guruji

Chapter 303 First Class Defensive Type Secret Treasure

Yu Qiao seemed to notice Xu Ning's gaze. She looked back and met Xu Ning's eyes.

She smiled and gave him a friendly look.

Xu Ning nodded slightly and looked away. The relationship between Xu Ning and the other two extreme disciples was quite delicate.

To a certain extent, everyone had the same status in the sect.

But because their status was too close, the competition between the three was also the fiercest.

'Only the sect seeds have appeared here, but the Core Sea Demon Lord hasn't appeared yet?'

Xu Ning was looking forward to seeing the Core Sea Demon Lord.

After all, the Core Sea Demon Lord was regarded as the closest existence to the Grandmaster in State Wansheng, the strongest person under the Duan imperial family.

Just as he was wondering where he was, more than a dozen figures suddenly began to arrive at the heart of the island.

Xu Ning saw Elder Wei, whom he had first met after arriving at the Core Sea Demon Sect, and the two elders from the Resource Hall.

'Are these all the elders of the Core Sea Demon Sect…'

Xu Ning thought to himself, 'It is said that there are nearly thirty elders in the Core Sea Demon Sect, and less than twenty of them have appeared here. It seems that some of them are outside the island, or are busy with other matters so they can't come here.'

No one deliberately restrained their aura, so Xu Ning could sense their strength.

These elders were all above the dao realm eighth stage without any exception.

There were even a few whose auras were even stronger, giving off an unfathomable feeling.

This basically confirmed that those elders were in a higher realm, being dao realm ninth stage existences.

This made Xu Ning sigh ruefully at the foundation of the Core Sea Demon Sect.

In State Wansheng, only the Duan imperial family, including the Duan family's dukes that were scattered across the states, could surpass the Core Sea Demon Sect.

Although to a certain extent, the Core Sea Demon Sect was considered half of the Duan imperial family's power.

'The elders of the sect are here, so Sect Master Core Sea Demon Lord should be appearing soon…

Xu Ning looked around silently.

Sure enough, not long after, a black fog suddenly appeared on the high platform in front of everyone.

Afterwards, the black fog dissipated, and a tall, long-haired man in black appeared in front of everyone. Just by standing there, he gave off a heart palpitating feeling.

'The Core Sea Demon Lord!'

This was the first time Xu Ning had seen this legendary figure of State Wansheng.

When he was in the Abyss North, Xu Ning had obtained a lot of benefits from his inheritance.

Ever since he came to State Wansheng, he had been hearing about the reputation of the Core Sea Demon Lord.

As a descendant of the imperial family, because of his ordinary aptitude, he took another path and took the initiative to open up the advancement of the demonic path. In the end, after experiencing countless difficulties, he finally reached the limit of the dao realm.

At the same time, he also established the number one sect in State Wansheng, with countless elites under him, respected by thousands of people.

Now that he saw the Core Sea Demon Lord with his own eyes, Xu Ning's heart stirred.

"Greetings, Sect Master!"

Instantly, whether it was the elders or the more than a hundred seeds, all of them bowed to the Core Sea Demon Lord.

Most people had sincere respect in their eyes.

There were even some disciples who looked at Core Sea Demon Lord with fanatic eyes.

It seemed like as long as the Core Sea Demon Lord gave an order, they would even take the initiative to die for him.

"The purpose of gathering most of the elders and all the seeds here today is to select the candidates who will be a part of the high-level structure of the Core Sea Demon Sect in the future! This includes the future elders and even the sect master!"

Duan Huiyao went straight to the point.

Almost all of the seeds below trembled when he said that.

Even Duan Chaomian who had always been tranquil pretended to be calm.

Although everyone present had roughly guessed the purpose of their summon to the Island Heart Peak, after hearing the Core Sea Demon Lord say this, they couldn't calm down.

The Core Sea Demon Sect was the number one sect in State Wansheng.

Becoming the leader of this sect, even if only as an elder, was a huge benefit for them.

Once they accomplished this, it meant that they really stood at the peak of State Wansheng.

"You all should know that the current state of State Wansheng is not very peaceful. The reason is that there is an overseas sect called the Hidden Sect that is constantly infiltrating State Wansheng, trying to mess up the status quo of State Wansheng."

Duan Huiyao said, "Thus, the content of our selection test this time is to cooperate with the forces of the Imperial Court and go out to sea to destroy this Hidden Sect!"

