Chapter 35: Ambush!

  Bang!

  A dull thud, a fish-man over two zhang tall **exploded**, crashing down, blood staining the sea red.

  Qin Yi took out the demon core from inside the fish head and handed it over to Wu Peng.

  "The six hundred and ninety-ninth one, just one more to go, that's a full seven hundred demon cores." Wu Peng patted his bulging pocket, a smile on his face.

  Because the demon core is the essence of life and true energy, it is lighter than a goose feather. Even if there are nearly 700 pieces, they do not weigh as much as a pair of chopsticks, and carrying them with you does not affect your movements.

  Looking up at the gloomy sky, Qin Yi said: "Let's stop here for today. We've been rushing on the road for days, let's have a good rest tonight and continue tomorrow."

  "In a few more days, I can go back, haha, I really want to know how many demon cores the other teams have collected now." Zhao Jing Sheng stroked the long knife in his hand, the blade had been stained with a layer of dark red color due to killing too many enemies these past few days, and if he were to soak it in water, the water would be dyed red.

  "But we've been walking for a long time in this place, and we still haven't walked out. Xu looked far away, "I really don't know how many sunken ships are here, it's like a forest."

  These sunken ships, large and small, the larger ones comparable to islands, capable of carrying tens of thousands of people, not landing for half a year, the smaller ones can only carry three or five people across the river. However, at this moment, they are all wrapped in aquatic plants, covered with moss, rotting and soaking in seawater, waiting for time to slowly erode them.

  "For tens of thousands of years, countless ships have gone missing here, and what we see is only a small part of it." Qin Yi said: "Everyone rest well, tomorrow we will continue to hunt the fish people, strive to return with 1,000 demon cores, and exchange them for contribution points to redeem spiritual elixirs and medicines, so that everyone can advance together!"

  "Uh-huh!" The other four nodded in unison, their eyes looking at Qin Yi were filled with gratitude.

  The fish-like human killed by Qin Yi, the obtained demon core, is several times more than the sum of the four of them. According to reason, nearly half of the demon cores they have obtained should belong to Qin Yi, and only a small portion belongs to the other four people. However, Qin Yi generously divided it equally with them.

  How could this not make these four people feel both grateful and moved!

  Although they didn't say it out loud, in their hearts, they had already considered Qin Yi as a true brother! A brother who could entrust his life and death to!

  There were many sunken ships all around, and the five of them found a huge sunken ship that was comparable to a sea island, which they used as a resting place.

  The ship's hull was perpendicular to the sea surface, with half of it in the water and half above. The part exposed above the sea surface was at least 200-300 meters long. Just imagine how magnificent it must have been when this enormous object sailed through the wind and waves!

  The inland area of the Foggy Bay, where thick fog never disperses all year round. The air is humid and contains toxic substances, but since everyone has taken the antidote pill, nothing's wrong with them except that they feel sticky and uncomfortable all day long.

  After arranging the order of guarding, Qin Yi and Zeng Xuan, Wu Peng rested first.

  Qin Yi seemed to be sleeping, but was actually cultivating the Eight Extremes Great Method.

  The effect of restoring fatigue is a thousand times more brilliant than sleeping, and it can also make Qin Yi's body even more tenacious and powerful.

  About an hour had passed, the sky had darkened, and the fog around us had grown thicker, with a milky white mist floating everywhere. Even focusing my eyes, I could only see two or three steps ahead of me.

  Zeng Xuan, Wu Peng and Zhao Jing Sheng, Xu **exchanged places for a while, letting Zhao Jing Sheng and Xu **rest, the two of them kept watch at night.

  All around was dark and inky, and from far away came a sharp whistling sound, but it was unknown what kind of monster made the noise.

  Qin Yixin's mind was focused on one thing, and in the past few days, he had felt that there were two dragons stirring inside his body, wanting to break free from their cocoons. Today, this feeling became even more intense, and these two dragons were almost awake. Qin Yixin could already feel the surging power within his internal universe!

  "Eight Extremes Great Method!" Qin Yimuttered to himself, his true energy rapidly circulating within his body like a flowing cloud. His heart thumped powerfully, and fresh blood repeatedly flushed the Huang Quan Xuan Ri Dan, absorbing the medicinal properties through his meridians, transforming them into boundless strength that poured into the Jiao Long's body.

  Boom! Boom!

  Boom! Boom!

  Boom! Boom!

  Heart beating again and again, strongly impacting, the blood in Qin Yi's blood vessels, like rivers, waves surging, embracing the moon and plucking stars, washing against the Yellow Springs Dan Tian once and again.

  Boom!

  A surge of new vitality, awakening, roaring, the universe within Qin Yi's body once again burst forth with vigorous life!

  Qin Yi opened his eyes, and it seemed as if there were stars twinkling in them. A newly born power burst out from within him, forming a strong gust of wind that blasted outwards, shattering the rotten wooden planks around him into fragments.

  Wu Peng and others were also shocked by Qin Yi's sudden change, and the four of them rushed over in a hurry.

  The moment they saw Qin Yi, they immediately felt the change in the power around him. The air formed a stage, with countless wood shavings slowly rotating around him, like clouds drifting by, vast and boundless, with a majestic glow of starlight.

  This scene made them both surprised and delighted.

  "Congratulations, brother! Your strength has improved again!" Wu Peng stepped forward and congratulated.

