"What exactly are you? How dare you attack this Tiger King! Your Majesty, the Holy Emperor, will not let you off!" The first thing Sky Thunder Net Tiger did after breaking free from Time Stop was to threaten Zhu Ziyang and the other three.
He roared, his fangs bared, but in the eyes of Zhu Ziyang and the three, he was no different from a kitten.
"Hmph!" Zhu Ziyang snorted coldly and said, "You answer whatever we ask! Don't try to scare us with the Holy Emperor. After all, your life is your own, and you should know that we are perfectly capable of killing you before the Holy Emperor arrives!"
Upon hearing this, Sky Thunder Net Tiger immediately expressed his obedience. He had just reached the 100,000-year cultivation level and still had a good tiger life to enjoy; he didn't want to lose his life just like that!
Because Sky Thunder Net Tiger was very cooperative, three minutes later, Zhu Ziyang and the other three had a general understanding of this island.
First of all, there was no human civilization on this island, which Sky Thunder Net Tiger called Four Elephants Island. At least in Sky Thunder Net Tiger's memory, he had never seen creatures with the appearance of Zhu Ziyang and the other three before.
Secondly, regarding the powers on Four Elephants Island. The reason this island was called Four Elephants Island by the Spirit Beasts on it was because there were four Spirit Beast Kings on the island. These four kings each controlled a part of Four Elephants Island, dividing the island into four sections.
These four Spirit Beast Kings were Great Compassionate Tree Emperor of the Eastern Sacred Forest, who was also Your Majesty, the Holy Emperor, as Sky Thunder Net Tiger referred to him. He was said to be a thunder divine tree with a cultivation of over 500,000 years.
The Spirit Beast King of the Southern Mountains was known as the Purple Emperor, a crowned Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox of Blazing Flames, also with a cultivation of over 500,000 years.
The Spirit Beast King of the Western Plains was known as the Golden Emperor, whose cultivation also exceeded 500,000 years, and whose true form was a Gold-Devouring Dragon Mastiff.
The Spirit Beast King of the Northern Bay was known as the Sea Emperor, an exotic Water Dragon Egret, also with a cultivation of over 500,000 years.
The Tree Emperor, the Purple Emperor, the Golden Emperor, the Sea Emperor, plus a Dragon King, the overlord of the Four Elephants Island sea area whom Sky Thunder Net Tiger had not seen but had heard of, were the five great overlords ruling the entire Four Elephants Island.
Zhu Ziyang and the other three were greatly shocked, not expecting that there were actually four beast kings with over 500,000 years of cultivation on this island. Such formidable strength seemed to be even slightly superior to the Star Dou Great Forest.
However, what startled the four even more was the Dragon King, the overlord of the Four Elephants Island sea area, mentioned by Sky Thunder Net Tiger.
According to Sky Thunder Net Tiger, that Dragon King was very mysterious and generally would not intervene in the disputes of the four kings on the island. However, if any creature on the island wanted to leave the island and enter the ocean, it would be met with its furious attack. The Dragon King's cultivation was said to be even higher than the four kings, so the four kings never overstepped into the ocean.
Finally, Zhu Ziyang and the other three extracted more detailed information about Great Compassionate Tree Emperor from Sky Thunder Net Tiger.
This Spirit Beast King, revered as the Holy Emperor by all creatures in the eastern forest, was said to have initially been an Azure Fir growing at the peak of the sacred mountain. Due to its excessively high and prominent position, it frequently suffered from lightning strikes.
Zhu Ziyang and the other three all knew about the Azure Fir, which is a vigorous spiritual herb. Its leaves are the main ingredient for refining Wood Spirit Pills, but this tree is very afraid of thunder and fire.
As an Azure Fir, Great Compassionate Tree Emperor frequently suffered lightning strikes, yet ultimately became a Spirit Beast King ruling over a region. Even without Sky Thunder Net Tiger saying it, they could guess that this Great Compassionate Tree King must have broken through himself amidst the thunderbolts, gaining new life.
Sky Thunder Net Tiger's words confirmed their conjecture. Great Compassionate Tree Emperor in its Azure Fir state endured lightning strikes for a hundred years. All other Azure Firs on the mountaintop were annihilated by the lightning, but it stubbornly survived and successfully transformed into a mutated Azure Fir with lightning attributes by utilizing the thunder.
What happened after that was simple: the Azure Fir with lightning attributes quickly rose with the help of thunder and evolved from an Azure Fir into a Clear Sky Thunder Source Tree that reached the sky. It not only possessed ultimate wood and life attributes but also ultimate thunder attributes, which allowed it to later surpass the other three beast kings and become the island's strongest.
After gathering the information, Zhu Ziyang and the other three ultimately did not make things difficult for Sky Thunder Net Tiger. They merely knocked him unconscious and then left the area.
Arriving at another location on the sacred mountain, the four began to discuss their next course of action.
"What do you say? Should we leave Four Elephants Island directly, or continue upwards to meet Great Compassionate Tree Emperor?" Zhu Ziyang posed the question, asking the three women.
