Tianyu Guild Headquarters.

At the floor-to-ceiling window of the top-floor office, Sun Tian stood with his hands behind his back.

He watched the drizzling rain outside, his brows tightly furrowed, the unsettling feeling in his heart growing stronger.

Li Qiu had been gone for so long; by all accounts, he should have returned by now.

Even if he had encountered trouble, there should have been a message sent back.

But now, there was no news [N O V E L I G H T] at all.

This was not normal.

“Someone.”

He spoke in a deep voice.

A subordinate wearing a Guild uniform quickly pushed the door open and bowed respectfully.

“Chairman, what are your orders?”

“Send someone to investigate Li Qiu’s current location.” 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

“Yes!”

The subordinate took the order and quickly withdrew.

Less than ten minutes later, the subordinate returned, his expression somewhat strange.

“Chairman, we found him.”

“Someone saw Adult Li Qiu riding the Silver Dragon, heading out of the city.”

“Out of the city?”

Sun Tian spun around abruptly, the confusion in his eyes deepening.

“In the middle of the night, what is he doing out of the city?”

The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

Luo Ming’s cry for help, Li Qiu’s disappearance—everything felt eerie.

“Hei Ming, Peng Cang!”

Sun Tian shouted towards the door.

Two figures, one on the left and one on the right, quickly walked in.

The person on the left was burly with a rugged face; it was Peng Cang, the bald strongman who was instantly killed by Yasuo outside the Shadow Swamp Demon Cave.

The person on the right was slender with a gloomy expression, like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows; he was Hei Ming, another core high-ranking member of the Guild.

“Send out the order, gather our people.”

Sun Tian’s voice was beyond doubt.

“Let’s go out of the city and see!”

“Yes!”

...

Half an hour later.

Outside the Donghai City gate, a team of over fifty people gathered in the rainy night.

Sun Tian, at the head of the group, sat astride a ferocious land Dragon Beast, his face as grim as water.

A scout responsible for reconnaissance quickly reported.

“Chairman! Adult Li Qiu’s location has been pinpointed!”

“He’s in the Old City District!”

“Old City District?”

Sun Tian nodded and waved his hand.

“Everyone, follow me!”

The mighty procession advanced towards the long-abandoned city district.

Before they even got close, everyone could already hear the roars of a Dragon in the distance, as well as that familiar, violent energy fluctuation.

“This energy...”

A hint of surprise appeared on Peng Cang’s face.

“It’s Li Qiu’s Dragon Breath! He seems... to be fiercely fighting someone!”

Sun Tian’s expression changed, and he immediately gave an order.

“Peng Cang, you take a team in first and check the situation!”

“Yes!”

Peng Cang nodded in agreement, immediately picked a dozen elites, and was about to rush into the Old City District.

Just then.

Several figures, like ghosts, slowly emerged from the shadows on both sides of the road, blocking their path.

These people were all dressed in uniform black fitted suits, and on their chests, a silver crescent moon emblem glowed with a cold, eerie light in the dim, rainy night.

Seeing this, Peng Cang frowned and stopped.

He scrutinized these calm-Aura individuals in front of him, his tone unfriendly.

“Who are you people?”

“How dare you block the Tianyu Guild’s path? Do you want to die?”

The leader was expressionless, his voice as cold as ice.

“This road is closed.”

“The Old City District has been sealed off by our Eternal Night Guild; no one is allowed to enter.”

“Eternal Night Guild?”

Hearing this, Peng Cang reacted as if he had heard the biggest joke.

“A small Guild that was just established a few days ago, yet your tone isn’t small at all!”

He slammed the giant axe he carried on his shoulder onto the ground, emitting a dull thud.

“I’ll count to three; get out of my way immediately!”

“Otherwise, don’t blame the axe in my hand for being merciless!”

However, the members of the Eternal Night Guild remained standing, unmoved, with no hint of fear on their faces.

“Our Chairman has given an order.”

The leader spoke again, his tone still icy.

“No one is allowed to enter.”

“I don’t care if you’re Tianyu or Diyu, absolutely not!”

“You motherfucker...”

Peng Cang flew into a rage, his internal energy instantly erupting, and he raised his battle-axe, ready to strike.

Just then, Sun Tian arrived with the main force.

He glanced at the two confronting sides and asked with a frown, “What’s going on?”

Peng Cang pointed at the people opposite and said fiercely, “Chairman! These lunatics from the Eternal Night Guild have blocked the road and won’t let us pass!”

Sun Tian’s gaze swept over the members of the Eternal Night Guild, finally resting on the silver moon emblem on their chests.

He dismounted the Dragon, walked a few steps forward, and spoke in a resonant voice.

“We have people from the Tianyu Guild in the Old City District.”

“We must go in.”

“If your Eternal Night Guild insists on blocking us, then don’t blame us for being impolite!”

With that, the more than fifty Tianyu Guild members behind him all took a step forward.

A powerful Aura instantly enveloped the area.

Facing this pressure, the members of the Eternal Night Guild remained unfazed, standing tall and straight like pines.

Just as a conflict was about to erupt.

“Wait!”

