Trailblazing Divine Power

Lin Yu knew he could not defeat them by force, so he made a prompt decision and immediately summoned his Martial Soul, the Starry Express, entering its jump state.

For a moment, Qian Renxue, Snow Empress, and Ma Xiaotao were all pulled back into the carriages by their contracts with the Starry Express.

Only Lin Yu remained standing at the carriage entrance, staring intently.

Ice Empress and Qian Daoliu, who was possessed by the Nine-Headed Bat King, were in the midst of battle and could not be summoned onto the Starry Express. If the Starry Express made the leap rashly, it would only leave Ice Empress behind.

With the Nine-Headed Bat King's Slaughter Domain, Ice Empress's Soul Power would be sealed, and she would gradually become unable to resist. That would put her in grave danger.

But Lin Yu could never abandon his companion. He stroked the carriage of the Starry Express, and a faint glow began to radiate from his entire body.

A power utterly different from that of this Douluo world was emanating from the Starry Express.

However, this layer of power was extremely faint. It came from the Starry Express, but it also came from Lin Yu.

Four Soul Rings suddenly appeared beneath Lin Yu in succession.

Purple, purple, black, black.

The appearance of each Soul Ring caused the light on the Starry Express to brighten another layer.

At the same time, the Ice Snow Empress Martial Soul, Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, and Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion also emerged one after another, circling around Lin Yu.

Seeming to have gained even more power, the light radiating from the Starry Express grew brighter. It also began to move slowly, as if breaking free from its heavy restraints and starting to trudge forward.

In front of the engine, tracks formed from the condensation of spacetime extended outward, being laid down section by section...

By then, the battle between the Nine-Headed Bat King and Ice Empress had already reached a fever pitch.

In terms of strength, the Nine-Headed Bat King, having only just possessed Qian Daoliu, could not bring out Qian Daoliu's full power and had been suppressed by Ice Empress the entire time.

But with a sinister smile, the Nine-Headed Bat King released a faint mass of black shadow that spread across the ground beneath Ice Empress's feet. Ice Empress immediately discovered that her Soul Power and Soul Skills were gradually becoming impossible to use.

The Nine-Headed Bat King began to gain the upper hand in battle. Ice Empress's expression changed as she realized she had fallen into a perilous situation. Yet she could not break free, because the Nine-Headed Bat King had completely seen through her and trapped her within the Slaughter Domain.

The Nine-Headed Bat King sneered. "You're going to die here today."

Ice Empress sensed death approaching, but as the overlord of the Extreme North Plains, she said coldly, "You think you've got me? What a joke."

If a soul beast with nearly four hundred thousand years of cultivation self-destructed, the resulting power would be enough to drag the Nine-Headed Bat King down with it.

Ice Empress's dignity meant she would never bow her head. She fixed the Nine-Headed Bat King with a cold stare, already intending to self-destruct.

But at that moment, a tremendous sound came rushing toward them, shaking heaven and earth and nearly echoing throughout the entire town.

A headlong, do-or-die charge surged straight toward them. Its momentum was enough to slay gods and demons alike, and it was practically unstoppable.

The Nine-Headed Bat King and Ice Empress were both thrown off rhythm. When they looked up, they saw the Starry Express descending from the sky, bathed in light and hurtling toward them along the curved tracks that continuously appeared.

The Nine-Headed Bat King was startled. It sensed a power resembling that of the Shura God and Rakshasa God emanating from the Starry Express, which was why it possessed such terrifying momentum.

When the Starry Express came charging over, it did not dare face it head-on. Instead, it awkwardly chose to take Ice Empress's palm strike and escape to the side.

At that moment, as the Starry Express passed by Ice Empress, Lin Yu seized the opportunity to pull her up through the carriage entrance.

He immediately activated Spacetime Leap, traveling through spacetime and disappearing without a trace.

Only afterward did the Nine-Headed Bat King realize that the divine power left behind was merely an empty show. It had only managed to create some momentum and possessed no actual offensive power whatsoever.

It froze for a moment, then roared furiously.

"Damn you! How dare you deceive me!"

But the Starry Express had long since vanished. The Nine-Headed Bat King searched the entire town but could not find it. In the end, it could only rage helplessly, unable to do anything.

Meanwhile, Ice Empress, who had traveled through spacetime aboard the Starry Express, was astonished. "You actually dared to use your power to imitate the aura of a god on the Starry Express."

It was true that the Starry Express possessed divine power, but it was constrained by Lin Yu's level and still could not use that divine power as an offensive means.

The Starry Express's charge just now was merely Lin Yu recalling the Trailblazing momentum with which the Starry Express had attacked the Harmony Class in Penacony and simulating it with his own power.

Fortunately, the simulation had been extremely lifelike, deceiving both the Nine-Headed Bat King and Ice Empress.

Only then had Lin Yu been able to succeed and rescue Ice Empress.

Otherwise, if the Starry Express had really rammed straight into the Nine-Headed Bat King, the result might have been damage to the engine while failing to inflict even the slightest injury on the Nine-Headed Bat King.

Hearing Ice Empress's words, Lin Yu said, "Although I also thought it was a bad idea, look, didn't it turn out well? Victory often belongs to those bold enough to blaze new trails."

Ice Empress was now also a Trailblazer and could understand the philosophy of blazing new trails, but she was certain that a Trailblazer as recklessly bold as Lin Yu was definitely unusual.

But then she thought of how Lin Yu could control the Starry Express. Perhaps the Starry Express itself simply chose Trailblazers who were different.

How could anyone chosen by a god be ordinary?

At that moment, Snow Empress, Qian Renxue, and Ma Xiaotao all came over.

Ma Xiaotao said, "That old man was terrifying."

Qian Renxue wore a worried expression. "What exactly happened to my grandfather? How did he become like that?"

Snow Empress said, "From the way Qian Daoliu felt, it seemed as if his consciousness had been usurped."

Ice Empress said, "Indeed. When I fought him, I could feel that his body was rigid, as if he wasn't controlling it himself. He couldn't bring out his full strength."

Lin Yu said, "Actually, he was possessed by a soul beast called the Nine-Headed Bat King. The Nine-Headed Bat King had previously been possessing the King of Slaughter, but somehow, through a twist of fate, it ended up possessing Qian Daoliu instead."

Only then did the women understand that Qian Daoliu had been possessed.

Lin Yu comforted Qian Renxue. "There's no real danger in being possessed by the Nine-Headed Bat King. Even if there is danger, as long as nothing happens to the Starry Express itself, we can simply make another trip."

Qian Renxue finally recovered. "That's true. The Starry Express is capable of creating such miracles. But what should we do now? Should we return to the period before my grandfather was possessed?"

Lin Yu said, "There's no need. Your grandfather's strength itself is not a problem. Under normal circumstances, he should have been able to suppress the King of Slaughter. But perhaps some unexpected mishap occurred, resulting in his being possessed by the Nine-Headed Bat King."

"I think we can investigate this issue first and return to the time when your grandfather entered the City of Slaughter."

"To find out why he was possessed by the Nine-Headed Bat King."