Chapter 1223 - 560: Forcing the Military to Retreat

Zhao Kai’s strength has improved remarkably fast, the gene species of the Ax’s Cold Abyss Giant Turtle has already evolved new abilities.

This Zero-Degree Armor has amazingly evolved to a level that can withstand Spiritual Attack.

However, Ge Liangen, being a master of the same gene species, naturally has some aces up his sleeve!

He appeared calm and collected, his eyes suddenly gleaming.

The silver blades, under his Telekinesis, rapidly converged into a silver torrent, then focused on a single point, crazily attacking a specific point on Zhao Kai’s Zero-Degree Armor!

Bang bang bang!

The sound of violent explosions kept coming.

Zhao Kai immediately squinted his eyes, his mind racing.

In an instant, the Turtle Shell Defense spun rapidly, shifting away from that frequently attacked point.

However, this move seemed a bit late, the silver torrent had already drilled a small gap in the Zero-Degree Armor.

Subsequently, a wisp of Spiritual Power quickly seeped in.

On the top floor of the Leader’s Mansion, Liang Yuan and Ding Yan stood at the window, witnessing the scene.

Ding Yan’s expression changed: "Not good, Zhao Kai is in danger."

As she spoke, she instinctively wanted to rush over.

However, Liang Yuan wrapped his arm around her waist, smiling: "Don’t underestimate Zhao Kai, his abilities have improved a lot. Just watch."

As the gap was torn open, Ge Liangen’s Spiritual Power seeped in, and at that moment, he let out a sinister smile: "Die!"

This wisp of Spiritual Power suddenly spread rapidly, not forming a Telekinesis attack on Zhao Kai, but like a smoke, sweeping forward towards Zhao Kai.

In just a moment, Ge Liangen’s Spiritual Power had already climbed onto Zhao Kai.

But upon contact, Ge Liangen’s expression changed abruptly.

"Something’s wrong!"

His Spiritual Power, upon touching ’Zhao Kai’, felt a piercing cold chill, hardly like a living person!

The next moment, he suddenly sensed a terrifying cold stream sweeping from the ground below.

Meanwhile, Zhang Dazhi shouted sharply: "Old Ge, watch out below!"

Ge Liangen didn’t have time to think, hastily dodging frantically sideways.

Psst!

A sharp sword made of ice instantly grazed his left leg!

In an instant, a cut appeared on his left leg.

No blood flowed from the wound, instead a piercing cold chill suddenly swept up, numbing half of his body.

"What’s going on! When did this happen!"

Ge Liangen’s heart surged with shock and anger, disbelief, his body rapidly retreated, half numb, relying only on Telekinesis to maneuver, forcefully dodging Zhao Kai’s relentless pursuit.

Luckily, at this time Zhang Dazhi also quickly charged forward, throwing a punch at Zhao Kai!

Energy erupted from his fist, with a bang, like a laser cannon, ferociously shooting towards Zhao Kai.

Zhao Kai’s advancing body immediately stopped, frowning slightly, turning around with a wave of his hand.

A mass of ice blocks appeared around, forming an Ice Armor Shield!

Boom!

The energy beam collided violently with the Ice Armor Shield, exploding fiercely.

Zhao Kai’s body retreated swiftly, flipping back onto the Ice Wall.

Beside him, the original Zero-Degree Armor scattered, revealing an ice sculpture inside.

The ice sculpture looked exactly like him!

It turned out, unknowingly, he had already crafted an ice sculpture to replace his original position, attracting Ge Liangen’s attention.

And he himself had silently slipped away, attacking Ge Liangen.

If not for Zhang Dazhi’s interception, Ge Liangen would surely have been severely injured!

Yet even so, he had already wounded Ge Liangen, his ice injury, wasn’t easily removed.

Returning to the Ice Wall, Zhao Kai smirked, saying: "So, it’s two against one? Zhang Dazhi, Ge Liangen, come at me together, let’s see if I’m afraid of you!"

Zhang Dazhi frowned deeply, glancing at Ge Liangen not far away, secretly alarmed in his heart.

This Zhao Kai, although his Main Attribute is only 74 points, his actual Combat Power clearly exceeds that of a typical Superpower User with 74 points.

This is unrelated to the amount of Main Attribute, but rather the battle talent.

Zhang Dazhi took a deep breath, solemnly saying: "Zhao Kai, today’s incident, I will truthfully report to Captain Ding, then just wait."

Saying this, he turned and supported Ge Liangen, while shouting to all the camouflaged soldiers below: "Retreat!"

The soldiers below looked at each other, eventually silently following the two company captains, exiting the Fire Bamboo Forest.

On the Yangshan Complex side, the people erupted in cheers.

"Haha, exhilarating!"

"Captain Zhao is invincible!"

"Captain Zhao is amazing, even the two gene species bosses of the army jointly couldn’t match him."

"Previously Captain Zhao didn’t make a move, I thought Captain Zhao was afraid of them, turns out I misunderstood, Captain Zhao is actually so formidable."

"Actually, Captain Zhao always tolerated for the bigger picture."

"A true man can bend and stretch, only then is he a hero, Captain Zhao, no wonder Mr. Liang values him so much."

...

Everyone expressed their thoughts one after another.

Zhao Kai stared coldly at the departing army crowd, sneering, then redirected his gaze towards the Leader’s Mansion, eyes showing a hint of excitement.

Swipe!

