Chapter 556 - 555: Jian Shisan Battles the Otherworldly Youth

Chapter 556: Chapter 555: Jian Shisan Battles the Otherworldly Youth

The Holy Land

Jian Shisan stood on the edge of the Holy Land, by the sea.

A massive number of Sea Monsters lay before him.

Yue Xi came to Jian Shisan’s side and said, "They came again today?"

Jian Shisan nodded without a word.

These Sea Monsters weren’t strong, but there were a great many of them, and they carried the aura of the dead.

"They’re very similar to the Sea Monsters that attacked East Water Island. I asked around, and some say they’re likely Nether Sea Monsters," said Yue Xi.

Silver Armor arrived just then. "They are indeed Nether Sea Monsters, from the Netherworld River. But the one we need to be most concerned about is the person who brought them here."

Jian Shisan nodded. To him, these were minor issues. As long as he stood here, no one would get past him.

Because his junior sister was behind him.

So it didn’t matter who the opponent was or how powerful they were; the outcome would be the same.

Yue Xi asked Silver Armor, "Were you attacked on your end too? Was it also for the Immortal Spiritual Qi?"

Not long after the Immortal Spiritual Qi appeared, someone had attacked the Holy Land.

And it wasn’t just one wave.

Jian Shisan hadn’t been here before, so they had relied on Yue Xi and those old fossils within the Holy Land to organize the defense.

After all, the Sea Monsters weren’t powerful enough to warrant Silver Armor and his people taking action.

Meanwhile, Silver Armor was naturally dealing with people.

Those people emerged from the darkness, each one stronger than the last.

If it weren’t for Silver Armor’s group, the Immortal Spiritual Qi would have been stolen, even with the protection of the Holy Land’s Grand Array.

Silver Armor shook his head. "The Immortal Spiritual Qi is useless to them. They’re likely here for destruction. There are always people watching the Holy Land."

Silver Armor had known this for a long time. Whenever a critical moment for the Holy Land arrived, someone would show up to cause trouble.

Their attacks weren’t ferocious, but they never failed to appear, as if they were deliberately probing.

Perhaps they were hoping to get lucky and break through.

Jian Shisan also looked at Silver Armor. "Who are these people?"

Silver Armor was silent for a moment before shaking his head. "It’s hard to say, but they are definitely people from the ancient era."

Jian Shisan asked again, "Then are you the reason they don’t come in person?"

Jian Shisan didn’t believe that those who remained from the ancient era were incapable of acting personally. The reason they didn’t was that they feared something.

And in the entire Holy Land, Silver Armor’s group was the strongest.

At least, Jian Shisan wasn’t confident he could win against them.

Silver Armor nodded.

Silver Armor and the others were restricted to the Holy Land, which was why they were even stronger than before.

It was similar to how Jian Shisan had been restricted to the Holy Land when he had achieved a false state of Entering Dao.

But Jian Shisan was different. His freedom hadn’t been restricted, and he had directly abandoned that path.

That was not his Dao at all.

And so, the Jian Shisan of today was born.

"Then what about these Sea Monsters?" Jian Shisan asked, pointing at the Sea Monsters that had appeared once more.

Silver Armor shook his head. "There’s no information on them, but their appearance is very likely related to the disappearance of the world’s grand design."

Jian Shisan was aware of the disappearance of the world’s grand design, but he didn’t know the reason behind it.

Silver Armor was completely tight-lipped on the matter.

Some things they could talk about, but other things, they absolutely could not.

At least, Jian Shisan was not yet powerful enough to know.

If Jian Shisan could succeed in Attaining the Dao, then they could tell him anything.

’Succeeding in Attaining the Dao... In his era, how many people had managed that?’

’You could count them on one hand.’

For some reason, Silver Armor just felt that the man before him could succeed in Attaining the Dao.

It was only a matter of time.

Then, Jian Shisan said to Yue Xi, "I... I’ll go... go find... find them."

Yue Xi nodded. "Be careful then, Senior Brother."

Jian Shisan nodded.

’Fighting endlessly like this isn’t a solution. Only by finding the person behind all this can I bring it to an end.’

’Just because Silver Armor and his people won’t act doesn’t mean the Holy Land has no one else.’

With that, Jian Shisan’s Sword Qi spread out, instantly enveloping a vast expanse of the sea.

He had surrounded the entire sea region. As long as his opponent was within this range, they would have nowhere to hide.

Meanwhile, far out at sea, a young man who did not exist in reality stood upon the surface of the water.

He frowned as he looked at the sea region enveloped by Sword Qi. ’This person has exceeded my expectations.’

"Such powerful Sword Intent... Tier Eight Inquiry, with a faint aura of Attaining the Dao. To think someone here is this strong." The youth had merely been drawn here by the Immortal Spiritual Qi.

He had been recuperating from his injuries, but then he sensed the aura of *that* person from all those years ago.

It was that person who had discovered him when he had tried to infiltrate this place, ultimately trapping him there.

He had only escaped a short while ago.

If not for the end of the war of gods, which allowed them to receive news, they would never have known that King Qin Wu was dead.

As the wielder of a Celestial Stele, he knew many things that others did not.

Now that he sensed that person’s aura, he had to come and take a look, no matter what.

To be safe, he had sent the Nether Sea Monsters to scout the way.

Who knew he would draw out someone so powerful?

However, as long as it wasn’t *that* person, he had nothing to fear.

’Once my injuries are healed, I’ll come back here.’

But just as he was about to retreat, a voice sounded beside him: "Found you."

The youth’s pupils contracted. ’How can this be?’

’I’m not within the range of his Sword Qi.’

At that moment, a sword pierced through the space toward him.

Although the youth was surprised, he didn’t lose his composure. The instant Jian Shisan’s sword thrust in, he tapped his finger on its tip.

BOOM! A colossal wave of energy erupted, churning the entire sea.

Jian Shisan was forced back a great distance.

He stood with his sword in hand, looking toward the invisible youth.

’He’s strong. Stronger than me.’

’But he’s injured. I can fight him.’

A shadow fell over the youth’s eyes. ’Humans are getting more and more outrageous.’

’They have no respect for me at all. That madman was like this, and so is this one.’

’Not a single one of them fears me.’

This angered him.

He had been about to say something, but Jian Shisan was clearly not one for chatter during a fight. He struck the moment his opponent was about to speak.

His sword streaked across heaven and earth, his Sword Intent was boundless, and his Sword Dao was unparalleled.

In the next instant, they clashed. Their figures flickered and vanished like lightning, and the aftershocks of their battle swept the seawater apart.

Even Yue Xi and Silver Armor, far away in the Holy Land, could see the ripples of power from the battle.

"So strong," Silver Armor couldn’t help but exclaim.

’Jian Shisan is truly strong.’

’I’ve lived for so long, yet I’ve rarely seen anyone this powerful.’

Jian Shisan grew up in the Holy Land. His time to maturity was short, but his progress was astonishing.

Jian Shisan wasn’t particularly remarkable in his early stages. His true rise likely began after he reached Tier Seven.

Especially after he returned to the Holy Land from his time away, his progress was as swift as flight.

Silver Armor subconsciously glanced at Yue Xi. He always felt that as long as this woman was around, Jian Shisan could become even stronger.

’I... don’t understand Jian Shisan’s Dao.’

"Senior, who do you think will win?" Yue Xi suddenly asked.

Silver Armor shook his head. "The opponent doesn’t exist in our reality. Their full power isn’t being displayed, so it’s impossible to guess."

Yue Xi didn’t say anything more, because she believed her senior brother would win.

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