Serpent Ancestor

In just a few breaths, the veteran members of the third team displayed exceptional combat skills, quickly forming teams with different types of combat members, each with their own strengths.

Led by White Tooth, Xu Hei swiftly headed north, arriving in front of an island.

White Tooth was a giant tooth shark over a hundred meters long, but at his level, he could freely shrink his body. In the blink of an eye, he reduced himself to about one meter, and Xu Hei followed suit.

"Porcupine Fish, keep an eye on those three. I'm going to check out this island," White Tooth said.

"Yes!" Porcupine Fish nodded.

White Tooth soared into the air and landed on the island. The residents had already relocated, leaving behind empty buildings occupied by some bandit thieves.

White Tooth closed his eyes, and a powerful Divine Sense swept out, covering a thousand miles, enveloping the island inside and out.

"No anomalies."

White Tooth returned to the sea, leading Xu Hei and the others to the next location.

Time flew by, and in less than an hour, White Tooth had searched over a hundred islands, leaving no stone unturned, whether inhabited or not, but found nothing unusual.

During this time, Xu Hei secretly released Ji Ying to investigate.

Ji Ying's observational skills and sense of smell were sharper than Xu Hei's. She had discovered Hei Huang's transformation before Xu Hei even noticed.

"So, how's the situation?" Xu Hei asked.

"No sign of the Sea God Sect," Ji Ying replied.

Xu Hei pondered for a moment and asked, "Anything unusual?"

Ji Ying remained silent.

Xu Hei also fell silent.

He suddenly realized his question might have been too broad, so he explained, "Unusual means different from the usual."

Ji Ying still remained silent.

Xu Hei thought his explanation was clear enough but felt like he hadn't said anything at all.

"Let me give you an example. If a place doesn't have a spirit gathering formation, but the Spiritual Qi is unusually high, that's unusual," Xu Hei said.

Ji Ying was silent for a moment and then said, "My head itches, feels like I'm growing a brain."

"..." Xu Hei was speechless.

...

Thus, they searched until dawn the next day, scouring both the island and underwater, but still found nothing.

However, Ji Ying kept circling Xu Hei, jumping around excitedly.

But when Xu Hei pressed for details, Ji Ying couldn't explain.

"Damn Ji Ying, something must have happened!" Xu Hei instinctively felt Ji Ying had discovered something, but she couldn't articulate it, which frustrated him.

"The other three teams also found nothing unusual," White Tooth said, frowning.

"In this southeastern sea area, the strongest cultivators are only at the late Core Formation stage, and the demonic beasts are at Great Perfection. It's impossible for them to silently kill the ghost fish. Strange," Porcupine Fish pondered.

Who killed the ghost fish remained a mystery.

Having completed their investigation, they decided to rest in place and wait for the other teams to return before making further plans.

Everything here was too normal!

When everything is normal, it becomes the most abnormal!

Xu Hei believed that randomly searching any sea area would reveal some oddities or unusual places, yet here, there was nothing, which was very suspicious.

No evil cultivators, ghost cultivators, strange sea beasts, or peculiar terrains were found.

Xu Hei released Ji Ying, who kept circling him, buzzing.

"What do you want to say?" Xu Hei asked.

"Brain, brain!" Ji Ying said.

Xu Hei was speechless, realizing she wanted to eat brains. What kind of discovery was that?

But suddenly, Xu Hei's eyes flashed, and he said, "Go! I agree!"

"Yay!"

Ji Ying instantly set off, speeding in one direction like a black lightning bolt.

Xu Hei followed closely behind, pursuing Ji Ying.

White Tooth glanced at the departing Xu Hei, frowning slightly, but on second thought, since the dangers here had been checked, a little activity wouldn't hurt.

If they did encounter danger, it might even be a breakthrough point.

"Follow and take a look," White Tooth instructed Porcupine Fish beside him.

Porcupine Fish was extremely reluctant but had no choice but to follow Xu Hei slowly.

But soon, Porcupine Fish realized something was wrong because Xu Hei's speed was so fast that he almost lost track of him in a blink.

"How is he so fast?" Porcupine Fish's eyes flashed with surprise, and he immediately accelerated, shooting out like a rocket.

...

On an island.

This was the base of the most notorious pirate group in the southeastern sea, the Wolf Fang Gang.

The Wolf Fang Gang survived by robbing merchants and small sects, but they never targeted the Sea Commerce Guild and even cooperated with them secretly, which is why they hadn't been wiped out.

Ji Ying approached the island where the Wolf Fang Gang was based, slowing down and quietly infiltrating along the island's edge.

Xu Hei's eyes flashed, and he also sneaked in.

For demonic beasts, having a pirate group was all too normal. There were countless rogue groups in the East Sea, and they hadn't paid much attention before.

But since Ji Ying noticed something here, it indicated a problem!

At this moment, on the island, the Wolf Fang Gang was hosting a grand banquet to entertain a distinguished guest from afar.

This person had a rugged appearance, with a body of well-trained muscles, wearing a single-eyed mask, carrying a blue weapon, exuding a fierce aura, clearly having killed countless people.

At this moment, the man was drinking and enjoying himself, accompanied by two captured female cultivators, one on each side, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Xu Hei hid in the shadows, suddenly feeling that this person looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

But he was sure he didn't recognize this person's appearance!

"Brain, brain!" Ji Ying exclaimed excitedly.

"Brain?"

Xu Hei squinted his eyes, immediately realizing he must have seen this person before, only in disguise!

Ji Ying was very adept at seeing through disguises, having even discovered Hei Huang's transformation, let alone this person.

"Who is this person?" Xu Hei asked.

"Brain," Ji Ying replied.

Xu Hei: "..."

Just then, the rugged man sitting at the head of the banquet table suddenly frowned.

Immediately, an ordinary Divine Sense swept towards Xu Hei's hiding place.

This Divine Sense was neither strong nor weak, very ordinary, matching the man's mid-stage Core Formation cultivation, naturally finding nothing.

But detecting someone hiding wasn't as simple as a mid-stage Core Formation.

"This person is suspicious!"

Xu Hei's eyes turned cold, planning to capture this person first, better to kill by mistake than let go.

Just as Xu Hei was about to act, the rugged man suddenly smirked and said, "A fellow Daoist from afar is a rare guest. Why hide? Why not come out and meet?"

Such an attitude left Xu Hei stunned.

"Heh, to have discovered me, you have good eyes!"

A young cultivator stepped out from the shadows, handsome and elegant, with a scholarly air.

"It's him?"

Xu Hei's pupils contracted. He recognized this young cultivator as Lin Ziye, who had previously infiltrated the Sea God Sect to rescue Bai Qiushui.

This person was Old Master's disciple. Why was he here?

"And the other one?"

The rugged man sneered, his gaze fixed on a certain spot.

"He's my junior brother, recently joined Penglai Island, a bit shy," Lin Ziye said with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, another person stepped out from behind him. Dressed in a clean white robe, holding a scroll, yet exuding a rebellious aura, his skin shimmered with golden light, crystal clear, accompanied by a wisp of noble aura around his brow.

It was Bai Qiushui.

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