Chapter 153: Wings of the Spirit Weaver

Zhang Chu ran at full speed while desperately calculating in his mind.

What could you possibly do in thirty seconds? You wouldn't even have time to take off your pants.

With his 8-star cultivation realm, even if he used the Instantaneous Movement Technique, he could sprint at most three kilometers.

The coverage radius of an electronic intercontinental missile was at least around five kilometers.

In other words.

Unless he could fly right now, he was bound to become cannon fodder.

Watching the distance between himself and the electromagnetic intercontinental missile shrink rapidly, Zhang Xueying felt tears well up in her eyes. She quickly dialed Zhang Daoyi's number: "Dad! Teacher Xiaochu is still at the 514 marker point! Intercept the missile immediately, or he'll lose his life!"

Zhang Xueying's voice was transmitted through the public communication channel.

Chen Tianxiang, who was commanding from the headquarters of the Martial Arts Administration, as well as Fan Tianlei and Luo Zhidong, who formed the joint patrol team, felt their hair stand on end.

"Damn it! Has this guy Zhang Daoyi gone mad?"

Fan Tianlei hurriedly brought up the trajectory of the electromagnetic missile, estimating that it would completely cover the 514 marker point in about twenty seconds: "Director Chen, Zhang Chu is our hope in Binzhou. We must not let anything happen to him. Is the electromagnetic nuclear bomb ready?"

"Xueying, how could I have known that this kid..."

At the Canglong Mountain command post, Zhang Daoyi stared at the satellite feed and collapsed backward into his chair.

The power of an electromagnetic intercontinental missile was such that even a 9-star realm master would sustain heavy injuries, if not die.

Given Zhang Chu's speed, it was completely impossible for him to escape beyond the blast zone.

The vicinity of the 514 highlands was entirely dense forest, with no caves or rocky shelters to hide in.

Unless a miracle happened, Zhang Chu was a gonner this time.

Everyone participating in the Canglong Mountain interception watched this scene with extreme tension, except for Liu Tianhe: "Zhang Chu, you brought this upon yourself! If you kick the bucket this time, no one will ever stand between Xueying and me again!"

"Teacher Xiaochu!"

Crying out, Zhang Xueying dashed frantically toward the 514 marker point, even though she knew twenty-five seconds was far too short to arrive in time.

Chen Long, Fan Dayong, Wang Peng, and the others quickly gave chase as well.

Wang Peng was shaking all over: "Xiaochu, you damn kid, you cannot die on me!"

"Beep, beep!"

"Electromagnetic missile detected arriving in ten seconds. Please seek nearby cover! Please seek nearby cover!"

The visual glasses flashed warning lights incessantly, while a simulated lightning bolt rapidly closed in on the 514 sector where Zhang Chu was located.

The electromagnetic missile had reached the upper atmosphere.

By this time, Zhang Chu had pushed his physical strength to the absolute limit, sprinting like a streak of lightning while desperately searching for cover.

The ravine at the entrance of Qingcheng Valley was clearly visible not far ahead.

If he could just make it out of the ravine entrance, he might still survive.

"Countdown!"

"10!"

"9!"

"8!"

With five kilometers remaining until the exit of the ravine, the visual glasses began their countdown.

Not far above Zhang Chu's head, thunder rumbled violently, a blinding flash of lightning swept down, and a deafening roar shook the entire sky.

"Holy shit!"

"Could I, your father, really be biting the dust here?"

Extremely tense, Zhang Chu ran forward like a madman.

He deeply regretted turning off his visual glasses earlier; otherwise, he would have received Zhang Daoyi's missile launch order at least five minutes in advance.

He would have been able to evacuate safely.

"Zhang Chu!"

"You brat!"

"Junior Brother!"

At this critical juncture, everyone watched through their visual glasses as Zhang Chu raced against the electromagnetic missile.

Zhang Daoyi sat paralyzed in his chair, not even daring to watch the scene eight seconds later when the electromagnetic missile would obliterate the 514 marker point.

He could already imagine that if Zhang Chu died beneath the electromagnetic missile, his own daughter, Zhang Xueying, would hate him for the rest of her life!

