Chapter 244: The Immortal Island Returns, Dominate Below!

Standing at the edge of the stone tablet, Fang Xu looked ahead.

In the dim seabed, a huge abyss like a monstrous maw of the deep constantly devoured everything around it.

The abyss was bottomless, as if it connected to another world; no matter how much seawater poured in, it showed no sign of filling up.

Fang Xu attempted to extend his soul power outward, preparing to scout the interior of the abyss.

But as soon as his soul power left his sea of consciousness, it was torn away by a terrifying suction.

Seeing this, Fang Xu furrowed his brows.

"Is this suction so strong that even my soul power can't escape?" After a moment of thought, Fang Xu released his soul power again.

This time he kept a trick up his sleeve, twisting his soul power into a rope-like form and slowly probing the abyss.

Indeed, under this condition his soul power, though constantly shaken by the suction, did not break.

With the aid of his soul power, Fang Xu gained a slight understanding of the abyss's interior.

He originally thought that some exotic beast or treasure inside the abyss must be causing such terrifying suction.

But after exploring several hundred meters, the dark abyss contained no trace of any exotic beast or treasure.

It seemed as if the abyss and its terrifying suction were naturally formed.

Nature's miraculous craftsmanship could easily form such a peculiar abyss, which is no surprise.

Yet strangely, within the abyss there was indeed a trace of dragon clan bloodline aura extremely similar to that on Chang Long and Xiao Long.

As his soul power went deeper, this dragon bloodline aura grew clearer.

Gradually, a hint of surprise appeared on Fang Xu's face.

Because in the depths of the abyss, he not only sensed the dragon bloodline aura, but also a hint of a more familiar aura.

However, this other aura was extremely faint and intermittent, making Fang Xu unable to confirm his guess for a moment.

At this moment, as his soul power penetrated deeper, his control over it began to falter.

Judging by this, if he continued deeper, the rope formed by his soul power would surely be snapped by the terrifying suction.

Know that this soul power already amounted to one-tenth of his total soul power.

If it were all devoured by the abyss, his soul would suffer severe damage.

Just as Fang Xu hesitated whether to give up, he suddenly noticed that the terrifying suction in the abyss's depths was weakening!

As the suction grew weaker, his soul power seemed to feel something struggling to burst out from the deepest part of the abyss! Roar! Accompanied by a faint howl! A strong bloody scent suddenly surged up from the abyss's depths!

Immediately after, a painful wail sounded!

Boom! Accompanying the wail came a terrifying tremor!

The surrounding seabed mountain ranges all began to shake under this terrifying tremor.

Swish! Swish! At that moment, Xiao Long and Chang Long, who had been clinging to the seabed mountains to resist the suction, suddenly appeared before Fang Xu.

With the abyss's suction weakened, they could barely maintain their forms.

"Fang Xu, it's dragon blood!"

"There is the aura of dragon blood in this seawater."

After Xiao Long steadied his body, he quickly spoke.

Obviously, the blood surging from the abyss is precisely the dragon clan's fresh blood.

Fang Xu felt greatly puzzled.

"Could it be that a dragon clan member was sucked into the abyss and is now trying to forcefully escape? How should we help?"

Fang Xu spoke.

"Since it's a dragon clan member, with Xiao Long and Chang Long here, he still wants to lend a hand."

"Guide him!"

"The interior of this abyss should be complex; you need to guide him with a correct escape route."

Xiao Long spoke.

Upon hearing this, Fang Xu felt the abyss's suction had weakened considerably, and his soul power seemed able to continue probing deeper.

He immediately hurried to mobilize his soul power for a swift descent.

As his soul power went deeper, the space below grew larger and larger!

In the end, Fang Xu felt his soul power seemed to have entered another vast world!

At this moment, he finally realized what that faint familiar aura was!

Immortal Island!

The Ascension Immortal Society's Immortal Island!

In his soul perception, within the endless space below, a huge island was being carried by a giant beast slowly approaching the abyss's entrance.

The Immortal Island was enveloped by a dark-red energy shield.

The giant beast, wounded by something unknown, had golden-red blood flowing all over its body, violently thrashing about in all directions.

Sensing all this, Fang Xu's soul power quickly extended toward the giant beast.

"Follow me!"

His soul power transmitted a message.

The giant beast staggered for a moment, then immediately followed Fang Xu's soul-power rope, charging fiercely toward the abyss entrance!

Boom! The abyss narrowed toward the top; at its narrowest point it could barely accommodate the giant beast and the Immortal Island passing through.

But because the giant beast's speed was too fast, a collision with the surrounding rocks was inevitable.

Fortunately, the entire Immortal Island was wrapped in that dark-red shield, which seemed very tough.

