Ye Yu said, "Xiao San, you should have mastered some of the ways to use this Divine Artifact by now, right?"
Tang San nodded, "Yes, this is indeed a Divine Artifact. Let me show it to everyone."
The blue light in Tang San's eyes shone brightly, and a blue triangular pattern appeared at the center of his brow. The Vast Sea Qiankun Shield rose up and expanded to a height of five meters, then enlarged a hundred times, casting a blue glow that enveloped everyone inside.
The surroundings turned blue, but everything outside could still be sensed.
Tang San said, "This is the first ability, which protects us inside. Once it envelops us, we become invisible with no physical presence. It conceals our bodies and aura, providing protection in the face of danger.
Tang San moved his thoughts, and the Vast Sea Qiankun Shield returned to his hand and then was once again directed towards Mubai.
Mubai quickly dodged but couldn't escape, and the Vast Sea Qiankun Shield covered him. This time, instead of expanding, it shrank, and Mubai found he couldn't move at all.
"This is the second ability. The first is called Vast Sea Protective Shield, and the second is Qiankun Calming God Shield. There are also a third and fourth skill, Vast Sea Fury and Qiankun Demon Breaker, which are offensive. The first ability consumes ten percent of my Soul Power and lasts for twenty-four hours. Enemies will find it difficult to locate us, and even if they do, they would need to destroy it before they could attack us. The second ability is calculated based on Spiritual Power, immobilizing anyone whose Spiritual Power is three times less than mine. Once immobilized, I can leave, and even if I'm thousands of miles away, the Vast Sea Qiankun Shield will return to my hand."
"The third is a group attack, and the fourth is a single target. The Soul Power consumed is all of mine, and one can imagine how powerful it is."
Mubai exclaimed in amazement, "How powerful, I can't believe the Empire was willing to bring it out."
Ye Yu said, "That's because the Empire doesn't truly know how powerful this thing is."
A Divine Artifact is naturally extremely powerful, but comparing its abilities to the Unbeatable, there is a huge difference.
The Master felt a bit relieved, "With this Vast Sea Qiankun Shield, you have another trump card when you go to Sea God Island. Have a rest now, and set off tomorrow morning."
"Okay!"
...
The next morning.
Ye Yu and the others were preparing to leave. The Master, Flande, the academy's teachers, the Hall Master of the Tang Sect, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo all came to bid farewell. They were all reluctant, not knowing how long it would be before Ye Yu and the others returned from their trip to Sea God Island.
Ye Yu left with the Seven Monsters, along with one other person, Bai Shenxiang.
The route was already arranged, first to the western continent, then into the Tian Dou Empire's domain to the sea, and it would take more than a month to arrive by boat.
Five days later, they reached the westernmost part of the Tian Dou Empire, planning to rest. After five days and nights of continuous travel, Ye Yu wasn't tired at all, but the others were already exhausted.
In front, there was a village, strangely quiet.
As they got closer, the village was small, around a hundred households.
Ye Yu, with excellent eyesight, could see the village's condition from afar.
Ye Yu said, "This village has been through destruction, and there's bloodstains, still fresh; it must have happened not long ago."
"I'll go take a look."
Bai Shenxiang, being pure agility, was even faster than Zhu Zhuqing and was responsible for reconnaissance in the team.
Bai's form turned into a white light and vanished. Zhu Zhuqing marveled, "Such speed, no wonder it's the top among the pure agility races, top-notch in the agility Martial Soul."
Shortly, Bai Shenxiang returned from the village, and in the eyes of Tang San and others, Bai Shenxiang was just a white dot, appearing before them in the blink of an eye.
Ma Hongjun approached and asked, "How is it?"
Bai Shenxiang's face was pale, her chest heaving as if she wanted to throw up.
Ma Hongjun introduced himself, "Oh, right, I haven't formally introduced myself. I'm Ma Hongjun, a kind-hearted, helpful, charming, and handsome young man. Little Sister Shenxiang, do you think I'm handsome?"