"Exterminate the overseas Hidden Sect?"

Everyone's hearts that had yet to calm down were shocked again.

Everyone present knew of the existence of the Hidden Sect.

This sect had a mysterious background, and there were many masters in the sect.

They kept causing trouble in State Wansheng, which was the primary reason why the Imperial Court wanted to exterminate them.

But now, the content of this test was for them, the seed disciples, to complete this difficult mission.

'Cooperate with the Imperial Court to eliminate the Hidden Sect…'

Xu Ning narrowed his eyes. Xu Ning had fought against the members of the Hidden Sect before.

Xu Ning still clearly remembered Liu Yi, who fought against him with special methods.

Because of this, Xu Ning was quite afraid of the Hidden Sect. "This selection test is not mandatory. If you are unwilling, you can leave immediately."

Duan Huiyao glanced at everyone.

When he encountered unfamiliar faces, he would pause for a moment.

Especially when he glanced at Xu Ning, he paused for a longer time.

The crowd was silent after Duan Huiyao finished speaking.

No one chose to retreat.

Although the contents of this test seemed to be very dangerous, everyone knew that if they left now, they would not only lose their opportunity to become part of the upper echelons of the sect, but they would also lose their status as a seed, or even their identity as a disciple of the Core Sea Demon Sect.

"Good, no one left."

Duan Huiyao's expression was calm. "In this case, we will set off for the sea in ten days." "Elder Wei."

Duan Huiyao tilted his head slightly.

"Sect Master."

Elder Wei, who looked like an old farmer, stood up after being called.

"You shall discuss with the Commander-in-chief of the Imperial Court to determine which seed will be assigned to the Imperial Court's warship."

Duan Huiyao said.

"Yes, Sect Master!"

Elder Wei responded respectfully.

Duan Huiyao nodded and glanced at everyone again.

"This trip will be dangerous. I hope everyone can come back alive."

Duan Huiyao's voice echoed in everyone's ears.

Whoosh!

Afterwards, Duan Huiyao's figure turned into a ball of black fog and disappeared.

"I hope everyone will remember the Sect Master's words."

Elder Wei stepped forward. "Everyone, there are still ten days before we leave for the sea, go back and prepare!"

Elder Wei dismissed everyone.

After that, more than a dozen elders left first and flew away.

But among the hundred and more seeds, no one acted like that. Everyone squeezed together and walked down the stairs honestly.

"Xu Ning." Xu Ning was mixed in the crowd. When he was walking down the mountain, he heard a female voice.

Xu Ning paused for a moment. After the person behind him caught up, he glanced sideways. It was Yu Qiao.

"I'm Yu Qiao."

There was a tempting charm in Yu Qiao's smile.

"Senior Sister Yu."

Xu Ning nodded as a gesture.

"You could already pass the ninth level of the Core Sea Tower in the core transformation realm, and now that you have advanced to the e elementary origin realm, there are not many seeds that can compete with you. Your aptitude is indeed impressive."

Yu Qiao said. "Senior Sister Yu is exaggerating." Xu Ning was a little cautious.

Yu Qiao's words seemed to be a compliment, but Xu Ning felt like she was flattering him to make him complacent.

Yu Qiao chuckled.

"I hope we can be allocated closer to each other during this mission to eliminate the Hidden Sect."

After Yu Qiao finished speaking, she walked away quickly without waiting for Xu Ning's response. "This woman…!

Xu Ning's impression of Yu Qiao was average, so he didn't plan to be too involved with this woman.

'Before going out to sea this time, I have to go to the Resource Hall again to see if there are any new first-class treasures. If I can obtain another non-offensive type treasure, it can boost my combat power by a small level.'

Xu Ning thought in his head.

Because of his experience fighting against the Hidden Sect, Xu Ning tried his best to be cautious when facing this unpredictable overseas sect.

Ten days later.

State Wansheng's eastern coastline.

A row of warships lined up on the shore.

The soldiers in armor first boarded the ship. Not far away, the one hundred and thirty-two seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect were also ready. After these soldiers boarded, they followed closely behind.

'Are we ready to go out to sea…'

Xu Ning stood in the crowd and looked into the distance.

Xu Ning went to the Resource Hall again in the past ten days.

This time, the Resource Hall had two more first-class treasures, one of which was a first-class defensive type secret treasure.

According to the two elders in the Resource Hall, these two first-class treasures were sent to the Resource Hall by Sect Master Core Sea Demon Lord after his return.

