Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Outside the Ethereal Spirit Island, many scouts waited. There were people all around. Jiang Yi hid there for a whole day, not daring to risk leaving the city. He got the Poison Spirit to sneak around in place of him, but he did not allow the Poison Spirit to invade the island. Instead, Jiang Yi instructed the Poison Spirit to go around the island to survey the terrain until Jiang Yi finished resting.
The Poison Spirit was completely obedient to Jiang Yi’s orders. He continued to circle the island until Jiang Yi rested for fourteen to sixteen hours. Then, he allowed Jiang Yi out.
“Poison Spirit, don’t enter my spatial divine item this time. Send Qingchen out. I have something to say.”
Once Qi Qingchen was sent out, Jiang Yi instructed both of them, “Poison Spirit, charge into the Ethereal Spirit Island with me later. Qingchen, enter the Poison Spirit’s spatial divine item. The moment something goes wrong, Qingchen, take the Poison Spirit and teleport back to the Earth Domain. I will hold the fort. These are my orders. If you go against them, I will not take either of you as my friend in the future.”
“Uh?”
The Poison Spirit and Qi Qingchen both blinked slowly as their expressions hardened. Qi Qingchen asked, “Jiang Yi, you’re not confident?”
“Man can plan all they want, but it is up to the heavens to decide whether those plans come to fruition. Of course, it would be good if everything goes well, but what if something happens? I want to be prepared for the worst.”
Jiang Yi paused and continued, “Although I am eighty-percent certain that we will be able to get back to the Earth Domain according to the current situation—if we are caught by surprise, I want both of you to teleport back to the Earth Domain immediately. Even if you cannot, I want you to break out by force and find a way to hide or head back. I have the Dao Heaven Spiritual Treasure battle armor and the mummy. There is a huge chance I will be able to survive. If you hang around, you will only be adding to my burdens.”
Jiang Yi had already put it this way; there was nothing left for the Poison Spirit or Qi Qingchen to say. Jiang Yi was speaking the truth. With the Dao Heaven Spiritual Treasure and the mummy, he had high chances of surviving. Both of them would only drag him down by remaining here.
“Alright!”
Qi Qingchen and the Poison Spirit exchanged a meaningful look and nodded. Jiang Yi then asked the Poison Spirit to keep Qi Qingchen in his spatial divine item before both of them concealed themselves and advanced.
There were people all around. Many people also had Mercury Stones with them. It was extremely difficult for Jiang Yi and the Poison Spirit to break into the island. For safety reasons, they moved slowly and kept drifting left and right. From time to time, they turned around and moved in the opposite direction. Although this consumed more time and energy, at least they could be sure that they were not going to be discovered.
They were getting closer and closer to the Ethereal Spirit Island. Both of them tensed up. Two hours later, they finally saw a huge island appear in midair.
Jiang Yi did not risk charging right in. Instead, he shot a look at the Poison Spirit. Both of them circled the island to see if anyone was hiding there.
“Safe!”
Once they were sure that no formidable martial artists were hiding around the Ethereal Spirit Island, they headed into the city. The land around them was completely flat; there was not a thing on the island except for a city plaza which stood right in the middle. There were hundreds of Teleportation Formations there. In the middle of all the Teleportation Formations sat twelve elderly men.
The two of them walked around the island to confirm that only these twelve people were there. Jiang Yi’s gaze suddenly hardened as he shot the Poison Spirit another look. The Poison Spirit retreated, knowing that Jiang Yi was about to make his move!
Buzz!
Twelve King-Ranked martial artists; how terrifying would their combined combat ability be? What’s more, there were two people from the Dao Clan whose skill levels were yet unknown. Jiang Yi could not afford to be careless. At once, he summoned his mummy and made it grab onto both his legs. Not only would this protect him, but it would also not affect his attacks.
Swish!
He focused his Power of Heaven and Earth on the mummy, which stomped its feet on the ground. Immediately, the ground cracked apart. The mummy began to charge at the King-Ranked martial artists like a crazed godfiend. In a blink of an eye, it arrived at the city plaza and ran towards the twelve King-Ranked martial artists.
“Hahahaha!”
At first, all twelve King-Ranked martial artists had their eyes closed. Now, however, all of their eyes were opened. They stared at Jiang Yi and the mummy and burst into laughter. Then, instead of attacking them, they shot streams of light in every direction.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
There was a series of explosions. Then, a bright light appeared on top of the Ethereal Spirit Island. It was like a flash of lightning. A protective layer lit the sky above.
