Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1488: Chapter 553: No Bones Left, The Mastermind Behind the Scenes_3

”Southeast direction, fifty miles?”

”Very close!”

Due to the explosive force, the huge crater formed tosses the soil about.

A Demon Crab burrows out from underground.

It discerns the direction, then scuttles away swiftly on its eight legs.

Normally, such movement would draw attention.

But on this battlefield, such speed is hardly noticeable.

Soon, the Demon Crab reaches a new battlefield.

Evading several battle groups, Luo Chen hides behind a huge rock, looking up at the sky.

There, four Demon Kings are fiercely fighting.

A three against one situation, the scale of victory already starting to tip.

”In the sky?”

”This time, it seems a bit tricky.”

...

Day turns to night, stars shift.

On Mysterious Rock Island, the Great Decisive Battle progresses, driven by the Demon Crab Side, unstoppable like a broken bamboo.

Victory was almost within reach.

But such smooth progress cost the Five Great King Crab Clans dearly!

In the ocean, the Five-Colored Clams float.

The five Clan Chiefs, heads raised in anticipation.

Demon Crabs come and go, reporting the battlefield status.

”Clan Chief, the Ring-Headed Turtles have gone mad.”

”They refuse to surrender and have sworn to fight to the death. Even worse, they’ve begun massive self-destruct actions, causing us heavy casualties.”

”Although we haven’t tallied it exactly, the number of casualties...”

Hearing the report, the expressions of the five Clan Chiefs darken slightly.

The foremost Jin Hun, under a serious demeanor, tries to keep calm.

”It’s alright, this was expected. If the situation were reversed, we’d likely do the same. Continue pushing forward, we must reach the island’s center. Qi Huan and Hai Luo haven’t even acted yet.”

Qi Huan and Hai Luo, the top powerhouses of the Ring-Headed Turtle Clan.

Their cultivation time extremely long, their strength formidable, surpassing each of these five leaders individually.

This is why despite being the top forces, they have been hesitant to land on the island.

Upon hearing the command, subordinates quickly acknowledged.

However, before leaving, one hesitated but still said: ”Reporting to the Clan Chief, Lord Jin Jia noticed something odd.”

”What’s wrong?” Jin Hun asked, puzzled.

”The casualties among our Third Order Clan People are higher than expected. Moreover, after dying in battle, the bodies are nowhere to be found. This strange occurrence has happened more than once.”

Faced with this issue, Jin Hun’s eyes flickered, his face showing a trace of suspicion.

The bodies are missing again?

His gaze turned to the other four Clan Chiefs.

”What about your side?”

”The same!”

The other four replied.

If it were one or two, it would still be manageable, but over the past year, nearly ten Third-order Demon Crab Kings have vanished without a trace.

Under such bizarre circumstances, these leaders would naturally be concerned.

Suddenly, Zhu Xiang of the Demon Spider Crab Clan spoke up: ”Yesterday, there was intelligence that a Human Cultivator appeared on Mysterious Rock Island. As identified, it was the previously departed Gu Shaoshang.”

”He came back?”

”Returned again, what does he intend?”

”He probably had come back much earlier,” Zhu Xiang slowly said: ”The disappeared bodies, they aren’t only on our side. The Ring-Headed Turtles have also lost several of their strong warriors’ corpses.”

Once mentioned, the inconsistencies seemed to connect.

It was highly likely that Gu Shaoshang, having returned, was quietly collecting the corpses of Ring-Headed Turtles on the battlefield.

And him possibly gathering some Third Order Demon Crab bodies, such a behavior is typical in the eyes of Human Cultivators.

However, when such things happen to the Five Great Royal Clans, they wouldn’t accept it.

Chi Yan in fury, ”Humans are indeed despicable and cunning!”

”Is he still on the island?” Nine Claws also angrily said, ”If he’s still here, I wouldn’t mind hunting him down myself!”

Zhu Xiang shook his head, sharing the intelligence that Gu Shaoshang had already left Mysterious Rock Island.

”If he’s gone, that’s good, because if I caught him...”

”Wait!”

Suddenly, Jin Hun realized something.

”If he has already left, then why are there still cases of vanishing corpses on Mysterious Rock Island?”

The others exchanged glances.

A suspicion arose in their minds.

Could it be, there’s another mastermind behind this?

Just as they speculated, Zhu Xiang’s expression suddenly changed.

Almost immediately, the other four also showed changes in their expressions.

”Hai Luo, has finally taken action!”