Heaven's Formula

The latter immediately followed suit, "I see."

"What do you want to do?" Yan Qing frowned.

"Those black lines... now I understand where the other end of them is pointing. The living people on the entire island, including you and me, are food for demons." Luo said softly, "But as long as you don't die, it will There is no way to forcibly prey on the Qi of the living."

Suddenly, she felt a strong hostility.

There was a lot of resentment and hatred in it, even after she had experienced all kinds of hardships, she was in a trance, and the acid water in her stomach went straight to her throat, and she almost didn't spit it out.

She covered her mouth, gritted her teeth, and continued, "Although we can't get close to the demon, it doesn't mean we can't change its surrounding environment. If we can sink the demon into the bottom of the sea, it will remain in this posture forever."

"In the deep sea, it is impossible for people to persist until they are close to its absorption range before dying."

"This sea... is the most suitable seal for it."

Luo gently suppressed the discomfort and spoke out his thoughts intermittently.

"So that's how it is." Yan Qing couldn't help but look at the other party twice more. Faced with such a strange situation, he could calm down and think about what to do next, which is a rare talent among the new batch of alchemists.No wonder she becomes a listener. "However, towing and hoisting are difficult for it. If you want to open the passage, you can only start from one place."

"That's right." Luo looked lightly at the ground under the demon's feet, "I think so too."

……

Taking advantage of the time when Li and Yan Qing went to the sacrificial ceremony for reinforcements, the new acting elder of Yinxing Shuzhou, Fero Martney, was brought by Fan En to Luo Qingqing.

"Are you the one who knows the spirit tree best in Shuzhou?" Luo asked softly.

Fann then translated the conversation.

"Probably." Mentioning this, Ferro looked extremely sad, "I should have followed the elders and fought against the imperial people to the end, but when I saw them arrest innocent people and execute them one by one in front of the spirit tree, I chose to submit instead of the elders. The mission resonated with the spirit tree."

When the Noah elf broke the iron lock and rushed into the house inside the spirit tree, the people imprisoned inside couldn't believe that Silver Star would be supported by other tree boats.

It was not until they withdrew from the big tree and saw a pile of corpses of imperial soldiers lying on the ground with their own eyes that they finally accepted this fact.

Ferro is one of them.

Therefore, when facing the savior in Fan En's mouth, the young girl from the City of Humanity, his attitude was extremely low, "I don't know what orders you have?"

"Did you see the evil over there?" Luo gently pointed to the other side of the cave.

Filo's complexion changed after only one glance, and he bent down and retched.It took him a long time to pant, "Is this also something made by the imperial people?"

"good."

"They're just—crazy!"

This is also the thought that most people will have.

Evil does not lie in how evil its actions are, but that it is essentially contrary to the living.

After Luo gently described the situation briefly, he asked a key question, "If a hole is cut in the bottom of the tree boat, can the spirit tree still survive?"

"This... you plan to sink it into the sea by falling?" Ferro quickly understood her thoughts, "If you want the lower part of the evil thing to fly into the air, the spirit tree may also be able to help."

"How to say?"

"In fact, the shape of the tree boat is determined by the elders. In other words, the elders can control the direction of the roots, turn the hillside into flat ground, and turn the treetop into a watchtower. It's just that this change is relatively slow. , and it consumes the magic power of the spirit tree very much, usually the span can be recorded in years."

Luo slightly raised his eyebrows, "The unit of year is not considered to be helpful."

"I understand this." Ferro nodded and admitted, "but if we just move the roots, and close the supply of magic power in areas such as orchards and weaving fields, and put all of them into the activity of the spirit tree, this process can be greatly shortened. Perhaps ...a burrow can be expanded in one or two hours."

It was almost dawn at two o'clock, and the threat of Imperial warships had to be neutralized before then.Luo weighed it lightly and made a judgment, "It's only an hour at most. You start with the roots below, and then I'll figure out the rest."

