Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book - Chapter 938 - 653: Entering the Beast Tide Again
Chapter 938: Chapter 653: Entering the Beast Tide Again
The dull sound of the waves washed over island after island.
A Spirit Shuttle traversed the shallow layers of the sea, occasionally colliding with large fish due to its speed, instantly creating a massive blood mist.
Of course, there were times when the Spirit Shuttle would also surface.
At this moment, even though Ye Jingcheng was looking forward, his Divine Sense was entirely focused at the rear.
Clearly, his mind was in turmoil.
Beside him, the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon had shrunk its body, licking its wounds.
It nudged its head against Ye Jingcheng’s hand.
Seemingly confused as to why Ye Jingcheng was struggling to control the Spiritual Ship.
But Ye Jingcheng’s Divine Sense was still focused behind them; they had already traveled far, to the point his Divine Sense could no longer sense anything.
He kept telling himself that he was on guard against the Demon Kings of the Celestial Flood Dragon Sea catching up.
Yet he also knew he was hoping Ye Shengyi would somehow reappear in their field of vision.
But that scene was as impossible as a castle in the air in the Mortal World.
Even the Earth Dragon Demon King, rare to show emotion, looked behind, seemingly reminiscing about the past.
After all, the connections between Ye Shengyi and the Earth Dragon Demon King date back hundreds of years.
“He was once a genius of the Ye Family!” the Earth Dragon Demon King finally raised its head and looked at Ye Jingcheng.
“But even when facing setbacks and changes, he never lost his needed rationality!”
“Thank you, Dragon Ancestor!” Ye Jingcheng shook his head, discarding the negative emotions.
His Divine Sense also moved forward.
In an instant, Ye Jingcheng understood why he had been reminded.
Ahead of them, shadows of Arrays and some scouting Cultivators were already visible.
Had it not been for the Earth Dragon Demon King’s warning, they might have collided.
These Arrays were not good omens.
This indicated that the other side had also sensed the outbreak of the Beast Tide.
They were already prepared to defend against the Beast Tide.
Being prepared for this indicates not only the presence of Purple Mansion Cultivators but possibly Golden Core True Masters and even Nascent Soul True Monarchs.
If Ye Jingcheng were discovered, being held accountable would be a minor issue, but having the Ye Family’s matters exposed would pose a huge problem.
All the efforts of the Ye Family would go to waste.
Cold sweat began to seep from Ye Jingcheng’s back.
Fortunately, no Divine Sense had yet landed on their Spirit Shuttle, indicating that at least no Golden Core True Masters or True Monarchs had discovered them.
Of course, they were still at a considerable distance from the archipelagos.
This time, their retreat was neither to the Celestial Cloud Islands, where the Purple Wood Sect was located, nor to the Luoyun Islands, home of the Cyan Spirit Trading Association, but to the Chiyun Islands.
According to the previous layout of the Ye Family, the Zi Family on the Chiyun Islands also participated in the Yin Shark Abyss operation.
This implied that the Chiyun Islands might already house a force from the Celestial Horse Sea Domain, possibly even a Nascent Soul True Monarch.
“Dragon Ancestor, we must turn around and enter the Beast Tide!” Ye Jingcheng stated.
Compared to those old monsters, the Golden Core True Masters and Nascent Soul True Monarchs, Ye Jingcheng was evidently more willing to face the Demon Kings of the Demon Race.
Besides, he couldn’t find a suitable identity to infiltrate the Human Race at the moment.
Nor could he accept being questioned or examined by a Spirit Inquiry Talisman.
Ye Jingcheng promptly took out a Grotto Heaven Stone Spirit, instructing the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon and Earth Dragon Demon King Double-headed Turtle Demon King to enter the Grotto Heaven.
He then retrieved a Spirit Beast Bag, which wasn’t his but Ye Xuefan’s, containing the non-combatant Blue Water Whale Great Demon.
Ye Jingcheng’s figure also dove toward the seabed.