His body flashed, swiftly heading towards the Leader’s Mansion.

Leader’s Mansion, fourth floor, Liang Yuan smiled and said, "Let’s go down and take a look."

Ding Yan sighed, "Zhao Kai’s growth rate is really quick. I never thought he’d become so powerful by now."

She still remembered, back when Zhao Kai lost an arm, she would help him guard the 32nd floor every day at the door.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Kai has now grown into a pillar of Yangshan.

Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but feel a bit anxious, feeling that her cultivation progress was indeed too slow.

Liang Yuan seemed to sense her thoughts and said, "I’ll find a way to get more physical-type Blood Crystals, or Demon Beast essence, and try to refine purer energy for your cultivation."

"By then, your cultivation speed will also accelerate rapidly."

Upon hearing this, Ding Yan immediately smiled and said, "No need for so much trouble, I can cultivate on my own."

Liang Yuan smiled, saying nothing more. His strength had now improved to the level of 100 points, and with the Floating Island of the Abyssal Mouth in his possession,

it shouldn’t be difficult to exchange for some physical-type Blood Crystals in the future.

He might ignore others, but his women would naturally be cultivated with preference.

As they talked, they reached downstairs.

Zhao Kai had already arrived first.

Upon seeing Liang Yuan, Zhao Kai’s usually cold expression showed an unusual excitement.

"Brother Liang!"

Liang Yuan chuckled and walked up to him, looking him over in his ice-blue armor, and said, "Not bad, now you look like a leader-level figure."

Zhao Kai scratched his head sheepishly, "No, no, I’ve just been following your instructions, working hard to refine Blood Crystals and improve my strength."

Speaking of this, he excitedly said, "Brother Liang, I’ve now broken through to 74 points in my main attribute!"

Liang Yuan laughed, "Amazing, I told you you had talent. Giving you that Mutated Fruit back then was the right call."

Hearing this, Zhao Kai’s smile widened even more.

He always remembered Brother Liang’s kindness.

Back then, awakening a superpower was incredibly risky.

He had already lost an arm, and in that kind of environment, if it had been a regular team, they might have kicked him out long before.

But Brother Liang didn’t. He not only let him stay in the team but even found him a Mutated Fruit.

It was because of that Mutated Fruit that he became who he was today.

One could say that besides Liang Yuan’s women, Zhao Kai was the most loyal person to Liang Yuan in Yangshan.

The two sat down, chatting about the events of the past month or so.

Learning that Liang Yuan had refined another Floating Island, and it was a dark attribute one, Zhao Kai was instantly thrilled.

"Floating Island of the Abyssal Mouth, a dark attribute floating island, Brother Liang, our territory has expanded again."

"Moreover, the dark attribute is perfect for Wu Ying to break through to the Genetic Species."

"Besides, over this past month in Yangshan, we’ve discovered quite a few talents, including two or three with dark attributes."

"Now these people have been recruited by Wu Ying into the Inspection Department."

Liang Yuan smiled, "Tell Wu Ying to come see me later. He was among the first batch of people who followed us, so it’s time for him to condense his Genetic Species too."

Zhao Kai laughed, "If he hears this news, he’d probably be too excited to sleep."

"Let’s talk about the military," Liang Yuan smiled and asked about the military’s affairs.

Zhao Kai narrated how he invited the military to Yangshan, and how their hidden ambitions gradually became evident after settling in.

The information he had was much more detailed than Tu Long’s or Ding Yan’s.

Even though Liang Yuan had already received related information from Tu Long and Ding Yan,

when he learned about the military privately setting up mines and stealing Yangshan’s mineral resources, his expression instantly darkened.

Zhao Kai asked, "Brother Liang, when Zhang Peng contacted me, he said you wanted to escalate the situation?"

"Do you intend to drive them out?"

Zhao Kai was no longer the naive kid he once was. With his position, he had learned to think from a leader’s perspective.

From Liang Yuan’s orders, he had deduced Liang Yuan’s intentions.

Liang Yuan nodded slightly and said, "The military’s ambitions are clear for anyone to see, why keep them around?"

"Find an excuse, and just send them away."

Zhao Kai hesitated for a moment but couldn’t help asking, "But won’t this offend the military?"

Liang Yuan immediately smiled, "And if it does?"

"The military’s territory is in Guangfu, do you think they dare to come here and attack us?"

"They can’t even suppress the Three Great Sects in Guangfu, how capable do you think they are to come all this way to Yangshan to deal with us?"

Zhao Kai suddenly realized, Brother Liang’s analysis made perfect sense.

Liang Yuan had another thought he didn’t voice: if the military really dared to come, he actually wanted to see how strong they were.

With his attributes all breaking through 100 points, he hadn’t yet tested his full battle power.

"Haha, now that Brother Liang’s back, we can completely rest easy."

"The Three Great Sects, the military, they’re all garbage."

A cold gleam appeared in Zhao Kai’s eyes. "Brother Liang, once the military withdraws, I reckon the Three Great Sects will try to take advantage."

"We need to make plans early."

Liang Yuan grinned, "Let them come, it’s good to settle old and new scores together."

"If they don’t come, I’d take a trip to Guangfu to meet them!"

"We still haven’t settled the score for their last attack on Yangshan, if they dare come again, do they really not know how many eyes Horse King has!"

"Now send someone to seal off Yangshan, any military personnel leaving must have their bags checked."

"If they dare resist, kill without mercy."