Chapter Twelve: The League of Ten Thousand Islands
The Tianfeng Pirate Gang, consisting of five hundred members, leaped out of their flying sea ships and, following Qing Wugui, Zhu Chen, and five other powerful gods-general-level fighters, charged straight into the two pirate gangs.
The Xinghai Island Pirate Gang and the other pirate gang, already in a desperate situation, had been fighting for a long time and were exhausted. When they encountered the assault by the Tianfeng Pirate Gang, they immediately collapsed.
Moreover, the Tianfeng Pirate Gang had six gods-general-level fighters—any single spell they cast could kill a large number of the gods-man-level fighters from the two pirate gangs.
There were two cultivation levels between gods-general and gods-man.
With just one wave of attack, the Tianfeng Pirate Gang brutally slaughtered the two pirate gangs. The entire ground was filled with a murderous aura, born from the unwillingness of the deceased members of the two pirate gangs as their life forces condensed the primal energies of the five elements in the surrounding space.
It was utterly cruel!
Qing Wugui remained calm, showing no trace of compassion toward such a brutal scene.
“Second Gang Leader, everyone has been killed,” reported the five hundred pirates after searching thoroughly and finding no survivors.
Qing Wugui nodded and said lightly, “Good. Now search for items. Keep all the material for refining weapons; divide the rest among yourselves.”
The material for refining weapons was to be left for Qu Yi.
Immediately, the more than five hundred pirates excitedly went to each dead pirate to search carefully and also searched various parts of the island for other supplies.
In less than a day, all the searching was completed.
The two pirate gangs had quite a wealth of possessions. Qing Wugui took the material for refining weapons, while the vast remaining supplies were divided among the members of the Tianfeng Pirate Gang.
Zhu Chen approached Qing Wugui.
“Second Gang Leader, what should we do next?” he asked respectfully, in a pleading tone.
Ever since they saw Qing Wugui’s strength, none of the members of the Tianfeng Pirate Gang dared to tease him anymore. They treated him with utmost seriousness and respect.
With killing intent as tangible as reality and an aura that directly influenced the laws of the universe, Qing Wugui’s two extraordinary abilities were both astonishing and terrifying.
“That Star Sea Island Pirate Gang is one of the gangs under the Ten Thousand Islands Pirate Gang. I’ve already killed three of their leaders. I think they must have passed my information to the Ten Thousand Islands Alliance. So, the alliance will surely send pirate gangs to deal with us, the Tianfeng Pirate Gang. Then we’ll just defend this island and wait for the Ten Thousand Islands Pirate Gang to take revenge,” Qing Wugui said calmly.
Qing Wugui wanted to adopt a strategy of waiting patiently and fighting with fearless determination, using the more than 500 members of the Tianfeng Pirate Gang to confront the entire Ten Thousand Islands Pirate Gang alone.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Chen trembled slightly. He understood Qing Wugui’s plan and felt anxious, as the entire Ten Thousand Islands Pirate Gang meant ten thousand pirate gangs. With three god general-level leaders per gang, that was thirty thousand god general-level fighters. The 500 members of the Tianfeng Pirate Gang would be reduced to ashes with just one attack from them.
However, seeing Qing Wugui’s calm expression, Zhu Chen didn’t dare to persuade him and immediately agreed. “Everyone, defend this island,” Zhu Chen ordered firmly, standing up with a resolute expression.
Immediately, the 500 god human-level members took their positions on the island, waiting for the Ten Thousand Islands Pirate Gang’s revenge.
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In the southern waters of the Inner Sea, there was an island occupied by the “Jinxuan Island” Pirate Gang. Thus, the island was also named Jinxuan Island by the pirate gang.
In the central plain of the island stood a tall and majestic green stone fortress, which served as the headquarters of the Jinxuan Island Pirate Gang.
Inside the fortress, four people were sitting together, each holding a position of importance.
The person sitting at the head was none other than Chang Xin, who had once ruled the Jinxuan Star Region in the Immortal Realm. Back then, as the Fallen Realm Divine Realm was about to close, Chang Xin self-destructed one of his water-type clones to escape and thus flee from Qu Yi’s grasp. Realizing he could no longer defeat Qu Yi in the Immortal Realm, Chang Xin immediately ascended to the Divine Realm.
After entering the Divine Realm, Chang Xin refined the Soul Green Pearl and Soul Red Pearl he had obtained, rapidly advancing his cultivation level until he reached the god general stage. Then, he formed a pirate gang in the Inner Sea—this very Jinxuan Island Pirate Gang—which became one of the gangs under the Ten Thousand Islands Pirate Gang.
The three leaders beside Chang Xin were Lan Tianlin, Zui Zhanshen, and Qiu Ren. The four of them were discussing something.
“The three group leaders, I’ve called you here because the Alliance of Ten Thousand Islands has given orders. We, the Jinxuan Island Pirate Gang, are to join forces with five other pirate gangs to suppress a newly emerged Tianfeng Pirate Gang,” Chang Xin said calmly.
The three group leaders nodded immediately upon hearing this.
Such things were common, and they had always believed that in the face of attacks from the Alliance of Ten Thousand Islands, no other pirate gangs in the Inner Sea could survive. Thus, none of the three hesitated at all, assuming that this new Tianfeng Pirate Gang would be eliminated soon.
