"Southern Swamp Island!" Zi Yan froze in midair and immediately turned her head around to cast her gaze on Su Ming.
"Wait for me here for a few days. Then, I'll go with you to Southern Swamp Island." Su Ming's voice was calm, but it caused joy and anguish to mix together in Zi Yan's heart. She looked at Su Ming and nodded.
Ya Mu would never argue against Zi Yan's decisions sometimes. Instead, he quietly agreed to her invitation and words. He did not leave, but chose to stay on the island.
When the Fated Kin saw Su Ming, the fanaticism in their eyes seemed to be able to shake the world. It was as if with just one word from Su Ming, they would give up everything for him.
This was not something that had happened overnight. This was the impression Su Ming had left in their hearts over the years, along with all the things that had happened when they worshiped him when they left the World of Nine Yin.
The Fated Kin were different, causing it to be difficult for them to get along with outsiders for a long period of time. Their aloofness and their abandonment caused them to not trust outsiders. They only believed in themselves and their own people.
They did not have too many distracting thoughts in their lives. The fifteen years of living in the World of Nine Yin had changed them greatly, including their attitude towards cultivation. Almost all the Fated Kin who had survived during these fifteen years had spent their entire day training.
Only by becoming stronger and enduring the loneliness that other people could not endure could they survive and control their own destiny!
That was why they rejected Ya Mu's invitation to stay on the island after gathering a dozen something people and isolated themselves from the world. Then, they modified the island and turned it into a place that was suitable for them to live in.
That was why Su Ming did not try to persuade the Fated Kin to leave with him. Instead, he spent three days on the island to set up everything in detail.
The first thing he did was strengthen the protective Rune on the island. With Su Ming's current level of cultivation, he activated all the Runes Hu Zi had taught him in the past and turned them into the island's first line of defense.
Then, he dived into the depths of the Dead Sea.
When he returned, there were eight Dead Sea Giants surrounding the bottom of the sea around the island. They were sitting cross-legged, and they no longer had souls. Their souls had been taken away by Spirit Plunder.
Once he gave one Spirit Plunder to the Fated Kin, if the island ran into danger again, then these eight Dead Sea Giants would become the second line of defense for the island!
Once he finished doing all this, Su Ming held the two bows in his hands and used all his power in the Bone Sacrifice Realm to comb through them, causing the power of the bows to become sharper once he drew them. This was his third layer of defense.
That was not the end. Su Ming might not have any understanding towards the ripples of the aura of death, but based on the Fated Kin's understanding, Su Ming had made arrangements based on their thoughts, causing the ripples of the aura of death in this place to become stronger than before once they erupted. This was the fourth layer of defense.
Just this alone was not enough for Su Ming to feel at ease. After all, he was in the Dead Sea. Not only would he face the disaster from Eastern Wastelands, he would also face the invasion of the ferocious beasts from the Dead Sea. That was why he had left a wisp of his divine sense behind and had it gather on his statue. With the power of the statue and his divine sense, he could allow the statue to have three spiritual attacks that were equivalent to the power of his incarnation.
This was the fifth layer of defense!
The Poison Corpse was the sixth layer of defense Su Ming left behind for the Fated Kin in this place! With the Poison Corpse and the numerous methods in this place, if another Berserker in the middle stage of the Berserker Soul Realm came, then Su Ming would not even need to do anything. The numerous defenses in this place would be enough to force them to retreat!
Unless they ran into a large group of invaders. However, Su Ming was also prepared for this sort of thing. With the method Hong Luo had left in his legacy, he had set up a simple Relocation Rune in this place. Su Ming's spirit stones were the power to activate the Rune, and the Fated Kin could use this Rune to leave in times of danger.
Due to Su Ming's arrangements, not only did the island turn into an impregnable fortress, it also gave the Fated Kin a chance to go out and search for more of their kind in the past.
This was not only a Fated Kin's tribe, but also a temporary training spot for Su Ming among the many islands in the Dead Sea. In this place, his heart would be filled with boundless peace, because in this place, he was their god!
Once he finished making these arrangements, all the Fated Kin knelt down on one knee and worshiped towards the sky. Su Ming, Zi Yan, and Ya Mu left under the voices calling him Respected Senior Mo and their zealous gazes.
Even when Ya Mu left, he still felt as if he was dreaming. The Fated Kin's strength, their mysteriousness, the aloofness on their faces, and the zealousness when they saw Su Ming. All of these things were deeply branded into his memories, causing him to be unable to forget them for the rest of his life. He would never be able to get rid of the impression he had towards the Fated Kin.
When he left, Su Ming did not speak much. He only talked about the matters in Southern Swamp Island. In his silence, it was as if the air around him had become slightly oppressive. Zi Yan and Ya Mu continued charging forward with Su Ming in the midst of this oppressive atmosphere.
Several days later, the three of them stopped on a vast stretch of sea about ten thousand lis away from the Fated Kin's island.
"Senior Su, this is Southern Swamp Island," Ya Mu said respectfully by the side.
Su Ming's gaze fell on the area beneath him. This place was empty, and not a single island could be seen. Even if Su Ming spread his divine sense to search, he still could not find anything.
