Chapter 45: The Merfolk Leader!
The surrounding waters of the island are filled with hidden reefs, and the sea water is as black as ink. The waves crash against the rocks, creating a terrifying spectacle.
Many fish people, in the seawater, faintly visible, with long and narrow eyes, blood red, flashing, densely packed, making one's scalp feel numb.
Qin Yi darted among the fish people, sometimes almost brushing against their eyelids, but these fish people didn't feel Qin Yi's existence at all.
Through a multitude of fish people, a huge island, is within reach!
This island, bare and barren, is entirely composed of massive stones piled up, with countless caves, like giant mouths that can swallow everything, making people shiver.
The closer you get to the island, the more you can feel a strong storm pushing people away.
The oppressive force that came from all directions was as if it could squeeze out a person's internal organs.
Generally, even if a cultivator reaches the fifth or sixth layer of the Jiedan realm, they will still need to rely on the protection of their magical treasures to safely navigate this turbulent situation.
Qin Yi wore the Hundred Refining Heaven's Robe, and without even circulating his true energy, he easily broke through the wind and arrived above the island.
In the center of the island, a golden glow radiated in all directions, weaving together like a rainbow and a dragon, exploding continuously, with large rocks shattered into powder, causing the entire island to tremble violently.
Qin Yi quietly descended, quickly passing through the rocks, focusing his gaze and looking far into the distance.
A hundred feet away, two figures crossed paths repeatedly, bursts of light exploded in the air, and the ground was left in shambles.
Two people fighting, one of whom is quite handsome, with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, holding a long sword that seems to be able to pierce the sky. Every time he swings his sword, it sends out a fiery thunderclap that shocks people's souls. This person has abundant true energy, his long gown billowing without wind, forming rolling waves of air, with an aura as majestic as a rainbow, enveloping an area of hundreds of feet in all directions.
Qin Yi's eyes immediately fell on a dragon-shaped jade pendant hanging from the person's waist.
A dragon-shaped jade pendant surrounded by a faint halo of light, with a soft glow that seems to capture one's soul.
"He's from Huang Long Island." Qin Yi immediately remembered that the booklet issued by Tian Sheng College had an introduction to the Yufeng Continent Gate.
Huang Long Island is also a large sect with over 100 million disciples, and it belongs to the top ten sects along with Tian Sheng College. It is located in the overseas Xian Shan, separated from Tian Sheng College by millions of miles.
"This disciple of Huang Long Island, I don't know why he appeared here, probably to complete the sect's mission. But he really has guts, alone and unarmed, daring to venture into the depths of the Misty Bay. Looking at his realm, he is at least at the fifth or sixth level of the Soul Burial Realm, and may not be inferior to Sister Luo."
Another person in the battle, with a ferocious and strange appearance, had skin all over his body that looked like it had been soaked in water for too long, presenting an eerie pale color. His arms, chest, armpits, and even small scales on his ears, had a membrane-like flesh on his fingertips, a shiny head, and a fish-fin-like thing on his forehead. His eyes were narrow and long, his mouth was open in a scream, full of sharp teeth of varying lengths, his whole body was wet and slippery, and every time he stepped down, there was a clear wet footprint on the ground.
"This should be the Fishman leader, ranked fifth in the Wind Ten Yōkai ranking. He has almost completely transformed into a human form, his aura is more than ten times grander compared to Rank 10's Corn Snake Elder!" Qin Yi hid in the shadows, carefully observing the battle.
The Fishman Island leader's weapon is a pair of chains bound to his arms.
These two chains, made of unknown materials, intertwined like lightning, forming a dense and impenetrable net, sharp and unmatched, with cracks on the ground intersecting each other. Every collision produced a deafening explosion, its power astonishing!
"The pinnacle of the two Soul Realm's battle was so fierce, I wonder how thrilling it would be to see a cultivator who has reached the Flame Soul Realm fight. Qin Yi calmed his mind and hid behind a rock, quietly observing."
The leader of the Fish People and the disciples of Huang Long Island Academy, both have powers that surpass Qin Yi. By observing their battles, Qin Yi feels that his understanding of the essence of fighting has deepened.
Gradually, Qin Yi also blended into the battle, thinking about how to crack the fish leader's vicious moves, and if he were the fish leader, how he would fight against Huang Long Island's student, many ingenious ideas emerged.
"Overlord Whale Slash!" The student of Huang Long Island stepped forward, raised his long sword high, and a magnificent sword aura, like an ancient giant whale, descended straight down, with waves surging.
The cloud layers in the sky were all pierced and cut off by the sword energy, separating them.
"Corpse Thunder Sound!" The fishman leader stomped his foot, and the ground cracked inch by inch. Broken stones surged like a tsunami in all directions, amidst which countless streams of true energy condensed into a roaring human figure with a ferocious face, letting out a deafening howl. In mid-air, it coalesced into a terrifying monster with a fish head and human body, shattering the sky!
Boom!
The air waves surged and overlapped, like a heavy mountain pressing down, making people suffocate and tremble, the air inside the body was squeezed out inch by inch.
"The vast ocean and earth, sweeping the stars, give me a breakthrough!" A loud shout from the disciples of Huanglong Island, the air waves rolled and boiled, the giant sword re-condensed, forming a huge inverted cone, smashing down towards the ground once again, with an aura as mighty as ten thousand!