"Zhang Chu, run! If you survive, I'll marry you!"

Running at full capacity, Zhang Xueying exhausted her strength, collapsed heavily onto the ground, and was helped up by Chen Long and Fan Dayong, screaming at the top of her lungs.

Across the public channel, everyone heard Zhang Xueying's confession to Zhang Chu.

"Damn system, are you trying to kill me?"

With only six seconds remaining, Zhang Chu grew furious.

"Ding dong. Life-threatening crisis detected for the host. System protection mechanism triggered."

"Execute?"

The next second, a red pop-up window appeared before Zhang Chu's eyes.

"Execute!"

At this moment of life and death, Zhang Chu could no longer care about the consequences.

So what if it drained all his martial power and mental strength values? If a person was dead, keeping those stats was utterly useless!

"Ding dong!"

"Draining 10 years of the host's vitality to forcibly upgrade the realm."

As soon as the system prompt finished, Zhang Chu felt his physical strength and mental power surge explosively at an unprecedented rate.

It felt as though...

His download speed had suddenly jumped from a 2G network to 5G.

"Ding dong! The electromagnetic missile is projected to detonate in 2 seconds. Please seek cover!"

Just as the final warning chimed from the visual glasses, a massive arc of electricity streaked across overhead, crashing down three kilometers behind him.

The system once again brought up a blue pop-up window:

"Congratulations to the host for breaking through and advancing to a 1-star realm master!"

"Triggered Realm Master Beginner's Gift Pack: Awakened Wings of the Realm!"

"Flight!"

Boom!

Rumble!

At that very instant, the electromagnetic missile struck with pinpoint accuracy. A gigantic shockwave formed a mushroom cloud shooting straight into the sky, sending stones and sand flying within a six-kilometer radius. Crackling currents rolled across the earth as if a heavenly tribulation had descended.

The sheer, devastating might of the electromagnetic missile shook the entire Qingcheng Valley.

Ten kilometers away from the 514 marker point, Zhang Xueying, Wang Peng, and the others watched a blue shockwave erupt into the heavens.

Zhang Chu's signal vanished from the public network instantly.

"Teacher Xiaochu!"

"Xiaochu!"

"Zhang Chu!"

The moment they saw the mushroom cloud, Zhang Xueying and the others screamed hysterically, collapsing limply onto the ground.

At the Canglong Mountain command post, Zhang Daoyi slapped his forehead in bitter regret, muttering, "It's over. In my eagerness to save him, I've caused a catastrophe!"

Far away in Binzhou City, Chen Tianxiang and the others stood frozen in shock.

The pride of Binzhou had not died in the tide of star-beasts, but had unexpectedly perished beneath the missiles of his own people.

"Chen Long, head immediately to the 514 highlands. Find him dead or alive—you must find Zhang Chu!"

Chen Tianxiang shouted over the public network.

"I'm going too!"

Staggering to her feet with tears welling in her eyes, Zhang Xueying and the others rushed toward the 514 highlands.

Meanwhile,

Zhang Daoyi dispatched a helicopter, heading personally toward the 514 highlands.

The entire Binzhou Martial Arts Administration and Military Command were in an uproar.

However, Zhang Chu knew nothing of this at the moment.

He only felt a pair of gigantic wings sprout from his back, forcibly dragging him upward into mid-air just as a powerful wave of energy struck his back.

A fierce wind howled in his ears, leaving him unable to even open his eyes.

Thud!

Five minutes later, a streak of lightning plunged down beneath a sheer cliff in the high-level forbidden zone of Canglong Mountain.

Upon landing, Zhang Chu tumbled directly into a pool of water beneath the precipice.

A flash of crimson light glowed from the pool, instantly submerging Zhang Chu within its depths.

"Ding dong. Activating visual glasses sentinel mode. Scanning surrounding environment."

The moment Zhang Chu lost consciousness in the pool, the visual glasses initiated automated mode: "Location confirmed. Transmitting coordinates of the Demon-Suppression Pagoda..."