Serpent Ancestor

Silent, a long silence.

Xu Hei gazed into the distance, watching as the ruins of the island gradually disappeared from his sight.

At the same time, the traces of Captain White Tooth and the Soul Refining Demon Lord were lost.

The members of the third team didn’t pause for a moment, moving at their fastest speed. It was the captain’s order: no matter what happened, obeying orders was the first rule.

The Soul Refining Demon Lord watched the figures moving away, then looked at the cold-faced White Tooth in front of him. He took out two communication talismans and set them ablaze.

”Order one: Hunt down Bai Qiushui, dead or alive!”

”Order two: Spare no effort to kill Xu Hei, this order is of the highest priority!”

As his orders were given, the two communication talismans quickly burned to nothingness.

At that moment.

The pirate groups of the southeastern sea sprang into action, deploying their elite forces to encircle Xu Hei and Bai Qiushui.

There were more than one pirate group in the southeastern sea; among them, three were on par with the Wolf Fang Gang, and there were over ten smaller groups.

They immediately launched a carpet search.

…………

At this moment, the porcupine fish summoned a jellyfish-shaped magical treasure, enveloping all the team members and rendering them invisible, without a trace of breath.

This was precisely the concealment magical treasure of White Tooth, which he had given to the porcupine fish.

”Xu Hei, do you know where this jellyfish treasure came from?” the porcupine fish suddenly asked.

”……” Xu Hei remained silent.

He vaguely guessed something but didn’t speak.

”This magical treasure, named Phantom Jellyfish, was made from the corpse of the previous captain, reaching the fourth tier!”

The usually silent sea centipede spoke, ”The captain’s name was Bai Huan. Before he died, he sacrificed his physical body, inheriting his concealment ability, and passed it on to future generations.”

Xu Hei suddenly understood.

When he first saw this jellyfish, he felt it wasn’t man-made, but he never expected it was made from the corpse of the previous captain of the third team.

”We sea beasts are different from humans; we do not desecrate corpses. Utilizing the corpses of our predecessors to protect future generations is the greatest respect we can offer them!” the porcupine fish said solemnly.

Bai Huan had been dead for thirty years, but his body continued to protect the members of the third team, hiding their tracks from enemies.

Bai Huan was dead, but his spirit lived on.

Xu Hei’s mind suddenly recalled White Tooth, who stayed behind to fight the Soul Refining Demon Lord to the death.

”Captain White Tooth, he also…” Xu Hei’s eyes reddened.

”Don’t worry, the captain will return,” the porcupine fish said with firm eyes, ”He is immortal!”

In the ocean, there are no graves.

Sea beasts are born in the sea and buried in the sea. On the day they fall, they return everything they have gained to the sea.

This is the fate of sea beasts.

Under the protection of the Phantom Jellyfish, the third team moved unimpeded. Occasionally, pirates passed by, but they never discovered them.

Before long, they had traveled tens of thousands of miles, reaching the edge of the southeastern sea.

However, here, the number of pirates increased, and pirate ships frequently passed by, becoming more and more frequent.

The members of the third team gradually realized that although the enemy couldn’t locate them, they had some tracking technique.

”Where’s our support team?” Qingluan couldn’t help but ask.

”The distance is too far. These are the local forces of the southeastern sea; they can mobilize at any time. But for our Penglai Sea, by the time the message gets back and the troops arrive, it will take at least an hour,” the porcupine fish said.

They only learned about the situation inside after Bai Qiushui and Lin Ziye escaped, and White Tooth sent a distress signal immediately.

Unfortunately, this place was too remote. Even for the Soul Refining Demon Lord to arrive, a teleportation array was needed, let alone them.

White Tooth also considered sending a distress signal as soon as Xu Hei went missing, but asking for headquarters’ support for a newcomer who just disappeared seemed too exaggerated.

”No choice, I’ll distract them. You use the Phantom Jellyfish to retreat first!”

