C1446 Enraged

In the deep sea, Loong Jie, careful not to disturb the surface world, transformed into a streak of golden arc light and soared beneath the waves.

Whoosh!

He came to an abrupt halt, his gaze settling on the base of an island ahead where a gray-green phantom grinned at him.

"My name is Du Jing, an insignificant figure you've certainly never heard of," the phantom said, its voice echoing from the hunched form of an old man, a spirited body with a decidedly grotesque appearance. "I'm here on my master's orders to deliver a message to you."

"Voodoo Shade of the Bloodbrawlers," Loong Jie muttered, his brow furrowing as he regarded the figure with evident contempt. "Reduced to a Voodoo Shade, stripped of all freedom, you're relegated to the role of a mere messenger. So, what's this message you've been sent to deliver?"

He was well-acquainted with the Bloodbrawlers and the ghosts they fashioned into Voodoo Shades.

"My master says that the Nagas, the Bloodbrawlers, and the Terra Fiends, long oppressed by the Dragon Slaying Stage, should unite against a common enemy," Du Jing stated, maintaining a respectful demeanor despite Loong Jie's scorn. "We've all suffered persecution. Now, an opportunity of a lifetime has presented itself, and we should band together."

"You're just a Voodoo Shade, not a cultivator of the Bloodbrawlers. You have no right to speak for us!" Loong Jie replied sharply, his voice dripping with derision. "Moreover, the Bloodbrawlers and the Terra Fiends were once foes of the Nagas! An alliance with you? Perpetual losers, never victorious, one sect cowering beneath the earth, the other adrift in the extraterrestrial, neither daring to reveal themselves—do you really think you're fit to discuss an alliance with the Nagas?"

"Move aside! Don't obstruct my path!" Loong Jie's disdain for the Bloodbrawlers and the Terra Fiend was palpable, and he had no intention of engaging in further conversation.

Deep down, he had little respect for the Bloodbrawlers and the Terra Fiends, having been approached by their representatives and the Terra Fiends in secret over the past million years.

—He had uniformly rejected them.

The Nagas had suffered defeat, and the Boulderdawn Sect had played the most significant role. It later became clear that the Boulderdawn Sect was more formidable than the Nagas, having established dominance over the Star River.

Despite their hatred for the Boulderdawn Sect, the Nagas couldn't help but hold them in high regard.

The Nagas considered the Bloodbrawlers and the few ancient Terra Fiends, who remained hidden away, to be failures and looked down upon them with disdain.

Loong Jie had no interest in collaborating with such individuals.

"If you're not interested in joining forces, my master would prefer that you stay put on Dragon Island and avoid meddling in... my former master's affairs," Du Jing earnestly requested.

"Your former master?" Loong Jie raised an eyebrow.

"Hong Qi, who is now known as Yu Yuan," Du Jing answered.

"Ha! Hahaha!"

Loong Jie let out a strange laugh, pointing at Du Jing and shaking his head with a mix of arrogance and scorn. "I can't stand the sight of someone like you!"

With that, he lost interest in further conversation with Du Jing and disappeared in an instant.

Du Jing, transformed into a Voodoo Shade, watched Loong Jie's departure and muttered darkly, "You won't make it to the Sundering Isles either!"

...

On Celestial Isle.

In a concealed chamber, Razses, dressed in the garb of a young emperor, abruptly opened his eyes.

The Soul Locking Diagram he had refined emerged, and at that moment, he sent a telepathic message to the others nearby, summoning them.

Soon enough, Yu Yuan's real body, along with Feng Zhong, Yin Xueqi, and Taruer, all arrived in haste.

As the ghosts within Razses' Soul Locking Diagram stirred, he addressed the group, "Guard me!"

He plunged into the depths of his Soul Locking Diagram, entering a realm resembling a regal city within a mortal empire, where he appeared to command legions of subordinates in a battle against ghosts and other adversaries.

"The presence of the Spectre Binding Scroll is nearby! Its wielder must be close, having taken out the scroll and consequently disturbing Razses. They intend to use the Spectre Binding Scroll to take Razses' Soul Locking Diagram. Razses is now vying for control."

Yin Xueqi exclaimed in astonishment.

Taruer's face turned ashen. "I need to reach out to Lord White Bone immediately!"

Razses, the Ghost King of the Land of Terror, was at risk of losing his Soul Locking Diagram, and someone had already initiated their plan. This matter demanded immediate attention.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Taruer called forth a honeycomb-like rare treasure, transforming countless remnant souls into a swarm that morphed into a ghostly magic circle. She was using the technique taught by White Bone to communicate with the River Styx.

Through this connection to the River Styx and the Root of the Lunar Meridian, the God of Ghosts, White Bone, would be informed.

Shortly thereafter, Taruer's face grew grave as she reported, "The link between Luo Yue and the Land of Terror has been cut! Lord White Bone mentioned she had traveled to the Sundering Isles after Razses, but recently, Luo Yue vanished without a trace. The eternal bond between her and the Root of the Lunar Meridian appears to have been severed."

Yu Yuan responded furiously, "Those Terra Fiends are to blame again!"

When Yu Yiyi and the Crucible of Evil were dragged deep underground by a Terra Fiend, he couldn't detect any trace of the cauldron or Yu Yiyi.

Luo Yue's disappearance and the severed connection to the River Styx likely indicated a similar fate.

A formidable Terra Fiend must have intercepted her en route and taken her to the depths below.

"Yu Yuan, Loong Jie can't make it for now. He seems to be ensnared. In his haste, he sent a message through a remnant soul, warning of an ambush that has left him unable to extricate himself."

Qi Lingyu rushed in, her face etched with concern. "That old dragon is immensely powerful. If there were still a vacancy for a Supreme God, he could easily ascend to become a Dragon God! The fact that even he has been trapped suggests that our adversaries are formidable. It's highly probable that they acted in concert."

Razses, Luo Yue, and Loong Jie had all run into trouble recently, signaling that the Bloodbrawlers and Terra Fiend had made their move.

"I'll go find Loong Jie!"

Yu Yuan's chest swelled as his Solar Spirit, radiant like a crimson diamond, burst forth with an oceanic surge of vital energy, and he firmly grasped the Baneblade "Bloodhell." The emergence of this Solar Spirit sent a wave of pressure over all the mighty figures on the Sundering Isles. It was as if an enraged Monster Lord had unleashed his powerful lineage.

"Such incredible vital energy!" Taruer, once the Queen Bee of Shadow's Keep, exclaimed involuntarily, her eyes wide with awe. "Your Solar Spirit is the most formidable and peculiar I've ever encountered! Even Ann Wen's Solar Spirit, a fusion of blood and soul, was not as excessively bizarre as yours!"

Feng Zhong couldn't help but express his admiration: "Impressive!" His expression then darkened as he instructed Qi Lingyu, "Keep a vigilant watch over Celestial Isle! I'm off to find Luo Yue. I'm going to make those culprits pay!" With a fierce determination, he departed, his concern for the Sundering Isles replaced by his desire for Luo Yue's safety.

"Loong Jie..."

In the moment he gripped the Baneblade, Yu Yuan sensed a pulsating dragon vital energy deep in the ocean, many miles away. Without a doubt, it was Loong Jie!

"I'm heading out first!"

While his real body remained on Celestial Isle, Yu Yuan's Solar Spirit, wielding the Baneblade, transformed into a streak of scarlet light and vanished into the ether.

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