Under Shi Bo’s guidance, Xiao Ye steered a small sailboat away from the group and headed out to sea, towards the island where the pirate force was eliminated last time, leaving Wu Daniu behind to guard the Xiao Alliance members.
Thankfully, Xiao Ye had brought with him three experts of King Level, otherwise he would still not be at ease setting sail. After all, for a Martial Artist of the Innate Realm, encountering bandit pirates in the Endless Sea would be tantamount to seeking death.
"Xiao Ye, this is the place, that island ahead, where the Ferocious Beast used to haunt." Half an hour later, Shi Bo pointed to an island in front and said, his eyes showing fear, as the events of that day still left him greatly shaken.
"Okay, wait for me here." Xiao Ye left a message and soared into the sky, flying quickly towards the island.
It wasn’t until he approached that Xiao Ye discovered the island wasn’t small at all, about the size of a city in the Yulan Domain, with lush woods and pleasant scenery.
But when Xiao Ye saw the situation on the island, he couldn’t help but draw in a breath of cold air.
What kind of island was this? It was like a human purgatory, with incomplete corpses lying all over the ground, the ground soaked with fresh blood.
There were even many bodies that had been trampled to pieces, leaving nothing but fragments everywhere.
"That Ferocious Beast really is brutal!" Xiao Ye’s eyes showed apprehension as he landed on the island, immediately feeling a terrifying aura hit him in the face.
Even though the Ferocious Beast had left for so long, it had still left its presence here.
Xiao Ye searched the island for traces of the Ferocious Beast and immediately found numerous huge footprints deeply embedded in the ground, making it hard to imagine what a gigantic beast it must be.
Aside from that, Xiao Ye didn’t find much else.
"That beast certainly possesses the strength of the Void Martial Realm, and it’s at a high level of the Realm at that." Xiao Ye stopped in front of a relatively intact corpse of a Mystic Martial realm pirate, his eyes solemn. After searching, he discovered that this Mystic Martial realm warrior had all bones shattered and a caved-in chest, as though stomped to death by the Ferocious Beast.
"With the brutality of this beast, it definitely would attack if it discovered the Xiao Alliance. Fortunately, I discovered it in advance, otherwise the consequences would have been unthinkable." Xiao Ye stood up, eyes blazing with an intense light.
To safely reach the True Spirit Continent, he must deal with this Ferocious Beast. Fortunately, he still had one use of the Emperor’s Divine Ability from the Emperor’s Undying Order in his body.
And with the support of the Quasi-King Heavenly Bow, he might not be without a fighting chance.
Just then, a deafening roar came from the distance, causing the waters of the Endless Sea to churn violently, and a terrifying momentum spread out.
Xiao Ye was startled and swiftly soared into the sky, his gaze piercing through the void, looking into the distance.
Fortunately, someone of the Void Martial Realm had excellent eyesight, allowing Xiao Ye to see clearly. He saw a blurry figure appear 50 miles in the distance with endless seawater roaring around it and huge waves reaching for the sky.
Vaguely, he could see thousands of thunderbolts erupting beside the beast, turning the area into a world of thunder, extremely astonishing.
"It’s that beast!" Xiao Ye’s eyes hardened.
Unexpectedly, just as he was preparing to search for the Ferocious Beast, it found him.
"Xiao Ye, this is the beast that Big Bull and I discovered that day." Shi Bo, standing on the sailboat, had undoubtedly spotted this shocking scene as well and blanched as he shouted out.
"Quickly get back on board and protect the Xiao Alliance members. No matter what happens, don’t come out." Xiao Ye looked into the distance, an urgency in his tone.
In his vision, the massive ship carrying the Xiao Alliance members was cutting through the waves and heading in the direction of the beast.
That meant the beast was exactly blocking the essential path forward, and if this continued, it would inevitably provoke the beast to attack.
So, he must deal with the beast! The power it showed was terrifying.
"Alright, be careful yourself!"
Shi Bo knew the gravity of the situation as well. Staying behind would not only fail to help Xiao Ye but also distract him, so he quickly steered the sailboat towards the large ship.
"I, Xiao Ye, want to see what kind of Ferocious Beast this is!" Xiao Ye’s eyes shot out two glints of cold light, and then his figure broke through the void and flew towards the distance.
As he approached, wild winds surged, the waves were towering, and the beast shrouded in endless fog finally slowly emerged into Xiao Ye’s vision.
Looking from his direction, he saw a Ferocious Beast covered in green Scale Armor, about four-fifths of its body enveloped by the mist, with electric light flickering around it.
Xiao Ye was astounded; the animal’s size was enormous, even without the fog concealment, he could not fully see it.
Compared to the beast, he was just like an ant.
"The Endless Sea is dangerous, but since when did such a horrifying Ferocious Beast appear?" Xiao Ye was secretly alarmed as he took out the Heavenly Incomplete Bow from his Space Ring.
