Douluo Amon: I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King.

Chapter 568 The Moving Island?

Purple, purple, purple, purple, black, black, black—seven spirit rings rose from Wu Siduo and the others.

In the year following the destruction of Shrek Academy, each of them held their breath and focused on their training for over a year without any external interference.

With the resources left by Shrek Academy in the shelter, each of them made rapid progress and is now a Soul Saint.

None of the first group of people to arrive at Devil's Island were below the seventh ring level.

With ten Soul Saints at the seventh ring and two-word battle armor, plus Wu Changkong, a Title Douluo and a three-word battle armor master, their team would be an undeniable force wherever they went.

"There was definitely a problem."

As the submarine continued to penetrate deeper, Wu Changkong's brows furrowed; it was too quiet!

Yes, it was too quiet. Based on his past experience, the waters surrounding Devil Island should be teeming with sea spirit beasts.

Although the sea spirit beasts dared not approach Devil Island due to the influence of the destructive energy, they should have hovered outside the island, waiting for the life energy to erupt.

However, as their submarine advanced, they couldn't see even a single high-level sea spirit beast on the surface of the sea, which was clearly a problem.

You know, this is the ocean!

Even if there are no powerful ten-thousand-year-old sea spirit beasts, there should still be some fish that are a hundred or a thousand years old.

However, even now, Wu Changkong can only sense some ten-year-old sea spirit beast fish and a few hundred-year-old spirit beasts at most, which is obviously a big problem.

"Ms. Wu, those islands ahead have a strange magnetic field. The submarine's radar is affected by that magnetic field and is now malfunctioning. Should we continue forward?" The pilot's voice rang out from inside the submarine.

"That's about it. You can go back now. I'll take the students and walk the rest of the way." Three-word battle armor appeared on Wu Changkong's body, and then he flew into the distance. Wu Siduo and the others quickly put on their battle armor and followed.

Devil's Sea.

"This familiar scenery... this must be the Devil's Sea. However, has the destructive energy here weakened?" Wu Changkong sensed the situation of the islands as he flew.

"Devil's Island is still there; it seems I must have misremembered the route. But have the number of islands decreased?"

Wu Changkong surveyed the surrounding scenery: black islands, black seas—this was undoubtedly the outer edge of Devil's Island.

When I saw that familiar scenery, memories of my childhood resurfaced, but now everything has changed.

Somewhat different from what I remembered, the number of islands here seems to have decreased. There used to be at least two hundred islands, but now, from the air, there are at most a hundred.

"As expected, something unexpected happened. I wonder how those seven seniors are doing?"

Wu Changkong's heart tightened, and he began to search for the main island of Devil Island among the islands below, following the map in his memory.

"Found it."

When he saw that the familiar island was still there, Wu Changkong breathed a sigh of relief and began to fly towards it, with Wu Siduo and the others following closely behind.

"Teacher Wu, is this our destination?" Zheng Yiran, who was following behind Wu Changkong, looked at the island in the distance and asked with some curiosity.

From here, it is clear that the ground of the distant island is black, but it is not rock or soil. Plants grow on the undulating island, but these plants are also black.

So from a distance and high above, it looks like a black monster, giving off a chilling feeling.

"Yes." Wu Changkong nodded, then said, "You guys wait here for a bit. I'll go up to the island and take a look. Also, don't go near the black sea area around the island. That seawater will devour your soul power."

Now that things have clearly changed on Devil Island, Wu Changkong naturally doesn't want the students to be in danger before his safety is confirmed.

He had not forgotten that those seven predecessors had carelessly set foot on Devil's Island, resulting in the destruction of their physical bodies and turning them into old demons who were neither human nor ghost.

Wu Changkong would rather risk his own life than see his students turn into half-human, half-ghost creatures.

"Go...get away...quickly!"

The hoarse voice that reached his ears made Wu Changkong's expression change again. As he got closer to Devil Island, he heard the voice again.