A clear female voice suddenly sounded from the darkness not far away.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice.

They saw a slender young woman, also wearing the Eternal Night Guild uniform, slowly approaching with a few subordinates.

It was Jasmine.

She walked directly up to Sun Tian, bowed slightly, neither humble nor overbearing.

“Greetings, Chairman Sun.”

“Allow me to introduce myself; I am Jasmine, the Chairman of the Eternal Night Guild.”

Sun Tian looked at the young woman before him, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

“You are the Chairman of the Eternal Night Guild?”

“I didn’t expect you to be so young.”

He changed the subject, his tone becoming sharp.

“Since the Chairman herself is here, let’s not beat around the bush.”

“What exactly does your Eternal Night Guild mean by this?”

“Are you planning to officially declare war on our Tianyu Guild?”

Facing the interrogation of the Chairman of Donghai City’s top Guild, Jasmine still maintained a polite smile.

“Chairman Sun, you exaggerate.”

“Our Eternal Night Guild has no intention of being enemies with the Tianyu Guild.”

She paused, then continued.

“It’s just that our Guild’s Vice Chairman and your Guild’s Mr. Li Qiu have some personal grievances to resolve.”

“They do not wish for outsiders to disturb their battle.”

“We hope Chairman Sun can understand.”

“I cannot understand!”

Sun Tian shook his head without thinking.

“I don’t care what grievances you have; Li Qiu and Luo Ming are both my people.”

“I must ensure their safety!”

Hearing this, Jasmine’s smile gradually faded.

“If that’s the case...”

“Then our Eternal Night Guild will just have to offend you.”

“I’d like to see what capabilities you possess!”

Peng Cang, unable to hold back any longer, roared and charged forward first, swinging his giant axe.

“Attack!”

Sun Tian also gave the order.

The two sides instantly clashed!

...

At the same time, inside the Old City District.

“Roar—!”

The huge Silver Dragon let out an angry roar, continuously spewing destructive Dragon Breath, chasing the lightning-fast figure moving through the ruins.

Large sections of buildings turned to dust under the Dragon Breath, and the flames illuminated the rainy night.

Li Qiu controlled the Silver Dragon, spewing Dragon Breath faster and faster, even beginning to predict Yasuo’s teleportation landing points to launch blockade attacks.

Seeing this, Zhou Huai no longer hesitated.

He had a thought.

“Wind Wings!”

Two massive wings made of pure wind elemental energy suddenly unfolded behind Yasuo!

With a gentle flap of the wings, his body shot into the sky like an arrow released from a bow, instantly creating a distance of several hundred meters from the Silver Dragon.

“You can fly too?!”

Li Qiu’s surprised voice came from the Silver Dragon’s mouth.

“Let’s see how long you can hide!”

He roared, and the huge Dragon wings flapped violently, chasing after Yasuo in the high sky with a world-destroying Aura.

One Dragon, one person, began a breathtaking aerial chase amidst the heavy rain and strong winds.

Yasuo’s speed was astonishing; each flap of his wings left trails of afterimages in the air.

The Dragon Breath spewed by the Silver Dragon narrowly missed his body each time, but it could never hit him.

The more Li Qiu chased, the more alarmed he became.

This guy’s flying speed was actually a touch faster than his own!

He could only watch as the opponent circled him endlessly above the Old City District.

“Bastard! What kind of skill is it to keep running?!”

Li Qiu roared in irritation.

“If you’ve got guts, face me head-on!”

In the high sky, Zhou Huai, controlling Yasuo, heard this and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Face you head-on?

Face a monster with an unknown number of thousands of HP head-on?

I haven’t been kicked in the head by a donkey.

Zhou Huai knew very well that Li Qiu’s Body Integration state with the Silver Dragon could not possibly last long.

The more powerful the skill, the greater the restrictions and consumption.

What he had to do was to stall.

Stall until the opponent’s Body Integration time ended.

At that point, it would be his time to counterattack.

Indeed, just as Zhou Huai expected.

Seeing that he couldn’t hit Yasuo after a long time, Li Qiu became increasingly impatient.

The Dragon Breath began to spew out erratically, without any strategy.

Soon, the huge Silver Dragon began to pant heavily, and its flying speed noticeably slowed by half a beat.

“Damn it! All you do is run!”

Li Qiu cursed, seemingly realizing that chasing further was futile.

“I’m not playing with you anymore!”

With that, he actually turned the Dragon’s head, flapping its wings, and flew towards the outside of the Old City District.

Seeing this, Zhou Huai’s face showed a meaningful smile.

Want to run?

Is it a bit too late to think about running now?

The Silver Dragon’s massive body quickly flew to the edge of the Old City District.

However, just as it was about to rush out of this area.

“Boom—!”

Its huge Dragon head seemed to hit an invisible wall, emitting a deafening roar.

A translucent light curtain, covered with profound runes, appeared at the point of impact, rippling violently.

The Silver Dragon was knocked dizzy by this immense Recoil Force , its massive body uncontrollably flying backward.

It stabilized itself, its huge Dragon eyes filled with an expression of disbelief.

“This... How can there be a confinement array here?!”