A glint appeared in his eyes, and he lifted his head to look at the dark clouds in the sky. When he lowered his head once again, he spread his divine sense outwards, and this time, he charged towards the bottom of the sea. Gradually, a sharp glint appeared in his eyes.
The bottom of the sea was murky, and there was a power that rejected divine senses, but Su Ming could still sense that there was something different about the bottom of the sea.
However, this difference was very difficult to grasp. If he did not look closely, it would be very difficult for him to see it.
Su Ming retrieved his divine sense and said languidly, "There is indeed something strange about Southern Swamp Island that allowed it to become one of the few gathering spots for the people of South Morning after the calamity, and it was not discovered by the cultivators from Eastern Wastelands."
Ya Mu wrapped his fist in his palm respectfully towards Su Ming and took a few steps forward. As he lifted his right hand, an incredibly normal looking jade slip appeared on his palm. He held that jade slip in his hand and threw it forward.
Immediately, the jade slip turned into a long arc that charged towards the seemingly empty sea beneath him. Without a single sound, the jade slip fell into the sea and was submerged by the waves.
Ten breaths after the jade slip was submerged, Ya Mu made some calculations in silence, then suddenly lifted his right hand and formed a few strange seals before he pointed at the air beneath him.
With that one tap, the seawater beneath him immediately started rumbling and started tumbling back and forth. At the same time, two indistinct figures swiftly became clear in the air above the sea and stepped out.
They were two middle-aged men. These two people wore simple robes, and their gazes were like lightning. One of them was a Shaman, and the other was a Berserker. The Shaman was a Medial Shaman, and the Berserker was a Berserker in the middle stage of the Bone Sacrifice Realm. The instant these two people appeared, their gazes fell on Ya Mu and Zi Yan, then when they looked towards Su Ming, a freezing glare appeared in their eyes.
They could not tell Su Ming's level of cultivation, but his face was incredibly unfamiliar.
"Messenger Ya Mu, who is this?" the middle-aged Medial Shaman asked coldly.
"This senior Su saved my life. Don't be rash. I'll be your guarantor, so open the tunnel!" A stern look appeared on Ya Mu's face.
The two Shamans and Berserkers, who were clearly guards, hesitated for a moment before the middle-aged Berserker wrapped his fist in his palm towards Ya Mu and Zi Yan.
"Southern Swamp Palace gave us an order a few days ago. During this period of time, we are strictly forbidden from bringing outsiders into Southern Swamp Island. This is our duty. Messenger Ya Mu and Messenger Zi Yan, you may enter first. Once you obtain the letter of guarantee, we will naturally let this person in."
Ya Mu was momentarily stunned. Southern Swamp Palace was the place where Zong Ze and Yun Lai, the two guardians of the island, were in charge of all matters on the island after they went into isolation. They would usually not give such an order, unless …
"Could it be that someone from Sir Zong Ze and Sir Yun Lai is coming out?" Ya Mu immediately asked.
"We don't know about this, but if this person doesn't have a letter of guarantee, he cannot enter," the male Shaman said coldly.
Ya Mu was slightly hesitant. He looked towards Zi Yan, and she frowned. Just as she was about to speak, Su Ming walked forward with a calm look on his face.
As he walked forward, the two middle-aged Shaman and Berserker guards instantly became wary. Yet right at the moment they became wary, confusion immediately appeared in their eyes when they saw Su Ming's eyes.
They stood where they were, stunned, and simply allowed Su Ming to walk past them. Ya Mu's heart trembled, and he found Su Ming to be even more bizarre and unfathomable. The words the old Eastern Wastelander had uttered before he died about attaining great completion in the Berserker Soul Realm appeared in his head once again.
At that moment, he quickly moved forward and personally activated the defenses of the place. Booming sounds reverberated in the air above the empty sea, and a thick screen of light suddenly manifested. That screen of light covered an area of several hundreds of lis, and it looked like a huge bowl that had been turned upside down.
Zi Yan was also struck by Su Ming's bizarre actions, and the same thoughts as Ya Mu's rose in her heart. She followed behind him, and the three of them stepped into the screen of light.
As they disappeared, the screen of light also gradually faded away. The bewilderment in the eyes of the two middle-aged men in midair disappeared after some time. They could only vaguely remember that Ya Mu and Zi Yan had just returned to the island, and they had no recollection of Su Ming at all.
This was the power of a Soul Catcher, a part of the Candle Dragon's Curse. In the current Shaman Tribe, there was no one else besides Su Ming who could use the power of a Soul Catcher to this extent!
Even the End Soul Catcher, Zong Ze, would find it impossible to do this, unless he used other methods.
At the instant he stepped into the screen of light, Su Ming immediately noticed a Relocation power surrounding him. Once that power disappeared, what appeared before him was a gigantic Rune. There were eight people sitting cross-legged around it, and at that moment, they were all looking towards him.
Beyond the Rune was a mountain range that rose and fell. There were numerous towers on the mountain range, and all of them looked incredibly beautiful from the distance. In fact, Su Ming could even see cave abodes built on the mountain range.
He could even vaguely see the outline of a simple city surrounded by the mountain range.
The entire area was bright. There were no clouds in the sky. It was a clear blue sky, and there was a sun shining brightly.
Everything was like paradise, and it was completely different from the outside world!
The second update is here, and there will be a third and a fourth update! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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