Xu Ning chose the first-class defensive treasure and put it in his bag.

This was the reward after Xu Ning was evaluated as "extreme".

This first-class defensive treasure was named the Fantasy Heart Armor.

Although this Fantasy Heart Armor was called an armor, its form was not an armor, but a bracer.

In a real battle, activating this bracer would materialize a transparent armor on Xu Ning's body.

This armor could greatly reduce the lethality of an enemy's attack.

Even if the other party was a peak dao realm ninth stage master, the armor could still exert a lot of capabilities.

With this Fantasy Heart Armor, Xu Ning had more confidence in his safety during this trip overseas.

"Ready to board the ship!"

The soldiers by the sea had already boarded the ship, and it was time for the seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect.

Xu Ning also found his assigned ship and rushed over.

Chapter 304 Hidden Sect's Camp

"Xu Ning."

Just when Xu Ning was about to board the ship, he heard a female voice.

Xu Ning knew that it was Yu Qiao. "Senior Sister Yu."

Xu Ning stood still and greeted.

"Although we are not assigned to the same ship this time, our ships are going in the same destination. When the time comes for us to fight against the Hidden Sect, we can join forces."

Yu Qiao said.

"Mmm…"

Xu Ning agreed just for show.

Before going out to the sea, all the disciples had learned that Hidden Sect had three camps overseas.

Thus, the forces of the Imperial Court would also be divided into three groups, heading to three different destinations.

After a short conversation with Yu Qiao, Xu Ning boarded the warship. 'The imperial soldiers on the ship are not simple…'

As soon as he boarded the ship, Xu Ning could feel a strong fighting spirit brewing in the air. "The soldiers responsible for exterminating the Hidden Sect are all experienced soldiers…'

Xu Ning thought to himself.

He discovered that there were more than a hundred soldiers on a warship.

And every one of them was a dao realm master.

A dao realm master was already terrifying. What was even scarier was that these dao realm troops also had their own battle formation and combination techniques.

If they worked together, they could kill enemies above their realm.

These troops were the absolute elites of the Imperial Court.

While Xu Ning was observing these soldiers, the soldiers were also observing Xu Ning.

They all knew that there were seed disciples of the Core Sea Demon Sect watching over the mission.

Most of these seed disciples were high level dao realm masters. They would play a powerful offensive role in crucial battles, as they were the upper limit of their combat power.

"Brother, how should I address you?"

Xu Ning walked to the deck and saw a man in heavy armor greeting him. 'Elementary origin realm master…'

Xu Ning sensed his true strength.

Looking at his gear, Xu Ning knew that this person was the commander of the ship.

In the near future, this person would be responsible for commanding the battle and even Xu Ning's movements.

After all, this operation was coordinated with the seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect acting as support to be the vanguards.

"Xu Ning."

Xu Ning cupped his fists.

"So you are Brother Xu."

The heavily armored man laughed. "I am Tong Gang, responsible for the affairs of the ship. Brother Xu, for our upcoming mission, I hope you can cooperate with us."

Tong Gang's attitude was polite.

He also knew that these seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect were not simple characters.

From the first time he saw Xu Ning, Tong Gang felt that Xu Ning was unfathomable.

"Brother Tong, you're too kind. I'll be waiting for your orders."

Xu Ning cupped his fists in response.

Right at this moment, another person boarded the ship.

The person was a strong man wearing a sleeveless shirt. His skin was bronze-colored, and his exposed arms were full of muscles. He had a capable and fierce aura.

"Feng Qi greets the two of you." This man named Feng Qi was also a seed of the Core Sea Demon Sect.

There were two seeds of the Core Sea Demon Sect on each ship.

Xu Ning and Feng Qi were assigned to this warship.

After Feng Qi introduced himself, Xu Ning and Tong Gang also re-introduced themselves again.

"Junior Brother Xu's name has been very famous recently."

After Xu Ning introduced himself, Feng Qi said with a smile.

Xu Ning's name had recently spread in the Core Sea Demon Sect, and Feng Qi had long heard of him.

Feng Qi had seen Xu Ning from a distance when the seeds gathered at the Island Heart Peak.

It was just that the two had no connections back then, so Feng Qi did not talk with Xu Ning.

"Senior Brother Feng is exaggerating."

Xu Ning responded casually.

This made Tong Gang's eyes twitch.

