The members of the Lin Household shuddered at the sight, and the people from the other aristocratic clans who had followed them were horrified as well.
What kind of monster was this, to have accomplished so much in so little time?
This... was simply beyond imagining!
After their shock came a bone-deep chill.
Even their Foundation Establishment clan elder and the helper he had invited were dead. Wouldn't staying here mean certain death?
"Run! Run now!"
"Turn the helm..."
Watching them scramble to change course at the first sign of danger and flee the scene, Sha Jing gave a scornful laugh.
But just as he was about to act, his expression shifted slightly, and he hurried back down to his own ship.
It was not that he did not want to pursue them. He simply lacked the strength.
The thunder beast soul slowly returned, its entire body looking as though it had suffered the punishment of a lightning strike, charred and split, exuding an air of withered desolation.
Even the slightest movement seemed liable to make it fall apart.
In such a state, it was wholly unfit for further battle. Sha Jing himself was already a bolt at the end of its flight.
Just then, a blaze descended over the sea on the other side.
It was Feng Qing, who had been hiding nearby for some time and had watched Sha Jing's entire battle with these cultivators.
Now that the fighting here had ended, he emerged.
"Captain." Several loyal subordinates were startled by the sight and gathered around, discreetly shielding Sha Jing in their midst.
"Hahahaha..." Sha Jing waved a hand and said with an air of nonchalance, "Forget those people. Keep attacking."
Then he addressed the figure that had appeared overhead. "Fellow Daoist, who are you? Did that old