Chapter 101: The Doomed Island Lord (Part Two)

These underworld beasts all lived deep beneath the sea and would never have appeared here under normal circumstances. However, the sudden descent of the Red-Eyed Black Water Serpent from the sky stirred a massive chaotic turbulence within the ocean, forcing them all to emerge from the depths!

“I revealed the Nine Rock Town’s emblem and launched a surprise attack while he was off guard. I didn’t expect that these scattered cultivators knew so little about the outside world’s news. In fact, I regretted speaking out the moment I did. The Langya Guild will surely send a new leader, and our Jiang family in Nine Rock Town will definitely be suppressed. Not only our business but even our influence will be greatly diminished. Surprisingly, he was frightened immediately!” The vast underworld power within the Red-Eyed Black Water Serpent was finally absorbed by Jiang Feng into the Jiangshan Bottle. Seeing the sea surface calm once again, he summoned the Illusory Rainbow Ark and quickly boarded it. But before digesting the power, he first entered his sea of consciousness. “By the way, Jue, Guiyue, are you both alright?”

After fighting side by side so many times, Jiang Feng had completely shed any sense of distance with these two much older companions and no longer addressed them as seniors.

“Luckily, no injuries, but it did scatter my underworld power and cost me quite a bit of Ice Soul Liquid,” Guiyue shook her head. “Still, thanks to my Ice Soul Liquid, after giving it to you, you managed to escape from the sea like a fish in water and drove him back. Otherwise, we would have faced utter destruction. I just restored a considerable amount of underworld power in my sea of consciousness and came out immediately. So, Jiang Feng, when you get some good loot from the Nameless Island Lord, don’t forget to share some with me.”

Jue rolled his eyes at her without much patience. “Little Gui, why are you such a miser? Our little Feng would never mistreat you.”

From the moment Jue entered the sea of consciousness, Jiang Feng knew this guy was never serious. But seeing Jue tease him today still caught him off guard; dark lines of frustration crowded his mind.

“As long as you’re not hurt, that’s good.” Jiang Feng knew that Guiyue and Jue were both hiding within his sea of consciousness. As long as he was safe, they would be too. He was deeply grateful for Guiyue’s timely rescue earlier and quickly cupped his hands in thanks. “Thank you, Guiyue. When I have valuable things, I won’t forget you.”

“Do you know where the Nameless Island is?” Guiyue suddenly asked, seeming to recall something. “I’m familiar with the sea, but I have no idea where the Nameless Island lies since I have never been here.”

“Of course I know,” Jue said proudly. “Because he was injured, I planted some traces of energy on him.” He was an expert in underworld hunting techniques and had expertly embedded some tracking methods within.

“Alright then, let’s leave this place,” Guiyue nodded. “The Red-Eyed Black Water Serpent just transformed into a giant dragon; its aura is strong. Others might sense it and come. Highly skilled cultivators can detect fluctuations in the world’s vital energy from thousands of miles away.”

“Let’s go!”

Jiang Feng understood the danger well. He once again concealed his form and sped off in another direction, flying for two or three thousand miles before landing on a desolate, uninhabited island.

This island spanned dozens of miles, with sparse energy veins, unlikely to attract any cultivators, making it a perfect temporary refuge.

After landing, Jiang Feng let a trace of underworld power flow into the Jiangshan Bottle, where he saw the Red-Eyed Black Water Serpent transformed into a massive dragon, floating atop the bottle, dazed and immobile—like a plant snake. It was not dead. Its tremendous magical power remained. Though its body was formed from underworld energy, as long as it could restore sufficient power, it could break out of the bottle and find a chance to regenerate.

“Jue, what should we do?” Jiang Feng shuddered at the memory of the serpent’s rampage in the sea, still haunted. “I’m eager to absorb all its underworld power now!”

Jue sighed quietly. “You could use the Star Shift technique to refine it, but that’s extremely risky. I advise against reckless use. For now, it’s just resting inside your Jiangshan Bottle and won’t act rashly. Once we kill the Nameless Island Lord, we can deal with the serpent later.”

“True. After I slay the Nameless Island Lord and seize his treasures, I can claim my reward from the Langya Guild.”

The Langya Guild was the most sought-after trade organization in this kingdom. If you possessed valuable treasures, they would exchange them for underworld artifacts, clothing, status, even beauties, wealth, land, and cities.

Jiang Feng knew the Langya Guild in Nine Rock Town wasn’t very influential. The guilds elsewhere certainly didn’t know who he was or what he had done there.

