Chapter 567 - 461: Fairy Dragon: The Mystery of the True Identity

’What a spectacular sight,’ Gao Neng marveled internally.

As for whether Ice City’s walls would be destroyed in the process... he didn’t give it much thought.

If they were destroyed, they could be rebuilt.

War had been this way since ancient times.

What siege didn’t involve blasting down walls?

In a war like this, there was little room for clever strategies. Things like demanding surrender or using spies to sow discord were basically bullshit.

Would the foreign races surrender?

Absolutely not!

That left only one way to take the city...

A full-frontal assault!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Finally, the sound of cannons erupted from within Ice City as well.

Humans had thermal weapons.

The foreign races actually had them too!

Albeit not in large numbers.

However, some were still installed in cities close to human territory. After all, thermal weapons were quite effective for defense.

Ice City was the major city closest to the City of Hope, so it naturally had thermal weapons.

But compared to human thermal weapons, those in Ice City were far more primitive. When it came to technology, humanity had always led the way.

BOOM! BOOM!

...

Cannonballs exploded amidst the human army.

Above the army, metallic Elemental Energy constructs appeared. They combined in mid-air, forming massive shields.

The shells slammed against them.

Sparks flew, but the attacks were easily blocked.

And soon enough, the foreign races’ cannons fell silent, their ammunition spent.

In a duel of thermal weapons...

...humanity always held the absolute advantage.

The artillery barrage continued.

As if the shells were free.

The top of Ice City’s walls was finally transformed into a sea of fire.

Several huge breaches were blasted into the city gates, leaving them in ruins. Inside the city walls, chaos began to brew.

"The Ice and Snow Race will defend our main city to the death!" Just then, a commanding voice rang out, and a figure appeared on the wall above the main gate.

It was a tall member of a foreign race with a snow-white face.

He wore a red cloak, which stood out like a burning flame against the swirling ice and snow.

The moment this figure appeared, the guards of the Ice and Snow Race, who had been lying prone, all rose to their feet in unison.

"The Ice and Snow Race will defend our main city to the death!"

"Defend the main city!"

SWOOSH!

Ice and snow swirled upwards.

The frigid air on the ground condensed around their bodies.

In an instant, it formed into sets of ice and snow battle armor.

"Fight!"

"Fight to the death!"

The guards of the Ice and Snow Race let out a deafening roar.

Watching this, Qin Jianfei calmly waved his hand.

"Give the order! Attack the city!"

"Attack the city!"

"Attack the city!"

The command was rapidly passed down the line.

The human army officially began its assault on the city.

"Commander Qin, can Tangtang and I go too?" Gao Neng asked, looking at Qin Jianfei.

"Alright. But the City Lord of Ice City, the White-faced King, is mine." Qin Jianfei nodded, then pointed a finger at the ’White-faced King’ standing on the city wall.

"Hahaha, of course," Gao Neng nodded.

A Tier Nine battle.

If he could avoid a fight, he certainly wasn’t going to jump into the fray for no reason.

It was unnecessary.

The last time he fought a Tier Nine, he had lost a full eight gene weapons. Now, he only had one hundred left.

If he fought the White-faced King now, he would probably lose a few more.

Besides, as the Commander-in-Chief of the Military Department, Qin Jianfei needed to build enough prestige for the army to have absolute faith in him.

Therefore, he had to personally take on the strongest opponent.

Gao Neng wasn’t going to steal his thunder.

After all, Qin Jianfei’s power was at the Tier Nine Late Stage, far beyond that of an ordinary Tier Nine from a foreign race. There was no possibility of him losing to the White-faced King.

HUMMM!

The Flying Earth Dragon appeared in an instant.

With its wings spread, its wingspan was a full fifteen meters.

The current Flying Earth Dragon, having undergone constant consumption and evolution, now had two scythes that gleamed with a faint light, looking incredibly sharp.

"Charge!" Fang Tangtang immediately leaped on.

Gao Neng also took a light leap.