……

Accompanied by a violent tremor, the center of the tree boat, which had not changed for nearly a hundred years, began its reorganization.The dense roots start to shrink layer by layer from bottom to top. Since the range of movement is not large, and there are many gaps in the bottom layer, it is not too difficult for the tree boat to achieve.

The battle in the sacrificial field has also come to an end. In the absence of reinforcements, a large number of pirates in the guarding force collapsed first. Facing the enraged captives of the islanders, they knelt down and surrendered without a few decent resistances. The speed is much faster than the objects they despise.Without the help of the pirates, the more than 200 imperial soldiers were almost powerless in front of Jinxia's reinforcements. If it hadn't been for Li Chuanxun's request to reduce unnecessary casualties, none of these soldiers would have survived.

When the sky was a little white and the morning light was about to break, Luo gently opened his eyes and recovered from the state of meditation.

"it's time."

"Are you sure you can do it?" Yan Qing confirmed again.

She nodded in affirmation, "You have to give it a try."

"That's good." Green Sword reversed his palm, and let the chains under the cloth rise from the ground, forming a large circle around the devil. "The area shown by the chains is the approximate range where the roots of the tree spread out. But the roots below It still has a thickness of more than three feet, and below the surface, the influence of demons still exists."

"Thank you." Luo took a deep breath, raised his hand to summon the dragon scale, and then put his hands together in front of his chest—this is a new usage she mastered while practicing and exploring the dragon scale fairy art, "Xian technique, Dragon Slaying Sword!"

I saw the six dragon scales intertwined with each other, releasing their shells and re-merging with each other, bursting out bright golden light at the same time.When the light dissipated, a huge sword blade with the height of several people appeared in front of everyone.

Chapter 371 The Threat of the Empire

The fused dragon scales are no longer as thin as a cicada's wings as before, and they also lack a sense of agility, but the golden light circulating around them is even stronger, and there is an unstoppable momentum. Compared with the previous flying blades, it is more like A real sword too.

Luo lightly pointed his finger down, and the blade pierced into the ground immediately, and the root veins thicker than a human being snapped off, like a hot knife cutting butter!

Soon, the Dragon Slaying Sword was completely submerged into the ground, and steam spewed out continuously from the fracture. It was obvious that the blade was not only sharp, but also had a high temperature on the surface.

After it circled around the chain, it then moved forward for another zhang and started a new round of cutting.

Everything seemed to be going well, but only Luo Qingqing knew how difficult it was. This technique was equivalent to controlling six dragon scales at the same time. Not to mention the huge consumption of Qi, the evil's malice also hit her like a storm.

Her situation at this time is like being on a lonely boat, and the furious sea is under her feet. If she is weak, she will be swallowed by the waves.This is by no means an imagination, but a real will confrontation.

In Qi's field of vision, Luo Qingnian even saw that black line was already on his shoulder.

As long as she can't bear this malice, she will end up in the same fate as the female mage.

A large amount of qi consumption will bring both mental and physical fatigue. If there is no time limit for this battle, she will die at the hands of evil spirits sooner or later.

"Miss Luo...don't force yourself too much." Li clenched her fists involuntarily. She saw that the other person's forehead and nose were covered with fine sweat, and his cheeks were abnormally pale.

"Don't worry, I know where my limit is." Luo Weiwei replied firmly in a low voice.The texture of the demon is a little brighter than before, and the color of the robe has spread to the legs. This is obviously because the seriously injured in the battle are dying. There is no reliable means of treatment, and every moment of delay will add a risk.

She must stick to it in one breath!

Suddenly, the resistance from the other end of the blade was completely emptied, and the consumption of Qi also suddenly eased up a lot.

Bottomed out!

"Qianzhi, it's now!" Luo said softly.

"Oh! Leave it to Qianzhi." The little girl raised her hand, "Look at the trick, the icing technique!"

Pieces of solid ice condensed and formed in mid-air, and then slowly fell down, putting the last weight on the ground.

