Chapter 788: A Mere Spark Dares to Rival the Bright Moon

The underground passage was very deep! Ye Xiu estimated it to be over two hundred meters below the surface.

After descending into the passage, he was surprised to find that it was dozens of meters high and a hundred meters wide. The floor, walls, and tunnel ceiling were all exceptionally clean and smooth. It was clearly not the work of human hands; it must have been forcibly excavated using Earth System Totems and Formations.

I could use these underground and undersea passages to build a subway connecting all the islands of the Eternal Islands in the future. The thought suddenly occurred to him.

Then he asked the surrounding Mutated Beasts, "Who is the Beast King?"

Instantly, a wolf even taller than Pipi Pig ran over and prostrated itself before Ye Xiu.

"Take me to the other two exits on Biluo Island," Ye Xiu commanded, jumping onto the Wolf King’s back.

The Wolf King rose, let out a howl, and began sprinting toward the nearest exit with the army of Mutated Beasts following close behind.

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Not long after Ye Xiu and Jiaojiao entered the underground passage, a large group of War Gods from the Abandoned City finally arrived at the valley, led by Bruce and Galava. Behind them was the entire "Owe Ye Xiu 2,500 Lives Alliance".

"Where are the Mutated Beasts?"

Upon arriving at the valley, they found only the 200 corpses of the Silver Cloth Assassins, but not a single Mutated Beast.

"This is strange. Weren’t there supposed to be a large number of Mutated Beasts here, and their numbers were supposedly increasing?" Bruce asked, confused.

"That’s right. When we received the report, there were already over ten thousand Mutated Beasts here. How did they all just vanish?" Galava asked, baffled.

Dong Puti said gravely, "There are 200 corpses here. Clearly, someone arrived before us and killed these 200 Silver Cloth Assassins with unmatched strength."

"Could it be that the Mutated Beasts were all scared away by that person?" Bruce guessed. The group agreed with his speculation.

"I think Huang Quan was here. Aside from him, no one else could scare off an army of Mutated Beasts."

"The entrance here is concealed by a Formation. It’s impossible for us to chase after the army of Mutated Beasts."

"After retreating into the underground passage, the army of Mutated Beasts must be heading to the other two exits. We should go and provide support immediately."

"Which exit should we go to?"

Dong Puti thought for a moment. "Let’s split into two groups. One will head to the eastern forest, and the other to the western farmland."

"Alright!" everyone nodded.

Meanwhile, a battle had already erupted in the eastern forest. The Martial Artists living near the eastern forest received the news and immediately rushed over. Upon seeing the army of Mutated Beasts, they didn’t hesitate. The Martial Artists from First to Seventh Grade equipped with firearms fired all their bullets and threw every grenade they had before the War Gods engaged in close-quarters combat.

The First to Seventh Grade Martial Artists then withdrew from the forest. Even the weakest Mutated Beast was stronger than them, so for them to participate in the battle would be pure suicide.

"There are too many Mutated Beasts, and their numbers are still growing! We have to hold them off for as long as possible while staying alive and wait for reinforcements!" Nicolas, the leader of the ’Star of Xipoloya,’ shouted.

"Those of us who received Life Totems from Divine Doctor Ye, don’t worry about your own lives! Fight with everything you have! The rest of the War Gods without Life Totems, focus on protecting yourselves!" Sindbad, the leader of the ’Guardians of the Gods,’ said solemnly.

The leaders of the Official Family organizations from around the world were all great Loose Cultivator Hermits, and they had all received Life Totems from Ye Xiu. However, the other War Gods were not so fortunate. For instance, Ye Xiu had not given Life Totems to the War Gods on the global War God Ranking, nor to the various Special Abilities and Totem Organizations—such as those from various nations or Medicine King Valley—that guarded the Spiritual Energy Wells. Most of these people were only First or Second Realm War Gods.

Weak and without a Life Totem, they faced the vast army of powerful, heavily-defended Mutated Beasts, at constant risk of being torn apart.

Yet none of them feared death. Thus, as soon as the battle began, it entered a brutal phase.

"Should we join in?"

Hidden in the shadows, 200 Silver Cloth Assassins watched the carnage on the battlefield from afar.

A nearby Silver Cloth Assassin laughed. "Are you kidding me? If we join the battle, we won’t just be facing the Martial Artists from Biluo Island. The Mutated Beasts will attack us too."

"So, we just stand by and watch?"

"The martial artists who were using firearms earlier must be the weaker ones. They’re all outside the forest right now. We can go kill them."

"Picking the softest targets, I like that!"

"With our strength, killing that group of weaklings is like slaughtering pigs and dogs."

"Let’s go pig hunting!"

At once, the 200 Silver Cloth Assassins silently dashed out of the forest.

Outside the forest, over ten thousand First to Seventh Grade Martial Artists were watching anxiously. They knew full well that if the War Gods in the forest fell, they would have to block the army of Mutated Beasts with their own lives until reinforcements arrived. If the army of Mutated Beasts scattered across Biluo Island, hunting them all down would become incredibly difficult.

Just then, they saw 200 Silver Cloth Assassins charging out of the forest.

"Not good, it’s the Silver Cloth Assassins!"

"Huang Quan mentioned on the Martial Artist Forum that even the weakest of the Silver Cloth Assassins is a First Realm War God."

"I saw Silver Cloth Assassins at the Mist Chant Martial Meeting. They specialize in self-destruction."

"What should we do? We’re no match for them. Do we fight or not?"

"Even if we can’t win, we must fight! They’re more terrifying than the Mutated Beasts. We cannot let them leave this place!"

"Damn it, with over ten thousand of us, we can wear them down to death!"

The expressions of the martial artists turned ferocious as they all drew their weapons.

"Kill!" a warrior roared.

"KILL!"

At once, over ten thousand martial artists bellowed to bolster their courage and quell their panic, charging toward the 200 Silver Cloth Assassins.

"A firefly’s glow daring to challenge the bright moon!"

"An ant trying to shake a great tree!"

"A swarm of insects!"

The 200 Silver Cloth Assassins drew their weapons and moved to intercept the onrushing thousands of martial artists. This was destined to be a one-sided massacre.

However, a beautiful woman riding an oversized pig erupted from the ground right between the martial artists and the Silver Cloth Assassins. This sight startled both groups, and they immediately halted.

"Biluo Island does not welcome trash. All of you, get back to where you came from," Qin Qing declared. She leaped into the air and, with a single wave of her sword, launched 200 arrows formed from flames, which accurately pierced the heads of the 200 Silver Cloth Assassins.

Having inherited Tu La’s Fire System Totem, Qin Qing now possessed the combat power of an expert at the peak of the Seventh Realm.

"This..."

As they watched the beautiful woman instantly annihilate the 200 Silver Cloth Assassins, the thousands of martial artists were not only shocked but also utterly confused. Seeing her emerge from the ground riding a Mutated Beast, they had assumed she was an enemy. Now, it seemed she was one of their own.

"I recognize that pig; I’ve seen Divine Doctor Ye ride it before."

"That’s right, I’ve seen it too!"

"That pig seems to be a Mutated Beast from the Abandoned City."

"That woman seems to be Divine Doctor Ye’s wife."

"Wow, Divine Doctor Ye’s wife is that powerful? She looks younger than me!"

"A man like Divine Doctor Ye wouldn’t marry an ordinary woman."