The Last Sentinel

They've already played all the cards they could.

As it turns out, you can't twist a Vibranium-Super Fusion-Limited Edition-Infinite Entropy Alloy thigh with your fingers.

Inside the Dragon Abyss Hall, the flickering candlelight illuminated Ao Bai's face, which revealed dragon scales, and his expression shifted between light and shadow.

Ye Feng sat upright in the main seat, casually toying with the Endless Tear with his fingertips. The dark blue light flowed between his fingers, like a deep, imprisoned sea.

Li Jing stood in the center of the hall, his back already soaked with cold sweat. He clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug into his palms, but he felt no pain whatsoever—every bone in his body was being crushed by that invisible pressure.

"You have no more chips left."

Ao Bai looked down at the defeated, with an air of superiority. He picked up his teacup, the lid scraping the surface of the water with a soft, grating sound that pierced the deathly silence of the hall: "Now you have only one path before you: do as we say."

Li Jing gritted his teeth, his cheeks puffed out and then relaxed, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down. He took a deep breath, as if swallowing all the humiliation back down his throat.

"No matter what, I must complete the mission and bring the weapons back; otherwise, I will be of no use to Young Master Jie."

"Of course!" Ao Bai laughed, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. "We're in business. If you meet our requirements, we'll naturally give you what you want!"

Li Jing raised her head, her gaze sweeping over Ao Bai before settling on Ye Feng. Ye Feng remained calm and composed, as if the current power struggle had nothing to do with him.

"Speak, what do you want!"

Ao Bai's gaze slowly shifted to the Endless Tears in Ye Feng's hand.

Judging from the expression on Old Master Ye's face as he examined the item, Ye Feng clearly adored the Endless Tears. His eyes held the gleam of a gourmet discovering a delicacy, or a craftsman acquiring a rough gem—an expression he couldn't conceal.

Having made up his mind, Ao Bai said, "Give me the coordinates of the Monument to the Heavenly Battlefield of Endless Tears!"

Li Jing remained silent for a moment, then reached out and took an envelope from her sleeve.

The edges of the envelope were worn and frayed, clearly from being handled countless times. He placed the envelope on the table with a soft thud.

"You're all so greedy, but let me warn you beforehand, that place is no safe haven. If you get injured or perish there, don't blame me!"

Aobai reached out and took the envelope, pressing his fingertip against the wax seal to confirm it was correct.

"As long as the coordinates are correct, the loss is none of your concern."

Li Jing snorted and turned her face away: "Don't worry, lying is such a despicable thing. I, Li Jing, am a celestial being, I would never lie."

Ao Bai put the envelope into his pocket and continued, "The second thing, since you're returning the East Sea to our Dragon Clan, we can't forget the Ruyi Jingu Bang, the magic staff that tames the East Sea!"

Li Jing rolled her eyes and said expressionlessly, "The Golden Cudgel was stolen by the monkey, so go find the monkey!"

Ao Bai's face darkened, and a cold glint flashed in his dragon eyes. He put down his teacup, the bottom of which made a crisp "crack" sound as it hit the table.

"After successfully obtaining the Buddhist scriptures from the West, Tang Sanzang and his disciples first destroyed Mount Ling, then stormed the Heavenly Court, staging a 'Havoc in Heaven 2.0' version, and then they disappeared! Where am I supposed to find Sun Wukong?!"

Li Jing shrugged, looking completely unconcerned: "You don't know? Do you think I do?"

"You definitely know!" Ao Bai leaned forward, the oppressive aura intensifying. "Your ancestor was Li Jing, a ruthless figure who survived the collapse of the ancient Heavenly Court. As a high-ranking official of the ancient Heavenly Court, he must know these secrets! Sun Wukong and his disciples may have left, but their weapons and magical artifacts must still be there. If you don't give me the Ruyi Jingu Bang, this deal is off!"

Forced back half a step by this imposing aura, Li Jing's lips twitched, and she could only concede, "I need to go back and ask around for you. There should be results. Do you have any other requests? Make them quickly, I need weapons!"

