Chapter 869 - 799: Tempted to Take Action
Chapter 869 - 799: Tempted to Take Action
Earlier, Duan Gujin helped them kill the Abyss Electric Eel, which the Sect Leader saw as the other party simply using the Taihuang Immortal Sect's people to get the corpse of the Abyss Electric Eel for himself.As a result, Duan Gujin and the other two were deemed to have ulterior motives.
"So those three Martial Saints have been right beside us all along!"
The Sect Leader was furious; he had put in a lot of effort before but ended up with nothing.
He originally thought Duan Gujin and the other two would flee far away but didn't expect them to dare show up right under his nose, which he found intolerable.
"Those three Martial Saints are too haughty!"
Sect Leader Zhan Changsheng's eyes flashed with a cold glint, thinking about how he had been mocked time and again by the three Martial Saints, his heart brimmed with anger.
"I must find those three Martial Saints immediately!"
Zhan Changsheng naturally wanted to find Duan Gujin and his two Martial Saint companions, but his previous efforts to send many experts to look for them yielded no results.
"Those three Martial Saints can easily change their appearances. The faces seen before must not be their true looks. No wonder those three Martial Saints can act so fearlessly! It seems I should focus on their cultivation, as there are no more than three thousand warriors at the Martial Saint Realm worldwide! I will have the elders investigate Martial Saint experts around the world!"
Zhan Changsheng thought for a while, then gathered the elders to inform them of what had happened previously.
The elders only realized then that the three Martial Saints they'd been hunting had actually appeared right under their noses today.
"This is absolutely intolerable!"
The elders thought unanimously.
In their minds, the Taihuang Immortal Sect was the most powerful sect on Yuanzhen Continent, without parallel.
As elders of the Taihuang Immortal Sect, they carried a strong sense of superiority.
Now, being toyed with by three Martial Saints was utterly unacceptable; they longed to find Duan Gujin and the others immediately and tear them to pieces.
"Sect Leader, we will immediately investigate all Martial Saint Realm warriors on the continent!"
An elder responded.
The gathered elders pondered seriously for a while, realizing their previous thinking had been flawed.
Even though they knew Duan Gujin and the others likely changed their appearances, they prepared for both scenarios, but could not determine where exactly the three Martial Saints would appear.
During today's battle, they noticed the combat power of the three Martial Saints was formidable; even if they, as elders at the Martial Saint Realm, engaged those Abyss Electric Eels, they were not confident of victory.
According to some disciples or elders who witnessed Duan Gujin slay the two Abyss Electric Eels, they learned that one among the three Martial Saints possessed terrifying combat power, capable of close-quarters combat with the Abyss Electric Eel.
The present elders knew that while the Abyss Electric Eel required time to gather thunder power when releasing the Abyss Thunder Ball, various sea demons of not insignificant power would surround and protect it.
Moreover, the Abyss Electric Eel would often emit a Thunder Light Shield when attacking to protect its body.
Breaking through the sea demons guarding the Abyss Electric Eel was already difficult, and upon getting close, breaking the Thunder Light Shield posed another challenge they were not willing to risk.
Yet, among the three Martial Saints, one could single-handedly face the Abyss Electric Eel.
"Among those three Martial Saints, one has combat power that should be very close to the Shattering Void Realm!"
The elders, including Sect Leader Zhan Changsheng, all felt that Duan Gujin's combat power was approaching the Shattering Void Realm.
However, in the Taihuang Immortal Sect, there were only five experts at the Shattering Void Realm cultivation level.
Today, only three Shattering Void Realm experts came to confront the sea demons.
The other two Shattering Void elders weren't defying orders or intentionally ignoring the Sect Leader's summons; they were in closed seclusion and couldn't come.
Zhan Changsheng wouldn't disturb those in seclusion due to the sea demons' attack because to the Taihuang Immortal Sect, the sea demon incursion was merely a minor nuisance.
Retreating back into the sea, the Sai Duo Leader immediately began healing.
Once his strength recovered, he asked his subordinates how much they had lost this time.
His subordinates promptly reported, revealing that they had lost over half of their Abyss Electric Eels.
Even though they lost more than a third of the ordinary sea demons, to Sai Duo, losing a third of the ordinary sea demons was trivial.
Sai Duo wasn't aware of Duan Gujin's identity, presuming him to be part of the Taihuang Immortal Sect.
"Those Taihuang Immortal Sect people are vile; I must annihilate them!"
Sai Duo was fuming; despite having prepared in advance, today's battle revealed that his preparations were utterly inadequate.