  They could feel it, Qin Yi's realm had broken through again and reached a new level!

  As brothers, how could they not be delighted by Qin Yi's promotion!

  Qin Yishi took a deep breath, withdrew his true energy, and the wood shavings that were suspended in mid-air suddenly fell to the ground, forming a thick layer.

  "Finally reached the Jieyun realm!" Qin Yi could feel the surging power of the dragon in his body, "Reaching the Jieyun realm, directly upgrading to the second layer, the current power can cope with the seventh layer of the Jieti realm, perception 400 steps!"

  Qin Yi could deeply feel the change in the gap after the power boost, and this feeling was indescribably wonderful!

  Stretching his body, Qin Yi was very satisfied with his current physical condition.

  Every block of muscle, every bone contains extremely terrifying power, the whole body's muscles almost solidify into a steel plate, invincible and immovable like a mountain!

  Zhao Jing Sheng and others were just about to go forward to congratulate Qin Yi, when suddenly, Qin Yi stretched out his hand and made a silencing gesture towards them.

  Seeing Qin Yi's gesture, several people looked solemn and held their weapons in hand.

  "Get out!" Qin Yi's voice exploded like a thunderclap, shattering the sea surface and blasting a ship's hull 300 paces away into splintered wood fragments that filled the sky.

  A dark shadow flashed out of the shattered hull and fell back into the water, splashing up a fountain of water two men high.

  "It's a fish man!" Wu Peng exclaimed and led his companions in pursuit.

  Qin Yi's movements were more than twice as fast as theirs, chasing the stars and moon, treading on the surface of the sea, the sea surface cracked with a loud noise, splitting open, water splashing everywhere, one person tall, closely following Qin Yi, the thick fog all around was shattered and dispersed.

  With a flicker of his eyes, Qin Yi arrived at the place where the fish man had fallen, and he reached out with one claw to grab him.

  A burst of true energy surged and rotated, bombarding downwards like a cannonball, covering an area of about 100 steps. The sea surface exploded, and the water level dropped by three feet, revealing a large crater on the surface!

  The sea surface exploded, countless fragments of flesh, broken spears, seaweed, and reefs flew up.

  Underwater, densely packed, there were actually hundreds of fish people, staring at Qin Yi with a tiger's gaze, and the ones that had just been blown to death by Qin Yi were only a part of them!

  Wu Peng and others were shocked by this scene.

  "We've entered the lair of the Fish People!" Wu Peng exclaimed.

  Before they hunted mermaids, at most, they faced a dozen or so heads-on.

  This time, under the sea surface, there were at least four or five hundred of them, and in the distant fog that was gradually gathering, the splashing sounds grew louder and louder, and it was unknown how many more fish people were rushing over quickly.

  "Roar!" A fish-man let out a loud roar, leaping high out of the water, an iron anchor in hand, smashing towards Qin Yi, with a huge mouth that could swallow a whole water buffalo.

  "Seeking death!" Qin Yi's eyes flashed with icy light, a fist struck out into the air, "Nine Dragons Rift Valley!"

  After condensing his true energy, Qin Yi's every move was empowered by the aura, and the dragon-like strength became even more obedient to his will. The power was four or five times stronger than when he relied solely on his physical body!

  One punch was thrown, and the true energy was like a large net. In an instant, it wrapped up the fish man and the iron anchor. With a forceful contraction, the fish man had not even reacted yet, his body together with the iron anchor, was brutally stirred into minced meat, blood gushing out like a bloody rain.

  "Wu Peng, take everyone back to the boat!" Qin Yi shouted loudly, throwing out three consecutive punches.

  The air churns and surges, with the power of a dragon, overturning the sea. Three fists formed from the air in mid-air, as big as houses, make a whistling sound, and crash into a massive whirlpool.

  Hummm...

  The thunder lasted for a breath, the surging power dissipated into the sea water, and the sea surface was like a roaring beast, suddenly rising and falling. Several dozen fish people poked their heads out of the water holes, and their heads exploded simultaneously!

  Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

  A blood column shot up more than 20 feet high, shattered flesh mixed with seawater, the azure sea water suddenly turned black.

  The raging sea water, like a giant hand, pushed forward a large group of fish people, spitting out fresh blood, and retreated ten zhang backwards!

  Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qin Yi stepped on the water surface and quickly rushed back to the cabin of the broken ship, where he met up with Wu Peng and others.

  "What's going on? Is this really the lair of the fish people?" Wu Peng gazed out into the distance, the surrounding sea surface filled with a constant rustling sound, as hundreds or thousands of fish people swam over, surrounding everyone on the sunken ship.

  "This is not the lair of the Fish People." Qin Yi shook his head, very certain of his judgment.

  Qin Yi's current range of perception had reached four hundred steps. Even if a floating object drifted across the surface of the water, he could still sense it.

  If this is a lair of fish people, with such a strong aura of evil, it's impossible that no one would have discovered it until now.

  "These fish people are rushing towards us, we have an ambush!" Qin Yi said.

  Everyone gasped in unison and looked outwards, only to discover that the sunken ship had been surrounded by a solitary island.

  Hundreds of fish men, holding weapons, with ferocious expressions, surrounded the area, making it impossible to escape.

  The fish man squeezed in front swung the giant anchor in his hand with thunderous force and smashed it towards the ship's hull!