Chapter 1075: Impending Storm

Initially, Xu Yang intended to bring everyone from the Glory team, along with their attendants, to Dragon Demon Island. However, after witnessing the full might of King Kong, the undisputed overlord of the Endless Sea, during his recent visit to King Island, Xu Yang decisively changed his mind.

To ensure the absolute safety of his team members, he abandoned his previous plan. Instead, he left all subordinates whose strength had not yet reached or touched the purple level threshold on Skull King Island, maximizing their safety.

In fact, while these individuals' overall strength was nowhere near enough to threaten Xu Yang, it far surpassed his initial assessment of the top powerhouses in this region. King Kong's combat prowess undeniably exceeded Xu Yang's initial estimations, indirectly demonstrating the terrifying power of the Dragon Demon on Dragon Demon Island.

Xu Yang had previously discussed the Dragon Demon's strength with King Kong, who had responded with a single, emphatic word: "Strong." Hearing such a resolute answer, Xu Yang didn't press further. He already had a rough understanding and expectation of the Dragon Demon's overall power.

His prediction was that anyone below the purple level wouldn't even be able to approach the island, let alone land. If the Dragon Demon released a powerful enough soul imprint, it could instantly shatter their soul essence. Even with his Angel's Domain, Xu Yang could only shield them temporarily, not protect them perfectly and constantly.

Furthermore, if their safety depended solely on Xu Yang, they would become a burden to him, making it difficult for him to quickly gain control of the situation. This would undoubtedly add various levels of risk to his conquest of Dragon Demon Island.

After much deliberation, Xu Yang finally made this decision. Fortunately, everyone in the team fully understood his reasoning. They knew Xu Yang was concerned for their safety, and thus harbored no overly greedy intentions.

Everyone understood that by staying with Xu Yang, even if they were to leave the Endless Sea, they were destined to become a decisive force capable of sweeping across the entire Yingzhou Continent.

As Xu Yang's motto stated, life is not merely about winning a single battle; it's about the cumulative outcome of countless choices and days of effort. What's truly precious is the process of striving for that outcome.

Although Xu Yang asked them to temporarily forgo the immense opportunity of Dragon Demon Island, he also clarified their next direction for growth. Following Xu Yang's guidance, everyone understood that to continue following this god-like figure and conquer the continent, they had to improve their strength as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, they would lose the very qualification to follow him. For instance, many among those Xu Yang had just subdued on the island had reached late Blue or even peak Blue level strength. But what did that matter? Before Xu Yang, they weren't even qualified to be his attendants.

After making all arrangements on Skull King Island, Xu Yang finally led his core team back to the Black Pearl. Vortex Wulang and the others gathered at the shore of Skull King Island to see Xu Yang's team off.

The Black Pearl once again sailed into the vast ocean, its destination clearly set for Dragon Demon Island. With no other Endless Sea forces to impede them, their journey was remarkably smooth.

As they neared the central core of Dragon Demon Island, however, the spiritual pressure intensified for everyone. The Dragon Demon was so immensely powerful that its mere aura indirectly influenced the surrounding sea's wave patterns. Even as the Black Pearl intentionally slowed its approach to Dragon Demon Island, this effect was noticeable.

Xu Yang and his team soon noticed that the wave patterns near the island's core were entirely different from those in other parts of the Endless Sea. Instead of typical overlapping waves, the sea would be calm one moment and tempestuous the next, as if a deity of the ocean held sway over the entire vicinity.

Capriciousness was the Dragon Demon's most salient characteristic. It seemed any entity daring to trespass into this area could be capsized at any moment by a mere tremor of its soul.

"My goodness," Gulas couldn't help but exclaim, "no wonder Dragon Demon Island is revered as a legendary forbidden land across the entire Yingzhou Continent! This isn't a place just anyone can venture into. I can feel my blood churning constantly right now. If I weren't with you, with my own strength, I doubt I'd ever reach the island's center in this lifetime."

Gulas's exclamation underscored the island's fearsome reputation. Fortunately, under Xu Yang's protection, they were now poised to create their own history. Landing on Dragon Demon Island with Xu Yang was clearly an imperative mission.

Five more days passed. Although the Black Pearl encountered no significant obstacles, Xu Yang and his team soon realized the ship's built-in radar seemed to be malfunctioning. Following its navigation, the vessel continuously circled the same latitude, unable to chart a direct course to the center of Dragon Demon Island.

This left Xu Yang and the others quite perplexed. In desperation, Xu Yang temporarily activated the Ghost Valley Qimen Array, hoping to use its methods to pinpoint their direction. Unexpectedly, shortly after the powerful array's aura was unleashed, it attracted numerous top-tier marine creatures from the surrounding deep sea to observe.

Within a very short time, thousands of top-tier marine creatures converged around the Black Pearl. Although the Banshee Queen had remained on Skull King Island with Vortex Wulang and the others, her boundless sea artifact had been returned to Xu Yang.

Xu Yang personally wielded the boundless sea artifact, attempting to communicate with these formidable marine creatures. It was then that he realized the Black Pearl had attracted so many top-tier marine creatures because of the immense spiritual stone on board, which had diffused its aura. This explanation, however, surprised the Pransis couple.