Within Reach

"Yes, thank you for your hard work. Please make sure you stop that Demon Race."

Deep in the Tianpiao Ocean, a group of Sea Race soldiers traveled while communicating with the Sea Race around the Ringwater Continent.

The Demon Race that stole the research data is most likely Heaven Realm Awakened.

Therefore, even if she dared not linger near the Dragon Palace, she was not so easily captured by the Sea Race.

The reason these pursuers can still hunt down a Heaven Realm Awakened unscathed is not because of their strength.

Rather, it was the Heaven-Controlling Realm standing behind them, and the Sea Race troops stationed in the northern part of the Tianpiao Ocean.

However, they overlooked one external factor.

The Demon Race army also has troops stationed in the southern part of the Moonfall Continent, ready to launch an attack at any time.

Shortly after the Sea Race forces tracking Hu Lingling ended communication, the Demon Race army launched the first attack.

The battle situation along the entire Moonfall Continent coast was deliberately pushed towards chaos.

If it weren't for the fact that one of the pursuers had a special talent—the ability to sense the location of data—they would have lost track of Hu Lingling.

At the same time, Hu Lingling also noticed that the pursuers behind her were relentlessly chasing her.

This isn't right.

They're just a group of Sea Race from the Earth Realm, why are they so troublesome?

She turned abruptly, her long, reddish-brown hair, tied up, cutting a sharp arc in the seawater.

Its bird-like vertical pupils widened slightly, instantly locking onto the Sea Race following behind it across dozens of miles.

Now that the main force Ringwater Continent has been tied up, these pursuers are nothing but rotten fish and shrimp.

The Psychic Energy belonging to the Heaven Realm Awakened was suddenly released.

Almost immediately, Hu Lingling rushed in front of the weak and overconfident individuals.

A phantom image of a red fox with wings flashed by, its sharp claws slamming down, instantly sending flesh and blood flying.

With disgust in her eyes, Hu Lingling dodged the rapidly spreading blood and swam swiftly towards the shore of the Moonfall Continent.

"Report! The team tasked with tracking the thief has lost contact!"

Just as Hu Lingling successfully eliminated the pursuing troops, the Sea Race immediately received news of the soldiers' deaths.

The correspondent is still reporting.

"Furthermore, the troops stationed in the southern part of the Tianpiao Ocean have also encountered a fierce attack from the Demon Race, and the interception mission may be..."

This news almost immediately revealed the true identity of the instigator.

Without a doubt, the person who stole the First Research Institute's data must have had intricate connections with the higher-ups of the Demon Race.

"We absolutely cannot let the data fall into the hands of the Demon Race!"

This was the first reaction of all the Sea Race upon learning of this.

They all knew that the Demon Race was conducting experiments to modify the body, just like the Second Research Institute.

Although their research focuses differ, there is no doubt that they lack knowledge regarding the transformation of the soul.

Therefore, by acquiring the research data from the First Research Institute, the Demon Race can quickly make up for its shortcomings.

This is something the Sea Race don't want to see.

"There should still be a group of sea monsters being bred by the Third Research Institute nearby. Immediately order those sea monsters to stop that thief!"

Someone suggested.

However, the staff officer standing nearby frowned after hearing this and gave a worried reminder.

"However, the highest realm those sea beasts are at is only the Second Realm of the Earth Realm..."

"It's nothing serious."

Before he could finish speaking, everyone interrupted, "We just need them to buy us some time."

"Furthermore, Mr. Cheng Wenjie from the Third Research Institute should be dispatched immediately to provide support."

I'm sure that old guy would be tempted if he knew his prey possessed research data from the First Research Institute.

Although that old man was not a member of the same faction as everyone present.

But since we're all Sea Race, it's better for the other side to benefit than for the Demon Race to benefit.

"Yes, I'll go and inform Director Cheng right away."

Leaving aside the turmoil on the seabed, the puppets on Shisui's side stirred up chaos first.

As the Beastfolk Main Lineage, their own troops, coupled with Shisui's deliberate concealment of their whereabouts.

Ten thousand soldiers, with an average cultivation level of the Seventh Realm Earth Realm, appeared without warning near the settlement.

When they stormed into the settlement, they didn't even deploy the protective barriers or sound alarms outside the settlement.

Only after their indiscriminate, frenzied attacks did people belatedly realize that danger was already imminent.

The ensuing unrest was predictable.

Screams and cries suddenly shattered the peaceful atmosphere of the Beastfolk settlement.

Trees fell, buildings collapsed, and people scattered like headless flies, further increasing the difficulty of evacuation.

In just about two minutes, the number of casualties had climbed to tens of thousands.

This is the Beastfolk Main Lineage, which is overseen by the Heaven-Controlling Realm.

Since its establishment, it has never suffered such a severe loss.

The strong stench of blood filled the air, instantly drawing the attention of all the Beastfolk.

Even the Beast King, who was sealed deep within his territory, noticed the anomaly.

He focused the faint senses that had been spreading across the settlement onto the scene of the incident.

This is what Shisui wanted to see.

The Beast King has limited sensory abilities; concentrating on one area means abandoning attention to other areas.

Now that the settlement was no longer enveloped by the perception of the Heaven-Controlling Realm, it was full of openings for Shisui.

He silently broke through the outer defenses of the Beastfolk and rushed towards his destination.

Such a serious and unexpected event will inevitably prompt the Beastfolk to take it seriously and strive to resolve it quickly to minimize losses.

Therefore, time is running out for Shisui, and a swift victory is necessary.

In order not to attract the attention of the Beast King, Shisui only released Radiant Feathers.

Allow them to quickly explore a certain area under the cover of Spatial Energy.

As for why Shisui was so certain that the Laboratory was located there.

This is also thanks to the efforts of the Laboratory itself.

They did not give up after losing Chi An's signal.

Instead, they kept sending signals, trying to break through the blockade of the Feather Powder and re-investigate Chi An's situation.

This operation is extremely dangerous and could easily reveal one's location.

However, at that Chi An, the fusion of Undying Cells and the Eye of Madness was taking place within Chi An's body.

This was the moment the researchers had been waiting for; the inability to collect data had driven them to the brink of madness.

They were oblivious to everything else, focusing solely on reconnecting the data transmission.

This dense signal transmission was like a beacon in the darkness, almost blatantly guiding Shisui in his direction.

The Radiant Feathers quickly surveyed the ground in the surrounding area.

The result was that nothing was found.

As expected, such Laboratories require a high degree of secrecy, and only a few are openly built on the ground.

With that thought in mind, Shisui contracted its senses and quickly burrowed into the ground.

The surrounding Radiant Feathers sealed off the space, ensuring that the Shisui Psychic Energy fluctuations would not leak outwards and attract the Beast King.

Shisui's perception was like a sharp knife, quickly dissecting the situation underground.

Ten meters... twenty meters... thirty meters!

At a depth of thirty meters, a regular-shaped building suddenly appeared.

The Shisui of perception did not reach the exterior walls of the building.

There is a thin but solid protective shield there; touching it will surely alert the enemy.

With a thought, Shisui created a hole near the building, Shisui figure appeared inside.

On the ground, where Shisui had been standing, a pile of soil suddenly appeared.

The two sides switched places, and Radiant Feathers quickly smoothed out the fluctuations in Spatial Energy.

At this moment, the Beastfolk Laboratory was only one meter away from Shisui, practically within arm's reach.