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The middle-aged man holding the sword seemed to be the small leader among the five. Before Ye Feng could react, he suddenly knelt down with a thud, repeatedly bowing his head and begging for mercy. Although he lived in a small fishing village and had never encountered warriors above the Origin Martial Realm, he understood that those with such high cultivation levels often had terrible tempers and would kill at the slightest dissatisfaction.
In front of high-level warriors, low-level warriors were like ants, hardly worth mentioning.
Ye Feng was slightly taken aback; he thought his tone was relatively calm, yet these people were still frightened out of their wits.
Hearing that they were just ordinary villagers from nearby, Ye Feng gradually lowered his guard. It seemed that when the Teleportation Array activated, some unusual phenomena appeared here, attracting these villagers. Perhaps even the three Sea Demons he had just encountered came here following those anomalies.
"Get up; you don't need to be too nervous. I am not a bloodthirsty monster," Ye Feng said in a much gentler tone. He waved his hand, and an invisible force lifted the five of them, making them stand up involuntarily.
"Thank you, Young Hero, for sparing our lives!" After a moment of daze, the five villagers finally reacted and bowed repeatedly in gratitude.
Ye Feng was puzzled; did high-level warriors in this place often massacre low-level warriors? Otherwise, why would they be so terrified?
"No need for thanks. I have some questions to ask you; I hope you can answer truthfully," Ye Feng said with a faint smile.
The leading middle-aged man nodded. "Young Hero, please ask whatever you wish. We will tell you everything without any concealment."
Noticing that this young man seemed different from the bloodthirsty high-level warriors they had imagined, the tension among the five villagers gradually eased. The bolder two villagers secretly observed Ye Feng's appearance and attire.
"Very well. You only need to tell me what this place is, which country it belongs to, and how far the nearest city is from here," Ye Feng instructed.
"Oh? Young Hero seems to be new here," the middle-aged man quickly replied. "This is Forgotten River Island, a small island located at the easternmost part of the Sky Abyss Empire. It covers an area of about eighty miles and has no large towns—only three small fishing villages. We are all villagers from Qingyang Village, living by fishing."
Ye Feng nodded. The Sky Abyss Empire was one of the Four Great Empires on the Eastern Continent, located at the far eastern end of the entire continent. He hadn't expected that this time's teleportation would span across the entire continent, transporting over a hundred members of the Ye Family directly from the northwest end of Divine Martial Continent to this small island at its easternmost point.
"No wonder it's called the Eastern Continent; even ordinary villagers in a small fishing village have late-stage Martial Realm cultivation," Ye Feng thought to himself.
He was quite satisfied with his current location—an ordinary small island far from the main continent was just an exceptional place for his family to recuperate. If he had accidentally teleported into a major power's controlled territory, it might have caused many unnecessary troubles.
While he was deep in thought, the five villagers occasionally glanced at the nearby Sea Demon corpses, their eyes sparkling with interest clearly drawn to those two Sea Demon bodies he had discarded.
Ye Feng smiled and said, "The bodies of these two snake demons are no longer useful to me, so you can take care of them. You may disperse now; I will personally visit your village chief shortly."
Upon hearing this, the five individuals were overjoyed. After expressing their gratitude repeatedly, they hurriedly ran to a nearby beach, gathering their strength to lift the massive Sea Demon corpse onto their shoulders.
The corpse of the Fifth-Order Sea Demon held immense value for these villagers, who were only at the Martial Realm. Even though the most precious inner core had been taken, the flesh, skin, and bones of the Sea Demon were still excellent refining materials.
"Young Hero, our Qingyang Village is about ten miles from here. After you leave this place, just head east and you will find it," a middle-aged man said breathlessly while carrying the Sea Demon corpse.
Upon returning to the cave, Ye Honglin had already regained consciousness and was sitting cross-legged, holding the note he had left behind.
"Back already? Did you find out where this place is?"
"It's a small island in the Sky Abyss Empire called Forgotten River Island. Aside from some threatening Sea Demons nearby, there are only ordinary fishermen," Ye Feng briefly recounted what had happened earlier.
"I plan to check out the nearby village, so I will trouble you to guard this place for a while longer."
"Be extra cautious. Since there are Sea Demons around, this area is likely not a place for ordinary people to live. The fact that these fishermen can live here safely suggests there might be more to it. The Eastern Continent is full of hidden talents; there may be concealed experts in the village," Ye Honglin advised.
Ye Feng nodded. Now that his father had recovered, he could leave with peace of mind to investigate the situation on this small island and see if it would be suitable for their family to settle down.
Leaving the cave once more, Ye Feng traveled west along the mountain path and soon entered a dense forest at the end of the mountain range.
As he was about to continue forward, Ye Feng frowned slightly.
"Huh? Why is there such a strong demonic aura in this forest?" Due to his powerful Divine Soul, Ye Feng was very sensitive to the aura emitted by demonic beasts.
"There’s not just one demonic beast; it feels like many beasts have gathered together to create this level of demonic energy. Moreover, the source of this energy is in the direction pointed out by that fisherman to the west. Could it be?" Ye Feng's heart sank as he recalled some ancient accounts from his readings.
