Chapter 273: Thus

Of course, Jiang Yu didn't care whether Nan Su remembered or not; her goal was revenge, so she recklessly mustered her strength and flew toward Jiang Tu's location.

Although the direction at sea was hard to hold, the Dragon Soul constantly transmitted messages to correct her, and after half an hour they finally rendezvoused.

By then night had fallen, and the water below was actually brighter than the surface; Jiang Tu pointed to the Twelve-Day All Subduing Demon Array he had set up and said, "Look, pretty impressive, right?"

"Impressive. You preside over the great array here, and the Dragon Soul and I will lure the enemy." Jiang Yu checked everything and was very satisfied.

Jiang Tu, however, was unwilling, "If we go, we should go together, so we don't get separated by another mishap."

This sea region has no high‑level demonic beasts, but cultivators pass by from time to time; I alone here am not safe.

Moreover, Nan Su is already wounded; if you and I join forces, we might not even need the great array and could eliminate him on the spot.

Jiang Yu thought that ordinary cultivators wouldn't cross the sea at night, but seeing Jiang Tu's determined stare, she softened and nodded in agreement.

The Dragon Soul beside them, seeing their ready‑for‑battle posture, reminded, "Jiang Yu, you've been using battle techniques to fly for a long time; shall we rest a bit before moving on?"

"No need. When we're over a hundred li from Nan Su, I'll adjust my breath a little." The sooner they locate him, the less chance the opponent has to fully heal his wound; Jiang Yu didn't know what poison it was, but it let Nan Su use a Nascent Soul Sword Talisman against an equal, so the toxin must affect him greatly.

They left immediately; after Jiang Yu sent them into the Dragon Pearl, she whooshed out of the sea, the Thunder Bamboo Fan emitting a blue evanescent light, adding a flash of brightness to the pitch‑black sea‑sky.

On an island three hundred li away, a group of demon kings who had finished repairing the great array were now all in human form.

Having been confined for several days, they all wanted to go have some fun, so spurred by the Shark‑Man King they all approached the old shopkeeper, saying, "Thunder Dragon King, Jiang Yu set up an array on purpose; we don't know why. Shall we go check it out?"

The old shopkeeper, seated at the array's core, didn't even lift an eyelid, "Your junior matters are none of my concern; you bunch of great demons are just making a fuss."

The Shark‑Man King said, "Old Dragon King, we also want to see if we can gain something while Jiang Yu is cultivating."

If you manage to ascend this time and none of us reach the Ten‑th Level, wouldn't the Dragon Emperor Island be left without a single Hua Shen?

"So Jiang Yu really has that effect?" The Crouching Dragon's heart raced a couple of beats, wondering whether, once the Old Dragon King ascended, he should capture Jiang Yu.

The other demon kings, stirred by the words "Ten‑th Level," inexplicably began to do mental calculations.

The old shopkeeper saw through their thoughts at a glance, "Cultivators aren't gathering‑spirit arrays, and Jiang Yu has no special cultivation bloodline nor any miraculous elixir."

"Go then, and remember to return before dawn."

The demon kings heard this and rejoiced, merrily flying away from the island; they moved swiftly and soon spotted Jiang Yu.

With no concealment and only two hundred li behind Jiang Yu, the Dragon Soul immediately sensed them, "Why are all the demon kings from the deserted island here?"

"Are they heading the same direction as us?" Jiang Yu felt a chill in her heart; the bamboo fan at her feet tilted slightly, then her spiritual energy surged, accelerating her flight.

But her cultivation could not match the demon kings'; no matter how fast she flew, she couldn't escape their sight.

The Dragon Soul sighed, "We've been trailing behind; why don't you also enter the Dragon Pearl, and let Jiang Tu lead us?"

"No." Suddenly disappearing before the Ten‑th Level Great Demon, she made it clear there was something hidden, yet Jiang Yu kept accelerating.

Meanwhile, a few Jie Dan cultivators passed by and couldn't help glancing at her evanescent light a few times, but when they saw several great demons' evanescent lights, they hurried away.

"The demon kings aren't in the deep sea; why did they suddenly appear here?"

"Could it be related to the auction on Ganlu Island?"

"They're clearly chasing a Jie Dan."

"I wonder whether the demon kings secretly support the Nine Immortal Alliance."

"Regardless, we need to report to the Alliance."

Soon after the Jie Dan reported, they also saw Nine Immortal Alliance cultivators in the sea ahead, and those people kept diving and surfacing, as if searching for something.

When a Nine Immortal Alliance Jie Dan saw members of the Dragon Emperor Alliance, he immediately linked today's fallen team's incident to these people.

They bluntly blocked them, "Fellow cultivators, you killed members of my Nine Immortal Alliance; give us an explanation!"

"Absurd." The Dragon Emperor Alliance members hadn't done it, so they naturally denied.

But the Nine Immortal Alliance was intent on picking a fight; regardless of who was at fault, a few words sparked their anger, and in less than a moment the two sides' sects were already clashing.

Jiang Yu, still searching for Nan Su, didn't know that the cultivator who died under the sword talisman during the day had triggered a conflict.

She accelerated several times but couldn't shake off the demon kings behind her; realizing they were simply following, she simply stopped bothering herself.

When the Dragon Soul said Nan Su was over a hundred li ahead, she immediately slipped beneath the sea, found a spot, and set up an array to cultivate.

A few White Whale demons also entered the water, "Setting up an array again?"

"Her flight consumed a lot of mana; she needs to cultivate to replenish spiritual energy." The Crouching Dragon gave her a sideways glance, thinking she was clumsy.

The White Whale's eyes lit up, whooshed toward the outside of Jiang Yu's array and said, "Perfect, we'll cultivate together with her."

Thus, as Jiang Yu was just meditating, she saw the demon kings lining up outside her array, shouting, "Jiang Yu, let's all cultivate together!"

Jiang Yu was utterly stunned, "They really think I can help them advance?"

"Obviously. Even when demons take human form, some of their thoughts are still single‑minded."

"You'd better let them in, or the array won't be protected." Before the Dragon Soul finished speaking, a demon king, unable to hold his temper, slapped the array's light shield with a palm.

Buzz—

The array automatically retaliated, launching ten thousand spiritual water arrows at the demon kings, but they caused little harm.

However, demons are demons; instantly two more demon kings, angry, raised their palms to strike again.

The Shark‑Man King intervened in time, "We're looking for help, not here to settle grudges."

The White Whale nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, Jiang Yu, start the array quickly; it'd be great for everyone to cultivate together."

"Hey, you guys are way too…" Before the polite word could be spoken, Jiang Tu was silenced as Jiang Yu covered his mouth.

She sighed lightly, "You all are just cultivating; you won't hurt us, so take us away?"

The demon kings exchanged glances, and the Shark‑Man King said, "We guarantee we won't."

"You really let them in?" Jiang Tu thought she would at least resist for a while.

"Our strength is inferior to humans; can we outrun a few demon kings?"

"If you enter the Dragon Pearl, I'll leave a gap in the array gate; should they cause trouble, you can hide inside." Jiang Yu sighed again; it was a forced measure, and she raised her hand to command the clan to open the array gate.

A few great demons cheerfully entered, no longer bearing the earlier haughty air, and under the Shark‑Man King's direction, they sat opposite Jiang Yu.

They even thoughtfully produced a heap of premium spirit stones, saying, "Jiang Yu, use these spirit stones to construct a gathering spirit array."

What could Jiang Yu do? She could only set up a formation and then cultivate.

Seeing her enter meditation, the demon kings felt their spiritual energy stir all over, and they couldn't help but also begin cultivating.