Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 210 - 121: City Destroyed, Escape
The Jade Sinking Ship stood out among the myriad of Flying Ships, and before it stopped, Qe Dongyang hurriedly brought his wife and daughter to board.
"Mr. Su, I’m sorry to trouble you."
"If possible, just take them to Feixing Island."
Su Yu saw he had no intention of getting on and asked:
"What about you?"
Qe Dongyang gave a wry smile and said:
"I have to go with my brothers."
His expression made it clear he had no confidence and was entrusting his wife and daughter to someone else.
Su Yu saw his determined expression and didn’t persuade him further, cupping his fist:
"Take care!"
"Take care!"
The Jade Sinking Ship soared into the sky and dashed into the Red Tide, piercing into the swarm of Red Tide monsters.
Just five seconds after they left, the unnamed ancient demon standing above the Sea of Blood outside the city struck.
Raising its hand to press down, the blood and Qi from the Red Tide within dozens of kilometers around gathered, turning into a giant Blood Hand covering the sky, two to three kilometers in diameter, slamming down.
"Boom!"
The unimaginable force exploded violently, shattering the hard city walls, toppling the Divine Thunder Tower, turning all buildings inside the city into rubble. The terrifying power pressed down, instantaneously wiping out tens of thousands of players who hadn’t managed to escape from the city.
When the demon hand lifted, the power of the Red Tide surged across the sky, transforming the souls of those players into Spirit Wraiths, joining the Red Tide army.
"Ridiculous!"
With just one strike, the city that had held on for almost two days collapsed instantly.
Luckily, they fled quickly, avoiding the strike’s reach.
A lot of other players escaped as well, probably around twenty to thirty thousand. However, with no supplies in the Red Tide, it’s estimated most will not last long, with a 99% chance of dying and returning.
Don’t even think about gathering together; in the Red Tide, the more you group, the more Spirit Wraiths you attract. Only elite squads have the highest survival rate.
The Jade Sinking Ship flew amidst countless Spirit Wraiths, drawing them like moths to a flame, constantly attracting surrounding Spirit Wraiths to surge in. Every second, they collided with attacking spirits, continuously reducing the ship’s Defense.
At first, they did not fight back, focusing solely on escaping.
Not until they were several dozen kilometers away from the unnamed ancient demon did Su Yu and Luo Qingchan dare to unleash their Flying Swords and retaliate.
Leng Xijun and Qe Xiaoqi, the mother and daughter, did not just sit idly by either, they also brought out Magical Treasures to fend off the incoming Red Tide Essence.
Their flight was directed westward, heading for the Feixing Main Island, as only the Feixing Main Island was considered the safest amid the Red Tide.
Outside the main island, some large islands had powerful guilds; many had survived dozens of Red Tides without falling, but this time the outbreak was exceptionally intense. A super BOSS emerged on the second day.
If all the super BOSSES from the Red Tide appeared, even the major guilds would not be able to guarantee safety.
These past two days, Su Yu stayed at Rage Tide Island. During breaks, he would check the regional channel, and almost all players were discussing the Red Tide, becoming quite familiar with its situation.
In the Red Tide across the Feixing Islands sea area, there were a total of thirteen super BOSSES over level 200. These super BOSSES were either swallowed in previous Red Tides or were initially lower-level but had devoured countless beings through numerous outbreaks to reach their current level.
However, most of the time, not all super BOSSES would appear. Typically, three to five super BOSSES would appear during a Red Tide, which usually erupts every two to three years.
Spread across the Feixing Islands sea area, spanning millions of kilometers north to south and sweeping millions of kilometers from west to east, encountering them is exceedingly difficult.
The fact that the Rage Tide Gang encountered the unnamed ancient demon this time was quite a stroke of luck; normally, such a small guild would hardly cross paths with a passing super BOSS.
This Rage Sea Red Tide, which only erupts after five years of accumulation, sees nearly all super BOSSES appear, drastically increasing the risk.
Throughout their journey, they fought their way through, as the Red Tide monsters were nearly endless, sensing them from afar and closing in.
Out at sea, the spirits encountered were mostly Spirit Wraiths of various Sea Race creatures, hanging in the Red Tide like fish, crashing into them in turns.
Thankfully, the Jade Sinking Ship’s Defense was high enough, pushing forward hard and remaining unbroken after countless monster attacks.
As time passed, unknowingly, nearly twenty hours later, they crossed thirty to forty thousand kilometers, appearing in the sky above a large island marked as Pearl Island on the map.
By now, this island had also been submerged by the Red Tide, with Red Tide Essence everywhere on the island.
As they passed the island, they saw the island teeming with Red Tide Essences converging towards the center. When the Jade Sinking Ship reached the center, they could see from afar a pillar of light shooting into the sky, illuminating the surroundings. Below were continuous mountain ranges, and between two giant peaks stood a colossal city.
In the city, Divine Thunder Towers were standing tall, with a massive number of players gathered. A huge inverted light bowl covered the city, surrounded by hordes of Red Tide monsters.
As the Jade Sinking Ship passed over the city, two beams of blood-red light rose from the dense Red Tide Essences, sweeping across the ship like searchlights, sending a chilling malevolence that made him shudder.
Su Yu’s heart tightened, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse.
Wang Yuanqi (Unparalleled): Boss, Level 189, Demon Dao Cultivator Essence.
Attributes: Qi and Blood 128, Mana 115, Attack Power 85,000, Speed 4,500 km/h, Magic: Supreme Cave God Five Stars All Constellations Sun and Moon Mixed Constant Demon Scripture, Thirty-Six Demon Transformation Skills, Demon Transformation Hundred Changes Skill, All Heavens Secret Demon Soul-cutting Skill, Supreme Demon Transformation and God Slaying Forbidden Skill.
