Zong Ze sighed in his heart, and his gaze as he looked at Su Ming became even more complicated. When they first met, this person had still been weak, but he had already caught some of his attention.
When they met again, that astonishing power and the power to seal the world with just a wave of his hand had shocked Zong Ze, but he could vaguely tell that Su Ming was not Su Ming when he was in that state!
Then came this moment. He saw Su Ming once again, but this time, the shock Su Ming brought him surpassed the previous two times. This did not mean that Su Ming's level of cultivation had surpassed Hong Luo's, but at that moment, in Zong Ze's eyes, Su Ming was himself!
They had met three times, and each time was different. Among all the people Zong Ze had met in his life, only this Su Ming could give him such a strong feeling.
"Your failure this time will cause Southern Swamp Island to no longer have peace … The people who have struggled to survive the calamity on this island will once again face the danger of death and face the hunt from Eastern Wastelands …" Zong Ze did not look at Yun Lai's torn flesh, but instead sighed.
Su Ming remained silent. He did not speak. Almost the instant he killed Yun Lai, he could already feel the ground of Southern Swamp Island trembling slightly.
The tremors were not strong in the beginning, but soon, they turned into booming sounds. The man-made sky started flashing continuously, alternating between light and darkness. When Su Ming lifted his head to look, the man-made night shone brilliantly and instantly illuminated Southern Swamp Island, but that light was like a bolt of lightning that sliced through the sky before it quickly disappeared.
A series of banging sounds came from the sky. As the light dissipated, the stars in the artificial sky seemed to be connected to each other. They gradually dimmed, and in the end, they became black again. However, the black now was fundamentally different from the previous darkness!
The darkness just now was due to the man-made sky losing all the spiritual aura that had been activated. Yet now, due to the change that had happened to Southern Swamp Island, the man-made sky had shattered. Even though there was still protection around, that protection was transparent, and the darkness that fell on Su Ming … was the color of the Dead Sea outside!
As Su Ming saw the darkness of the Dead Sea, Zong Ze saw it, Fang Cang Lan saw it, and all the Shamans and Berserkers living on Southern Swamp Island saw it clearly.
Some of the people who survived the calamity did so because they were lucky, but most of them had different experiences. These experiences varied, but there was one shocking similarity between them, and that was determination!
If they did not have determination, it would have been difficult for them to struggle in this chaotic world. If they did not have determination, it would have been even more difficult for them to open their eyes after countless people died in the Land of South Morning!
That was why even though a change had happened in Southern Swamp Island and even though there were quite a number of people who saw Yun Lai's death and Su Ming's appearance, there was only shock on their faces. There was not much panic, and neither was there a single buzz or uproar.
Instead, they looked at the sky quietly and sensed the ground trembling under their feet as Southern Swamp Island slowly rose to the surface of the sea.
Zi Yan watched all of this with a dumbfounded expression in the crowd. She had expected this to happen, but she did not expect the result to be like this. She might have been Yun Lai's concubine in the past and believed that she understood him a lot, but she still did not know that Southern Swamp Island's Rune was connected to Yun Lai's life force!
Fang Cang Lan fell silent. She knew that Yun Lai's life force was connected to the Rune. This was also one of the many preparations she had made, and she was confident that she could kill or injure Yun Lai gravely. She also knew that Southern Swamp Island's Rune would shatter if Yun Lai died, and the island would resurface from the depths of the sea.
Yet … determination appeared in her eyes.
'Zi Yan has been humiliated for me for many years. She might be together with Ya Mu now, but she doesn't know that Yun Lai has placed a seal on her. She might seem to be free to live or die, but in truth, she is still in Yun Lai's hands.
'Zong Ze won't interfere too much in this matter either, unless Ya Mu becomes a Latter Shaman … This is what I saw in Yun Lai's memories …
'Zi Yan can be humiliated for me, and I can also bear the infamy of being cold-blooded for her. Even if I have to use the entire Southern Swamp Island as the price, as long as I can let Zi Yan obtain true freedom, then everything will be worth it!' This was what Fang Cang Lan had said to herself in the past after she made up her plan to kill Yun Lai.
There was a second part to her plan. Once she killed or injured Yun Lai heavily, she would make detailed preparations and leave safely with Zi Yan. They would head to other islands and start a new life.
However, Su Ming's appearance messed up all of this …
Su Ming could feel the island trembling even more violently under his feet. Once he noticed the rise of Southern Swamp Island, in silence, he looked towards the depths of the Dead Sea. The seawater looked as if it had been split open, and a gigantic pit had also appeared on the surface of the sea. Waves were tumbling towards the edges of the pit.
In just a moment, a loud bang that shook the sky and earth reverberated in the originally empty sea, and an island rose from the bottom of the sea. At the instant it appeared, a large amount of seawater tumbled and roared, and an arc-shaped screen of light enveloped the island. As the island appeared on the surface of the sea, the light from the world outside instantly seeped through the screen of light and landed on the island!
Su Ming lifted his head and looked at the clouds in the sky beyond the screen of light. He looked at the roars coming from the surface of the sea around him, and Zong Ze's voice reached his ears.
