441 Crisis! (2/2)

”Let's go!” The centipede-faced cultivator had a gruesome grin on his face. He licked his lips. Just as he was about to speak, the jellyfish rushed forward and dashed into the new city's array formation, heading straight for the Divine Armament Catacombs!

The place that they were headed now was the exact location where Wang Baole was away in seclusion. In order to reach a breakthrough in cultivation and enter the Core Formation realm, Wang Baole had chosen to dig a secret chamber within the tunnel of the catacombs. He sat inside, in meditation.

The air was heavily infused with Dark Qi, which quickened his cultivation progress. Even though the Mercury tragedy had delayed the promotion of the new Martian city, he knew very well that the Five Generation Sky Clan wouldn't rest so easily. He predicted that they would raise the matter of promoting the city's status again after the Mercury incident had passed.

That was why he had to reach the Core Formation realm as soon as possible. In addition, while Wang Baole hadn't witnessed the Mercury tragedy with his own eyes, he had been able to access certain confidential files due to his rank. He knew that Mercury had lost more than half of its Stellar Source!

The Federation had also obtained a few clues and was quite sure that a Sea Glutton from an extraterrestrial civilization had entered the Solar System. The number of its occupants and their cultivation levels were unknown. However, they guessed that there shouldn't be too many of them and that their cultivation shouldn't have reached the level of invincibility. Else, they wouldn't have chosen the weakest Mercury as their target.

Regardless, the incident made Wang Baole realize the importance of one's cultivation. It made him realize that what he had taken for granted as peace had never existed in the first place. Since the arrival of the ancient green-bronze sword, peace had departed this part of the universe.

While in seclusion, Wang Baole had taken the time out to watch the Federation President Duan Muque's speech. He was silent throughout the entire event. He had mixed feelings. At the same time, he also agreed with something Duan Muque had said.

”Our weakness is our sin!”

Those words repeatedly echoed in Wang Baole's mind. His determination to train harder grew. His entire mind and soul were immersed in training currently as he tried his best to achieve a breakthrough from his current perfected Foundation Establishment realm.

His cultivation spread like tsunami waves inside him. Wang Baole, who was attempting to strive for the Core Formation realm, suddenly shuddered. He could feel some form of presence entering and passing through his Great Baole Array Formation momentarily!

It was akin to the sudden chilly breeze blowing past one's body in the middle of an extremely heated summer's day. Wang Baole shuddered and opened his eyes.

As soon as he opened his eyes, suddenly, inside the Divine Armament Catacombs, the large silhouette of a black jellyfish seemed to appear out of nowhere!

The size of the jellyfish was immense. It blanketed more than half of the entire area when it appeared. Wang Baole's mind immediately went blank, and alarm flashed across his face. He was about to retreat, but before he could do anything, an overpowering consciousness swept over and enveloped Wang Baole. He froze. He was unable to move a single inch. The consciousness went through Wang Baole and conducted a thorough scan of his body.

”Hmmph!”

”This is… is this a green lotus? My god, how could there be a green lotus inside this barbarian?”

”It's a pity we can't tell the grade of the green lotus. Besides, it's already fully fused with this barbarian. But it's definitely a rarity. We could capture him alive and sell him to the Never-Ending Clan, who loves collecting rare items. He'll definitely fetch a good price!”

The excited voice rang out beside Wang Baole's ear as three Nascent Soul realm cultivators stepped out from the black jellyfish. They seemed overjoyed. As they stepped out, the cultivator with the centipede on his face formed a series of hand seals with his right hand. The black jellyfish shrank immediately and was stored away. The three cultivators stared at Wang Baole, their eyes shining with surprise and pleasure.

Wang Baole couldn't budge. It was as if his breathing had paused as well, but his mind remained alert. A sudden sense of impending doom, and danger, which surpassed all such feelings he had ever felt before, erupted within his heart!

The intensity of this feeling came from the overpowering aura of the three cultivators covered in armor of fine scales. The power of their presence surpassed that of all cultivators Wang Baole had ever met. Even Duan Muque couldn't compare!

They are… There was a loud buzzing inside Wang Baole. His mind was swept away by strong, towering waves.

Nascent Souls!