Chapter 716: Chapter 716

"Indeed, Long Island Master is right; it’s not yet time for others to be invited as guests to Hero Island. At this juncture, we cannot allow a crowd to throng the island and disrupt everyone’s contemplation of the Divine Skill."

"Absolutely, absolutely. Think about it; we were once Sect Leaders and elders of various major sects, only then did we qualify to stay on Hero Island to contemplate the Divine Skill. How could ordinary, common folk casually ascend the island for such contemplation? That would be an immense stroke of fortune."

Discontented voices now arose from within the cave.

Master Mu, with his sparse whiskers, turned and smiled faintly, "Be at ease, my friends. Our Hero Island is not a place one can simply find and come to easily."

Having said that, the two Island Masters exchanged glances and gestured to their disciples.

Leading the disciples, Zhang San and Li Si understood the instruction and swiftly descended the mountain to stand guard and seal off the island shores.

The mist began to stir before Jiang Dali’s eyes, rolling in clusters, like gathering snowballs. As it rolled, areas above the sea became faintly visible.

But it was at this moment that accidents started occurring frequently.

First, a ship struck an underwater reef and ran aground, followed by another that fell into a bizarre maelstrom and started spinning in place, facing an imminent risk of capsizing.

This immediately disrupted the rhythm of the shouting and answering calls that the Players had been making, and alarmed cries arose over the fog-enshrouded sea.

However, seeing this scene, Jiang Dali was not alarmed but rather delighted, knowing they were nearing Hero Island.

In his past life, two guilds under the Li Family also encountered similar incidents while searching for Hero Island.

And it was after suffering significant casualties that the two guilds’ ships finally found Hero Island and managed to land successfully.

The current situation was identical to the past life’s.

Jiang Dali let out a long howl in response.

On one of the ships below, a stout individual who had already mentally prepared, immediately posted a message on the previously established thread in the Jianghu Forum, directing Players not involved in the accidents to continue sailing as planned.

At this time, the advantage of the Players became apparent.

Even though the ships couldn’t communicate through the fog due to the distance, the Players could communicate seamlessly within private threads on the Jianghu Forum.

This soon stabilized the chaotic scene.

Players whose ships were grounded or capsized could only curse their bad luck and cleanly slit their own throats to respawn in the city, awaiting the death compensation promised by the three guilds led by Heroic Gate.

The lucky Players and ships continued sailing, following the plan to move laterally a hundred yards every fifteen minutes towards the source of Jiang Dali’s voice, converging upon it.

Out of thirty-five ships, sixteen either ran aground or capsized completely in the strange whirlpools.

The remaining nineteen ships had surpassed the perilous area and gradually entered a calm region of the sea.

Jiang Dali followed the guide and flew to the airspace above this area. Amidst the rising and falling shouts of the Players below, the contours of a solitary island emerged through the fog, surrounded by the nineteen ships.

"Village chief, it’s Hero Island!"

Wang Yuyan pointed excitedly to the island below.

The corners of Jiang Dali’s lips curved slightly upward as he stomped on the Demon Hawk’s back, "Old friend, lock onto that island, descend!"

The Demon Hawk screeched, flapping its wings and swooping down in a dive.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——

The view ahead soon became shrouded in a haze of mist, only the outline of the island below dimly visible.

But shortly after, the surrounding mist cleared significantly, thinning out, revealing an island lush with vegetation and filled with the scent of seawater.

Interestingly, the thick fog outside the island was clearly separate from that on the island, the closer one got to the island’s location, the thinner the fog became.

A large part of the island had no fog at all, and all its scenery was plainly in view.

"Fellows, your village chief has arrived on the island; all come over here!"

Jiang Dali stood on the eagle’s back and let out a long howl, guiding the ships outside the island to approach.

"Who is this brazen intruder who dares to barge into Hero Island!?"

It was at this moment that a resonant shout suddenly came from the island below.

Dozens of figures, some leaping and some springing, displayed their Qinggong (light-body skill) from all directions, each surrounded by swirling Gang Qi, their power formidable. All of them were experts in the Gang Qi Realm.

"Hmm? Aren’t these all disciples of the two Island Masters, Long and Mu? They are all experts in the Gang Qi Realm. Hero Island’s deterrence in the martial arts of Yuan Country is indeed well-deserved."