In the deep sea, with intersecting abysses and numerous rocks, the range of Divine Sense would also be somewhat reduced.
Upon reaching the lowest point, Ye Jingcheng deployed a Spirit Separation Array. After its coverage, he released the Blue Water Whale.
The massive Blue Water Whale began to cry out mournfully.
It seemed to reproach Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xuefan for not releasing it during the battle, opening its mouth wide as if it were a big eater.
Ye Jingcheng stroked the Blue Water Whale’s neck, channeling substantial Treasure Light into it, and tossed in a few Spirit Pills, causing the whale to leap with joy.
After the appeasement, the Blue Water Whale opened its vast mouth.
Ye Jingcheng also entered it.
Finally, he took out the Shadowless Daoist Robe, instructing the Stone Spirit to cast the Void Concealment Skill over himself and his surroundings.
This way, unless someone was inside the Blue Water Whale, they would never notice anything unusual.
In this guise, the Blue Water Whale was just another member of the Vast Beast Tide.
All they had to do was charge forward with the Beast Tide.
“Bear a little pain, the disguise will be more convincing!” Ye Jingcheng instructed.
The Blue Water Whale’s intelligent eyes immediately understood.
Its massive tail lashed at a colossal reef, carving a deep gash.
An abundance of blood gushed out, resembling a sword wound.
Then it swam from the seafloor towards the outer sea.
After an unknown period of swimming, Ye Jingcheng dared not use Divine Sense to look outside. However, he felt the Blue Water Whale trembling as the terrifying presence of Demon Kings descended upon it, causing it to wail continuously.
Ye Jingcheng counted; there were about fifteen instances of enormous Divine Sense probing the Blue Water Whale.
This confirmed the Celestial Flood Dragon Sea’s might.
Furthermore, one instance nearly brought the Blue Water Whale to collapse!
Clearly, that was a true Demon Emperor!
Then, the Blue Water Whale began to change direction.
Ye Jingcheng also let out a long breath, knowing that the Blue Water Whale had been requisitioned by the Flood Dragons of the Celestial Flood Dragon Sea, becoming a part of the Beast Tide.
The Beast Tide in the Outer Sea is endless. Not to mention that humans are unclear about how many Great Demons there are, even those Demon Kings and Demon Emperors might be uncertain.
As long as the Blue Water Whale doesn’t get stained with the aura of magical combat, nor with the beast blood of the dead demon beasts, it will not be discovered.
Moreover, the fact that no attack was made on the Blue Water Whale now indicates that his own disguise was also successful.
At this moment, Ye Jingcheng felt somewhat regretful; if it weren’t for the Dark Night Purple Bat Demon King and the Thunder Flood Dragon Demon King.
Ye Shengyi could have escaped similarly.
Of course, at this moment, he dared not use Divine Sense, nor even the Purple Illusion Eye.
During this time, if he hasn’t estimated wrongly, the Flood Dragons of the Celestial Flood Dragon Sea will undoubtedly launch a desperate attack on the Human Race, and the Beast Tide will be just a beginning, not an end.
Numerous Demon Kings and Demon Emperors might appear; only when fighting reaches a certain point, and the Great Demons sweep by, can he have the Blue Sea Whale swallow a cultivator and then escape under disguise.
Afterward, he also entered the Stone Spirit Grotto Heaven. Given the current situation, there is no need for him here; of course, he would be of no use even if he stayed.
Once he entered the Grotto Heaven, all the Ye Family Members stood up.
They looked towards Ye Jingcheng.
People at Lingyun Peak might not recognize Ye Shengyi.
But the name sound lineage makes it clear to them many things.
Everyone had more or less injuries.
Ye Jingcheng didn’t say much, nor did they speak.
For a while, the atmosphere was silently somber.
“Double-headed Turtle Demon King, are you saving your Wood Transformation Divine Light for after you’re dead?” Ye Jingcheng turned around and looked at the two-headed turtle.
Both turtle heads shrunk slightly at once.
