The chivalrous spirit is fickle

"He may be stupid and rich, but he doesn't look stupid."

Zhao Gong remained silent. He was indeed curious about why Jin Buwan did this. Now that he thought about it, he realized that something was wrong from the very beginning.

But that alone is not enough.

"Senior, have you discovered anything else?"

Shi Gu looked in the direction the ship was heading and frowned. He did not explain anything further. He just took a step into the air, flew above the ship, and stared coldly ahead.

Dark clouds gathered in the sky, and it was terrifyingly gloomy. The wind was howling, blowing up waves that hit the huge ship.

At this time, it was already sunset. Under the dark clouds, the entire sea was plunged into darkness, and in front of the ship was an endless sea.

Suddenly, Shi Gu drew his sword from its sheath, as fast as a quicksweep. A straight sword line was instantly cut out, piercing through the sky and earth.

The next moment, the knife line fell between heaven and earth, but there was no support in the air, and it was split into two under the knife line, leaving a straight knife mark.

Click!

With a crisp sound, a crack appeared on the entire sky, and then it quickly spread like a spider web, covering the entire sky.

Then the sky shattered, the sea disappeared, and in its place was an island wrapped in thick fog, which was already in sight.

The sound of the wind suddenly stopped, and was replaced by a roar like a tsunami. The shore of the island was filled with densely packed figures.

The figures had pale skin, dark nails that were as long as claws, and they roared, revealing sharp fangs like those of wild beasts.

Everyone on the ship was looking at the scene in front of them in shock, too shocked to speak. They were shocked by the bone-splitting knife, and also shocked by the overwhelming monsters on the island.

They would have to spend a lot of time and effort to deal with Xiang Zhiwei alone. If those monsters had the same ability as Xiang Zhiwei, they would probably be doomed.

Shi Gu stood in the air, slowly sheathed his knife, and looked at the island in the distance with a calm expression. He was not proficient in illusion, but the direction of this ship's sailing was obviously wrong.

After noticing the strange direction, Shi Gu wanted to go to the big ship to ask, but he met Xiang Zhiwei who had turned into a corpse.

The large ship that was sailing suddenly stopped, and the surrounding small boats gathered near the large ship.

Everyone held their breath, looking at the nearby island as if facing a great enemy. At this moment, Jin Buwan finally walked out of the room slowly. He changed into a bright red robe, and strode up to everyone with high spirits.

At this point, everyone still had something unclear, so someone shouted at Jin Buwan.

"Dog thief!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Buwan bowed and smiled at everyone, with a gentle expression, and said.

"Congratulations, everyone."

"I have a great opportunity here for you all."

Everyone sneered and circulated their true energy, ready to kill Jin Buwan at any time. At the same time, they couldn't help but look up at Shi Gu who was still standing high in the air, feeling a little anxious.

No, what is this senior doing up there? Does he like to blow the wind?

After Jin Buwan bowed, he looked at everyone with a smile and continued speaking.

"At this point, you should all understand why I, Jin, chartered all the boats."

"But please don't be angry. I, Jin, really want to give you a great opportunity."

"Did you kill Xiang Zhiwei?" someone asked.

Jin Buwan frowned slightly when he heard that. He also looked up at the bones in the air above his body. A hint of fear flashed in his eyes, but when he thought that he had already arrived at the Corpse Island and no longer had to fear anything, his brows relaxed.

"Yes and no."

Jin Buwan rubbed his sleeves gently, raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"Brother Xiang did die because of my plan, but this was also with his approval. He did it voluntarily."

"Hmph, nonsense!" Jiu Shi glared at Jin Buwan, blaming Jin Buwan for Zhao Gong's injury.

Someone was equally angry and shouted.

"Why waste time talking to this guy? Let's take him down first."

After saying that, several people attacked at the same time and rushed towards Jin Buwan. They were all seventh-grade warriors, while Jin Buwan was only a fourth-grade warrior. The difference in strength was huge.

Boom! ! ! ! !

At this moment, a loud bang was heard on the water surface, and the ship began to shake violently. Everyone was shocked and confused, and did not dare to act rashly.

After Zhao Gong steadied himself, he looked up into the sky, only to find that Shi Gu had disappeared and he didn't know where he had gone.

Amid the surging sea water, a figure stepped on the water and walked out from the bottom of the sea step by step. The person had seaweed on her head, fair skin, delicate eyebrows and eyes, and she was a beautiful woman in red.

