Chapter 958 - Unavoidable Clash (1/2)
Chapter 958: Unavoidable Clash
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Back when Tang Xiu made up his mind to form an army of cultivators, he still had another concern in mind. Since this age was a peaceful era, it was an entirely different situation from the brutal and cruel environment of the Immortal World. But for those who wanted to be true cultivators, they must frequently experience the edge of life and death and grow up in bloodshed and slaughter. Only then would they be able to become stronger and ultimately transform into real powerhouses.
At the present, after he realized that he just provoked a very dangerous clan, instead of having any fear, he felt very excited and even had faint anticipation for the upcoming battle.
Chakk, chakk, chakk…
Amid the roaring and whirring propellers, a total of 10 helicopters were rushing into the sky, leaving behind the billowing sea and flying toward the 14th barren island towards the southeast.
“Lord, the people of this Celestial Wizard clan are nothing but ant-like existences in my view. But why do you have to pay so much attention to them and have even dispatched your men to clash with them? You only need to send me and I can completely annihilate them.” Ji Chimei, who had been sitting next to Tang Xiu, spoke. Her eyes were full of indifference and she ostensibly didn’t care at all about any threats that might be brought by the Celestial Wizard clan.
“I have many means to annihilate this Celestial Wizard clan if I want to, Chimei,” said Tang Xiu calmly. “But I need to train our people, and only enemies can make our Everlasting Feast Hall’s members grow. They will have the actual combat experience necessary to become battle experts from this.”
Ji Chimei was immediately enlightened, yet she was still puzzled and asked again, “But there’s something I have yet to fully understand, Lord. Why do you want to form a cultivator army on Earth, though? Let’s ignore the fact that the cultivation conditions on this planet are abysmal—there’s just hardly any enemy for them here. Besides, I think you can still form an army of cultivators once we return back to the Immortal World. Aren’t you still able to recruit a large number of immortal warriors there, both saving trouble for you and being much more convenient?”
“Not really.” Tang Xiu shook his had and answered, “Education must start from when they are still babies. Those cultivators and immortals already have their own cultivation foundation. What they have experienced, as well as their background and whether they are sincere in following me are issues I must consider. The environment of the Immortal World is complicated and we can expect to have our enemies’ people easily mix into our rank should we recruit experts there.”
“Still, your reasoning is rather weak, Lord,” argued Ji Chimei.
“What if I tell you that I just don’t want to waste my time idling here, while I also need a bunch of loyal experts under me, then?” said Tang Xiu with a faint smile. “You also know it’s very boring living on Earth. Do you think it’s a waste of time finding something to do here? Besides, we don’t know how long we need to stay on Earth, to begin with. Thus, we need many people to accomplish light work for us, so it’s a good thing to have more subordinates, no?”
“Yes!” Ji Chimei respectfully nodded.
After nearly an hour of flight, the helicopters finally arrived at the 14th barren island. The figures of strong men jumped from the dozens of meters high choppers and quickly formed two teams totaling 48 people, all of whom were at the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Tang Xiu then walked step by step in the air to the ground.
“Boss!”
A swarthy and sturdy man among the dozens of men who had long been waiting here quickly ran to the front of Tang Xiu and respectfully saluted.
“What’s the situation?” inquired Tang Xiu.
“Reporting as ordered, Boss!” saluted the burly man. “The deep-sea tracker we’ve released has been monitoring these two liners and the liner that just departed from Nine Dragons Island. Given their speed, the two parties are expected to run into each other within half an hour and the estimated location is near the 9th island.”
“Do you have any map?” asked Tang Xiu.
The strongman took out the map from his arm and unfolded it before pointing to the coordinates of the 9th barren island.
Tang Xiu ruminated for a while and then spoke, “Continue your surveillance duty and keep in touch with us. Do remember to stay hidden and pay attention to your own safety. If you find any other suspicious vessels apart from those two enemy’s ships, contact me at once. Also, if you find that the enemy is going to land on the island, immediately evacuate and take precautions for your own safety.”
“Do you want us to engage them, Boss?” asked the strongman.
“No. They are not your ordinary laymen and your strength is absolutely not their match.” Tang Xiu shook his head and said, “Do keep in mind, you must follow my order in the future if you want to engage the enemy in battle. The better you perform, the more chances you get to become much stronger.”
“Understood!” replied the burly man reverently.
Tang Xiu shifted his vision to the 48 Foundation Establishment experts and motioned for them. He then streaked up into the sky and entered the helicopter suspended more than 10 meters in the air in the blink of an eye. The rest followed and quickly returned to the helicopters.
On the 9th barren island.
Cui Jian was typing on a laptop keyboard in front of him, inputing a series of instructions. The laptop’s screen then split into four small displays, showing live footage of two liners slowly cruising on the calm sea.
“Our tracker has just captured the liner leaving from Nine Dragons Island, Captain. It’s only six nautical miles from the other two ships. If those ships are also equipped with detection instruments, they should’ve spotted each other,” a young man who was standing a few meters away from Cui Jian, turned his head and reported.