Chapter 457: Ultimate Torment [Ame no Makahaba]

Hearing Yize's words, Li Ang secretly rejoiced that he had not used 【Great Luo Dong Guan】 to peek at the other party during their first meeting; otherwise he would likely have been exposed right then.

Although, in terms of the final result, there was no difference between the two.

At this moment, Yize spoke.

He looked at the expressionless Li Ang and said thoughtfully, "Let me think... you have some business competition with Yajiade, don't you?"

"No wonder the Nanguai Society would secretly spy on him, but he probably didn't expect that the one hiding in the shadows was just a little dragon whelp at the Fifth Energy Level?"

As he spoke, Yize actually began to lose some of his confidence.

Since Li Ang was no longer concealing his aura, this alchemy master specializing in biology could faintly perceive that something was off about him.

After a moment of silence, Yize couldn't help but grin: "I really didn't expect you to be a fellow traveler with me."

"And besides—"

How on earth did you manage it?

Yize did not voice this sentence. If before he had still been wary of the 【Aio Logistics】 behind Li Ang, now he was already determined to have it.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a perfect lifeform.

What's more, that kid across the way had a dragon behind him, but did he himself have no one backing him?!

Facing Yize's endless chatter, Li Ang did not respond, merely lowering his eyelids slightly to hide his emotions.

The bald man across the way seemed to think he had victory in his grasp. After all, no matter how you looked at it, a Fifth Energy Level had no chance against a Sixth Energy Level, let alone a veteran Sixth Energy Level like the opponent—even though what was present here was merely an avatar.

But—

Li Ang did not think he would lose either.

In the silence, he opened his eyes.

Set off by his golden pupils, the Rinne Sharingan began to continuously emit a golden-red radiance.

To protect Morapis Star from being affected by the upcoming battle, Li Ang decided to shift the battlefield to 【Ame no Makahaba】.

As two pitch-black Chuansong Sect gates suddenly swallowed the two of them, only the hollow earth remained on the spot, silently recounting what had just occurred.

Such a tremendous commotion inevitably drew the tourists' attention.

With the help of some professionals, they quickly discovered the anomaly.

Looking at the vanished Viceroy's residence and the terrifying scar that gashed across the earth, the tourists couldn't help but exchange uneasy glances.

They had a little knowledge of Morapis Star's history, and naturally knew that the current Viceroy had only taken his position by killing the previous one, and that not much time had passed since then.

The tourists had originally assumed it was merely an accident, but now it seemed—was this perhaps a tradition of Morapis Star?

Fortunately, neither combatant seemed to have chosen to fight here, otherwise they would likely have shared the fate of those poor souls from last time.

Unlike the somewhat bewildered tourists, Youyan stared at the image of the empty ground within the enormous eyeball before him and couldn't help but gape.

Where are they?!

Although he had no intention of intervening, he still wanted to see what exactly was abnormal about that little dragon whelp!

Unfortunately, no matter how Youyan probed, he could not discover where the two had gone.

With a somewhat dejected mood, he pulled a fruit from his spatial equipment and began to munch on it.

'Sigh, looks like I'll have to pay some price to get information on this little fellow from Man·Yize's side.'

As for losing?

Youyan had never even considered such a possibility. As a companion, he knew exactly how troublesome Yize was; even though what was here was merely an avatar, it was absolutely not something a Fifth Energy Level little dragon whelp could handle.

'Speaking of which, why does the Mother Empress insist on this little fellow's genes? Just what on earth did that guy Brando transmit back?'

Thinking of this, Youyan couldn't help feeling a bit puzzled, and once again connected himself to the neural network, preparing to check whether there was any information he had missed.

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【Ame no Makahaba】 has a total of six spaces, divided into Initial Sphere, Lava, Ice, Super Gravity, Sand, and Acid, each the size of a standard planet.

In a certain sense, this skill already carries a hint of world-creating might.

Unfortunately, Li Ang had only just transferred to become a 【Star Shepherd】, and had not yet had time to modify it. Of course, this did not mean he would, like Kaguya, merely use 【Ame no Makahaba】 as a means of separating his enemies.

Sniffing the pungent smell permeating the air, Yize surveyed this unfamiliar space with a hint of curiosity; at this moment, all that met his gaze was an endless Huang Luse Wang Yang.

As a professional specializing in biology, Yize could naturally discern that the sea beneath his feet was extremely corrosive.

If an ordinary Fourth Energy Level—or even Fifth Energy Level—were to rashly enter, they might really be trapped and die here.

After a while, seeing that his target still had not shown himself, the bald man covered in tattoos sighed with some regret: "Is this your trump card?"

"It's useless against me."

As he spoke, the large swath of tattoos on his back began to writhe, and a massive monstrous bird forcibly squeezed its way out from within.

Screee!

Amid its shrill cry, the monstrous bird carried Yize aloft on beating wings.

In terms of ability diversity, this alchemy master believed himself inferior to no one.

And for a separation technique like this, he naturally had a way to break it.

As the monstrous bird kept accelerating, the figures of man and bird gradually began to blur.

However, just as they were about to vanish, they suddenly discovered that an enormous formation array they had never seen before had already enveloped the entire space.

The formation disk, emanating a faint blue glow, slowly rotated, instantly transforming this place into a dead zone.

