Chapter 220: Return and Spoils!

In Holy Orchid Virtue's underground city, outside the Spirit Realm Steam Lighthouse, lies a stretch of stone tree wasteland.

A group of werewolves is frenziedly attacking a group of human transcendents over level twenty.

At this moment, both sides are locked in fierce combat.

Bang! Bang!

Accompanied by muffled gunfire.

The two leading werewolves over level thirty had their heads shattered directly, with no chance to fight back.

They didn't even know where the enemy came from.

The previously favorable situation instantly reversed.

Just as this werewolf squad of over a dozen werewolves was hesitating,

Within the relatively stable Spirit Realm layer, over a dozen human powerhouses and blood clan werewolf powerhouses were fighting together.

Fortunately, the battle of the powerhouses did not affect Ta Ke.

But Holy Orchid Virtue's side also suffered a cost.

"Those werewolves just now came to take advantage of the fire and launch a sneak attack."

"The steam ecological surge is coming soon; the blood clan's ecology is now desperately fighting back."

As the gunfire sounded, the gnashing second-level werewolf had its heavenly spirit cover lifted directly.

"As for the blood clan, the damage is real: the blood clan castle, blood clan bats, and most importantly, the Netherworld Blood Sea."

One day ago, Ta Ke exiled a sixth-level blood clan.

The wounded's injuries were rapidly healing.

"Fate Fang" has an astonishing appetite for flesh, soul, and even transcendent spirituality.

"The Totem Holy Hall of the Dark Sun Church and the Dark Sun Holy Hall will launch attacks on various places in Holy Orchid Virtue."

And Ta Ke, after collecting a certain number of sealed boundary small world fragments, traveled along the relatively safe Spirit Realm region all the way to this area.

Ta Ke immediately joined the many defenders inside the lighthouse and began to counterattack the many blood clan bats making a dying counterstrike.

Just then, a calm voice sounded.

And this batch of resources obtained this time, as well as demon gold.

Holy Light Healing Technique, spread in a relatively thin state, enveloped everyone.

"Thank you, Wizard Sir."

The blood pool of the blood clan castle was cracked open.

For fear that a demonic wind would blow from the Spirit Realm into reality, dragging Ta Ke along as well.

"The escape game begins—whoever runs slowest is on the front line!"

Vast numbers of bats exploded into blood rain, pattering down across the entire underground world, soaking every corner.

Surveying the situation around him, Ta Ke pondered silently.

Buzz……

"However…… after this wave of attack, Holy Orchid Virtue will enter a weak period."

"Hmm…… first set a small goal, earn him a hundred million!"

At this moment, the wizard was holding a transcendent revolver engraved with black, eerie runic patterns.

"Thank you for your help, Wizard Sir; without your appearance, the consequences would be unimaginable."

This was also one of Holy Orchid Virtue's key targets for this strike.

Fortunately, Ta Ke could precisely sever these draining conduits.

"Depending on the target's vitality strength and soul strength, the effects provided are also different."

However, all the werewolves saw fear in the icy, dark barrel of the revolver in his hand!

Moreover, some werewolves wanted to charge at Ta Ke, gnashing their teeth.

Afterward, Ta Ke raised his head to look toward the distant lighthouse path.

The blood clan certainly suffered heavy losses.

As the user, Ta Ke enjoyed the benefits, but at the same time, his own soul would also be drained by Fate Fang.

Soon, large numbers of bloodthirsty bats flapped and screamed from the dark depths, charging toward the lighthouse.

Ta Ke also saw vast steam conduits, and the circulation of magical conduits had been shattered into pieces.

The ecological confrontation most affected was still the Netherworld Blood Sea.

Ta Ke estimated that the guardians of the blood clan there would have their lungs about to explode from anger.

Inside, those blood clan members of not weak strength—over a dozen levels, over twenty levels—showed various symptoms of mutation, atavism, distortion, and loss of control.

Immediately after, a wizard in a gray wizard robe with a hood walked out from behind a nearby stone pillar.

For a moment, the second-level male and female transcendents of this seven‑to‑eight‑person squad voiced their thanks one after another.

After recovering to about seventy or eighty percent,

That wizard gave the impression of being quite ordinary.

It would be better to let these bloodthirsty bats attack humanity before the steam ecological surge sweeps in, so at least they don't die in vain.

These blood clan bats will inevitably die in the successive waves of steam ecological assault anyway.

"Overall, it's still quite good."

Saying this, Ta Ke pulled out a lantern, tossed a nightmare fireball inside, and lit the road ahead for this injured squad.

Ta Ke nodded lightly.

"Bang!"

Holy Orchid Virtue, if it does not act, is fine; but once it acts, it directly causes the blood clan to suffer severe blood loss across the board, with heavy casualties.