But her nails were extremely long and shone black, and there were two fangs pressing on her small lips, making her look more like a beautiful female ghost.

Jin Buwan bowed respectfully to the woman in red and called out.

"Your Excellency."

The woman in red was surrounded by heat and water vapor. After a short while, the water stains on her body evaporated. She stood in front of the crowd, saying nothing, just looking at everyone coldly.

A terrifying pressure, like a flame of despair, covered the sky and crushed towards everyone.

This is an eighth-rank warrior...

While everyone was horrified, they also thought that perhaps the person who ate Xiang Zhiwei was the woman in red in front of them.

As if he had guessed what everyone was thinking, Jin Buwan smiled and spoke to everyone.

"Let me explain it to you."

"This matter, from beginning to end, was indeed my plan. I really took great pains to give you this opportunity."

"I chartered all the boats to gather all the seventh-rank warriors in the ancient city together for the Lord Envoy to choose from."

"The envoy has chosen Xiang Zhiwei."

At this point, Jin Buwan frowned slightly. Thinking of Xiang Zhiwei who was turned into ashes by Shi Gu, he felt a little uneasy. But when he thought of the corpse island behind him, he put this uneasiness behind him.

Zhao Gong had recovered a little at this moment. He stood firmly and looked vigilantly at the woman in red who had not made a move or spoken a word. At the same time, he asked Jin Buwan.

"Why are you doing this? Has it ever happened that the people of the ancient city offended your Jin Mansion?"

Jin Buwan sighed and said helplessly.

"Brother Zhao, please listen to me patiently. You will thank me after you know the truth."

After saying that, Jin Buwan glanced at everyone, raised the corner of his mouth, and asked meaningfully.

"Everyone, have you ever thought about how many years you can live?"

Hearing this, everyone had different expressions and did not answer. A seventh-grade martial artist was still a mortal and his life span was only two hundred years. Although this was long enough compared to ordinary people, it seemed a bit short compared to the five hundred years of an eighth-grade martial artist and the seven hundred years of a ninth-grade martial artist.

Especially since everyone on the boat is already quite old, and some have even lived past half of their lifespan. They also understand that it is hopeless for them to break through to the eighth level of martial arts, and they can only watch the deadline getting closer.

"I, Jin, have to say something unpleasant. The ancient city has never produced a true master, and there won't be one in the future."

Jin Buwan put his hands behind his back and spoke loudly.

"We cultivate to achieve immortality, but now we can't even break through the eighth-grade martial realm, so how can we reach the innate realm of immortality?"

"Two hundred years later, we will all be a handful of dirt, flesh and blood in life, bones in death, and rest in the deepest recesses of the nine springs."

"I know my talent, and I cannot live forever in this life. But if I tell you that there is a chance for immortality right now, what will you do?"

The crowd began to stir, and their hostility towards Jin Buwan seemed to have lessened a lot. Some people even asked Jin Buwan loudly.

"Don't keep me in suspense. What exactly is the chance of immortality you are talking about?"

Jin Buwan smiled even more widely, knowing that he was halfway to success. He bowed slightly, saluted the woman in red, and said.

"Your Excellency, please help them solve their puzzles."

The woman in red raised her head slightly and spoke in a calm voice.

"We are not demons, but zombies."

"I was at the seventh level of martial arts when I was alive, and I am at the eighth level of martial arts after I turned into a corpse. I have lived for seven hundred years."

"And from now on, I will live forever without the worry of my lifespan coming to an end. As long as our great lord is not dead, we can live forever and be immortal."

Hearing this, the crowd became even more agitated. The woman in red seemed to not like to talk much and stopped talking. Jin Buwan stepped forward again to explain.

"Everyone, I have said many times that I have no ill will towards you, even towards Brother Xiang Zhiwei."

"Before the envoy ate Brother Xiang, I told him everything. He readily agreed, so he didn't put up a single resistance and had his internal organs eaten."

"I originally thought that after Brother Xiang turned into a corpse, you would be able to see the benefits of turning corpses into zombies more directly, but I didn't expect a thief to take action and ruin the good thing."

"Poor Brother Xiang, he just entered the realm of immortality and suffered such a vicious attack. If he had eaten a few more people, he could have reached the eighth level of martial arts."

