A roguish voice rang out beside them, but Tianlong and the others couldn't see who spoke.
"He can actually use soul power to transmit sound from a distance!" Jiang Yuan's expression hardened. He was no stranger to this method. His soul ring had a similar effect. However, to use such a method without relying on external objects, one would need extremely high soul energy attainment. This was something that a simple ninth-order soul energy system could not do.
"Xu Zeyu, stop playing tricks. Aren't you afraid of backlash if you try to pull these tricks in front of me?" The girl, Mianyang, who had been squinting, opened her eyes and looked in one direction.
And it was because of this glance that the void suddenly shimmered with light, and two figures, one old and one young, appeared in front of the two.
"Sleepy Sheep, you still hate me as much as ever!"
The young man who appeared was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. He had a smile on his face and acted frivolously, but the coldness hidden in his eyes made it clear that this person was no ordinary person.
"Zeyu, do not be impolite!" A composed old man stood behind the young man, who was now reprimanding him.
"Tianlong greets Elder Xu!" Tianlong bowed respectfully to the old man, and the other seven zodiac animals also bowed in a similar manner.
Of the group, only Jiang Yuan stood at the back, unmoved.
Upon seeing Jiang Yuan, who appeared calm and unaffected, the two members of the Xu family reacted differently. The young man's eyes were filled with disdain, while the old man, who was being treated with respect by Tianlong and the others, showed a hint of solemnity.
“Apostle!” Yu Tu cautiously reached out and hooked Jiang Yuan’s hand with his little finger, saying softly, “Elder Xu is a good friend of the elder of the North City Alliance. He is far superior in both strength and seniority. Don’t offend him easily.”
Jiang Yuan stood still, a shadow flashing in his deep eyes, until the rabbit scratched his palm before he reacted, "Greetings, both of you, I am an apostle!"
There was no obsequious bowing, only a calm and composed greeting.
Seeing Jiang Yuan's arrogance, Xu Zeyu snorted coldly and said, "Where did this eighth-rank trash come from? How dare you be so disrespectful to my Xu family's Grand Elder!"
"Elder Xu, please don't be angry. The apostle was invited by the Alliance Elder to enter the ancient ruins together!" Tianlong's eyes turned cold, but he still said it calmly in the end.
His status was clearly lower than that of the old man surnamed Xu, so he had no choice but to bring in the elder of the alliance.
"Invited by that old man Shangguan?" The eldest elder of the Xu family smiled enigmatically, making it impossible to guess his true feelings.
"Grandpa, he's so rude, we..."
"Alright, the most important thing this time is the ancient ruins, let's not worry about these restrictive formalities!" The eldest elder of the Xu family stopped Xu Zeyu from continuing.
In this era, might makes right. If we really take those restrictive etiquettes too seriously, then there's no need to kill monsters to become stronger; we can just rely on seniority to solve everything once and for all.
"Sniff Dog, have you found the position of the vice leader?" Tianlong asked Sniff Dog.
“The location of the fifth island has been changing, and the last time the vice leader’s scent fluctuated was five and a half hours ago. To pinpoint the exact location, I need to wait for the next scent to appear!” The sniff dog looked serious, his attention focused on capturing Shangguan Ya’s scent.
"How long will it take?" Tianlong asked.
“Each time the fifth island appears, it only lasts for three minutes, and it only appears at sunrise, sunset, and twilight!” The sniffing dog looked up at the golden gate in the sky, counting on its fingers, and continued, “There’s still half an hour until twilight, that’s our chance!”
"Half an hour!" Tianlong frowned. This wasn't a tight schedule, but it was enough time for them to keep busy!
“The Penglai island chain is quite large. If the fifth island appears in the distance, three minutes is enough for us to miss it!” Elder Xu said in a deep voice.
"Then we'll just have to rely on luck!"
No one in the eight zodiac signs objected, since everything involves an element of luck, which is unavoidable. If they miss the opportunity to enter the ancient ruins in the future, they can only wait for the next time. In any case, the fifth island will appear three times a day.
Jiang Yuan, who was following at the back, had no attention on this at all. His mind was still filled with the information that the Heavenly Eye had detected about the Xu family's Grand Elder.
Ninth-Order Human Saint Spirit (Three-Round Imperial Lineage of the Azure Spirit Clan)!
This is a human who has already pledged allegiance to the Holy Spirit. However, Tianlong and the others did not realize this at all. Even Xu Zeyu seemed unaware of this, because Xu Zeyu himself only had a mid-level bloodline. Although he was only mid-level, he had not changed his bloodline and was still a member of the human race.
"Is this a coincidence or an accident?" Jiang Yuan couldn't quite figure out what the other person was thinking.
The Holy Spirit Clan's influence is undeniable; they are a top-tier race on this battlefield. Coupled with the allure of countless superior bloodlines and their transcendent status, these are the conditions that attract countless humans to join them.
"Could it be that the Holy Spirit race has already infiltrated every corner of the human race? Also, the appearance of this pseudo-Holy Spirit of the human race here, does it mean that the Holy Spirit's hand has already reached out to the ancient ruins of the human race?"
Many ideas came to mind, but Jiang Yuan couldn't be sure about any of them. Although the Xu family's eldest elder had some shady dealings, his strength was still quite remarkable. Coupled with Xu Zeyu beside him, if they were to fight, the disadvantages would outweigh the advantages.
"Let's wait and see! I want to see just how far the Holy Spirit Clan is going to extend their reach!"
Jiang Yuan finally suppressed his impulse; the most urgent thing was to reunite with Ning Yanlan and the others.
Why aren't you saying anything?
Just as Jiang Yuan was still pondering, Yu Tu mustered up the courage to come over and ask him a question.
"You can talk less, or not at all, why do you have to talk at all!" Jiang Yuan asked back, snapping out of his daze.
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