"Call..."
Watching the Commander Xue leave, Xiao Yan, standing in the void, finally breathed a long sigh of relief. Cold sweat immediately poured from his forehead, and the tense nerves throughout his body suddenly relaxed at this moment.
It has to be said that facing a Origin Transformation Realm expert is quite stressful. Even with Wang Zhiyuan blocking his way, Xiao Yan still felt extremely nervous. Only when he saw the Commander Xue leading the Sea Tribe away did Xiao Yan's heart finally settle down.
"Whoosh!"
However, at that very moment, a cheer suddenly erupted from the island below. Everyone on the island looked up at Xiao Yan in the sky, their eyes filled with awe and fervor.
He single-handedly repelled countless powerful Sea Tribe, even forcing Origin Transformation Realm expert to retreat. Although Wang Zhiyuan played a role in this, the result still deeply shocked all the powerful figures on the island.
When Xiao Yan landed and returned to the street, he was surrounded by a large crowd. Countless eyes, filled with respect and fervor, were fixed on him, making him somewhat at a loss. But at that moment, Wang Zhiyuan Xiao Yan appeared in front of Xiao Yan, and the noisy crowd immediately fell silent.
Upon seeing the middle-aged man slowly appear before him, Xiao Yan's expression faltered slightly. He immediately clasped his hands in a respectful greeting, but the man stopped him.
"Hehe, young friend, there's no need to be so polite. You just saved everyone on this island and spared us a great battle. If you were to bow to me now, what would they think of me?"
Wang Zhiyuan smiled gently, his tone carrying a hint of teasing, which immediately eased the tense atmosphere in the room. At the same time, Xiao Yan's wariness towards him also lessened considerably.
"Senior is too kind. I simply do not wish to see death and injury. After all, we are all human beings, and I can only do my best to prevent war from harming the people."
Xiao Yan clasped his hands in a fist salute, his dark eyes remaining completely calm. His words, however, revealed a chivalrous spirit that inspired respect. Of course, those present were well aware of how many people scoffed at his words.
As a senior, Wang Zhiyuan naturally understood Xiao Yan's words thoroughly, and he smiled in agreement, cupping his hands in greeting:
"Regardless of what happened before, on behalf of everyone on this island, I still want to thank you for what happened!"
Afterwards, Xiao Yan echoed his sentiments. Once the surrounding crowd had dispersed, Wang Zhiyuan exchanged a few polite words and then left as well.
After everyone left, Xiao Yan did not linger any longer. He quickly took out the map that Deacon Qian had given him earlier, roughly determined the direction, and immediately set off towards the depths of the North Sea.
According to the map, in the North Sea, humans live on countless islands. These islands, viewed from the direction of Coiled Serpent Island, seem to spread outwards from it as the center, and their outline on the map looks like a giant ship.
Of course, besides these islands, there are also countless islands of all sizes deep in the North Sea. Almost half of these islands are under the control of the North Sea Academy, and their territory is even larger than the islands inhabited by other forces. It can be said that almost all the islands deep in the North Sea belong to the North Sea Academy.
If the Sea Tribe are the overlords beneath the ocean, then the North Sea Academy is the sole lord of all the islands in the North Sea!
Wherever the North Sea Academy's logo is erected on the island, even powerful experts at the Origin Transformation Realm Origin Return Realm dare not act recklessly.
In the past, many powerful human beings were expelled from the North Sea North Sea Academy by its members for refusing to abide by its rules. Among them was even a powerful being at the Origin King Great Realm!
A powerful being at the Origin King Great Realm is an exceptionally formidable figure even on the entire continent. No force would dare to underestimate them. Yet, despite this, they were ruthlessly driven away from the North Sea Academy and never dared to set foot in the North Sea again!
This alone is enough to imagine just how immense the power of the North Sea Academy truly is!
According to the map, the main campus of the North Sea Academy is also located in the Beihai North Sea, facing north. Its location is also the very center of all the islands occupied by the North Sea Academy, and it is even specially marked on the map.
With Commander Xue having just led his team away and so many of his clansmen unconscious, Xiao Yan believed that the guy wouldn't return at this time. Therefore, leaving now might be the best course of action.
Sure enough, three days after Xiao Yan left Coiled Serpent Island, members of the Sea Flood Dragon Clan were quietly lingering on the Coiled Serpent Island's outskirts. These people were sent by the Commander Xue, but unfortunately, Xiao Yan had already left, and they were destined never to see their so-called target.
Wang Zhiyuan on the island clearly sensed these people, and a mocking smile crept onto his lips. Xiao Yan's departure was naturally within his perception, and he certainly knew why these little Sea Flood Dragon Clan were lingering here.
He laughed at Commander Xue's self-righteousness, thinking that Xiao Yan would be wary of him and stay on Coiled Serpent Island. Little did he know that the latter would do the opposite and leave with him. Now, they are probably already tens of thousands of miles away.
Over the course of three days, Xiao Yan traveled northwards, his heart filled with bitter smiles.
Although he had a map, in this vast ocean, with the sky and earth all a deep blue, even with a map as a guide, it was still difficult for Xiao Yan, who was new to the North Sea, to discern directions. The only thing he could confirm was that he was indeed heading north.
There were no islands in sight on the vast sea, not even ships or seabirds. The whole world seemed to be submerged by the sea, with the ocean as far as the eye could see. Seeing the surging seawater below, Xiao Yan felt a surge of emotion welling up inside him.
If he couldn't find anyone to guide him, he didn't even know how long he would wander in this boundless sea, and he might not even be able to find his way back.
"Well..."
He gave a helpless, bitter laugh, looked up at the sky, and saw a golden sun hanging in the azure sky, its dazzling light pouring down, seemingly carrying a cold, indifferent meaning.
With a slight smirk, Xiao Yan snapped out of his daze and was about to continue forward when, in the next instant, the sea directly below him suddenly exploded, and a fierce beam of Dou Qi slashed fiercely upwards at Xiao Yan.
The sudden attack would have startled an ordinary person, but Xiao Yan was only stunned for a moment. As he regained his senses, he took a half step back from the void, and the streak of Xiao Yan Dou Qi into the sky, just past his face.
"Laugh..."
With a whooshing sound, four powerful members of the Sea Flood Dragon Clan appeared around Xiao Yan, each holding a position and surrounding him. Their eyes were filled with boundless greed.
However, the moment Xiao Yan first saw these four guys, a look of excitement also appeared in his eyes.