However, after jumping onto the Flying Earth Dragon, he immediately draped a black cloak over himself, hiding his handsome face from view.

This wasn’t to look cool.

It was so that he could easily use a gene weapon to replace his real body at a critical moment.

If he had to give it a name, he could call it the Substitution Technique.

As a boy...

...when you’re out and about, the first priority is to protect yourself.

Gao Neng understood this principle well.

"Kill!"

The Flying Earth Dragon soared into the air.

It charged toward the gates of Ice City.

"White-faced King! I, Qin Jianfei, Commander-in-Chief of the Military Department, will be your opponent today!" Qin Jianfei also flew up, golden light shooting from his eyes.

The light was like a sword.

His aura was incomparably sharp.

Gao Neng was somewhat familiar with this light, because he had seen a similar glint in the Sword Elder’s eyes back in the Underground City.

Except the Sword Elder’s light had been more restrained.

Qin Jianfei’s, on the other hand, was far more domineering.

In the distance.

Two figures appeared on a snow-covered rock.

Li Tiannan stood with his hands behind his back.

Sword Elder, however, was watching Qin Jianfei and let out a faint sigh.

"What’s wrong, Elder Jian? Aren’t you happy to see your most prized disciple?" Li Tiannan asked, having heard Sword Elder’s sigh.

"’A Swordsman follows the king’s path!’ I once said this to Jianfei, telling him that a Sword Cultivator should possess the air of a king. But now, it seems he still hasn’t grasped the meaning of those words..." Sword Elder said, looking at the tyrannical sword glint in Qin Jianfei’s eyes and shaking his head again.

"You’re so old-fashioned. Is there only one King’s Sword in this world? Look at that sword from the Beast Race, how sharp it is! One slash to sever rivers and mountains, two to cleave Kunlun—is that a King’s Sword? I think... a tyrannical sword can become a king’s sword too!" Li Tiannan replied with great interest.

"You practice the sword too?" Sword Elder turned to Li Tiannan.

"Nope. I practice the saber," Li Tiannan said, pursing his lips.

"Then what the hell are you blabbering on about? Who here understands the sword, me or you?" Sword Elder shot Li Tiannan a look of utter disdain.

"Alright, you’re the sword expert, you win, okay?" Li Tiannan didn’t argue.

"Get lost... Huh?! In the sky... what is that?!" Sword Elder cursed casually, but his gaze quickly shifted toward the heavens.

RUMBLE!

A clap of thunder cracked across the sky.

Li Tiannan also raised his head, and his eyes went wide.

Because in the sky, where the lightning had flashed, a brilliant white light was descending, like a fairy from the ninth heaven arriving in the mortal realm.

It was a miraculous sight.

It wasn’t just Sword Elder and Li Tiannan who were stunned.

Even Qin Jianfei, who had already charged into the air and was about to dive down, as well as Gao Neng and Fang Tangtang, were startled by the bizarre scene.

The reason was, this scene felt familiar.

The white light was brilliant.

Snowflakes danced in the air.

On the walls of Ice City.

The White-faced King raised his head and looked up. The white light was landing right in front of him, so bright that it almost forced his eyes shut.

"What?!" the White-faced King exclaimed.

Then, a clear dragon’s cry echoed from within the white light.

ROAR!

The dragon’s cry pierced the nine heavens.

A figure with snow-white Scale Armor slowly emerged from the white light, its eyes staring forward, cold and merciless.

"It’s her! The Fairy Dragon, Bai Feixue!" Li Tiannan was so shocked his eyes nearly popped out of his head. He had just seen the figure emerging from the white light not long ago.

The Fairy Dragon.

Bai Feixue!

She had come to Ice City!

What was she planning to do?!

Li Tiannan was utterly shocked, and for some reason, he had a very bad feeling.

In fact, it wasn’t just him. Sword Elder and Qin Jianfei were also gawking, their mouths wide open, after getting a clear look at the figure walking out of the white light.

After all, everyone knew about...

...the tacit agreement between the foreign races and humanity!