The crowd stopped making any noise and fell into dead silence. Some people thought about Xiang Zhiwei's previous physical strength, some thought about Xiang Zhiwei's final recovery of self-awareness, but more people were so obsessed with the word "immortality" that they had no idea what to do.

Jin Buwan took another step forward, his eyes eager, and spoke loudly.

"Why are you still hesitating? You are the ones I have chosen, and I have prepared everything."

"Once the corpses turn into zombies, the servants on this ship will be our food. If that's not enough, there are still the low-level warriors on those small boats. The number of these people is enough for you and me to regain consciousness and make further progress in our martial arts realm."

"The martial arts world is a place where people eat each other. If you and I don't do it, someone else will. Aren't you tired of the cold eyes of those eighth-grade warriors?"

Under Jin Buwan's instigation and encouragement, many people have been moved and are ready to kneel down and pay homage to the woman in red at any time.

Only Zhao Gong frowned slightly. He looked straight at Jin Buwan and said.

"What if I don't want to? What are you going to do? Kill me?"

Hearing this, Jin Buwan's smile froze, a trace of gloom crept into the corner of his eyes, he looked at Zhao Gong and spoke slowly.

"The envoy is very hungry, Brother Zhao, I advise you to think twice before you act."

Zhao Gong was not afraid of Jin Buwan's threat at all and shouted in a cold voice.

"Eating humans, isn't this a demonic act? I, Zhao Gong, don't think I'm a good person, but I won't do such a shameless thing."

"I want to live forever, but I don't want to be a demon or a man-eating evil ghost."

Jin Buwan sneered repeatedly, but he was thinking in his heart that the envoy was just lacking an opportunity to establish his authority, and Zhao Gong actually took the initiative to come to him.

However, the woman in red did not take any action. Instead, she frowned and looked at the Corpse Island behind her. Then her expression changed drastically and she turned into a stream of light and flew towards the Corpse Island.

Everyone saw the action of the woman in red and looked up as well, but they suddenly remembered that they could no longer hear the roaring sound from the Corpse Island.

Thick fog rolled in, and the originally noisy Corpse Island was now dead silent. On the shore, countless corpses lay on the ground with their heads chopped off.

Jin Buwan's expression changed drastically. He ran to the edge of the ship and said in a lost voice.

"How is this going?!"

"Who did it? Who did it?!"

On the other side, on the shore of Corpse Island, Shi Gu was walking with a knife in his hand. Corpses were piled up under his feet and the bodies were separated. Shi Gu looked into the distance and frowned slightly.

Deep within Corpse Island, there were several powerful auras, all of which were of the eighth rank, and none of them were of the ninth rank martial realm.

With such weak strength, yet they just lie dormant, are these beasts really tired of living?

As Shi Gu was thinking, he casually slapped a zombie that was rushing towards him and turned it into a meat paste.

These zombies on the shore have no consciousness and only the most primitive eating instinct. Although their physique is stronger than ordinary people, they are only at the fourth level of martial arts at most.

Shi Gu thought about it, put away the killing in his hands, and strode towards the depths of the island. Angry roars were heard again in the distance, and the mountains and fields were shaking, and a black torrent was rushing towards them from afar.

That was the tide of zombies. Every ant-like dot was a zombie. Those zombies grew bigger and bigger from far to near, and ran faster than horses.

Shi Gu stood where he was, waiting for the incoming tide of zombies. Seeing the tide of zombies getting closer and closer, he backhandedly clenched his fist, pulled out his long killing knife, and thrust it into the mud beneath his feet.

The next moment, the tide of corpses crashed into Shi Gu like a crushing force, causing it to collapse at the first touch.

However, a huge blood-red fire circle was seen spreading rapidly in the tide of corpses as if burning the heaven and earth, turning the black torrent into ashes in the blink of an eye.

The trees, grass, and ponds on the island were all burned up under the circle of fire, creating an exaggerated wasteland.

The grass and trees turned to ashes, the smoke drifted, and the sparks were tiny.

A long black knife was stuck in the soil. Blood and fire were burning under the blade. It looked like the black knife was stuck in the flames.

The murderous aura turns into flames, burning everything.

Shi Gu looked at the flames burning under the killing knife and couldn't help but feel fortunate. After the injuries in his body were alleviated, he could use some of the heavenly killing methods.

Otherwise, with so many zombies, it would take him some time to kill them all.

Chapter 26 Corpse Island