."

Next, Ye Bai tasted the thick soup made from Arctic surf clams one by one.

The head chef had lightly blanched the raw Arctic surf clams and sliced them into thin, fine strips; his teeth made a crunching sound when biting into them.

Afterward, Alice placed another tray beside Ye Bai.

After opening the tray, the appearance of a ruby crab was revealed inside.

However, when Ye Bai used a knife to gently touch the crab body, he found it to be very bouncy.

"This is crab jelly."

"The head chef extracted the meat and roe of the ruby crab, placed them into a crab-shaped mold, poured in a concentrated broth essence, and then unmolded it after freezing."

"I have sprinkled some red vinegar brewed from Tiaowei Tingting on top; I hope you like it."

Ye Bai picked up a spoon, scooped up a portion of the crab body, and gently pressed it with his mouth; the ultimate fresh sweetness exploded in his mouth.

He felt as if he were in an ocean of broth, surrounded by ruby crabs.

Tiaowei Tingting skimmed over the sea of broth, sprinkling droplets of red vinegar.

The red vinegar thoroughly drew out the extreme deliciousness of this dish.

This truly amazed Ye Bai.

"Alice, I am very satisfied with this dish; I wonder if you could bring me a few more plates."

Ye Bai asked Alice, who was standing to the side.

"Of course, no problem, but crab meat is inherently somewhat cold in nature, so you shouldn't be greedy."

"You can eat at most three plates at a time."

Ye Bai nodded; he intended to place this dish into his Pet Beast Space, as he wanted to let his teacher have a taste.

As for the quantity of the dish not being enough, that was easy to solve; Lan Fa's replication talent could resolve any trouble.

"Please wait a moment, I will go urge them now."

Ye Bai waved his hand: "No need for now; just order the head chef to prepare that dish, I want to have it as a midnight snack and savor it slowly."

"Housekeeper Alice, please introduce the next dish."

Alice nodded, and she brought over another tray.

Upon opening the tray, it was filled with wisps of smoke, emitting an alluring, rich fragrance.

"This is the thigh meat of a Gala Crocodile, which is also the most delicious part of the entire Gala Crocodile."

"The head chef cooked it over low heat at a low temperature to maintain its extreme freshness, and it was simmered over a small fire."

"This is the main course for dinner; I hope you like it."

"You can use black pepper sauce, or lemon sea salt sauce, or it is also delicious eaten plain."

Ye Bai picked up his knife and fork and made a light cut; he had originally thought the crocodile meat would be very tough, but it was sliced open with a gentle stroke, just like a piece of tender tofu.

He picked it up with his fork and examined it closely; the marbling was very beautiful, just like the beef of a frost-marbled cow.

Ye Bai put it into his mouth and bit down; it was like eating Cotton, and the taste was truly indescribable, making one feel incomparably intoxicated.

The crocodile meat turned into a rich broth, flowing between his lips and teeth.

It contained the extreme freshness of mountain goats and frost-marbled cows, as well as the deliciousness of fish.

Ye Bai ate several plates of Gala Crocodile meat in a row, and only when his stomach was stuffed to the limit did he reluctantly put down his knife and fork.

"The last dish is the lemon sea salt cake that grows on the Ningmeng Dangao Changjinglu."

"This dessert can help the honored guest digest."

Ye Bai tasted the dessert carefully; it was indeed delicious, and his previously bloated stomach felt immediately less full after finishing it.

"Alright, the head chef's freshly made crab jelly has also been delivered; if you need anything, please press the button directly, and I will come to serve you immediately."

Alice tidied up the trays and pushed the dining cart away.

Before leaving, she even sprayed some lemon-scented deodorizer.

"Nether Wolf, Sunflower Fairy, protect my safety."

"Myriad Change Butterfly, continue to maintain the Barrier."

A boy out on his own must protect himself well.

Even in a presidential suite, Ye Bai did not let down his guard, especially with Anjilina, that intelligence chief, who seemed to still want to steal information from him.

The next day arrived quickly, and brand-new intelligence was fresh off the press.

