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The waves on the shore surged. Before the one hundred and ten riders could even reach the shore, they had already leapt off the wooden rafts and landed on the beach.
Under the blazing sun, the leader wore a silver mask. There were only two holes on the mask, and no nostrils or mouth could be seen. Behind the holes, a pair of eerie eyes surveyed the surroundings.
The riders behind him also wore metal masks. None of their skin was exposed, and even their hands were covered in gloves.
As soon as these people came ashore, they were surrounded by an eerie Yin aura.
The strangest thing was their dragon steeds. At first glance, they seemed to be no different from normal dragon steeds, except that their bodies were a little skinnier.
Upon closer inspection, one would realize that the biggest difference was in the dragon steeds' eyes. They had a pair of gray eyes, and no pupils could be seen.
These hundred dragon steeds all had white eyes, and lacked the liveliness of normal dragon steeds. When they stood still, they were like statues.
"According to the markings on the jade archive, they should be on this island. I wonder if they're still here." The Silver Masked Man chuckled. He looked to his left and right, then said, "No matter what, it's better to be careful. Send two people to scout the way."
Two riders immediately ran out from behind him, and rushed into the forest ahead.
Watching from afar, Miao Yi furrowed his brows. The other party was being so cautious. It would be difficult to ambush them.
In order to boost their morale, he had personally led twenty men to lure them in. Now it seemed like he would have to take the initiative to attack.
Miao Yi waved his hand and said, "Let's get rid of those two scouts first. Attack!"
Twenty riders immediately rushed out from the back of the mountain to intercept the two scouts. They couldn't let them know that there was an ambush behind them.
On the beach, the Silver Masked Man narrowed his eyes, and stared at the troops that had suddenly appeared in the distance. "Wuuu …" He suddenly raised his head to the sky and let out a long howl.
The two scouts immediately turned around and quickly returned to the group. Over a hundred troops immediately got into an attack formation.
Miao Yi, who was leading the charge, rushed to the edge of the forest and saw the appearance of the people on the beach. He was instantly shocked, and quickly raised his spear. The twenty riders all stopped at the edge of the forest.
"Zombie dragon steeds!" Behind Miao Yi, whispers of surprise could be heard.
Miao Yi was no longer the kid who had just entered the cultivation realm. Naturally, he knew what a Zombie Dragon Steed was now.
The so-called Zombie Dragon Steed was a dragon steed that had been refined into a half-dead, half-living zombie. Usually, only Ghost Cultivators would ride these kinds of mounts. It wasn't that normal Ghost Cultivators couldn't control normal dragon steeds. It was just that the Yin Qi on Ghost Cultivators was too heavy. Even a hot-blooded spiritual beast like a dragon steed would not be able to withstand being in contact with it for too long. It was fine for a ghost cultivator to ride it for a few days, but once it was too long, the dragon steed's Qi and blood would be corroded by the Yin energy, and its speed would gradually slow down. He would definitely die within half a month.
Not only that, a dragon steed that had been refined into a zombie was also stronger than a regular dragon steed. This type of zombie dragon steed did not fear pain. Even if one were to slash it a thousand times, it would still be useless. The only way to kill it was by piercing its heart or directly chopping off its head.
Another unique aspect about the Zombie Dragon Steed was that other cultivators could not ride it. Only Ghost Cultivators could ride it.
Needless to say, all of them were ghostly cultivators.
Miao Yi had only fought against a single ghost cultivator at the Mystic Arts Temple all those years ago. After that, he had never seen any ghost cultivators again. This was his first time seeing so many ghost cultivators. The ghost cultivators that could participate in the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade were clearly not on the same level as the female ghost from the Mystic Arts Temple.
What surprised Miao Yi even more was that almost every single one of these ghost cultivators was equipped with a Second Grade Transcendent Artifact. Only a few of them even had a First Grade Transcendent Artifact.
For them to be able to actively search for prey and survive until now, it was obvious that they had stolen quite a lot of good artifacts from others.
"Which Ghost Cultivator dares to attack me?!" Miao Yi shouted, brandishing his spear.
"What a joke. Since when did the Western Star Sea become your territory? So what if I have come to attack you? " The silver-masked man chuckled coldly. "I am Kuang Lianqiu of the Yin Congregating Sect. If you dismount and surrender, I will spare your lives."
No one believed his words. Anyone who could actively cause trouble in the Sea of Constellations was no pushover! Miao Yi quickly turned around and brandished his spear. "The enemy is strong. We cannot fight them head-on. Retreat! "
"Since I am already here, do you think you can run away?" Kuang Lianqiu let out a strange laugh and summoned a pitch-black copper mirror with a wave of his hand. The front side of the mirror was shiny enough to reflect one's reflection, while the back side and its surroundings were engraved with the image of a hundred skeletons. It looked a little scary.
The copper mirror in his hand flashed with a blue light, and a hissing sound could be heard as a cloud of chilling black aura gushed out from the surface of the mirror. In an instant, it covered a distance of a hundred meters. In an instant, it covered an area of several dozen zhang in front of the mountain forest.
Miao Yi and the others had just turned around and didn't even have time to run before they were engulfed by the black aura. This thing was formless, and there was no way to defend against it.
As he invoked his arts to defend himself, Miao Yi swung his spear a few times, and his consciousness instantly blurred. He could feel himself quickly freezing up. That Yin aura was not your average kind of cold.
