Chapter 1627 The Dead City
The Heavenly Dao of the Beast Taming Continent glanced at the Heavenly Dao of the Divine Realm who had left in anger, then at Ruan Yu below, and was momentarily at a loss for what to do.
Should he chop it or not? No, it should be said, is he able to chop it or not?
If we strike it down, will it anger the one above? But if we don't strike it down, the extraordinary phenomena of heaven and earth caused by the descent of the super artifact, and the tribulation that should descend, cannot be buried!
After much hesitation, the Beast Taming Heavenly Dao decided to proceed with the slashing as it was necessary.
Didn't the weapon refiner who forged that ultimate artifact say he didn't need to hold back? Then he can chop away with all his might!
I kept a close eye on her expression, and immediately stopped if anything seemed amiss.
In this way, they would neither offend the divine realm nor violate the heavenly laws, and they would also satisfy Ruan Yu's peculiar preferences.
It’s the best of both worlds!
"Boom!" Two more dark clouds gathered for the tribulation, turning the entire sky dark and oppressive, making it look as if the sky was about to collapse from a distance.
"Crack!" The lightning struck down.
Ruan Yu carried it with his own body.
Apart from the tingling sensation from the slight electric current, there was no other discomfort.
After the lightning struck her body, its power mixed into Ruan Yu's bloodline, nourishing her body.
This made her body stronger.
To some extent, the arrival of the tribulation lightning bought Ruan Yu's shattered body a moment to catch its breath.
At the current rate, Ruan Yu's current body will collapse in two years at most. If she hasn't gathered all five elemental pearls and reconstructed a new physical body by then, her soul will likely have to inhabit an inanimate object.
That's really bad news.
Ruan Yu quickly refined the power contained in the tribulation lightning. She noticed that the Heavenly Dao of the Divine Realm had left, and she wondered if the Heavenly Dao of the Beast Taming Continent could hear her or listen to her.
"Chop me with all your might," she transmitted telepathically.
The Beast Taming Heavenly Dao's hand trembled violently: "..."
This indicates masochistic tendencies!
However, seeing that Ruan Yu's complexion was rosy and she didn't seem to be in any danger, he did as instructed.
It was visibly that Ruan Yu's complexion had improved.
The Beast Taming Heavenly Dao couldn't understand it. Could it be that this woman possessed a special lightning attribute within her? Otherwise, how could she possibly absorb the power of the origin of lightning?
The Beast Taming Heavenly Dao didn't have time to investigate the specific truth.
He quickly struck down the remaining lightning bolts and then made a hasty escape.
Before the Heavenly Dao of the Divine Realm left, he had to quickly ask a few questions.
"Is it over already?" Ruan Yu looked at the sky gradually clearing up, a look of disappointment appearing in her eyes.
The celestial phenomena caused by this super-powerful artifact are so pathetic! There are only ten lightning bolts in total, are they trying to fob off a beggar? Or are they looking down on her, Ruan?
She released Xuanwu from her spatial dimension.
His aura had been greatly enhanced. Ruan Yu, quite satisfied, placed the World-Destroying Compass into his hand. "Now you can finally get a good night's sleep, right?"
Xuanwu looked at Ruan Yu intently, his mouth twitching twice, but no sound came out.
"No need for sentimental words, go and rest!" Ruan Yu interrupted the spell and sent him back to his spatial dimension.
Xuanwu is used to being arrogant and always refers to himself as "this one, this one". Now that he wants to lower himself to say some mushy things to her, she can't handle it!
Besides, Xuanwu had no need to thank her at all. The World-Destroying Compass was her contracted artifact, and it was because of her that it was destroyed.
Regardless, she has the responsibility and obligation to repair the World Destruction Compass.
To go back further, it was she who made Xuanwu the spirit of the World-Destroying Compass. The collapse of the World-Destroying Compass this time damaged Xuanwu's foundation and caused a sharp drop in its cultivation; this was her fault.
She didn't say anything sentimental!
Fortunately, the World-Destroying Compass has been repaired and has advanced once again. Xuanwu's strength has also increased significantly compared to before!
How can this not be considered a blessing in disguise?
"Miss Ruan." Seeing the strange phenomenon disappear, Xiao Hei immediately ran over, looking apologetic. "I'm sorry, I only managed to block one lightning tribulation for you. The city's protective formation was far too vulnerable in the face of lightning tribulation!"
One strike, truly just one strike, and the city's protective formation was broken!
Fortunately, Ruan Yu pulled through on his own, otherwise he would have really been in so much pain.
Ruan Yu's lips twitched: "Luckily, it only blocked one attack."
Otherwise, she would have had to absorb one less tribulation lightning strike!
"What did Miss Ruan say?" Xiao Hei thought there was something wrong with his hearing, so he asked again.
"It's nothing, the city's protective formation is indeed quite vulnerable," Ruan Yu said.
The lightning bolt that struck the city's protective array was less than a tenth the strength of the real tribulation lightning. I wonder if Xiao Hei would cry his eyes out if he knew the truth.
"You don't need to follow me, I'm going to take a walk outside." Ruan Yu dismissed Xiao Hei and flew out of the city alone.
She walked around the edge of Night City, taking into account the terrain, mountains, water, and temperature, and devised a suitable formation. However, setting up this formation was not so simple; she would need to buy some formation materials.
In the evening, Ruan Yu returned to the city.
After searching through several shops, I finally managed to gather all the necessary materials.
Next, it's time to set up the formation.
She started by setting up at the city gate. As soon as she landed, she saw a group of people running menacingly toward her from afar.
Countless sand and stones were splashed up along the way.
Pedestrians on the road complained bitterly.
The newcomer was clearly no pushover, so Ruan Yu paused her actions.
"Those who block the way shall die!" The group was about to enter the city and showed no intention of slowing down. Seeing Ruan Yu standing there blankly, they cruelly thrust their broadswords toward Ruan Yu's waist.
"Clang!!" The broadsword struck Ruan Yu's side, but instead of the bloody carnage everyone expected, it produced the sound of steel clashing.
The next second, the leader was thrown away by a tremendous force, and the rest of the team behind him were thrown away as well.
In an instant, people and horses were thrown into chaos!
Ruan Yu single-handedly stopped the entire group!
The city guards immediately reported the matter to the city lord. When Xiao Hei arrived, all the people were dead except for a few wild horses, and not even a limb was left behind.
He was dumbfounded.
Ruan Yu casually tossed out a sentence: "Pack up."
They then continued busy setting up the formation.
She was poking and prodding here and there with a twig, and nobody knew what she was doing.
Xiao Hei wanted to ask but didn't dare. After sending several horses away, he followed Ruan Yu, sweating profusely, saying, "Miss Ruan..."
He was about to bring up the matter of the group of people he had just met.
Ruan Yu tapped his head with a branch. "Get out of the way. If you have nothing to do, go back to the city lord's mansion. Don't get in the way here."
It almost ruined her plan.
"Yes, then I'll go back first. I'll come find you when Miss Ruan is done with her business." Xiao Hei replied obediently.
As they entered the city, the guards' expressions grew increasingly grim.
"Lord, what should we do? Those people seem to be from Qingyong City. They died here, and our Black Night City... is likely to become a dead city!"