"This Xu Ning seems to be a powerful figure in the Core Sea Demon Sect…'

Tong Gang felt apprehensive.

When he saw Xu Ning previously he already felt that Xu Ning was not simple. Now, Feng Qi's words basically confirmed his thoughts.

"The two of you can wait on the deck for a while. Once we receive a unified order, we will set off together."

Tong Gang said to the two. Not long after boarding the warship, everything was ready in about half an hour.

With a command, more than sixty warships moved at the same time. They split into three waves and sailed towards the distant sea.

After traveling for more than a hundred kilometers, the three groups began to deviate from each other and sail separately.

These three fleets each had their own destination.

Xu Ning's warship fleet was heading southeast.

There were more than twenty warships in this fleet, and Xu Ning was on an ordinary warship. In addition, there was also a leading warship as well as a central warship.

The leading warship was responsible for leading the way, while the central warship was surrounded by ordinary warships. The core commander of this fleet was on the central warship.

The highest commander was a general of the Imperial Court, and it was said that he was in the ninth stage of the dao realm. The warship that Yu Qiao was assigned to was this central warship.

At the same time, on that central warship, it was also the location of Mo Yu's clone. It was responsible for the communication between State Wansheng and the sailing ships.

"Our mission to destroy the Hidden Sect would probably take a lot of time."

On the warship where Xu Ning was, Tong Gang said to Feng Qi and Xu Ning, "Even if everything goes well, it will take more than four months for us to reach our destination."

'Four months is indeed a long time…'

Xu Ning sensed the speed of the warship and thought to himself.

Although there were more than twenty warships in the fleet, they moved quickly.

Even at sea, the fleet's speed was comparable to the maximum speed of an elementary level dao realm flying demon beast.

"Four months…"

Feng Qi pondered for a moment and asked, "Brother Tong, there is something I don't understand." "Please ask."

Tong Gang motioned for Feng Qi to ask.

"Apparently, we know the location of the Hidden Sect because there are spies in the Hidden Sect."

Feng Qi asked, "But at the same time, some of the Hidden Sect's forces have also infiltrated State Wansheng. If we go to the camp of the Hidden Sect in such a grand manner, won't we be exposed in advance?"

"Since their whereabouts have been exposed, after going to their destination, they can also move at any time, causing us to miss them."

Feng Qi's confusion was also Xu Ning's previous doubt.

Even if Feng Qi didn't ask, Xu Ning wanted to know the reason.

Tong Gang patiently explained, "You don't have to worry about this at all."

"The camps chosen by the Hidden Sect were carefully selected from lands overseas. The geographical conditions and martial arts environment there are excellent. It is said that the density of spiritual energy there is comparable to State Wansheng."

"Under such circumstances, even if they receive the news that we are going to attack, it is impossible for them to move at a large scale, because once they move, they will be forced to go to places with thin aura. This is simply unacceptable to them."

"In addition, there is another reason. The base of this Hidden Sect is extremely large. They search for people everywhere and forcibly migrate them, forming a population settlement."

"Combined with various factors, even if they want to migrate, they will face a very complicated situation."

"And…"

Tong Gang paused with a confident smile. "Even if they migrate, the people we planted in the Hidden Sect will spread the news. We can also change our route and chase after them!"

"We brought a huge amount of resources with us this time. We can ensure that we can exert 100% of our strength in places with thin spiritual energy. Although the Hidden Sect has many masters, their reserves of resources are incomparable to ours."

"I see…"

Xu N Ning and Feng Qi looked at each other and nodded silently.

Their previous worries were completely unnecessary. The Imperial Court had already considered this.

Afterwards, Xu Ning and Feng Qi chatted with Tong Gang and gained a better understanding of the details of this mission.

The fleet continued to sail. More than three months went by. Over the past three months, Xu Ning had been staying on the ship, refining pills to pass the time.

As for Tong Gang and Feng Qi, they spent their time cultivating.

The two of them were in the seventh stage dao realm, just like Xu Ning.

Although in comparison, their strength was definitely far inferior to Xu Ning's.

On this day.

Tong Gang received the news from the central warship, so he called Xu Ning and Feng Qi over and gathered together.

"Brothers, there is news from the spies in the Hidden Sect."

Tong Gang said, "Just like we guessed before, the Hidden Sect is not moving their camp. They only moved some disciples with good potential, so not many core members are left."

"Is that so…"

Xu Ning and Feng Qi nodded at the same time.

