Elder Wang Rui in the crowd was shocked, even more so than Venerable Black Tortoise, and he quickly looked outside before retracting his gaze.

...

In the distance.

Jiang Shi tapped his foot, moving rapidly, his whole body as if riding the wind. Each tap propelled him a great distance, his eyes shimmering with indescribable brilliance in the night, firmly locked onto a blurry figure of an Undersea Person ahead.

His body perfectly concealed itself within the darkness, merging seamlessly with it as he pursued with no presence emanating, not alerting the Undersea Person ahead in the slightest.

The Undersea Person charged fiercely along the way, and after leaving the city, immediately sped away towards the outside, directly escaping into a giant river outside the city.

After entering the river, his pace did not slow but instead quickly dived into a huge merchant ship.

Jiang Shi’s body shimmered, his aura concealed, and silently landed on a small boat to the side, frowning as he looked at the massive merchant ship ahead.

But soon, he once again became a shadow, vanishing from sight.

For there were more movements from afar, as two more Undersea People escaped from different directions, similarly rushing towards and quickly entering that large ship, disappearing from view.

"A ship... Could this be their temporary base?"

Jiang Shi pondered as his body reappeared from the darkness.

He attempted to use his [Insight] talent to perceive the situation inside the ship, but found that an array had been set up inside, shrouding everything like a thin fog, making it difficult to discern.

Jiang Shi was momentarily uncertain.

But soon, he approached the water’s surface, silently and swiftly heading towards the ship. As soon as he was on board, he suppressed his presence, becoming one with the darkness, landing cautiously at the top of the ship.

He pricked up his ears, carefully distinguishing the sounds inside the ship. After ascertaining the source of the sounds, he immediately dangled down from the second-floor area and gently pierced a window paper to peek inside a room.

In the room, the light was dim, and the space was extremely spacious.

About seven or eight figures were sitting inside.

There were both males and females, some were Undersea People, others were humans.

In the center was a woman in a bright red long dress, breathtakingly beautiful, with an irresistible allure. Her face was indescribably fair, her lips slightly red, with phoenix eyes slightly upturned, such that even a single glance would make one feel inferior.

It was as if she was the Creator’s most perfect masterpiece.

"Saintess, we were defeated and discovered."

An Undersea Person knelt on the ground in shame.

"We don’t know how those Celestial Demon Sect people suddenly discovered us. This sudden attack caught us off guard."

Another Undersea Person also knelt, not daring to lift his head.

"It seems the Celestial Demon Holy Sect still has experts, not as simple as it appears on the surface."

The woman in the bright red dress spoke softly, "However, you three managed to escape all the way back, did you not notice anything amiss?"

"Amiss?"

The three Undersea People exchanged a glance in shock, then looked at the mysterious Saintess.

"Yes, you were followed, didn’t you realize?"

The woman in the red dress said softly.

What?

The three Undersea People were startled.

How could that be?

They had dived into the water, moving swiftly, perfectly concealing their presence. No one should have been able to discover them.

How could someone have followed them?

"To think after so many years, the Human Race hasn’t completely fallen, for someone like you to appear, truly surprising."

The woman in the red dress slowly stood up, her body tall and slim, with a unique demeanor. Her pitch-black, deep phoenix eyes scanned outside, saying, "Sir, how long do you plan on eavesdropping?"

Jiang Shi’s heart tightened.

Discovered?

Whoosh!

Bang!

Suddenly, a terrifyingly powerful force instantly shot out from within the room, rapid to the extreme, spiraling and lightning-fast, almost instantly tearing through the window, rushing fiercely towards Jiang Shi’s body. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Jiang Shi’s expression changed as he suddenly felt an indescribable destructive aura.

It gave him the same feeling as when he faced the Celestial Demon Sect Leader.

In that critical moment, Jiang Shi quickly shifted his body sideways. However, as he moved, that powerful, terrifying force also swerved rapidly, directly charging at Jiang Shi’s body, as if breaking through space constraints, reaching him in an instant.

"Hundredfold Dragon Elephant! Vajra!"

Jiang Shi shouted as his two arms suddenly swelled and enlarged, instantly blocking in front of him, veins bulging, turning into two hefty shields.

Bang!

The sound was terrifying, the aura rolling.

The powerful energy wave slammed Jiang Shi’s body violently, sending him flying into the distance.

His two arms were instantly drenched in blood, bones visible, scattering large amounts of blood in mid-air. His body stopped at a distance, expression solemn, blood and energy surging chaotically within him.

Patches of white light suddenly appeared within his body, rapidly healing his wounds.

"What a powerful woman!"

Jiang Shi’s gaze was fierce as he watched the massive ship from afar.

After blasting him away with a single strike, the tall woman in the bright red dress also appeared at the top of the ship, her expression cold, beauty unrivaled, her phoenix eyes sweeping across, exuding an overwhelming aura, as if transcending the mundane, untouched by the dust of the world.