Chapter 754
Chapter 754: Return of the King!
Translator: flycrane01 Editor: Millman97
Hardly had Bai Xinghe concluded his explanation when the entire Star Prier's House started shaking slightly . Li Yao stuck his hands to the ground . Spiritual energy surged out of his palms as he sensed the surroundings carefully . He did detect that spiritual energy of the water class was roaring in various directions . Even the steam in the air was more irked than usual .
The color of Bai Xinghe's face changed, and he said in a hurry, "There's no time . I'll explain to you later while we are on our way!"
Li Yao hesitated for a moment and tossed the Cosmos Ring that stored the Dragon King Battlesuit to Bai Xinghe .
After changing into the Dragon King Battlesuit, Bai Xinghe threw a Cosmos Ring to Li Yao, too, saying that it would be needed soon .
Bai Xinghe set the super crystal processors to run automatically . The two of them exited the Star Prier's House from the way they had entered, except that they bypassed the Lustful Rock Spider's hunting range and zigzagged down a brand-new branch .
Bai Xinghe was carrying a mini crystal processor that was connected to the super Cultivators remotely . It could display the real-time picture that the thousands of crystal cameras captured . However, the transmission of telepathic thoughts was intermittent because of the complicated terrain in the underground fortress . They could only stay close with Bai Kaixin and Lei Dalu . As for Bai Wulei, Fengyu Zhong, the Black King, and the other Immortal Cultivators, they were not able to monitor them constantly .
While they were on their way, the shaking became more and more violent . In the beginning, a slight shiver would only occur every twenty seconds or so . But now, a great earthquake would take place every other second .
Bai Xinghe ran forward fast as he explained, "Yan Xinjian spent decades resetting the parameters of the crystal processors in the main control room of the underground fortress . There was nothing strange upon first inspection, but an extremely sordid backdoor actually had been concealed .
"When the traps are activated, the entrance and the exit of the underground fortress will be immediately detonated . But other than them, all the other channels, including the gates, tunnels, ventilation tubes, and maintenance tubes, will be fully opened and cannot not be closed off with the crystal processors so that the flood can pour in without any obstacles!
"The flood is not terrifying per se . Many crystal suits can fight underwater . For the experts who have Cultivated to a certain level, they can live a long time by holding their breath and resorting to their 'inner cycles' .
"However, there are countless horrifying beasts inside the river . Those we met when we leapt across the Nether River are just one kind of them . The hundreds and even thousands of other beasts did not have the ability to soar hundreds of meters into the sky . That was all .
"The beasts have lived in the Nether River for thousands of years . By absorbing the mother lodes below the ground, they continue mutating and strengthening themselves . They have strong senses about spiritual energy just like the Lustful Rock Spider and feast almost exclusively upon spiritual energy!
"When the intruders in the underground fortress encounter such a drastic change, they will certainly put on their crystal suits and trigger their spiritual energy . If so, they will be perfect prey for the beasts in the water!
"Moreover—"
Bai Xinghe narrowed his eyes and said, "A lot of high-purity crystals, such as 'Thunder Stones' and 'Sunlight Stones', are stored inside the warehouse of the underground fortress . Those crystals are as stable as rocks in dry air . However, once they meet water, intense chain reactions will be triggered . A huge amount of spiritual energy and heat will be emanated instantly as they turn into powerful bombs!
"Hehe . It was indeed an excellent move for Yan Xinjian . Since this is a fortress, important war assets such as the Thunder Stones and the Sunlight Stones are not weird at all when they are piled up in this place!
"The intruders would never have dreamt that the Thunder Stones and the Sunlight Stones, which are stored in the driest, special warehouses and blocked by drying rune arrays, will be submerged by a flood!
"The flood and the explosion of the Thunder Stones and the Sunlight Stones will block the upper half part of the underground fortress immediately .
"The important persons of the Immortal Cultivators are all concentrated in the bottom half of the fortress . They will have absolutely nowhere to run to when they realize what is going on!"
Sweat covered Li Yao's forehead . Yan Xinjian's schemes were indeed sordid .
It was impossible to destroy the entire underground fortress . However, drowning half of the fortress by pouring the river into it, together with the explosion of the crystals and the underwater predators, was going to be a major headache for the intruders .
Pondering for a moment, Li Yao asked, "Such traps might be sufficient for those in the Refinement Stage and in the Building Foundation Stage, but I wonder whether or not they are effective for those in the Core Formation Stage and in the Nascent Soul Stage . "
"That is exactly why I am hiding here," Bai Xinghe explained . "After I discovered Yan Xinjian's traps, I thought of building the traps into my last trump card . Therefore, I performed major modifications on the Star Prier's House and sealed it again . Moreover, I deployed water-driving rune arrays around the house and stored tremendous food, compressed air, and water-driving magical equipment inside .
"In the meantime, I spent ten years digging a secret tunnel leading to the outside of the underground fortress from the Star Prier's House . The front end of the tunnel exceeded the block range of the fortress . I built a one-way teleportation array there that could transport people out!
"My plan was simple . When the river poured into the underground fortress, I would stay in the Star Prier's House and have a good rest while I observed the fight between the Immortal Cultivators and the underwater beasts .
"When the Immortal Cultivators had soaked in water for one day or two and were exhausted in the battles against the beasts, I would sneak out with the water-driving magical equipment and assassinate my targets .
"The underground fortress has a complicated terrain, and I am familiar with the environment here . Having had several days of good rest and knowing the location of every one of them, I could avoid the strongest experts and attack the lone, weak ones .
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