Xiao Chen smiled faintly and waved his hand, stopping Jin Lin and the others. Then, he looked straight at Bai Wuxue and said sullenly, "That's right. I do know about your plan to sneak attack Heavenly Wind Island. I also know that the Corpse Race laid an ambush on Heavenly Wind Island, waiting for you to take the bait."
Bai Wuxue and Ximen Bao's faces sank, and a murderous intent immediately gathered in their eyes.
"However, I was not the one who leaked your movements. It was Azure Monarch Island's Island Master, Xia Feng. The evidence is with Qin Wu. I do not have it, so there is no need for me to explain too much. As long as I have a clear conscience, it will be fine. Whether you believe me or not has nothing to do with me. "
Xiao Chen felt magnanimous in his heart, not feeling guilty at all. Originally, he had wanted to take the opportunity to go to Black Patterned Island and destroy the Corpse Refining Pool.
However, before he left, he thought about it. Bai Wuxue and Ximen Bao did indeed deserve to die because of their greed. However, the elite Martial Sages of Black Monarch Island following them did not deserve to die.
If Xiao Chen built his military merits on the lives and deaths of these innocent people, it would be too unclean. As of now, he did not need to do this.
Bai Wuxue and Ximen Bao exchanged glances. They saw confusion in each other's eyes, unable to figure out what was going on.
However, the two Vice Island Masters of Black Monarch Island turned pale with fright. They said, "Little Friend Xiao Chen, are your words true? The person in charge of the three lines of defense of Dragon Wood Star colluded with the enemy and became a spy. This is a shocking matter."
"Naturally, it is true. Vice Island Master Qin Wu already made a copy of the evidence and sent it to Lord Huangpu Feng along with Xia Feng's plan. Soon, the truth will be revealed."
Xiao Chen spoke the truth. At this moment, there was nothing to hide.
"You all should leave. Once you make a move, the entire Dragon Wood Star will no longer be peaceful. If I am not wrong, Wei Hua should be leading the army of the Corpse Race to attack Azure Monarch Island. He wants to coordinate with Xia Feng from the inside. "
Bai Wuxue and the others were skeptical. Xiao Chen's words were simply too shocking. However, Xiao Chen had already asked them to leave. They could no longer remain here. After all, this Dragon's Gate's warship belonged to Xiao Chen.
"I, Bai Wuxue, will remember the favor of saving my life today. I, Bai Wuxue, will repay you sooner or later. However, the bet between us still stands."
After Bai Wuxue said this somewhat unwillingly, his group left one after another, heading for Black Monarch Island.
Puchi!
As soon as these people left, Xiao Chen coughed and spat out a mouthful of blood. He immediately felt much better.
"Senior Brother Xiao Chen, are you alright?" Jin Lin and the rest hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern. Bringing up the rear alone and carrying the entire Corpse Race army, no matter what, it would not be as easy as Xiao Chen looked.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes to regulate his breathing. When he opened his eyes, he smiled and said, "It's just a small injury. It's nothing serious."
As Xiao Chen charged out of the encirclement, he suffered a few blows. Even he could not remember how many of them he suffered. Given his Rank 3 Sage Body and the fact that he had avoided getting hit in any vital spots, these could only be considered minor injuries. He would recover after regulating his breathing for a while.
Seeing that Xiao Chen's complexion was not bad, Jin Lin and the others relaxed. They asked softly, "Where are we going now? Are we still going according to the original plan?"
According to the original plan, Dragon Wood Star would not fall into chaos. As long as Xiao Chen launched a sneak attack on the Corpse Refining Pool, Wei Hua and the others would definitely return from Heavenly Wind Island. After all, they were not that far away.
However, right now, the Corpse Race army was probably rushing to Black Monarch Island. At that time, whether they would receive news of the Corpse Refining Pool or not would be a problem. Even if they received news, given the distance, they would not rush back.
In any case, because of Xiao Chen's benevolence, the situation on Dragon Wood Star fell into complete chaos, beyond repair.
However, it did not matter. It would fall into chaos sooner or later. As long as Xiao Chen destroyed the Corpse Refining Pool, the Corpse Race would return in defeat sooner or later.
"I'll lend you all the Dragon's Gate's warship to operate. Cancel the original plan. All of you will rush to Black Monarch Island's aid. This third line of defense is extremely important. We absolutely cannot break it."
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen stated his decision.
When Jin Lin heard that Xiao Chen had no intention of returning, he asked, "Senior Brother Xiao Chen, what are you going to do?"
"Me? Naturally, the original plan remained the same. I would still launch a sneak attack on the Corpse Refining Pool. This was the best opportunity. Wei Hua would never expect that I would rush to Black Patterned Island right after I left the Corpse Race army. "
Xiao Chen smiled gently and patted Jin Lin's shoulder. He said, "Don't worry about me. Think about yourselves. My saber Dao has already reached a critical juncture. The greater the pressure, the more it will help me break through."
The sky filled with starlight. A white figure leaped down from the bow of the warship. Before the gazes of the Haotian Sect's junior-generation disciples, Xiao Chen stepped on the motes of starlight and headed for Black Patterned Island.
"Trying to destroy the Corpse Refining Pool alone? Senior Brother Xiao Chen, your courage is truly unbelievable," Xiao Xian said ruefully as she watched the figure slowly leave.
However, Jin Lin had a fiery gaze. He said enviously, "It would be great if I could have Senior Brother Xiao Chen's courage and grace one day. He has absolute confidence and the air of a grandmaster. Our Senior Brother Xiao Chen is definitely not weaker than the peak geniuses of the various races in the Starry Heaven Silver Lake."
