I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 795 - 554: Dan Tower Crisis

In the alchemy room, the black clothed man was surrounded by a surge of black energy, like an inky black cloud obscuring the rafters. Upon closer inspection, this so-called "black cloud" was actually composed of countless tiny black insects intertwined.

Each insect was glossy and pitch-black, their needle-sized bodies with sharp mouthparts glinting with a cold, chilling light, producing a dense "sizzling" sound as they squirmed, piercing and hair-raising.

Within mere moments, the black insects filled the entire alchemy room. The spiritual herbs on the ebony medicine rack were instantly gnawed into powder, jade bottles shattered, and soon turned into black sludge. The previously rich medicinal aroma in the room was completely replaced by a putrid stench.

The man raised his hand to push open the alchemy room door, and the "black cloud" surged out like floodwaters, rapidly spreading along the corridor.

At this moment, a Pill Master dressed in a robe adorned with six golden patterns happened to pass by. As he encountered the black insects and black cloud, his body jolted violently, his pupils contracted sharply, and an intense look of panic appeared on his face.

Almost by instinct, he activated his entire spiritual energy, and a layer of faint blue Spirit Shield immediately enveloped him. At the same time, he opened his mouth to shout and warn everyone in the tower.

But the Spirit Shield, which seemed capable of withstanding Tier Six attacks, appeared fragile as paper in the face of the black insects.

The piercing "zzz" sound erupted as the black insects swarmed onto the shield, their sharp mouthparts furiously gnawing, dissolving and disintegrating the shield with visible speed.

The next instant, countless black insects crazily burrowed into his nostrils, ears, mouth, and even the folds of his skin. The Pill Master’s body instantly grew rigid, beneath his skin, the shadows of insects squirming faintly visible. A few broken whimpers squeezed out from his throat, before his eyes rolled back, his entire body fell into unconsciousness, still lightly convulsing uncontrollably.

The black clothed man walked out slowly, holding a palm-sized black cloth bag in his hand, the surface of which was embroidered with bizarre evil patterns.

He aimed the mouth of the bag towards the unconscious Pill Master, flicked his fingers, and a suction force burst from the bag. The adult Pill Master seemed to be compressed, slowly entering the bag, yet the bag remained flat as if it held nothing.

As he collected the Pill Master, countless black insects had already swarmed along the Dan Tower’s stairs, corridors, and vents, sweeping into every corner like a black tide.

A moment later, piercing screams, terrified shouts, and sounds of panic-stricken running echoed on every floor of the Dan Tower. The once solemn and serene Alchemy Sacred Land had turned into a purgatory on earth. The guards desperately resisted, but the number of black insects was overwhelming, and in the blink of an eye, they were engulfed.

The Dan Tower headquarters had faced its most devastating catastrophe since its establishment.

"Who dares cause chaos in my Dan Tower!"

Suddenly, an angry shout erupted from deep within the Dan Tower, causing the entire structure to tremble slightly.

Immediately following, a sacred white light shot up from the base of the Dan Tower, rapidly spreading along the tower’s engravings, its brilliant light illuminating every corridor, a vast and formidable force of restraint instantly enveloped the entire tower.

This was the tower defense restriction of the Dan Tower itself, utilizing the entire structure as an artifact, harnessing the power of a thousand-year-old spiritual vein, specially designed to suppress external enemies.

Wherever the white light reached, the black insects dissolved at a rapid pace as if snow under a scorching sun, emitting "zzz" burning sounds, turning into wisps of black smoke and dissipating, halting the spread of the insect swarm in an instant.

The black clothed man was also bound in place by the force of this restriction, the white light turned into invisible chains, entangling his limbs, while the black insects around him melted away, and the black energy grew increasingly thin.

Yet, he showed no hint of panic. Instead, he slowly raised his head, gazing toward the top of the Dan Tower, a bizarre arc forming at the corner of his mouth, obscured by black mist.

The Dan Tower indeed lives up to being the Alchemy Sacred Land of the Empire. This millennium-standing tower itself is a Heaven-Reaching Treasure Artifact, capable of gathering spiritual veins to assist in alchemy and transforming into a weapon to suppress everything.

But... it’s still not enough.

"Zzz—"

The remaining black insects quickly gathered around him, forming a circle about a meter wide, spinning wildly, with the black energy surging again, fiercely clashing with the white restrictive light.

Accompanied by obscure spatial fluctuations, the circle formed by the swarm of insects gradually twisted and became transparent, forming a temporary Gate of Space, behind which lay a chaotic darkness and a chilling aura of malevolence.

The black clothed man’s figure moved, slipping into the Gate of Space, with the white restrictive light only managing to tear away a small amount of black energy from his body, helplessly watching as he disappeared from the spot.

The next moment, he appeared at the top of the Dan Tower.

"So, it’s the Evil God’s lackey!"

A low, cold voice sounded.

Before the black clothed man stood a burly man clad in a robe with eight golden patterns, silently standing, the expansive robe stretched tightly over his hefty frame, his broad shoulders like an iron tower, the lines of muscle on his arms faintly visible, resembling more a seasoned general than a high-tier Pill Master well-versed in the art of alchemy.

Jiang Zhongyue stared at the black clothed man before him, the foul aura stemming from the Evil God overwhelming, nauseating, and his gaze grew solemn.

The Xieshen Association had set their sights on the Dan Tower, and they chose the most cunning moment.

Tower Master Xu Lin, along with several high-ranking members, had gone to the Cangwu Mountain Peak to oversee the Seven-Graded Pill Master Ceremony, leaving only a partial force to guard the tower. Now, it was the most vulnerable time for the Dan Tower’s strength.

Because of this, the sudden attack by these Evil God Followers caught them off guard, resulting in heavy casualties among the remaining Pill Masters and guards.

Without a word of waste, Jiang Zhongyue’s gaze turned cold, his hand formed a seal, and a brilliant white light emerged from his body. The restrictive force of the entire Dan Tower was invoked by him, transforming into thick white light chains, fiercely whipping towards the black clothed man.