Sage of Humanity-Chapter 1751 - 1749: Advancing on Giant Blade
The withdrawal of the Three Worlds cultivators from Baiyue Island didn’t really catch much attention because it wasn’t a major event.
But soon, news spread over the All Phenomena Ocean, drawing countless gazes toward the retreating team.
For no reason other than this team heading in a direction that’s not Three Worlds Island!
Twenty Tiger Shark battleships were paving the way ahead, followed by dozens of large starboats in a grand and aggressive formation... A standard stance for seeking trouble with someone!
Recalling some previous events, many suddenly understood that someone was about to be unlucky!
Giant Blade Island!
During the war between Three Worlds Island and Baiyue, Giant Blade Island sent some personnel to attack the island while Three Worlds Island was left undefended, breaching the array and briefly staying on Three Worlds Island, though their stay lasted less than half a day.
This was because Baiyue Island had been defeated so quickly, prompting Giant Blade Island to withdraw immediately after hearing the news, fearing retaliation from the Three Worlds cultivators.
Although the Three Worlds cultivators were out in full force at the time, everyone believed Moon Jade of Three Worlds Island couldn’t be unaware of these events.
How they would handle the matter was what intrigued everyone.
Actually, Three Worlds Island suffered no real loss, as Giant Blade Island merely came for a brief visit before leaving, gaining no benefits, so Three Worlds Island could just pretend nothing happened.
Yet seeing the grand demeanor of the Three Worlds cultivators, the astute ones knew Three Worlds Island was clearly determined to settle scores and seek revenge—pretending nothing happened? Impossible!
Ten days after the commotion of Baiyue’s battle, another commotion began.
More and more cultivators who received the news joined the Three Worlds fleet, heading toward Giant Blade Island, each feeling tense...
Three Worlds Island carelessly leaves their Spirit Island defenseless, showing an inexplicable attitude.
Across the All Phenomena Ocean, even those occupying only mid-class Spirit Islands treated their island as their greatest treasure, for it serves as the foundational stronghold for their influence; they would certainly leave ample defensive forces even if friction with an enemy occurred.
Three Worlds Island doesn’t care, leaving such a nice treasure defenseless for over ten days, and now, after leaving Baiyue, they head straight for Giant Blade Island.
And yet, no one dares harbor any intentions toward Three Worlds Island.
The crazed conduct of Three Worlds Island leaves countless Moon Jades throughout the All Phenomena Ocean dumbfounded and troubled, imagining if one day Three Worlds Island becomes an enemy, them launching a full attack, how could one respond?
Aside from facing them head-on, all other strategies seem ineffective.
Across the All Phenomena Ocean, battles over Spirit Islands have been orderly and regulated, but Three Worlds Island, like an impulsive youngster, disrupts the rhythm with reckless punches.
On a starboat of the Three Worlds fleet, Old Tang is discussing the situation at Giant Blade Island with Lu Ye and others.
During the attack on Baiyue, the incident of Giant Blade Island occupying Three Worlds Island wasn’t something Lu Ye and others focused on, nor did they have the time, but news-savvy Tang Jun naturally learned quickly.
After the war on Baiyue Island, the Three Worlds cultivators didn’t rush to leave; firstly to support the Four Galaxies in building defenses, and secondly to use the opportunity for rest and recovery, with Giant Blade Island being the next target.
Tang Jun used this time to inquire about various situations on Giant Blade Island.
Compared to Baiyue, Giant Blade Island was somewhat inferior since it’s just a mid-class Spirit Island, with conditions similar to those of the Four Galaxies, and its overall strength seemed comparable to the Four Galaxies.
So when Yu Huan communicated with Zhao Yunqi of Giant Blade Island, it made them impatiently deploy forces to attack Three Worlds Island, as in his view, it was a golden opportunity to seize a high-class Spirit Island.
It turned out to be a really easy occupation! At that time, Zhao Yunqi was quite pleased, naïvely believing that Giant Blade Island was about to soar to new heights.
But the joy didn’t last long—the news of Baiyue’s collapse returned...
In panic, he quickly withdrew his forces.
During these ten days, the cultivators on Giant Blade Island felt each day like a year, knowing nothing of Three Worlds Island’s attitude until today when definite news arrived.
In the discussion hall at Giant Blade Island, several Moon Jades gathered as Zhao Yunqi wore a grim expression: "Everyone, folks from Three Worlds Island are coming to us, seemingly to settle accounts."
"Then let’s fight them!" a broad-chested physique cultivator boomed defiantly: "I’ve inquired, and the strength of Three Worlds Island is similar to ours; if we really fight, we may not lose!"
Zhao Yunqi stared speechlessly at the physique cultivator, feeling somewhat troubled.
Next to her, a woman sighed and spoke leisurely, "The struggle between cultivators is not just about overt power. How strong was Baiyue Island, with as many as two thousand Constellations and a high-class Spirit Island they developed for eight hundred years? Yet, Three Worlds Island attacked and took it just like that, without any casualties. We are not even on par with Baiyue, so how can we resist the Three Worlds cultivators who are like wolves and tigers?"
The physique cultivator disagreed, "Why must Junior Sister Yue boost others’ morale and diminish our own? I heard that Baiyue lost primarily because of infiltration by people from Three Worlds Island. As long as we guard against this, and firmly defend Spirit Island, what can Three Worlds Island do to us?"
