World-saving Plan: The Only Savior

Chapter 1764 - 48: Plague Relics (Part 4)_2

In fact, he had long anticipated this outcome. The Lan Family not stepping in to help him against the Demon Clan did not surprise him much.

Zhang Xiaoman hadn’t had much contact with the leader of the Lan Family, but he could easily tell that this was a person with strong ambition, akin to a heroic figure in ancient Huaxia.

Collaborating with someone like this was not a wise strategy. Therefore, from the very beginning, Zhang Xiaoman had not planned to stay with the Lan Family indefinitely. Once he repaid his debt, he would leave without hesitation, relinquishing the Honorary Elder title.

Given his current strength, Lan Gu probably wished deep down for Zhang Xiaoman to leave voluntarily. After all, unwilling to truly change his identity and join the Lan Family, his presence exceeded Lan Gu’s control, which was deadly for a family with grand ambitions.

Zhang Xiaoman stood his ground, watching the rapidly approaching Plague Army without any sign of panic, a crimson glow already shining in his hand.

"Is it about to collide? Ji Xing, let me see your true power then."

Lan Gu looked down with a blank expression, but his eyes revealed a hint of apprehension.

Lan Ji widened his eyes, holding his breath as he watched the monsters rapidly closing in on Zhang Xiaoman below.

Finally, after several tens of seconds, the figure clad in Starlight Armor once again engaged with the Plague Army, and the pervasive poisonous mist once more obscured everyone’s field of view.

Burning Sky Fire Python · Flame Soul Possession!

The crimson flames in Zhang Xiaoman’s hand transformed into a lively little snake, which, driven by his Spiritual Power, suddenly expanded, forming a set of Flame Armor that enveloped him.

Immediately, the Flame Armor’s size surged, ultimately transforming into a massive flame python over a thousand meters in length.

"Ang!"

The flame python let out a thunderous roar, its sound as bright as a dragon’s chant, forcibly dispelling the poisonous mist that even the strong winds couldn’t blow away.

"What, what is that..."

In the sky above, the disciples of the Lan Family were too shocked to speak, their eyes entirely wrapped in fiery red flames.

The massive Flame Python below was truly awe-inspiring. Even if it only stood half upright, its height approached the altitude at which they were flying, appearing from a distance like a colossal Star Beast, each movement causing earth-shattering tremors.

The Burning Sky Fire Python was an evolved skill of the Flame Python, improved by Lin Sisi, previously used during the Battle of the Moon to shoot down the Insect Race’s Dominis Star Worm mothership.

At that time, Lin Sisi’s Burning Sky Fire Python had a length exceeding ten thousand meters, more than ten times the size of the current one summoned by Zhang Xiaoman, but it was due to this enormous consumption that she only used it briefly.

Now, although Zhang Xiaoman’s Flame Soul Possession is not as large as the form summoned by Lin Sisi, its power is not inferior in the slightest, and its consumption is much lower.

Their usage forms differ; Lin Sisi’s is in a summoning form, using it as a summoning.

Whereas Zhang Xiaoman’s is an improved possession form, using the Flame Python as external armor, more accurately a form of Martial Arts.

Thus, accompanied by Zhang Xiaoman’s impact, the Burning Sky Python also began its charge, its massive body crushing through the monster hordes, instantly scorching any hit creature into charred remains.

Some powerful Demons attempted to rely on their formidable recovery power to forcibly break into the Flame Python’s interior and attack the core of this skill, the caster himself.

But to their horror, the very recovery ability they prided themselves on was rendered completely ineffective in the presence of the flame python.

The scorching dark spiritual power flames roasted their bodies, and, under their incredulous gazes, slowly devoured them until they turned into void.

Watching this scene, Lan Gu’s eyelids twitched.

"Such power, could it be a Perfect Level skill..."

Lan Gu grew more apprehensive about Zhang Xiaoman.

Just now, among the monsters he killed, some were powerful individuals, including three of Upper Control Level strength, combined with their unique Demon Clan constitution. Even if he exerted his full effort, Lan Gu was not certain he could defeat them, and the most likely outcome would be his display, allowing those three monsters to escape and leave endless trouble.

But looking at Zhang Xiaoman now, he easily slew those three monsters, something Lan Gu admitted he could not achieve.

In fact, it wasn’t just Lan Gu; everyone present hadn’t anticipated Zhang Xiaoman’s destructive power would be so enormous.

What they didn’t know was that the ease with which he killed these Demons was due not only to the Flame Python’s tremendous power but also to the support of Zhang Xiaoman’s North Star Ring’s two attributes.

First, the energy attack doubling from the Spirit Star Realm Value allowed Zhang Xiaoman to easily deal massive damage.

The second was the unrepairable effect of the Destruction Ring, making the target’s wounds nearly impossible to heal unless he deliberately removed the trait.

This is the formidable aspect of the auxiliary Ultimate Item, allowing Zhang Xiaoman to effortlessly eliminate all the Demons.

"Boom!!"

With Zhang Xiaoman’s descending kick, the gigantic tail of the Flame Python landed heavily on the last few monsters, grinding them into pulp.

Thus, Zhang Xiaoman’s cleansing mission was complete.

From now on, the Lan Family gained the rights to exploit this vein, and the poisonous mist enveloping the vein dissipated following the demise of those monsters in battle.

"Amazing!"

Seeing Zhang Xiaoman’s formidable performance, Lan Ji couldn’t help but shout out in excitement.

But his joy was quickly suppressed by Lan Gu’s glaring.

"Hahaha! I certainly didn’t misjudge you! Ji Xing, you are extraordinary. Initially, we wanted to wait until you drew more monsters away before acting, but Ji Xing, you managed to wipe out the entire group alone. Such strength truly opens one’s eyes!"

With their Clan Leader’s words, the others also came over to express gratitude.

"Extreme Star Elder shows extraordinary strength. Without Extreme Star Elder’s help, it would have taken at least ten days or half a month to clear these rocks smoothly."

Everyone praised Zhang Xiaoman effusively, some honestly, others disingenuously.

Confronted with this mixed sincerity and false flattery, Zhang Xiaoman handled it with ease. After all, being a leader in the organization for over a decade was not for nothing, and his mental fortitude had improved tremendously.

And so, the Lan Family began to collect resources from this vein.

This part of the collection was tasked to the mining troops, while other strong Lan Family disciples were dispersed as guarding forces.

Zhang Xiaoman also envied this Olharast Rock.

He hadn’t expected such rich resources within the Plague Relics; after merely ten days of searching, they found such a valuable resource point.

Now the Olharast Rock reserves within the Star Alliance were dwindling, and beyond the Enlightenment Array’s necessity, its presence was hard to lack in crafting various equipment, causing the mineral reserves within Dragon Sleep Mountain to dwindle.

However, since this batch was discovered by the Lan Family, Zhang Xiaoman wouldn’t seize it and could simply purchase it through Star Dust later.