Help! The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama!

Chapter 378: Chapter 370: After All These Years, You’ve Grown So Much

The shells poured down like a torrential rain, tearing through the pitch-black night sky.

Several Beastman soldiers fell from the sky, their meticulously prepared gifts turning to dust in the explosion.

In the deep night, thousands of enemy ships and Beastmen had unknowingly formed a siege, with countless gunfire and superpower attacks raining down, aiming to annihilate them!

Shen Tang and Lu Xiao’s expressions changed, realizing the ambush was premeditated—their movements had been exposed!

Few were aware of this secret mission, aside from the two of them, only a few trusted generals in the camp knew.

The traitor was hidden among them, the ones Shen Tang trusted most!

Shen Tang silently cursed them.

”Female Master, hold on tight, it seems another tough battle is upon us.”

”Yes, all soldiers, prepare to engage immediately!”

Lu Xiao’s Ninth Rank superpower suddenly erupted, with thousands of sharp wind blades piercing the night sky, accompanied by several screams, sending dozens of figures plummeting from high above.

The two armies engaged quickly, commencing a fierce battle.

They were accompanied by a small group of selected elite soldiers, all Seventh Rank and above, and with Shen Tang’s spiritual power and dual superpowers, they managed to break through the siege after a brutal confrontation.

It was only unfortunate that the precious gifts intended for the Sky King of the Cloud Empire were all destroyed in the battle.

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Day and night, they traveled through mountains and rivers.

Three days later, the group crossed the border, entering the territory of the Cloud Empire.

However, barely had they caught their breath when the sky changed color, darkening like night.

A storm of thunderclouds, like an awakened fierce beast, loomed ahead.

Hurricanes transformed into a covering screen, causing the earth to crack, uprooting trees, and exuding an aura of destruction.

The weaker Beastman warriors swayed in the fierce wind, struggling to maintain flight, risking being swallowed by the storm, let alone breaking through the hurricane barrier forcibly.

Shen Tang unfolded the spatial map, her pupils constricting.

This was no ordinary hurricane, but a living energy, greedily consuming everything in its path.

”What on earth is this?” Her voice turned solemn.

Lu Xiao stared at the surging black clouds, replying coldly, ”Looks like our luck has run out, we’ve encountered the ’Thundercloud Jellyfish’.”

Shen Tang raised an eyebrow in surprise, ”Thundercloud Jellyfish?”

”Yes, a unique natural phenomenon of the Cloud Empire, capable of triggering localized thunderstorms and destroying entire regions. Each appearance leads countless Beastmen to perish in the storm.”

Shen Tang’s expression turned more surprised, not expecting such an extraordinary phenomenon! This level was clearly above the grotesque creatures in the polluted land.

Lu Xiao carried Shen Tang to a higher altitude, avoiding the raging storm.

From this vantage point, Shen Tang finally saw its true form.

Beneath the black clouds, lightning crawled like giant pythons, and the storm carried debris, torn Beastman corpses, shattered trees, forming a chaotic whirlpool of death.

Where it passed, not a blade of grass survived, like a colossal jellyfish shrouding the sky, wantonly harvesting life.

Lu Xiao handed Shen Tang over to the deputy Shu Feng, his sharp gaze scanning the entire team, with a voice as cold and hard as iron, ”All forces heed my command! Maintain formation, no stragglers. Protect Your Majesty—any slip-up shall be dealt with by military law!”

”Understood!”

The Beastman warriors quickly assembled, the sound of wings cutting through air forming a continuous chorus.

In an instant, the team arranged behind him in a wedge formation, like a drawn sword.

A powerful wave of superpower erupted around Lu Xiao, a concrete Ninth Rank wind ability forming a shield enveloping the entire team.

Standing at the front, he seemed like a divine weapon slicing through the heavens, forcibly opening a path through the turbulent hurricane.

Ferocious air currents were brutally cleaved apart, the team followed closely behind, finally breaking through the storm barrier.

