The sea ships numbered over a dozen in total.

There were many people, and the aura emanating from them was quite strong.

Old Ji could clearly feel that there must be someone amongst them stronger than himself.

Their original plan was to first rescue Pure Yang Little Celestial Master and the others.

Then capture Zhao Yuan and company,

and further fortify the area while dispatching more troops to defend the Bohai Sea Coast.

In this way, even if the opponent had more and stronger Awakened, as long as the arrangements were proper,

at least temporarily, they could block all Three Great Immortal Islands' people overseas, denying them any landing.

However, they didn't expect them to arrive so quickly.

The time was too short, and the elite troops from various places hadn't been able to mobilize in time.

If a major battle were to break out then, the situation wouldn't be good, at least causing significant losses.

Therefore, at this moment.

Both Old Ji and Old Yun's faces were somewhat grim.

"Hahaha, our fellow disciples and mentors are coming; they're about to land. By then, the tables will turn, and you will all pay the price." Zhao Yuan, who had initially prepared to retreat and dive into the sea,

when seeing the ships behind, had a look of excitement in his eyes, as if he had been injected with a shot of adrenaline.

He no longer left, and his force began to intensify, blocking the incoming bullets one by one.

After all, he was at the Shackles Realm, a king among Exotic Beasts.

This level of conventional weapons,

could not harm him.

It would only be very troublesome.

But now, there was no need to worry; reinforcements had arrived.

"Now I'm giving you a chance; cease immediately, admit your mistakes, and agree to my conditions."

Zhang Yun spoke too, with a cold tone: "If you do so, we might still have a chance to coexist peacefully, otherwise, you'll have nothing but regret."

Thanks to the arrival of their mentors, they had sufficient confidence, now asking Old Ji and others to cease, with no sign of the previous intimidation.

In their view, the land-based weapons were strong indeed, but ultimately they posed no threat to the Shackles Realm.

They were also convinced that this was the best countermeasure the other side could muster.

While their mentors from the three factions were completely unafraid.

In such a situation,

if no stronger beings appeared on land, they could only compromise and agree to the conditions.

But did they have anyone beyond the Shackles Realm?

This,

was the source of the duo's confidence.

"Don't imagine it."

Old Yun spoke, with a solemn tone: "Even if you start a fight, don't think for a moment we'll agree to your so-called conditions."

Both sides were effectively at war now, and even if things hadn't progressed as such, with demands for population and land, combined with an arrogant attitude, it was intolerable for him.

This had already crossed the line; he never intended to negotiate from the start, even if there were stronger forces to come, so what?

"Give the order, increase firepower, prevent those ships from landing."

Old Ji didn't waste any words, directly giving the command.

The battlefield commander in the rear, upon hearing this,

didn't hesitate.

Soon,

another series of armed helicopters took to the air.

Simultaneously, rows of self-propelled artillery pieces were also in position.

The official use of conventional weapons, this firepower wasn't something the Longevity Gene could compare to.

Boom, boom, boom~

And in the next moment,

the attack began anew.

But now, the targets were the distant sea ships.

On the shore, only Zhao Yuan and others remained, dealt with personally by Old Ji and Old Yun.

With some firearms providing suppression and cover, it could be said that the authorities had gone all out.

Various conventional weapons poured out firepower once again, stronger than before, intending to repel the sea ships from landing.

Before long,

silhouettes appeared on the sea ships.

From the color of their clothes, they could be identified as people from the Three Immortal Islands.

They walked to the bow, collectively over ten Shackles Realms faced the shells and such head-on, blocking them.

Some even performed certain Divine Techniques, raising waves and conjuring storms to render conventional weapons ineffective.

More so, some leapt from the ships, destroying the armed helicopters overhead.

The Awakened possessed Extraordinary Power.

Especially reaching the Shackles Realm, most conventional weapons became essentially ineffective.

Moreover, the number of Awakened on the sea ships exceeded a thousand.

These people,

rendered many of the conventional weapons nearly useless.

Simultaneously, the speed of the dozens of sea ships was faster than before, nearing the coast.

Clearly, the reinforcements of the Three Immortal Islands were beyond the academy's ability to suppress.

If things continued like this, those people would eventually reach land.

"Old Ji, Old Yun."

The rear commander, seeing this, immediately spoke: "This won't do; requesting the use of rockets."

This was a higher scale of conventional weaponry, with immense destructive power, almost on par with various missiles.

No choice; facing the stronger and purposeful Three Great Immortal Islands,

more potent measures were necessary.

As for what comes next?

We can only take it step by step!

"Alright."

Old Yun spoke, clashing with Zhang Yun once more.

Then along with Elder Ji nearby, they directly chose to retreat to a safe position.

On the other side, the already deployed rocket launchers and self-propelled artillery were arrayed in a line, numbering in the hundreds, and with a command, they started roaring, entering a scorched earth mode of modern weaponry.

