Chapter 1056: Transforming Passivity into Initiative

Indeed, the pirate leader's words carried a hidden meaning, providing immense guidance to his peak blue-level followers.

The followers exchanged glances, each breaking into a smile.

"Boss, do you mean to use Lord King Kong's power to eliminate this foreign group?"

The pirate leader nodded slightly. "Besides that, I can't think of any other way to fight them. If we use our own power, success or failure aside, we will certainly pay a heavy price."

"But Boss, Lord King Kong is currently in his dormant period. Are we supposed to endure them for another month? What if they attack our people during this time?"

The pirate leader, looking utterly exasperated, suddenly turned and cuffed his most trusted follower on the back of the head.

"You idiot! How did I end up with such a dull-witted apprentice? With a brain like yours, how will you ever inherit my position in the future?"

"Lord King Kong is merely dormant, not completely dead. If he's asleep, can't we just wake him up?"

"For a being like him, rashly disturbing his rest is akin to disrupting his cultivation and interfering with his long-standing habits. That would certainly enrage him."

"As long as we intervene and then frame the Glory Team for it, wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?"

"To get rid of them, we don't necessarily have to use our own blades."

It must be said, this pirate leader was quite cunning. Although he spent his days concocting devious schemes, it's undeniable that a mercenary force that has survived in the Endless Sea region until now could not have done so without a leader like him.

In such a harsh environment, to survive until the end, strength alone is far from enough.

Consequently, for the next seven full days, the Glory Team enjoyed a rather pleasant and comfortable period.

Xu Yang did not hesitate further, directly allowing their respective teams to absorb the life essence from the ancient lizards. The reason he didn't immediately release the purer life essence of the Twin-Headed Giant Crab was his concern that their meridians and cultivation foundations would not be able to withstand its immensely powerful life force.

Rashly introducing it into their bodies could cause irreparable permanent damage to their foundations and physical meridians.

One must understand that cultivators dread hastening growth unnaturally; everything follows fixed laws of cause and effect.

If one forces themselves to greatly enhance their strength in a short period, it is highly likely to backfire.

Therefore, the powerful bloodline strength of the ancient lizards was used by Xu Yang as a primer to nourish the physical meridians and foundations of each Glory Team member. The true main course, of course, was the powerful life essence of the Twin-Headed Giant Crab.

For the entire seven days, Xu Yang almost completely reshaped the foundations of every Glory Team member, further strengthening their physical meridians, effectively laying a solid foundation for their future breakthroughs.

Just seven days later, as Xu Yang was preparing to further inject the Twin-Headed Giant Crab's life essence into everyone, the plan meticulously orchestrated by the pirate leader for an entire week finally unfolded.

Then, from the far end of the island's periphery, an incredibly powerful sound suddenly erupted. The sudden appearance of this sound source undoubtedly captured the attention of every member of Xu Yang's Glory Team, making it impossible for them to continue their cultivation steadily. They all wanted to investigate the source of the sound.

"Damn, Boss, could it be that the behemoth on Skeleton King Island has woken up? Didn't they say he had entered a dormant period? By rights, there's still more than half that time left. We shouldn't be dealing with him so soon."

Xu Yang, however, gently shook his head after hearing Gu Gulas's words. "It's certainly not that simple. If my judgment is correct, this sound source should be from the pirate forces. They want to deliberately create a disturbance so that the behemoth on Skeleton King Island gets angry with us, allowing them to use King Kong's hand to fight us invaders."

Xue'er, standing nearby, looked a bit more serious and spoke softly to Xu Yang.

"Boss, then according to you, what should we do next? If we directly attack those pirate groups, this island is so large, and their people are especially scattered. Even with a map, it would be quite difficult to round them all up and completely clear them out in a short period. But since they already have such a plan, if we continue to delay, it will only make matters worse. That King Kong will be woken up by those people sooner or later."

Liister smiled, swirling the wine in his glass, and said, "Sister Xue'er is right. Boss, in my opinion, instead of waiting here, it would be better to take the initiative and attack, entering the inner region of Skeleton King Island to investigate."

"If that King Kong really wakes up, we'll clash with him. I want to see how powerful he truly is. He surely won't be stronger than the Demonic Dragon on Demonic Dragon Island."

"Since our ultimate destination is Demonic Dragon Island, there's no reason to fear this King Kong at all. What's more, with you here, no matter how strong King Kong is, he shouldn't surpass you, the pinnacle of strength on Yingzhou Continent."

Liister was always so meticulous in his arguments. After stating his position, he also began to persuade Xu Yang to take the initiative and attack.

In fact, Xu Yang could see that every member of his Glory Team had now developed the same desire. Once they had the desire to explore the inner island of Skeleton King Island, it meant that for the foreseeable future, they would not be able to continue cultivating peacefully.

After pondering for a moment, Xu Yang finally nodded slightly.

"Since you all have this idea, then there's nothing more for us to hesitate about. Let's attack directly and explore the inner region of Skeleton King Island."

"If that King Kong truly intends to attack us, we'll suppress him in passing."

"This way, the three overlords of the Endless Sea will all submit to our Glory Team. As long as we defeat that King Kong, the pirate forces on the island, who rely on him for survival, will also be forced into a desperate situation."

After finalizing this plan, Xu Yang did not hesitate further, immediately setting off with his team, swiftly advancing towards the source of the recent explosion.

Now having most of the map content for the outer island of Skeleton King Island, Xu Yang did not spend much time before reaching the boundary of Skeleton King Island's inner region.

"Oh my heavens! I had no idea until I saw it; what a shock! It turns out the transition point between the outer and inner regions of Skeleton King Island is such a magnificent sight!"