"Is that the voice of one of those seven seniors?" In this area of ​​Devil's Island, the only ones capable of transmitting their voices to him are probably those seniors.

At first, he thought he had misheard, but now it seems he hadn't misheard at all.

"Were those seven seniors perhaps warning me?" Wu Changkong's expression was unpredictable.

"Let's leave here first, settle Wu Siduo and the others in, and then come back to investigate," Wu Changkong decided.

Devil Island is a vital asset of Shrek Academy, and he would never abandon it. If he were to come alone, he would do everything in his power to reach the island and investigate thoroughly. It would be a matter of death anyway; the people of Shrek Academy are never afraid of sacrifice.

But that won't do now. Wu Siduo and the others are among the key seeds for the future restoration of Shrek Academy, and their safety is equally important. Leaving them alone in this sea area is clearly very unsafe, so it's best to send them away first.

"what!"

Just then, a student's scream came from behind, making Wu Changkong's heart tighten.

"What's wrong?!"

Wu Changkong quickly turned around and flew towards the students to inquire about the situation.

"Teacher Wu, that island just seemed to move, and it even seemed to grow eyes," Zheng Yiran said in a terrified voice, pointing to a small island nearby.

"The island moved? And it has eyes?" Wu Changkong looked over.

Around the main island of Devil Island, there were several scattered islands, and Zheng Yiran was pointing to a small island nearby.

Something's fishy!

At first, Wu Changkong's attention was focused on the main island of Devil's Island, so he didn't pay attention to the nearby smaller islands. But now, after Zheng Yiran's reminder, he suddenly realized that something was wrong here.

The surrounding sea was too quiet. Beneath the calm surface, not a single fish-like spirit beast could be seen, as if this area was shrouded by some mysterious and powerful force, becoming a forbidden zone for life.

You know, even before they came in, they could at least see a few sea spirit beasts, but there wasn't a single one here.

Wu Changkong stared intently at the small island, increasingly finding it unusual.

On other islands, although some are desolate due to the destructive energy, at least there are some carbonized plants and some rocks on them.

But the black island in front of them was as smooth and flat as a huge piece of black silk. Not to mention plants, not even a small rock could be found.

Wu Changkong cautiously extended his mental energy toward the small island, attempting to investigate. However, just as his mental energy was about to touch the island, an invisible force suddenly blocked it.

Immediately afterwards, an incomparably greedy, domineering, and icy thought collided with his mental power like a surging tide.

"roar--"

In a daze, Wu Changkong seemed to see a monstrous beast roaring. The roar contained endless ferocity and greed, as if it would devour him completely in the next moment, leaving not even a trace.

"Hmph—" Wu Changkong groaned, his body involuntarily staggering in mid-air, his face instantly turning as pale as paper.

"Teacher Wu." Luo Guixing quickly stepped forward to support Wu Changkong.

"Go, hurry up and go!" Wu Changkong shouted, suppressing his mental anguish. He finally realized the source of the problem and understood why the seven seniors had told him to leave.

Although Luo Guixing didn't know the purpose of Teacher Wu's words, he knew that Wu Changkong would never speak without reason, so he immediately prepared to call the others to leave.

"Buzz—Buzz—"

However, just as Luo Guixing was about to take action, a strange and unsettling buzzing sound suddenly rang in his ears. Immediately afterwards, a scene that sent chills down his spine came into view.

The once calm sea seemed to be stirred up by an invisible hand, and began to boil violently.

Deep, muffled sounds echoed from beneath the sea, like muffled thunder rolling across the ocean floor. The once calm surface of the sea was now rippling with waves, growing larger and more turbulent.

"boom--"

The calm sea was instantly shattered, and towering waves surged forth like a landslide. All the surrounding seawater seemed to be ignited by some mysterious force, rising to a thick layer of black light, which exuded an evil yet powerful aura.