After a bumpy ride, the giant beast soon carried the Immortal Island to appear above the abyss! Bang! After violently smashing through the final stretch of seabed mountains, the giant beast finally appeared before the three of them.

"This is……"

Looking at the giant beast carrying a huge island on its back, Xiao Long's face showed a hint of astonishment.

One could sense that this giant beast, resembling a turtle, possessed an extremely pure dragon bloodline inside.

But due to her lost memory, she couldn't immediately recall the other's identity.

After the giant beast rushed out of the Vast Moat, it swam around in the seabed and finally returned to face the few people.

"You're still alive……"

A low, hoarse voice came from the giant turtle's mouth.

Xiao Long looked curiously at the other: "Do you know me?"

The giant turtle's eyes were somewhat complex; it finally shook its head and said: "It seems you have lost your memories from back then."

"That's fine too."

"Who exactly are you?" Xiao Long frowned and asked: "Who was I back then?"

"I am Ba Xia." After the giant turtle spoke, it did not answer Xiao Long's other question.

Evidently, he was not prepared to tell Xiao Long her true identity.

"Kid, thank you."

Turning his head to look at Fang Xu, Ba Xia said gratefully.

Without Fang Xu's soul guidance, he would have struggled to escape from the Vast Moat this time.

"Senior, you're too polite." Fang Xu clasped his hands and said: "Actually, I am also a disciple of the Ascension Immortal Society."

"I once lived for a period on the island that was on your back."

Ba Xia nodded: "I remember your aura."

"Back then you also attracted that evil guy, as well as a terrifying powerhouse."

Fang Xu heard this, slightly startled, then recalled that back on the Immortal Island he had indeed drawn forth the Immortal Clan expert behind the Will of Heaven.

Finally, the so-called First Emperor of all ages emerged from the void and helped him repel the Immortal Clan expert.

"Senior, where did you take the Immortal Island back then?" Fang Xu asked curiously.

Back then, several major sects of the Central Continent besieged the Immortal Island; their group was pursued and eventually escaped.

Later, it was rumored that the Immortal Island had fled on its own.

Afterwards, the Dark Divine Temple also secretly sent people to search for traces of the Immortal Island.

In the vast ocean, however, they did not find any trace of the Immortal Island.

Ba Xia shook his head.

"Back then I was awakened from sleep by a disturbance, sensed that I was being spied on, and thus left directly."

"But at that time I had just woken up, feeling dazed, and didn't even know where I ultimately ended up."

"After I became clear-headed, I appeared in that space below."

Evidently, Ba Xia doesn't even remember how he ended up in the world beneath the Vast Moat.

Fang Xu slightly nodded and then said: "Senior, what exactly is the world below like?"

Upon mentioning this, Ba Xia's face showed a hint of solemnity.

"The World of the Dead." "Inside, everywhere is filled with oppressive yin energy."

As he spoke, the dark red protective shield guarding the Immortal Island behind him slowly opened.

"If I hadn't protected them with my own bloodline essence, they would likely have long since turned into desiccated bones."

"They?"

Fang Xu quickly extended his soul power to scan the Immortal Island.

Only then did he discover that, on the Immortal Island, the people originally belonging to the Ascension Immortal Society were actually still alive!

This included several elders of the Ascension Immortal Society, as well as the wife and children of Sha Tianrui, etc.

"This……"

Feeling all this, Fang Xu became somewhat excited.

After so many years, he had thought that the members of the Ascension Immortal Society had long suffered some misfortune.

He never expected that they were actually still alive.

"Ba Xia, you still haven't told me!"

"Who exactly am I!!"

Seeing Ba Xia only chatting with Fang Xu and not answering her question at all, Xiao Long grew angry.

Upon hearing this, Ba Xia, with a wry smile on his huge turtle face, said: "Past identity isn't that important."

"Since you have been reborn once, you must have encountered a Dragon Keeper."

"Being reborn inside a Dragon Keeper's body also counts as you having no ties to the past."

"Believe me, not telling you about the past is for your own good."

Upon hearing Ba Xia's words, Xiao Long became evidently even angrier.

But then, as if she had thought of something, she could only huff and give up.

"Um... should we go up there to talk?"

Beside them, Chang Long spoke cautiously.

The pure dragon bloodline aura on Ba Xia was somewhat uncomfortable for him, an evolver like this.

Fang Xu also quickly said: "Senior, let's go up there to talk."

The three of them had come out this time originally intending to find a large island for the Dark Divine Temple to inhabit.

Now they unexpectedly encountered the returning Immortal Island.

This problem seems to have been resolved.

Baxia nodded, then carried the Immortal Island and swam toward the sea surface.

On the sea surface.

The Immortal Island, soaked in seawater for hundreds of years, finally saw the light of day again.

