Blue Card Starry Sky

Chapter 43 Battle of the Mysterious Island

When Xiao Weiqing arrived at the Lan residence, he displayed his talent for command. Lan Tian entrusted him with the training and management of the new recruits. Recruiting, training, and evaluating new recruits were all handled by Xiao Weiqing. With Weiqing's abilities and cultivation, Lan Tian didn't need to interfere. Everything was done impeccably, and the area rapidly expanded and flourished.

"My lord, the leaders of the five factions have sent a letter asking you to return. They have important matters to discuss." Zhou Weiqing said to Lan Tian as he approached Lan Tian. He was the head of the three major squads and followed Lan Tian. They all now addressed Lan Tian as their lord.

"Oh, did you find anything?"

"It seems the demons have discovered the mysterious island and could attack at any time."

"In that case, I must go back. You stay here and let Wei Qing intensify his training."

"Yes"

After making the arrangements, Lan Tian, ​​pressed for time upon returning to his room, waved his hand, and a portal to another dimension appeared before him. He gladly stepped through and vanished. In an instant, he found himself in a forbidden palace in another world, where he met Tony Sander and Murong Ziying again. He explained his purpose, stating that he was merely passing through and asked them to prepare some supplies and gold coins. A short while later, Lan Tian disappeared again through the portal.

This time, Lan Tian appeared at the summit palace of Flower Fairy Valley. Lan Tian's cultivation level couldn't be transferred entirely from nothing; the required energy and rank were insufficient. Therefore, he had to transfer through another dimension, utilizing its energy. Within Lan Tian's own space in that other dimension, his own energy wouldn't be depleted. The atmosphere in Flower Fairy Valley was tense; all forces were anxious. What to do about the demonic attack? There was no retreat, only battle.

In discussions with the five leaders, everyone unanimously insisted on a decisive battle, determined to annihilate the invading demons on the island. Lan Tian was tasked with leading the island's entire Demon Kirin warrior team, entrusting him with the command of the five factions' Demon Kirin warriors. This was a sign of trust in him, and the hope of the entire island: to wipe out the invading demons in one decisive battle.

With the great battle looming, Lan Tian ordered all three existing teams from Flower Fairy Valley to scout and gather intelligence, promptly acquiring information about the battle and monitoring the demons' movements. He also instructed the deployment of various traps and mechanisms around the mysterious island to make the demon attack less than smooth. Everything was ready; they awaited the demons' advance.

"My lord, the demons have already entered the reef area."

"Act according to plan."

"Yes"

Lan Tian rode his fiery phoenix, facing the island's demonic Qilin warriors. He was filled with surging emotions and excitement. It was time to show his true self, time to demonstrate everyone's heroic spirit. Looking at his brothers before him, he had words to say. Even knowing that this battle was a matter of life and death, they still resolutely rushed to the battlefield, unafraid of death.

"Brothers, the opportunity to annihilate the demons has arrived. For survival, for humanity, for our brothers and sisters, let's set off."

"Go! Go!" The loud voice reverberated throughout the arena, and one after another, the demonic unicorns flew into the sky and rushed to the battlefield.

This time, Lan Tian equipped everyone with highly lethal crossbows, boasting long range and immense destructive power. They flew high into the sky, observing the demon ships below gradually entering the maze of reefs, falling into Lan Tian's trap. At a command, the burning boats charged rapidly towards the center of the demon fleet. The advancing demon attacking squadrons were quickly surrounded by fire ships, flames soaring into the sky. The demon boats were completely defenseless, quickly engulfed in flames, turning into a sea of ​​fire. Countless demons were killed or wounded. From high above, Lan Tian ordered a volley of crossbow bolts, raining down from above. The large demon ships, having just escaped the fire attack, were suddenly subjected to a fierce barrage of arrows from the air, suffering heavy casualties. This single attack inflicted heavy losses on the demons.

To Lan Tian's surprise, the main force of the demon race was still behind; what had just been his vanguard was merely the initial attack, and the main force was advancing in a mighty wave. Before Lan Tian's eyes, countless flying demon warriors appeared in the sky. They didn't need to ride horses; they possessed wings and flew at extremely high speeds, arriving in front of him in the blink of an eye. Each of them wielded a long spear and charged fiercely towards Lan Tian's demonic Qilin warriors.

"Everyone, fly upwards! Don't engage them in close combat. Fly higher and shoot them with your arrows!" As he spoke, warriors who couldn't dodge in time were killed by the demonic flying warriors and fell into the sea. Lan Tian immediately ordered the Fire Phoenix to use its fire attack to disrupt the demons' offensive and give the Demon Qilin warriors time to fly into the sea of ​​clouds. Only by getting further away could they unleash the power of their arrows. Lan Tian's interception gave them an opportunity to launch another long-range arrow attack.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! A hail of arrows flew in, and the demonic flying warriors, unable to dodge in time, were struck one after another, falling into the sea wounded. The aerial battle between the two sides was extremely fierce, with demonic flying warriors repeatedly charging into the ranks of the demonic Qilin warriors, suffering more than half of their casualties.

Seeing his warriors fall to their deaths in the sea, Lan Tian was enraged. He ordered the Fire Phoenix to intensify its attack on the flying demon warriors, while he himself took flight, using his fire-burning skills to condense fireballs, infusing them with lightning power to enhance their explosive force. He unleashed a barrage of attacks on the flying demon warriors; anyone struck by a fireball was instantly reduced to dust and killed. Seeing that Lan Tian's offensive was too overwhelming and utterly powerless, the remaining demon warriors retreated to their rear ranks.

Lan Tian did not press his advantage, fearing an ambush ahead. Instead, he gathered the Demon Qilin warriors together, forming a fist, and directly annihilated the demons on the ships below. After a bloody storm, the demon vanguard was almost completely wiped out.

Just as people were celebrating their victory, a dark cloud suddenly appeared in the sky, drifting towards Lan Tian and his companions. A powerful dark force startled Lan Tian; this force was no less than Lan Tian's, indicating the arrival of a higher-level powerhouse. Five large demon ships were also sailing towards them at sea. The situation was extremely dire; their chances of survival were slim, and they were likely to perish here.

A demon expert of a higher rank than himself—no one on the entire Mysterious Island could withstand him. Was the heavens truly going to destroy him? Was the Mysterious Island destined to be destroyed? Lan Tian was unwilling to accept this; he hadn't yet made any contribution, hadn't fulfilled his wishes, and hadn't achieved his dreams.

Lan Tian ordered the demonic Qilin warriors to retreat immediately and go as far away as possible. Before anyone could react, this high-level expert was right in front of them. An old demon, over a hundred years old, looked at Lan Tian and the other demonic Qilin warriors standing in front of him and laughed heartily.

"Just a little kid. I thought he was some kind of master here."

"Who are you? State your name so we can die knowing the truth," Lan Tian said to the old man.

"Good, you've got guts, you're a fearless little brat."

"I'm not afraid of death, and I'm not afraid of you either. Tell me your name?"

"You've got guts, aren't you afraid of death?" The old man raised his hand, and the warriors beside Lan Tian exploded to death, even the demonic Qilin fell into the sea. He could decide your life or death with just a wave of his hand; this was the power of a high-level expert, this was the power of rank—capable of making you disappear instantly.

(End of this chapter)