Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 358: Chapter 170 Ark Gathering_2

The air was thick with a suffocating oppression, as though foreshadowing the coming fury. Suddenly, a dazzling bolt of lightning split the sky, illuminating it entirely. The thunder was deafening, like the rage of Heavenly Gods, inspiring awe and fear in the hearts of all who heard it.

Precisely targeted, the Thunderbolt struck the training field, unleashing a terrible roar of impact, and wild arcs of electricity flickered across the ground.

Then, the frequency and intensity of the Thunderbolts increased.

With each fall of the Thunderbolt, there was a strong tremor and thunder that deafened the ears!

After about ten seconds, the Thunder Clouds suddenly began to disperse, as abruptly as they had appeared, leaving no sign of their prior presence. It was almost as if the grand display of nature’s power had been an illusion.

The training field was a complete mess, the vast area dotted with various large and deep pits, and even a huge deep scar that split the entire field.

In the middle of the field, the figures of Long Lie, Kong Ling, and Chasing Wind were equally battered.

Li Yelai, with his superb tactics, was too tough to handle.

Stay away from him, and he’d strike with his Thunder Spear, which hurt quite a bit, even the Five Senses Spiritual Ability Users couldn’t withstand many hits.

Get close to him, and you would be battered by the relentless Heavenly Thunder, not to mention facing even more formidable adversaries like the Dharma Image and Shadow Army.

At a distance, you’re at a disadvantage, and in close combat, you gain no edge.

The armor on all three was smashed, and even the physically robust Long Lie was injured and spit blood.

Yet, they excitedly clapped their hands, exclaiming, ”Good, well done! Night General!”

Faced with the well-strategized Li Yelai, the Hu Ben Team dispatched three members, exerting simultaneous pressure on him.

Among the Five Senses Spiritual Ability Users, they were definitely considered experts and were already teammates with excellent coordination.

Their joint effort immediately pushed Li Yelai to his limits.

Thus, Li Yelai also summoned Thunder Clouds! Entering his most powerful peak state! He activated Face, resisting with full power!

To everyone’s surprise, faced with the three elite Five Senses Night Collectors, Li Yelai managed to withstand their siege and even injured them!

A Four Awakenings Spiritual Ability User resisting three Five Senses?

This brought immense surprise to the Hu Ben Team, but they weren’t resentful; instead, they were filled with anticipation for Li Yelai’s strength and potential.

Under the treatment of Extraordinary Medicine, everyone’s injuries gradually improved.

A group of bruised people gathered to analyze Li Yelai’s tactical flaws.

No tactic is perfect; even the strongest tactics can be targeted.

Thus, Li Yelai needed to be cautious about two things.

Firstly, he must fight in an open space outdoors.

Otherwise, whether it’s the Thunder Clouds, Shadow Army, or the Divine General Dharma Image, none could be employed effectively, which would greatly diminish Li Yelai’s combat ability.

Secondly, he should avoid facing enemies of similar abilities, as not only Li Yelai could utilize Thunder.

Li Yelai’s most troublesome characteristic was his ability to summon and use Thunderbolts.

However, just within the division, there were no fewer than five with similar abilities.

Among them, the Moon Shadow Captain was the strongest.

If he faced an enemy like Moon Shadow Captain, the Thunderbolts Li Yelai summoned might be exploited by the enemy, thus breaking his tactical plan.

”These two points must be carefully observed!” Long Lie seriously stated.

Li Yelai solemnly nodded, taking serious note of these flaws. He couldn’t afford to be arrogant.

”Of course, one cannot deny your strength,” Long Lie continued, ”Under the combination of multiple skills, the three Five Senses Night Collectors couldn’t defeat you; instead, you managed to injure them. This shows that you have the capital to fight against the Five Senses. If the timing is right, you could even surpass your own level and kill Five Senses. Most ordinary Five Senses Extraordinary Creatures are already not your match.”

Generally, a Spiritual Ability User with the same level of Spiritual Power Strength is stronger than one who relies on instinct.

But some Extraordinary Creatures are the opposite; their high intelligence and terrifying racial Talent and exclusive abilities make them extremely formidable.

”But never underestimate your enemies. A Five Senses Spiritual Ability User can now utilize the Spiritual Power Well to temporarily enhance their Spiritual Power Strength. Although it consumes a vast amount of Spiritual Energy, the power boost is significant. When dealing with Five Senses Strong People, once you gain the advantage, you must continuously attack them, giving them no chance to counterattack or recover their Spiritual Energy. If you can’t gain the advantage, you must run!”