"I think it's better if we leave," Zhang Lexuan said calmly. "Our current strength is not enough to contend with a Spirit Beast with over 500,000 years of cultivation, and Great Compassionate Tree Emperor offers us no help. I believe it's best not to do something so thankless."
"I agree with Sister Lexuan's opinion, Brother. It's more appropriate for us to choose to leave as the best strategy!" Jiang Nannan also nodded and said.
"I second that!" Qian Lingyi, uncharacteristically, did not oppose Jiang Nannan and nodded in agreement.
"Since everyone thinks leaving is the best course of action, then let's leave Four Elephants Island for now," Zhu Ziyang said, taking into account the opinions of the three women. "However, this island still needs to be marked. We can come back and take a look when we return."
The group of four immediately turned around and flew back in the direction they came from. The journey back was smooth, encountering no inconsiderate Spirit Beasts or unexpected incidents. They simply returned to the place where they had previously come ashore.
Upon reaching the seaside, Zhu Ziyang and the other three realized something: if they were to leave Four Elephants Island, would they encounter an ambush from the Dragon King mentioned by Sky Thunder Net Tiger?
A sea Spirit Beast capable of making the four kings on the island wary must have a cultivation exceeding 600,000 years!
"Ziyang, what should we do?" Zhang Lexuan asked Zhu Ziyang, her face filled with worry.
"What can we do? We can't just stay on this island, can we?" Zhu Ziyang waved his hand helplessly and said, "Sister Lexuan, you steer later, go full speed ahead, charge mindlessly forward, and get out of this sea area first. As for the other matters, leave them to me!"
"Alright!" Zhang Lexuan nodded solemnly in agreement.
"Nannan, Yi Yi, after we get on the ship, make sure to protect yourselves!" Zhu Ziyang further instructed Jiang Nannan and Qian Lingyi.
"I will, Brother!" Jiang Nannan also replied with a serious expression.
"I think the chances of that Dragon King appearing are small, after all, we didn't encounter him when we came!" Qian Lingyi said with a smile, her words carrying a hint of comfort.
"Let's hope so!" Zhang Lexuan sighed and said.
"Sister Lexuan, let's go!" Zhu Ziyang did not rely on luck. He directly summoned Second Shuang. With his current strength, he could fully support Second Shuang and Snow Empress in using their full power. So why didn't he summon Snow Empress and instead chose Second Shuang, whose battle experience was only 200,000 years? It was simple: since the Dragon King was called the Dragon King, he must possess dragon bloodline. To deal with a Spirit Beast with dragon bloodline, Second Shuang, with her Dragon King identity, had the greatest advantage!
The Moon God Shuttle plunged into the sea, and the four people and one Soul Spirit quickly jumped in. The cabin sealed, and Zhang Lexuan swiftly went to the cockpit, injecting her spirit power. The ship's speed instantly soared to its maximum, and the shuttle set sail, covering a thousand meters in an instant.
Zhang Lexuan remembered Zhu Ziyang's words and maximized the Moon God Shuttle's speed. A long afterimage appeared on the sea surface as the Moon God Shuttle, like a straight line, plunged into the natural painting of the ocean.
Inside the cabin, Zhu Ziyang and the other two tensely observed the sea on both sides. The sea was calm and waveless, and the tranquil state caused the three to unconsciously lower their guard.
The Moon God Shuttle had already traveled five hundred li and had not encountered the expected obstruction from the Dragon King. Five hundred li was the limit of the sea area an island could control. Leaving Four Elephants Island by five hundred li should mean they would no longer encounter the so-called Dragon King.
At this moment, both Zhang Lexuan in the cockpit and Zhu Ziyang in the main cabin couldn't help but smile, but just as their smiles hadn't fully bloomed, an unexpected change occurred.
The Moon God Shuttle was surrounded by a group of colossal creatures without them even noticing! This group of colossal creatures maintained a distance of over ten li from the Moon God Shuttle, yet they perfectly encircled it. With the Moon God Shuttle's speed, they were surprisingly able to keep pace with it, which truly astonished Zhu Ziyang and the other three.
There were more than ten of these colossal creatures, each over a hundred meters in size. They connected head to tail, slowly rising from beneath the sea, fully revealing their appearance to Zhu Ziyang and the other three. They had all been submerged beneath the sea before, thus completing the encirclement of the Moon God Shuttle without Zhu Ziyang and the others noticing. Now that they had surfaced, it was clear they were ready for their final feast.
These more than ten colossal creatures began to constrict their encirclement, gradually squeezing the Moon God Shuttle's space. Inside the Moon God Shuttle, Zhang Lexuan maneuvered it, attempting to break out of the encirclement, but each attempt was in vain.
Finally, Zhu Ziyang's face was ashen, his eyes filled with killing intent, as he said to Zhang Lexuan, "Sister Lexuan, don't waste any more spirit power. Stop the Moon God Shuttle, and let's just deal with these guys directly!"