The Assassination Failed

A kind of blood-red thorn suddenly appeared on the battlefield.

They grow rapidly using the energy from the Psychic Energy attack.

In an instant, it swallowed up the attack launched by the Sea Race forces.

That was a blow that could have severely injured Hu Lingling at that moment, yet it was so easily neutralized.

The Sea Race were all taken aback.

In that half-second of stunned silence, the coiled, entwined Blood Thorns suddenly scattered like flower petals.

Their roots pierced the cracks in the barrier and took its place in a matter of moments.

At the same time, Hu Lingling's figure quickly disappeared into the vast, dark green forest.

The possibility of the Sea Race forces pursuing them was eliminated.

However, the Sea Race had no time to pay attention to Hu Lingling at this moment.

Blood Thorns attacked from the sky, from the earth, and from all directions.

These thorns can quickly absorb energy from the outside world, using some of it for rapid reproduction and some to nourish Li Nai'an herself.

However, this also means that the concentration of Psychic Energy within these vines is always lower than the concentration of Psychic Energy in the outside world.

This is why the Sea Race forces cannot easily absorb the Psychic Energy from the blood vines as they did with Hu Lingling.

The situation was thus reversed.

The troops' formation was disrupted, and the waving thorns began to break them down one by one.

Dark red vines covered in barbs burrowed into flesh to draw nutrients, and bloomed with vibrant red flowers as they entwined around the parasitized sea creature.

Admittedly, Li Nai'an is weaker than Hu Lingling at her peak.

However, when facing such a group of enemies, Li Nai'an's cunning far surpasses Hu Lingling's preference for overwhelming force attacks.

Just like it is now.

If these Sea Race were to operate the formation properly, the resulting array phantoms would be of a higher realm than Li Nai'an's.

But Li Nai'an had absolutely no intention of using her weaknesses to directly confront the enemy's strengths.

Wherever the Blood Thorns passed, the Sea Race forces were divided and defeated one by one.

The Sea Race forces have completely lost their original advantage and are beginning to struggle against the encirclement and suppression by the blood vines.

The stench of blood wafted on the sea breeze, and crimson lotus flowers of the same color spread across the battlefield.

Li Nai'an landed on an exceptionally thick vine, the crimson double-petaled lotus flower in the corner of her eye blooming alluringly.

"No wonder they assigned me this job," a crimson glint appeared in her green eyes, "I certainly like these kinds of tasks."

In particular, these prey belonged to the regular army of the Sea Race and possessed remarkable willpower, so they struggled exceptionally fiercely.

Even more surprisingly, many sea creatures that feel no pain will drag their severed limbs and lunge at the thorny vines that extend upwards.

Then, the thorns would tear open his body, allowing the warm flesh and blood to drench onto the stem.

The flesh and blood were absorbed and purified by the vines, transformed into pure energy, and flowed into Li Nai'an's body.

This caused Li Nai'an to involuntarily reveal an excited, sinister smile.

Just as she was getting into the swing of things, her communicator suddenly rang.

Li Nai'an's expression instantly turned serious.

The military maintains a very strict control over the Undying Legion, therefore, the actions of its members are inevitably recorded in detail.

Therefore, anyone in the military authorized to assign missions to the Undying Legion could certainly find out that she had come to carry out the rendezvous mission.

Given this premise, if we still choose to directly dial her communicator, there's only one conclusion.

That is, a rather tricky task has arisen that requires her assistance.

As Li Nai'an wondered what had happened, she intensified the attack of the vines.

It only took two seconds to do all of this.

After making sure no one would interrupt the call, she quickly connected the communicator.

"Initial intelligence reports that the Dragon King has been assassinated. All active-duty soldiers of the Undying Legion are to immediately return to the front lines in Mao City."

"Repeat: All Undying Legion soldiers, return to the front lines in Mao City immediately."

The call was disconnected.

The liaison officer on the other side probably also went to notify other Undying Legion soldiers who were out on missions.

But this has nothing to do with Li Nai'an.

She just stood there, stunned, on the huge vines, and it took her a while to come to her senses.

The shock on his face faded, replaced by ecstatic joy.

Was there a more opportune moment than the assassination of the Dragon King?

Now, a full-scale war against the Sea Race is truly about to begin.

Let's go back ten minutes.

Ten minutes ago, Dragon King Hall.

Beneath the layers of magma lie layers upon layers of turquoise-gold chains.

A chilling power emanated from within the chains, signifying the immense power of the sealed object.

"Um?"

The sealed Dragon King seemed to vaguely sense something.

But before he could trace the source of this unease, a sudden change occurred!

Suddenly, in a corner near the outer edge of the lava, the Radiant Feathers that Yuanli had thrown down flashed.

The next moment, Space Rift opened, and the Banshee Sea Demon rushed into the magma with lightning speed.

The next second, everything within a 20-meter radius centered on him turned into pitch black.

The wails, resentment, and murderous intent originating from the soul, amplified by the Wraith Species, surged towards the bound Dragon King.

The Dragon King's thoughts paused for a moment as his soul was attacked by the sudden, uninvited guest.

That brief moment of hesitation allowed the incorporeal Wraith Species to appear before the Dragon King.

A slender, dark needle pierced the Dragon King's eyeball and went straight for his brain.

"Roar!"

The combined pain of body and soul caused the Dragon King to roar in agony.

The threat of death drove him to disregard his shackles and begin to struggle painfully.

But the punishment from the Planetary Will is not so easy to escape.

The Dragon King remains sealed away, forced to endure the corrosive influence of resentment, while his energy is drained by the Banshee Sea Demon.

Just when the Banshee Sea Demon thought their plan had succeeded, the Planetary Will will intervened.

"Boom!"

Without any warning, the Banshee Sea Demon was blasted away and crashed heavily into the wall of the Dragon King Hall.

The fatal blow was interrupted; the assassination attempt failed.

The black mist surging around the Banshee Sea Demon trembled violently, and rage engulfed his entire soul.

Why! Why!!

He wanted to question the heavens, to question the Planetary Will.

But suddenly, he recalled the confident look on Shisui Sui's face when they made their bet.

He then realized that the other party most likely knew the Planetary Will would intervene to stop the assassination long before it even began.

Before he could think any further, the Sea Race who had heard the dragon's roar were already gathering in this direction.

The Banshee Sea Demon, acting on their internal contracts, abandoned their assassination attempt.

He knew very well that there was no chance to kill the Dragon King now, and he could only plan for the future.

The next moment, a crack appeared out of thin air, swallowed the Banshee Sea Demon, and then quickly closed.

The Planetary Will did not prevent the Banshee Sea Demon from leaving.

To Him, all those below the Heaven-Controlling Realm are mere ants.

If the Banshee Sea Demon hadn't used that fragment of soul to potentially kill the Dragon King, He wouldn't have paid any attention to this vengeful spirit.

The purpose of the Planetary Will has always been to protect itself—that is, to exploit the interests of the Ruolan Star itself.

The sudden death of the Heaven-Controlling Realm could lead to a major war across the entire Ruolan Star.

He couldn't stand idly by, so he took action.

"Therefore, the so-called Planetary Will is nothing more than a more powerful intelligent being."

Shisui pondered to himself.

He could clearly sense that the Radiant Feathers he had left in the Dragon King Hall had been mercilessly crushed by the Planetary Will.

Shisui wasn't too surprised by this; instead, he inwardly scoffed.

Because he discovered that the Planetary Will was not without selfishness.

If that's the case, then things become much easier.