Chapter 385 - Chapter 385: Chapter 85: Reunion with the Heavenly Desire Demon Monarch (2/2)

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upon the serene sea surface, a silver-white streak of light suddenly shot across at an extreme speed.

after the light passed by, the demonic beasts that originally lingered on the surface, startled, swiftly dived into the depths of the sea.

that streak of light was the flying boat on which lin jing and his companions were embarked.

several days had elapsed since their last meeting and discussion.

by now, lin jing and his companions had already reached the vicinity of the three western islands.

moreover, they had already made two complete circles around the area.

at that moment, they were planning to head to a somewhat remote island to gather information.

because, not long before, they had learned that dai mao might still be in this sea area and had not left.

without any further discussion, they drove their flying boat there directly.

inside the flying boat, lu youjiu was controlling the vessel, while lin jing and the other two sat in the cockpit, idly chatting.

yan wanfei said,

“speaking of which, will the heavenly desire demon monarch really head to nanli island?”

“on nanli island, there are several golden core late stage, and even golden core peak cultivators with formidable strength…”

“if he goes there now, he shouldn’t be able to gain much of an advantage, should he?”

however, holaw three rivers said at this time,

“from the intelligence we’ve gathered, nanli island should be the most suitable for him.”

“right now, he must be relying on devouring those golden core cultivators to restore his cultivation.”

“thus, we must find him before he fully recovers and kill him.”

lu youjiu also spoke up to the others,

“besides, he should be stronger now than before.”

“all of you need to be extra cautious.”

“okay…” the group nodded in agreement.

afterward, lu youjiu observed the front, controlling the flying boat as they proceeded forward.

not much time passed, and about four hours later, they finally arrived at nanli island.

even before reaching the island, they could already sense the tragic aura and smell the blood that permeated the air.

they then piloted the flying boat directly over nanli island.

in the middle of nanli island, there was a city, which at that moment lay silent as death.

lin jing and his companions subsequently disembarked from the flying boat and descended into the city.

crimson bloodstains, contorted mummies, and even shattered corpses were everywhere to be seen.

walking along the streets of the city, lin jing saw mummified bodies desiccated of all fluids everywhere.

these mummies looked ferocious, their bodies curled or contorted.

clearly, they had suffered immensely before their deaths.

most of these victims were ordinary people without any cultivation.

it seemed that the heavenly desire demon monarch had used a wide-ranging spell to drain everyone in the entire city.

before this, when they read about such events in reports, it didn’t seem quite real.

but upon witnessing the horrific state of the city with their own eyes, lin jing was truly horrified by the stark reality.

beyond these mummified bodies, there were other corpses, or rather, fragments of bodies.

these remains likely belonged to the cultivators who had resisted first, and the results of their resistance seemed far from favorable.

lin jing swiftly moved through the alleys and streets, eventually rising to mid-air to survey the entire city.

but alas, he found not a single survivor.

even sweeping with his divine sense, there was nothing but deadly silence everywhere.

a moment later, holaw three rivers and yan wanfei approached lin jing.

“everyone on the island is dead. i even saw a golden core cultivator who died explosively,” yan wanfei said directly.

holaw three rivers then said,

“these bloodstains haven’t completely dried up, it seems the massacre didn’t happen too long ago. if we pursue now, we should be able to catch up.”

lin jing nodded in agreement,

“indeed…”

“let’s go, we’re heading back to the flying boat now.”

having said that, the three made their way back to the flying boat.

once on the flying boat, lu youjiu spoke,

“have you completed your investigation, what’s the situation?”

“not a single survivor,” replied holaw three rivers.

“however, the slaughter seems to have happened not too long ago, possibly within the last couple of hours. if we pursue now, we should be able to catch up.”

lu youjiu nodded and responded,

“good…”

with that, they set off again, chasing toward the direction ahead.

after searching for half an hour, they finally discovered traces of battle left behind in the seas to the south of nanli island.

they continued to pilot the flying boat forward.

before long, they felt a rampant aura ahead.

within this aura was a powerful demonic qi suppressing several other breaths.

the group exchanged glances and then, lu youjiu directly steered the flying boat towards the ongoing battle.

in no time, they arrived near the battlefield.

next, lu youjiu retracted the flying boat and flew through the air directly towards the battlefield.

lin jing and the other two followed closely behind on their flying swords.

when they arrived at the battlefield, they caught sight of the fierce combat between the two sides.

one of the parties was unmistakably in the likeness of dai mao, the heavenly desire demon monarch.

the heavenly desire demon monarch was enveloped in a sky-covering demonic aura, shrouding the nearby area completely.

each of his attacks carried a vast amount of demonic qi, enhancing the power of his spells even further.

opposite him, three golden core late stage cultivators were jointly resisting the heavenly desire demon monarch.

however, these three were covered in wounds, and the aura of their cultivation fluctuated uncertainly.

the situation seemed extremely dire.

it appeared that they wouldn’t last much longer before falling at this place…