This meant that they were going to attack.

"However, after knowing that we are about to approach and siege them, the people of the Hidden Sect have also begun to make preparations and their own arrangements. In other words, when the time comes, we will have to face a Hidden Sect who is ready to fight. Therefore, this operation will definitely not be easy."

Tong Gang did not hide the danger of the operation, instead he told the two of them to have a higher evaluation of this mission.

"In addition, they may also ambush us on the way. The central warship is calling for us to be careful at all times and stay alert."

Tong Gang reminded again.

"I was prepared a long time ago. I really want to see how powerful the Hidden Sect is."

A true fighting spirit appeared in Feng Qi's eyes.

Although the Hidden Sect had been famous for a long time, Feng Qi did not have any experience of fighting against the Hidden Sect like Xu Ning, so he never personally felt the power of the Hidden Sect.

When Tong Gang heard this, he laughed. "Then I will rely on you two when that time comes."

"Of course."

Feng Qi responded.

Xu Ning also nodded.

However, although Tong Gang said this, Xu Ning did not really think that he and Feng Qi were the main forces in Tong Gang's eyes.

Over the past three months, Xu Ning had learned some information from Tong Gang.

In addition to a powerful force, the Imperial Court's fleet seemed to have another trump card.

But he still didn't know what that trump card was.

Chapter 305: Ambush

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

In the Endless Sea.

An oval island.

This place was not only in a clear sky region, but it was also extremely rich in spiritual energy.

This kind of place was extremely difficult to find overseas.

This was the destination of Xu Ning's fleet, one of the camps of the Hidden Sect.

There were trees and buildings on the island.

In addition, the population was also very dense.

These people were the reserves of the Hidden Sect to cultivate their disciples.

There was a tall building at the center of the island.

The hall of the building was empty, with only three people sitting above.

"The people from State Wansheng will come in a few days."

Sitting on the left was a man who looked like an ordinary middle-aged man. He was wearing a green robe with silver light flowing on it.

"Let them come, we are ready to fight anyway."

Sitting on the right was a woman in pink. Although her face was young, her eyes were filled with vicissitudes.

When the green-robed man saw the pink-clothed woman's confidence, he frowned slightly.

Compared to the pink-clothed woman, the green-robed man was obviously not too optimistic.

"Master Liu, are we going to wait here for the enemy to attack? I think we should send some people to attack them. I am willing to lead the team personally, we can definitely cause them a lot of trouble."

The woman in pink volunteered to take the initiative. She looked at the man in black sitting in the middle with a hint of urgency in her eyes.

"Your confidence is commendable, but the opponent is definitely not to be trifled with. If we attack rashly, we will only fall into a more passive situation."

Before the black-clothed Master Liu could speak, the green-robed man refuted.

His opinion was obviously the opposite of the pink-clothed woman.

"The enemy is right in front of you, but you are so timid. I think you should follow the disciples of the sect and migrate somewhere else overseas. This way, you won't lose face because of your cowardice."

When the woman in pink heard this, her response was full of mockery.

"You!"

The green-robed man's expression was ugly. He immediately refuted, "You aren't trying to stop the enemy at all. I think you just want to take revenge! Back then, when you were in State Wansheng, you thought you were strong, so you treated human lives as dirt. Your hands were covered in blood, causing you to be hunted by the top masters of the Imperial Court! In the face of their force, you panicked and were forced to escape from State Wansheng, so you joined our Hidden Sect."

"Afterwards, you kept urging Master Liu to make more arrangements to destroy the stability of State Wansheng. Your intention is not for the good of Hidden Sect, but to vent your anger."

"If you really want to advance rashly this time, go alone, don't implicate the others in the sect!"

The green-robed man did not show any mercy to the woman in pink.

This made the woman's face turn pale.

She stood up and was about to refute.

But at this moment, Master Liu, who had been silent, spoke.

"Alright now."

Master Liu's voice was low. "It's meaningless to argue about such nonsense in front of a powerful enemy."

After Master Liu said this, the other two fell silent.

Although they were still dissatisfied, they had obviously restrained themselves and were no longer aggressive towards each other.

The pink-clothed woman sat back down and didn't say a word.

"The enemy is taking the aggressive stance this time, so what we need to do is to firmly protect and occupy this place that has dense spiritual energy, and to minimize the casualties of the Hidden Sect's disciples."

