Island 312, Part Two

"Someone actually dares to come to the island and cause trouble?"

Inside the main hall of the Inner Courtyard, a strong man covered in a bizarre ghost mask, holding two thin, blood-red curved swords, walked out slowly with his arms hanging down, the tips of the swords leaving trails on the ground.

"Leader! Leader!! Leader!!!"

Upon seeing the man emerge, the Ghost Mask Man and the Blood God Pirates shouted with fanaticism.

They laughed maniacally, fearlessly clashing head-on with the Hard Skill masters of the Thousand Stone Sect.

One by one, the Blood God Pirates cried out, their bodies rapidly expanding as if they had activated some kind of secret technique.

Silver currents swirled beneath their skin, instantly boosting their defense and increasing their strength by several times. Their attack speed also increased.

But it was clear that their rationality was rapidly declining.

Each of the Blood God Pirates bloodshot eyes that glowed red, and they looked like they were going crazy.

Blood Sea, the leader of the Blood God Pirates, swept his gaze over the Thousand Stone Sect experts clad in iron helmets.

He stuck out his tongue, pierced with Golden Ring, and licked his lower lip.

"So many top-quality ingredients have arrived at once! It makes me so eager to get started!"

"Blood Bath Sacrifice Method!"

With a stomp of his foot, Blood Sea caused the ground to crack open, and his figure transformed into a red shadow as he rushed towards the strongest Thousand Stone Sect Elder present.

Swish! The twin swords flashed, leaving behind an X-shaped blade of light.

Not just one, but thirteen in a row!

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! The Thousand Stone Sect Elder blocked the four layers of sword light in front of him, but he was finally opened wide by the layers of powerful slashes.

"Hahahaha!!" The Blood Sea Twin Blades slashed wildly at the old man, tearing through his armor and leaving behind many ferocious cracks.

Blood gushed from the cracks in the armor.

The old man was struck repeatedly and forced back more than ten steps before falling backward onto the ground, where he remained silent.

"Die!!" Blood Sea reached out and grabbed the old man's face, beginning to devour the Spirit Thread from his wounds.

Suddenly, darkness fell behind him.

A burly, Shadow, half a head taller than him, cast a shadow that almost completely enveloped him.

It's not just his height, but also his width; Blood Sea looks like a child who could be embraced and hidden away at any moment.

He froze for a moment, then suddenly turned and stabbed.

Puff.

The knife hung in mid-air, but his arm suddenly lost its strength.

Blood Sea swung his other hand backhand, but strangely, his other hand also lost its strength halfway through.

"What the hell!?!" The madness on the surface of the Blood Sea paused. He looked up at the other person, only to see a Jet Black Mask.

Beneath the mask were a pair of cold, condescending eyes, as if looking down at an insect.

"Kill!!" Blood Sea roared, his whole body rapidly expanding and growing larger. He didn't know any martial arts techniques and was completely unable to deal with this kind of Enemy Anticipation ability similar to that of a grandmaster.

Therefore, his only option at this moment was to use the Blood Bath Sacrifice Method and directly confront the opponent head-on! He had always done the same when he encountered formidable opponents in the past.

Anyway, the Blood God will definitely protect them and lead them to victory.

So this time it will definitely be the same! Blood Sea's whole body suddenly grew taller, almost catching up with Zhang Rongfang.

He raised his twin swords and swung them.

Suddenly, a red net of blades rushed towards Zhang Rongfang, covering all his space to dodge.

Even Zhang Rongfang and Tian Ruyi behind him were slightly moved by this attack.

This move clearly surpasses the pinnacle of Super Grade Internal Method.

Soon to enter the Three Voids.

And this was the power that the leader of a mere island could unleash.

It must be said that the ocean is vast and full of experts; one can always encounter some unimaginable masters of secret skills.

Ding ding ding ding.

Zhang Rongfang kept attacking, using his index finger to block all the blades in succession. However, what shocked him was that he actually felt a slight pain in his index finger.

He actually got his defenses breached!?

Keep in mind that at this moment he was wearing armor and gloves, and had also practiced Eagle Claw Skill and various Hard Skill. His skills were such that even when fighting against a grandmaster, he could withstand attacks with his bare hands.

But now, he actually felt pain! "Blood Law Hundred Kills!!" Blood Sea's attacks failed to break through, and suddenly his eyes turned blood red.

He retracted the knife net in his hand, and his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.

In an instant, centered on Zhang Rongfang, the Blood Sea transformed into streaks of blood shadows, continuously traversing Zhang Rongfang's location at supersonic speed, unleashing a barrage of blade-like slashes.

This outburst was clearly an enhanced version of the previous blade net attack.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle!!

Slices of knife netting rained down on Zhang Rongfang.

He was struck so hard that his whole body trembled, and he was unable to resist.

Finally, the blade net stopped.

Blood Sea was panting heavily, sticking out his tongue, and wearing a grotesque smile.

"I'll kill you! I'll eat you!! Hahahaha!!"

He drew his sword again and charged forward.

Puff.

In an instant, Zhang Rongfang's cloak tore open and fell off, revealing his burly figure in a black outfit underneath.

"What a powerful killing move!" he exclaimed. "I thought I had dodged it perfectly, but I still couldn't protect my cloak."

He regretfully tore off his blue cloak and looked down at the Blood Sea, whose face had changed.

"That move you just made was quite good. Would you like to come and follow me? I admire you."

Blood Sea swallowed hard, sensing the gap between them.