The view before them opened up—the domain of the Cloud Empire unfurled beneath.

In stark contrast to the vast plains of the Night Glow Empire, here mountains soared like halberds, cliffs were like blades.

Towns scattered like pearls among steep valleys; although not as prosperous as the plains, they nurtured the fiercest warriors of the Western Territory, becoming the undisputed ruler of the West.

The sky was as clear as if washed; in the biting high-altitude winds, countless Feather Clan Beastmen soared.

Shen Tang looked up, observing various colored wings glistening like jewels in the sunlight, many exotic birds unfamiliar to her, even difficult to identify their races.

After half a day of rapid travel, Lu Xiao led Shen Tang to the royal capital where the Sky King resided.

As the scene unfolded, Shen Tang couldn’t help but hold her breath—countless floating islands hung in the sky like miracles.

In the distance, towering palaces emerged amidst the clouds, with countless Beastmen and Feather Clan traversing between the floating islands, forming an animated aerial tableau.

En route, Shen Tang couldn’t help but inquire about the Cloud Empire’s history from Lu Xiao.

Lu Xiao rarely showed a hint of a smile, ”Actually, it’s my first time here too.”

”When my father took me back to the Night Glow Empire, I was just an egg.”

As for his birth mother the Sky King and the Cloud Empire, he knew little more than Shen Tang, mostly from childhood chattering tales from his father.

”A hundred years ago, the last emperor of the Cloud Empire died young, leaving no heirs.” Lu Xiao’s voice seemed especially deep in the wind, ”Afterwards, experiencing turmoil, the royal power shifted, finally forming the Three Kings system.”

He looked towards the largest floating island, rapidly closing in, ”My mother is one of the Three Kings—the Sky King, with Golden Feathered Roc bloodline, overseeing light and order.”

”The late emperor had a younger brother, but by then, imperial power waned, the Ghost Flame Phoenix clan unable to reverse the situation, thus retreating among the Three Kings, inheriting the title of King of Abyss Night.”

”Another lord is the Rift Sky King from the Silver-winged Sky Falcon lineage, rumored to be difficult to deal with, often giving my mother headaches...”

Lu Xiao recounted everything he knew to Shen Tang.

The relationships between the Three Kings were delicate, with occasional internal conflicts, but generally united outwardly, collectively maintaining the prosperity and thriving of the Cloud Empire.

As they spoke, the team arrived at the heart of the floating city-state.

The magnificent Royal Palace stood atop the Central Floating Island, its white-gold structures shimmering under the clouds, breathtakingly grand.

Attendants were already lined up, bowing in respect, ”Welcome esteemed guests, Your Majesty is still in the council hall, please proceed to the guest hall and wait.”

Shen Tang signaled the guards to wait outside and followed Lu Xiao into the guest hall.

About half an hour later, a loud announcement rang from outside the hall,

”Welcome the arrival of the Venerable King!”

Shen Tang turned her head, holding her breath.

Accompanied by numerous attendants, emerged a tall and graceful figure—a beautiful woman with golden-brown wavy curls, her facial features defined and deep, with azure eyes containing a cheerful smile, yet retaining the grace and authority of a superior, imposing an inexplicable pressure!

Though the beauty now showed signs of aging, with fine lines at the corners of her eyes, it only enriched her charm and dignity, like aged wine, full-bodied and captivating.

The Sky King’s gaze swept over Shen Tang lightly, finally resting on Lu Xiao.

Her lips curved into a genuine smile as she stepped forward, pinching her son’s cheek, ”You rascal, after all these years, you’ve finally come to see your mother?”

Lu Xiao stepped back, respectfully bowing, ”Thank you, mother, for your concern. The daily affairs are too hectic, making it difficult to come, today I’ve come personally to apologize.”

”Haha, your serious demeanor resembles your father when he was young.”

The Sky King looked at her son with satisfaction, also with a hint of nostalgia, ”So many years have passed, I didn’t expect you to have grown so much.”