"We were established overseas, and the living environment and cultivation environment is difficult. Every time someone is injured, it will be a huge blow to us."

Master Liu said, "Although the disciples with great potential in the sect have been sent into a spatial treasure and were ta taken away, the remaining members will still have to do their best to protect their safety and try not to take meaningless risks."

After Master Liu finished speaking, the green-robed man had a smug look on his face.

This made the woman in pink a little unhappy.

"However, it is not wise to let them attack us so easily. We have to make them realize that if they attack us, they will have to pay a terrible price."

Master Liu's words suddenly took a turn.

"Master Liu, I am willing to lead our men and ambush them!"

The woman in pink expressed her attitude again.

"You can't go. You are an important member of the sect. If something happens to you, it will affect us greatly."

Master Liu refused the pink-clothed woman's proposal.

"Then what should we do?"

The woman in pink asked.

When Master Liu heard this, his eyes revealed an unusual glint.

"Didn't the sect just cultivate a batch of mutated demon beasts recently? Send a few Master Tamers to ambush them and see the effects… If the effects of the ambush are good, we can also use this batch of mutated demon beasts in the future…"

The eyes of the cyan-robed man and the pink-clothed woman lit up at the same time.

Obviously, the two of them supported this idea.

They were also looking forward to the strength of this batch of mutated demon beasts.

That was because the cultivation method of these mutated demon beasts was personally taught by their Sect Master, Yu Zhiyin.

Unfortunately, after Sect Master Yu Zhiyin appeared once a few years ago, there had been no news of him.

Otherwise, with Yu Zhiyin here, the people of State Wansheng would not dare to attack.

…

A few more days passed by.

"According to the information provided by intelligence, we are at most five days away from the camp of Hidden Sect!"

On the deck, Xu Ning, Feng Qi, and Tong Gang looked into the distance.

At this moment, the fleet was under the dark clouds and thunder. The rain was pouring, and the sea was surging.

"The closer we get to the Hidden Sect, the richer the spiritual energy will be."

Feng Qi felt it.

"It must have taken a lot of effort to find this kind of location overseas."

Xu Ning agreed.

Bang!

Suddenly, a loud noise came from under their warship, then it shook violently.

"What's going on?"

Feng Qi quickly stabilized himself.

"It should be an ambush by an underwater demon beast."

Xu Ning said.

"It's already a great fortune for the underwater demon beasts that we didn't go down to hunt them and take their materials, yet they actually dare to provoke us. I will go and deal with them."

After saying that, Feng Qi jumped into the sea.

"Wait…"

Xu Ning couldn't stop him in time.

He could sense that the demon beast under the ship should be in the high level of the dao realm.

"I'll help."

Tong Gang said, "After all, the water is the domain of an underwater demon beast. It will be difficult for Brother Feng to deal with it alone."

With that, Tong Gang also jumped into the water.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sound of battle came from the sea below the ship.

"Slow down the fleet!"

Xu Ning ordered the helmsman.

If the speed of the warship was too fast and the battle was delayed for too long, the distance between Feng Qi and Tong Gang from the ship would drift too far..

Bang!

A loud noise came from the bottom of the sea.

'What a strong shock wave!'

Xu Ning felt the ship shake violently again.

'Isn't the aftershock of this battle a little too powerful?'

Xu Ning felt that something was wrong.

He was about to jump into the water when he suddenly saw the water surface split apart.

Tong Gang carried Feng Qi and jumped out of the water.

"Senior Brother Feng!"

Xu Ning saw Feng Qi's condition and his pupils contracted.

Feng Qi was covered in blood, with one of his arms broken and his face pale.

Tong Gang carried Feng Qi to the deck, and Xu Ning quickly hurried over.

"Take this pill first."

Xu Ning gave Feng Qi a pill to stop his injuries.

"What happened just now?"

Xu Ning asked.

"When we subdued the underwater demon beast that collided with the ship, the demon beast actually self-destructed!"

Tong Gang's eyes were full of lingering fear. "Brother Feng was too close to that demon beast so he was caught up in the blast."

"Self-destructed?"

Xu Ning frowned.

The force of a demon beast's self-destruction was indeed terrifying.

Their bodies were already strong to begin with, and coupled with them completely squeezing out every inch of power in their bloodline, they could release an attack several times stronger than their own strength.

The demon beast that hit the bottom of the ship just now had just entered the high level of the dao realm. The explosive force of its self-destruction was something that even Feng Qi, who was at the peak of the elementary origin realm, could not withstand.

