Chapter 372: The Late-Arriving Xiao Gucheng

On the ferry, Tianzhong Gong had already collapsed to the ground, and countless cracks had already appeared on the black gemstone at his chest.

"I truly never imagined that you would actually possess this kind of power!" Tianzhong Gong looked at Yese Xiayin and spoke slowly.

He had never witnessed such powerful strength, one that could even purify the Alchemist's most powerful ability—Material Recombination.

"This is not my power, but the power bestowed upon me by Teacher," Yese Xiayin said softly, looking at Tianzhong Gong.

"Hehehe, my life has truly been a failure. I always thought I was a human, but in the end, I was nothing more than a tool created by the Sage for the sake of resurrection. To tell the truth, after I learned the truth, I was really afraid. I was afraid that I was no longer myself. Who exactly am I, why was I born, and what should I do..." Perhaps because he had reached the end of his life, Tianzhong Gong finally revealed his innermost thoughts.

"Perhaps searching for these answers is what it means to be human. These things must be done by oneself, searched for by oneself, and not given by others!" Yese Xiayin looked at Tianzhong Gong and said earnestly.

"So that is how it is?" Hearing Yese Xiayin's words, Tianzhong Gong could not help but widen his eyes. "So that is it. From the day I longed to become a human, I had already..."

Speaking to the end, a satisfied smile had already appeared on Tianzhong Gong's face. At this moment, his core gemstone shattered completely, and his entire body turned into a metal statue.

Looking at the statue, Yese Xiayin could not help but sigh slightly. Although her Purification Light was very powerful and could heal almost any injury, it could not reach the point of resurrecting a metal statue.

"Has the Sage already been wiped out?" Himeragi Yukina picked up her binoculars and looked toward the distant sea surface. "As expected of Teacher Lingyun, he can even so easily wipe out the legendary perfect human created by an Alchemist, said to be the closest to a god!"

In her line of sight, the Sage's figure had already vanished; on the sea surface, there was only Lingyun floating in mid-air, and the Winged Dragon of Ra burning with Sun Fire beside him.

"What exactly is the flame burning on Teacher Lingyun's familiar?" Just by taking one look at the Sun Fire on the Winged Dragon of Ra, Himeragi Yukina felt cold sweat covering her back; her intuition told her that if she were to touch this kind of flame, it would absolutely be a terrifying thing.

Just as Lingyun was preparing to return to the ferry, Lingyun's divine sense suddenly discovered an object approaching the direction of the ferry at an extremely terrifying speed. If the trajectory did not deviate, this object would collide directly with the ferry.

"This should be the so-called Trial Prototype Aircraft that Xiao Gucheng used, modified from a Cruise Missile. I never thought this guy would still end up using this method to come over!" Lingyun chuckled, and the Winged Dragon of Ra behind him quietly faded away. "However, if I let this thing hit the ferry, there will be big trouble!"

"Hum hum hum." Lingyun lifted his right hand slightly, and several different Space Arrays appeared in the Void, blocking the path of the Cruise Missile.

The Trial Prototype Aircraft, modified from a Cruise Missile, would have its speed drop by a notch every time it passed through an Array. By the time the Trial Prototype Aircraft rushed to Lingyun's side, its speed had already dropped to subsonic levels.

"Void Chain!" Lingyun gave a low shout, and countless chains suddenly extended from the Void, firmly binding the speeding Missile in mid-air.

"Th-this is, a Cruise Missile?" Looking at the thing bound by Lingyun, a trace of terror appeared in Himeragi Yukina's eyes.

But very quickly, a scene that surprised her appeared: Lingyun actually dragged two people out from the warhead of the Cruise Missile, and then flew with them onto the ferry.

"Senior?" Himeragi Yukina looked at Xiao Gucheng, who was being held by Lingyun, with a stunned expression.

"Teacher Lingyun, can you take it easy next time? Stopping a high-speed flying object in such a short amount of time, my body only barely managed to withstand that massive pressure!" Xiao Gucheng landed on the deck and complained to Lingyun with annoyance.

"Tch, you're a Vampire Progenitor anyway. Not to mention you can't die, even being crippled would be an impossible thing for you, right? So, this kind of thing is absolutely no problem!" Lingyun said with an indifferent expression.

At this moment, Himeragi Yukina realized just how dangerous a method Xiao Gucheng had used to get here just now. Thinking of this, she suddenly lunged toward Xiao Gucheng.

"Eh?" Seeing Himeragi Yukina lunging toward him, Xiao Gucheng subconsciously opened his arms and caught her.

"What exactly are you doing, Senior, actually using such a dangerous method as riding a missile to try and rush onto the ship!" Himeragi Yukina used her fists to continuously pound on Xiao Gucheng's chest, and the dagger hilt protruding from her hand also continuously struck his chest.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch..." A painful expression immediately appeared on Xiao Gucheng's face.

"Th-that wasn't a missile, it was a Trial Prototype Aircraft, let's just say it's that for now!" Xiao Gucheng hurriedly explained.

"Please don't tell such lies that even a child couldn't be fooled by!"

Watching the two who had already fallen into a certain interactive mode, Nina could not help but rub her brow and spoke up: "Alright, stop messing around. Gucheng, have you forgotten the purpose of us coming here?"

"Senior, who is she?" Seeing Nina, a trace of doubt appeared on Himeragi Yukina's face.

"She is said to be the legendary Great Alchemist, Nina Adilade," Xiao Gucheng explained.

After finishing his explanation, Xiao Gucheng then said to Himeragi Yukina: "Xuelai, where are Tianzhong Gong and the Sage?"

"About that..."

Himeragi Yukina only then realized what kind of action she had performed in front of everyone; a red cloud could not help but rise on her face, and afterwards, she reached out and pointed to the metal statue on the ground.

"He is Tianzhong Gong, and as for the Sage, he has already been wiped out by Teacher Lingyun."

"Already been wiped out?" A trace of astonishment appeared on Nina's face.

"That's right, he was taken care of by Teacher Lingyun!" Himeragi Yukina nodded vigorously.

Nina looked Lingyun up and down: "Although from the first moment I saw you, I knew you were not a simple person, I never thought you would solve the Sage in such a short amount of time. Please allow me to offer my thanks; thanks to you, I have finally been liberated from a burden of two hundred and seventy years." Nina thanked Lingyun.

"It was just a matter of convenience. If this guy hadn't targeted Xia Yin, I might not have taken action," Lingyun waved his hand indifferently.

Hearing Lingyun's words, Yese Xiayin could not help but lower her head, and a red cloud rose on her face.

"Xia Yin, now that the matters here are resolved, you should head off first. Have a good time on your study tour here!" Lingyun said to Yese Xiayin with a smile.

"Yes, Teacher!" Yese Xiayin nodded vigorously.