CHAPTER 604: CHAPTER 147: LANDING ON THE ISLAND

"Boom boom boom!"

Blinding metallic gates flung open, and the radiant golden light completely submerged the area.

The Golden Boat City Lord, who had turned into a blazing golden light, floated to the front of the ancient and sturdy gate. His large hand gently touched the patterns on the gate’s edge, then he suddenly shouted, "The Beast Gate is open, all creatures may enter!"

Leading the way, the Desert King Huntian coldly glanced at Li Qingming and his group, saying, "What a pity, because of this Li Qingming, you all must die!"

With those words, he led his three to four hundred followers in a stride through the gates, vanishing from sight.

"This idiot, cut from the same cloth as his father!" Li Qingming cursed silently in his heart and followed the crowd towards the gate.

As he passed by the mist that the Golden Boat City Lord had become, Li Qingming whispered, "Senior, the Great Thousand World of Pangu is very good! The Witch Tribe is also very good..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Qingming had already stepped through the gate and disappeared without a trace.

The Golden Boat City Lord was stunned for a moment; a fierce brilliance suddenly shot from his eyes, piercing through the defense magic array of Cold Origin Ancient City and into the starry sky.

Those creatures who had not yet entered the gate were shocked, not knowing what had gotten into the Golden Boat City Lord—what madness seized him for no reason!

While they were complaining, suddenly, they felt a great force approaching from behind, like a giant foot kicking them all towards the gate.

"Damn it, stop pushing from behind! Have some public decency, there are people in front of me!"

"Damn you to hell, who is this? So unscrupulous! Ouch, my arm..."

"Damn it! Who is touching my ass..."

In an instant, all the distinguished individuals who were confused about the situation started cursing loudly, and then they were propelled into the gate much faster than before, disappearing without a trace.

"Whoosh!"

When everyone was inside, the Golden Boat City Lord retracted that golden light arrow, which had turned into a gate, and caressed it tenderly, murmuring to himself, "Ah E, the rights and wrongs are all in the past, should I return to my homeland..."

...

Inside and outside the gate lay near and far!

Those who had stepped through the gate arrived in a familiar universe, which was desolate and cold, seemingly endless. Only a few stars ahead provided a shimmering light to illuminate their path.

When they looked back, they found that the original gate had long since vanished, leaving only the emptiness of the cosmic void.

"Big brother, there’s nothing here? Wait, that’s not right! That damned Desert King entered before us—how come we can’t see any trace of them?" Li Qingquan swept his gaze across the surroundings with a puzzled face, only to find nothing, not even a sign of the first group who entered, such as the Desert King Huntian.

At that, Li Qingming concentrated and carefully observed, only to discover that those stars ahead had not been following this trajectory before, but seemed to have been completely rearranged.

After thinking for a moment, Li Qingming spread his hands in the void to form a Dharma Seal and used the Time Retrospection Technique.

"Swoosh!"

An immense curtain of water appeared in the starry sky, and time instantly rewound:

Huntian, followed by his followers, came to the outside of the gate, finding ahead of them hundreds of stars lined up in a row, pointing straight into the far space of the cosmic starry sky.

Through the sparse starlight, the group vaguely saw a giant island at the end of the path of stars, like Cold Origin Ancient City, quietly floating in the starry sky.

At this moment, Huntian, walking at the forefront, suddenly stopped and smiled at the others: "This time, the Golden Boat City Lord has let us enter the Beast Fighting Arena, which is but to eliminate some people. Since it’s all about elimination, why not mess up the positions of these big stars so that those behind can’t find that small island? Wouldn’t it serve two purposes in one fell swoop?"

"Great! The lord has a great idea! Let them wander like headless flies in this cosmos until they die of exhaustion!" Zhen Jia, a loyal lackey, was naturally the first to respond.

"The lord is truly quick-witted; let’s do it this way!"

"Lord..."

All of his followers started to flatter him lavishly, praising how clever and great Huntian’s plan was...

And so, the original straight path was turned into the mess it is now.

Li Qingming used the Time Retrospection Technique without hiding it from the others; everyone saw the scenes within the water curtain.

"Damn it, this accursed Huntian! To think that he’s the son of a Half-step Heavenly Dao Great Power, only to commit such lowly and dirty deeds!"

"And those followers of Huntian, none of them are any good! Don’t let me catch them, or else, if I do, I’ll kill every single one of them!"

Countless such remarks were made! Huntian suddenly became the rat who crosses the street, whom everyone wants to strike.

However, Li Qingming also knew that it was human nature at play; if they really encountered Huntian on the island, these fellows would surely be as obedient as grandchildren.

"Let’s go then. Since we know the direction, let’s slowly restore this Star Road!" Li Qingming walked in the front, followed in an orderly manner by Yin Xi, Xuan Tian, and others.

Gradually, the stars along the way were restored by everyone, and that nameless giant island they had seen earlier finally became prominent in everyone’s eyes.

