After nearly a month of long-distance flight, Liu Changxu's Ruyi Sky-Patrolling Battleship and the Heavenly Lake Sacred Land's two ninth-tier flying boats finally reached the waters near Pine Needle Island.
The three ninth-tier flying boats hovered above the clouds, their hulls concealed within drifting mist. Only scattered glimmers of spiritual light showed, like enormous beasts lying dormant in the void.
Not far ahead of the three ninth-tier flying boats, Liu Changxu, Heavenly Lake Sacred Emperor Jin Haonan, and White Tiger Sacred Emperor Zhang Wenping stood shoulder to shoulder. A sea of clouds churned beneath their feet, while a short distance away, Pine Needle Island stretched across the blue waters.
Jin Haonan raised a hand toward Pine Needle Island and said gravely:
"Junior brothers, look. Murderous intent lurks on every side of Pine Needle Island. The Pine Needle Crab Race must have detected our arrival and made its preparations."
Liu Changxu did not reply. Dazzling seven-colored radiance suddenly shot from his eyes, piercing layer upon layer of space as he looked toward Pine Needle Island.
This was the manifestation of the Seven-Colored Glazed Eyes he had mastered. After advancing to Mahayana, he had further refined this divine ability through deduction, incorporating his perfected spatial law and Five Elements Law. Now, not only could he see through illusions and discern the flow of spirit energy, but he could also penetrate layers of spatial barriers to probe targets concealed deep within.
Within mere breaths, the entirety of Pine Needle Island appeared clearly in his mind: its dense pine forests and its underground caverns, crisscrossing like a labyrinth. Even the secret realm space hidden in the deepest reaches of the caverns, wrapped in layer upon layer of restrictions, lay exposed before his eyes.
More importantly, the deployment of the Pine Needle Crab Race's experts