Chapter 787 Kneeling Submission

In the vastness of the mountain range, 200 Silver Cloth Assassins stood atop a steep peak.

Beneath them, countless Mutated Beasts swarmed the base of the mountain. They threw their heads back and roared at the summit, looking as if they wanted to tear the assassins limb from limb and devour them whole. From a distant valley, fresh waves of Mutated Beasts continuously appeared out of thin air. They would fill the valley, then charge out roaring, joining the horde surrounding the mountain and bellowing their fury upward. Yet, the mountain was too high and its slopes too sheer for them to climb.

"What—what is that?" a Silver Cloth Assassin suddenly exclaimed, pointing into the distance.

"Hmm?" The others followed his gaze, and all their pupils instantly contracted.

In the distance, a ghostly figure dashed through the trees and over the mountains with incredible speed, leaving a trail of afterimages in its wake. Even with their keen eyesight, the 200 Silver Cloth Assassins could not make out the person’s appearance.

"Master, look at all the monsters! Let’s go fight them!" a delicate and cheerful voice rang out, making the scalps of the 200 Silver Cloth Assassins tingle with dread. Don’t tell me we’ve run into some ancient crone with the voice of a child?

"This person is too powerful. We’re clearly no match. Retreat, now!" one whispered.

"Our mission is to bring the Princess and Ye Xiu back to the Golden Family. We are not to engage in combat," another insisted.

The 200 Silver Cloth Assassins were just about to withdraw when a cold, sinister voice suddenly spoke from behind them.

"Since you’re here, why not stay?"

The 200 Silver Cloth Assassins wheeled around, only to find Ye Xiu had appeared behind them out of nowhere, with Jiaojiao perched on his neck. The sight of this pair sent a shiver down their spines.

"Who... who are you?" one of the assassins asked, his voice trembling.

Ye Xiu merely glanced at them. Instantly, a terrifying pressure descended, feeling like a great mountain pressing down on their bodies and forcing them involuntarily to their knees.

The 200 Silver Cloth Assassins sucked in a sharp, cold breath. This man’s strength is horrifying! With a single look, he stripped us of our will to resist. What level of power does that require?

"Master is so powerful..." Jiaojiao praised, clapping her hands from her perch on Ye Xiu’s neck.

The 200 Silver Cloth Assassins were left speechless.

"Are... are you Huang Quan?" another assassin asked. Besides the legendary Huang Quan, who was said to have awed the entire world by himself, who else could possess such terrifying strength?

Ye Xiu didn’t answer. He walked to the edge of the peak and looked down at the horde of Mutated Beasts below. The sight stunned him.

Using every ounce of their strength, the 200 Silver Cloth Assassins shakily pushed themselves back to their feet and began to surround Ye Xiu. They intended to kill him by detonating themselves in a collective explosion. However, when they too glanced down at the Mutated Beasts, they were also left dumbfounded.

The vast sea of beasts below had fallen silent. Their roars and shrieks had ceased. Instead, they were all staring up with bated breath, their faces filled with excitement as they gazed at Ye Xiu with covetous eyes.

"You... you can control Mutated Beasts?" one of the assassins asked in shock.

Ye Xiu remained silent, as he himself was utterly perplexed. Ever since he had arrived on Biluo Island, the Mutated Beasts in the Abandoned City had always stared at him with that same covetous look. Even Qin Qing’s pet, Pipi Pig, was constantly stuck to his side. He had never been able to figure it out. Is there something about me that attracts Mutated Beasts? It certainly seems so.

"Kneel," Ye Xiu commanded, his voice like that of a king as he looked down upon the beasts.

SWOOSH!

In unison, every single Mutated Beast knelt.

"This..." The 200 Silver Cloth Assassins were flabbergasted. This impossibly powerful and mysterious young man could actually command the Mutated Beasts.

"Follow me," Ye Xiu said, glancing at the assassins before leaping from the mountain and sprinting toward the distant valley.

The assassins hesitated for a moment but ultimately followed. Their curiosity about how he controlled the beasts—and what he intended to do—was overwhelming. At the same time, the kneeling Mutated Beasts rose and began running after Ye Xiu, following him toward the valley.

Along the way, Ye Xiu encountered many more Mutated Beasts. Upon seeing him, their ferocious demeanors would melt away, replaced by gentle ones as they stared at him with those same covetous eyes before falling in line behind him.

This recurring scene made the scalps of the 200 Silver Cloth Assassins go numb. If he can control all the Mutated Beasts, wouldn’t the surprise attack on Biluo Island, planned by the three great Judicator Families, be doomed to fail?

Upon arriving at the valley, Ye Xiu watched as batch after batch of beasts materialized from nothing. He turned to the 200 Silver Cloth Assassins. "Is this spot, where the Mutated Beasts appear out of thin air, the entrance to the undersea passage?"

The 200 Silver Cloth Assassins ignored him.

BOOM!

With a single palm strike, Ye Xiu blasted one of the assassins’ heads apart. "Don’t test my patience. Speak!" he said coldly.

The remaining 199 Silver Cloth Assassins were inwardly horrified. This man is too ruthless! But they remained silent.

BOOM!

Ye Xiu obliterated another assassin’s head. "Speak!"

Still, no one answered. Ye Xiu gave up. These men were Silver Cloth Assassins, a band of madmen prepared to die at a moment’s notice. The chances of getting information from them were practically zero.

"Then all of you can die!"

Ye Xiu flicked his hand, unleashing 198 streams of Blade Qi that slaughtered the remaining assassins. Faced with such a cruel and bloody scene, Jiaojiao, still riding on Ye Xiu’s neck, remained perfectly calm. Deep down, the little girl possessed the same cold indifference as Ye Xiu.

The Formation’s core must be inside. Ye Xiu walked to the spot where the beasts were appearing. He could tell the entrance was concealed by a Formation, but with its core hidden on the other side, it was difficult to identify its type. However, it seemed similar to the Formations that concealed the various islands of the Eternal Islands.

He took out a small vial, tipped out a single drop of Golden Blood, and tossed it forward. Instantly, a "door" large enough for one person to pass through materialized on the invisible barrier. Ye Xiu quickly slipped inside with Jiaojiao.

Only then could he get a clear look at the entrance. It resembled the mouth of a subway tunnel, only much wider and taller. A dense mass of Mutated Beasts was surging outward, but they all froze upon seeing him.

"Kneel!" Ye Xiu commanded.

SWOOSH!

Every Mutated Beast within his line of sight dropped to its knees.

Now unobstructed, Ye Xiu scanned the area around the entrance. He easily found the Formation’s core and shattered it with a casual move. After ordering the Mutated Beasts that had followed him to return to the underground passage, he set up a new Formation to block both entry and exit.

With that done, he started walking down the passage with Jiaojiao. The Mutated Beasts parted before him like a wave, creating a clear path. Once he passed, they fell in behind him like loyal underlings, keeping a respectful distance.

"Master, which monster do you think we should eat first?" Jiaojiao asked, her gaze sweeping over the countless Mutated Beasts around them with a look of genuine indecision.

Ye Xiu was speechless. Has this little girl seriously been pondering that this whole time? A foodie’s world is truly incomprehensible to normal people.