480: Chapter: Fight to support the war, and seek good fortune for yourself

As the battle in Qingyun District concluded, Baili Ziyuan did indeed tell Dragon Xuanyuan his thoughts.

He wanted to participate in the battles in other districts, which could help him become stronger quickly.

After all, in the battlefield, the souls of both demon beasts and Sea Beasts were nourishment for his growth.

After discussing with the other three Kings, Dragon Xuanyuan agreed, but with one condition: he could not devour the souls of Great Xia soldiers.

Naturally, Baili Ziyuan had no reason to refuse this; unless those people were willing, he would never act.

Returning home in spirit is something every Great Xia soldier yearns for, and no one can violate it.

After receiving permission, Baili Ziyuan left Qingyun District and headed to the battlefields in the other districts.

However, after the Golden Winged Peng and the Three-Tailed Fox escaped, they informed the other major demon beast forces about the specific situation in Qingyun District.

And in order to get revenge, after recovering, the Golden Winged Peng and the Three-Tailed Fox went to support the other districts.

Baili Ziyuan was only halfway through resolving the war in the second district when he was tied down; no matter where Baili Ziyuan went, the Golden Winged Peng and the Three-Tailed Fox followed closely.

It seemed they had targeted him specifically, not giving him any chance.

Under such circumstances, the speed at which Baili Ziyuan collected souls was greatly hindered.

After all, even though the Ghost Army included Xia Yu and Mo Xuan, two Half-King Realm ghost commanders, there were also many Half-King Realm Experts among the demon beasts.

He could only absorb the souls of the demon beasts killed in battle; although the speed was much slower.

But the advantage was in the quantity; the strength of the Ghost Army grew as time passed, and Baili Ziyuan did as well.

At the Great Xia Military Department's main base, Dragon King Dragon Xuanyuan, Prince Wu'an Bai Yuan, the Phoenix King, and the Green King gathered once more.

"Can't find it; that tree is like it disappeared into thin air."

The Green King said in a somewhat hoarse voice, "Even the tracking map is useless; those people can't find the slightest trace."

"I will arrange for them to be included in the list of martyrs; I will personally handle the family matters."

Bai Yuan slowly closed his eyes; his expression was pained, a look he hadn't even shown when facing the pincer attack of the Silver Moon Wolf King and the Black Wolf King.

Dragon Xuanyuan sighed deeply, "Perhaps we can contact the Shadow Lord; maybe he has a way."

"No, the Shadow Lord is one of them after all. This time, the Sequencer Lord's spiritual body personally took action; will he still help us?"

His words were immediately refuted by the Phoenix King; in fact, they all knew in their hearts.

The only one who could possibly save those people now was likely this Shadow Lord, but once they made contact, it would mean showing weakness.

"For the greater good, appropriate sacrifice is worth it."

"I think we can try."

Bai Yuan suddenly spoke, his gaze fixed on the Phoenix King, "Since there's a chance to save them, we can't give up on them."

Both the Green King and Dragon Xuanyuan looked towards the Phoenix King, and seeing this, the Phoenix King stopped speaking and flashed away.

Seeing this, the three of them understood the Phoenix King's attitude and couldn't help but smile.

Dragon Xuanyuan took out the communicator he had borrowed from Baili Ziyuan and immediately dialed that number.

"Speak."

The Shadow Lord's cold and emotionless voice came from the other side; Dragon Xuanyuan organized his thoughts before slowly speaking.

"I am Dragon Xuanyuan; I want to make a deal with you."

There was a moment of silence from the other side before a voice slowly came, revealing a hint of interest.

"It's actually Lord Dragon King; what kind of deal might this be?"

"Do you know if there's a tree among you Sequencers? That is, the mastermind behind the Devil Fruit Ability Users."

"008 Bizarre Tree. What, haven't given up on those people yet?"

Shadow directly stated the information about the Bizarre Tree and also directly guessed the purpose of the few people.

"So you can find their location, or rescue them?"

When Dragon Xuanyuan said this, the expressions of Bai Yuan and the Green King couldn't help but stiffen, staring intently at the communicator in front of them.

But the other side fell into a brief silence, and after a long while, a voice came.

"I cannot find their location, and from what I understand, those people will eventually die because it needs to reclaim those abilities."

"What!"

Bai Yuan suddenly stood up, a monstrous aura of ferocity erupting, but it was suppressed by Dragon Xuanyuan and the Green King in an instant.

But the expressions of the two were also grim; the information they had received earlier was that ten people should survive.

Then their people still had a certain chance of survival, but according to Shadow, they would all die.

Moreover, the one saying this was also a Sequencer, and even the 004 who came before that 008.

"The specific situation still depends on 008 itself; I am just guessing."

The Shadow Lord's voice remained cold, as if stating a perfectly normal matter.

Dragon Xuanyuan, Bai Yuan, and the Green King were not comforted; their expressions became even more solemn.

They had held a glimmer of hope, believing that the Shadow Lord might provide some clues, or even help them rescue the trapped people.

However, the Shadow Lord's words completely shattered their illusions.

"You mean, our people... have no chance of survival?"

Dragon Xuanyuan's voice was low, carrying a hint of suppressed anger.

"I am just making a deduction based on what I know."

The Shadow Lord said faintly, "The existence of 008 Bizarre Tree itself is a mystery; its behavior pattern cannot be speculated with common sense.

Its method of reclaiming abilities is usually by completely devouring the host's life force.

So, your people... are probably in grave danger."

Bai Yuan's fists were clenched tightly, knuckles white, the rage in his eyes almost bursting forth.

But he knew that being angry at this moment was useless.

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice, "Is there really no way at all? Even if there's just a glimmer of hope, we are willing to try."

"Unless you can find Master; as long as Master speaks, let alone your people, he won't touch anyone."

Shadow chuckled lightly on the other side of the communicator, "But that's simply impossible. Alright, Lord Dragon King, farewell."

After speaking, Shadow directly cut off the communication, because he knew that with the current state of mind of Dragon Xuanyuan and the others, they would not make any other deals with him.

And at the moment the communicator was hung up, the three of them also sighed, feeling somewhat powerless.

"Whether they can live or not depends only on themselves."

Finding that Sequencer Lord was indeed impossible for them, because they had no clues whatsoever.

Even if they found him, the other party couldn't possibly help them; otherwise, why would he have stopped them in the first place?

"Let's just focus on dealing with the current demon beasts and Sea Beasts. Although the situation has stabilized now, those old guys haven't made a move yet."