Zhu Ming also seriously said, ”As for the Sixth Sense, although there’s a great chance you won’t encounter it, with your luck... if you do, whether it’s a Sixth Sense Spiritual Ability User or an Extraordinary Creature, you must run! And run as fast as you can!”

Listening to everyone’s advice, Li Yelai took each point seriously.

They were concerned about him facing any accidents; he couldn’t let them down.

These were all life-saving tips.

Until nightfall arrived, this phase of special training was thoroughly concluded.

”Although we don’t know what mission you’re to undertake, we hope you’ll survive. We’re looking forward to your armor ceremony.”

The armor ceremony, that is becoming the elite Five Senses Night Collector.

Like the Hu Ben Team and the Beiwei Group, they donned armor on their shoulders.

Long Lie patted Li Yelai’s shoulder, ”Let’s go, goodbye.”

”Goodbye.”

Later, the Hu Ben Team left Giant City during the night, as they also had a secret mission to carry out.

Night Collectors, after all, need to leave the Giant City and head to the dangerous wilderness.

No one could guarantee whether they would meet again....

Li Yelai watched them leave and finally put on the Night Collector’s coat, whispering, ”I’ll be right back...”

...

The next day, Li Yelai once again hurried to the safe house.

Today was the day of the ark gathering, and unless something unexpected happened, the Book Holder would enter the ark and obtain information about the Disaster Fog 49 from him.

Inside the safe house, Yin Fire had already prepared the supplies Li Yelai needed to take into the ark.

That was the Mysterious Material of the ”Golden Armor.”

This would inform the Ark Chosen Ones that ”Golden Armor” had died.

Li Yelai picked up the Mysterious Material that was placed in a box and asked, ”What ability is this?”

The Mysterious Material came from the Spiritual Power Well of the Spiritual Ability User, a substance produced only by Spiritual Ability Users, containing some sort of ability of a Spiritual Ability User.

”A vast light screen, a type of defensive reset ability,” Yin Fire replied. ”Mostly used in armor.”

”That’s good.” Li Yelai certainly didn’t wish for the Ark Chosen Ones to take the Mysterious Material from him and use it against his colleagues.

Then, Li Yelai changed into a suit and put on the Copper Face.

He took out the ship ticket from his inner pocket and infused Spiritual Energy into it.

The next second, he arrived inside the ark.

Inside the ark, quite a few Ark Chosen Ones had already arrived, mostly attracted by the appearance of the Fourth Scroll.

At that moment, they were observing the Fourth Scroll at their respective seats and discussing animatedly.

”Black Umbrella said this could be Disaster Fog 49.”

”Champion’s breaking ground... The Seventh Generation Champion and her teammates broke down in this Disaster Fog.”

”What dangerous stuff, hopefully, it will appear in the Forbidden Zone. Just swallow the King of Restricted Zone, that’d be for the best!”

A Forbidden Zone Creature scoffed, ”Unfortunately, you’re going to be disappointed. I saw from the scroll the Eighth Generation Champion! It seems it’s going to appear in your human territory... Another human Champion is going to fall inside!”

”Hehe, it might be your Forbidden Zone natives who fear the Eighth Generation Champion and thus conjure a fear embodiment.”

”Just a Six Sense, far from the level to instill fear in the strong ones of the Forbidden Zone,” another Forbidden Zone Creature scoffed.

”Then why don’t you take on the Champion alone?”

Some Ark Chosen Ones retorted, which was normal.

Even among Ark Chosen Ones, humans still harbored some dislike for the Forbidden Zone Creatures. Not everyone was willing to join forces with them.

Although no physical confrontations were allowed inside the ark, verbal disputes occurred from time to time.

Li Yelai returned to his seat and silently observed everyone.

He identified the electors who showed hostility towards the Forbidden Zone. These people, although not necessarily friends, could at least be cooperated with...

Just then, an Ark Chosen One spoke up, ”Copper Face, you’ve reached the Four Awakenings? Seems like you’ve had quite a few opportunities. Did you bring the Mysterious Material of ’Golden Armor’?”

She was the Ark Chosen One ’Hong Tao’ with whom Li Yelai had traded the Summoning Thunder Ore Crystal.

This was also someone worth noting; officials suspected she controlled a Thunder Crystal Vein.

Commonly said to have a mine at home, it could be worth attempting a trade. Getting more Mineral Crystals would be even better.

”Of course, Your Excellency Hong Tao.”