"Hmph!"
Although Biqiong Sea Emperor exerted no deliberate pressure, the might he naturally radiated was as deep as an abyss, as vast as the sea, bearing down like towering, terrifying waves. Xiao Ying grunted and involuntarily stepped back.
Steadying himself, Xiao Ying looked rather awkwardly at Biqiong Sea Emperor, as though gazing up at the boundless heavens and ocean, and suitably assumed an anxious, humble air.
"Very impressive. Your reputation is well deserved! You are the first person in the early Great Dao realm who has been able to stand firmly before me at such close range!"
Biqiong Sea Emperor smiled warmly and amiably, generous with his praise and making no secret of his regard.
Xiao Ying gave a stiff smile, then looked at Blood Xuan Witch King and the others and instructed solemnly, "Guard this formation well. Immediately stop anyone who tries to probe or damage it. I will be able to sense it!"
With that, he turned to Biqiong Sea Emperor. Xiao Ying knew that Blood Xuan Witch King and the others amounted to little against the Imperial Realm experts filling the sky and could accomplish little. They still needed the help of Mysterious Emperor Island's Imperial Realm experts.
Understanding his meaning, Biqiong Sea Emperor flicked a finger. A palm-sized emerald scale appeared in his hand and shot toward Immortal Emperor Jingyun as he sternly instructed, "Until this scale breaks, we and the Sky-Supporting Tribe are allies unto death. Guard the formation together with all your strength. No one is to slack off or act willfully, or I will show no mercy!"
As he spoke, he fixed Howling Moon Sea Emperor with a sharp gaze, leaving the latter looking sheepish and hastily reining in his hostility and vicious aura.
Biqiong Sea Emperor then turned to Xiao Ying and