He glanced around; more than half of the remaining Blood God Pirates had fallen, with only six left desperately fighting back. Clearly, the tide had turned against them.

As his eyes darted around, Blood Sea's reason began to return somewhat.

"You're very powerful. If you can agree to a few conditions, I'll be willing."

"They killed the Treasure Hunting Team!! They killed Sister Cheng Luo from the Treasure Hunting Team! They ate her alive!"

Suddenly, a childish boy's voice rang out from behind Zhang Rongfang.

The Treasure Hunting Team, Cheng Luo, cannibalism?! These three key points made Zhang Rongfang pause, turning to look at Zhou Xinlan who was speaking.

"You know about Treasure Hunting Team?!"

"I saved Sister Cheng Luo, and she told me that this is the Yu Xiang Coral she asked me to hide! She said it's a Treasure Medicine that a big shot wants, and it must not be discovered by anyone, so..." Zhou Xinlan paused.

"So she hid the Treasure Medicine elsewhere until her death!"

"Yu Xiang Coral, it's right here with me!" Zhou Xinlan took out a piece of coral about the length of his forearm from his clothes and handed it to Tian Ruyi, who was standing next to him.

Upon seeing the coral, Tian Ruyi and Zhang Rongfang.

In an instant, the atmosphere suddenly became somber.

The surrounding atmosphere suddenly quieted down, as if the others who were still fighting had suddenly disappeared.

"..." Zhang Rongfang's gaze turned cold as he shifted from Zhou Xinlan to the Blood Sea Hai.

"Tell me. Is what he said true?"

When Blood Sea heard about the Treasure Hunting Team, he already sensed that something was wrong.

When he saw the Black Masked Man's cold gaze, his heart skipped a beat, and he knew something was wrong.

"I know nothing about any Treasure Hunting Team! We're just law-abiding islanders, we haven't done anything!"

"You're lying!"

Whoosh! Zhang Rongfang's figure rapidly expanded, grabbing at his head with one hand.

The hand, though small, seemed impossible to dodge.

Blood Sea parried several times in succession, the blade strikes easily dodged by his palm. It was as if he had cut through a phantom.

Pfft! His face was pinched by a large hand.

Lift it up.

He was lifted up in mid-air and slammed to the ground.

Boom!!

The ground shook and rumbled, then collapsed, cracked, and rubble flew everywhere.

"Ruyi, eat him." Zhang Rongfang released his grip, looked at the Blood Sea of blood in the deep pit where broken bones and paralyzed bodies lay like mud, and stood up, saying coldly.

"Yes." Tian Ruyi stepped forward and placed her hand on the sea of the Blood Sea and corpses.

Ignoring the Blood Sea that was beyond dead, Zhang Rongfang moved swiftly and arrived in the center of the hall.

The lobby was littered with bits of flesh and blood, and the air reeked of rotting meat.

Flies buzzed and flew and crawled around everywhere.

The first thing Zhang Rongfang saw was a string of white skulls hanging on the wall.

"Damn it!" His heart sank, knowing that the Treasure Hunting Team's fate was probably dire.

My mood, which was just a little relaxed, suddenly turned gloomy.

He paused for a moment, then walked into the lobby through a corner.

At the very end, between two windows, stands a Shrine taller than a person.

Inside the Shrine, a palm-sized, brass-colored metal Statue, unlike anything Zhang Rongfang had ever seen before, sat quietly in the center.

The Statue is entirely blood red, with five white eyes on its face—three on top and two on the bottom—arranged in two rows.

Its arms were twisted, like two tentacles, curved and soft.

He was wearing a set of black armor with silver trim.

The figure sits cross-legged atop a Dark Vortex, with numerous fine, tadpole-like symbols on its calves. Their meaning is unknown.

"Is this a complete Statue?" Zhang Rongfang narrowed his eyes, recalling the haphazardly Miscellaneous Statue he had initially created.

The Statue emitted a Silver Thread and then shattered instantly.

But the one in front of us is clearly intact.

He blinked, and the Attribute Panel appeared silently.

A new prompt naturally appeared above the Statue in front of them.

' Intuition Warning: This Statue seems to conceal a secret, and also a considerable danger. You must choose: to worship it, or to destroy it.'

"A considerable danger" —Zhang Rongfang hadn't seen such Intuition Warning in a long time.

Since he took up residence in Citong, his Intuition Warning to search for things has become increasingly weak.

Because we don't really need it anymore.

But now, this warning message made Zhang Rongfang solemnly examine the Statue before him.

He was eager to know just how different the complete Statue was from the Statue that had been broken.

Suddenly, he reached out and slapped the Statue.

Whoosh! His palm hovered above the Statue, and he did not continue striking.

Yes, Zhang Rongfang hesitated.

He dislikes battles where he has too many losses. It makes him feel very insecure.

A battle without a sense of security is no longer joyful. "It's almost over. Let's wait a little longer. Let's see what secrets this thing holds after we've lived for two hundred years."

He glanced one last time at the Attribute Panel: 195-196.

He gently picked up the Statue and wrapped it in a tattered cloak.

He has already achieved most of his objectives on this trip.

With the Main Herb, Yu Xiang Coral, in hand, I can immediately enter the second level of Sun Chasing, and I've also acquired an intact Statue.

This was of great significance to his exploration of the Worship God system.

Next, we need to investigate what exactly happened to the Treasure Hunting Team.

And on this island, are there any other secrets about Worship God?