But indeed, the Treasure Light in the air became more abundant, enveloping more cultivators and spirit beasts.
Ye Jingcheng then summoned the Five-Colored Cloud Deer, releasing a lot of fresh blood.
To some clan members with more severe injuries.
“Everyone, cultivate well. This is not the Ye Family’s ultimate battle. Our ultimate battle will surely shake the entire Eastern Domain!”
“Then, you can all tell the world, our Ye Family… is back!” Ye Jingcheng shouted, also instantly reigniting the fighting spirit among the clan members.
For those of the Hidden Peak, the greatest wish is naturally to live again in the eyes of the world.
Let the cultivators know their name, rather than being as they are now, with some of them even having a tombstone in the ancestral hall at the Ye Family’s Lingyun Peak.
After everyone individually recovered and healed, Ye Jingcheng also looked at many of the clan members.
He first approached Ye Haicheng, Ye Haisheng, and even Ye Xuefan.
He lowered his head, saying nothing.
“For Third Uncle, to die in battle for the clan is also a fulfillment of his wish. What we, the later generations, must do is not to forget our ancestors’ mission and vision, and that alone is enough!” Ye Xuefan also spoke to console.
Ye Jingcheng had done quite well.
If not for Ye Jingcheng, the Ye Family’s success in this Beast Tide would have been nearly impossible.
Among them, most of the Demon Kings were killed by Ye Jingcheng in cooperation with the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon and the Double-headed Turtle.
In contrast, the Earth Dragon Demon King achieved little.
Of course, this is not to blame the Earth Dragon Demon King. If it hadn’t been holding off the Thunder Flood Dragon Demon King, that one Flood Dragon alone could have destroyed the Ye Family instantly.
A late-stage Tier Four Flood Dragon Demon King, and the most destructive Thunder Flood Dragon.
It naturally was not something ordinary Demon Kings could compare to.
Ye Jingcheng handed Ye Shengyi’s Storage Bag to Ye Xuefan.
Ye Xuefan hesitated for a moment, then accepted it.
Ye Jingcheng then watched his familiar clan members in the Grotto Heaven; some were recovering from injuries, and some he watched three times without seeing.
Until he looked a fourth time, at which point he bit his lip, struggled to force a smile, and began to comfort these clan members.
Even Ye Jing Hu was severely injured.
A gigantic sword scar slashed across his chest by a Sword Shark.
But upon seeing Ye Jingcheng’s gaze, Ye Jing Hu still grinned.
“Eleventh Brother, I haven’t embarrassed Lingyun Peak. I killed six Tier-equivalent demon beasts and seriously injured a Tier Three Great Demon!”
Ye Jingcheng didn’t say much, just stepped forward to pat the latter’s shoulder.
“Be careful next time; you’re not a Body Cultivator!”
Ye Jingcheng then also glanced at Ye Jingting, Ye Jingyu, Ye Xingqun, speaking briefly with each before finally looking at Ye Jingchong:
“Not bad!”
Ye Jingchong’s Golden Light Spirit-Slaying Locusts slew quite a few demon beasts this time, although many also fell.
But it was undoubtedly deserving of praise.
After looking around at the clan members, Ye Jingcheng came to the Soul Banner.
He looked at the beast souls inside the Soul Banner, a total of 93,600, meaning they were 6,000 short of the hundred thousand mark.
However, there were nine Tier Four Demon King beast souls among them.
Seven were gained from this Beast Tide, one from the Celestial Water Cyan Ox killed when landing on the island, and another from the earliest Sea-covering Demon King’s beast soul.
Of course, the earliest one was not one of the seven targets of the Ye Family this time.
At the same time, there were also three Three-headed Bird Demon King beast souls, which could also count as ten if included.
Thus, even if 6,000 ordinary Tier One and Tier Two beast souls were missing, in terms of overall soul power, it shouldn’t fall short.
Nonetheless, he still took out the Clan Token to communicate with other clan members…
