Chapter 334: Chapter 299: Seven Profound Gang and Giant Whale Gang

The next morning at dawn, Zhang Shaoyang watched as Hea Wang and others carried back a giant puppet wolf.

The puppet wolf was covered in blood, with distinct claw marks, clearly having gone through a fierce battle.

Hea Wang had people throw it into the clearing and shouted, "Everyone, this is the consequence of trying to escape unauthorized!"

"Master Hu’s tribe doesn’t restrict your freedom, but if you think of escaping, you’d better think it through!"

"Besides us human cultivators on Spiritless Island, there are also many Nether Spirit Race cultivators and Nether Beasts around!"

"Even if the Nether Spirit Race cultivators can’t summon their companion Nether Beasts due to the spiritless nature, some are born able to communicate with different Nether Beasts."

"If you still wish to escape... this is what will happen to you!"

After a round of intimidation and coercion, many cultivators were greatly shaken and began to settle down, thinking that staying here might be a good thing.

But some appeared calm, with thoughts unknown.

On the bandit’s fortress watchtower, Chen Hu was looking this way with two others.

"Master Hu, after this incident, this group of newcomers should settle down, right?"

"Ha~"

Chen Hu sneered, "Do you really think one act of intimidation can strike fear into them? Think about when we came here... anyone who could come to the Nether Abyss was an elite among Foundation Establishment cultivators."

"How could mere adversity make them resign to their fate."

"Just wait, it will take at least three, even five, or ten more attempts before this group settles down and resigns to their fate!"

Chen Hu’s words made the two recall something, their faces turning ugly immediately.

Over twenty years ago, they were just like Chen Hu, ’swallowed’ by that mysterious black mist to Spiritless Island.

At the time, they were like the newcomers now, fully intent on returning to the Nether Abyss.

Unfortunately.

That year, over three hundred cultivators entered Spiritless Island. More than half died, and those remaining gradually survived with the cultivators who drifted to the islands long ago.

The middle-aged man with triangular eyes on the left chuckled, "We were lucky to have Master Hu, otherwise we would have long perished on this Spiritless Island."

"Indeed, Brother Yingg is right, it’s all thanks to Master Hu!"

The burly man on the right said in a hoarse voice, "Who would have thought that before becoming a cultivator, Master Hu was the senior brother of Shaowu Sect, the largest sect in Wumo Country’s martial arts, having already stepped into the Innate Realm with his martial skills."

"It’s also thanks to Master Hu’s guidance, leading us on the path of Martial Dao, that we could survive on this treacherous Spiritless Island."

Chen Hu laughed, "We were able to establish this foundation thanks to the cooperation of brothers!"

"As long as we brothers work together, not just Spiritless Island, even deep in the Nether Abyss, we can go!"

"Master Hu is too modest!"

Chen Hu spoke, "By the way, Liang Yingg, what about the Seven Profound Gang, should we ally with them?"

"Master Hu, the Seven Profound Gang agreed, but can that thing really guide us out of this place?"

"Of course!"

Chen Hu said sternly, "Spiritless Island isn’t truly a dead end, there is a way to leave this place."

"Communicating with the other two islands, the vortex on the Spiritless Sea is a passage to the Nether Abyss!"

"But to pass through that passage, apart from having Martial Dao reach above Innate to withstand the violent waves and rending force, it’s best to have a magical treasure to safeguard, otherwise, death is nearly assured!"

Liang Yingg gritted his teeth, "Pity we cultivators have no magical power to activate magical artifacts."

"Otherwise, how could mere ocean vortices hold us back?"

Chen Hu asked again, "Vajra, what about the Giant Whale Gang?"

The burly man said, "Master Hu, the Giant Whale Gang also agreed. But they said since they are dispatching the most people in this operation, they want half the seats for leaving Spiritless Island then!"

A millennium has passed, at least hundreds of thousands of cultivators have drifted to Spiritless Island.

But now, only about ten thousand have survived.

Spread across three islands, each fighting its own battle, establishing forces.

"Half? That’s just crazy!"

Liang Yingg exclaimed, "If they take half, what about us and the Seven Profound Gang?"

Vajra shrugged, "I don’t know, anyway, those from the Giant Whale Gang seem very confident, as if they already knew we would agree to it."

"Hahaha..."

Chen Hu laughed aloud, "As expected of the former pirate king ruling the seven seas, truly overbearing."

"I agree to this!"

"Master Hu...!"

Liang Yingg exclaimed, "Are you really going to agree to them? What if they play tricks at sea..."

"Relax..."

Chen Hu said coldly, "Anyone who dares to play tricks in front of me, Chen Hu... will die!"

He stretched his hand, and an eerie distortion appeared in the air before him.

The wooden handle in front of him cracked with a ’click’, as if grabbed by something invisible.

Liang Yingg marveled, "Master Hu... you’ve broken through!"

"Yes, just last month."

Chen Hu said blandly, "I forsook Martial Dao for over thirty years, never thought to reclaim it for over twenty years, I’d break through twice."

"Above Spirit Communication... it seems Divine Thought has changed, able to stir Power of Heaven and Earth with Qi Blood Power."

"This place swallows all forms of Spiritual Qi."

"But True Qi formed from martial spirit and Qi Blood can’t be absorbed!"

"This... is Chen’s confidence."

"Master Hu is impressive!"

The two said excitedly, then the three quietly discussed some matters, setting some plans.

Liang Yingg asked, "Master Hu, how are we going to deal with this group of newcomers?"

Chen Hu said, "First test them, give the settled ones some lower-tier Martial Arts Secret Manuals, let them cultivate quickly."

"Cultivators with all Eight Extraordinary Meridians and Ren and Du Meridians cleared, will cultivate Inner Family True Qi with twice the results with half the effort."

"A year is enough for them to reach Grandmaster Realm, or even the Innate Realm!"

"By then... they can serve as decent cannon fodder."

"Yes, Master Hu!"

The discussion between Chen Hu and the other two was heard clearly by Zheng Yi, whose Divine Thought enveloped the entire island.

Within its range, indeed several places on the island had large groups of cultivators, as well as Nether Spirit Race cultivators.

One group was on a mountain on the back of the island.

Amidst the staggered mountains, a group of figures in black animal pelts gathered, watching over many cultivators who drifted to Spiritless Island yesterday.

On their chests, there was a maple leaf-shaped mark.

Seven Profound Gang!

And on a peninsula extending into the southeast of the island, was a large dock with hundreds toiling with bare chests.

Some were rowing boats, some slaughtering sea beasts, others scrubbing the decks.

At least ten large ships and over thirty warships were docked at the port; this group had the most people, at least over three hundred.

Besides these three Canglan Realm cultivator groups that drifted from the Nether Abyss, more Nether Spirit Race cultivators hid around Spiritless Island.

Outside the fortress at this moment, Zhang Shaoyang lined up under Chen Hu’s subordinate’s watch to a person recording information.

"Name?"

"Zhang Shaoyang."

"Origin from which country and sect?"

"Wei Country, Smoke and Mist Sect."

"Smoke and Mist Sect? Never heard of it~"

The person recording didn’t even look up, writing quickly, "What cultivation level?"

"Age?"

"Thirty-six."

"Cultivation level?"

"Early-stage Foundation Establishment."

"A thirty-six-year-old early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator? What a pity..."