Attributes: Realm Suppression (Loose Immortal)
Magical Treasures: Five-direction Demon Wheel (Level Eight), Crimson Mysterious Yin Barrier (Level Eight)
"Good heavens, another top-level BOSS."
"And it’s also the essence of a player who died."
This name obviously indicates the essence left behind by a player who died in battle. No one knows which unlucky bastard this Wang Yuanqi, the Demon Dao Loose Immortal, was, who died in the Red Tide leaving this essence which hasn’t perished after so many Red Tide outbreaks, slowly growing in power to this level. Just eleven levels short of becoming a Level 200+ super BOSS.
Yes, this Wang Yuanqi is definitely a Loose Immortal because the attribute has the suffix [Realm Suppression (Loose Immortal)].
This suffix only appears when you successfully pass the first Great Celestial Tribulation and ascend to Loose Immortal. Su Yu has seen many Level 100+ BOSSES in the other shore and never saw any BOSS with this suffix.
The main reason is that most Level 100+ wild BOSSes spawn already being over Level 100, and don’t gradually level up.
They start over Level 100, and unlike players and human indigenous cultivators, don’t need to pass the celestial tribulation to ascend to Loose Immortal to break through Level 100.
The attribute of Realm Suppression is very simple; it reduces damage from opponents below one’s realm by 50%.
For example, Chu Xinyue recently passed the celestial tribulation to ascend to Loose Immortal. At this time, if Su Yu were to PK with her, all damage would first be reduced by 50% due to Realm Suppression, and then Damage Reduction and Defense would be calculated.
Additionally, the Dao Foundation condensed by Loose Immortals can significantly increase attributes. Once various Dao Laws surpass Level 100, there’s a qualitative change, resulting in an absolute suppression of lower realms by Loose Immortals.
This is why, although Su Yu possesses several high-level Magical Treasures, powerful Dao Laws, and abnormal attributes, with 90,000 Mana being absolutely higher than a newly ascended Loose Immortal, he dares to challenge Level 100 BOSSes but not casually challenge Loose Immortals.
Moreover, the effect of Realm Suppression in the case of Earth Immortals is quite similar to that of Loose Immortals, the only difference being the suppression is even stronger.
Earth Immortals have a 50% damage reduction suppression over Loose Immortals. Loose Immortals have a 50% damage reduction suppression over ordinary cultivators, and Earth Immortals, being two major realms higher than ordinary cultivators, will have 50% of 50%, resulting in a 75% suppression.
Thus, if Su Yu were to deal with this top-level BOSS, he would have to mitigate 50% of the damage. If he wanted to deal with the unnamed ancient demon that took out the Rage Tide Gang instantly, he would need to first reduce 75% of the damage before calculating Damage Reduction resistance, which is quite absurd.
It’s worth mentioning that although Level 100+ BOSSes can’t undergo tribulations to gain the post-tribulation bonuses and Realm Suppression,
BOSS levels stand here, and Level 100 corresponds to a Loose Immortal, so a Level 100 BOSS doesn’t suffer from a 50% damage reduction due to Loose Immortal’s Realm Suppression, but if attacking a Level 200+ Earth Immortal, it would reduce damage by 50% as a Loose Immortal attacking an Earth Immortal would.
This BOSS named Wang Yuanqi’s Essence clearly has a certain level of intelligence. When the Jade Sinking Ship passed overhead, he could see the BOSS mobilizing nearby essences to besiege the city.
Seeing the flying ship overhead incited a natural urge in the essences to chase after it, but with a long howl, the BOSS forcibly restrained the Red Tide Essences, ordering them to continue attacking the city.
They didn’t linger and flew past the city towards the other side of the island.
Not long after passing through the island, they found another small port on the other end, which was either a branch of some large guild or the headquarters of a small guild.
However, this small city had already fallen to the Red Tide Essences, with its Divine Thunder Towers collapsed and structures shattered, now devoid of life.
The Jade Sinking Ship flew over the ruins, and plunged into the ocean once more. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
It’s worth mentioning that the Rage Sea Red Tide began from the west of Feixing Island, extending over a million kilometers from south to north, with a width of over tens of thousands of kilometers, sweeping from west to east like a tide, each place taking about three days to pass by.
They flew eastward, and even though there was a constant stream of Red Tide monsters blocking their path, their speed was faster than that of the Red Tide.
So theoretically, the further they advanced, the lower the level of monsters in the Red Tide would be. If they could fly even faster, they might be able to rush out of the Red Tide in one go.
However, since the Red Tide affects the entire Feixing Islands region, even if they broke out of the Red Tide heading towards Feixing Island, they would still face the Red Tide once more, having to re-experience the three-day peak from beginning to end.
"In this way, with strength, the Red Tide is not a crisis but an opportunity."
As the core of this maritime region, Feixing Island gathers tens of millions of players. Combined with the surrounding active players, the number definitely exceeds a hundred million. With the presence of a large sect, it’s sure to attract a massive gathering of BOSSES, at which point....
Thinking of this, Su Yu couldn’t help but laugh.
More than three hours later, they passed another island, where they once again discovered player traces, with cities on the east and west ends of the island belonging to two guild headquarters, still holding firm.
The Jade Sinking Ship circled high over one of the cities, noting that the defending forces in the city were incredibly strong, not only firmly holding back the Red Tide but also capable of pulling elite experts from within to launch raids, ruthlessly slaughtering nearby Red Tide Essences.
Of course, there weren’t any powerful BOSSes nearby. If a top-level BOSS of Level 170-180 or above was nearby, they likely wouldn’t dare do so.
