Night of Despair-Chapter 449: At the depths of 447, Three

Several minutes later.

Yu Hong grabbed a spoon and gulped down all the golden rainwater from inside it.

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Hiss.

Golden mist steamed out of his mouth and nose as his Tai Ling Skill circulated rapidly within him. With powerful spiritual fluctuations and physical prowess, he activated his cultivation technique to fully absorb and digest the golden rainwater, transforming it into the first layer of Inner Strength for his Tai Ling Skill.

Beside him, Yiyi watched blankly, not understanding what was happening, but she quickly reacted, found a basin, and began collecting the golden rainwater pouring outside in large amounts.

After filling the basin, she rushed back to Yu Hong’s side, spooning the water to him spoon by spoon.

Yu Hong accepted each spoonful without refusal, continually absorbing the rainwater.

Five minutes later...

A flash of golden light enveloped his body, and he finally ceased his actions.

"No need for more now," he murmured lowly.

"Oh..." Yiyi nodded.

"How are you feeling now? Are you okay?" she asked with concern.

"Um, very good. Better than ever," Yu Hong replied.

Because just moments ago, he had successfully re-cultivated the first layer of the Tai Ling Skill and completed the re-cultivation of the Spirit Disaster Power.

He began cultivating the Second Layer.

’According to previous comparisons with the Tai Ling Skill, the value of the Fifth Layer’s spiritual fluctuations just correspond to the Seven Fierce Level in the Dao Mai World. But because of the amplification of the Spirit Light Secret Skill and the enhancement of physical qualities, that’s why the power far exceeds that of the Seven Evils. Given that the Light Disaster possesses special Spirit Light Secret Techniques, I wonder if Spirit Disaster might have them too...’

Till this point, Yu Hong had felt completely drained of Inner Strength, which caused him some unease.

But now, having successfully absorbed a large amount of Spirit Disaster Radiation, his thoughts changed.

Cultivating here and replenishing his Tai Ling Skill would be twice as effective with half the effort.

Only by adapting to and utilizing the power here could he better explore this place and seize the opportunity to rescue Quan He!

Aside from this, he discovered that his golden Divine nature from his Moon God Bloodline was, in this place, like a sponge starved for water, frantically absorbing the energy from the golden raindrops of Spirit Disaster Radiation.

A sensation akin to a seed quietly germinating was slowly rising from the depths of his heart.

Yu Hong could also distinctly sense that his body was undergoing some sort of special change here.

He guessed that perhaps his Moon God Bloodline had always been dormant, and it was only here, with an ample supply of Spiritual Energy for nourishment, that it truly began to fully awaken.

"I’m fine now. You can go ahead with your things," Yu Hong comforted Yiyi, who was still worriedly watching him.

"Oh..." Yiyi, reassured by his confirmation, reluctantly turned and kept looking back as she went to tidy up the bowls and utensils.

Her only pleasure now was in doing these miscellaneous chores.

Since she couldn’t grasp cultivation techniques and other complex tasks were beyond her, she could only do simple tasks within her capabilities.

Thus, they endured the dullness for several days; the trio, like camping, lived in the safe house which was like a caravan in the wilderness, spending their days cooking, cultivating, meditating, sleeping, and repeating the cycle amidst the deep reaches of the Spirit Disaster.

Finally, the enhancement of the safe house’s camouflaging and concealment ability was nearly complete.

But trouble was fast approaching.

Thump!

THUMP!!

THUMP!!!

A giant and sharp black beak relentlessly approached the safe house.

With each landing, it pecked and gulped down a great deal of disorderly debris from beneath the Cloud Sea.

That Immortal Crane, whose size was at least thousands of kilometers in scale, was strolling around, pecking and feeding, and drawing ever closer to the safe house.

Whoosh.

The viewing window was drawn shut.

Ku Chan retracted his gaze from the outside, his expression grave.

"Is there any way out? I don’t think we can withstand that Immortal Crane creature’s pecking. Just the mental pressure it emits is suffocating."

"It would have been better if Zhang Kajing were still here. It’s my fault," Yu Hong frowned.

Ku Chan exchanged glances with him, instantly understanding.

If Zhang Kajing were still here, they could have knocked her out to draw the creature’s attention away from the safe house.

But now, they had nothing.

"Don’t worry... I’ll figure something out..." Yu Hong checked the safe house’s Array conditions.

The entire structure quickly came into full view in his mind.

The outer stone walls mainly consisted of reinforced hardness and toughness, while the outermost layer had a compound array.

The basic camouflage capability was the result of this layer involving the White Stone Array and the Wind and Fire Slaughter Spirit Array.

However, the efficacy of these arrays was very basic, merely able to barely hide the exterior color and shape.

Even to Yu Hong’s senses, it felt quite crude.

Thump!

Thump!

The Immortal Crane’s massive, heavy footsteps slowly encroached.

"I’ll head to the Main Control Room!" Yu Hong said hastily.

"Forget it, Alliance Hierarch, I’ll go. You two take the chance to run!" Ku Chan suddenly spoke up.

"?!," Yu Hong had just turned towards the Main Control Room’s door, when he heard Ku Chan’s decisive voice from behind.

He turned around in surprise.

A flash of red, and Ku Chan had already charged out. The door was shut behind him with a backhand.

Yiyi, still stunned, stood in place, uncomprehending what had just occurred.

By the time she regained her senses and discerned the words, Ku Chan had already charged a significant distance away.

