High in the vast sky, a golden bat soared with wings spanning over four meters. A man and a woman stood on its massive back, both dressed in matching black robes and Demon Masks.
Under the Sky-Blasting Gang's care, the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King had grown into a soul beast no weaker than a Titled Douluo. Its powerful aura kept every wild soul beast in the sky from daring to approach, so their journey from Heaven Dou City, the Heaven Dou Empire's capital, to Tulip City on the southeastern coast took several days less than expected. In just one day and two nights, they had crossed more than ten thousand li.
That was the advantage of air transport!
Had they traveled overland, Prince Xue Xing and Feng Baobao would have spent a week on the road.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
The fierce wind rushing toward them made the hems of their robes snap and flutter. Their masks hid their expressions, but the cold gleam in their eyes clearly betrayed their troubled moods—and even a faint trace of killing intent.
Looking down from above, they saw that the long, narrow southeastern coastline had been swallowed by the tide and turned into a vast expanse of sea. Several nearby coastal towns had been caught in the disaster. Countless houses lay submerged, with only a handful of tall buildings still rising above the water.
"Are we too late?"
Prince Xue Xing's voice was low and angry.
As an inland nation, the Heaven Dou Empire had never placed much importance on developing its coastal towns. Its economic centers had always been inland, so the coastal settlements were not only small and sparsely populated, but also had comparatively weak defenses.
Never had they imagined that this would provide the sea soul beasts