117: Attacked again! Don't get me wrong...

The endless darkness brought by the Candle Dragon's Eye also dissipated instantly as he left.

In Lin Yuan City, countless surviving Demon Suppression Army Warriors, leaders, and Tier 6 professionals cheered.

“You…” Beside Ye Ze, Wu Ming gasped, “This is the Divine Fire from the Secret Realm!?”

Ye Ze let out a long sigh of relief.

He had repelled the Demon Lord and defended Lin Yuan City.

Although Lin Yuan City had suffered a significant blow, with two city gates destroyed and the city itself scarred, it was still good that it had been held.

“I didn’t expect you to be the one to turn the tide!”

At this moment, Wei Zheng, who was the overall commander of the battlefield, rushed over. He had seen that 'rocket' and was deeply moved:

“If not for your fire and the Tier 7 pill, perhaps the entire East China would have fallen.”

Ye Ze, however, sighed, “But Demon Lord Candle Nine is not dead yet.”

Although Candle Nine was hit by the Samadhi True Fire, Ye Ze felt that he wouldn't be burned to death.

After all, that was likely the power of the Candle Dragon!

“But you still bought us a chance!”

Wei Zheng smiled faintly, “And a Tier 7 has emerged!”

With that, Wei Zheng took out a black card with a gold border and handed it to Ye Ze, saying sincerely:

“This is a privilege card for the Starfall Medal, which is above gold.”

“You can go to the Demon Suppressing Army Treasury every month and choose three items freely, no military merits required!”

Seeing this, Wu Ming couldn't help but sigh.

Only four people in the entire N/A had received the Starfall Medal for such achievements over the past few decades!

With it, one could choose five items from the Treasure Vault each month, with no limit on the floor. If one went to the fourth floor, it would be equivalent to three legendary rare items per month!

That was equivalent to his annual salary as the head of East China!

However, Ye Ze's achievements were indeed more than enough for a Starfall Medal!

Ye Ze remained calm; after all, he had seen quite a few legendary pieces of equipment.

However, the Demon Suppressing Army Treasury contained not only equipment but also some very useful rare items and skill books.

Ye Ze immediately thought of something he really wanted to exchange for!

—That mechanical summoned beast!

He gladly accepted, “Thank you, Chief Wei.”

Seeing Ye Ze accept it, Wei Zheng laughed heartily, “As long as you don’t dislike it!”

“After all, for you, our country can’t offer anything better!”

Apparently, Wei Zheng also knew about Ye Ze obtaining the Mythical Samadhi True Fire.

Now, let alone N/A, even the entire Blue Star had nothing of better quality than what Ye Ze possessed!

Ye Ze smiled, not overly conceited.

After all, his raw strength was still far lacking; let alone dealing with the Demon Lord, even a slightly stronger Demon King would be very troublesome.

His combat power urgently needed improvement.

If he had been strong enough today, chasing Candle Nine with the Samadhi True Fire, he might have even gotten Candle Nine's source fragments!

Although the Demon Lord retreated, there wasn't much celebration.

After all, Lin Yuan City still needed to be rebuilt, and the endless N/A army at the front lines needed to be repelled.

They also had to prepare for the next N/A attack…

There wasn't even time to mourn the dead.

The Tier 6s and Wan Feipeng, who had just finished fighting, were successively dispatched to repel the Demon King army.

Wei Zheng had previously asked Ye Ze if he needed protection, but Ye Ze decisively refused, citing the importance of the front line.

Subsequently, Ye Ze left the city for Central China!

He planned to go to the Demon Suppressing Army Treasury to exchange for that mechanical summoned beast he had once seen!

That was one of the few 'unique' potentials Ye Ze had encountered. Previously, it couldn't move due to its form, but now with the 'Thousand Transformations' attribute…

“An intelligent mechanical race that can change freely should be interesting!”

“And I can also try the effect of the Super Summoning Space.”

Thinking this, Ye Ze eagerly left the city.

Outside Lin Yuan City, it was also a ruin, a mess everywhere, blood mixed on the ground, a black and red expanse.

“Hmm?”

Ye Ze suddenly froze, a faint sense of crisis once again lingering in his heart!

“Pfft—!”

“Ye Ze! Die—!”

Suddenly, the blood on the ground condensed into a sharp spear, moving extremely fast, directly piercing his chest!

The Spirit Pact Cloak's shield was directly pierced, and then the starlight on Ye Ze's armor flickered.

“Ding—”

【Star Guardian—You have suffered fatal damage, triggering 'Star's Blessing' damage immunity, invincible for 2.5 seconds!】

Damn it! I was careless!

The mental exhaustion from the Samadhi True Fire, coupled with the relaxation after the big battle, lowered Ye Ze's vigilance.

—He was still human, after all.

Ye Ze immediately took out the turtle shell…【Source Fragment - Ao】.

【Consume 100 Source Power to activate a 100% damage immunity shield, lasting 1 minute!】

Fortunately, the turtle shell wasn't worn by Ye Ze.

Instead, a translucent, light green shield with patterns appeared.

On the opposite side, after the blood spear attacked, it transformed into two figures.

They were both Tier 6 professionals from the Lionheart Kingdom!

One was 'Blood King' Dracula;

The other was Gana, a great water mage.

They had transformed into blood and water, hiding on the ground, waiting for an opportunity to ambush him!

Ye Ze snorted, “The N/A are launching a full-scale attack, and you're taking the opportunity to ambush N/A. Quite clever, aren't you!”

If the previous Secret Realm competition could be attributed to internal Blue Star competition.

Then this opportunistic ambush was already considered a betrayal of humanity!

Who knew, Dracula's face, however, was filled with extreme resentment, as he gnashed his teeth:

“You forced me to use Blood Escape, causing me to lose most of the strength I accumulated over decades!”

“With someone like you alive in N/A, none of us can sleep!”

When Ye Ze exited the Secret Realm, he used the Samadhi True Fire to burn Dracula, forcing him to use Blood Escape to leave his original body, losing countless attributes and abilities, and greatly reducing his strength.

Even if he returned to the Lionheart Kingdom, his status would inevitably be much lower than before.

And there was only one way to regain his status…

“If you want to live, I’ll give you ten seconds to hand over the Divine Fire!”

Ever since Dracula experienced its power, he had constantly longed for the Mythical Samadhi True Fire!

With this Divine Fire, he would surely return to his peak!

“Ten—!”

Ye Ze couldn't help but quip, “At least give me an hour to think it over carefully?”

“You still dare to laugh!?”

“Stop talking nonsense with him! Just kill him, the Divine Fire might even drop!”

At this moment, Gana, the great water mage in a blue robe, impatiently urged them to act.

At the same time, Gana waved his hand, and countless water droplets turned into sharp blades, hundreds of slashes attacking Ye Ze.

But they landed on the damage immunity shield without leaving a single mark.

“Full immunity? How can this be!!” Gana was shocked.

“It’s useless!” Dracula’s face was contorted, “With your mental strength, you can’t use the Divine Fire anymore, right!”

“And all your Tier 6s have gone to the front line to repel the enemy, no one can save you!”

“I’d like to see how long you can hide in that turtle shell?”

Dracula’s voice was hysterical, and his eyes, as he looked at Ye Ze, were bloodshot, as if he wanted to devour him.

However, Ye Ze had already grasped the situation, and his smile grew more unrestrained:

“Don’t misunderstand…”

With that, a long spear appeared in his hand, purple flames blooming, its aura surging, like a dormant fire dragon finally awakening!

“I activated the shield because I’m afraid your blood will splash on my face!”