Chapter 696: Chapter 696: Overbearing Statement
"Uh..."
Having landed on the ground, Yan Long felt mortified. He had intended to show off, but ended up embarrassing himself!
"That strike of yours is good enough for chopping firewood, but it falls short of breaking a formation!" Ye Xiu commented teasingly.
Yan Long’s dark green face instantly turned black, a perfect illustration of how red and green can mix to create black. In his seventy years of life, he had never suffered such a piercing insult—to be told his all-out strike was only good for chopping wood.
He was about to stubbornly retort that he hadn’t used his full strength when he saw Ye Xiu flick a finger, shooting out a beam of Dao Mang. A loud boom followed, and the Divine Trapping Formation shattered like glass. The 1,000 Silver Cloth Assassins had used their very lives and martial prowess to create the formation. Now that it was broken, all of them dropped dead.
"I concede," Yan Long said, his voice filled with sincere admiration.
His own all-out strike had merely made the formation tremble, while Huang Quan had effortlessly destroyed the Divine Trapping Formation with a casual ranged attack. The gap in their strength was simply indescribable!
"Master, your phone is ringing!" Qing Luan’s voice reminded him.
"Huh?" Yan Long was startled for a moment before hearing the ringtone. He quickly took out his phone and answered upon seeing the caller ID.
Everyone near Ye Xiu and Yan Long clearly heard the voice from the phone: "Elder Yan, I just received a call from the head of the satellite department. An island has suddenly appeared in the Lucius Sea, estimated to be the size of two cities. I’ve sent you the photos. Please investigate what this island is as soon as possible."
After hanging up, Yan Long immediately looked at Ye Xiu. Meng Yinwan and the members of Heaven Net also turned their gazes toward him. The others were left completely in the dark.
"Is it?" Meng Yinwan asked, a question no one else understood.
"I don’t know," Ye Xiu replied dismissively and walked away. The power of the three Judicator Families and the Eternal Kingdom is too terrifying. If it were revealed, it would cause global panic.
"You don’t know?" Meng Yinwan frowned slightly. She didn’t believe for a second that Huang Quan didn’t know. However, since he said so, it was clear he didn’t want to tell her the truth. If she wanted answers, she would have to find Ye Xiu. In her mind, and in the minds of everyone in the Restorer Alliance, Ye Xiu and Huang Quan were partners. If Huang Quan knew something, Ye Xiu certainly did as well.
"Come on, we’re going to find Ye Xiu!" Yan Long said to the members of Heaven Net, his expression grim.
The group had barely left the valley where the Mist Chant Martial Meeting was held when they saw Huang Quan standing just outside, seemingly waiting for them.
"Come with me," Ye Xiu said.
The eyes of Meng Yinwan, Yan Long, and the others lit up. It seemed Huang Quan wanted to share some secrets with them in private. The group quickly followed Ye Xiu to a nearby unoccupied guesthouse.
Once inside, Ye Xiu sat on the couch and got straight to the point. "That island is called Biluo Island. It’s one of the islands in the Eternal Islands, the main base of the three Judicator Families."
"So you knew all along."
Meng Yinwan, Yan Long, and the others were staggered. Meng Yinwan and Yan Long, in particular, were shocked beyond words. Their ancestors had been searching for the Judicator Families’ main base, Eternal Island, for over two thousand years without success. Yet, Huang Quan had known about it all this time.
Meng Yinwan asked, "Where are the other islands in the Eternal Islands? And why did the Judicator Families suddenly expose Biluo Island to the world?"
"All the islands of the Eternal Islands are hidden by formations. I had someone break the formation on Biluo Island," Ye Xiu said.
Once again, Meng Yinwan and the others were startled. Not only had Huang Quan found the main base of the Judicator Families, but he had also broken the formation concealing Biluo Island.
Yan Long asked, "Why didn’t you break the other formations?"
Ye Xiu shrugged. "I haven’t figured out a way to break them yet."
Realization dawned on Meng Yinwan, Yan Long, and the others.
Meng Yinwan then asked, "What is the strength on Biluo Island like?"
This was something Yan Long also wanted to know.
"The Eternal Kingdom, supported by the three Judicator Families, has divided people into classes: Fifth Rank, Fourth Rank, Third Rank, and so on," Ye Xiu explained, glossing over the most critical details. "Biluo Island is for the lowest class, the Fifth Rank individuals. It has a population of about 5 million, including a standing army of 200,000 fully armed soldiers. However, not long ago, Kristina led nearly 3 million Martial Artists to the island."
Three million Martial Artists? A chill ran down the spines of Meng Yinwan, Yan Long, and the others. The power of the Judicator Families was horrifying; they could deploy an army of 3 million Martial Artists so casually.
"Those nearly 3 million Martial Artists are all Fourth Rank, and the strongest among them is at the Pseudo Fourth Realm," Ye Xiu added.
Meng Yinwan’s and Yan Long’s eyes lit up. If that was the extent of their strength, perhaps they could take their chances on Biluo Island.
Just then, Yan Long received a text message. He opened it to find a video.
"Is that the spokesperson from Black Water Nation?" Qing Luan recognized the person in the video at a glance.
Yan Long played the video, and the spokesperson began to speak. "I believe every country with satellite capabilities has already discovered the small island in the Lucius Sea. On behalf of the Official Family of Black Water Nation, I hereby solemnly declare that this Nameless Island lies within our national waters and is the sovereign territory of our country. Any nation or individual that attempts to claim it will be considered an aggressor..."
After watching the video, everyone present, including Ye Xiu, was left speechless. Black Water Nation’s greed was too blatant. They were clearly worried about other countries coveting Biluo Island, so they rushed to issue a domineering statement, claiming the island as their own territory. The problem was, Biluo Island, and indeed the entire Eternal Islands archipelago, was located in international waters!
"It seems we’ll need Black Water Nation’s permission to go to Biluo Island," Qing Luan said with a frown.
"I’m going. Who dares to stop me?" Yan Long declared authoritatively.
"I do," Ye Xiu said.
Yan Long was speechless.
"Actually, the formation on Biluo Island was broken yesterday. Last night, Black Water Nation dispatched a team of scouts and airdropped them onto the island," Ye Xiu continued.
Meng Yinwan, Yan Long, and the others stared at Ye Xiu as if he were a monster.
Yan Long asked, "You even know that?"
"There is nothing in this world I do not know," Ye Xiu bragged lightly. "Biluo Island is very dangerous. I wouldn’t recommend that the Official Family’s Martial Artists go there."
Yan Long didn’t respond, scoffing internally. I’m the leader of Heaven Net. Whether or not we go to Biluo Island is my call.
He immediately said to Qing Luan and the others, "Come on. We’re going to find Ye Xiu."
No matter what, I have to get Ye Xiu to cure my poison. That’s the only way to increase my chances of survival when I go to Biluo Island to fight the Judicator Families.
Once the people from Heaven Net were a good distance away, Meng Yinwan asked, "Can our Restorer Alliance not go either?"
"You can go, but there’s no rush," Ye Xiu advised. "First, send some people to Tamwood City. Let Black Water Nation suffer a setback on Biluo Island. It will be safer to slip onto the island when they start asking other nations for help."
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