Under the heavy pressure of the ice, there was a rumbling sound of friction between the roots—the isolated area began to sink, and it became faster and faster. When most of the weight was suspended in the air, the ground suddenly fell!

Demons are no exception.

Although it can stagnate the surrounding matter, it cannot change the occurrence of the fall.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xie Chong sank along with this three-foot-thick root vein, and fell directly into the sea from the bottom of the tree boat!

It wasn't until this moment that the thunder that could not make any progress finally descended, hitting the ground with a crackling sound.

"puff."

Luo lightly shook twice and covered his mouth suddenly.

When he let go of his hand, blood was stained on his palm.

"Are you okay?" Li quickly supported her.

"Don't worry, it's over." Luo gently saw the black line on his shoulder receding a little bit, no matter how reluctant he was, he couldn't reverse the process, "Let's go and see the result."

Everyone cautiously came to the entrance of the cave, leaned over and looked down—the sea water engulfed the monster and slowly sank, and due to the influence of the hysteresis effect, a circle of air bubbles formed around it, and the more the sea water pushed forward, , becomes slower.It may take several years or decades before the sea water can really cover the demon, but that has nothing to do with them.

It will remain in this form, forever trapped at the bottom of the sea.

"If someone can go deep into the sea in the future, or even swim on the bottom of the sea, will it be possible for him to reincarnate?" Li suddenly wondered.

"Maybe." Luo let out a sigh of relief, "But when human beings can reach that point, there must be a way to deal with these evil spirits."

After a quarter of an hour, the demon completely disappeared into the waves, as if it had never appeared before.

At this moment, the first rays of light are also blooming in the sky.

"Let the silver star start at full speed," Luo turned slightly and said to the acting elder, "—to the direction of Jinxia City."

"What about those imperial warships?"

"They'll catch up, and then we'll finish off each other halfway."

This move is also to avoid sinking the enemy ship on the spot, which may give Xie Chong a chance to take advantage of it.Due to the existence of air bubbles, the sinking speed of the demon is obviously not fast. If the battlefield can be pulled away from it, it is undoubtedly the safest way.

"I understand." Ferro Martini stroked his chest and saluted, and then shouted to his people: "Soldiers of the Silver Star, please return to your respective preparation positions—the tree boat will turn to the westward route, Set off now!"

……

Shenzhou, the east bank of Jinxia City.

The sky has turned gray, and the howling sea wind is blowing towards the land in waves.Just as the dawn broke, a dark shadow appeared on the sea horizon.

It was a forest of towering sails.

The guards on the sentry tower immediately noticed this movement and reported the enemy's situation to the frontline headquarters.

On the flagship Invincible, Tural was also observing the scene along the coast with a binoculars.

"What is the current situation of the fleeing tree boat?"

"It sailed into the inner river beach." Captain Flin replied, "There is a river that just flows into the sea, forming an open trumpet waterway. The tree boat is not afraid of being stranded, but it also allowed them to squeeze in for several miles."

"Oh, would you rather flee to a strange continent than serve the empire?" The Lord sneered, "I would like to see how miserable they are when they are besieged by those Easterners. Unfortunately, loyalty and honor prevent me from sitting by and watching the empire suffer Unnecessary loss."

"My lord, the scout ship in front has sent a flying letter!" A guard stepped forward to report.

"Say."

"They found that a large number of elves left the tree boat and hid in the city!"

"What did you say?" Tural was stunned. He put down the binoculars and stared at the other party. "Are those people sure?"

"Uh... that's indeed what was written in the letter." The guard handed over the note.

Tural snatched it, and scanned it twice in disbelief, "Why didn't they close the city gate and let those pointed ears taste the taste of crossbow bolts and hot oil? Is there any record of this city?"

"I checked it last night," the captain shrugged. "If there is no mistake in the route, this should be a border city in Qi Kingdom. According to the chart obtained from Dongsheng Kingdom, it should have been called Jinxia’s main business is the salt industry, other than that, there is no other information.”