A formidable martial artist from the Dao Clan’s mocking voice was heard. “Jiang Yi, we have been waiting for you for a long time. Chief Leng is indeed excellent at making predictions. Jiang Yi, you will die today without question!”
“Hahaha!”
One of the elderly guardians of the Teleportation Formations laughed as well and added, “Who is Chief Leng? He is the reputable Cold Thearch of the Heaven Domain. I wonder how many Netherworld Race beings have died at the hands of Chief Leng. Of course, killing a puny Jiang Yi would be easy for him.”
“Jiang Yi, surrender yourself now! Even Pseudo Thearch-Ranked Chief Leng will not be able to undo this Star Soul Formation in a short time, much less you. Chief Leng will be here in just a while. He said that you’re a prodigy. As long as you agree to remain with the Dao Clan, he will let this matter rest…”
“That’s right, our Chief Leng has already said it. As long as you sincerely agree to join us, we will not pursue the fact that you killed our Young Master Feng. Otherwise, you will die without question.”
“Whether you will fight or surrender is up to you, Jiang Yi.”
“…”
Countless voices were heard, but these twelve people were retreating quickly. Jiang Yi’s expression hardened. He had been so careful, but he still walked right into their trap.
Chief Leng? Cold Thearch, a Pseudo Thearch-Ranked martial artist?
This man was amazing indeed. It looked like he had not really been chasing after Netherworld King’s clone. That meant that it was either not true that Netherworld Race beings had entered the Lower Domain or the Netherworld King’s clone had already been killed by him a long time ago. He must have been hiding here the entire time, waiting for Jiang Yi to arrive.
How strong was a Pseudo Thearch-Ranked martial artist?
Green Eagle King was the most powerful person in the Earth Domain, but according to Jiang Yi’s knowledge, he was not a Pseudo Thearch-Ranked martial artist. This meant that he had not attained that rank yet. He could not possibly outrun a Pseudo Thearch-Ranked martial artist. Once this Chief Leng arrived, he would not be able to run away for sure.
The problem was—
How could he undo this formation? The enemies had already set this array formation up; he could give up hope of undoing it in such a short time. There was only one thing he could do: he had to kill these twelve people as quickly as he could so that Qi Qingchen could activate the Teleportation Formation and allow them all to return to the Earth Domain.
These twelve people were retreating as fast as they could now and even trying to persuade Jiang Yi to surrender. It went without saying that they were trying to buy time until Chief Leng and the other formidable martial artists hiding nearby arrived.
“Kill!”
Once Jiang Yi figured this out, he did not wait any longer. Instead, he steered the mummy forward to close the gap between him and the closest King-Ranked martial artist.
“Kill!”
The twelve King-Ranked martial artists noticed Jiang Yi rushing towards them and decided not to waste any more breath on him. One by one, they dealt their strongest attacks. Streams of light filled the air as Jiang Yi kept charging at the mummy.
The mummy was moving extremely quickly, but these King-Ranked martial artists were not weak either. With a single blow from each of them, the mummy endured four or five attacks. Jiang Yi’s body was hit by one of the streams of light as well. The good thing, however, was that the mummy absorbed a portion of the impact on his behalf.
He would fight!
Every second was precious to him. There was no time for Jiang Yi to run away and play games with them. All he could do was face them head-on!
His Dao Heaven Spiritual Treasure battle armor did not disappoint him. Although this blow caused his entire body to shake with the impact, he did not sustain severe injuries. The mummy was all-the-more impressive; even after enduring four or five attacks, its body only moved back by several meters and little scratches appeared on its skin.
“Thousand Illusory Hands!”
The mummy was already close enough to one of the King-Ranked martial artists. Jiang Yi suddenly thrust his hand outwards, shocking the martial artist in front of him. The man saw a sky full of handprints, which made him feel like he had nowhere to run. What’s more, terrifying flames were coming out of every single one of those hands. Naturally, he felt helpless.
“Ah…”
By the time he regained his composure and realized that they were just illusions, the mummy had already closed the distance between them. The frighteningly high temperatures enveloped this King-Ranked martial artist, causing him to roll around on the ground in pain. Then, the mummy struck him with its claw, causing him to burst into a blood cloud!
Ss, ss!
The remaining eleven people were shocked by the way Jiang Yi killed that King-Ranked martial artist. One by one, they retreated, not daring to fight Jiang Yi. Dao Leng had given them a very simple mission: delay Jiang Yi for just a few minutes until he arrived.
Dao Leng was only thousands of kilometers from where they were. He only needed five minutes to get there. Once he did, Jiang Yi would die for sure!
