17: Chapter 17 Old Stories (Part Two)

"There are no 'buts.' We have over fifty Level 4 powerhouses; are we really going to fear some trick from the Human Race? In the face of absolute strength, everything else is fake," the Young Clan Chief said with an arrogant air, then glanced at a scrawny sea turtle with a tuft of white hair on its head.

"Keep chasing! Wipe them all out to honor our great Sea God! Uwah..." White-Hair roared and was the first to charge into the territory of Linhai Prefecture.

The reason the burly man in the red straw skirt dared to offer suggestions to the Young Clan Chief was because he was one of only two Level 4 Peak powerhouses among this group of sea turtles, the other being the Young Clan Chief's bodyguard.

White-Hair, a sea turtle that had just reached Level 4, had been glanced at by the Young Clan Chief. Since he wasn't a pretty little sea turtle, if he didn't react quickly enough, he would end up dead.

White-Hair had an expletive in his heart that he didn't know whether to say or not. It was just too much bullying of the blue sea turtles. The Outer Sea was too dangerous; he wanted to go home to his mother.

The Young Clan Chief nodded in satisfaction and followed them in. The other blue sea turtles exchanged glances and silently followed behind.

After entering the land, the flying speed of this group of Level 4 sea turtles, including the Young Clan Chief, dropped significantly. It seemed everyone had heeded part of the burly man in the red straw skirt's advice; after all, a sea turtle only has one life.

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Thousand Island Lake

Judging by the name, one might think Thousand Island Lake is a small lake, but it is actually a massive lake spanning a thousand miles, named for the thousands of small islands upon it.

Some islands are only a square meter in size, while others are several thousand square meters.

Based on the local natural environment, the Families of Linhai Prefecture built a large-scale Tier 3 breeding base to raise sea beasts, either to serve as mounts or to Cultivate Artifact Refining Materials. Some sea beasts were simply raised for food, such as the White Carp clan; because their meat is extremely delicious, many Families would keep some in free-range conditions.

"Old Zhao, do you think this group of damned blue sea turtles will come?" The one asking was Clan Chief Ouyang De of the Ouyang Family.

"According to the news sent back, their Young Clan Chief has also come," Clan Chief Ding Enfu of the Ding Family said grimly.

"It's good that he's here. I was wondering how to lure them to Thousand Island Lake, but now I don't need to worry about that," Clan Leader Song Yuanhang said. "It's just that there must be that old immortal following that brat. Old Zhao, I'll leave that old immortal to you."

"Rest assured, I have nowhere to vent my anger, so it's perfect to slaughter this old sea turtle to avenge Xuanxin!" Zhao Taining said with a calm expression.

Beneath Old Man Zhao's seemingly calm face, one could only imagine the monstrous rage brewing. Zhao Xuanxin, the Martial Ancestor seed who had died this time, was his own grandson.

It had been so difficult to have such an outstanding descendant, and after twenty years of painstaking cultivation, the boy had died before even making a name for himself. Old Man Zhao had been incredibly stifled these past few days.

"Everyone, take your positions," Zhao Taining suddenly said, scanning the area with a serious look, before carefully putting away a broken Formation Plate he held in his hand and tucking it into his robe.

If anyone present had been paying close attention, they would have noticed that during the waiting time, the various Families of Linhai Prefecture had collected a total of nine Formation Plates, which also represented that nine cities in Linhai Prefecture had been slaughtered.

At this moment, Thousand Island Lake was divided into three groups of forces.

One group consisted of forty-two Martial Ancestor powerhouses gathered by the Four Great Clans of Linhai, including six Late Stage Martial Ancestors and ten Middle Stage Martial Ancestors. They were mainly responsible for activating the great formation and using the tokens to enter the formation to eliminate the remaining blue sea turtles;

One group consisted of eleven Martial Ancestor powerhouses gathered by other small Families in Linhai Prefecture, among whom there were only a mere three Middle Stage Martial Ancestors. They would also enter the great formation later to fight the enemy alongside the local Martial Ancestors;

The last group was the ten Martial Ancestors supported by Cangjiang Prefecture, including three Late Stage Martial Ancestor powerhouses, which was worth those six Breakthrough Pills. They would be mainly responsible for the perimeter defense later, a relatively safer task.

Hearing his words, the various forces quickly reached their designated positions to prepare for the upcoming battle.

...

"Young Clan Chief, ahead is Thousand Island Lake. Those three humans just escaped inside," the White-Hair sea turtle said.

