Chapter 181: Chapter 156: Second Stage Ice Soul Chapter 181: Chapter 156: Second Stage Ice Soul In a blink of an eye, three days passed.
Every day at 10 o’clock, the academic points for 48 groups were published on time.
Currently, the first place had become the group of Xiang Dingqian and Ye Qing.
Their accumulated academic points soared to 136 last night!
Su Yuan and Luo Bingtong were pushed to second place.
In third place were Xia Yue and Shang Baiyu with 72 points.
None of the others had reached 50 points…
Noon.
Su Yuan was cultivating when he suddenly received a message from Captain Wang.
“Did you find it?”
Su Yuan’s eyes brightened.
He immediately stood up, calling for Luo Bingtong as he headed downstairs from the hotel…
Nearly two hours later, outside an abandoned town in the eastern suburbs of Yixing, several vehicles slowly stopped in front of a deserted supermarket.
Captain Wang led Su Yuan and others out of the car, pointing at a dilapidated high-rise building in the distance.
“This morning, we confirmed that Li Yadong and others from the Micro Light Secret Society are nearby.
After you go inside, I will take people to set up a perimeter around the area.
This is to prevent their escape and provide support when needed.”
Su Yuan looked at the dilapidated and desolate town and asked, “Captain Wang, why is this town so abandoned?”
Xiang Dingkun and Pan Jin were also somewhat curious and looked over.
“This…”
Captain Wang’s expression tightened slightly.
After a moment of contemplation, he slowly began speaking.
“Five years ago, there was a fanatic cultist here.
Although this cultist was only at the Gold Level, he was adept at using toxins and even transformed himself into a lethal poison.
In just three days, this place turned from a peaceful town to a dead town.
Out of the town’s population of just under two thousand, more than twelve hundred died from the toxin…
Two Gold Level captains and over thirty Silver Stage members of the City Guard also perished from the cultist’s self-detonation, their bodies rotting away…”
A cultist self-detonating, killing numerous city guard elites and over a thousand ordinary people?
Su Yuan and others felt their hearts tremble after hearing this news!
The personal abilities of Star Card Masters were overwhelmingly strong, and the destruction they could cause was unimaginable.
“Not only did people die, but the land was also affected, becoming increasingly barren.
People moved away, and no one wanted to live here anymore.
The thirty-story half-completed skyscraper over there, once called Morning Star Building, was under construction back then.
A large company was willing to settle in this small town, and the townspeople were full of hope.
But in the end…
sigh.”
Captain Wang shook his head and sighed.
The hearts of Su Yuan and others also grew heavier.
Cult organizations were like a cancer to Great Flame, their danger incalculable.
Now, Li Yadong, Luo Hui, and other cultists from the Micro Light Secret Society were hiding in this place, almost as if in an ominous resonance.
“In that case, let’s kill them all inside!” Xiang Dingkun snorted coldly.
He gathered his strength and charged in.
Su Yuan nodded towards Luo Bingtong and entered the town as well.
“Captain Wang, we’re heading in too,” Pan Jin and Ma Long called out.
Captain Wang reminded them, “Be careful.
If anything goes wrong, signal for help, and I will immediately send Silver Stage colleagues to assist you.”
Pan Jin and Ma Long, being students of Wanzhou Academy, earned Captain Wang’s closer attention.
Hearing his words, Pan Jin and Ma Long smiled and thanked him, “Thank you, Brother Wang.
We’re going in!”
Captain Wang nodded, watching them leave.
Then he turned to his team members, “Spread out and take your positions!”
“Yes, Captain!”
…
In the center of the town, on the rooftop of the forty-story half-completed Morning Star Building,
A yellow-faced middle-aged man in uniform white robes was sitting on the edge, his legs dangling slightly in the hundred-meter high air, looking as though he might fall at any moment.
The middle-aged man seemed unconcerned.
With folded arms, he gazed far into the distance.
Next to him stood a young man, about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, dressed in the same white robe.
The young man, with crossed arms, suddenly sensed something.
He raised his hand, and a light mirror appeared before him.
“One, two, three, four, five…
Brother Dong, five people are coming.
They’re all academy students.” Luo Hui waved his hand, and the light mirror dissolved into photons.
Li Yadong’s expression was indifferent.
“How is their strength?”
Luo Hui’s face showed a hint of peculiarity.
“According to the light mirror’s feedback, two of them are at the Silver Early Stage.
As for the other three… they seem to be only at the Bronze Level.”
“Bronze Level…” Li Yadong’s lips curled into a cold smile.
“Bronze Level, yet they dare come looking for us.
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They must be top geniuses from the Three Cities!
Compared to those Silver Stage guards with capped potential, killing a few top academy geniuses will undoubtedly be more beneficial to the organization and our cause!
Today, we let the brilliance of our lives shine one last time for the spread of light!”
At this, Li Yadong’s eyes glowed with fervor as he shouted, “Micro Light becomes a beacon.
Light is eternal!”
Luo Hui also passionately echoed, “Micro Light becomes a beacon.
Light is eternal!”
Li Yadong ordered, “Notify the other two.”
“Yes!”
In the town, Xiang Dingkun, Su Yuan, and others moved swiftly while concealed.
Not long after, Su Yuan sensed something.
He extended his left hand and shot a Gray Flame Strike into the air!
