Chapter 569

Chapter 569: Sudden Change

Xu Fan stared at the wreckage displayed on the light curtain, his eyes flickering with countless streams of light.

His hands were forming a peculiar spell seal.

A mist appeared in Xu Fan’s vision, intertwined with numerous karmic threads.

Realizing this, Xu Fan understood that the situation was beyond his ability to predict. To dispel the mist would require a sacrifice of life.

The system’s restriction was clear: if he dared to uncover the mist, the system would not hesitate to take his life.

“Grape, summon Zhang Xueling back to me,” Xu Fan commanded.

Not long after, Zhang Xueling, who had just left the main peak’s dojo, leisurely returned to Xu Fan’s presence.

“I need to step out for a while; you’ll take over the Q&A session.”

“Don’t argue; I know you’re capable.”

With that, Xu Fan swiftly exited the main peak’s dojo, accompanied by a squad of puppets, heading towards the crash site of the wreckage.

Luckily, the wreckage had landed near Hidden Spirit Island.

Xu Fan quickly located the debris.

“This was caused by a giant beast, one capable of spatial sealing,” Xu Fan remarked, sensing the residual energy from the wreckage.

“I hope Spirit Cut Elder is unharmed,” Xu Fan said with a grave expression.

He suspected that Spirit Cut had encountered a giant beast under the control of the beast race.

“With Master Qianling present, survival shouldn’t be an issue,” Xu Fan thought, confident that Master Qianling possessed something akin to a talisman clone.

As Xu Fan fretted over their safety, Grape detected the descending main wreckage of Hidden Spirit No. 2.

“There’s a spiritual energy response in the main body; it’s likely Spirit Cut Elder,” Grape announced.

Xu Fan and his puppets hurried towards the calculated landing site of Hidden Spirit No. 2’s main wreckage.

“Grape, deploy the local hidden puppets to decelerate Hidden Spirit No. 2’s descent,” Xu Fan ordered, concerned that the massive wreckage might injure Spirit Cut.

“Understood.”

Tens of thousands of Nascent Soul Stage puppets emerged from a large warehouse hundreds of thousands of kilometers from Lin Sen Fairy City, ascending into the sky.

“Master, Warehouse No. 1030 is in the vicinity and has initiated the interception plan,” Grape reported.

“Good, prepare the railgun to prevent any giant beast race warships from landing.”

“Understood.”

By now, Xu Fan had switched to his spiritual boat, speeding towards the drop-off point.

Half an hour later, Xu Fan spotted the main wreckage in the distance, billowing thick smoke.

Puppets had already secured the unconscious Spirit Cut in a safe area.

A green spiritual light emanated from Xu Fan’s hand, followed by healing treasures that merged with the light and entered Spirit Cut’s body.

“His soul is in disarray, but thankfully, Spirit Cut Elder’s soul is robust. Otherwise, he’d be in a vegetative state,” Xu Fan said, relieved.

To Xu Fan, the destruction of the Star Ship was inconsequential; the safety of its passengers was paramount.

Then, Xu Fan injected several types of spirit pills for nurturing the soul and solidifying its essence into Spirit Cut’s body.

After a long while, Spirit Cut slowly woke up. The first thing he said upon seeing Xu Fan was,

“Grand Elder, I brought back every disciple from the Star Ship, not missing a single one.”

After saying this, Spirit Cut passed out again, looking relieved.

Xu Fan heard the words he most wanted to hear and let out a deep sigh of relief.

“It’s okay if the Star Ship is gone; as long as everyone is alive, that’s what matters.” Xu Fan’s heart, which had been in his throat, finally settled.

Three days later, Spirit Cut woke up again and started to explain what had happened.

“I ran into the beast race fleet and the giant beasts deep in the Extreme Void Domain with my friend, Qianling,” Spirit Cut said slowly.

“Was it that old turtle?”

“No, it was a giant beast like a flood dragon, and it could also seal space.”

“First, I was attacked; the tail of the Star Ship was torn apart by that giant beast in one strike.”

“Luckily, I had already moved my disciples and crew into my precious artifact palace.”

“Then, my friend Qianling acted quickly, releasing the avatar of the Grand Elder of Qianling Sect that was hidden beside him.”

“Even though the Grand Elder’s avatar was evenly matched with the giant beast, Hidden Spirit No. 2 still took a few hits.”

“In the end, that flood dragon-like giant beast roared and scattered us.” Spirit Cut said, sounding a bit frustrated.

“It’s okay as long as you made it back alive,” Xu Fan reassured him.

“It’s just a shame I couldn’t bring Hidden Spirit No. 2 back in one piece,” Spirit Cut sighed.

Just then, Grape’s alarm went off.

“Warning, warning! Three giant beast race warships are invading!”

“All three giant beast race warships are moon-level.”

Grape’s voice became sharp and urgent.

“All railguns, get ready; since they’re here, let’s give them a warm welcome!” Xu Fan said, a flash of killing intent in his eyes.

At that moment, the beast king on the leading giant beast race warship looked down at the land, his face flushed red.

“A fairy city of the human race; this time, we’re in for a feast,” the beast king, with a single horn, chuckled.

“Let’s not slaughter the city this time; I want to keep those humans for some fun.”

In the control room of the leading giant beast race warship, another beast king, operating a giant beast warship, spoke with a bloodthirsty and brutal tone.

“When the time comes, we’ll use the Spirit Blood Formation to strip all humans in this fairy city of their minds, forcing them to live alongside the lowest of the flesh race.”

“That’s a great idea; I like it,” the leading beast king replied with a grin.

“Remember this location; when the time comes, send one warship back to report to the elder.”

“Understood.”

At that moment, six straight silver beams shot through the sky, instantly piercing two giant beast race warships.

The last one was hit with concentrated fire, breaking through the protective shield and penetrating the giant beast warship.

In the blink of an eye, the three moon-level giant beast race warships were destroyed.

“How foolish; did they think their shields made them invincible?” Xu Fan scoffed, looking at the light curtain.

“It’s a shame we ran into that giant beast back then; we never got the chance to face this legendary moon-level giant beast warship in battle,” Spirit Cut added.

“Honestly, there’s no real difference from regular giant beast warships; it’s just that before, we needed one shot here, and now we need three precise shots,” Xu Fan explained.

“Grape, go retrieve those three giant beast race warships; there should be some valuable stuff on them,” Xu Fan instructed.

“Yes, it seemed like the giant beast was trying to leave the inner area when we saw it.”

“Hopefully, these giant beast warships are fully loaded and can make up for the loss of Hidden Spirit No. 2.”

Mentioning Hidden Spirit No. 2, Spirit Cut’s expression darkened again.

He knew how much resources and effort the sect had poured into that Star Ship.

And now, it was destroyed by the giant beast after only a short time.

“Hidden Spirit No. 2 is gone, but there will be No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 to take its place. When that happens, Spirit Cut Elder, you can continue mining with peace of mind,” Xu Fan said with a smile.

To him, Hidden Spirit No. 2 was no different from a car from his past life.

As the Hidden Spirit Sect grew stronger, this “car” would only get better and better.