188: Chapter 187 Zeng Guan Appears

The setting sun was about to sink into the sea, dyeing the entire sea area a golden red.

The Sea Quelling Department's flying boat slowly rose and headed towards the eastern horizon.

Twenty Mystic Armor Soldiers were counting the spoils of war in the cabin, while Zhou Lie stood at the bow of the boat, gripping the letter found in the stone house with his brows tightly furrowed.

Heavenly Heart Sect.

This medium-sized School in Star Continent Anchorage actually dared to covet the jiaolong remains and collude with Blood Bone Venerable in secret.

If this matter is true, the Sea Quelling Department will definitely pursue it to the end.

But what he did not know was—

About five miles away from the flying boat, in a layer of churning clouds, another flying boat was quietly hovering.

The flying boat was about six zhang long, pale green in color, and engraved with the emblem of the Heavenly Heart Sect on its hull.

The flying boat was shrouded in a layer of faint mist, which was the effect of a concealment Formation, capable of blending the flying boat's aura with the clouds, making it difficult for ordinary Primal Form Realm Cultivators to detect, even if they were close at hand.

On the deck, an old man in a green robe stood with his hands behind his back.

He was about sixty years old, with a thin face and three strands of long beard fluttering on his chest, his eyes and brows carrying a hint of sinister air.

His body was surrounded by a faint cyan light, within which blood threads vaguely wove, emitting an uncomfortable aura.

Heavenly Heart Sect Hall Master, Zeng Guan.

He had only recently advanced to the Late Yuanxiang Stage.

His gaze pierced through layers of clouds and landed on the dark black flying boat that was gradually moving away.

"Blood Bone... is dead."

His voice was low, carrying a hint of irrepressible shock and anger.

Today, he was ordered by the Sect Leader to come to Black Stone Island to check on the situation of Blood Bone Venerable.

That old monster had obtained the jiaolong remains and should have been honestly refining the Dragon essence on the island, yet no news had been sent back for a long time.

The Sect Leader was worried, so he had him come personally.

As a result, what did he see?

The Sea Quelling Department's flying boat.

The Sea Quelling Department's soldiers.

And those scattered Blood Puppets remains on the island, the corpses of the evil Cultivators who had been slaughtered.

Blood Bone Venerable was dead.

The fact that they had been secretly dealing with Blood Bone Venerable had been exposed.

Zeng Guan's face was as gloomy as water.

That letter—the letter he wrote to Blood Bone Venerable—was still in that stone house on the island.

That letter not only contained the method of nourishing with Dragon marrow but also had the mark of the Heavenly Heart Sect and the details of their discussed transaction.

If that letter fell into the hands of the Sea Quelling Department...

"No." He said in a low voice, a trace of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes, "That letter must not be sent back."

He turned around and looked behind him.

On the deck stood more than twenty Heavenly Heart Sect Disciples.

Those Disciples were all above the Pulse Condensation Realm, and the leaders were two middle-aged men, both at the Initial Stage of Yuanxiang.

They held weapons, their True Qi flowing around their bodies, clearly having long prepared for battle.

"Hall Master, are we really going to intercept and kill the people from the Sea Quelling Department?" A middle-aged man whispered, his voice carrying a hint of hesitation, "That is the Sea Quelling Department, Xu Zhaoyang's people..."

"What are you afraid of?" Zeng Guan glanced at him coldly, "There are only twenty Mystic Armor Soldiers on that flying boat, plus those few Dragon Abyss Palace Disciples, at most thirty people. That green-armored captain is only at the Late Yuanxiang Stage, and I am also at the Late Yuanxiang Stage, plus you all, it is enough for a battle."

He paused, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

"What's more—I still have helpers."

He raised his right hand and slightly curled his five fingers.

In his palm, a wisp of dark red light suddenly emerged!

The light was extremely strange, twisting and struggling like a living creature; with every twist, a wisp of blood-colored thread escaped from the light, winding and moving in the air.

Blood Control Technique.

The Heavenly Heart Sect's secret evil technique could forcibly control dead creatures with the power of blood fiend, turning them into Blood Puppets dominated by the caster.

And right now, on Black Stone Island, there were still over a hundred surviving Blood Puppets.

Although those Blood Puppets had been suppressed by the Dragon's might and their Divine Souls had been mostly destroyed by the Heart Blade, their Physical Bodies remained intact.

As long as their blood fiend demon cores were activated with the Blood Control Technique, they would be able to stand up again and become cannon fodder for charging into battle.

"Go." Zeng Guan whispered.

The dark red light in his palm suddenly exploded, turning into countless blood-colored threads, shooting rapidly towards Black Stone Island!

Those threads moved like living things in the air, crossing the five-mile sea surface and shooting straight into the bodies of the Blood Puppets kneeling on the ground!

The bodies of the Blood Puppets began to tremble.

The dim dark red light in their eye sockets reignited at this moment!

But what ignited this time was no longer their own consciousness.

It was the power of blood fiend that Zeng Guan had forcibly injected.

They stood up, their movements stiff like marionettes, and walked slowly towards the flying boat where Zeng Guan was.

One.

Ten.

Fifty.

Over a hundred.

Those Blood Puppets stepped onto the sea surface, walking on the waves like a procession of a hundred ghosts, converging towards the cyan flying boat.

Zeng Guan stood at the bow of the boat, watching the gradually approaching Blood Puppets, the corners of his mouth slowly curling into a smile.

"With these things leading the charge, how long can those few people from the Sea Quelling Department hold out?"

He turned around and looked at the Disciples behind him, who had various expressions on their faces.

"Prepare for battle. After one stick of incense, we will launch a surprise attack on the flying boat."

"Remember—that letter must be destroyed. Not a single word of its contents can be leaked."

"As for those few Dragon Abyss Palace Disciples—"

He paused, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

"Kill them all without exception."