"Ugh!"
Bai Shenxiang couldn't hold it anymore and bent over to vomit.
Ma Hongjun: "..."
Ma Hongjun stepped back awkwardly and said, "Really?"
Mubai teased, "This Fatty made Little Sister Shenxiang feel sick?"
Ma Hongjun scratched his head, "This..."
Bai Shenxiang shook her head, "It has nothing to do with him, though what he said was gross. It's like this."
After vomiting, Bai Shenxiang felt better and looked frightened, "The streets of the village are full of dead people, the ground stained red with blood, over a hundred corpses. I saw a group of people in strange costumes carrying bodies towards the back mountain, many with their insides spilled all over. No matter men, women, old or young, there are corpses. The children's bodies were skewered with spears and carried on their shoulders, truly too cruel."
Bai Shenxiang was a daughter of the Agile Race, never faced any setbacks, and naturally couldn't hold back seeing this scene.
Ye Yu, though faster than Bai Shenxiang, did not go, as this was considered a form of training for her. Bai Shenxiang also needed to grow, since she was coming along this time, she couldn't be sheltered like a flower in a greenhouse.
Ye Yu said, "Rongrong, Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Xiao Ao, Fatty, you stay behind. Shenxiang, Xiao San, Mubai, let's go take a look."
Ma Hongjun said, "Boss Yu, let me go too."
Mubai added, "Fatty, you just want to go with Shenxiang, right?"
Ye Yu said, "You can come too, let's set out."
Before leaving, Tang San cast the Vast Sea Qiankun Shield to cover Xiao Wu and the others, as they were in an unfamiliar place and needed to ensure safety.
Oscar prepared some Recovery Sausages and Antitoxic Sausages for Tang San, but Ye Yu didn't need them.
The five of them quickly circled around the village, approaching it; the air was filled with the smell of blood, but Ye Yu and Tang San felt nothing, having come from the City of Slaughter. Even Mubai and Ma Hongjun frowned slightly but did not turn away or hold their breath, instead choosing to watch and smell everything.
As for Bai Shenxiang, she withdrew her gaze, covering her nose with her hand.
Ye Yu said, "Watch and smell; since you want to gain experience and grow, adapting to this is a necessity."
Ye Yu's words made Bai Shenxiang realize he was right, so she followed Mubai's lead to observe.
The ground was covered in blood, and internal organs were scattered everywhere.
The blood on the ground was obvious, and soon they followed it into the forest, tracking the targets.
From a distance, Ye Yu saw an expanse of bodies ahead, with cries and screams.
Approaching stealthily, Ye Yu and the others discovered the individuals weren't human.
There were over three hundred, all brawny, over two meters tall, with gray hair, lots of body hair, resembling wildmen. Their mouths protruded outward, revealing two canine teeth, and their faces were painted with brightly colored oil paint.
Mubai said, "These are Wolf Thieves. I didn't expect they would exist in the Tian Dou Empire too."
As someone from the Tian Dou Empire, few knew about Wolf Thieves, and Ye Yu and Tang San didn't know.
Mubai explained, "Wolf Thieves can be considered both human and not. They are the result of human and Gale Demon Wolf crossings. Feng Xiaotian's Martial Soul is a variant of the Gale Demon Wolf. Gale Demon Wolves like to forcibly capture women, which led to this group. Women are tools for them, and those who can't bear children are eaten. Their favorite food is humans."
Bai Shenxiang was furious, "This is really despicable."
Mubai said, "Each of these Wolf Thieves has a combat power of around level forty. With five hundred, it's a formidable force, even a Soul Douluo would be besieged and worn down."
Ye Yu said, "I'll take care of the Wolf Thief Leader, who has Soul Douluo strength. You handle the other five hundred. I won't make a move."
Mubai and others nodded. If Ye Yu made a move, it would naturally be easy, but they also needed to gain experience.
Mubai said, "Xiao San, you go ahead and plan the strategy."