The disciples of the Ascension Society on the island also woke up one after another from the secret chambers.

Seeing the long-lost sky, they all looked excited.

At this moment, the Grand Elder of the Ascension Society, Lian Xin, slowly came to the edge of the Immortal Island, looking at Fang Xu hovering in midair and asked doubtfully, "You are... Fang Xu!!"

Fang Xu slightly cupped his hands: "Grand Elder, it's been a while, hasn't it?"

Lian Xin blinked, then excitedly said, "It's really Fang Xu!"

"Fang Xu, where are we now?"

Several other Elders also came forward at this time.

Behind them, Sha Tianrui's wife, Princess Yan Yang, also brought a beautiful maiden to the edge of the Immortal Island, looking at Fang Xu in midair and asked, "Young Master, where is Tianrui?"

"Is he still alive?"

Fang Xu nodded: "General Sha is fine; Princess, don't worry."

"We are currently in the sea east of Three Mountains Island."

Having said that, Fang Xu looked at Baxia and said, "Senior, shall we head back first?"

Baxia said nothing, just nodded, then swam toward the direction of Three Mountains Island.

When the group was about to reach the location of the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat, Baxia suddenly stopped.

Fang Xu curiously asked, "Senior, what's wrong?"

Baxia looked ahead doubtfully and said, "It's that aura..."

"There should be the legendary Immortal Inscription Stone Boat ahead; we can't get close."

Fang Xu smiled faintly upon hearing that and said, "Senior, don't worry; I have already refined the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat."

Hearing this, Baxia's face showed surprise: "You can refine the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat?"

Fang Xu was puzzled.

Baxia seemed to know quite a bit about the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat.

After his surprise, Baxia didn't say more, silently carrying the Immortal Island and rushing forward.

Having arrived three hundred li east of the Immortal Inscription Stone Boat, Baxia refused to get any closer no matter what.

Fang Xu also didn't say more, directly ordering Little Dragon to go back and inform Qi Shaoyu and the others.

Soon, all the members of the Ascension Society including Qi Shaoyu and Chu Ren Di, as well as many elites from the Dark God Temple, hurried over.

Qi Shaoyu was the fastest.

Upon seeing Baxia, she flew straight onto his head, crying with tears like pear blossoms in the rain, saying, "Old coot, I thought I'd never see you again."

Baxia grinned widely and said, "If it weren't for Fang Xu, you really wouldn't have seen me."

Qi Shaoyu turned her head to look at Fang Xu, then examined Baxia's wounds.

"Old coot, are you injured?"

Baxia gave a slight smile and said nothing.

"President!"

"It really is the President!"

"Sniffle..."

On the Immortal Island, everyone seeing Qi Shaoyu became excited.

After Qi Shaoyu founded the Ascension Society, she left the Immortal Island.

Lian Xin and the others reckon they haven't seen her for over a thousand years.

Seeing her now, they were naturally very excited.

Seeing Lian Xin and the others, Qi Shaoyu quickly wiped away her tears and restored her usual dignity.

"You're all over a thousand years old—what's the point of crying like this?"

Lian Xin and the others hurriedly wiped their tears, approached Qi Shaoyu, and said, "President, we've brought the Ascension Society back."

Qi Shaoyu smiled and nodded.

Whoosh! At this moment, another figure hurried over.

The newcomer wore a full suit of armor and exuded a solemn, lethal aura.

"Yan Yang!!"

"Yan Yang, where are you?"

Sha Tianrui hasn't arrived yet, but he's already shouting from midair.

"Tianrui!"

"Yumo, that's your father!"

On the Immortal Island, Princess Yan Yang grabbed her daughter and swiftly flew toward Sha Tianrui.

In midair, the two clung tightly to each other, only Sha Yumo appearing somewhat uneasy.

After all, she had been taken away by the Immortal Island not long after she was born.

She has no impression of Sha Tianrui in her mind at all.

At this moment, seeing her mother embracing a man, she felt somewhat reluctant to step forward.

After Sha Tianrui and Princess Yan Yang embraced for a moment, he then remembered his daughter beside him, hurriedly looking at Sha Yumo and saying, "Yumo, come over so I can take a look."

Sha Yumo glanced at him, having no intention of moving.

Seeing the distance in his daughter's eyes, Sha Tianrui felt a bit guilty and said, "Yumo, Father knows I've let you down these years."

"But... but back then, as father, I also had no way."

After Immortal Island was besieged, he ran away, and he also couldn't find the mother and daughter.

"Yu Mo, come over and let your father have a look."

Princess Blazing Sun spoke gently.

Sha Yumo hesitated a moment, then flashed over to Sha Tianrui's side. (End of chapter)