Ye Ningze had arrived outside the base on his Rainbow Horse long before the guards notified Su Xiangyang.
When Su Xiangyang arrived, he saw Ye Ningze and his mount floating in mid-air.
"Young friend Ye!"
Su Xiangyang unleashed his King-level strength, leaping from the city gate tower and using the momentum to fly into the sky.
"I thought young friend Ye couldn't fly, but it seems I was worrying for nothing!"
Su Xiangyang looked at the Rainbow Horse beneath Ye Ningze and said meaningfully.
Ye Ningze merely nodded slightly in acknowledgment of the Grand Elder of the Su family's exclamation.
After a period of planning, Ye Ningze had reached an agreement with the Su family, their strategic ally, to jointly deal with the Song family.
During this process, it was inevitable that they would encounter attacks from demonic beasts.
According to the discussions between Su Xiangyang and Ye Ningze, if such a situation arose in the future, the Su family would first send out their formation masters to reinforce the base's formations.
If the demonic beasts were powerful enough that the formations alone could not withstand them, the Su family would contact Ye Ningze and notify him to eliminate the enemy!
"My current goal is to cultivate as quickly as possible. Unless the Sun Base faces a life-or-death crisis, I should still try to avoid taking action..." Ye Ningze thought to himself.
Su Xiangyang, as if sensing Ye Ningze's thoughts, spoke up.
"Young friend Ye, your current strength is arguably the strongest in the base, and you have immense potential for growth.
Logically, we should not disturb your cultivation easily. However, once the 13 demonic beasts appear, we hope young friend Ye can act immediately to help the base overcome its difficulties!"
Ye Ningze had no reason to refuse Su Xiangyang's request.
"Naturally."
I am now tied to the Sun Base. If anything happens to the base, none of us will escape.
After a pause, Ye Ningze looked towards the distant demonic beast forest and said, "That unfamiliar aura that appeared earlier has disappeared, heading straight for the ferocious beasts in the deepest part of the forest..."
As soon as the unfamiliar King-level martial artist's aura appeared, Ye Ningze had sensed it, which was why he had immediately pursued it after ending his cultivation.
He had initially thought it was someone coming to join the Sun Base, but it seemed that was not the case.
"I noticed that as well. It's likely just a passing martial artist," Su Xiangyang said somewhat uncertainly.
Although he was also at the King level, he was only at the early stage of King level and clearly could not determine the mysterious person's whereabouts.
After all, that unfamiliar martial artist's aura had clearly reached the intermediate stage of King level.
Was it truly just a King-level martial artist passing by?
Ye Ningze was skeptical of Su Xiangyang's assessment.
"Based on the information I have, this mysterious person at the intermediate King level should be a martial artist from a super base.
My subordinates reported to me not long ago that when they were investigating the gathering place of ferocious beasts, they encountered a terrifying gaze.
You know, my subordinates are of low cultivation, and they couldn't pinpoint the hiding place of that terrifying entity. However, one thing they were certain of.
That is, this skulking individual did not carry any demonic beast aura, so they should be a human martial artist."
As Ye Ningze spoke to Su Xiangyang about this matter, a thoughtful expression appeared in his eyes.
When Li Mingbo was at the peak of Grandmaster, he was someone who could make him feel a chill down his spine just by sensing his aura. His cultivation level was definitely above the high stage of King level, or even Supreme Martial Artist.
The Sun Base was a high-level base, and even among top-tier bases, it was generally impossible to have a Supreme Martial Artist.
Although this information was classified, Ye Ningze did not hide it from Su Xiangyang and told him everything truthfully.
When Su Xiangyang heard what Ye Ningze said, he was stunned.
His mouth hung open, wide enough to fit an egg.
What surprised Su Xiangyang the most in Ye Ningze's words was not the Supreme Martial Artist from a super base, but Ye Ningze's own strength.
"If I'm not mistaken, young friend Ye is only at the Transcendent realm, yet he could detect the other party as an intermediate King-level martial artist based on a faint aura. Could he have a special talent in the mental aspect!"
Su Xiangyang thought to himself.
Since the demonic beasts descended upon this world a hundred years ago and the spiritual energy revived, many martial artists were able to awaken certain special talents.
However, talents related to the mental aspect were rarely awakened, with only a handful throughout human history.
This was because once mental talents were awakened, they could greatly enhance a martial artist's strength, allowing them to kill without a trace, which was terrifying!
Although he was shocked, Su Xiangyang did not show it on his face.
"Young friend Ye, with your strength so formidable, our Sun Base still has a great chance of holding out against the beast tide!"
"As long as the families within the base unite as one, I have a seventy percent chance of defending the base. However, before that, the Song family, this obstacle, must be dealt with."
...
The two chatted for a while.
Suddenly, Ye Ningze asked Su Xiangyang, "Senior Su, how much do you know about super bases?"
Upon hearing this, Su Xiangyang did not answer immediately. A flicker of recollection crossed his eyes.
"To be honest, I don't really know much about super bases. However, when I was young, I heard my ancestor mention it..."
Su Xiangyang began to recall, "According to my ancestor, ever since the demonic beasts descended upon Blue Star a hundred years ago, after the two worlds merged, Blue Star became even more expansive.
Super bases are generally established in the central areas of the continent, housing countless powerful individuals. Even high-stage King-level martial artists are not highly ranked in super bases."
Even high-stage Kings are not highly ranked, so how powerful must super bases be?
"With my current strength at the intermediate Transcendent realm, plus various special talents, ordinary high-stage Kings are no match for me, but beyond that..." Ye Ningze's face showed a hint of seriousness.
It seemed he still needed to hurry and improve his strength!
However, despite the fearsomeness of super bases, Ye Ningze yearned for them deep down.
The more powerful individuals in super bases, the higher the probability of possessing special talents. If he could copy all these powerful talents, wouldn't he soar to new heights!
With this thought, Ye Ningze's serious expression vanished, replaced by anticipation.
While they were chatting, several Transcendent formation masters from the Su family also arrived outside the city.
They had no flying tools and could only shout to Su Xiangyang from the city wall.
"Grand Elder, have enemy forces been detected?"
"Young friend Ye, I need to go back and convey a few words to my juniors, and also reinforce the base's formations."
Ye Ningze nodded and said, "Please proceed, Senior Su."
Watching Su Xiangyang's retreating back, Ye Ningze's mind began to ponder the approaching beast tide.
"Su Xiangyang is merely an early-stage King formation master. The formations they set up might not be able to withstand the impact of the 13 demonic beasts!"