"roar--"

A deep, powerful roar resounded, echoing between heaven and earth like the tolling of a great bell. The enormous sound waves surged forth like a tidal wave, distorting and warping the air wherever they went.

Upon hearing this terrifying sound, Luo Guixing and the others instantly felt as if their heads had been struck hard by a heavy hammer. A wave of dizziness washed over them, and they fell into a daze.

Even Wu Changkong, who had already reached the level of a Title Douluo, couldn't help but feel a splitting headache, as if his head was about to be torn apart by this sound wave.

"wake up--"

The first to regain his senses was Wu Changkong. He endured his headache and let out a low roar like thunder. This roar contained his powerful spiritual energy, like an invisible breeze, forcibly waking Luo Guixing and the others from their dizziness.

"Teacher Wu, what happened?" Luo Guixing asked, her face pale.

"Prepare for battle, we're in big trouble this time." Wu Changkong gripped the Heavenly Frost Sword tightly, speaking as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Ah!" The exclamation of an inner court disciple instantly drew everyone's attention.

"Look, what's that?!" The inner disciple pointed forward tremblingly.

"What?!"

Luo Guixing looked in the direction the disciple pointed, and when his gaze fell upon that scene, he froze instantly.

The other inner court disciples also turned their gazes over, each one staring wide-eyed, their faces filled with terror, a chill running from the soles of their feet straight to the top of their heads.

On the small island, hundreds upon hundreds of eyes suddenly opened, each gleaming with an eerie light. The smallest eye was over three meters in diameter. After opening, the eyes darted around incessantly, like hungry wolves searching for prey in the darkness.

"Gurgle~"

The next moment, one of the eyes locked onto Wu Changkong and his group in mid-air. Immediately afterwards, the other eyes, which had been looking around, seemed to be summoned, contracted together, and then all turned to look at Wu Changkong and his group.

"So strong!"

Even though the other party hadn't done anything, just the moment she was being watched, Luo Guixing felt as if her soul was falling into an abyss, as if she were about to be torn apart.

"roar--"

The next moment, the "island" let out a deafening roar. No, at this moment everyone finally saw clearly that it was not an island at all, but a soul beast of unimaginable size.

With a slight movement of its body, a tail as tall as a colossal pillar slowly rose from behind it, wreathed in twisted black light, as if containing the power to destroy the heavens and earth.

Then, it slammed heavily onto the sea, and in an instant, billions of water droplets seemed to come alive, shooting skyward. Each droplet, enhanced by the black light, became like a sharp arrow, gleaming with a deadly cold light.

In mid-air, a strange curtain of water, shimmering with black light, rose into the air, illuminating the entire sky in darkness.

The enormous water curtain was engulfing the people in mid-air with an overwhelming force, as if it wanted to swallow them all into the endless darkness.

"Everyone, get behind me immediately!"

Wu Changkong shouted at the top of his lungs. Then, he flashed forward like a white lightning bolt, instantly appearing at the front and using his body to form a solid defensive line for the students.

Wu Siduo, Luo Guixing, and the others lived up to their reputation as disciples of Shrek Academy's inner court. The moment Wu Changkong spoke, they immediately flew behind him and stared at the giant beast before them with bated breath.

As Wu Changkong remained in the air, the fourth and fifth of his nine spirit rings flickered. The Heavenly Frost Sword suddenly grew larger and instantly split into nine, forming nine giant swords that blocked the way in front of everyone. This was the limit of his defense that he could achieve in a short period of time.

"Bang!"

However, the behemoth's attack was simply too powerful. Hundreds of millions of water droplets poured down like a torrential rain, crashing heavily against the nine giant swords.

In an instant, a sound like raindrops hitting banana leaves rang out densely. Under this powerful impact, the nine giant swords were shattered instantly, turning into countless fragments that dissipated in the air.

Although the Heavenly Frost Sword's defense was shattered, this brief delay bought the others valuable time to react.

(End of this chapter)