AANG!!!

A loud, dark red phoenix cry surged to the heavens.

In the blink of an eye, Ku Chan flew out hundreds of meters, his body erupting with a vast amount of dark red flames, while in his hand the hilt of the Chi Xiao Sword concentrated a full force of fire light, unleashing his strongest Technique against the gigantic Immortal Crane.

Boom!!

A loud explosion.

Centered around him, a dark red flame ignited across dozens of kilometers.

Even for the vast Immortal Crane, this massive burning area seemed merely like a small fire pit—highly conspicuous.

"Go!!" Ku Chan suddenly transmitted a roar, his body’s dark red light surged once more, and a vague, black and red, giant phoenix phantom loomed behind him.

It wasn’t the previous Heavenly Venerate, but a pure outline of a gigantic phoenix.

Buzz!

He soared up into the sky, accompanied by the giant phoenix outline, pulling along the Immortal Crane, and flying towards the direction away from the safe house.

Yu Hong and Yiyi stayed at the observation window, watching his fleeing figure, speechless for a while.

The next second, Yu Hong suddenly thought of something. He dashed towards the main control room.

Entering the underground control room, the first thing he looked at was the countdown on the wall.

’02 minutes.’

Only two minutes left for the enhancement!

"Hang in there!"

He closely sensed the Spirit Light lingering on Ku Chan, which was rapidly moving away from them.

Pfft.

Suddenly, the Spirit Light he was sensing disappeared.

The Spirit Light belonging to Ku Chan, just at that moment, vanished completely.

It was as if it had been isolated by something, disappearing instantly from Yu Hong’s senses.

".....!" Yu Hong’s gaze darkened, but thankfully he did not sense the retrieval of Ku Chan’s Spirit Light, which meant he was not dead!

At that moment, the countdown on the wall ticked again, reaching 01 minute.

Yu Hong had never felt a minute to be so long.

He never expected Ku Chan to bolt out so decisively. With the current terrible state they were in, even he did not have time to stop it.

Another brief wait.

Click.

Finally, the countdown on the wall hit zero and disappeared. At the same time, the outer layer of the entire safe house flashed briefly and became blurry.

Then, a layer of white mist rapidly emerged on its surface, which looked identical in color, material, and detail to the surrounding Cloud Sea, appearing as a slowly moving cloud.

Simultaneously, all traces of the safe house vanished in that instant, as if it had been completely covered by an insulating membrane.

Awooo!

The white giant Immortal Crane casually pecked and shattered the flaming phoenix before stepping on the Cloud Sea, shaking the ground with each step, and returning nearby.

It shook its head, puzzled as it looked in the direction of the safe house, seemingly searching for something.

But after searching for a while with no findings, it eventually casually strolled off towards another area.

Phew!!

Inside the safe house, Yu Hong and Yiyi both breathed a sigh of relief.

Yu Hong picked up the manual that had appeared after the recent enhancement.

’This enhancement, referencing Vice Sect Hierarch Ning Sang’s mobile palace, Heavenly Curtain’s, exterior camouflage coating. It can autonomously adapt and generate camouflage coatings to match the environment.’

’After the enhancement, it can reach the Sky Wish Sect’s Basic First Class concealment standard.’

’Basic First Class: Hides visual and olfactory presence, masks certain spiritual radiation scans, causing misdirection to relevant sensing creatures, but does not provide much concealment against tactile and auditory perception.’

’Not very strong....’ Yu Hong felt a tightness in his heart.

The strength of this concealment seemed not as potent as he had imagined, but on closer thought, considering the enhancement process took only a few days and the safe house was so large, it was unlikely to achieve any better effect.

Fortunately, just now they were lucky. That giant Immortal Crane wasn’t a monster with exceptional sensory abilities, otherwise, they might have really been in trouble.

Watching the giant Immortal Crane pass by the safe house and peck its way into the distance,

Yu Hong took a deep breath and carefully sensed Ku Chan’s location.

Only now, upon intense concentration, did he barely catch a faint breath, weak Spirit Light, slowly moving towards them in waves.

"Yiyi, secure the door, I’m going to pick up Ku Chan!"

"Okay!"

Yu Hong quickly opened the safe house’s main door. The cold, breathless wind poured into the room.

With a burst of speed, harnessing his powerful physical body, he charged two hundred meters within seconds, precisely arriving at the area from where Ku Chan’s senses were emanating.

On the pure white Cloud Sea.

Yu Hong looked around, activating golden currents on his body, inherent to the Moon God Bloodline.

Soon, behind a raised hillock of cloud vapor, he found Ku Chan, bloodied and barely alive.

He rushed over, picked the person up, and ran back.

One second, two seconds, three seconds!

Pfft!

The safe house’s main door was precisely opened by Yiyi, who had been keeping watch. The two rushed through the door.

Bam! The door quickly shut.

All was silent once again.

Yu Hong stopped in his tracks and gently laid Ku Chan down on the ground.

The guy looked dazed, his body was like a wrung-out cloth, covered in wrinkles, almost all blood drained, and his skin was deathly white.

Under normal circumstances, such injuries would have been beyond saving.

But the faint golden glow from Yu Hong had already started to work silently as he approached Ku Chan.

Hiss.

At this moment, the wounds on Ku Chan’s body and the wrinkles were rapidly disappearing before the naked eye.

The pallor on his face also gradually began to show a hint of rosiness.

But this recovery only lasted ten seconds before quickly halting.