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Following the faint traces, Yang Kaiâs consciousness tracked the signs back to the source and soon found what he was looking for.
Although he wasnât certain about the exact location of the Territory Lordâs Black Ink Nest, he was confident that he got the direction right. As long as he moved in that direction, he would find the Territory Lordâs Black Ink Nest.
Since he had achieved his goal, he retracted his Divine Sense and left the Feudal Lord Black Ink Nest before shooting into the sky.
He didnât waste any of his energy to destroy this Feudal Lordâs Black Ink Nest since all the Feudal Lord Black Ink Nests were linked to the Territory Lordâs Black Ink Nest. As long as he destroyed the source, all the Feudal Lord Black Ink Nests would wither as well.
The moment Yang Kaiâs consciousness left this special space, a certain consciousness temporarily fell into a dazed state in another similar but even more magnificent space.
The consciousnesses of the Feudal Lordsâ Black Ink Nests would gather together in the special space transformed from the consciousness of the Territory Lordâs Black Ink Nest. Similarly, the consciousnesses of the Territory Lordsâ Black Ink Nests would assemble in the special space transformed from the consciousness of the Royal Lordâs Black Ink Nest.
This even bigger space was where the consciousness of the Royal Lordâs Black Ink Nest was located. The consciousnesses that had gathered together in this place came from the Territory Lordsâ Black Ink Nests. Hence, the consciousnesses in this place represented the Territory Lords.
Upon detecting the anomaly, the other consciousnesses quickly inquired about it.
The consciousness from earlier fell silent for a moment and said hesitantly, âJust now, someone seemed to be searching for my location.â
âSomeone was searching for your location?â Another consciousness asked curiously.
The third consciousness was equally inquisitive, âWhatâs the point of ascertaining your location? Are you mistaken?â
The first consciousness replied, âMaybe. Iâm not sure about it.â
Since he had said so, the other consciousnesses stopped asking about it. This matter ended here, and they went on to talk about another topic.
âWhatâs going on with that Human named Yang Kai? Has Sir Hei Yuan captured him?â
âThereâs no news about him yet, but it seems that Human has destroyed Sir Hei Yuanâs Black Ink Nest.â
âWhat? Sir Hei Yuanâs Black Ink Nest was destroyed? When did that happen?â Another consciousness exclaimed. It was apparent that he had not heard about this news yet.
âIt happened not long ago. The person guarding the Black Ink Nest sent me a message at the last moment. Apparently, the Human named Yang Kai directly invaded Sir Hei Yuanâs home territory. Now, we canât contact anyone from Sir Hei Yuanâs side. Our connection with them has been cut off.â
The other consciousnesses fell into silence.
Something must have gone wrong as they were unable to contact anyone from Hei Yuanâs side. The only possibility was that Hei Yuanâs Black Ink Nest had been destroyed; otherwise, this shouldnât have happened.
All of these consciousnesses felt their hearts sinking at the revelation that a Human had destroyed a Territory Lordâs Black Ink Nest. At the same time, they felt furious and humiliated.
The only thing they knew was that Hei Yuan was chasing after the Human, but they had no idea whether he would succeed.
The consciousnesses felt that the topic was too depressing, so they quickly moved on to another. They started discussing the war between the two Races and tried to speculate on the outcome.
While they were engrossed in the discussion, a certain consciousness suddenly exclaimed.
As the conversation was cut off, the other consciousnesses looked at him in puzzlement.
The consciousness explained, âSome Feudal Lords reported to me that the Human named Yang Kai came to our territory.â
âHeâs in your territory? What is he doing there?â
âRegardless of what he is up to, quickly inform Sir Hei Yuan about it so that he can come over to help. Also, mobilise the Black Ink Clansmen in your territory and restrain the Human until Sir Hei Yuan arrives. We must not let him flee!â
âGot it.â The moment the consciousness finished speaking, he passed on an order through the Black Ink Nest network and the Black Ink Clansmen in his territory started taking action.
The other consciousnesses waited with concern as they asked about what was going on from time to time. Certainly, the consciousness wouldnât hide anything from them.
Half a day later, a consciousness suddenly said in a puzzled manner, âThe Human doesnât seem to be running away from Sir Hei Yuan. InsteadâŚâ
âGo on.â
âIt seems that he has targeted my Territory Lordâs Black Ink Nest.â
Upon hearing that, the other consciousnesses paled, especially the one who represented the area of the Territory Lordâs Black Ink Nest where Yang Kai was located.
Just then, another consciousness said, âEarlier, you said that someone was trying to figure out your location, right?â
The consciousness that represented the area of the Territory Lordâs Black Ink Nest where Yang Kai was located replied, âYes, thatâs what I felt. Wait, you meanâŚâ
âThatâs right. The Human named Yang Kai didnât know the exact location of your Territory Lordâs Black Ink Nest, so he made use of a Feudal Lordâs Black Ink Nest to find it. He then headed straight to your place after that. His target is the Territory Lordâs Black Ink Nest!â
âWhat?â the consciousness exclaimed, âWhat should I do?â
âWhat about Sir Hei Yuan? Have you reached him?â
âSir Hei Yuan is on his way, but heâs still far away from the Human. It seems that he canât arrive in time to stop him.â
âAssemble the Feudal Lords to stall him! We must not let that Human destroy another Territory Lordâs Black Ink Nest. Otherwise, it will be a humiliation we can never wipe away! When Sir Hei Yuan reaches there, heâll easily capture that Human!â
âItâs too lateâŚâ The consciousness sounded despondent.
