Yan Zhixue’s words made you pause for a moment.

Although Earth Source was very important to you, Yan Zhixue, as your good friend’s sect leader, would put you in a difficult position if she really tried to compete with you for the Earth Source.

You frowned slightly and finally sighed inwardly, helplessly thinking, “There’s really nothing I can do about Leader Yan. I guess I have to break the rule and hit an elder for the first time.”

You looked at Yan Zhixue and said, “Leader Yan, don’t cry too loudly later, okay?”

A trace of doubt appeared on Yan Zhixue’s lazily smiling face, then she chuckled lightly: “Palace Leader Shangguan, do you think the four of us are just ordinary Ultimate Grandmasters?”

The three people Yan Zhixue brought today were the top five main forces of the Extermination Sect.

With this combination plus Yan Zhixue herself, even facing the absolute peak Ultimate Grandmasters, they would not be much weaker.

You laughed heartily: “Of course, Leader Yan isn’t ordinary, but how do you know I’m just an ordinary Ultimate Grandmaster?”

Yan Zhixue’s eyes narrowed; she could feel your confidence and flamboyance.

The three Ultimate Grandmasters behind Yan Zhixue also involuntarily glanced over; their expressions were calm but showed slight disdain.

You grinned and stopped dwelling on this topic.

Instead, you casually chatted with Yan Zhixue.

During your conversation, more than ten Ultimate Grandmasters arrived one after another, eventually totaling twenty-two Ultimate Grandmasters.

You realized that this time, either there were a lot of Earth Sources or they ranked very high.

During the last simulated year, you had no chance to access information at this level because you were a Marrow Washing stage elder.

Therefore, you were unclear whether, aside from the Yajiangkou incident, many authentic Earth Sources had also appeared this time on Sea Snake Island.

You just hoped that the number of Earth Sources appearing this time would be as many as possible.

After these twenty-two Ultimate Grandmasters assembled, most of them recognized each other, but each stood their ground, with a vague sense of confrontation.

Most of them looked at the four of Yan Zhixue’s group with strong caution in their eyes.

The four of Yan Zhixue remained calm and relaxed.

As for you, who floated together with Yan Zhixue’s group but were relatively unfamiliar, you did not receive much attention.

They assumed you were just an Ultimate Grandmaster from the Extermination Sect who happened to be free and was casually dragged along by Yan Zhixue to fill numbers.

The twenty-two Ultimate Grandmasters remained silent in the heavy atmosphere for a moment.

Soon, one Ultimate Grandmaster sighed helplessly, transforming into a streak of light and flying away.

Following this person’s admission of defeat, five more Ultimate Grandmasters flew away one after another, leaving thirteen, besides Yan Zhixue’s four, still present.

Seeing the timing was right, you cast a cold, indifferent glance around.

Then you cleared your throat, preparing to stand up and drive away all thirteen: “Ahem, um…”

Before you could finish, Yan Zhixue suddenly interrupted you.

Her tone was gentle but carried an inexplicable pressure: “Everyone, are you staying because you think I’m easy to deal with?”

Everyone’s hearts sank, their expressions turning grave as they looked at Yan Zhixue. Not a single person cared whether you had spoken just now.

“What?!” You couldn’t help but turn your head to Yan Zhixue, surprised that such a great chance to show off had been snatched away.

After a moment, a scholarly-looking man in the crowd stood up.

He gritted his teeth and said, “Leader Yan, if there is more than one Earth Source, does that mean the Extermination Sect wants to monopolize them all?”

Yan Zhixue smiled lightly and nodded: “Of course.”

“You!” The scholar was instantly at a loss for words.

The other Ultimate Grandmasters’ eyes also showed dissatisfaction.

The scholar snorted coldly: “Leader Yan, leave some room for negotiation. If you push us too hard, the dozen of us joining forces won’t make it easy for the five of you either!”

Yan Zhixue gave a charming smile and said nothing further. She whipped her nine-section whip and charged straight forward.

Three Ultimate Grandmasters of the Extermination Sect immediately followed her.

The dozen or so people instantly plunged into a lively battle, leaving you, the world’s number one, standing there at a loss.

Ignored by everyone, you felt helpless like a child.

You wanted to join the fight directly but felt it would be too presumptuous.

In the end, you just took a handful of melon seeds from your space and started cracking them: “You guys fight, uh, no, finish fighting first, uh!”

In the air, Yan Zhixue’s group exchanged blows freely, Source Power bursting forth wildly, various lights flashing brilliantly.

The intense fluctuations stirred up huge waves on the once calm sea surface.

But soon, Yan Zhixue’s four began to strongly suppress the temporary group of over a dozen opponents.

By the time you had not finished cracking your melon seeds, the winner and loser had already been decided.

“Leader Yan! We surrender! Stop fighting!”

Those dozen ordinary Ultimate Grandmasters were beaten until their heads were bleeding and faces disfigured, quickly begging for mercy.

Yan Zhixue retracted her flexible nine-section whip, smiling faintly: “Please.”

“Retreat!”

“Run quickly!”

The dozen stubborn men, injured and panicked, fled in all directions.

You threw away the uneaten melon seeds and laughed heartily: “As expected of Leader Yan, ha ha ha!”

Yan Zhixue turned around and looked at you, smiling: “Palace Leader Shangguan, are you still going to compete with us?”

You smacked your lips: “Maybe I will, maybe I won’t.”

“What do you mean?” Yan Zhixue was puzzled.

Actually, what you were thinking was if there appeared Earth Sources with Dry Metal affinity this time, you would definitely claim them.

If the Earth Sources were of other affinities, you could let Yan Zhixue have them. After all, the old matriarch saved half your life during the last simulation.

Besides, you and Yan Zhixue had fought together in the boss battle against Li Anlong, so you were comrades who had endured gunfire together.

Before you could say more, a sudden strong wind rose on Sea Snake Island beneath your feet.

The atmosphere of heaven and earth was abruptly stirred.

You and Yan Zhixue exchanged a glance, knowing this was the sign of an Earth Source manifesting.

Sure enough, in no time, a faint mist slowly appeared on Sea Snake Island, wavering as it solidified and expanded.

You laughed arrogantly, and vast Source Power suddenly swept out, but most of it was used to block Yan Zhixue and her group.

The four were caught off guard, feeling the surrounding air grow thick and viscous, making their Source Power release sluggish.

Yan Zhixue’s pupils twitched, her face full of disbelief; the other three were equally shocked.

Because they realized that you had purely used your immense Source Power to restrain them.

It was like everyone was spraying each other with little water guns, but you had brought down a swimming pool of water from the sky, drowning everyone inside.

This meant your Source Power was many, many times greater than that of Yan Zhixue’s four, definitely exceeding the gap between top Ultimate Grandmasters and absolute peak Ultimate Grandmasters.

Ignoring their shock, your eyes focused only on the Earth Source.

While restraining Yan Zhixue’s group, you had already released another gentle Source Power toward the Earth Source on Sea Snake Island.

Your released Source Power rapidly approached Sea Snake Island.

When it was about fifty meters away, a soft sound was heard.

Your Source Power seemed to collide with some barrier and suddenly dissipated.

You frowned. Then two even stronger Source Powers shot out, only to be instantly dissipated as well.

You looked baffled: “What the hell? Did I hit a ghost?”