Watching Bai Sha leave, Long Er and Long San looked at each other.
“How much of what she said is believable?” Long Er asked.
“I don’t know. I only know that Junior Martial Sister Bai Sha seems exceptionally unfamiliar tonight,” Long San sighed.
“I’m still more inclined to believe she has come into contact with a member of the Bloodthirsty Swordfish Clan, and thus learned this information,” Long Er said.
“That possibility is indeed the most likely. What worries me now is if she leaks this matter. What will we do if Hundred Beasts Island comes questioning us?” Long San frowned, looking worried.
If they just revealed the secret directly, there would be no trouble at all.
But since they had been hiding this secret all along, it meant they still held some hope.
They still fantasized about reaching greater heights one day, then dealing with the Bloodthirsty Swordfish Clan that had once hunted them, and finding the Ghost Jellyfish Clan to complete the art’s collection and fusion.
That was why they had kept it hidden.
“Let’s go talk to the Boss,” Long Er said, looking at the night sky outside the window.
Long San nodded.
Long Yi was already at the Golden Core Stage and held more status on Hundred Beasts Island. He was also the most prudent. It was necessary to discuss the situation with him.
…
When Bai Sha returned, she immediately found Luo Nishang and had her help monitor the three Dragonhead Sharks. She requested that if any of them tried to leave the island, their requests should be denied without reason.
Luo Nishang agreed.
Though she didn’t know what Bai Sha was planning, for a request from her cultivation partner, Luo Nishang would certainly help.
Time passed, second by second.
Days slipped away.
Bai Sha dedicated herself to her cultivation, paying no further attention to outside matters, nor contacting the Dragonhead Sharks again.
On the twenty-fifth day since entering Hundred Beasts Island, Luo Nishang informed Bai Sha that the Dragonhead Shark Clan had indeed applied to leave, but she had intervened and rejected it.
Bai Sha thanked Luo Nishang and told her to continue rejecting the Dragonhead Shark Clan’s applications.
Luo Nishang hesitated slightly. “Although I don’t know what you’re doing, Bai Sha, continuously preventing them from leaving will inevitably cause them and the other Demon Cultivators who know about it to complain about the island, especially since we can’t provide a suitable reason.”
Bai Sha replied, “Help me keep them here for just five more days.”
“Five days? Very well.”
Five days was a short time. If it was just five days, Luo Nishang felt it was manageable.
Five days passed in the blink of an eye.
In the following five days, the Dragonhead Shark Clan applied three more times to leave, and every application was rejected.
The time finally arrived: Bai Sha’s thirtieth day on Hundred Beasts Island.
This day, Bai Sha didn’t cultivate. Instead, she activated her Formless Wings and flew high into the air, looking into the distance.
“What are you looking at?” Luo Nishang flew to Bai Sha’s side and asked curiously.
These past few days, she had noticed that Bai Sha’s mood seemed heavy, as if she sensed something major was about to happen, yet didn’t understand what it could be.
The Bond Thread conveyed Bai Sha’s emotions, but she couldn’t quite interpret them.
Bai Sha smiled faintly. “It’s nothing. Go and rest well.”
As she spoke, Bai Sha looked deeply at Luo Nishang.
When the Heavenly Devil Palace came, the Demon Cultivators might have a chance to survive by becoming pets, but Human Cultivators would undoubtedly perish, wouldn’t they?
Which meant… today would be the last day of Luo Nishang’s life.
Luo Nishang felt Bai Sha’s gaze was a little strange, but she didn’t dwell on it and went back to her own tasks.
Bai Sha continued gazing at the distant sky.
One hour, two hours, three hours…
The time finally reached the afternoon.
The sunlight was at its most intense moment, shining upon Hundred Beasts Island and illuminating every area with brilliant clarity.
But this intense sunlight didn’t last long before it suddenly vanished.
In its place, dark clouds began to occupy the sky at a visible speed. The thick, oppressive black clouds resembled an inverted ocean, bringing a heavy pressure at a single glance.
A cold wind swept across Hundred Beasts Island. Many cultivators and Demon Cultivators looked up at their surroundings in confusion.
“They’ve come!”
Bai Sha murmured softly.
She knew what was coming had finally arrived.
Flying high above, she saw figures of Heavenly Devil Ships appearing on the sea beyond the island, surging forward like a black torrent, carrying an aura of terrifying pressure!
Retracting her gaze, Bai Sha descended.
Now, all she could do was wait.
The only problem is, I won’t be able to escape in time. I can only let the Heavenly Devil Palace capture me.
Bai Sha thought to herself.
But when she had planned to use the Heavenly Devil Palace’s fearsome name to intimidate Long Er and Long San, she had already prepared herself for this outcome.
It didn’t matter if the Heavenly Devil Palace captured her. As long as she could obtain the information she sought, she could carve out a better future for her next life. All sacrifices were absolutely worth it!
Besides, being captured by the Heavenly Devil Palace didn’t necessarily mean death. Having experienced some things once, she had every chance to avoid experiencing them a second time.
“Boom!”
At that moment, the thunderous roar of explosions echoed from the distance.
Immediately after, dense light radiated from various points across Hundred Beasts Island.
That was the island’s Island Protection Array, fully activated at this moment, forming a dazzling, multicolored light barrier enveloping the island.
At the same time, a deep voice echoed across the island: “Members of the Heavenly Devil Palace, why do you attack us without a word? Our Hundred Beasts Island has seemingly done nothing to offend you?”
Another voice then rang out: “Hundred Beasts Island? You are indeed not guilty of offending us. But since you have laid eyes upon us, you shall simply die.”
Die just for seeing them?
A wave of unrest rippled through the countless cultivators and Demon Cultivators on the island.
The deep voice was also displeased: “Death merely for seeing you? Isn’t the Heavenly Devil Palace being far too tyrannical?”
To these words, the Heavenly Devil Palace gave no further reply.
They launched their attack directly.
“Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!”
A series of explosions resounded all over the island. The Island Protection Array shook violently, and even the entire island trembled unceasingly.
Bai Sha looked down and saw two figures rushing over from the distance.
It was Long Er and Long San.
Seeing this, Bai Sha couldn’t help but smile faintly.
“They took the bait.”
Because Bai Sha had predicted the arrival of the Heavenly Devil Palace, her claim that she could save their lives had become exceptionally convincing.
