Chapter 673: Chapter 673: The Origin of the Dragon Pattern on Ye Xiu’s Left Arm

"Good!" Leng Yue flipped her hand, took out the Stone Mirror, and composed a message with the intelligence from Mo Luo, sending it to Ye Xiu.

Soon, Ye Xiu replied, "You and Qin Qing should come back now."

Qin Qing decisively refused, "Tell him that I will not leave the Eternal Kingdom until I find the person who hypnotized Long Tianba."

Leng Yue sighed and sent Qin Qing’s exact words to Ye Xiu.

After a long wait, Ye Xiu finally responded:

"The Eternal Kingdom’s airplanes, large ships, and troop carriers are all unusable. They have nearly three million Martial Artists of varying strength, which has severely impacted their marching speed.

"If they try to row by sea to Seven-Star Island, it will take them at least two months.

"I believe they will choose a combination of running across the islands and rowing in stages. This means they will need to spend time gathering boats on each island they reach. It will likely take them at least half a month to arrive at Seven-Star Island.

"Once they get there, they’ll have to gather boats yet again to attack Biluo Island.

"When that happens, have your people plant timed explosives on every boat. Calculate the timing carefully so they detonate in the sea area between Biluo Island and Qingqing Island. Let that army of nearly three million drink seawater."

After reading the message from Ye Xiu, Qin Qing, Leng Yue, and Mo Luo exchanged bewildered glances.

From the sound of it, Ye Xiu was very familiar with the Eternal Islands, even knowing the exact distance from Cloud Mist Island to Seven-Star Island. Otherwise, he couldn’t have calculated the timing so precisely.

"Can we get that many timed explosives?" Qin Qing asked Mo Luo.

"There are plenty in the Biluo Island barracks," Mo Luo said.

Qin Qing nodded. "Go and get started!"

Mo Luo immediately ran off to arrange for manpower and prepare everything. Ye Xiu’s instructions might have sounded simple in the message, but actually carrying out the plan would be incredibly difficult.

「...」

After a ten-day journey, Ming Yue and Kristina finally arrived at the Golden Family’s estate.

Upon seeing her parents, Kristina was on the verge of tears. She had suffered immense hardship during her time away training.

However, she held back her tears and recounted her experiences in detail, emphasizing how Ye Xiu had tricked her.

"What? Ye Xiu is dead?" Kristina’s mother, Stephanie, exclaimed after listening.

Her reaction took Kristina, Ming Yue, and Tu La by surprise.

Judging by Stephanie’s reaction, she really doesn’t want Ye Xiu to die. What’s going on here? Ming Yue wondered.

"My dear, what kind of reaction is that?" Kristina’s father, Tu La, asked, glancing suspiciously at his wife.

Stephanie ignored Tu La and stared intently at Kristina. "Did you see Lin Feng kill Ye Xiu with your own eyes?"

Kristina already felt wronged, but now she was even more upset. She had suffered so much on her journey, yet her mother seemed completely unconcerned, instead focusing on whether Ye Xiu was alive or dead.

Nevertheless, she answered honestly, "No. When Ye Xiu brought me to the Wu Family estate, I was still unconscious. Qiao Beiming rescued me and brought me to Unparalleled Mountain. I only woke up after we arrived, and it was he who told me that Lin Feng had killed Ye Xiu."

After she finished speaking, Kristina, Ming Yue, and Tu La clearly saw Stephanie breathe a sigh of relief.

The three of them were completely baffled.

What was going on?

"Mom, do you know Ye Xiu? You don’t want him to die?" Kristina voiced the question in her heart.

"For bullying and toying with my daughter, Ye Xiu must die," Stephanie said, her face cold, before changing the subject. "Kristina, your decision to relocate the Martial Artists from Cloud Mist Mountain to Seven-Star Island was a very wise one. Biluo Island is crucial to our plans. We must take it back."

Is she a professional race car driver or something? That sudden swerve in the conversation almost gave me whiplash... Ming Yue complained internally.

"In that case, I’ll go to Seven-Star Island now to command the army to retake Biluo Island?" Kristina asked.

"Go ahead," Stephanie nodded.

Just as Kristina was about to leave, she suddenly remembered something. "Mom, Dad, Ming Yue is my lifesaver, and I want to give her a Totem. Also, the Cultivation Technique she practices is incomplete. I’d like to take her to the Book Pavilion to see if we can find the complete version."

Stephanie smiled. "You may!"

Seeing her mother agree, Kristina was thrilled and immediately left with Ming Yue.

Only then did Tu La ask, "My dear, are you hiding something from me regarding Ye Xiu?"

Stephanie hesitated for a moment before finally speaking. "The leadership of the three major Judicator Families suspects that Ye Xiu is the heir to the ’Perfect Specimen’ Dragon God Totem."

"Are you sure?" Tu La asked, his expression filled with shock.

"Not entirely," Stephanie replied, shaking her head.

"Twenty-six years ago, the leadership of the three major Judicator Families sent people to the Xuanse Yunluo City Hospital. They injected the Temple’s leftover Dragon God Blood into dozens of newborn infants, and Ye Xiu was one of them.

"Eleven years ago, Mother sent a group of Purple Pupil Superpower Users to Xuanse to tamper with Long Tianba’s memories, making him search for a person with a dragon-shaped pattern on their left arm.

"After that, we all thought the experiment had failed, until Kristina sent Long Tianba to Biluo Island.

"I sent a Purple Pupil Superpower User to the Abandoned City to ask Long Tianba if he had found the person with the dragon-shaped pattern, but that Superpower User never returned.

"Later, without alerting anyone, I personally went to the Abandoned City and questioned Long Tianba.

"Many of Ye Xiu’s inexplicable abilities do indeed resemble those of the Dragon God."

After hearing this, Tu La’s eyes began to glow with fervor. "If Ye Xiu is the perfect specimen, then he must have awakened the Dragon God Totem! If we capture him alive, we can extract it from his body. That’s one of the most powerful Totems in the world!"

"Let’s not be hasty," Stephanie said. "We still aren’t certain he is the perfect specimen. Even if he is, his strength is still low. It isn’t the best time to extract the Dragon God Totem."

"Then we’ll wait for him to grow stronger!" Tu La laughed.

Their words carried the clear implication that they intended to fatten Ye Xiu up before the slaughter.

「...」

Kristina gave Ming Yue a Totem and also found the complete set of the Evil Technique she practiced in the Book Pavilion.

After resting at the Golden Family’s estate for a day, the two traveled without stopping, arriving at Seven-Star Island twenty days later.

"How are the preparations?"

Kristina and Ming Yue found the Island Master of Cloud Mist Island on the beach. Since the entire island’s population was migrating, the one in charge was no longer the Great Marshal, but the Island Master.

"We are ready. Just give the word, Young Princess, and three million troops will cross the sea to attack Biluo Island," the Island Master said respectfully, kneeling on one knee.

"Very good. Set out, then!" Kristina nodded, taking out a Totem. "Take back Biluo Island, and this Totem is yours."

The Island Master’s breathing immediately quickened. Cloud Mist Island was inhabited by Fourth Rank people. Only those who created their own martial arts and comprehended a profound martial intent could become Third Rank people and be awarded a Totem. Although he was the Island Master, he had accomplished neither. He was destined to live his life without a Totem. He never expected Kristina to grant him an opportunity to change his fate.

"All troops, aboard the ships! If we fail to take Biluo Island, you will all be executed!" the Island Master roared.