Unlike the Western Continent, the Eastern Continent has a vast number of demonic beasts that often gather together to form significant forces, especially in coastal areas. The Sea Demons in the Endless Sea frequently attack human settlements for various reasons; such events are often referred to as "beast sieges" or "Beast Tides."
In the coastal areas, this type of Beast Tide mostly originates from the Endless Sea's Sea Demons, and is often referred to as the Sea Demon Tide.
"From the level of demonic energy, this Sea Demon Tide is not particularly large, but it is definitely not small either. It is more than enough to deal with several small human villages!"
With this in mind, Ye Feng quickened his pace. To avoid being detected by the large gathering of beasts, he activated his Soul Thought to conceal his presence and cautiously navigated through the dense forest.
After a moment, a thick mist began to envelop the forest, and ahead, faint sounds of shouting and killing could be heard.
"It really is a Sea Demon Tide!" In the light blue mist, a mass of Sea Demons surrounded a small village spanning several miles.
After a rough calculation, Ye Feng realized that there were hundreds of these Sea Demons, most of which were around Fifth Stage in strength. If such a scale of Sea Demon Tide occurred in the Northern Jin Kingdom, it could easily flatten several small Sects.
The small village ahead appeared to be on the verge of collapse, ready to be trampled and destroyed by these Sea Demons at any moment. However, the dozens of large Sea Demons at the front failed to breach the seemingly insignificant Azure Wood Fence surrounding the village. Instead, they were forced to retreat back into the forest under a barrage of arrows and spears.
After several unsuccessful assaults, the group of Sea Demons grew increasingly restless and began circling around the village, trying to find its weaknesses.
"These barriers seem formidable; they actually blocked the Sea Demons' attacks. However, these Sea Demons also appear unusual; it seems someone is commanding them from within, as they are attempting to find weaknesses," Ye Feng thought with surprise as he tried to identify the source among the Sea Demon ranks.
Before long, Ye Feng's Soul Thought pinpointed a beast resembling a rhinoceros among them. This rhinoceros-like Sea Demon was pale blue in color and not particularly large, yet it exuded an aura strong enough to be classified as a Sixth-Order Beast. Surrounding it were four slightly larger Fifth-Grade Beasts that seemed to be guarding it.
What shocked Ye Feng most was that a blue horn atop the Rhinoceros Sea Demon occasionally emitted a peculiar ripple of demonic energy. Under his Soul Thought's investigation, this ripple spread outward like waves from its center, affecting other nearby Sea Demons.
"Could it be that it controls other Sea Demons with that horn?" Each time a ripple of demonic energy was released, the surrounding Sea Demons instinctively changed their actions.
Under the control of the Rhinoceros Sea Demon, hundreds of Sea Demons split into more than ten small teams and continuously charged at the Azure Wood Fence surrounding the village. Finally, three crab-like Sea Demons used their Giant Ao to smash cracks into a three-meter section of fence on the west side of the village.
At this moment, Ye Feng noticed that many strange Patterns were carved into the seemingly unremarkable Azure Wood Fence. With each impact from the Sea Demons, these Patterns would suddenly glow and project an almost invisible Vital Energy Light Shield that repelled their attacks.
"These Patterns seem capable of gathering Heaven and Earth Origin Power. It appears this small village is indeed extraordinary. However, if this continues, even with these Pattern barriers for protection, it will be difficult for the village to hold out. I must eliminate that Rhinoceros Sea Demon!"
The actions of the Sea Demons are mostly directed by their leader, the Rhinoceros Sea Demon. Without this leadership, the reckless attacks of the Sea Demons might have allowed the village to hold out, especially since this Sea Demon Tide is not particularly large.
In Qingyang Village, an elderly man with a face full of wrinkles and white hair is surrounded by villagers in the center of the square, with several individuals volunteering to fight.
"Village Chief, if this continues, we may not be able to hold out. These Sea Demons are unusual; it seems someone is manipulating them from the shadows. If we don't take the initiative to strike and eliminate whoever is controlling the Sea Demons, the Spirit Pattern Barrier will eventually be breached!" A middle-aged man grips his giant axe tightly, glancing nervously at the fence outside.
He is the most skilled villager in Qingyang Village, currently at around the fifth level of the Origin Martial Realm, while most villagers only possess Martial Realm cultivation. If the fence is breached, they will have no means to defend themselves.
"Yang Yan, you see it too," the old man says with a frown as he looks outside the village. "Don't think that just because your cultivation is only at five levels, even if you reach the peak of nine levels, you would still find it hard to escape once you leave the village. The one controlling these Sea Demons is not human but a Sixth Rank Spirit Sea Demon."
"Spirit Sea Demon? A Spirit Sea Demon that has awakened its intelligence? How is that possible? How could such a type of Sea Demon appear on Forgotten River Island?" The middle-aged man known as Yang Yan exclaims in shock.
"Forgotten River Island is relatively close to the Inland; it shouldn't have such beasts like Spirit Sea Demons. I fear something has drawn them here. I heard there have been strange occurrences in the eastern Forgotten River Mountain Range. Didn't your brother Yang Gang just leave the village recently? Did he discover anything?" The old man looks towards the east of the village, his tone grave.
"I'm not sure; they haven't returned yet. They might have..." Yang Yan's expression suddenly darkens.
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