【1. The Glory Angel will hold a large-scale divine descent into the Beautiful Country; it will reside in a human body. Those parasitized by the angel will have a holy mark appear on their foreheads after being irradiated by light-attribute skills, and once discovered by the rules of Blue Star, they will be immediately erased.】

【2. The Glory Angel possesses extremely strong combat power; on Blue Star, it is equivalent to an eighth-rank human powerhouse. It is skilled in both combat and defense; a single 'Light Healing' move can allow it to heal any damage received in one second.】

【3. Beneath the lake at Xinyue Daxue, there is a sealed large-scale Laboratory. The Siren was an Exotic Beast that escaped from this large-scale Laboratory. It is currently being hunted by Xinyue Daxue. The Laboratory holds many secrets, and some special Pet Beasts were researched in that Laboratory, including a specimen of a Fortress Whale.】

【4. At night at Xinyue Daxue, many terrifying Dementors roam, so after twelve o'clock, do not wander outside. The buildings here are equipped with anti-magic arrays that can resist Dementor attacks. If you encounter a Dementor in the wild after twelve o'clock, please hold your breath immediately; Dementors fear light-attribute skills.】

【5. Every time a Dementor dies, it drops a Soul crystal. Do not get close to a Dementor's mouth; its kiss can suck the Soul out of a human or Exotic Beast.】

"My god, even Dementors have appeared. Was this kind of Exotic Beast specifically cultivated by Xinyue Daxue?"

"The agents are looking for the essence of the Philosopher's Stone left behind by Doctor William."

"How do they manage to stay inside the gates of Xinyue Daxue after twelve o'clock at night?"

"The report says that when a Dementor appears, please hold your breath; this allows us to analyze that, in reality, a Dementor's vision is very weak, and it identifies what creature is in front of it through its aura."

"It seems Xinyue Daxue is still full of many secrets."

Ye Bai muttered to himself while walking to the bathtub to take a bath.

At this moment, a figure was already swimming by the side of the bathtub.

It was that rabbit with a blue swimming ring around its waist.

It was performing fancy swimming in the bathtub.

The Whitening Little Fish seem very afraid of the Water Rabbits; they all shrink into the corners, not daring to poke their heads out.

Ye Bai tested the water temperature, and after finding it just right, he went in to take a bath.

Rose petals floated on the surface of the water, emitting a faint, delicate fragrance.

The Demon Bear acted like an old servant, holding a bath towel and waiting on the side.

At this moment, the Demon Bear's inner world was collapsing.

Damn it, I am the king of the Demon Bear clan, yet I actually have to do the work of a servant; if it weren't for the fact that I truly cannot beat that human.

I, the Demon Bear, would have long since risen in revolt.

The Shennong Ginseng looked at the Demon Bear's expression, where the smile did not reach its eyes, and felt a sense of shared misery, but it felt more schadenfreude than anything else.

Look, another unlucky soul has come knocking; it seems I am not the unluckiest one after all.

However, the Demon Bear was a king after all, so it found other Demon Bears to take its place.

Because the Demon Bears basically all looked exactly the same, Ye Bai really did not recognize it.

Today at ten in the morning is the opening ceremony of the Global Youth Research Competition.

The mayor of New York City will attend the opening ceremony.

Ye Bai plans to go and retrieve the essence of the Philosopher's Stone later. It is too early now, lest he disturb those people.

At Nantianmen Fortress, everyone's mood is extremely tense at this moment.

After several consecutive days of the Beast Tide, the mastermind, the Lava Dragon Turtle, has finally awakened.

The moment it awakened, it understood the cause and effect.

Humans actually intercepted the Beast Tide and snatched away the sacrifices it had originally calculated.

The Lava Dragon Turtle drove the Beast Tide, wanting to reap the benefits as the third party.

Being able to breach Nantianmen Fortress was certainly a good thing, but if it could not be breached, the Lava Dragon Turtle would not take it to heart.

The Exotic Beasts that died in front of Nantianmen Fortress became the best sacrifices for the Lava Dragon Turtle.

These Exotic Beasts could help the Lava Dragon Turtle recover its physical strength to the maximum extent.

Those humans at Nantianmen Fortress should have known its unwritten rules.

Now those people actually dare to defy it and have snatched away its sacrifices.

It is angry.

The roar of the Lava Dragon Turtle pierced the silent sky; its huge head poked out from the magma, its eyes like two burning fireballs, reflecting its full measure of anger and unwillingness.

A pair of dragon horns made of magma appeared on its forehead.

On its shell, which was covered in volcanic rock, orange-red magma slid down slowly like molten iron; the entire Lava Dragon Turtle was almost one-fourth the size of Nantianmen Fortress.

Following a long howl from the Lava Dragon Turtle, the volcano began its roar, and pitch-black thick smoke rushed up from the crater, shooting straight into the clouds.

In an instant, it dyed the pure white clouds black, turning them into dark, ink-like black clouds.