The porcupine fish suddenly accelerated, spraying gas from its tail, and shot out of the Phantom Jellyfish’s cover.

…………

Compared to the hiding and maneuvering here.

On the other side, Bai Qiushui and Lin Ziye had just escaped when they encountered a wave of pirates.

Fortunately, it was only a low-level pirate group, easily dealt with by Lin Ziye.

But soon, wave after wave of pirate ships came sailing in.

Although the order to kill Bai Qiushui wasn’t of high priority, in the absence of Xu Hei, many still came, posing a threat to the two.

”Damn it! There are so many Sea God Sect followers hidden here; we’ve poked a hornet’s nest!”

Lin Ziye cursed. They all underestimated the danger of this mission; no one expected the Soul Refining Demon Lord to be here.

”What does ’damn it’ mean?” Bai Qiushui asked weakly.

”It’s a curse word. We scholars have to curse elegantly,” Lin Ziye explained.

Seeing more and more pirate ships approaching, Lin Ziye suddenly had a terrifying thought.

If a pirate group could hide so many female cultivator cauldrons.

Then, could there be more than one Ghost Infant? Could every pirate island have Ghost Infants being refined?

Lin Ziye felt a chill run down his spine; it was entirely possible. With the Soul Refining Demon Lord’s methods, he could definitely do it!

An island capturing hundreds of female cultivators, with so many pirate groups and hideouts, how many would there be in total? Lin Ziye felt a terrifying realization.

”This news is too shocking; it must be sent back as quickly as possible, or the consequences will be unimaginable!” Lin Ziye gritted his teeth.

”Whizz!!”

Suddenly, a cannonball flew towards them, exploding in front of them.

”Not good!”

Their faces changed, and Lin Ziye quickly formed the word ”escape,” grabbing Bai Qiushui and soaring into the sky, avoiding the explosion and retreating a thousand feet away.

Lin Ziye looked on with a grim face.

In the distance, a massive pirate ship appeared, speeding towards them. Standing on the bow were two people, none other than the previously missing Xie Yunfei and the leader of the Wolf Fang Gang.

At this moment, Xie Yunfei was wrapped in white bandages, his face bruised and swollen, clearly not fully recovered from his injuries, but his eyes were filled with malice.

”You almost killed me before; now, I’m going to skin you alive!”

Xie Yunfei’s eyes were venomous as he pulled the fuse again, firing another cannonball aimed at Lin Ziye.

”Fire!” the leader of the Wolf Fang Gang shouted.

”Whizz, whizz, whizz…”

One cannonball after another soared into the sky, locking onto the two flying figures. More and more pirate ships surrounded them, determined not to let them escape.

In the blink of an eye, the two were in grave danger. No matter how many tricks Lin Ziye had, he couldn’t avoid being hit by a thunderbolt, losing an arm in the explosion.

Having lived at sea for many years, Xie Yunfei was skilled in the art of crafting cannonballs. His favorite tactic was firepower suppression, not needing to act himself, letting his subordinates handle it.

This brought him immense satisfaction, feeling a deep sense of pleasure, and he couldn’t help but burst into wild laughter.

”Haha! You beat me so badly before, let’s see you show off now! Soon, I’ll take all your arms off,” Xie Yunfei laughed, sweeping away his previous gloom, feeling utterly delighted.

”Look, what’s that in the distance?”

Suddenly, the leader of the Wolf Fang Gang pointed into the distance and shouted.

Xie Yunfei immediately looked up, seeing a small black dot flying from afar, growing larger and closer at an incredible speed. As they focused, it turned out to be a pointed projectile.

The projectile moved at lightning speed, reaching them in the blink of an eye, almost in their faces.

”Something’s wrong, quick…” Xie Yunfei’s face changed drastically, just as the projectile pierced through the defensive shield, burrowing into the pirate ship’s interior, and then—

”Boom!!!”

A thunderous explosion echoed across the sky, shaking the sea.