Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

"Since that's the case, we definitely cannot let them down, right?"

After putting away these thoughts, Yun Xiao's face showed a smile. He didn't mention leaving anyone behind anymore, after all, they were no longer fighting alone.

Compared to ordinary cultivators, Yun Xiao knew better the talents and combat strength of those few, such as Liu Hanyi and Mo Qing, who all possessed rare abnormal physiques.

The combat power that these abnormal physiques can unleash is definitely several times stronger than cultivators of the same level, or even alien spirits. Moreover, as they are far away, Yun Xiao couldn't control them even if he wanted to.

So, he could only focus on dealing with his own matters, allowing these ordinary cultivators to follow was a rare experience, after all, the rampant alien spirits were not a frequent occurrence.

At present, the crowd opened the gates of Jin Shuang City and swept eastward. In a month's time, they conquered eight cities, making the morale of the human cultivators increasingly high.

Although many cultivators from the human side were lost during this month, including Hong Si from the Hawk Squad who also died in fierce battles in one of the cities, those who survived greatly advanced in their cultivation.

It is worth mentioning that Xu Hongzhuang's cultivation has advanced from the middle stage of the Earth Bending Realm to the late stage, even comparable to veteran elders like Wu Tong and Jia Tianshu.

Moreover, Xu Hongzhuang, being the Myriad Demon Divine Body, her combat power is akin to a Peak Earth Bending Realm expert, becoming Yun Xiao's strongest aid in more and more battles.

After all, the battles between Yun Xiao and alien spirits sometimes took place in the sky, and with Zi Luan carrying Xu Hongzhuang directly over the city gates, it saved time in breaking cities on the human side.

However, a puzzling thing to Yun Xiao was that after the eight consecutive cities were conquered following Jin Shuang City, aside from the first two cities guarded by half-step Heavenly Rank alien spirit experts, the remaining six cities were only guarded by Ninth Rank Advanced alien spirits.

For Ninth Rank Advanced alien spirits, Yun Xiao could handle them without any effort, so when he didn't encounter half-step Heavenly Rank alien spirit experts, he would leave the opponents to Xu Hongzhuang, while he guarded the perimeter, preventing any possible appearance of alien spirit experts.

Strangely enough, even after the eight cities were conquered, the alien spirits hadn't dispatched half-step Heavenly Rank experts like those in Moyun City and Jin Shuang City, let alone actual Heavenly Spirit experts.

Thus, the human side advanced rapidly, taking only one month to attack from Jin Shuang City straight to the East Sea coast.

When the group saw the huge structures ahead, those from the Shenxiao Sect already knew what that place was.

This time, Yun Xiao's route aimed directly at the alien spirit headquarters on Impermanence Island, which was the shortest route starting from Moyun City and encompassing ten cities.

Now, having broken through these ten cities, the East Sea is within sight, and Impermanence Island is not far since it is within this East Sea, once the absolute overlord of a region here.

"Ahead should be the famous 'Denghai Pier'!"

Seeing Yun Xiao and Xu Hongzhuang descend, Wu Yingjiang hurriedly approached, pointing at the massive buildings ahead and speaking, prompting a slight nod from Yun Xiao.

The so-called Denghai Pier, Yun Xiao had naturally heard of it. In fact, the East Sea coast stretches for thousands of miles, surely there couldn't be only one pier, but Denghai Pier was indeed the most famous of them all.

Because it's the only pier for travelling to Impermanence Island, in the past, if you wanted to go there, you could only take a boat from Denghai Pier.

Taking a boat from other piers would only lead to a few smaller islands, absolutely impossible to reach Impermanence Island, as Denghai Pier had its unique mark that no one could counterfeit.

Of course, this only refers to cultivators below the Heavenly Rank Third Realm; Heavenly Rank experts fly with the wind, and even mighty Impermanence Island probably wouldn't dare to disrespect a Heavenly Rank expert.

This time, the final stop on Yun Xiao's route on land happens to be this Denghai Pier, and as for the current Impermanence Island, it likely no longer has its former glory, nor does it have the special rule that one can only reach it by boarding from Denghai Pier.

"Tell everyone to be careful. I have a feeling there will be a fierce battle at Denghai Pier!"

Listening to Wu Yingjiang's words, Yun Xiao felt the silent atmosphere at Denghai Pier ahead, his heart tightened inexplicably, speaking to Wu Yingjiang and also reminding Xu Hongzhuang.

"Haha, Brother Yun Xiao, aren't you worrying too much? The ten cities ahead were easily taken. With you here, this little Denghai Pier is a piece of cake!"