"Demon beasts self-destructing… That is truly a rare occurrence…"

Doubt brewed in Xu Ning's heart.

The intelligence of high level dao realm demon beasts were no lesser than humans, so they rarely took the initiative to take risks.

This was the first time they had seen a high level dao realm demon beast target someone stronger than it with the intent of self-destructing itself.

"Fortunately, I dodged in time, otherwise I would have lost more than just one arm."

After taking the pill, Feng Qi's condition improved a little.

He then took out a jade green pill from his storage ring and swallowed it.

Xu Ning recognized this pill. After taking this pill, Feng Qi's arm would regenerate itself.

And this process would only take a few days.

Bang! Bang!

Suddenly, two more loud booms rang out.

"It came from the ships next to us!"

Xu Ning got up and looked into the distance, only to see the two adjacent warships swaying.

Afterwards, a few underwater demon beasts jumped out of the sea and onto the ship. Once on board, it began to fight against the people on the ship.

"Could it be… an ambush?!"

When Tong Gang saw this scene, he instantly realized what was going on.

Sure enough, in the next moment, another wave of demon beasts gathered next to the ship they were on, and those demon beasts jumped onto the ship like flying fish as well.

Those demon beasts were in all shapes and sizes, and the weakest among them was in the elementary-level of the dao realm.

"Defend against the enemy!"

Tong Gang suddenly shouted.

The soldiers on the ship instantly followed the order. They took out their dao spears and fought back against the demon beasts that were rushing up from the seabed.

The soldiers attacked the weaker demon beasts alone.

As for the stronger ones, the soldiers joined forces to attack them.

Xu Ning immediately started to fight as well. He swung out his astral qi and sliced a weaker demon beast into two.

'These demon beasts don't seem to have any self-awareness, they only have their beastial instincts!'

As they fought, Xu Ning noticed something.

He could clearly sense that these attacking demon beasts were just filled with animalistic instincts, there was no trace of intelligence in their eyes.

This kind of trait was usually only seen on mortal realm demon beasts.

'Moreover, the appearance of these demon beasts is very unbalanced!'

Xu Ning had read a lot of books when he was in the Harmon

King Mansion, so he knew a little about sea demon beasts.

Some parts of the appearance of these sea demon beasts in front of him completely matched the description in the book, but at the same time, they also had some features that were not recorded in the book.

'They are all mutated demon beasts?'

Xu Ning thought to himself, 'It seems that this is indeed an ambush from the Hidden Sect!'

It was understandable for a mutated demon beast to appear, but it was obviously not a coincidence for more than a dozen of mutated demon beasts to appear at the same time.

Xu Ning decided to not show any mercy. He directly held the Flowing Cloud Piercer in his hand, and every time he attacked, he would cut down an attacking demon beast.

His killing speed was much faster than the other soldiers.

When Tong Gang and Feng Qi, who was still injured, saw this, they also began to deal with these demon beasts that kept rushing up to the warship.

Soon, the blood of demon beasts covered the entire warship, and corpses of demon beasts were everywhere.

'The entire fleet is attacked!'

As Xu Ning attacked, he noticed that the entire fleet of more than twenty warships were also ambushed.

The warship they were on was fine, and there was not much damage.

However, some of the warships had already been capsized after being attacked by powerful demon beasts.

Although these warships were not secret treasures, they were all first-class dao weapons. It showed that these demon beasts that could destroy first-class dao weapons were extremely powerful.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Xu Ning killed another two more high level dao realm demon beasts that were about to self-destruct.

Once these demon beasts felt threatened, they would take the initiative to self-destruct and display their greatest value.

Fortunately, Xu Ning, Tong Gang, Feng Qi, and the other soldiers were all being very careful. They were all very decisive and experienced, resulting in many demon beasts being killed before they had the opportunity to self-destruct.

'These demon beasts must be controlled by a Master Tamer…'

Xu Ning thought to himself, 'These Master Tamers should be hiding nearby or at the bottom of the sea…'

Thinking of this point, Xu Ning turned his head and said to Tong Gang and Feng Qi, "I'll go out and take a look!"

After saying that, Xu Ning flew at a low altitude and followed the route of the demon beasts in the sea to find the Master Tamers.

Whoosh!

"Huh?"

Not long after Xu Ning moved out, another figure rushed out of the fleet.