"Young Clan Chief, let's retreat! I have a bad premonition; it is extremely dangerous ahead," a blue sea turtle with black patterns on its body said, looking at the young man in the center. It was unknown how many times it had had a bad premonition already.

"Since we've reached this point, we should destroy this damned Thousand Island Lake. To think they dared to keep the noble Sea Race in captivity in this tiny lake; they truly deserve to die," a sea turtle with blue hair growing all over its chest said angrily.

"Chest-Hair, don't always think with your butt. It is extremely dangerous ahead; I have a bad premonition, really," the black-patterned sea turtle emphasized once again.

"Smash this broken formation and eliminate these last three humans before we go back," the young man made his final decision and said proudly, "Thousand Island Lake, water is our home field."

The blue sea turtle in the red straw skirt hurriedly said, "Young Clan Chief, do not be careless. The humans might be doing the opposite and have set an ambush here. It would be better to send White-Hair to scout it out first before making a decision."

White-Hair was dumbfounded. Along the way, he had been low-key enough, yet he was still being targeted by the Elder.

Sigh, poor me, I worked so hard to Cultivate and finally reached Level 4, loyal to the Sea Race with all my heart. Great Sea God, please open your eyes and bless your devout sea turtle!

"Are we to fear these hateful humans even when we are in the water? If word gets out, my Blue Sea Turtle tribe will become the laughingstock of the entire Sea Race," the young man shouted.

Hearing this, White-Hair once again piously thanked the great Sea God in his heart; you have finally heard the loyal prayers of your subject.

Seeing that he could not persuade the Young Clan Chief, the blue sea turtle in the red straw skirt was extremely anxious. His eyes darted around for a long time, and suddenly he thought of a good plan, saying excitedly, "Young Clan Chief, I have a plan to avenge Aya."

Hearing the name Aya, the Young Clan Chief, who had just vented some of his anger after slaughtering nine cities, felt his rage spike again. Looking at this sea turtle that had repeatedly obstructed him, he said angrily, "Red-Hair, tell me what good plan you have to avenge Aya. If it's no good, I will have my father punish you."

The blue sea turtle in the red straw skirt knew that his repeated suggestions had already touched the Young Clan Chief's bottom line, so he quickly explained his plan: "The reason the Four Great Clans of Linhai Prefecture dared to invade our sea territory on a large scale is because they found helpers."

"Yes, I saw that hateful guy from Cangjiang Prefecture," the black-patterned sea turtle chimed in.

The blue sea turtle in the red straw skirt gave him a thumbs up with his eyes and continued, "The Human Race of Cangjiang Prefecture is so hateful. Since they are helping Linhai Prefecture deal with our great Blue Sea Turtle tribe, why don't we turn and enter Cangjiang Prefecture to take revenge on the three major Families of Cangjiang Prefecture?"

"Catch them by surprise, and we will surely gain something."

"Red-Hair, that's a good plan!" the other sea turtles immediately said. It was obvious that no one wanted to enter Thousand Island Lake, this extremely dangerous place.

Seeing everyone's reaction, the young man naturally couldn't insist on having his own way. Plus, the plan sounded great, so he agreed, "Turn to Cangjiang Prefecture and conquer ten more cities."

After the Blue Sea Turtle tribe entered Cangjiang Prefecture, it was like entering an empty land. They swept through fifteen cities, far exceeding their goal, and the dozens of Level 4 sea turtle storage shells couldn't even hold all the loot.

Having tasted success, they actually started attacking the clan lands of the three major Families of Cangjiang Prefecture. It was only thanks to a Tier 5 big shot personally taking action that this wave of attacks was repelled.

The Tier 5 big shot did not slaughter the Level 4 sea turtles; he symbolically killed ten of them, forced them to retreat from the inland, and did not take any further action.

In this battle, Cangjiang Prefecture suffered heavy losses. The three major Families of Cangjiang Prefecture unanimously believed that Linhai Prefecture and the blue sea turtles were putting on a double act to entrap the Martial Artists of Cangjiang Prefecture.

Linhai Prefecture, of course, did not admit it. If this charge were confirmed—colluding with the Sea Race to slaughter the Human Race—that would be unacceptable; it would cause an uproar.

For these past few decades, they had been bickering about this matter, and the two sides had been arguing endlessly.

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The few people recovered from their memories, exchanged greetings, flew off in different directions, and went their separate ways to attend to their own affairs.