Chapter 479 - 440: Volcano Grotto Heaven, Calling for Backup Again

Chapter 479: Chapter 440: Volcano Grotto Heaven, Calling for Backup Again

The Ghostly Flood Dragon had been upgraded, awakening a new function.

It could consume source energy to help cultivators comprehend the laws of the world. Even better, the consumed source energy would regenerate over time.

’Basically, it’s a zero-cost feature!’

"Excellent!"

Su Ye was in a great mood.

Even the bitterness of losing the battle and making a temporary retreat had largely faded.

Although they hadn’t retaken Volcano State, the four Golden Cores he’d obtained made the trip worthwhile... ’I definitely didn’t lose out. In fact, you could even say I made a huge profit!’

"Next..."

"I need to focus on the outcome of the Nascent Soul battle..."

Su Ye raised his head and gazed at the sky.

At that moment, two Escape Lights—one seven-colored, one pure silver—had already shot straight into the heavens!

Two Nascent Soul True Monarchs were unleashing their Divine Techniques and Magical Power wantonly within the Gangfeng Layer.

Surging Spiritual Power boiled and exploded with thunderous roars. The terrifying aura of their Magical Power was enough to make one’s heart palpitate.

Even after fleeing for several hundred miles, they could still feel the fluctuations of Spiritual Power howling down from the Gangfeng Layer, like the onset of a natural disaster.

"The might of a Nascent Soul... It’s truly terrifying."

On the deck of the Ghostly Flood Dragon, Zhao Jiuhuang was draped in a wind-breaking cloak. Her face was a little pale, as if she was still in shock.

"Whew..."

"A Nascent Soul... Before a True Monarch, we Golden Cores are no different from mortals, are we?" Lin Yinxiu lamented as well.

Su Ye was fine, but these two female cultivators had faced Yuan Lan directly during the battle for Volcano State, nearly dying in the process. The experience had been utterly horrifying.

The two Golden Core cultivators were still shaken, their minds unable to find peace.

"Mr. Su, we should hurry back to the Immortal City and leave this place."

"No rush."

Su Ye shook his head. His Storage Ring flashed, and dozens upon dozens of materials flew out. They assembled themselves into several dozen Array Plates, which then concealed themselves in the void.

With his mastery of the Way of Arrays, such a technique wasn’t particularly complex.

"There."

"The winner of a Nascent Soul battle isn’t decided in a moment."

"These Array Plates have detection capabilities. They can act as our eyes, providing some data to help us determine the outcome of this fight."

As Su Ye spoke, he imprinted the access permissions for the detection arrays into jade slips and tossed one to each of the two female cultivators.

He explained, "Hold the jade slip and you can observe the spiritual lights. White is for Crystalization-level light, purple is for Golden Core light, and red is for Nascent Soul light..."

Su Ye said casually, "See? These two red lights represent Mr. Li and Yuan Lan..."

By now, the Ghostly Flood Dragon was flying at full speed, having fled nearly a thousand miles. This was far beyond the sensory range of an ordinary Golden Core cultivator, yet the spiritual lights on the detection slips remained perfectly clear.

"This is really impressive."

"Mr. Su, your mastery of arrays has reached the fourth rank, hasn’t it?"

Zhao Jiuhuang said in admiration, clutching the jade slip as her beautiful eyes sparkled.

"More or less."

Su Ye gave a carefree smile. With the strength of his Divine Sense, advancing to a fourth-rank Array Master was a sure thing.

Even though he hadn’t invested much energy into it recently, his mastery of the Way of Arrays had naturally advanced to the fourth rank along with his Divine Sense.

It was a natural progression, like how one’s fighting skills improve in sync with their physical fitness.

Su Ye and Zhao Jiuhuang exchanged some pleasantries. After escaping such a dangerous situation, they needed some conversation to calm their nerves.

However, just then, Lin Yinxiu, who was holding her jade slip, had a strange expression on her face.

Seeing this, Su Ye asked, "Shenxiao, what’s wrong? Is there a problem with the detection array?"

"No..." Lin Yinxiu shook her head. "It’s just... Yehai, in the detection array, what does this patch of gold represent?"

"What?"

Su Ye froze.

’Golden?!’

A look of astonishment immediately appeared on his face.

’Golden light means this fluctuation has surpassed the Nascent Soul level and reached the upper limit of the detection array. Could it be... Divinity Transformation?!’

Su Ye’s heart trembled. He quickly brought out his own jade slip to observe the array.

BUZZ.

On the detection array, in the Volcano State region, the two red lights representing the Nascent Souls were fleeing for their lives. At the same time... a brilliant golden light erupted from the direction of Volcano State!

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE!

A deafening roar came from the direction of Volcano State!

An incredibly dense concentration of fire-element Spiritual Qi turned the sky over the entire sea region crimson, as if countless fiery clouds were blotting out the sun.

’Could it be... a volcanic eruption?’ A chill ran down Su Ye’s spine.

Without needing anyone to urge him, he immediately spared no expense, pushing the Ghostly Flood Dragon into an overload state. It burned through its source energy to increase speed and flee into the distance.

...

HISS.

「Half an hour later.」

After fleeing for more than ten thousand miles, the Ghostly Flood Dragon, unable to bear the strain, finally slowed down as its source energy ran out.

Su Ye stood at the ship’s stern, looking back toward Volcano State. A dazzling red glow nearly blotted out the sky, making it stand out even more conspicuously in the night.

"The volcano..."

Su Ye murmured, his gaze hardening.

Compared to the Nascent Souls, the oppressive feeling from this dormant volcano was actually stronger.

His trip to the Far South Continent and his experience in the Mist Forest Divine Kingdom had made him extremely wary of these suspected Ancient Era battlefield ruins.

’There’s no guarantee it doesn’t contain some remnant souls from the Ancient Era, or the will of some great power...’

Su Ye mused to himself. The methods of high-level beings far surpassed his imagination. Beings at the level of immortals and gods might not have truly perished, even after eons.

"Trouble."

Su Ye sighed softly.

The arrival of the Inner Sea Nascent Soul and the strange transformation of the Volcano Divine Kingdom.

Both of these events had made the Day Flame Sea Region, which was originally a "starter village," increasingly dangerous.

The former would lead to an escalation in the war, drastically increasing its intensity and scale. The latter was a fatal hidden danger, like a ticking time bomb.