Killing God - Chapter 81

Chapter 81 New Rules
May 29, clear.

It was almost six months ago, and the dawn was getting earlier and earlier. Bluefish Island was also getting hotter and hotter every day. However, to most of the disciples of the Ling Xiao Sect who had cultivated little, this small amount of heat did not feel too great.

Shen Shi left the house early in the morning. Under the fresh sea breeze, he walked all the way to the dock south of Qingyu Island, preparing to board the ship that was heading for Demon Island.

During the period when the Demon Island was temporarily closed, although Shen Shi could not be said to be idle, his income was still greatly affected. Including the deal with Zhong Qinglu, he was unable to gather a third portion of the spirit crystal these days, which made him regret buying the little Ruyi Ring that he was wearing on his left hand.

Fortunately, The awkward days were finally over, At this moment, he couldn’t wait to go hunt on Demon Island. In addition, During this rare period of calming down and cultivating, Apart from absorbing spirit crystals every day, He also practiced water archery every day. The speed at which he used the mysterious spiritual energy between his eyebrows to cast water archery was the same as before. It would take him three breaths of time. It must be an insurmountable obstacle. However, the casting speed was already faster than most people had imagined. At least, it should be enough on Demon Island right now.

Apart from that, he did not lose the other normal spiritual energy in his Qi channels. Although it was very difficult for the spiritual energy scattered in his Qi channels to cast the Five Elements Spell, all cultivators in the world were like this. After training, they could also release the same spell. After persistent cultivation, Shen Shi gradually became familiar with this difficult method. Now, the time required to activate the water archery technique with the normal spiritual energy in his body had progressed from the originally very long ten breaths to nine breaths.

Basically, it’s useless. In a battle with a demonic beast, ten breaths of time is enough for the demonic beast to bite your throat, and nine breaths is obviously the same fate.

When the sunrise light from the distant sea level landed on the large ship on the dock, Shen Shi had already arrived here. However, what was different from what he had imagined was that the dock was completely deserted at this moment. There was actually no one on the dock. Only the large ship was moored by the sea alone.

Shen Shi turned around and looked around. For a moment, he was stunned and somewhat apprehensive. Could it be that he had heard the wrong news? Today was not the day for the reopening of the Demon Island? At this time in the past, there were more than ten senior Qi Refining Realm martial brothers and sisters waiting to board the ship. Why didn’t they see a single person today?

He had been wandering around here for a long time, but no one had come. Just when Shen Shi himself felt that the news was really wrong, suddenly, a burst of footsteps came from behind him.

Shen Shi’s spirits lifted. He hurriedly turned around and saw a figure walking to the dock. It was a familiar face, but it was someone Shen Shi had never expected to see today.

It’s Gan Ze.

He hadn’t seen him for a while. This noble young master from an ancient aristocratic family was obviously much more haggard than he had seen before. There was a hint of depression in his silence. Even from his appearance, he could tell that there was a heavy burden weighing down on his heart, causing him to frown.

When Gan Ze walked closer and looked around, he was obviously shocked by the loneliness around the dock. Finally, his gaze landed on Shen Shi. The two youths looked at each other. A moment later, Shen Shi nodded to him and smiled, saying,

“Good morning.”

Gan Ze was stunned for a moment before revealing a smile. Perhaps because of his heavy heart, his smile was somewhat far-fetched. He said, “Morning, uh, isn’t today the day the Demon Island reopens? Why is there no one here?”

Shen Shi silently glanced at him, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Gan Ze waited for a moment before suddenly awakening. A trace of embarrassment flashed across his face and he said, “Sorry, I, I didn’t say that you’re not a human … Normally, there are many senior brothers and sisters here whenever I go to the Demon Island. I was surprised just now, so I said the wrong thing.”

Shen Shi waved his hand and said, “It’s fine. I’ve only just arrived and I’ve seen this scene. I wonder what happened.”

Gan Ze frowned. Just as he was about to say something, the two of them suddenly heard the commotion coming from the ship at the same time. Turning around, they saw two figures appear on the deck and then walk down.

The two of them looked to be Yuan Condensation disciples in their early twenties. One of them was Zeng Zhibai, who was on duty on the Demon Island. There was another person beside him. She was a woman. When Shen Shi’s gaze fell on her, he was stunned. He saw that this woman had a beautiful eyebrow. She was actually the Xu Yanzhi he had seen in the Five Elements Hall.

The two of them descended side by side. Their gazes swept across the empty dock. Their expressions did not change. Only when they saw the two youths standing there, one of whom was even Gan Ze, did their expressions seem somewhat surprised.

As juniors, Shen Shi and Gan Ze welcomed them. Shen Shi was a little surprised and said, “Senior Sister Xu, why are you here? Also, isn’t this the Demon Island reopened today? Why is it so deserted?”

Xu Yanzhi also seemed to have some impression of Shen Shi. She smiled and nodded to him, saying, “That’s right, today is indeed the day when the Demon Island reopens. As for not seeing anyone, this …”

She turned her head to look at Zeng Zhibai. Zeng Zhibai looked at the sky and sighed, “Time is up. It should be just the two of them.”

Xu Yanzhi nodded and said, “Get on the boat.”