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
A string of explosions, the island was all rubble, a scene of utter devastation.
Whoosh!
A sharp sound, tearing through the sky, a flash of lightning, breaking through the air waves, like a poisonous snake, rushing towards the true energy giant sword.
Buzz——
A mighty roar, a vast flow of air, forming concentric circles in mid-air, like rolling giant waves, thundering away in all directions.
Several hundred feet in diameter, the ground shook as if it were an earthquake.
Qin Yi's current strength is still some distance away from these two people, the thunderous sound and rolling waves of air made his chest feel like it was going to burst, a wave of discomfort washed over him, the true energy circulating within his body involuntarily stagnated for a moment, the Hundred Refining Heaven's Net Armor quivered slightly.
In that instant, the Fish King leader swung his chain, exploding with a massive True Qi sword. The clouds in the sky were blown away, disappearing without a trace, revealing the bright moonlight.
The fish-man leader retreated dozens of steps back, collapsing onto the ground with a row of deep footprints, his chest heaving violently, sweat pouring down like rain.
The Dragon Island disciple fell from mid-air, eyes gathering starlight, gaze like a torch, long sword in hand, humming dragon chant, true energy flowing, sharpness unparalleled.
"A proud disciple of the Dragon Island, yet you still have a hidden helper, do you want to launch a sneak attack on me?" The fishman leader let out a hoarse angry roar, his gills flapping wildly behind his ears as he sneered repeatedly.
"'Helper?' The disciple of Huang Long Island was stunned for a moment. He had come alone, where would he get a helper from?"
Upon hearing the words of the Fish People's leader, Qin Yi immediately knew that he had been exposed.
If it weren't for his own true energy being blocked for a moment, even if he stood right in front of the opposing party's leader, the Fish King wouldn't have been able to detect his presence.
"Get out!" The fish-man leader let out a loud roar, his true energy surging forth and rushing towards him, causing the ground to crack inch by inch.
Qin Yixin's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly retracted his Hundred Refining Heaven Net Armor, revealing his true form as he rapidly flashed to one side.
Bang!
A loud explosion sounded, and a rock at the spot where Qin Yi had just stood was shattered into four or five pieces, as if it had been hit by a cannonball.
The Fish King's single roar was so powerful!
He glanced at Qin Yi, saw the waist card on Qin Yi, and the eyes of the Huang Long Island disciple lit up: "So you're a friend from Tian Sheng College. Your realm is not as good as ours, come behind me, I'll protect you."
Huang Long Island disciple's words instantly made Qin Yi have a great improvement in his impression of him.
Qin Yi suddenly leaped forward, shrinking his body to a tiny size in an instant, and arrived behind the disciple of Huang Long Island: "Thank you, senior brother."
Seeing Qin Yi's agile movements and the surging true energy in his actions, a hint of surprise flashed across the eyes of the Huang Long Island disciples: "Brother, you must have had some extraordinary encounter. In my opinion, you're only at the Qi Refining stage, yet you can already condense your true energy, and it's so majestic. Among the people I know, there's absolutely no one as talented as you."
"Ah, I indeed had a strange encounter, being struck by lightning and not dying, which expanded my meridians and seas of qi, and only then was able to condense the true qi." Qin Yi secretly sighed at the venomous gaze of the Huang Long Island disciples, nodded and replied: "I am Qin Yi, and I haven't asked for Teacher's name yet."
"Alright, Xuan Yuan Ze, a low-ranking disciple of Huang Long Island." Xuan Yuan Ze looked at Qin Yi with suspicion, "But I'm curious, Brother Qin, you've clearly reached the Jie Mo realm, so why are you wearing the waist token of an outer court disciple from Tian Sheng College?"
"I also just recently upgraded my boundary in these few days and haven't had time to go back and exchange for a waist badge."
After listening to Qin Yi's explanation, Xuan Yuan Ze understood.
Turning around to face the Fishman leader again, Xuan Yuan Ze said: "Today I came to kill the Fishman leader to complete the bounty mission of Huang Long Island, and also to try out my new magic treasure. You're a bit weaker than us now, so try to stay behind me later and ensure your own safety."
"Hmm." Qin Yi nodded.
Xuanyuan Ze and Qin Yi were strangers in life, but when he saw that Qin Yi's strength was slightly weaker, he took the initiative to offer protection to Qin Yi. This kind of magnanimity is far superior to the likes of Chen Huaofeng and Lei Tian, by an unknown number of levels.
"Fishman leader, you won't escape today, accept your death obediently!" Xuan Yuan Ze took a step forward, "My sword and I have not seen blood before meeting you, today we'll use your blood to consecrate the sword!"
Qin Yi could also see that from the previous battle, the Fishman leader and Xuan Yuan Ze, although they seemed evenly matched, in fact, Xuan Yuan Ze had already firmly suppressed the Fishman leader.
Whether it's a treasure or a true energy contest, Xuan Yuan Ze must be one step ahead.
"Is that so?" The fish man leader let out a strange, eerie laugh, the chains in his hand crackling with electricity, flashing with lightning. "The Misty Bay has been quiet for quite some time now, and today is just right to use your flesh to give me a toothsome celebration!"