"The key lies in their infiltration!" Junior Sister Yue sighed, "No one knows yet how the people from Three Worlds Island managed this, so no matter how much we prepare, we may not be able to prevent it!"
She paused slightly and then continued, "The main issue is that Three Worlds Island comes with the momentum of a great victory over Baiyue, and the Constellations on the island are quite fearful!"
If the Constellations are fearful, their morale and combat power will be affected, and Giant Blade Island cannot be defended by just a few Moon Jade cultivators!
Another elder spoke leisurely, "Three Worlds Island’s infiltration should not be an easy task. Baiyue was caught off guard, and that’s why they succeeded. If we take more precautions, we should be able to prevent this from happening. What I fear now is that this group might lay siege without attacking!"
This is also a possibility, and if it happens, it would not be good for Giant Blade Island. Once besieged, the people of Giant Blade Island cannot go in or out, which will inevitably lead to panic, and problems are sure to arise over time.
Thus, Three Worlds Island’s attack on Giant Blade this time is a major crisis for Giant Blade Island.
Zhao Yunqi deeply regretted, at that time, he was bewitched, and upon receiving a message from Yu Huan, he immediately attacked Three Worlds Island. But who could have expected that Three Worlds Island would be so ruthless, eradicating the vast Baiyue just like that...
Now that they’ve stirred the trouble, it’s feared that it would be difficult to shake them off.
The Moon Jade cultivators discussed for a long time but couldn’t come up with a proper plan. Soon, a Constellation hurriedly burst in with a gloomy expression and reported, "Island Masters, the people from Three Worlds Island have arrived!"
The expressions of Zhao Yunqi and others changed. They arrived so quickly!
Several figures immediately exited the main hall, traveling through the air, and looked up to see, just dozens of miles outside the island, the fleet from Three Worlds Island had indeed arrived. Twenty Tiger Shark battleships glared in this direction, numerous Constellations disembarked from the starboats, gathering in groups of three to five, ready to form an array, showing an intention to attack Giant Blade Island fiercely.
Zhao Yunqi felt a tingling in his scalp...
In terms of defense forces, Giant Blade Island can’t compare to Baiyue Island, so he is not sure how long his big island-protecting array can hold if Three Worlds Island attacks strongly.
He had heard that there was a very special Black Tortoise Great Array on Three Worlds Island, capable of combining the power of five Moon Jade cultivators to release an earth-shattering strike. A dozen days ago, Baiyue Island’s central hub defense was broken this way.
With many thoughts swirling in his mind, Zhao Yunqi envisioned the worst-case scenario, but what gave him a glimmer of hope was that Three Worlds Island merely displayed an aggressive stance without actually initiating an attack.
Zhao Yunqi, being quick-witted, realized upon reflection that there was room for maneuver today. The opponent seemed not to intend to make a direct move, otherwise, a battle would have already begun by now.
He immediately stepped forward, arriving before the big island-protecting array, looking towards where several Moon Jade cultivators from Three Worlds Island were gathered, cupping his hands from afar, "Giant Blade Zhao Yunqi, greetings to Fellow Daoists. May I know who is in charge?"
Luan Xiao’e stepped forward resolutely and said coldly, "I am Luan Xiao’e, the First Island Master of Three Worlds Island."
"So it’s Island Master Luan, a pleasure to meet you," Zhao Yunqi said with feigned surprise, "I wonder how Giant Blade Island offended your island, causing Island Master Luan to lead troops to besiege us?"
Luan Xiao’e gazed at him indifferently, "If you’re going to speak like that, then there’s nothing more to say."
Zhao Yunqi felt a bit uneasy but dared not to show anger. He coughed lightly and said, "Then it must be because of the incident ten days ago. Island Master Luan, I can offer your island an explanation for this matter."
Luan Xiao’e remained silent.
Zhao Yunqi continued, "It’s like this, ten days ago, a group of bandits wanted to harm Giant Blade, and after a fierce battle with our Giant Blade cultivators, they fled. I led troops in pursuit, and that group of bandits actually broke into your island to hide. I had no choice but to storm in and eliminate them... Well, that’s what happened."
There’s no denying, Zhao Yunqi was quite skilled in lying with a straight face, crafting a convincing tale without showing any sign of deceit.
But anyone could see he’d lost momentum, otherwise, he wouldn’t have made such explanations.
Being a Moon Jade cultivator himself, Zhao Yunqi didn’t want to bow down, but facing Three Worlds Island with the momentum of a great victory over Baiyue, not to mention the island’s Constellations were in panic, even he, a Moon Jade, felt apprehensive.
He couldn’t guarantee that Three Worlds Island wouldn’t conquer Giant Blade Island, so no matter what, he wanted to avoid a battle today.
It’s not easy for the Giant Blade Galaxy to occupy a mid-class Spirit Island in the All Phenomena Ocean. If it were lost under his watch, he would be a sinner for the whole Star System.
"Is that so?"
At Zhao Yunqi’s moment of anxiety, Luan Xiao’e replied leisurely, "But how come I heard that Fellow Daoist Zhao led people to attack our Three Worlds Great Array, breaking in?"
"Nonsense!" Zhao Yunqi strongly denied, "This is completely groundless. Our Giant Blade cultivators only focus on developing ourselves in the All Phenomena Ocean and have never had conflicts or frictions with any forces. This is well-known."