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Activating the cloak's concealing effect, Xiao Chen suppressed his murderous intent and headed for Black Patterned Island. The starlight opened the way for him, and the night provided cover for him.
Xiao Chen's heart was calm and peaceful. He did not feel any nervousness or excitement from the impending battle. In the night, he silently set foot on Black Patterned Island.
Relying on the concealing cloak, Xiao Chen brushed past the patrolling Corpse Race cultivators. No one discovered that an uninvited guest had arrived on this heavily guarded Black Patterned Island.
The Corpse Refining Pool was not hard to find. It was the place with the densest Death Qi on the island.
Following the senses of his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen floated on the ground and leaped over many figures. Without attracting anyone's attention, he arrived near the Corpse Refining Pool.
In midair, Xiao Chen could see corpses piled up on the ground. Most of them were the corpses of various Astral Beasts.
Occasionally, people would bring in the Astral Beasts they had just killed and leave after receiving their rewards.
Many black-clad men busied themselves with the Astral Beasts' corpses. They skillfully cut open the Astral Beasts' stomachs and drained their blood. Then, they added all sorts of powders that Xiao Chen did not recognize. Not far away were the corpses of human Martial Sages.
It was clear that the cultivators who turned in the human corpses received much more rewards.
The vicinity of the Corpse Refining Pool was quiet and orderly. Seeing the other party turn the human corpses into Demonic Corpses, even someone as calm as Xiao Chen felt startled.
No wonder the people of the various races did not like to interact with the Corpse Race. Just the thought of a group of people making one unable to rest in peace after death made one tremble in fear.
If not for the Corpse Race being strong enough, they would have been killed thousands of times already.
Xiao Chen's figure flashed, and he flew over. When he arrived above the Corpse Refining Pool, he started to size it up.
The Corpse Refining Pool was rectangular, five hundred meters long and one hundred meters wide. Its surface was sinister, and black water surged. With just one glance, one would feel extremely uncomfortable, nauseous.
There should be a formation under the pool. The formation lines were made of blood, and Astral Cores were embedded in the nodes of the formation. If one wanted to destroy this Corpse Refining Pool, one had to break this formation and bury the entire place.
However, not to mention the patrolling Corpse Race cultivators, there were four Superior Grade Martial Sages sitting in the four corners of the Corpse Refining Pool. That alone put Xiao Chen in a difficult position.
Each of the four old men had a Demonic Corpse shrouded in black aura beside them. Based on their auras, they should have been Superior Grade Martial Sages. These were bona fide Superior Grade Sage Grade Demonic Corpses, no weaker than Superior Grade Martial Sages.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen frowned. He had not expected those two to be here. It was the scholarly Long Fei and the physical body cultivator Kui Dou, whom Xiao Chen had met once before.
The two walked over in high spirits and stopped before the Corpse Refining Pool. Then, they looked at it with interest.
This was somewhat difficult to deal with. Xiao Chen's predictions were completely wrong. Not only was there Long Fei, but there was also the Iron Hand Sovereign's descendant, Kui Dou.
Corpses floated up and down in the Corpse Refining Pool. The Corpse Race Martial Sages in the four corners occasionally formed hand seals, activating the formation under the pool. Beams of dark light shot out from the pool.
When the dark light landed, a Demonic Corpse took form. It walked stiffly to a coffin at the side, closed the coffin, and lay down inside.
Immediately, the other Corpse Race cultivators stuck labels on the coffins, recording the strength of the Demonic Corpse before transporting it away. The many coffins at the back were truly dazzling. There were at least a thousand of them, all of them Monarch Martial Sages.
There were also a few dark-colored coffins containing Sage Grade Demonic Corpses, the true trump cards of the Corpse Race.
Sage Grade Demonic Corpses already possessed some intelligence. Low-ranked Sage Grade Demonic Corpses already possessed the strength of a Martial Sage. High-ranked Sage Grade Demonic Corpses were as strong as Superior Grade Martial Sages.
As Kui Dou looked at the Demonic Corpses that occasionally leaped out of the Corpse Refining Pool, he smiled and said, "With these nearly endless Demonic Corpses, it would be hard for the Corpse Race to lose on this Dragon Wood Star."
The scholarly Long Fei waved his folding fan and said seriously, "That is not entirely true. Only Monarch Grade Demonic Corpses can be produced in batches. Sage Grade Demonic Corpses require more effort and time. Of course, if it is just a battle of this scale, as long as the Corpse Refining Pool is not destroyed, the final victor will be our Corpse Race. "
Kui Dou smiled and nodded. "Monarch Grade Demonic Corpses are nothing in the eyes of experts. However, in the end, they do not require any capital. If one hundred Monarch Grade Demonic Corpses can wear down an Inferior Grade Martial Sage, that would be a profit."
The two circled the Corpse Refining Pool, chatting as they walked. The four Corpse Race old men occasionally chatted with them as well.
When Xiao Chen saw all this, he entered deep thought. Right now, he had to face four older-generation Superior Grade Martial Sages of the Corpse Race, four Superior Grade Sage Grade Demonic Corpses, and two young demonic geniuses that far surpassed regular Superior Grade Martial Sages.
Based on the auras of the four Corpse Race older-generation Martial Sages, they were not ordinary Superior Grade Martial Sages. They were all old monsters that had lived for hundreds of years. Their cultivations were unfathomable. Even in a one-on-one fight, Xiao Chen was not confident of defeating them within a hundred moves.
If there was a Superior Grade Sage Grade Demonic Corpse, killing them would be even more problematic. Without at least a thousand moves, it would be hard to determine the victor.
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