"Burning salt instead of building a ship?" Tural crumpled the note and threw it into the sea. The lords here are really in a similar situation to himself - remote and far away from the center of power, "so they are useless Is that what you mean by your navy?"

"At least my men didn't report any sign of a large shipyard on the shore."

"Let the pirate ship raise the battle flag and approach in battle line formation." After a moment of contemplation, Tural ordered.

"Directly attack the city of Qiguo?" The captain raised his eyebrows in surprise, "My lord, there may be a diplomatic dispute."

"Don't worry, I have my own measure." Tural straightened the brim of his hat, "Of course the fleet must send envoys to communicate, but the deterrence behind it is also necessary. Besides, pirates are pirates, so what's the matter with Nattatin Kingdom?" ?”

Chapter 372 The Will to Power

Ning Wanjun and Xia Fan met the envoy sent by the enemy at the headquarters.

Surprisingly, the messenger turned out to be an elf—at least, it looked like an elf from the outside, with tall facial features and pointed ears, but the rare black hair color.

"Your safety," the envoy put his hands on his chest and put his hands on his back, bowing and saluting, "I am here to convey the message of the governor of the Western Sea Region, the warrior of the Nattatin Empire, the second Viscount of Freeland, and Lord Tular Nat. I don’t know who can make the decision on your side?”

"Ahem." Xia Fan cleared his throat and said solemnly, "The lady in front of you is Birth of Flame, Suzaku Breaker, True Dragon Bloodline, Ruler of Shenzhou Realm, Three Princesses of the Royal Family, Ning Wanjun. Your Highness. She rules over everything here."

Staff Officer He, Eunuch Li and the others were stunned when they heard this. Even Ning Wanjun himself was a little distracted, and subconsciously touched his cheek with one hand.

But fortunately, she interrupted her actions halfway, "Jinxia City welcomes your arrival. But can you please explain why your ship not only did not dock at the port, but also opened the gun door on one side?"

"Sorry, Your Royal Highness. That's not the army of the Nattatin Kingdom, but a pirate ship." The messenger pretended, "This is exactly what the lord wants to convey—he hopes that you can cooperate with the kingdom to capture and gather the elves, and They were brought back by the fleet. These strange monsters are the property of the kingdom, and they were able to escape only because of some accidents. I don't think Her Royal Highness wants the monster race to run amok in your territory, right?"

"I see." Ning Wanjun nodded, "So those opened gun doors are a threat?"

"Please forgive me, Your Highness." The envoy showed a embarrassed look, "Because it is property, it also has a share of pirates. They are extremely sensitive and irritable when losing money. If Lord Tural did not intervene, this group of people would not be able to bear it." Now. But I promise, as long as you catch the elves as soon as possible, they will never act rashly."

Ning Wanjun and Xia Fan looked at each other, then nodded, "I have heard about the rudeness and arrogance of the Xiji people for a long time, and now I see that it is true. But this matter is really inappropriate, and it is also wrong to let the elves enter the city." I don’t want to see long-eared monsters everywhere in the city due to the dereliction of duty of the garrison officer, but there is only one troublesome place.”

"Please speak, Your Highness."

"The Shenzhou garrison is a hundred miles away from here. It will take ten days and half a month for Jinxia City to rely on government officials. If you are willing to wait—"

"This can be done by the fleet." The messenger immediately answered without waiting for her to finish speaking, "As long as you cooperate to close the city gate."

"But if you hunt them down, you will bring weapons into the city, right?" Ning Wanjun frowned, "How can I guarantee that the pirates will not harm the people under my rule?"

The envoy took out a gold coin and put it on the table, "What do you think of using money as a guarantee? Your lord can provide a guarantee, and if a household is damaged, a gold coin will be compensated."

He has seen this kind of situation many times, how can anyone in high position really care about the life and death of the people in the city?These are just excuses for bargaining.