Bolts of lightning and thunder fell from the sky, striking heavily onto the ground and emitting deafening sounds.

Only a loud boom was heard.

The lava, like a Torrential Advance, impacted the constraints of the volcano; that was the Lava Dragon Turtle manipulating the volcanic eruption, wanting the entire Nantianmen Fortress to feel its presence.

Letting those humans hiding in Nantianmen Fortress feel its fury.

"Greedy humans will inevitably be punished by the heavens."

"Feel my anger, you foolish humans."

Unable to endure any longer, the Lava Dragon Turtle prepared to detonate the entire volcano; it decided to slaughter the humans of Nantianmen Fortress and use their corpses to restore its own strength.

A huge opening split in the crater, and the lava, like a liberated beast, roared toward the sky.

The firelight dyed the clouds red, and the magma drew scorching trajectories in the air; they were the war banners of the Lava Dragon Turtle, representing the Lava Dragon Turtle declaring war on humanity.

Quite a bit of magma overflowed from the crater, and like a rushing river, it surged toward the direction of Nantianmen Fortress.

The lava fell around the volcano; trees, rocks, everything turned to ash before it.

"It's here, it's finally here; we should also have our final decisive battle with that old turtle."

"Go, Hellfire, my old comrade-in-arms."

"Ever since I was infected by the Blood Parasite, you haven't seemed to have had a thoroughly satisfying battle."

"Today, release your complete form."

The sky suddenly split, and green Hellfire descended fiercely from above the firmament.

The raging flames, carrying endless fire snakes, wove through the dark clouds, bearing the will and aura of destruction.

This is a king born in Hell, a king cultivated to the extreme by Zhang Dashan.

The Hellfire rushed into the scalding magma like a fire meteor.

That rushing magma was like an awakened giant beast, boiling and roaring.

The two met, as if by the arrangement of fate.

The moment the Hellfire touched the magma, it erupted with a deafening roar.

The ground shook violently, emitting a shocking tremor.

The lava was further sublimated, rising into even higher flames, while the Hellfire continuously stripped energy from the magma.

"Old turtle, ever since the last time the humans suffered a crushing defeat, I have studied you thoroughly."

"My Hellfire can absorb the power of magma to reach a state of ultimate sublimation."

"You escaped with your cunning last time, but this time, I will not let go."

"Lava Dragon Turtle, I will beat you to a pulp."

"To eliminate the risks and hidden dangers for Nantianmen Fortress."

"To create another prosperous age for our Yan Country."

"May the country be prosperous and the people at peace, and may Yan Country become a Celestial Empire to which all nations bow."

Zhang Dashan decided that even if it meant using Ultimate Sublimation, he would keep the Lava Dragon Turtle here for good.

This was a rare opportunity; the Lava Dragon Turtle, wanting to break through to the eighth rank, would certainly use this battle to slaughter the humans.

"I cannot retreat; behind me are thousands upon thousands of my compatriots."

"The meaning of our existence is to allow the next generation to grow up in peace."

"Even if defeating you this time comes at a heavy cost."

"The blame lies in the present, but the merit will last for generations to come."

Hellfire erupted directly into ghastly green flames, the fire shooting straight into the sky to stand on equal footing with the Lava Dragon Turtle.

"Damn little insects, you were all beaten until you fled in terror last time; have you forgotten already?"

"I am the King of Flames, and I am not fighting alone."

"Come forth, my army of flames."

Countless fire crows and fire snakes emerged from the magma.

They surged toward Nantianmen Fortress like a tide.

This was the Lava Dragon Turtle's hidden hand.

It had long since secretly built up a personal army, and whenever it encountered a situation with many people, it would deploy this force.

The Lava Dragon Turtle had lived for too long; as an old fox, it would never place itself in danger.

Horn Wood Flood Dragon, Room Sun Rabbit, and Heart Moon Fox swallowed hard after seeing the army of flames.

"Everyone, this is our final battle to pacify Nantianmen."

"We must kill the Lava Dragon Turtle here to buy more time for our descendants."

"Even if we must sacrifice ourselves and bury our flesh and blood in the magma, we must stop this catastrophe."

"Charge."

Zhang Lingxue had already summoned an army of Four-Armed Vajra Apes, and countless butterfly-type Pet Beasts were released by her.

She is Zhang Lingxue, the Zhang Lingxue who is an army unto herself; when it comes to legion warfare, she has never lost—this is Zhang Lingxue's foundation and confidence.

(End of chapter)