Shen Shi and Gan Ze looked at each other with countless doubts in their hearts. However, they still followed the two of them onto the ship and stood on the deck. Xu Yanzhi and Zeng Zhibai did not rush to set sail immediately, but called them over. Xu Yanzhi first took a deep look at Gan Ze and then said,

“My name is Xu Yanzhi. Senior Brother Wang Gen sent me here to work on the demon island. Something happened a while ago and the demon island is temporarily closed. I’m sure you all know about it.” Gan Ze’s expression stiffened slightly and he slowly lowered his head. Xu Yanzhi and Zeng Zhibai’s eyes swept past his figure. At the same time, Xu Yanzhi slowly continued to say, “Before we go to the Demon Island, there are some things I need to tell you, because …”

“The rules have changed.”

It has been quite some time since the establishment of the Demon Island, The rules had changed quite a bit, In order to take care of the rookies’ disciples for the past hundred years, Lingxiao Sect would often send Origin Condensation Realm disciples on duty on Monster Island, When these rookie disciples encountered danger in their demon hunt mission, they would help. Especially after Wang Gen came to Qingyu Island three years ago to take charge of rookie affairs, he was even more cautious. He took good care of these junior brothers and sisters and did not want to injure one person. Therefore, he directly increased the number of Ning Yuan disciples on duty from one to three.

But very few people know, When the island was first built, Senior Ling Xiao Sect’s ancestor’s original intention was not the same. In the past, the rookies went to the Demon Island, completely letting them do whatever they wanted. Even if they were to die, no one would care about it. In the eyes of Senior Ling Xiao Sect back then, the Demon Island was originally a place to be tempered in actual battles, and no one would force them to come here. Since he had come to Demon Island, he naturally had to experience the most primitive and real battle.

Between life and death, he had to rely solely on himself, and he could only endure all sorts of dangerous adversity one by one.

This was the original intention, Years later, he seemed to have gradually forgotten, But after this incident on Demon Island, At the Golden Rainbow Mountain Council of Elders, However, a certain extreme Origin Core Realm elder couldn’t bear to watch. He thought that the sect was taking too much care of the rookies. As a result, these rookies didn’t have any real combat experience. They didn’t even know how to deal with dangerous demonic beasts and ghosts. They simply couldn’t tell what kind of good seedlings the rookies cultivated on Bluefish Island would have if this continued.

After several arguments and the effects of the Gan Ze Monster Island disaster, there were indeed quite a few elders in the sect who did not like this. They all echoed. Therefore, in the end, the rules of the Monster Island had finally changed, returning to their original appearance.

Gan Ze’s expression was very ugly. His hands were hanging down beside him, quietly clenching into fists, as if he was suppressing his anxiety. Shen Shi raised his eyebrows, and an uneasy premonition flashed through his heart. “Senior Sister, are you saying …”

Xu Yanzhi sighed and looked at them with regret and sympathy. “From today onwards, Senior Brother Zeng and I will only be responsible for sending you to the Demon Island. Apart from that, we will not take a step on the Demon Island.”

Zeng Zhibai also said, “After going to the island, You’re all on your own, “No matter where you go or what kind of demonic beasts or ghosts you hunt, it is up to you. We will not interfere, but we will not interfere. Even if you are injured in the demonic beast hunt, and even if you are seriously injured and dying, as long as you do not climb onto this ship, even if you are caught by demonic beasts on the seawall below, we will not make a move.”

Both Shen Shi and Gan Ze’s faces turned pale at the same time.

Xu Yanzhi sighed and said, “That’s the rule. However, it’s still up to you to decide whether you want to go to the Demon Island or not. If you don’t want to go, you can get off the ship now.”

There was a brief silence on the deck. Neither Shen Shi nor Gan Ze spoke, but neither of their figures moved. They could not see any intention of leaving.

After a while, Zeng Zhibai nodded his head, a trace of admiration flashing across his eyes. “Alright, since you know the rules and still don’t leave, then set sail. In short, after arriving at Demon Island, everything will be up to you. You can’t live or die for long. Be careful.”

The ship lifted its anchor and slowly left the dock. Shen Shi, who was on the deck, suddenly asked Xu Yanzhi, “Senior Sister Xu, aside from the two of us, there are also those senior brothers and sisters at the Qi Refining Realm.”

Xu Yanzhi said indifferently, “The news that the rules of the demon island have been changed has already spread out in the past few days. I believe they all know. As for why no one came today, I don’t understand.”

After saying that, he turned around and left, leaving Shen Shi and Gan Ze standing on the deck.

On the other side of the deck, Xu Yanzhi walked to Zeng Zhibai, who was controlling the ship. After a moment, Zeng Zhibai suddenly snorted and said, “These high-level Qi Refining disciples are truly useless now. When I heard that the rules have changed and no one is taking care of them, no one dares to come to Demon Island.”

Xu Yanzhi silently shook her head and glanced at the other side of the boat. Two fifteen-year-olds were silently waiting, even though they had never seen a truly dangerous situation ahead.

“Speaking of which, there are still a few good seedlings among this batch of rookies.” She whispered with a smile.

Zeng Zhibai followed her gaze towards the deck and nodded. He seemed to agree with Xu Yanzhi’s words. However, his gaze then turned to the direction of the Fey Island further away, and a trace of confusion flashed through the depths of his eyes.