The ocean was full of bizarre phenomena. The encounter with the Red-Eyed Black Water Serpent’s transformation and the Nameless Island Lord’s ambush was just a mere glimpse. Such incidents unfolded constantly in every corner of the sea.

Jiang Feng soared again and again. Now his magical power was vast, equivalent to that of a master at the first level of the Void Abyss realm. To save travel time, he waved his hand, instantly enveloped himself with two streams of “Wood Emperor Qi,” and propelled himself forward fiercely.

While flying, Jiang Feng also cast several concealment talismans to hide his sound, air currents, and form.

Concealment talismans were magical devices that rendered one invisible. Any master of the Void Abyss realm could forge them, but they required many materials, such as a type of underground ore called “Scattered Light Stones.” Jiang Feng didn’t have time to gather these materials, but he had surprisingly found such talismans among the treasures of the Seven Treasures Immortal Gourd.

Though Jiang Feng flew swiftly, he still couldn’t surpass the speed of sound. This was because he hadn’t reached the True Underworld realm. However, his much stronger magical power greatly extended his travel endurance. No longer needing frequent rests after flying a few thousand miles, he could cover tens of thousands of miles in one go without depleting his power, retaining combat strength.

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“Turn west... then south... now north...” Jue continuously guided Jiang Feng’s mind, searching for the Nameless Island Lord’s lair.

After flying thousands of miles, turning east and west, about two hours passed. Night fell, stars rose, and the starry sea shimmered—brilliant and serene.

“Truly, drifting on the sea at night, drinking wine and admiring the stars, should be a beautiful experience. But now, we’re going to kill and pillage. It’s like burning a zither and boiling a crane—spoiling the mood,” Jiang Feng sighed.

“Dark nights favor killers, strong winds favor arsonists. Such a starry night is not suitable for killing. But that’s the work of bandits. We are slaying demons and eliminating evil,” Jue buzzed.

“Up ahead!” Jue’s voice became cold in Jiang Feng’s mind.

Jiang Feng concentrated his underworld power in his eyes, expanding his vision. The distant scene became clear: a long canyon stretched across the sea, shrouded in black mist, winding endlessly. Jagged reefs and dangerous shoals surrounded it. It seemed a natural labyrinth, vast beyond measure.

“This canyon is perilous!” Guiyue also saw it, sensing murderous intent and fierce energy. She gasped.

“The Nameless Island Lord is hiding within this canyon. We must be cautious to avoid ambushes,” Jiang Feng said decisively, entering the twisting canyon.

After flying a while into the canyon, suddenly seven or eight cultivators in purple-gold Bagua Dao robes appeared, flying toward them. Most wielded magical artifacts, not flying by their own power, as the speed of these artifacts far exceeded their own underworld power flight.

If Jiang Feng had been here, he would have recognized the Bagua purple-gold robes instantly. Only high-tier members of the Langya Guild wore them. Even disciples like Duan Xingyun weren’t qualified for such robes.

“Senior Brother Zhang! This is the Evil Ghost Canyon? The Nameless Island Lord hides inside? Then we can slay the demon and perform great merit! This will add greatly to our sect’s merits, allowing us to exchange for many pills and magical treasures!” a disciple asked their leader.

“That’s right. Killing the Nameless Island Lord and bringing back his corpse will grant us great merit. With this merit, I can advance to Silver Membership!” Senior Brother Zhang smiled coldly, releasing a faint underworld power.

He was a ninth-level Void Abyss master!

Among these eight Langya Guild disciples, Zhang was clearly the strongest and the obvious leader. Yet, he didn’t use his power for flight. For them, money was no object. They could easily buy excellent flying artifacts. In this treacherous Reincarnation Sea, they preferred artifact flight, which was faster and conserved their underworld power.

“I’ve heard the Nameless Island Lord cultivated to ninth level Void Abyss, flies at incredible speeds, and wields the Earth Fiend Heavenly Wave Hand, killing with a single strike. Even with our complete Bagua Xuantian Formation, we might not kill him but be killed instead,” one disciple worried.

“Don’t worry. We won’t lead the charge. The Langya Guild has issued its most severe kill order ever on scattered cultivators in the Reincarnation Sea. The second leader of the Eastern Underworld Langya Guild has sent a talisman command ordering all members in major cities to besiege the Reincarnation Sea.” Zhang chuckled, “Ranks 40 and 39 among the scattered cultivators have been killed recently. Now the target is the Nameless Island Lord. Few know his location, but I do—it’s here in Evil Ghost Canyon. I secretly alerted the Langya Guild in Nine Rock Town. They’ll send reinforcements soon, and together we’ll slay the Nameless Island Lord!”

