Chapter 347 - Holy Court Ambush

Chapter 347: Chapter 102: Holy Court AmbushAfter seeing off Jin Fu and Qing Ling and noticing that Anna had not yet returned, Lu Hong sat cross-legged and began to meditate.

As night fell, Anna still had not come back, causing some unease to stir within Lu Hong’s heart. Could someone have laid hands on her?

Just as Lu Hong was guessing and preparing to go out to look for her, an arrow pierced through the protective barrier outside Anna’s villa and lodged itself at his feet.

There was a letter tied to the arrow. Upon opening it, just as expected, someone had kidnapped Anna and invited Lu Hong to meet at a fragmented small plane outside the Seventh Floating World.

Fragmented small plane, Lu Hong sneered. They really thought highly of him. From his understanding, no small planes had a level suppression exceeding the Second-Transformation Peak. The kidnapper asking him to meet there clearly wouldn’t be one of the four dukes. The Lion’s Blood Clan’s annihilation should have taught them enough lessons. At the very least, they should have chosen a Third Transition plane to suppress him from a level standpoint.

If not one of the four dukes, then who could it be?

He would know once he went there. Lu Hong hurriedly departed for the agreed location.

It was an undeveloped zone within fragmented belts, rumored to be targeted by the Seventh Floating World’s Urban Development Department to be turned into a holiday resort in three years. To survey the geographical environment of this fragmented plane, a simple teleportation gate was constructed in the first realm of the Seventh Floating World, though it was rarely used.

"You’re going to the Hengan plane?" The guard in charge of activating the teleportation gate was somewhat reluctant, "That gate hasn’t been opened for a long time. It probably won’t work. You should find another way there. I can’t use it here; if there’s a problem, Lord Qi will blame me."

"Please help, I have urgent business that cannot be delayed." Saying this, Lu Hong pulled out a bag of gold coins that Anna had won from the casino and stuffed it into the guard’s hands.

The bag contained at least a thousand gold coins, enough to match the guard’s income for two years.

The guard took the gold coins and quickly smiled, "So the brother has urgent business, why didn’t you say so earlier? I thought you were just visiting Hengan for leisure."

With that, he led Lu Hong to a shabby side hall and called over a colleague. Together, they performed spells, and the teleportation gate to the Hengan plane was slowly opened.

"Go quickly, but brother, be careful. There are no guards on duty at the Hengan plane, and so the return teleportation gate can’t be opened." While speaking, the guard took out a teleportation scroll from his pocket and added, "This scroll can help you quickly return to the Seventh Floating World, but the price..."

Bundled sale, Lu Hong understood and said nothing, simply tossing another bag of gold coins. The guard, beaming with joy, handed the scroll to Lu Hong, "Brother, you’re a straightforward person, haha, come visit more often!"

Stepping into the teleportation gate, after a rough transition, Lu Hong plunged headfirst into the soft sand of the Hengan plane.

The Hengan plane, designated as a future tourist sanctuary, naturally boasted unique geographical features, half ocean and half beach.

There was no need for Lu Hong to

"Blood Transverse Sky!" The Angry Blood Warrior Skill activated, a familiar Blood River cutting across the sky, tearing the milky white heavens apart.

"What kind of Skill is this?!" Stunned, the Holy Court’s powerhouse watched the overwhelming Blood River descend, couldn’t help but feel his scalp tingle—how could the power of this Skill match a Third Transition Skill?

"You’re not Second Transition?!" The Holy Court’s powerhouse exclaimed, then conjured a white light shield to block the onslaught of the Blood River as he continually retreated in the sky.

Bending slightly, Lu Hong powered up with a push and charged into the sky, heading straight for the Holy Court’s powerhouse, his giant blood sword gradually turning black, numerous vital energies adhering to it—a sacrificial strike!

Lu Hong didn’t plan to engage in a prolonged battle; he wasn’t sure if Gamma had further tricks up his sleeve, so a quick resolution to take Anna back to the academy was his safest bet.

Feeling the power contained in Lu Hong’s strike, the Holy Court’s powerhouse recovered from his initial shock, raising a finger towards the incoming Lu Hong and proclaiming, "God said—’Let there be light!’"

This was a Verbal Curse Skill. As white light blossomed from the fingertip of the Holy Court’s powerhouse, Lu Hong, holding the Blood Holy Sword, plunged into it.

The halo of white light gradually stained with blood-red, the Holy Court’s powerhouse increased magic power output, quickly suppressing the blood-red back, continuously compressing it until it disappeared.

"Phew~" The Holy Court’s powerhouse breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully his Verbal Curse was powerful; otherwise, he really didn’t know how to handle Lu Hong’s attack.

But just when the Holy Court’s powerhouse felt relieved for a few seconds, the suppressed blood-red reappeared within the white light and burst forth irresistibly, the Holy Court’s powerhouse again urging Magic Power to try and trap Lu Hong, but it was already over.

Lu Hong initially gave ground just to drop his guard, to seize his opponent in one fell swoop.

Seeing that the white light couldn’t trap Lu Hong, the Holy Court’s powerhouse made a decisive retreat.

Of course, Lu Hong wouldn’t give him a chance, roaring and tearing through the blockade, the Blood Holy Sword chopping down fiercely.

Unable to dodge, the Holy Court’s powerhouse hastily summoned a white magic shield, hoping to block Lu Hong’s attack.

With a loud boom, the sky ripped open a huge gap, the Holy Court’s powerhouse plunged into the sea, his fate unknown, while Lu Hong also fell back to the ground, turning around, the pillar of light imprisoning Anna also dissipated.

But Lu Hong knew the Third Transition powerhouse hadn’t perished, merely sustaining minor injuries; that shield blocking the Holy Sword had some tricks indeed, negating half the power of the sacrificial strike.

As the column of light disappeared, Anna also came to.

Rubbing her aching head, "Where am I...?"

Lu Hong quickly approached, handing her the water from the Pool of Light he hadn’t finished last time: "You were ambushed."

"Ambushed?" Anna looked around, "Is this... the Heng An plane?" With mountains, rivers, and plains everywhere, and the sea only present in the Heng An plane, Anna immediately recognized her location.

"Yes, you were knocked unconscious by the Holy Court’s people and brought here." As he spoke, Lu Hong stood up, gazing at the calm sea, "Let’s not dwell on how they captured you. Can you help me force that powerhouse out of the sea?"

"Okay." Anna nodded, wherever she was, with Lu Hong by her side, listening to him was the best course.

Anna walked into the sea, half-submerging herself. After all, she was also a Third Transition powerhouse, albeit just at the initial stage, but her combat power would greatly increase in her water domain.

Anna muttered a spell, blue Magic Power slowly rising around her, a droplet of ice crystal forming in the palm of her hand.

Anna dropped the crystal: "Ice Seal—Heaven and Earth!"

Once the ice crystal entered the sea, the icy aura spread rapidly through the water, instantly freezing everything in sight.

"Don’t worry, this is Absolute Zero ice; even a Third Transition Peak powerhouse can’t hide inside it forever."

"It’s too slow." Lu Hong stepped onto the ice surface, though Anna’s method was sound, it conflicted with Lu Hong’s plan for a swift resolution.