Jiang Dali looked down at the dozens converging below him and mentally nodded in approval, yet he was unconcerned, not even bothering to offer an explanation.

Because he knew that no reasoning expressed with words could ever be as convincing as that delivered by fists!

If you want to talk with conviction, you have to speak with your fists!

Jiang Dali sat calmly on the Ice Soul Jade Stone throne, his powerful hands gripping the armrests.

In the midst of the raging wind, Demon Hawk swooped down, spiraling like a hurricane.

"Knock him down!" someone among the experts below bellowed, their wrists shaking continuously as a stream of oddly-shaped Hidden Weapons exploded in midair, filling the air with poison smoke and raining down Poison Needles towards Jiang Dali like a sweeping rain.

Jiang Dali suddenly drew a deep breath and then exhaled a long roar like a whale’s cry. His abundant Inner Qi actually whipped up the gale, rolling the poison smoke back and driving the Poison Needles like sand towards the many experts below.

"The Sea and Sky White Whale’s whale cry technique?"

Someone from below exclaimed in astonishment.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh—

The Hidden Weapons swirled by Jiang Dali’s breath collided with each other, some accelerating suddenly, others deflecting in different directions, flying towards dozens of people.

Even though these dozens were Martial Arts Experts, they desperately tried to block, but still, some were hit by the stray Hidden Weapons.

Instantly, some decisively reversed their swords and cut off the poisoned flesh from their wounded parts on the spot.

The scene was in complete chaos.

Demon Hawk let out a piercing cry, and its claws, as strong as fine steel, extended and tore through several charging experts, mashing their arms into pulp.

"Ah! Which temple’s Monk are you, you baldy, to dare such insolence!"

A burly man with his forehead veins bulging in anger roared and charged, brandishing his Demon-Subduing Pestle, and yelled furiously at Jiang Dali. His body crackled with popping bones, as if pumped with air, swelling suddenly, looking like Vajra incarnate, he fiercely hammered down on Demon Hawk’s approaching sharp claws.

Clang—a loud crash was heard.

Demon Hawk wailed as its claws shattered slightly, bleeding.

The burly man’s face turned crimson, his body swaying back and forth, the soil beneath his feet erupting, fracturing, and caving in.

"Strong Cross Training! But calling this village chief baldy, you are guilty."

Admiration flashed in Jiang Dali’s eyes and while his voice lingered, his body had already risen in a step, drifting ghost-like three zhang forward, his right palm flipping down from above in a smack.

A huge vortex energy cyclone was suddenly born, like a mountain rolling over, astonishing the entire crowd!

The burly man’s face turned golden red as he raised both hands to block, screaming wildly.

Bang—a thunderous explosion!

The ground trembled wildly.

The burly man’s tall stature suddenly shortened, his face cherry-red like blood, both arms breaking and spurting blood through the skin from the elbows.

Zhang San, Li Si, and others all burst into furious rage, attacking in rapid succession.

Dozens of people shouted as they launched various Martial Arts and rushed to attack.

Jiang Dali, still in midair, performed a Thousand Jin Fall and landed with a thud. His cloak still fluttering, he flexed his sturdy arms.

An immensely domineering and formidable aura surged forth from him all of a sudden.

With a clang amidst the explosive sound!

Dazzling forceful golden Qi Force burst forth, swelling into an ancient, immense bell that fiercely collided with the dozens rushing towards him, exploding like a giant golden shockwave.

The ground under Jiang Dali’s feet cracked violently, pebbles compressed and shot out like crossbow arrows.

Amidst cries of agony, more than a dozen people were cast aside like kites with broken strings, falling up to three zhang away.

Those who were better off, like Zhang San and Li Si, were also blasted back seven or eight steps, all experiencing numbing pain in their arms.

Myriad astonished gazes suddenly fell on the towering figure shrouded in golden Qi Shield, like a War God.

Even Zhang San and Li Si, the strongest among them, were shocked at this moment.

Who exactly was this person?

Eight years ago, they had proudly invited a bunch of Martial Arts Experts to Yuan Country, but had never encountered such a fierce and powerful individual.

Even the Supreme Alliance Hierarch Guan Yutian, with his renowned fame in the Martial World today, might not be able to fend off the joint attack of over thirty people so effortlessly.

Perhaps not even the two Island Masters could achieve this!

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