It was an enormously huge island, quite comparable to half an ancient star, floating there in the cosmic starry sky, without any support.

Through the light barrier outside of the giant island, everyone could clearly see the whole island’s outline. It displayed a concave-convex structure, resembling a volcano, yet it was far larger than any volcano.

The whole island, with its towering mountains and ridges, had giant trees robust enough to prop up the heavens, and their lush canopies connected to form several ancient forests, full of traces of time and a sense of mystery.

Li Qingming clapped his hands and said, "Alright, Fellow Daoist! Below us lies the Beast Fighting Arena; we will take our leave first!"

"Whoosh!"

In an instant, Li Qingming led everyone, turning into a series of rainbow lights, and directly broke through the Defense Magic Array set up outside the giant island, arriving above it.

Stepping on the firm land, Li Qingming said, "Since this giant island is called the Beast Fighting Arena, there must be many Fierce Beasts and demon beasts. We must not split up; let’s all push forward to the center together, and I believe we will be able to find a way out!"

"Amitabha Buddha! This humble monk agrees with Master Li’s view, there indeed are many Fierce Beasts here!" Shakyamuni folded his hands and said solemnly.

"I say, Fellow Daoist Shakyamuni! Don’t try to trick me. In our Barbaric World, what kind of Fierce Beast haven’t I seen? What could this shabby island possibly have?" Man Niu shouted nonchalantly.

Indeed, the Barbaric World was founded by the Ancestor of the Desolate. After the Ancestor used his strength to break heaven and his death, his blood nurtured the Barbarian Clan, and the rest of his remains, such as hair, bones, internal organs, etc., all transformed into Fierce Beasts with tremendous Cultivation.

The Barbarian Clan was born living amongst Fierce Beasts, fighting every day. Therefore, what Man Niu said was not unreasonable!

Shakyamuni’s face showed a helpless smile, about to say something when suddenly several streaks of light fell straight into the center of the small island from the Heavenly Vault.

"Ao!" "Li!" "Hou!"...

Suddenly, a series of immense roaring sounds came through, and at the same time, waves of Sub-Saint Level oppression surged out as fast as lightning and as vast as the sea!

"Ah! No..."

"You beast, get away, get away..."

Subsequently, there were a series of blood-curdling shrieks that tore through the sky, those utterly penetrating wails shook everyone to the core!

"Gulp!"

Man Niu, who could be considered a tough guy, swallowed hard. Even he lost his arrogant demeanor, muttering unconsciously, "Damn! So many Sub-Saint Realm Fierce Beasts, could it be we’ve come to a den of Fierce Beasts? How are we supposed to live through this!"

Long Xuhu smirked and patted Man Niu’s shoulder, saying, "Brother Man Niu, are you scared? If you are, just tell big brother! I’ll put you into the Spiritual Treasure Space to keep you safe!"

"Scared?" Man Niu slapped away Long Xuhu’s hand, shouting excitedly, "Me, scared? Whether it’s Quasi-Saint or Sub-Saint, I’ll crush them all with one punch!"

"Alright, stop messing around!" Li Qingming shook his head helplessly and said, "On this path, we not only need to be cautious of the island’s Fierce Beasts and demon beasts, but also of those formidable figures from various Central Heaven worlds. Their threat is no less than that of these groups of Fierce Beasts. Let’s get moving quickly!"

With these words, he led the way towards the center of the small island.

Long Xuhu and Man Niu stopped their horsing around, cautiously following behind the group, heading straight ahead.

In front of the group was a vast jungle, with old, vigorous vines, ancient trees providing shade, and green fields covered with delicate plants. Everything seemed to be brimming with abundant vitality, filling the entire dense forest with a sense of mystery and vicissitudes of the ages.

However, even though the forest was teeming with life, as soon as Li Qingming entered, his sharp Power of Primordial Spirit sensed a whiff of danger lurking.

It felt as if a powerful Fierce Beast was stealthily observing their movements, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

As such, Li Qingming was not one to ignore this!

He swept his surroundings with the Power of Primordial Spirit. Suddenly, a brown shadow flashed in front of Li Qingming and sped towards the depths of the jungle.

It was a huge wild boar-like Fierce Beast, with a body that was ten zhang in size. Sensing something extraordinary about Li Qingming and the others, it did not dare to rashly attack and instead chose to flee.

"Quasi-Saint Middle Stage Fierce Beast!" Li Qingquan licked his dry lips and, turning into a streak of light, chased after it with a "Whoosh!"

The green Yuqing True Essence surged wildly, and the tumultuous Mana waves shattered all the low shrubs along the way into dust.

"Where do you think you’re going!" In an instant, Li Qingquan, with a green dagger in hand, caught up to the fleeing wild boar-like Fierce Beast.

"Huh huh~hou~"

Sensing the threat of death behind it, the beast let out a long howl, its body suddenly swelling more than double its size, with two sharp tusks gleaming coldly, twisting its head to charge at Li Qingquan. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes, monthly tickets, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)