Xu Ning turned his head slightly and saw that it was Yu Qiao.

In Xu Ning's fleet, besides the experts of the Imperial Court, he and Yu Qiao were the strongest. They were the first to figure the crux of the situation, which was to find the source of these demon beasts.

Xu Ning did not stop to wait for Yu Qiao, instead he continued to search faster.

'These Master Tamers must have worn Aura Concealment Rings to hide their aura!'

According to the route of the demon beasts in the sea, Xu Ning figured out their approximate hiding spots.

He magnified his senses to the extreme.

Although Xu Ning was in the elementary origin realm, his perception was comparable to a master in the origin connection realm.

'Found them!'

While he was searching the sea, Xu Ning suddenly noticed subtle abnormal fluctuations under the sea at a certain spot.

Immediately, he dived into the water and rushed forward with the Flowing Cloud Piercer in his hand.

Boom!

Xu Ning pierced forward and exploded a piece of underwater rock.

Sure enough, there was a gray-robed figure lurking under the rocks.

After seeing Xu Ning, the gray-robed man seemed a little flustered.

In response to Xu Ning's appearance, the gray-robed man waved his hand and released two sea demon beasts from his spatial treasure.

Xu Ning saw this and attacked with his Flowing Cloud Piercer, easily killing them.

Immediately after, Xu Ning chased after the gray-robed man.

"Tell me, where are the others from from the Hidden Sect?"

Xu Ning pulled him out of the water and asked sternly.

Although the gray-robed man was a Master Tamer, he was only in the elementary origin realm. He was controlled by Xu Ning without any opportunity to resist.

Faced with Xu Ning's question, the gray-robed man gritted his teeth before his head slowly tilted to the side. His lifeforce was extinguished.

'He's dead?'

Xu Ning did not expect this.

He didn't expect that once he captured him, he would kill himself.

"You also couldn't capture him alive?"

At this moment, Yu Qiao also rushed over from afar, holding a dead gray-robed person in her hand as well.

Obviously, Yu Qiao had also noticed some traces just now, but just like Xu Ning, she couldn't keep the man alive.

"No, I didn't sense how they commit suicide."

Xu Ning checked the gray-robed man and found that his heart meridians had been broken, but there was no poison or other abnormalities in his body.

"Let's search again!"

Yu Qiao said.

"Okay."

Xu Ning responded.

Afterwards, the two searched the nearby waters.

During this process, the other seeds finally realized what they should do and fumbled to search nearby.

The group of people began to search for the hidden Master Tamers.

After another round of searching, two more gray-robed people were caught. It was still Xu Ning and Yu Qiao who caught them.

Their perception and strength were something the other seeds could not compare to.

Unfortunately, these two gray-robed Master Tamers were not successfully kept alive as well.

For this, Xu Ning had already taken precautions. After he had captured this person, he had knocked him out first, but after knocking him out, his heart meridians would still be severed.

Obviously, these ambushers of the Hidden Sect were fully prepared.

"I don't think there is anyone else…"

Yu Qiao came to Xu Ning's side, holding a corpse in one hand.

"In this case, let's go back."

Xu Ning guessed that all the hidden Master Tamers had been found.

Thus, the two returned to their ships.

The other seeds who were also searching the waters were a little jealous when they saw this.

This trip to the sea was a selection test, but Xu Ning and Yu Qiao had already achieved something before they even began to attack the camp of the Hidden Sect, leaving them behind on the starting line.

However, even though they were jealous, they couldn't snatch their credit, so they could only return helplessly.

Xu Ning did not return to his warship directly, instead he followed Yu Qiao and returned to the central warship.

The person holding the fort on this ship was the general of the fleet, Xu Qian, a genuine dao realm ninth stage master.

"Master Xu, the people who ambushed us have all been captured!"

Yu Qiao brought Xu Ning to Xu Qian.

Yu Qiao was already on the central warship, so she had gotten to know Xu Qian before this. As for Xu Ning, this was the first time Xu Ning had seen this dao realm ninth stage expert.

"Master Xu."

Xu Ning threw the two corpses aside and bowed slightly.

Xu Qian did not give Xu Ning a lot of pressure. Comparatively, the pressure exuded from the Core Sea Demon Lord was much stronger.

"These four are the ones who ambushed us?"

Xu Qian glanced at Xu Ning, then looked at the corpses on the ground.

"Yes, but unfortunately, no one could be captured alive."

Yu Qiao responded..