Miao Yi cursed under his breath. As the Alliance Master, it was a little dangerous for him to charge at the front all the time. More importantly, his cultivation wasn't up to par yet. However, he couldn't always hide at the back. What would his colleagues in the Red Scarves Alliance think of him then? Initially, he thought it wouldn't be too risky to lure the enemy in, and they wouldn't have to fight them head-on. As the Alliance Master, he could just come forward and not make a move later on.
Who would've thought that they would run into such a ruthless character who revealed his transcendent artifact and took care of everyone in an instant? This time, they had failed miserably.
The chilling black aura gushed out. Whoosh! Then, it quickly retracted back into the copper mirror.
Miao Yi and the others were frozen in the shade of the forest on their dragon steeds. Even their dragon steeds were frozen in the same position. Their bodies were covered in a layer of frost, frozen solid.
The surrounding trees were also covered in snow and frost. Only the places where the sun shone would the frost turn into black fog and dissolve. The forest could be said to be covered in frost. Wherever the Yin Qi hit, as long as there was no sunlight, it would be a patch of snow white.
Holding the copper mirror in his hand, Kuang Lianqiu burst into laughter. "Under my Mystic Yin Mirror, do you think a few thieves can escape? Go! After I refine them into zombies, I'll dissect them and extract their Yin Cores! "
In order to ensure a certain level of fairness in the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade, third grade transcendent artifacts were not allowed to be used. Otherwise, most people wouldn't be able to continue. Most importantly, not many people could afford to use a third grade transcendent artifact.
However, this Mystic Yin Mirror of his was already a top grade transcendent artifact among the other second grade transcendent artifacts. It was not something that could be compared to the average second grade transcendent artifact. Even though it was still within the realm of a second grade transcendent artifact, it could already be considered a quasi third grade transcendent artifact with a large amount of cold Yin aura stored within.
The rules of the game were fixed, but humans were alive. They could be used as a stepping stone. If third grade transcendent artifacts were allowed, then his Yin Congealing Sect had even more powerful transcendent artifacts.
Little did he know that as soon as the cold Yin aura came into contact with Miao Yi's art source, it immediately rebounded. Within the art source, a speck of starlight flashed and instantly spread throughout the entire art source. It shone brilliantly and rapidly rotated like a hurricane, sweeping away the cold Yin aura within Miao Yi's limbs and bones. It was as if the might of the heavens had come from the universe itself, a holy and pure Yang.
"Eh!" Kuang Lianqiu suddenly exclaimed in surprise as he saw the frost on Miao Yi's body instantly vanish.
Now that he had regained his senses, Miao Yi immediately realized that the trick he had just been struck by was similar to what the tiny mantids had done. He secretly thanked his lucky stars and quickly invoked his arts to save Charcoal.
It was already too late for him to save the others. Charcoal, who was still a little dazed, was quickly driven away by Miao Yi.
"He was actually able to nullify the cold Yin aura of my Mystic Yin Mirror. Could he have some kind of transcendent artifact on him?" Kuang Lianqiu clicked his tongue in surprise. He waved his hand and said, "After him!"
Over a hundred riders, including Kuang Lianqiu, immediately galloped off in hot pursuit of Miao Yi. They temporarily ignored the twenty frozen riders.
The jade archive that the Western Constellations Palace had sent out didn't mention how many people were hiding here. Otherwise, they probably wouldn't have dared to give chase like this.
As he ran, Miao Yi would occasionally turn back to look. He was both happy and worried at the same time. He was happy that the other party would definitely be led into an ambush if they continued to give chase like this. However, he was worried that the transcendent artifact was too powerful. That transcendent artifact could be used to attack a group of people. Even if the troops lying in ambush attacked together, they probably wouldn't be able to defeat that single transcendent artifact.
After some thought, Miao Yi gritted his teeth. He was the only one who could defend against that cold Yin aura. If he didn't make a move, then this small group of people would probably force his entire army to flee. It seemed like he would have to pay a heavy price this time.
Miao Yi galloped ahead and led the other party into an encirclement. Then, he turned back to look. Beneath him, Charcoal hurriedly stopped and turned around.
"Kill!" Miao Yi raised his spear and shouted, issuing the signal to attack.
A large number of troops immediately charged out from behind him, as well as from between the mountains on both sides.
Kuang Lianqiu and the others were shocked and quickly came to a stop. They didn't expect so many troops to be hiding here.
However, the Mystic Yin Mirror appeared in Kuang Lianqiu's hand, and a sinister smile appeared on his face. He didn't expect so many troops to be hiding here. Once he dealt with these people and snatched their golden bangle, his ranking within the top one hundred would be in the bag.
"You guys deal with the left and right. Leave this to me!" Kuang Lianqiu said arrogantly.
His fellow disciples obeyed because they knew he had the right to be so arrogant. With the Mystic Yin Mirror in his hand, he could handle even one or two thousand people, much less two hundred.
Wielding his spear with one arm, Miao Yi charged out. The leader of the group charged ahead, shouting "Kill!" as he charged forward with the other two groups to his left and right.
"There's no need for the Alliance Master to take action personally. Lu Siping and I are more than enough!" Sikong Wuwei, who was charging behind Miao Yi with Lu Siping, cackled. The enemy troops were all equipped with Second Grade Transcendent Artifacts. If he could get his hands on them, he would be able to make a fortune.
This guy only thought about robbing others. Miao Yi was starting to wonder if this guy's background was the same as Luo Shuangfei's.
"You guys won't be able to handle them!" Miao Yi shouted as he charged ahead with his spear in hand. He then charged straight at Kuang Lianqiu.
"Alliance Master, you're underestimating me, Sikong …" Before Sikong Wuwei could finish, his eyes widened.
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