BOOM BOOM BOOM~

BOOM BOOM BOOM~

In an instant, enormous explosions resounded along the Bohai Sea coast.

Under the terrifying firepower, the surrounding temperature involuntarily rose.

Zhao Yuan, Zhang Yun, and the dozens of ships in the rear were all within the attack range.

The world around thundered, the beach blown apart leaving huge pits, rocks shattered, raising clouds of dust.

On the sea surface, due to the colossal power of the rockets and self-propelled artillery, the sea churned, continuously raising waves.

This is the might of modern thermal weaponry; with enough firepower, destroying a city overnight poses no issues.

Of course, Elder Ji and Elder Yun were not fully prepared, or it would have been even stronger.

But their goal was not overly ambitious, just to prevent landing.

This allowed more time for preparation.

As long as they succeeded.

There was a possibility of completely stopping the people of Three Immortal Islands overseas.

So at this moment, Elder Ji and Elder Yun, along with the younger generation like Ice Fairy, watched nervously.

Under such firepower, even an ordinary Shackles Realm would be shocked, so everyone wanted to know the outcome.

The key was whether they could completely stop those sea ships of Three Immortal Islands.

And so it went.

The powerful firepower lasted for more than ten minutes.

Finally, when Elder Yun deemed it enough, he ordered a temporary halt.

As the smoke gradually dissipated, the beach was practically unrecognizable, scorched and charred, and among it, Zhao Yuan, Zhang Yun, and two others knelt on the ground, panting, in a very sorry state and injured.

The Shackles Realm is indeed formidable, but under such terrifying firepower coverage, they couldn't withstand it.

If it continued for a bit longer, they would have been blasted to death.

However, everyone was not focused on them.

But on the distance.

Dozens of sea ships still existed.

Not a single scratch, perfectly intact.

Not due to special construction, but because in front of those ships,

A gigantic figure appeared, blocking all prior attack methods.

It was a human silhouette, standing in the sea, filled with dazzling purple light, towering several tens of meters high, looking down at everyone, exuding threads of powerful aura, looking absolutely terrifying.

In front of that figure, another person stood in mid-air, with dark whiskers and white hair, dressed in a purple robe, exuding strength.

"Golden Body Dharma Aspect, is that an Awakened of the Golden Body Realm?"

"Does the Three Immortal Islands really have a Golden Body Realm being?"

"What...what should we do?"

On the shore, the officials were shocked at this sight.

Because according to their prior research, once humans evolve to the fourth stage, the Golden Body Realm,

The shackles within their body unlock, their potential is developed, allowing them to possess a Divine Technique.

The Golden Body Dharma Aspect.

Just like the Spiritual Monkey of the Jade Emperor Peak showed.

By analogy, akin to the mythological Heaven and Earth, just not as powerful.

Moreover, reaching this realm means humans gain the ability to fly.

Once humans reach this stage, they practically ignore any modern weaponry.

Even nuclear weapons would have difficulty killing them.

Now.

On the Three Immortal Islands, a Golden Body Realm expert emerged, blocking all attacks and projecting a powerful sense of oppression.

Those ships continued to advance, finally docking on the shore.

Finally, the person retracted the Golden Body Dharma Aspect and came over.

Upon seeing the state of the three, he frowned deeply.

"That's the Penglai Grand Elder."

Zhao Yuan, upon seeing the Golden Body Realm person, laughed heartily, ignoring his injuries as he approached, "Disciple greets the Grand Elder."

Within the Three Immortal Islands, they still maintain the ancient sect system, where the Grand Elder is second only to the Sect Leader.

Meanwhile, Zhang Yun and another Daoist disciple saw their elder and rushed over.

The three explained everything that had just happened and before.

"These people on land are too despicable."

Finally, Zhang Yun began to cry out, "Not only did they not agree to cooperate on conditions, but they also used stealth techniques in secret, killing many of our peers. Please, elders, stand up for us."

She didn't feel their attitude was problematic or the conditions too harsh, pushing all the blame away.

Beside her, Zhao Yuan also exaggerated to the so-called Grand Elder.

Claiming that they were courteous,

Trying to have a proper discussion.

The people on land were too treacherous.

Upon hearing, the Penglai Grand Elder's icy gaze swept over, his words filled with frost, "Alright, alright."

In fact, he could roughly guess what was going on, but so what?

No matter what, the disciples inside his sect were hurt.

No matter what they did before.

The mistake.

Was on those people on land.

Now, he advanced with the abbots and Yingzhou's elders.

Then, looking at Elder Ji and Elder Yun, he slowly spoke, "Do you admit your guilt?"

Like Zhao Yuan and the others, maintaining that haughty stance, overbearing.

Without asking for reasons, only hearing one side.

Coming up straight to question guilt.

Especially when he spoke, his whole body was surging with killing intent, almost without any scruples.

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