"The crash from the Eastern Wastelands caused the Land of South Morning to be torn to pieces … It turned into three much smaller continents, and then there are the numerous islands at the edges … The three much smaller continents have Runes protecting them, and it's as if they've been sealed off, forbidding all outsiders from stepping foot into them.
"Besides the three much smaller continents, there are also the numerous islands. Most of these islands do not have any living creatures on them. Only a few of them are the residences of those who survived the calamity, just like us.
"Compared to the three sealed continents, we, who live on the islands, have to face even more dangers. These dangers come from the Dead Sea, but most of them come from Eastern Wastelands …
"The Catastrophe of the Eastern Wastelands also struck once the Land of South Morning was destroyed. The continent also crumbled, and a large amount of islands appeared. However, since Eastern Wastelands had a population several times that of South Morning's, their overall damage was far less than that of South Morning's. The land did not shatter into pieces.
"South Morning has suffered too many casualties, but Eastern Wastelands did not suffer too much damage. This has created a huge difference in strength. The people from Eastern Wastelands take pleasure in hunting down those of us from South Morning. To them, it doesn't matter whether we are Shamans or Berserkers, we are all lowly beings. Scour Sieve Festival is a bloody festival organized by the largest island in the islands beyond the Eastern Wastelands, Scour Sieve Island, to hunt down the people of South Morning.
"This Scour Sieve Festival is held once every two years, and now … it's almost here. If Southern Swamp Island is revealed on the surface of the sea right now, it will definitely attract the attention of the cultivators from Eastern Wastelands. Su Ming … you really shouldn't have killed Yun Lai." Zong Ze looked at the sky beyond the screen of light, then at the sea around him. There was an ancient tone to his words.
"Senior Zong Ze, do you have a map of the outer islands of Eastern Wastelands regarding Scour Sieve?" Su Ming averted his gaze from the sky and turned his head back to look at Zong Ze before he asked calmly.
A brilliant glint appeared in Zong Ze's eyes. As he looked at Su Ming, a grave look appeared on his face.
"Do you know that Scour Sieve Island is the largest island outside Eastern Wastelands? The old Scour Sieve Island is a Berserker at the peak of the later stage of the Berserker Soul Realm, and he's already half a step away from attaining great completion. I once fought against him and lost. This person's divine abilities are unfathomable, and he also has the power of Great Yu Sky Palace. Based on what you Berserkers say, he's someone who went to Great Yu Dynasty before.
"Once this sort of person attains great completion in the Berserker Soul Realm, he will be equivalent to an End Shaman who stands at the peak of the Shaman Tribe. He's a person who has the right to be compared to us Empty Shamans.
"Your power is indeed extraordinary, but do you have the confidence to fight against him?" Zong Ze asked in a low voice.
Su Ming did not answer Zong Ze's question. Instead, he asked flatly, "I remember hearing someone say that among the three realms of the Shaman Tribe's cultivation system, the End Shamans are equivalent to Berserkers who have attained great completion in the Berserker Soul Realm. Is that true?"
"Theoretically, yes, but in truth, the Berserker Tribe's cultivation system has a long history. Once it was created by the first Berserker Soul Realm, it became the main cultivation system of the Berserker Tribe, and the Shaman Tribe's cultivation system was created by the Lord of Nine Li when he gave up on his identity as a Berserker.
"Due to the strangeness of the Shaman Tribe's Arts and divine abilities, all those below the End Shaman Tribe are stronger than those in the Berserker Tribe. But … if we fight against a Berserker who has attained great completion in the Berserker Soul Realm, then an End Shaman … will not be a Berserker who has attained great completion in the Berserker Soul Realm.
"If I truly compare them, then based on my experiences, I can fight against those in the later stage of the Berserker Soul Realm, but I won't be able to win against those who have attained great completion. In fact, this old Scour Sieve Island is only half a step away from attaining great completion, but since he has Great Yu's power in his hands, that's why I'm still not his opponent.
"Unless … a Empty Shaman like the Great Patriarch appears in the Shaman Tribe!"
Su Ming nodded and did not speak.
"From what I know, besides old Scour Sieve Island, there's also an End Shaman Bao Shan who betrayed the Shaman Tribe and surrendered to us … There are also three Berserkers in the middle stage of the Berserker Soul Realm who are as powerful as Yun Lai. There are also quite a number of Latter Shamans in the initial stage of the Berserker Soul Realm who are under Bao Shan's command.
"This sort of power is not something we can fight against. That's why most of the other islands in this area, including Southern Swamp Island, focus on hiding," Zong Ze said in a low voice.
"Senior Zong Ze, how much time do you have left?" Su Ming suddenly asked.
Zong Ze fell silent. After a long while, he closed his eyes, and the aura of death hidden around his body became clearer.
"Less than ten years!"
"I, Su Ming, am a Berserker, and I've lived among the Shamans for many years. Now that the calamity of South Morning is over, the Shaman and Berserker Tribes have fused together …" Su Ming's gaze fell on Zong Ze before he slowly moved it away to look at Fang Cang Lan, who had a complicated expression on her face, as well as the Shamans and Berserkers who had walked out of their cave abodes on the island.
"I've never done anything for the Berserker Tribe … Then let me do one thing for you." Su Ming looked at the people in ragged clothes. He looked at them surviving under the calamity, but they had to hide themselves, and all of this was because of Eastern Wastelands …
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