“The Langya Guild in Nine Rock Town is just a small place, what big role can they play? Only President Xuán Xīngzǐ has some skill,” a disciple sneered. “Those scattered cultivators only reached ninth-level Void Abyss through fortunate encounters, but they’ll never advance further because they simply don’t have time!”

Typically, a master, given fortunate encounters and decades of hard training, could reach the True Underworld realm. But without the proper cultivation methods, one could never attain a fully mature level.

Moreover, the True Underworld cultivation method was known mainly to a few major sects or ancient records.

The Nameless Island Lord had originally cultivated within the Demonic Sect to reach the Void Abyss realm. But advancing further was unlikely. Even the Demonic Sect had rules, and someone like the Nameless Island Lord certainly wouldn’t remain here.

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“Nine Rock Town has been thriving lately. This time, they even hired a killer from the Ghost Ranking! He also pulled strings to adopt a son named Fang Ping, making him an inner disciple. Scattered cultivators overseas dare not offend them lightly,” Zhang licked his lips. “But Fang Ping was killed by a Jiang family youth in the Nine Rock Tournament. Such a youth must be in this team. When they arrive, they will lead the charge, fight the Nameless Island Lord to the death, and we’ll strike from behind, using their strength against them.”

“Exactly! Zhang’s words are right. We should also watch the Langya Guild disciples from Nine Rock Town to see how things unfold. Talents have emerged there, gradually threatening my Lingbo Town’s standing. If this continues, it will hinder my plan to establish the immortal path through merits and rule the immortal way. Our master specifically instructed us to monitor Nine Rock Town,” another disciple said soberly.

“Using merit to determine the immortal way is a great undertaking set by the Grand Leader and many branch leaders. The world’s cultivators are mixed and unruly, with strength ruling all. Many have become arrogant. We must impose laws to restrain them. Violations bring calamity. This is justice for heaven,” said another disciple earnestly. “Achieving this immortal undertaking will make Lingbo Town truly command the immortal way and lead all underworld cultivators—essentially the Heavenly Court!”

“This is our common goal as Langya Guild disciples. Brothers, let us encourage each other.”

Zhang’s expression turned solemn. “Let’s not enter Evil Ghost Canyon yet. Wait for the Nine Rock disciples to arrive. Come, hide yourselves. I have a Sky Escape Treasure Talisman, a precious artifact our master gave me before leaving. When activated, no master below sixth-level Void Abyss can detect us.”

As he spoke, Zhang carefully took out a jade talisman from his bosom. It was inlaid with gold, purple gold, blue gold, white gold, and black gold—five kinds of metal. Forged into intricate talisman scripts, powerful magic radiated from it. In an instant, all eight Langya Guild disciples vanished without a trace.

This talisman was truly a top-grade treasure.

After hiding their forms, two or three incense sticks’ time passed. From the horizon came the distant roar of many figures flying together, their underworld power howling. Most striking was a Daoist star light shining brilliantly, sweeping low and creating fierce winds that carved a deep trench through the sea’s surface.

This force was at least equivalent to hundreds of galloping horses!

This star light was none other than the star beam from Duan Xingyun’s Star Sand Azure Dragon Ring.

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“This Evil Ghost Canyon is incredibly long—like a labyrinth.”

By now, Jiang Feng had entered the “Evil Ghost Canyon.” It was deep and gloomy. Upon entry, black mist mingled everywhere, towering reefs and raging waves surrounded them.

“Hmph! No matter how cunning the Nameless Island Lord is, he can’t escape my tracking sense! He uses minor demonic magic, setting illusions everywhere that blend with the surrounding mountains and reefs and conceals himself with many treasures. This fools all masters below the Celestial realm, but how can he hide from me?” Jue communicated mentally with Jiang Feng.

Soon, they reached a hidden whirlpool among the reefs. This place spanned about two or three thousand acres, resembling a small lake. The currents roared violently, iron-like reefs stood tall, black mist swirled, water steamed, and the sea raged intensely—truly awe-inspiring.

“This is it! Bombard it fiercely with your underworld power!”

“Alright!”

Jiang Feng gathered all his energy and thrust out a palm. The Mysterious Heaven Divine Palm appeared from nowhere, crashing violently toward the whirlpool among the reefs.

Splash! Splash! Splash!

The attack didn’t hit the water but was blocked by an invisible force. Rings of black mist dispersed, and the whirlpool vanished, revealing a small island with a palace towering above.

A palace resplendent with jewels and treasures!

Inscribed on it were the words: Nameless Island! Nameless Divine Palace!