Chapter 24 The Battle Begins

It didn't take long for the people on shore to wait, as more than a dozen large ships quickly approached the beach, and then without the slightest hesitation, they crashed directly onto the seabed of the shallow sea.

In the midst of the murky seawater, they were firmly grounded on the shallow sea bed.

The pirates on board, who had been waiting for a long time, leaped down one after another.

Dressed in various strange garments, they each wielded different kinds of weapons, and screeched uproariously.

Soon, the pirates densely packed the entire coastline and then trudged through the sea water, charging towards the shore.

Seeing this, Fang Yong waved his hand, and the Fang Family's guards on shore formed into formations, stepping in steady strides onto the sand, heading to confront the pirates.

It didn't take long for both sides to clash, with the sounds of weapons colliding, cries of battle, and pained screams of the wounded.

And the moans of those on the brink of death began to echo continuously along the stretch of the beach.

Bloodshed and chaos instantly engulfed the entire battlefield, the sea water stained red with blood, the sand covered with corpses and weapons.

The senior members present were unfazed by such a scene, their expressions solemn as they watched the dozen or so beached ships on the shallow sea.

Because those who had come ashore were just low-level pirates, the Innate Realm Martial Artists had yet to reveal themselves.

Those were the ones the seniors truly regarded seriously.

As for the lowly pirates, the Fang Family's guards were entirely capable of dealing with them on their own.

Compared to the unfazed seniors, Fang Yun, who had never experienced war, wasn't as composed.

Witnessing the beach gradually turn red and the wails that echoed in his ears,

Fang Yun took a deep breath, only to fill his mouth with the taste of blood.

He couldn't help but cough, then turned his head away, unwilling to face such a scene any longer.

His reaction did not escape Fang Lin's notice, who thought about how their Clan Leader was, in fact, just a child who hadn't experienced anything.

It was indeed a bit difficult for him to suddenly step onto such a grim battlefield.

So he comforted him, "Clan Leader, you don't need to worry. With the guards' equipment and strength, these pirates won't be their match.

The most important thing is the arrival of those Innate Martial Artists later. Once they appear, you just need to find the right moment, and wherever the number of Innate Martial Artists is greater, throw the Spirit Talisman there!

As long as we take down a few Innate Martial Artists, the rest certainly won't want to fight us to the death.

These pirates are just a mob; they're alright in one-sided battles but will definitely flee at the first sign of a strong opponent!"

Listening to Fang Lin's comforting words, Fang Yun exhaled slowly and turned to look at the battling scene, then nodded firmly.

Fang Yun realized now that in this world of Cultivation, he would certainly face many such scenes in the future.

He must adapt, for otherwise, when facing other Cultivators, with a mindset like his own, even with considerable strength, he wouldn't be a match for them.

With that thought, Fang Yun stared intently at the battling scene, watching the pirates' dying wails.

He allowed such scenes to continuously assault his spirit, forcing himself to mature quickly.

After watching for a while, perhaps due to an automatic physiological adjustment, Fang Yun gradually became less panicked.

Even the pre-battle tension he felt earlier was slowly dissipating.

As the melee continued, perhaps the pirate leaders, seeing their subordinates were not achieving any significant impact,

Those pirate leaders, who had previously stayed hidden onboard the ships, hoping to let their subordinates wear down the island's fighting force,

Started leaping down from the ships one after another.

Then, executing his qinggong, he lightly stepped on top of the sea, instantly reaching the beach.

Fang Yun briefly scanned the group of pirate leaders and discovered that their numbers astonishingly reached a total of 25.

Clearly, both previous guesses by the Fang Family had not been entirely accurate.

The number of Innate Realm Martial Artists among the pirates was exactly between the two estimates.

Faced with such a number of Innate Martial Artists, the Fang Family only had 9 Innate Martial Artists, plus Fang Yun the Cultivator, this was indeed rather troublesome.

It wasn't just Fang Yun who thought of this issue, the other clan elders had as well.

After exchanging glances, the gravity of the situation was evident in each other's eyes.

If it were just up to their 9, the Fang Family would certainly meet total ruin in this battle.

However, fortunately, heaven still favored the Fang Family, allowing the Clan Leader Fang Yun to break through to the second layer of Qi Cultivation within a mere two years.

This gave them a chance to turn the tables in the war.

"Clan Leader, it's all up to you now. When you see the right moment, just trigger the Spirit Talismans!"

Fang Lin said beside Fang Yun.

Fang Yun glanced at Fang Lin, reached into his chest, and clutched the few Fire Attribute Spirit Talismans, then silently nodded.

At this moment, a burst of loud laughter came from the pirates.

Following the laughter, a brawny man wearing armor, with his hair disheveled and carrying a large saber, stepped out from the crowd.

"The Fang Family over there, whoever is in charge, you can see for yourselves, we have gathered 25 Innate Martial Artists, you Fang Family have no chance of victory this time!

You might as well surrender, hand over all of the Fang Family's assets!

I assure you, not a single person from the Fang Family will be killed unnecessarily!

We've only come here for the wealth, why necessitate a life-and-death struggle?"

At this time, Fang Lin pushed through the crowd, stepped forward, looked at the brawny man with the large saber, and said: "Wei Changhai, I've heard of your reputation on the seas, but you're not someone known for keeping promises!

Everyone here is no fool; we don't need any of your tricks!

If you want to fight, the Fang Family will accompany you in battle.

Just think it through, our Fang Family has inherited its name on Spirit Water Island for hundreds of years, it's not undeserved.

Once this great battle begins, when it ends will no longer be something you or I can determine!"

Fang Lin's tone showed not the slightest weakness but instead threatened the opposing pirates.

He knew that the moment he showed weakness, the pirates opposite would bare their sharp fangs and bite ferociously.

Only by letting them know that the Fang Family was determined to resist desperately, and had the power to make them pay a heavy price, would they hesitate and possibly retreat.

If possible, the Fang Family didn't want to fight, either.

Not to mention the casualties that would occur in a fight, just the consumption of the Spirit Talismans was enough to pain the Fang Family for a long time.

Hearing Fang Lin's words, Wei Changhai knew his strategy had failed.

But this was normal, it was a tact that came at no cost.

No big deal if it failed.

However, since it had come to this, a real fight was inevitable, the 18 pirate gangs had prepared for so long, how could they possibly retreat over a few mere words.