"certainly!"

Ao Bai calmly pulled a roll of bills from his sleeve, flicked his wrist, and slapped the bill down in front of Li Jing. The paper was spread out, and dense handwriting covered the entire table like ants crawling all over it.

"Sign it!"

Li Jing glanced down at it, her pupils contracted sharply, and she jumped up.

"15852 clauses! Aobai, you've gone too far! Especially these last few hundred! What does it mean that if we lose this war, we'll have to give you all our assets? What does it mean that we need to buy insurance and find guarantors in advance? What does it mean that if we win, the profits will double without limit? Do you think we're easy targets?"

He became more and more agitated as he spoke, his fingertips trembling as he pointed at the bill.

Ao Bai held the tea and sipped it slowly, the steam blurring half of his face.

"You don't have to sign. The door's right there; just walk out!"

Li Jing stood there, holding the 15852-article humiliating treaty, his face alternating between pale and flushed. He glanced at the palace gate, then at the treaty in his hand, his Adam's apple bobbing a few times before he finally softened.

"Brother Ao, we're old friends, just remove these last few hundred clauses and I'll sign!"

"That won't do!" Ao Bai shook his head, his tone as calm as if he were commenting on the weather. "Even if I don't make money in business, I can't lose money, right, Elder Ye?"

Ye Feng smiled slightly, setting aside the Endless Tears, and pulled out a shipping manifest from his sleeve. The manifest glowed with a faint spiritual light, and runes flickered across its surface.

"Master Li, take a look at the arms order we've prepared for you. I believe you'll agree to this treaty."

Li Jing forced herself to remain calm and looked down.

It would have been better if she hadn't looked; once she did, Li Jing couldn't sit still.

This order is different from the ones I saw before!

What is a complete set of system-of-systems combat equipment?

What is meant by all-dimensional, multi-plane combat power resource allocation?

Applicable to all scenarios: attack and defense of the heavens and seas, cross-dimensional naval battles, battles between the Heavenly Court and the Demon Army, and positional warfare at Flower Fruit Mountain!

Suitable for all combat forces: elite sea race soldiers, elite sea patrol yaksha, Golden Core to Nascent Soul level cultivators, and third to fifth tier dragon race imperial guards!

Looking further down, Li Jing's eyes widened, and her breathing became rapid.

A set of high-tech, light blue combat armor immediately comes into view!

Name: Individual Special Operations Series

Category: Individual soldier-specific standard equipment

Power source: Xingyuan Power

Description: This high-tech, futuristic, pressure-resistant armor features a built-in dark blue perpetual energy loop, providing wave-damping stealth, airborne shock resistance, and water pressure balancing capabilities. The armor is equipped with armor-piercing spikes, making it suitable for combat in all sea areas and the air.

Then came the fist-blade weapons whose fangs constantly shifted in shape.

Name: Shocking Hague Warblade

Category: Individual soldier-specific standard weapon

Damage: Gravity Line High Explosive Cut Dual Type

Description: High-frequency particle vibration blade, capable of tearing through spatial water flow, specifically designed to break through spiritual energy shields and water-based barriers, and possesses a unique armor-piercing bonus against immortal and demonic armor.

Looking further ahead, Li Jing's eyes widened, and her fingers unconsciously touched the paper, as if she were touching those unattainable divine weapons.

Abyss Eye Tactical Mask: Integrates dimensional detection, source tracking and locking, and illusion detection functions. It can isolate dimensional disorder and deep-sea poison and cold, and accurately lock onto hidden targets.

Legion Armaments System: List of equipment for large-scale naval team battles.

Cangming Dimensional Armor-Piercing Arrow: Seals the origin of water, can tear through dimensional barriers, efficiently breaks through formations, immortal armor, and demon scales, and is suitable for breaking through defenses in legion battles.

Vast Ocean Spiritual Power Shock Shield: A standard offensive and defensive shield that can be wielded by a single person or used in formations of thousands. It resists supernatural powers and dimensional impacts and can absorb seawater to repair itself.

