Just as the demon beasts were beginning to waver...
Suddenly!
"If you don't want to die, get ten thousand miles away from here at once!"
An utterly arrogant voice erupted into the sky, as though rising from the depths of the earth. It came from Illusory Spirit Island, brimming with fury...
"Buzzz!" The voice seemed to contain astonishing power, making the demon beasts' heads ring. A heaven-shaking pressure erupted, and an inexplicable tremor rose from the depths of their hearts...
"Go!" Many of the demon beasts immediately lost all interest in watching the spectacle. They turned and fled. What a joke! Whatever lavish rewards the Poisonous Beast Purple Flood Dragon promised, they had to survive to spend them. Besides, in the demon beasts' world, where strength reigned supreme, a powerful being's promises were no better than a fart. They could turn hostile on a whim. These demon beasts were far from witless. Naturally, they would not stupidly charge forward and throw their lives away for the Sea Cow Emperor and the Poisonous Beast Purple Flood Dragon...
Others belonged to different factions in the first place. Naturally, they would not intervene. Retreat was the wisest course...
"Hmm?!" The Poisonous Beast Purple Flood Dragon had naturally heard the voice and sensed that heaven-shaking pressure as well. His expression darkened. Still, his cultivation was at the peak of the late Mighty One Stage, so he had no reason to be afraid. Instead, he roared, "Don't be afraid, everyone! Lord Sea Cow Emperor is already on his way...!"
"Hmph! Courting death!" Before the Poisonous Beast Purple Flood Dragon could finish, an utterly furious roar erupted into the sky. The entire island, and even the sea around it, began to shake. Suddenly!
"BOOM!!!" A muffled explosion that shook heaven and earth burst from Illusory Spirit