Within the Manifestation Water Mansion, corpses lay strewn everywhere. Clearly, a fierce battle had taken place. From the shapes of the bodies, it was apparent that they were all Water Clan.
The Great Sage of Sea Quelling, who had slipped in without a sound, soon brought Ye Zhen a conclusion from his intelligence—the Manifestation Water Mansion had already fallen under the invaders' control.
The Great Sage of Sea Quelling and his men had managed the Manifestation Water Mansion for many years. Though they had taken the initiative to withdraw and it had been occupied by the North Sea Aquatic Race, sneaking back in now was as easy as returning home.
According to the Great Sage of Sea Quelling's earlier intelligence, after the North Sea Aquatic Race captured the Manifestation Water Mansion, they had left behind a certain force to guard it.
The Manifestation Water Mansion was not the North Sea Aquatic Race's supply depot, but it was still a fairly important transit station. Thus, the Dragon Lord of the North Sea had stationed two Dao Realm Water Clan cultivators here, along with a hundred World King Realm Water Clan cultivators. Including Water Clan members of all sizes, their numbers exceeded ten thousand—a force not to be underestimated.
Yet at this moment, every Water Clan member left to guard the Manifestation Water Mansion had been wiped out. Replacing them were human experts.
"Fourth Brother, there are ten Dao Realm cultivators and a hundred World King Realm experts in the water mansion, stationed at every key point. At the same time, the water mansion has been sealed by formations. No messages or fluctuations of power can get out.
"As for the Ancient Teleportation Array underground, I have not investigated it yet. I was afraid of alerting the snake in the grass," said