âWhy?â
âIt seems that Yang Kai has arrived. I can feel the fluctuations of battle outside.â
âHow is it possible that he has arrived so soon?â The other consciousnesses were astounded, âAre you sure that Human is there?â
âItâs not a Human. ItâsâŚâ
âWhat are you talking about? What do you see?â
âItâs a monster thatâs several tens of thousands of metres long with a humongous spear in its claws. The Feudal Lords canât block him⌠itâs heading straight for the Black Ink⌠Argh!â
The shriek sent a shockwave across the other consciousnesses. Although they were not the ones experiencing the disaster, they could feel how heart-wrenching it must have been for their companion the moment they heard the shriek. Feelings of panic and fear overwhelmed these consciousnesses, causing them to tremble.
The Black Ink Nestâs consciousness was a medium through which one could connect with the other consciousnesses via Divine Sense. Although one could communicate with others swiftly and easily, he had to promptly cut off the connection when he fell into danger; otherwise, his Soul would die following the destruction of the Black Ink Nest. This was an unbearable pain for any living creature.
âThis wonât end here!â The consciousness wailed. The message made the entire space descend into despair. The next moment, the consciousness vanished into thin air, as though he had never existed before.
The other consciousness fell into silence in this special space.
Another consciousness tried to contact him, but regardless of how hard he tried, he couldnât reach the other side.
In the meantime, in a particular Territory Lordâs home territory, a colossal Black Ink Nest was cut down by the Azure Dragon Spear. A violent force caused the entire Black Ink Nest to collapse and countless Black Ink Clansmen lost their lives while the expansive territory shattered.
Those Black Ink Clansmen tried their hardest to repel the enemy, and many attacks of varying power were sent out at the 30,000-metre-long Dragon. Although most of the attacks were weak, they came in massive numbers.
The Golden Dragon Scales on the Dragon trembled upon impact and as its gigantic figure flew across the void, Dragon Blood fell to the ground.
Yang Kai didnât intend to keep fighting with them. After destroying the Black Ink Nest and killing those who got in his way, he went on to snatch up as many resources as he could before turning around and escaping. A while later, he withdrew his Dragon Form and returned to his Human Form. Following that, he manipulated Space Principles and disappeared from the place with a flicker.
The Black Ink Clansmen dashed out of the broken territory and fearlessly pursued their hated enemy; however, they soon lost track of Yang Kai and could only aimlessly search for him. The Territory Lordâs territory behind them was now in a giant mess.
After a long time of silence, the consciousnesses that had gathered together in the grand space formed from the consciousness of the Royal Lordâs Black Ink Nest finally started reacting.
One of the consciousnesses said, âAnother Territory Lordâs Black Ink Nest has been destroyed.â
âWe havenât received any definitive news yet, so itâs too early to say that.â
âThe truth is right before our eyes, why else wouldnât we be able to contact them? You might want to deny it, but you canât change the fact that a calamity has happened.â
âIt was a several tens of thousands of metres long monster with a huge spear in its claws that destroyed the Black Ink Nest? What was it?â
âItâs a Grand Dragon! According to the Black Ink Disciples, a Grand Dragon is a powerful being. Sir Hei Yuanâs Black Ink Nest was destroyed by that same Grand Dragon. Furthermore, from what Iâve gathered, Yang Kai is not a Human. The Grand Dragon is his true form.â
âI donât care whether heâs a Human or Grand Dragon, heâs destroyed two Territory Lord Black Ink Nests so far, and I donât have to remind all of you that before our comrade passed away earlier, he said that âit wonât end hereâ. Iâm sure you all know what that means.â
A consciousness asked in horror, âDoes that mean that Yang Kai is going to destroy even more Territory Lord Black Ink Nests?â
âIn order to repel the Human Army, the Territory Lords have left for the battlefield with their respective Armies. Apart from a few Territory Lords who have remained in the Royal Lordâs territory to guard the Royal City and coordinate other matters, there are no powerful Masters left. Moreover, some of those Territory Lords had to join up with the Royal Lord to fight against the Human Old Ancestor. Itâs not surprising that Yang Kai would seize this chance to raise chaos. Although Sir Hei Yuan has been hunting him down, he hasnât managed to achieve his goal so far. The Humanâs next target could be me, or any one of you.â
Upon hearing that, those consciousnesses became apprehensive.
âWe canât pin all our hopes on Sir Hei Yuan. To put it bluntly, if he was able to capture the Human, the second Black Ink Nest wouldnât have been destroyed. We have to save ourselves.â
âHow are you going to do that? That Human is too powerful. We canât fend him off even if we have a lot of subordinates with us.â
âRegardless of how powerful he is, he is on his own; moreover, he must be injured after destroying two Territory Lord Black Ink Nest. I believe heâll have to recuperate for some time before acting again, so all of you donât have to worry. However, once he recovers, heâll probably make a move again.â
âDo you have a suggestion? Tell us about it.â
The consciousness then told everyone about his plan, and the rest of them nodded in agreement.