“What are you doing!” Ma Long was startled, fearing Su Yuan had exposed their group’s location.
Soon, accompanied by a sound like shattering glass, a light mirror hiding in the sunlight was destroyed, dissolving into white light.
“So, we’ve been discovered…” Xiang Dingkun frowned, then looked at Su Yuan with a hint of surprise.
He hadn’t used any skill, yet he sensed the light mirror in the air.
It meant his perception was exceptionally keen.
Ma Long felt embarrassed, having not noticed anything even with the spotlight on them.
Su Yuan glanced at Ma Long without saying much, then sped up with Luo Bingtong.
Since they had been exposed, there was no need for concealment.
Xiang Dingkun also quickened his pace, striding rapidly.
After a while, Su Yuan and others arrived at the half-completed skyscraper of Morning Star Building.
Suddenly, dozens of light arrows shot out from the building ahead and rooms on both sides of the road!
“Trap skill, be careful!”
Su Yuan shouted a warning, pulling Luo Bingtong up while using Elemental Magnetism Pressure to fly.
“Petty trick!”
Xiang Dingkun snorted, releasing a massive amount of black Earth Evil Energy from his body, shattering all incoming light arrows.
Pan Jin and Ma Long, unable to perform any defense skill in time, hastily deployed a Star Power Shield back-to-back to block the light arrow rain.
Though the Star Power Shield trembled, the two managed to withstand it without danger.
After a few seconds, the wave of light arrow rain finally ended.
Su Yuan and others found themselves surrounded by four figures in uniform white robes.
Three men and one woman, all emanating Star Power Fluctuation from Silver Middle Stage and above.
These were the four cultists from the Micro Light Secret Society!
In addition to Li Yadong and Luo Hui in the front and left, the right was occupied by a man with dual axes, having Silver Middle Stage Star Power Fluctuation.
Behind them stood a long-haired woman with a slim sword, just like Li Yadong, both at the Silver High Stage, evidently Xiang Dingkun’s target.
“No wonder you academy geniuses managed to avoid our pre-set Hidden Light Arrow Attack.”
In front of them, Li Yadong clapped, expressing admiration.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen someone at the Bronze Level flying effortlessly with others.
Also, such pitch-black Gang Qi, able to shatter Luo Hui’s Light Arrows with just the Star Power strength of a Bronze Level…
Ordinary people wouldn’t have such strong and unique skills; you indeed are the top geniuses of the academy!
But since you dared to come, be prepared for a premature…”
Before Li Yadong could finish the word “demise,” an extreme coldness swept from the sky.
In mid-air, Luo Bingtong’s body was surrounded by Frost.
Her skin became transparent, like ice.
Moreover, elongated Ice Bone Wings extended from her back, elevating her aura to a frightening intensity within moments.
Xuanming Ice Soul·Second Stage Transformation!
Instantly, not only were the cultists of the Micro Light Secret Society stunned, but Xiang Dingkun, Pan Jin, and Ma Long were also deeply shocked.
At that moment, Luo Bingtong summoned a long blade, her ice-blue indifferent eyes glanced down at Li Yadong, and she slowly raised the snow-white blade.
Li Yadong felt a chilling coldness piercing his soul, a severe warning transmitted from every cell in his body!
“Not good!!”
Star Power surged within Li Yadong.
He formed seals with his hands, instantly creating a deep Shadow Wall before him.
But that was not all.
As he formed seals, the Shadow Wall blurred and ultimately replicated into three Shadow Walls!
At this moment, the chill on Luo Bingtong’s white blade became dazzling as she slashed downward!
Ice God Saber·Moon Trace!
Instantly, a beam of brilliant white light over thirty meters long sliced into the Shadow Walls!
Black and white clashed.
The Shadow Walls trembled as two of them shattered within moments under the overpowering Ice White Moon!
Li Yadong’s face drastically changed.
He gripped his long blade tightly, injecting Star Power into it.
As the third Shadow Wall crumbled, he fiercely chopped at the white moon!
The bright white light flickered momentarily,
“So close… so close!!”
Li Yadong gasped heavily, barely managing to fend off the attack.
Glaring intensely at the silver-haired girl in the sky, fear overwhelmed him.
How could such a level of frozen power exist in a Bronze Level Star Card Master!
“No, she must be stopped!”
Li Yadong wanted to launch an attack.
But suddenly, he noticed his arms, holding the long blade, had become numb, including his shoulder.
Li Yadong realized something, horror overtaking him.
Though he was prepared for death, an extreme fear surged from his heart.
“Crack, crack, crack…”
Accompanied by the sound of ice cracking, countless cracks appeared on Li Yadong’s arms.
“No… don’t!”
“Bang!”
With a muffled explosion, his arms and the long blade shattered into countless Ice Crystals!
“Brother Dong!”
“Li Yadong!”
Though slow to describe, this dramatic change occurred in mere moments.
Luo Hui and others, snapping from their shock, hurried to help.
Yet, Luo Bingtong’s expression remained cold.
Her Ice Bone Wings spread, and she, brandishing the long blade, swiftly passed Li Yadong, now without arms, like a streak of moonlit white.
Wherever she went, moisture in the air froze, transforming into swirls of Ice Crystals.
Li Yadong, blood and fluids freezing instantly, was turned into an ice sculpture, utterly devoid of vitality!
Ice God Saber·White Mist!