"Could it be the Canning Demon Sect? Has the Canning Demon Sect also sent experts to infiltrate this place?" Though he couldn't be certain, Chu Feng guessed that this group was very likely from the Canning Demon Sect.
"It looks like I'm going to be saved today." At that moment, a long-overdue smile finally broke across Chu Feng's taut face. Treading the sky on the Azure Dragon's flight technique, he plunged without hesitation toward the depths of the mountain range.
"Seniors, save me!!!" As soon as he reached the barrier, Chu Feng shouted at the top of his lungs.
At that very moment, the people inside the barrier had actually noticed Chu Feng a while ago. Seeing him call out to them for help, they were genuinely shocked — after all, they were concealed within a hidden barrier, and Chu Feng shouldn't have been able to see them at all.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh"
At the same time, several radiant golden warships cut through the air with rumbling blasts, arriving before Chu Feng and surrounding him completely.
"He can really run. I thought he was some remnant of the Canning Demon Sect, but turns out he's just a brat."
"Yeah, the Young Island Master actually placed his Hunting Talisman on this kid. Who on earth is he?"
"Seems a bit dim — yelling at a mountain peak for help. What an idiot." Several Sixth-rank Martial Lords aboard the warships exchanged glances, their eyes fixed on Chu Feng with the contempt one might show a cornered rat with nowhere to flee.
"Seniors, please save me! They're all from the Immortal Execution Archipelago! They've already sent a massive force here to harm you!"
"Senior Blood Protector's disciple, Xuan Xiaochao, is currently locked in battle with Murong Xun — I don't know how things stand now. Please, go back them up quickly!" Chu Feng deliberately revealed the information about Xuan Xiaochao in an attempt to force the Canning Demon Sect members into action.
Though Chu Feng's Heavenly Eye allowed him to see through this barrier formation, his strength was nowhere near enough to break through it. If they chose not to save him, he would be dead for sure.
"Xuan Xiaochao? Open the formation!" Sure enough, upon hearing Xuan Xiaochao's name, an elder at the peak of the Martial Lord realm inside the formation spoke up.
"Hummm" The moment the elder finished speaking, the mountain peak before Chu Feng began to ripple like the surface of a lake, layers of patterns spreading outward. In the end, a massive opening materialized, and in the blink of an eye over a hundred black-clad figures burst forth — surrounding the warships of the Immortal Execution Archipelago in turn.
"Th-This was a barrier formation?!" Only now did the people from the Immortal Execution Archipelago finally realize what was happening. They understood why Chu Feng had been shouting at the mountain, and a look of horror crept onto their faces.
Especially when they sensed that the opponent's auras were actually stronger than their own — and that a peak Martial Lord powerhouse was among them — they began to feel a very real fear.
"Everyone, to be completely honest, we are from the Immortal Execution Archipelago. This boy is a high-value fugitive our island has been hunting. Would you do us a favor and hand him over?" Seeing how badly things were going, they reluctantly revealed their identity as members of the Immortal Execution Archipelago.
And once they announced who they really were, a smug arrogance surfaced on their faces — because no matter how powerful the opposition might be, in the Eastern Ocean region, who would dare refuse the Immortal Execution Archipelago?
But after witnessing this display, the auras of the black-clad group turned frigid in an instant. Finally, an aged voice rang out: "Kill them all."
"Boom!" The moment those words left his mouth, someone struck without warning. In the blink of an eye, nearly a hundred Martial Lords attacked simultaneously, unleashing one devastating technique after another in a relentless bombardment onto the warships.
In a single instant, more than half the people from the Immortal Execution Archipelago were dead — they were no match whatsoever for the black-clad group. The surviving experts were terrified, and one of them frantically shouted toward the elder who had spoken earlier: "Senior, why have you attacked without cause? We are from the Immortal Execution Archipelago! Surely there's been a misunderstanding?"
Hearing this, the elder raised his head slightly, revealing a gaze as sharp as a drawn blade. He spoke: "Killing you is exactly what I came for."
"Boom!" With that, the elder casually raised one hand and struck. That single palm reduced the entire warship to ash. Whether Fifth-rank Martial Lords or Sixth-rank Martial Lords, before a peak Martial Lord, they were all as fragile as ants.
"You said Xuan Xiaochao is fighting Murong Xun. Do you have proof?" The elder turned his gaze toward Chu Feng, his eyes like two keen blades that seemed to bore straight through him, as though trying to read every last secret he held.
"Hmm? A barrier seal?" Suddenly, the elder's pupils contracted. With a single glance he had perceived the barrier seal hidden inside Chu Feng's body.
Without hesitation, the elder reached out and grabbed toward Chu Feng's chest. Chu Feng felt a sharp stab of pain, and when the elder withdrew his hand, the seal sat crushed within his palm.
The seal still struggled to resist, but the elder simply clenched his fist. With a muffled crack, the seal crumbled into powder.
"This location has been exposed. Relocate to the secondary hideout. Move out immediately!" the elder commanded in a ringing voice.
"Understood!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh..." The instant the elder finished speaking, everyone around him launched into the sky like black-flamed meteors, their auras concealed as they streaked away into the distance.
"You come with me as well." At the same time, with a sweep of his massive sleeve, the elder wrapped Chu Feng in a layer of golden barrier energy, and the two of them soared into the air together.
They had clearly prepared in advance. By the time they reached another stretch of dense jungle, a hidden barrier had already been set up there. Everyone stepped inside and concealed themselves.
"Brother, that boy just said Xuan Xiaochao is fighting Murong Xun. Should we go take a look?" After they entered, another elder at the peak of the Martial Lord realm stepped forward and asked.
"There's no need. Setting aside whether what he said is true or false — even if it is, Xuan Xiaochao is the hand-picked disciple of the Blood Protector. If he can't even protect himself, then he doesn't deserve to remain the Blood Protector's disciple."
The elder waved dismissively, then turned to Chu Feng and asked: "Who are you? How did you know that place contained a hidden barrier? And how did you know we were inside it?"
As he spoke, the elder's piercing gaze never left Chu Feng, as if a single lie would be instantly exposed.
At this point, Chu Feng was fully certain that the other party was indeed from the Canning Demon Sect. So he made no attempt to conceal anything, offering a respectful bow before replying: "Senior, this junior's name is Wuqing. I was being hunted by the Immortal Execution Archipelago and fled there by accident."
"This junior happens to possess a special ability that allows me to see through barrier formations. I could tell that you were not from the Immortal Execution Archipelago, and I had nowhere left to run, so I took the desperate chance to call out for your help."
"What? You're Wuqing?!" Yet the moment they learned Chu Feng's name, everyone present was visibly stunned, and their gazes as they looked at him grew complicated.