Taku estimated that this time, at least two-thirds of the Nether Blood Sea's power had been eliminated.

In the layer domain, the world and others formed a blockade, with power continuously surging forth to resist the assault on Shenglande.

Then, Taku raised a hand.

A third-rank knight at the front bowed to Taku and spoke in a solemn tone.

"Killing a second-rank werewolf can provide me with about half a day to a day of lifespan."

"As long as the negative status can be resolved, that's absolutely a massive gain."

Taku waved his hand and said, not minding it much.

Taku reckoned that he had probably loaded materials worth around three hundred thousand demon gold.

"Just a small matter."

It even directly triggered a battle between the experts on both sides.

As Taku approached the steam lighthouse.

This underground expedition had yielded roughly four hundred thousand demon gold.

Any living being slain by it would be devoured, absorbed, and digested, leaving behind only a little ash and residue.

The group, whose injuries and stamina had somewhat recovered, immediately followed.

"After all, on Shenglande's side, it was only the constructed steam lighthouses that were damaged; those steam towers still surging with power continue to drive the ecological forces of Shenglande."

When Taku drew closer to Shenglande in the reality layer domain.

In an instant, this group of werewolves transformed into giant wolf form, tucked their tails, and fled rapidly into the darkness to the side.

Aside from the damage to the steam lighthouses themselves.

Taku, wielding the 【Fate Revolver】, carefully felt the detailed effects of the second-rank and third-rank werewolves he had drained this time.

In the ecological confrontation.

One could see how immense the force of this resistance was.

Only then could it be considered resources that Taku could truly use to strengthen himself.

And by this time, Taku and the others had also entered the lighthouse with protective power.

"Let's get out of here quickly!"

Each time he used it, Taku was not worried about the 【Fate Fang】—or more precisely, the 【Fate Revolver】—draining his soul.

This was quite a substantial income.

Taku exhaled softly, slowly lowered his gun, and turned to look at the team of human extraordinary beings not far away, who were relying on stone walls and pillars to fight against the werewolf squad.

Those blood clan castles were also affected.

"At least it's better than the blood clan's side."

The spirit realm storm that was whipped up made even Taku, in the reality layer domain, tremble with fear.

And Taku began to ponder this bountiful harvest.

Taku could clearly hear terrifying roars, curses, shrieks, and counterattacks coming from the depths of the Nether Blood Sea.

But even so, it could not stop Shenglande's devastating strike against the Nether Blood Sea.

Then, a certain amount of life essence was fed back to Taku.

These steam lighthouses, serving as forward assault points, bore the transmission of power and the resistance of the Nether Blood Sea's forces.

"Thank you..."

From afar, Taku noticed that the newly constructed spirit realm steam lighthouse was exuding an atmosphere of decay, decline, and withering.

And those werewolves whose heads Taku had shattered to kill.

Taku merely listened from a distance, and with the Soul Veil resisting, he still felt dizzy and lightheaded.

Furthermore... this ecological war.

"Killing a third-rank werewolf can provide one to three days of lifespan."

Securely stationed within the lighthouse, Taku gradually felt at ease.

Ecological confrontation.

Returning to the reality layer domain deep underground, the journey to search for the small stones of the sealed barrier began.

Even when Taku was searching for fragments of the small world, he saw the network of a blood clan castle, shattered to pieces.

Plus that minor spirit-grade sealed artifact.

Clearly, those blood clan experts also knew.

Only then did Taku dispel the Holy Light Healing Art.

Taku saw with his own eyes that the essence blood source, which had been settling in the blood pool of the blood clan castle for who knows how long, seeped out from different dimensions.

This was the safest opportunity to search for fragments of the sealed barrier's small world.

Arriving at the lighthouse area meant they were essentially completely safe.

The resources previously in Taku's hands had already been invested or were planned to be invested into the Marvelous Cabin.

And this also allowed Taku to experience firsthand, deeply and in detail, the confrontation between ecologies this time.

Naturally, Taku did not stand on ceremony.

"And those blood clan, werewolves, and Dark Sun Cathedral fellows... are all stepping stones for smaller targets."

Once past this village, there won't be this shop again.

In the underground dwarf treasure hoard, Bagins had Taku load resources too.

"There might be blood clan bats appearing here, or blood servants, blood clan fallen, and the like."

Whoever dared to bare their fangs, Taku would shoot them without a second thought, not indulging anyone in the slightest.

"Thank you, Mr. Wizard!"

Quickly turned to ash and wreckage.

In the clash between Saint Land's steam ecology and blood clan ecology.

As wave after wave of power swept in deeply like a tide.

In the coming period, Ta Ke plans to fully and deeply enhance his own strength.

Powerful wizard robes, higher-tier equipment upgrades, and even powerful rune tomes and forbidden witchcraft.

As Ta Ke's level gradually increases, he can also gradually access these things.