"The human clan has three giant battleships, which I've heard others call Star Sea Battleships, their Iron Hammer Cannons are formidable. Though I hadn't seen them before, seeing them today, I realized the power of the Star Sea Battleships! Just one shot could kill an Abyss Electric Eel!"
Recalling the Iron Hammer Cannon he had seen before, Saido shuddered with fear. He realized that even if he stepped forward to face the Iron Hammer Cannon alone, his body would surely not withstand it.
"The enemy has the Iron Hammer Cannon, how can I destroy them?"
The Sai Duo leader thought about how his tribe were sea demons, naturally adept at maneuvering in the ocean.
When they fought against the Human Clan, they would surely need to enter the Human Clan's city to launch a land assault.
Once they landed, their innate abilities couldn't be fully utilized, which would greatly reduce their combat power.
Saido's ancestors had once participated in battles against the Human Clan. They knew that even if they surrounded all of the Human Clan's port cities, they could only destroy some of them.
The Sai Duo leader gathered his subordinates to ask if they had any good strategies to deal with the Human Clan.
An elder said, "Leader, I heard that the Feiyu Leader's son and grandson were killed by Human Warriors. He's probably deeply resentful of the Human Clan, so I think we can invite him to join us against the Human Clan!"
Saido frowned and asked, "Then what excuse should I use to get him to cooperate with us?"
"Human warriors have been slaughtering our sea demons wantonly, which is a crime worthy of death. Our primary task now is to gather sea demons and prepare for a massive assault on the Human Warriors!"
The elder declared with righteous indignation.
"Agreed!"
Saido nodded slightly after hearing this.
"Then we shall immediately return to the middle of the ocean, and all our forces will dive deep into the sea, waiting in readiness for my return!"
Saido quickly issued the order and proceeded to seek reinforcements with other elders.
Before, he had not gathered other leaders to act together with him because he did not want the treasures of the ancestral land to be taken by others. Even if he had to share some with them, he was unwilling.
To him, any treasure of the ancestral land belonged to him. How could he let others take it away?
But now, the situation was different. Human Warriors had stolen his treasures, and he had to reclaim them from their grasp at all costs.
If he did not use every means to deal with Human Warriors, the treasures he lost would never return to him.
His relationship with other leaders was also not good. He estimated that if he simply invited other leaders to attack the Human Clan's city with him, they would likely stand by and watch.
"I think I should lure the other leaders to take action!"
So, he pondered for a while and came up with an excellent pretext.
Three days later, he met with the Feiyu Leader.
The Feiyu Leader was a Sea Shark, already at the First Level of the Shattering Void Realm.
At their current level of cultivation, to continue cultivating and improving their cultivation, they had reached a bottleneck stage.
Though the sea demons had a significant advantage in cultivation talent, they eventually faced difficulties in further advancement.
Their innate advantage in body cultivation was significant, but in the later stages of the Shattering Void Realm, their disadvantage in spiritual power would completely hinder their progress.
On the other hand, despite having no inherent advantage in cultivation talent, the Human Clan could enhance their spiritual power, allowing them to continue cultivation even after reaching the Shattering Void Realm.
The Feiyu Leader was shocked to see the Sai Duo Leader.
He knew he didn't have much relationship with the Sai Duo Leader and that there had been some minor conflicts in the past.
After listening to the Sai Duo Leader, he learned that Saido was approaching him for cooperation concerning an Ancient God Ruins.
"You say those Human Warriors have robbed the treasures belonging to our sea demon tribe's Ancient God Ruins?"
The Feiyu Leader was a bit incredulous.
"Yes, and I ask Feiyu Leader to join me!"
The Sai Duo Leader quickly brought the Feiyu Leader to the Ancient God Ruins.
Upon entering, they fought together, annihilating several White Bones, but still failed to venture further inside.
"Is this really an Ancient God Ruins of our sea demon tribe?"
Seeing the powerful White Bones ahead, Feiyu was filled with doubt. He believed that these White Bones were creatures of the land and that their sea demons should not possess the ability to venture onto land.
"Do you recall the many mythological legends of our sea demons? This site is indeed the remnants of our sea demon's Ancient God. Our ancient gods were immensely powerful, able to operate on land, unlike us who are confined to the ocean. I think you've just seen that we haven't even entered yet, and there must be many treasures inside. Once we acquire them, we can become akin to our ancient gods!"
Saido explained.
Indeed, in the ancient legends of the sea demons, there are stories of ancient sea demon gods walking on land. It's said that they could change the positions of the land and sea at will, turning vast oceans into land and lands into vast oceans.
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