Li asked curiously, "Wasn't Absolute Island entered directly from Wild Mountain? Why did you all come by sea?" Li had instinctively avoided mentioning the people of Heaven. If he did, not only would his secretly concealed strength be exposed, but even at his true strength, he likely could not fight Heaven alone!
Li Butong smiled. "For that, we have to thank those people from Heaven. Originally, we stipulated that each sect could only send a team of fewer than ten people in. But this time, Heaven obtained exclusive information and secretly used divine power to connect the River of Forgetfulness with the Phantom Sea surrounding Absolute Island. That was how they got a force of several hundred people inside. We took advantage of it too and sneaked in from there. But leaving that way is absolutely out of the question. Heaven's main camp is outside. If we dare go out, we'll be walking straight into death."
Li could not help sneering. This time, Heaven had antagonized the Central Plains sects and also lost more than two hundred men to him. They had truly thrown away the bait and lost the fish as well.
As the two spoke, several more people approached from where sea met sky. One was riding a massive sea beast, another was paddling a bamboo raft—yet the raft moved at an unbelievably frightening speed. Another sat aboard a ship made entirely of water, while a man actually traveled standing atop a flying sword.
Li stared in astonishment, wondering how someone could be so flashy. After all, if one could fly, then one could fly. Using a magic artifact for flight meant only two possibilities: either one had merely reached the artifact-controlling stage, or the artifact was exceptionally fast and was needed for swift travel.
The man before