Xiao Ye looked down and saw amidst the rolling waves, there was a fleet of huge ships, densely packed, definitely more than a thousand.
Each ship was manned by numerous Martial Artists, including quite a few Mystic Martial level warriors, flying to attack the beast, yet being struck dead by the fierce electric light breathed out by the beast, their bodies charred as they fell into the sea.
"So many pirates!" Xiao Ye was slightly startled.
Seeing the direction these pirates were sailing, it was clear they were headed for the Xiao Alliance, and their numbers were enormously large. With the size of these massive ships, there were definitely more than a hundred thousand pirates, among which the number of Mystic Martial realm martial artists was frighteningly high.
If this group of pirates truly attacked the Xiao Alliance, even if I possess strong cultivation, it would be tough to protect everyone in the heat of a great battle.
"Could it be that this ferocious beast is protecting the Xiao Alliance?" No sooner had this thought formed in Xiao Ye’s mind than he couldn’t help but give a wry smile.
A ferocious beast that he had never seen before, protecting the Xiao Alliance? That was too ridiculous.
However, he wasn’t in a hurry to make a move and instead watched coldly as the beast slaughtered the pirates.
This ferocious beast was simply too powerful. With its angry roar, an oppressive force that even surpassed the Virtual Martial Ninth Level swept out from its center, rendering the multitude of pirates unable to move. The beast opened its mouth and spit out a bolt of lightning, instantly slaying thousands.
Even Xiao Ye was affected by this suppression, felt as if he were being crushed by a massive mountain, his body heavy, nearly tumbling headfirst into the sea.
"Damn it, what is the origin of this ferocious beast? It’s so powerful!" Xiao Ye cursed in his heart, resisting the oppressive force and soaring into the sky.
This was a completely one-sided slaughter. These pirates were just too weak in front of this beast. In less than a stick of incense’s time, the beast had brutally killed them all, the sea water turning red, a sea of crimson.
A burst of bright light erupted from Xiao Ye’s eyes. All of a sudden, he drew his bowstring, activated the Heavenly Broken Arrow Technique, and the heavens and earth trembled. A blazing light gathered in his hands, forming a huge light arrow.
Xiao Ye’s bowstring was abruptly released, and the blazing light arrow, like a meteor with a long tail, struck the ferocious beast with great force.
The ferocious beast let out a miserable scream, its green scale armor torn apart, a colossal blood hole blasted open by the light arrow, thick blood gushing out.
"What?" Xiao Ye was taken aback.
One should know that the Heavenly Bow was a Quasi-King Artifact. Although he was just a hair short of reaching the Perfect Realm with the Heavenly Broken Arrow Technique, it should be more than enough to kill a Virtual Martial Ninth Level expert.
Yet, now it had only caused a moderate injury to the beast. Such defense was terrifyingly formidable.
In the next moment, Xiao Ye felt a bloodthirsty, brutal wind arise. A pair of lantern-like eyes shining with rage tore through the void, coldly staring straight at him.
The sky then darkened as the beast raised its paw and stomped down towards him, like Mount Tai bearing down, the speed incredibly fast.
"Virtual External Embodiment!"
Xiao Ye dared not be careless. Within an extremely short time, he conjured an avatar, and his real body, thus evading the beast’s attack range, pulled the bowstring again while another blazing light arrow was taking shape.
The bowstring of Xiao Ye’s bow was released, and the blazing light arrow shot towards the beast, tearing through the sky.
But this time, his attack was utterly ineffective. Just as the light arrow barely reached the beast, a light screen composed entirely of lightning suddenly appeared in the void.
The light arrow hit the screen, only to trigger waves and countless sparks before shattering completely.
Xiao Ye inhaled sharply, his face a picture of shock.
This ferocious beast was truly terrifying, not only invincible in defense but also possessing divinely skilled mastery over lightning.
Perhaps only a Half-step King Martial Realm Expert could inflict harm to this creature.
At this time, the beast stared angrily at Xiao Ye, opened its vast maw, and sprayed a blazing ray of light towards Xiao Ye. It was like an unparalleled sword light streaking across the void, immensely terrifying.
"Hmph, your defense is invincible, but mine is not too shabby either!" Xiao Ye activated the Ten Thousand Refinement Golden Body Second Layer, conjured a golden protective shield, and blocked the lightning. However, it forced him to retreat hundreds of meters, his body went numb, stiffening.
"Damn it!" Xiao Ye’s expression changed dramatically. He had been too careless.
Indeed, the beast once again opened its vast mouth to him, a blazing electric light condensing in its maw, about to attack him again.
"That I, Xiao Ye, would be pushed to this point by a mere beast!" Xiao Ye’s face was filled with rage, preparing to deploy all four Cave Heavens to withstand this strike forcibly.
Just then, a familiar call made Xiao Ye’s expression freeze.