?Chapter 743: Chapter 671 Cooperation Chapter 743: Chapter 671 Cooperation The terrifying shockwave completely uprooted the earth; soil, rubble, wood chips, and fragmented structures were all torn to shreds and violently mixed together as they rolled outward.
With the terrifying velocity sweeping and friction beneath, streaks of electric light and sparks of Flint flashed sporadically within the shockwave.
Ordinary people, under such an impact, would instantly turn into minced meat, completely powerless to resist!
Only a few lucky ones on the fringes managed to scrape through, their lives hanging by a thread.
Those who initially lamented their poor positions now found themselves graced by fortune from above.
And in the vicinity of the impact’s center, even ordinary World Breakers would be easily dealt a heavy blow by the aftermath of this shockwave; a single misstep could result in death and the dissolution of one’s cultivation path.
Yet, ironically, most World Breakers, due to their status, were right in the center!
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Various glows flickered in the pitch-black dust storm, as individuals spared no expense using their last-ditch methods and life-saving artifacts.
Now and then, the glow would dim or shatter, with many strong figures sent flying, severely wounded.
“Damn it!
Those people from Earth Dragon City deserve to die!”
Xing Cheng, somewhat disheveled, raised his hand to form a streamlined shield of starlight in front of him.
While constantly retreating in accordance with the shockwave, he desperately defended against the trembling shield.
The shield trembled violently but held out stubbornly, allowing him to see the fierce impacts that were brushing past the outside.
Every so often, other World Breakers, missing limbs, would collide with it and be repelled.
Several others, wiser, hid nearby, joining in the defense.
At Xing Cheng’s side was another young man with white hair and an expressionless face.
He was standing under Xing Cheng’s protection, dragging a floating crystal in his hand, and in the shield, he said with a calm tone,
“They probably didn’t expect things to turn out like this.
What Tianchengzi held in his hands was truly terrifying.”
After that, the white-haired man crushed the crystal, and a water-like fluctuation covered Xing Cheng’s shield, reinforcing it.
Together, the two managed to withstand the initial wave of impact and retreated to the outer edges of it.
After the sweeping impact had passed, the sky cleared as if the entire atmosphere had been sifted, leaving the ground pitch black with scorched earth, faint wisps of green smoke rising from many places.
The tens of thousands who were previously here, the vast majority didn’t even have time to utter a sound before being completely eradicated.
“Thank you, Young Master Xing and Young Master Bai.”
“If it weren’t for you two, we might not have made it.”
“One can’t thank enough for such a great kindness.”
A few World Breakers who had taken shelter near the shield and were somewhat better off now each expressed their thanks in turn.
Each of them looked extremely bedraggled.
They had only come to see if they could gain access to the Taiji Xuanqing Path; they had not expected to encounter such an event, an utterly unwarranted disaster.
But, this was the very essence of the Abyss!
Safe development?
“I didn’t expect the Bai and Xing families would join forces.”
“In such a crisis, naturally, we must choose the best way to respond.”
Bai Jiang said somewhat sighingly.
Through the change in his emotions, Tao Yu could roughly deduce that this was only a temporary alliance formed by the two for safety, not some deep cooperation between the Bai and Xing families.
Considering that they all came from Baixing State, encountering trouble here, it was quite normal for them to cooperate.
“Yet, I didn’t expect this ‘Mountain Opening Ceremony’ would turn out like this.”
Tao Yu kept an eye on the battlefield, chatting in a detached manner.
“Isn’t the elder going to help?”
A Pioneer from the local Earth Dragon City, possibly having family elders on the battlefield, asked somewhat anxiously at this moment.
“Help who?”
That one question left the person who had spoken at a loss for words.
Indeed, help who!
No one owed anything, and if Tianchengzi could come up with enough benefits, it would seem normal for this unidentified Catastrophe Level to help someone instead!
“Ah, then the junior will take his leave first, to see if there are any big shots in the city coming to help...”
The man who had spoken bowed his hands and prepared to leave.
But Tao Yu simply glanced at him and said indifferently,
“What’s the hurry, just wait a moment.”
With those words, the remaining World Breakers were startled inwardly, but didn’t dare refute anything.
The fist is the ultimate truth!
The stronger one’s power, the more justified their words...
“Then, I wonder if the elder is willing to accept a hiring?”
Having seen Tao Yu take control of the situation with strength, a flicker of calculation appeared in Bai Jiang’s eyes, and then he tentatively spoke.
As a person of the Bai Family, even if he was just a World Breaker himself, he had the capital and confidence to propose hiring a Catastrophe Level.
“What are you willing to offer?
How much Yuan Force can you put forth right now?”
Tao Yu’s counter-question made Bai Jiang slightly embarrassed; he clearly didn’t have much Yuan Force on him and could only offer some promises.
But after hearing what Tao Yu said, although it wasn’t explicitly stated, it was clear that he implied a willingness,
“Just the upfront cash!”
A very cautious Catastrophe Level, and possibly someone whose identity couldn’t stand the light.
“If the elder does not accept hiring, then I wonder if you would accept a form of cooperation.
In a pinch, I can exert Catastrophe Level strength for a short duration.
At present, as a fresh force yet to join the battle, we could have a surprising effect at a critical moment...”