【Zhou Tian's Principle of Transformation】.

The dead-silent space abruptly contracted into a cage, and the poisonous acid sea surged up into a sky-covering Huang Luse giant wave that crashed down toward Yize's position.

Yet he paid no heed to this world-destroying scene, merely gazing at the formation array above the sky and slightly furrowing his brow.

The space had been sealed off by this unknown method; relying solely on the 【Star-Crossing Giant Stork】 beneath him, it would likely be impossible to break out in a short time.

"Racial ability? Professional ability?"

Yize narrowed his eyes slightly. If he remembered correctly, the internal intelligence on the other party within the Group made no mention of this ability.

"Things are getting interesting."

No matter the case, he would know once he caught the other side.

Origin Sphere Space.

Li Ang "looked" calmly at Yize within the Acid Sea Space.

Unlike Otsutsuki Kaguya, who could not interfere across spaces, under the enhancement of 【Great Luo Insight】, he could not only manipulate the other five spaces from within the Origin Sphere Space, but even cast his own techniques within them.

For instance, the 【Zhou Tian Principle of Change】 and 【Qi Pattern Arrangement】 within the Acid Sea Space—indeed, he had already prepared surprises for the other in the remaining spaces as well.

Li Ang certainly did not believe the Acid Sea Space alone could trap a Level Six practitioner; he merely sought to weaken the opponent's strength as much as possible before actual combat.

At that moment, a voice pulled his gaze back from the Acid Sea Space.

"Lord Li Ang."

It was Papachi; caught off guard, the poor child had spilled half the water from her tank.

The tiny aquatic plant, controlling its vocal organ, asked with some concern: "Should I notify Mother Lord?"

"She would certainly be willing to intervene."

Papachi did not know what manner of enemy the Viceroy now faced; she only wished she could lend some help.

Hearing this, Li Ang's stern brow softened slightly: "Don't worry—I'm here."

"No wonder you're Lord Li Ang!"

Papachi chose to believe, and her tone instantly brightened.

But Danika and Lu Ke clearly realized something; they instinctively exchanged glances, both seeing Solemn expressions on each other's faces.

Unlike the three weaklings, Sophiya, as a Level Five powerhouse, had deduced what had happened from that single instant just now.

A Level Six practitioner had attacked her matchmaking target.

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Having reached this conclusion, Sophiya stared at the young dragon before her, who showed no sign of panic, and opened her mouth to speak.

But before she could utter a word, Li Ang interrupted: "I appreciate your goodwill, but leave the rest to me."

Pulling the 【Aio Logistics】 banner for daily teasing was one thing—but could he truly let a girl take a blade for him at the critical moment?

He wasn't even surnamed Gu Yue.

Besides, Li Ang did not think he would lose.

Yet now was no time to waste; he immediately began arranging the next steps: "Papachi, notify Lady Hedi to put the Tree Clan on alert."

"Lu Ke, Danika, you handle the tourists—I'll have the maid corps assist you."

With that, before anyone could react, Li Ang opened 【Huang Quan Bi Liang Ban】 to send the group out of the Origin Sphere Space.

But when it came to Ilis, the little dragon pup clung to his hand and refused to let go: "Wu—"

Seeing this, Li Ang sighed and patted her head: "Be good, I'll give you something tasty when this is over."

Unfortunately, the dog food tactic, usually so effective, failed now.

Ilis simply puffed out her cheeks and remained silent.

Fortunately, the little dragon pup eventually realized she could not help, and reluctantly let go, looking wounded.

Yet just before leaving, she suddenly began retching violently, and moments later spat out a black stone sphere covered in deep red patterns.

After shoving the stone sphere into her master's hand, Ilis trudged listlessly into 【Huang Quan Bi Liang Ban】.

Li Ang was momentarily baffled by the little dragon's behavior, and instinctively used 【Great Luo Insight】 to examine the stone sphere in his hand.

"What is this…?"

Yet when he pierced through the stone sphere's true nature, his face betrayed extreme surprise.

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After a brief silence, Li Ang opened 【Huang Quan Bi Liang Ban】 and cast the stone sphere into a crimson space.

Meanwhile, as Li Ang arranged matters outside, Yize had already made various attempts under the suppression of 【Zhou Tian Principle of Change】.

Ultimately, the alchemist reached a conclusion.

That is, his own fragment could not break this ability through technique alone.

Gazing at the colossal, unmoving Eight Trigrams array above, Yize casually dispersed the surging wave of corrosion.

Fortunately, inability to break it through technique did not mean he had no options at all.

As Yize took a deep breath, the intricate tattoos covering his body began to writhe.

"Hundred Forms Alchemy!"

The piercing roars of countless species merged into one layered, thunderous voice.

A tangible, terrifying pressure crashed down upon the Acid Sea, forcibly flattening the surging, yellow-green expanse.

The sea surface became as still as a mirror; countless corrosion bubbles hung frozen mid-explosion, towering waves solidified into ice sculptures of motionless peaks.

At this moment, Yize's former full-body tattoos had vanished, replaced by a vast, floating shadow behind him, containing countless creature forms.

He looked at the slowly rotating giant array in the sky, and could not help letting out a scoffing laugh.

Then, without any visible movement, a thunderous roar suddenly exploded.