Chapter 1017 So Strong? (1/2)

At the battlefront deep within the Heavenly Fire Ancient Forest.

Amidst the scarlet-red forest, two figures peered into distance from atop a tree.

Of the two, one had the tall and slender figure of a woman. There was a fierce look on her pretty face, and a ponytail that was as long as bamboo gently swayed behind her. It was Qin Lian.

The pet.i.te girl beside her was Mu Youlan.

These two renowned Heavenly Sun experts were currently gathered at this battlefront.

The two young ladies were originally a.s.signed to another battlefront. However, the Tianyuan Region transferred Qin Lian here to kill the two w.a.n.g brothers, w.a.n.g Qinghai and w.a.n.g Haiyuan, who had recently been rampaging in the Chiyun Prefecture and had repeatedly beaten back the Tianyuan Region’s Heavenly Sun experts.

Although Qin Lian had injured the w.a.n.g brothers previously, she had failed to finish the job. Hence, the brothers were still a potential threat.

Mu Youlan had arrived a little later, but she had yet to show herself, evidently intending to keep her presence secret. This was a precaution by the Tianyuan Region's higher-ups to prevent Qin Lian from falling into a trap. After all, as one of their Heavenly Sun trump cards, her loss would definitely be a substantial blow to their morale.

Qin Lian’s gaze scanned the surroundings. It had already been several days since Zhou Yuan had entered the Heavenly Fire Ancient Forest, but she had yet to receive any news of him. No one knew his current situation.

Mu Youlan blinked and remarked, “You’ve sacrificed a lot to draw fire for Zhou Yuan.”

Qin Lian had not only arrived at the frontlines, but she had even conducted a ferocious a.s.sault on the enemy. The resulting commotion had not been small.

Qin Lian sighed softly. “He is special. We cannot let anything happen to him. Drawing over the majority of the intermediate and advanced Heavenly Sun stage experts will make his situation safer.”

Although she was very troubled by Zhou Yuan’s recklessness, Qin Lian was someone who could see the big picture. Zhou Yuan’s status was far too special. The consequences would be far worse if something happened to him instead of her.

Mu Youlan frowned a little. She did not particularly dislike Zhou Yuan. It was, of course, mostly because he was the personal disciple of the supreme sovereign. After all, she was also considered an extremely outstanding heaven pride in the Tianyuan Region, but even so, she had not garnered any interest from the supreme sovereign. To suddenly have someone like that appear out of nowhere was not easy to accept.

Although she did not like him, she did not allow this dislike to turn into anything worse. She merely maintained an indifferent att.i.tude towards Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan’s reckless actions had substantially deteriorated her impression of him. Although she could not deny his talent, such ignorance was hard to like.

The mess he caused had to be cleaned up by others. This was not the character a supreme sovereign’s personal disciple should have.

Grand elders Zhu Zhuan and Chi Jing had never done such things. Their dazzling battle accomplishments had subdued every person who had once doubted them in the Tianyuan Region.

Qin Lian did not say anything about Zhou Yuan as her eyes continued to scan the surroundings. Blasts of Genesis Qi would occasionally erupt around them. It was a sign of battle and the gradual advance of the Tianyuan Region’s battle line.

However, Qin Lian frowned a little. She asked Mu Youlan, “Do you feel that the enemy’s battle line is somewhat weak…”

They had never achieved such progress previously. The enemy’s defensive line seemed to have grown weaker.

Mu Youlan was silent for a moment before she nodded in agreement. “It has indeed grown much thinner.”

“What’s going on?” The two young ladies exchanged a glance, both somewhat puzzled. The five top-tier factions had been pus.h.i.+ng hard for the past few months, so why had they suddenly relaxed their efforts?

Qin Lian pursed her lips. She could not explain why, but she felt a little uneasy.

There was definitely more to this than met the eye.

Woo!

A signal suddenly sounded behind them from the headquarters, and a strange sound was transmitted into Qin Lian’s and Mu Youlan’s ears.

“Oh?” Qin Lian turned around in confusion. Headquarters was calling her back.

“Let’s go find out what happened.” Qin Lian’s figure swooped down from the sky like a sparrow, shooting towards a certain location behind her.

Mu Youlan’s pet.i.te figure seemed to merge into the tree. One would faintly see light flickering and jumping between numerous trees.

The two young ladies were extremely quick. Several minutes later, an enormous camp appeared in the forest. Genesis Rune boundaries enveloped the camp as sharp gazes swept the surroundings. It was a tightly guarded place.

The two young ladies descended towards the camp's center where several Heavenly Sun experts were already gathered.

Qin Lian immediately looked towards Li Qingyue and the others. “What happened?”

Li Qingyue and the other Heavenly Sun experts shook their heads before pointing towards Yu Qiushui, Ye Bingling and the others at the center. “They suddenly rushed here and said they have something important to report. We tried to ask them, but they said to wait till you arrived.”

Li Qingshan displayed an amused smile as he continued, “If memory serves me right, they should be the team members Zhou Yuan recruited. Could something have happened to Zhou Yuan, and he now needs saving?”

These words drew laughter from several Heavenly Sun experts. If it was true, the face won by their ‘Little Grand Elder’ in the nine regions tournament would be completely lost.