Void Sea Fiend Grenade: A dimensional explosive weapon that detonates to release a sea fiend imprisoning force field, locking in the cultivator's spiritual power and countering group advances and close-range attacks.

Airspace naval gun systems provide cross-dimensional heavy firepower for naval warfare.

The main cannon of the Azure Sky: The main battle cannon of the Dragon Palace flagship, which combines the essence of the deep sea with stardust particles, can shatter the dimensional sea surface and collapse the barrier, and is suitable for cross-domain naval battles.

Dimensional Lock Domain Rapid Fire Cannon: High-density rapid-fire heavy fire can construct a sea blockade barrier, suppress enemy advances, and seal off spatial escape techniques.

Special forces in secret realms: a limited-time secret weapon for turning the tide of battle.

Endless Tears Empowering Component: A universal augmentation accessory for all military equipment, permanently repairing battle damage and amplifying power through the eternal source, and immune to the erosion of spacetime disorder.

Ancient Sea God Sealing Array Device: A portable array device that activates a high-level sea area trapping array upon landing, locking down dimensional sea areas and countering large-scale sieges.

Supplementary Terms: All armaments are adapted to the environment of the multiverse and are resistant to time-space corrosion, pressure, and disorder; they can be issued individually or as a set for the legion, and support the unified empowerment and upgrade of Endless Tears; there is no policy of selling defective products on credit, and new armaments can only be ordered after old debts are settled.

Li Jing sat there for a full hour. The sky outside the hall changed from bright to dark and then back to bright again, but he was completely unaware. The candlelight was changed three times, but his gaze remained fixed on the invoice, and he didn't even blink.

Finally, he put down the contract and let out a long sigh. When he looked up again, his eyes were full of smiles, a smile that spread from his eyes and covered his entire face, even fading away much of his previous humiliation and resentment.

"Then, it's settled! I hope your weaponry is as impressive as the order describes!"

"Don't worry about that. The weapons we at Longyuan provide are all cutting-edge entropy-increasing technology and psionic physics weapons. They're all top-quality treasures produced under the personal guidance of Ancestor Ye. You, Old Li, are lucky to have caught the first wave of these new goods!"

"Is that so? Well then, I'll trouble you both. I apologize for the slight disturbance today. I'll take my leave now!"

As they spoke, Li Jing signed the agreement with his fingerprint, pushed it back onto the table, and carefully folded the invoice, tucking it into his pocket as if it were a rare treasure. He bowed to the two of them, turned and left, his pace quickening until he was almost running out of the hall, leaving in a great hurry.

The palace doors creaked shut, and the hall fell silent once more.

Ao Bai looked in the direction Li Jing had left, then glanced down at the signed agreement on the table, and looked at Ye Feng with some confusion: "Ancestor, you really didn't need to give Li Jing those precious treasures. We're still in the experimental stage with those things. Giving him some junk stock would have been enough to get rid of him. Why waste such a precious resource?"

Ye Feng held the bottle of Immortal Dog Milk in his hands, his fingertips gently stroking the bottle. The milky white liquid inside swayed slightly, emitting a faint spiritual light. He lowered his eyes and said in a calm tone, "New weapons always need some testing grounds. Li Jing took the new weapon and incidentally gave us free testing grounds for fog weapons. Why not?"

Ao Bai suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly: "That makes sense. Anyway, the Heavenly Court doesn't treat their people like human beings, so why should we care about their lives? We're like this: if you dare to die, I dare to bury you. One of us is truly willing to send you off, and the other is truly willing to bury you!"

Ye Feng remained silent, his mind preoccupied with the wild dog milk. The coolness of the bottle seeped through his fingertips, and his gaze deepened. If he wanted to transform into a dragon, he needed to consume a large quantity of wild dog milk, which meant going to the Heavenly Dimension Battlefield. However, he was currently preoccupied with numerous matters, and with everything in Dragon Abyss in disarray, he didn't have time to personally go to the Heavenly Dimension Battlefield.

Unless—we send a clone to the Heavenly Battlefield for training!

Who should we send?