Chapter 2358: Level? That is unclear

Gehuobasi's face turned red with anger. He was a big figure in the Yindi race—even on this survivor fortress, he was well-known. Being called hotheaded to his face was an insult he'd never experienced.

"Since you're courting death, don't blame me."

With that, a blue light swept from the twin rods in his hands, striking directly at Xiao Min.

Xiao Min was just an ordinary nine-star lifeform with Furelai under ten thousand. And Gehuobasi? Though not a veteran great expert, he'd been one for some years. By many estimates, his Furelai was at least over a hundred twenty thousand.

Such a great expert actually launched a sneak attack on someone so much weaker—many onlookers in Dark Strip City looked down on him.

It was a bit shameless.

Ye Zhongming saw it but didn't move.

Xiao Min seemed to have anticipated it. When Gehuobasi's wrist twitched, her hands moved too. By the time the blue light reached her, an energy feather had appeared, colliding with the blue light.

A faint crackling sound and a powerful energy fluctuation made the surrounding space tremble. Many lost their footing. Xiao Min, at the center, staggered back a few steps, her face slightly flushed, only recovering after a few seconds.

Gehuobasi and Baliluwa weren't pleased at gaining the upper hand—they were utterly shocked.

They could see the woman's Furelai wasn't high. Gehuobasi's sudden strike was meant to seize the initiative, instantly kill this insolent woman, and deter the others.

Normally, his sudden attack, though reduced in power, was absolutely not something someone with under ten thousand Furelai could block. But she had—only staggering back a few steps.

Such an anomaly immediately drew their attention.

Baliluwa drew the spear from his back and planted it on the ground. Centered on where the spear's base touched the ground, a red whirlwind appeared, climbing up the shaft and coiling around it. Then it tilted forward, aimed at Ye Zhongming and the others.

"Funny—I'm using a spear today too." A white spear appeared in one of Ye Zhongming's hands. Unlike Baliluwa's, this shaft was covered in various patterns.

Where the spearhead met the shaft, four small but exquisite beast sculptures stood—their purpose unknown.

The moment this spear appeared, Ye Zhongming's entire aura changed. Most notably, the equipment he wore now emitted a faint glow.

Baliluwa and Gehuobasi froze, then couldn't hide their shock and greed.

Raini-grade—all Raini-grade!

Earlier, the set had looked ordinary, like common Ke Steel-grade. But now, with the spear, their brilliance could no longer be concealed—it revealed itself.

They saw clearly: this was the set's own energy fluctuation!

Why did it only show after the spear appeared? Because it was a complete set—missing one piece, it couldn't activate!

They were great experts, and the Yindi race was prominent in Qing'ao City. But what were they wearing? Only Red Condensation-grade—and not even all parts. A few spots were filled with premium Ke Steel-grade.

Yet this person wore Raini-grade—a set!

Their thoughts were simple now: no matter who this man was, kill him, take the set. As for his background—whether they could afford to offend it—they didn't want to consider. If they couldn't handle it, the race would. The Yindi race was a major cosmic race, after all.

"Begin." Ye Zhongming ignored the rest, told his subordinates, and with a swing of his spear, charged forward.

Baliluwa shouted and met him without yielding. His spear swayed at an invisible frequency for a second, then thrust diagonally toward the ground, as if he were just tucking it under his arm.

His other hand pushed toward Ye Zhongming, and a fierce beast head appeared, lunging at its target.

Both the Red Female Guard and Gehuobasi, along with the onlookers, withdrew from the battle zone.

As Baliluwa's spear swayed, four red ribbon-like objects burst from the ground before Ye Zhongming, stabbing at various parts of his body.

The beast head followed, howling.

Ye Zhongming vanished, reappearing three meters away.

The distance wasn't far—great expert attacks locked onto targets, and teleporting this far was already good. If his Furelai were under fifty thousand, facing a great expert alone, he couldn't have used such an ability.

The red ribbons lost their target and stabbed skyward. The beast head continued but slowed, also having lost its target.

Ye Zhongming counterattacked. His spear thrust into the air toward Baliluwa. The tip left a shadow that hung motionless. He quickly withdrew and thrust again—second, third, fourth...

In just two or three seconds, he thrust over a hundred times, forming a spectacular wall of spear-tip shadows suspended before him.

Baliluwa wasn't idle. The red ribbons, having lost their target, were "pulled" back. This time they didn't emerge from the ground but materialized directly from the spearhead—a dozen tendrils lunging at Ye Zhongming. The beast head, grabbed by his hand, opened wide and spewed a violent energy storm. As the storm emerged, the beast head shrank, but the energy became an attack threatening Ye Zhongming.

The red ribbons floated in the energy storm, shrouding Ye Zhongming together.

The Cloud Peak King, having just thrust over a hundred times, flexed his arm, and the spear shook out a flourish. The suspended spear shadows came alive, flying toward the energy storm.

The two sides collided in midair.

With popping sounds, the spear shadows exploded continuously, blasting the energy storm apart and blocking the red ribbons.

Just from this exchange, Ye Zhongming's spear shadows seemed to hold their own.

Many onlookers thought so—and when Ye Zhongming took a step forward, they became even more certain.

If the Bronze Order Leader were at a disadvantage, why would he step forward?

But the next moment, Baliluwa's figure suddenly appeared within the energy storm, a cruel smile on his face, thrusting his spear at Ye Zhongming's throat from close range.