“Great Leader, it’s up to you to decide,” the three group leaders replied with smiles.
Chang Xin nodded and then said, “Very well. Go inform all our brothers today. We set off tomorrow and head straight to the sea area where the Xinghai Island Pirate Gang is located.”
Lan Tianlin, Zui Zhanshen, and Qiu Ren nodded again.
At that moment, Chang Xin took out his identity card and quickly scanned its contents, his expression changing slightly.
“The three group leaders, go tell the brothers now. I need some time to think,” Chang Xin said in a changed tone, somewhat urgently.
Lan Tianlin, Zui Zhanshen, and Qiu Ren were sensible enough to realize that the news they had just heard must have greatly affected Chang Xin—likely involving one of his secrets. Without asking any questions, they immediately stood up and left the stone castle.
After they left, Chang Xin murmured, “Qu Yi, Qu Yi… I’ve finally found your trace. All this time I’ve spent has not been in vain; I now know where you are.”
It turned out that when Chang Xin ascended to the Divine Realm, he also arrived near Fei City. But while entering a village, he kept refining the Soul Green Pearl. After reaching the Divine Weapon level, he rushed to the Inner Sea, where he continued refining the Soul Red Pearl and reached the Divine General level.
Over the years, Chang Xin had sent people to Fei City to gather information about Qu Yi. Finally, their efforts paid off, and they obtained some news about Qu Yi, which had just been uploaded to Chang Xin’s identity card.
“Qu Yi, I was right back then. Once you entered the Divine Realm, your strength improved rapidly. I didn’t expect you to have already reached the Divine General level and even come to the Inner Sea. Good, now I finally have a chance to eliminate you,” Chang Xin said through gritted teeth.
However, Chang Xin realized something else.
“Huh, this Qu Yi is said to be connected to Tianfeng Fort. And the pirate gang I’m about to deal with is called the Tianfeng Pirates. Could it be that this Tianfeng Pirates are also related to Qu Yi?” Chang Xin frowned and murmured to himself.
Chang Xin knew he possessed a spatial artifact, and he also knew that Qu Yi had a time-traveling spatial artifact. Thus, compared to others in the Divine Realm, Chang Xin knew much more about Qu Yi. That’s why the word “Tianfeng” made him alert.
“Good. Whether the Tianfeng Pirates are related to Qu Yi or not, we must destroy them anyway—thoroughly. Hopefully, this will attract Qu Yi over,” Chang Xin said calmly, sitting back in his chair with a smile.
After thinking for a while, Chang Xin had a plan and felt confident in dealing with Qu Yi.
The next day, Chang Xin, Lan Tianlin, Zui Zhanshen, and Qiu Ren, along with 1,000 members of the Jinxuan Island Pirates, boarded a flying cloud ship and headed to the sea area where the Xinghai Island Pirates were located.
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Above a certain sea area, six pirate gangs had gathered. All six belonged to the Wan Dao Alliance. This time, they had received orders from the alliance, learning that the Xinghai Island Pirates had been wiped out by a “Tianfeng Pirates” gang. Since these six gangs were near Xinghai Island, the Wan Dao Alliance ordered them to jointly eliminate the Tianfeng Pirates.
The six pirate gangs were the Jinxuan Island Pirates, Feihong Island Pirates, Jiukong Island Pirates, Wolong Island Pirates, Hongshi Island Pirates, and Shisun Island Pirates. Their leaders were Chang Xin, Yue Donglin, Kong Mofei, Long Fengyue, Shi Kaishan, and Li Nanfeng.
At that moment, the six leaders were flying in the air, gathered together.
“Fellow leaders, we’ve come here by order. We must destroy the Tianfeng Pirates. This is crucial for the prestige of our Wan Dao Alliance—it must be accomplished,” Chang Xin said with a smile.
If the Tianfeng Pirates had wiped out the Xinghai Island Pirates and the Wan Dao Alliance failed to retaliate, it would severely damage the alliance’s reputation. The cohesion of the entire Wan Dao Alliance would collapse, and all pirate gangs would consider leaving. After all, the purpose of an alliance of ten thousand pirate gangs was to unite their forces to face various challenges. If the Wan Dao Alliance couldn’t protect its members now, it would lose their trust and its cohesion.
“Haha, Chang Xin, you’ve always been resourceful. For this operation of our Sixth Regiment, let’s leave the decision to you.” Yue Donglin was familiar with Chang Xin and had worked with him several times, so he trusted him greatly. Kong Mofei, Long Fengyue, Shi Kaishan, and Li Nanfeng also nodded with smiles. Hearing this, Chang Xin’s expression showed some anxiety, but inwardly he was overjoyed—this was exactly the response he needed. “I appreciate your trust. I won’t refuse. We’re all part of the Wan Dao Alliance, and we should work together to complete the task assigned to us by the alliance as soon as possible. I propose that each of us, as regiment leaders at the Divine General level, go our separate ways to track down the Tianfeng Pirate Gang. Once we locate them, the six of us should unite our forces to wipe them out in one fell swoop,” said Chang Xin with a smile. Yue Donglin, Kong Mofei, Long Fengyue, Shi Kaishan, and Li Nanfeng immediately nodded in agreement.