"Hey..."
Wu Shengtian saw how solemn Li Zhōujūn looked and knew that even if he continued trying to stop him, he would not be able to hold him back. He could only step aside and say to Li Zhōujūn, "Azure Emperor, I'll wait for you here."
"So will I. The Azure Emperor once saved my life. If anything happens to him, then even if I have to throw away this old life of mine, I'll avenge him." Leng Zhijian spoke to Li Zhōujūn.
"Thank you." Li Zhōujūn nodded at the two of them with a faint smile. As soon as he finished speaking, he lifted his foot and stepped onto the island.
The instant Li Zhōujūn set foot on the island, the stench of rotting corpses assaulted his nose, growing even more concentrated.
The pity in Xiong Sanniang's eyes instantly vanished. Looking at Li Zhōujūn with mockery in her eyes, she said, "My lord, you're truly bold. I never thought you'd actually dare set foot on the island."
"Just looking around." Li Zhōujūn smiled.
"Since you're so curious about my island, then stay here and don't leave." Xiong Sanniang covered her mouth and giggled. As she spoke, she lightly waved her delicate hand, and countless vines crawled rapidly across the ground like vicious pythons. In the blink of an eye, they reached Li Zhōujūn's feet.
"Azure Emperor, watch out!" Wu Shengtian roared when he saw this. With a sweep of his wide sleeve, countless black and white Chess Pieces flew out, heading straight for the vines spreading toward Li Zhōujūn.
In an instant, many of the vines were blasted to pieces by the Chess Pieces Wu Shengtian threw.
Yet soon, those scattered vines took root upon touching the ground, growing into entirely new vines that continued winding toward Li Zhōujūn's