Song Jianzi, the second talent from Firewood Valley, though slightly disheveled, showed a smile of pleasure. After extended battles, his cultivation also broke through to the half-step Earth Realm level.

Those minor grievances at Yanji Lake were already distant memories for Song Jianzi. Now, Yun Xiao is an object of his admiration, knowing that with this "brother" around, all problems would be readily solved.

Upon hearing Song Jianzi's hearty laughter, the people nearby all deeply agreed. During this period, not only was Yun Xiao invincible and continually defeating the Alien Spirit Strong People, but even Xu Hongzhuang had truly grown and her combat strength was even much stronger than elders like Jia Tianshu.

Everyone had reason to believe that with these two immensely powerful individuals present, a mere Denghai Pier would be no match, surely to be taken down like those previous cities, in sweeping victory.

"You mustn't underestimate the intelligence of the Strange Spirits; this is the last point before going out to sea from the Continent. As we've progressed, they may not have failed to guess our intentions!"

The unease in Yun Xiao's heart grew even deeper; indeed, the battles at the eight cities over the past month had been surprisingly easy, with hardly any effective resistance from the Strange Spirits.

This situation seemed as though the Strange Spirits had given up those eight cities, knowing they couldn't defend them. But understanding the Strange Spirits, they surely wouldn't surrender so easily and were likely preparing a larger interception force.

Upon hearing Yun Xiao's words again, Wu Yingjiang, Wu Tong, and other veterans finally became more alert. It seemed their recent series of victories had intoxicated them with confidence, but they weren't foolish.

Just as Yun Xiao said, this was the last stop connecting the land to the East Sea, and their route was too obvious, clearly aiming to attack Impermanence Island directly. There's no way the Strange Spirits would be so weak, right?

Besides the Strange Spirits backing down, there was only one reason—the Strange Spirit Strong People had realized Yun Xiao's might, wanting to achieve everything in one grand strike.

And this Denghai Pier surrounded by water on three sides was undoubtedly the best interception point. Thinking of this, Wu Yingjiang and the others' expressions also became more grave as they constrained their subordinates to head towards Denghai Pier.

The geographical position of Denghai Pier was somewhat special, a peninsula stretching into the sea. Apart from the humans' way in, upon nearing Denghai Pier, they were already surrounded by water on three sides, with only one path of retreat.

Splash!

At this moment, a sound of water breaking suddenly came from the west side, followed by a water bundle resembling a whip rising abruptly, ruthlessly striking a cultivator at the Late Stage of the Seeking Origin Realm.

This sudden attack was extraordinarily powerful. The unprepared human cultivator at the Late Stage of Seeking Origin Realm was directly struck by the water whip, flying into the air, eventually falling into the East Sea.

"Second Brother!"

A piercing voice echoed out, evidently the close brother of the human cultivator, and his eyes nearly split with rage. But when he rushed to where his brother had fallen into the water and looked around, there was no trace.

The human cultivator hit into the sea seemed to have vanished into thin air on the water surface, not even the body had reappeared, such a scene made the human cultivators all become wary.

This pier surrounded by water differed fundamentally from the previous city warfare, which they had easily broken through.

Because one needed not only to guard against enemies ahead but also to be cautious of ambushes from the sides, much like the human cultivator just now.

Splash!

Just as everyone moved forward a hundred zhang, another splash sounded from the sea on the left side, followed by another water whip mirroring the previous striking from the air. This time, it again targeted a cultivator at the Late Stage of Seeking Origin Realm.

Though this human cultivator was fully cautious, as the water whip drew nearer, his face grew pale, as if he knew even if he used all his strength, he couldn't withstand this strike.

Whoosh!

Yet at this moment, a gray-clothed figure suddenly swept past him, and upon seeing the figure's appearance, he suddenly grew excited, even flustered and impressionable.

"Lord Yun Xiao!"

For these cultivators of the Seeking Origin Realm, the young man who captured and broke cities recently was a high and noble figure whom they might never speak to directly and could only admire from afar.

But now, this cultivator at the Late Stage of Seeking Origin Realm clearly saw that the coarse-clothed figure was indeed the spiritual leader of these human strong cultivators, saving him once, enough for him to boast about for a long time.

So for a time, this human cultivator even forgot he had just escaped from death, only knowing that with the intervention of that person, his little life was surely spared.

The figure that darted forward was indeed Yun Xiao, who at this moment paid no heed to the cultivator's mental fluctuation. His speed was extremely fast, in the blink of an eye, he'd snatched the water whip.