“Thank you,” Wood Sword Venerable and Kade said with a hint of reverence in their eyes, clasping their fists towards Leo.
Leo merely nodded slightly. The white jade Spirit Fruit and the red vine spirit flower that the Malevolent Twins had stolen were not something he intended to return to them.
After all, he had no ties with the Broken Blade Gate or the Shatter Mountain Sect. Helping them kill the Malevolent Twins was already doing them a favor.
“Wood, what did you mean by the Treasure Tower just now?” After pondering for a moment, Leo looked at Wood Sword Venerable and asked.
Hearing Leo’s question, Wood Sword Venerable dared not be negligent and replied truthfully, “The Treasure Tower is a pavilion where the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign stored some treasures. You can see it after passing through this bamboo forest.”
“When we rushed there earlier, the square outside the Treasure Tower was already crowded with people. The prodigies of various dynasties were also present, taking turns to break the restrictions of the Treasure Tower.”
“With those prodigies around, we naturally couldn’t compete with them, so we returned to the bamboo forest to seek other opportunities.”
After listening to Wood Sword Venerable’s words, Leo couldn’t help but ponder.
As a Spirit God realm powerhouse and a master alchemist of the seventh rank, the Ancient Tyrant Pill Sovereign’s Treasure Tower must contain numerous treasures.
The Broken Blade Gate and Shatter Mountain Sect couldn’t compete with those prodigies, so choosing to seek opportunities in this bamboo forest was indeed a strategy.
“Seraphina, let’s go check out the Treasure Tower,” Leo decided after some thought.
Seraphina naturally followed Leo’s lead.
“Fellow cultivators, farewell,” Leo said to Wood Sword Venerable and Kade, clasping his fists.
“Please go ahead,” Wood Sword Venerable and Kade hurriedly returned the gesture.
With that, Leo and Seraphina’s figures flashed and shot towards the depths of the bamboo forest.
While Leo and Seraphina were heading to the Treasure Tower, at Star Moon Lake, not far from the Pill Sovereign island, waves surged higher and higher.
If any human Cultivator were present, they would clearly see countless sea demons lurking within those waves.
The sea demons mostly gathered in groups towards the Pill Sovereign island, led by sea demons at the Demon Sect level.
From a high vantage point, one could see that at least tens of thousands of sea demons were gathering around the Pill Sovereign island.
Among these tens of thousands of sea demons, four major groups stood out with the strongest presence. They gathered at the northern side of the Pill Sovereign island.
The four major groups were the Black and White Orca Clan, the Golden Spear Blood Shark Clan, the Poisonous Black Octopus Clan, and the Mermaid Clan.
The Mermaid Clan was the smallest in size among the four major groups. However, due to their high intelligence, they cultivated quickly and thus held a place among the Sea Demonkin.
The other Sea Demonkin groups were relatively weaker and depended on these four major groups.
As huge waves rolled, four extremely powerful auras suddenly shot out from the four major groups and stood in the sky above the Pill Sovereign island.
On the far left was a very round figure. This round figure wore a loose black-and-white robe, had baby-like fair skin, and a white chubby face with an orca beast pattern.
Next to the round figure was a very slender figure. This slender figure wore a blood-red robe and had a cold face. A blood-red bone like a spear tip protruded from his forehead.
His eyes were faintly blood-red, exuding a chilling bloody aura.
Beside the slender man in the blood-red robe stood a middle-aged man in a black robe with a rugged face marked by an octopus pattern.
On the far right was a mermaid holding a blue trident. The mermaid had long blue hair like water, an exquisitely beautiful face without any flaws.
Her chest was wrapped only in blue silk, her flat smooth abdomen leading to a fish tail shimmering with light blue scales.
In the air, the four emitted extremely powerful spiritual energy waves.
Judging by their aura, they had all reached the peak of the upper Demon Sect level, even faintly possessing a hint of Demon King aura.
These four were the highest leaders of the Black and White Orca Clan, Golden Spear Blood Shark Clan, Poisonous Black Octopus Clan, and Mermaid Clan-also the four great leaders of Star Moon Lake.
Whether sea demons or demon beasts, only upon reaching the Demon King level could they transform into human form from their beast forms.
Of course, there were exceptions. Even at the Demon Sect level, demon beasts could transform into human form by consuming sixth-grade Spirit Fruits or alchemist-made transformation pills.
The highest leaders of the Black and White Orca Clan, Golden Spear Blood Shark Clan, and Poisonous Black Octopus Clan had evidently consumed transformation fruits. Only the leader of the Mermaid Clan retained her mermaid form.
After the four sea demon leaders appeared, the waves around Pill Sovereign island calmed down, and tens of thousands of sea demons quieted as well.
Then, with reverence in their eyes, the four sea demon leaders faced north simultaneously and bowed deeply.
“Welcome Lord Dragon King!” they shouted in unison.
On the sea surface, tens of thousands of sea demons showed reverence in their eyes as they lay prostrate on the water without moving.
Three seconds later, with a roar, a blue dragon figure tens of meters long suddenly burst from the calm sea surface.
The dragon figure carried a towering water column as it soared into the sky.
Then, it landed in front of the four leaders and transformed into a middle-aged man in a deep blue robe facing away from them.
“Greetings Lord Dragon King!” The four leaders knelt on one knee on behalf of tens of thousands of sea demons.
“Rise,” said the middle-aged man in a magnetic tone as he slowly turned around.
The middle-aged man had extremely handsome features and ocean-blue pupils. Two slightly protruding slender horns on his forehead added a noble aura to his demeanor.
“Yes, Lord Dragon King,” the four leaders respectfully stood up.
The middle-aged man was a dragon with ancient divine dragon bloodline-a ruler of vast Star Moon Lake.
Dragons are top-tier divine beasts on both Earth and this planet.
A dragon is destined to transcend into a true dragon through tribulation.
With ancient divine dragon bloodline, this dragon’s innate bloodline pressure alone could make countless sea demons submit.
“Whale Sky, how long have human Cultivators been on the island?” The Dragon King’s gaze fell on Whale Sky, the round-faced man on the far left.
Whale Sky was indeed the highest leader of the Black and White Orca Clan.
“Reporting to Lord Dragon King, those human Cultivators have been on the island for one day and one night,” Whale Sky replied respectfully with clasped hands like human Cultivators do.
Upon closer inspection, one would notice that one of his hands was white while the other was black.
“One day and one night?” The Dragon King smiled slightly. “Then these humans might have reached deep into the island by now. They should be fighting fiercely at this moment.”