You were driven out of the capital at the start, and you ask me why I rebelled?

Chapter 399 Escape

The sea creatures around here avoid humans, fearing conflict that might attract the Qin army.

This also meant that when these pioneers encountered sea creatures, they were not afraid at all, but rather eager to try their luck, since the corpses of sea creatures were quite valuable!

Seeing the greedy eyes of those humans, both Jiao Yuan and Jiao Bin frowned.

What's going on with these land-dwelling races?

Why do I not only not feel afraid when I see them, but instead give them that kind of look?

"Brother! What's going on? Can't they see the difference in strength between us?"

Jiao Bin looked at Jiao Yuan with a puzzled expression and spoke.

"I don't know either, but why bother? Since they're courting death, let them have it!"

"Kill them, but leave one alive for questioning..."

Jiao Yuan said coldly, feeling very uncomfortable with the way those people looked at him.

"Here!"

As Jiao Yuan finished speaking, a portion of the sea race experts behind them immediately split off and charged towards the Qin pioneers.

"Brothers, hold on! The message for reinforcements has been sent out, and soon, the army of Great Qin will arrive..."

The leader of these pioneers shouted loudly.

The rest of the people also stood back to back with determined expressions, trying to block the sea creatures' attack by sticking together.

However, the gap in strength between the two sides was too great; the highest-ranking cultivator on the Qin side was only a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

Compared to the sea people, they are worlds apart.

In just a short time, several people were killed.

"Hmph! I thought these people were so strong, but I didn't expect them to be so easily defeated..."

Jiao Yuan looked at the humans who were easily killed, a hint of disdain flashing across his face. The disdainful looks from those humans earlier made him think that these humans had some kind of backing!

In retrospect, it seems they were just bluffing.

Boom~~

Just then, an attack came from afar, piercing straight through an attacking sea creature.

"who?"

This sudden turn of events startled the sea creatures. Before they could even see what had happened, the sea creature had already been killed.

The powerful figures surrounding Jiao Yuan and Jiao Bin immediately protected them, their expressions wary, their spiritual energy surging as they guarded against any potential attacks.

At this moment, more than ten streaks of light flew in from afar, breaking through the surrounding seawater and arriving directly here.

"Hahaha! The army of my Great Qin is here! You are all doomed!"

The remaining survivors, upon seeing the newcomers, all broke into laughter with excitement.

The people who arrived were soldiers from the Great Qin Dynasty. After receiving the distress call, they immediately rushed over without stopping.

But unexpectedly, we were still a step too late.

Many humans were still killed.

The Qin soldier in charge of the team looked grim when he saw the corpses lying in the cold seawater. His gaze turned to Jiao Yuan, Jiao Bin, and the others not far away, his eyes flashing with cold light.

"You dare to attack people from my Great Qin? You have some nerve..."

He said coldly.

He then waved his hand, and the Qin soldiers behind him instantly charged towards Jiao Yuan and the others.

"Your Highness, you must leave quickly! These people are very strong; we are not confident we can stop them..."

The soldiers of the Great Qin Dynasty made no attempt to conceal their auras; dozens of auras of the Void Refinement Realm, along with one aura of the Mahayana Realm, instantly permeated the entire sea area.

Those sea creatures located in front of them felt it most clearly.

The guards immediately set aside a group to escort Jiao Yuan and Jiao Bin away from the place.

The remaining people, however, faced them head-on with a sense of impending doom.

However, this action was tantamount to a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

In a single encounter, all the sea creatures were killed, not a single one survived.

Before Jiao Yuan and Jiao Bin had escaped far, Jiao Yuan turned back to see what had happened and saw his men being torn apart by the humans.

This terrified him so much that he immediately channeled all his spiritual energy and flew away as fast as he could.

In an instant, they left the rest of the group behind.

Jiao Bin saw his elder brother running so fast and wanted to keep up with him, but his cultivation level was not as high as Jiao Yuan's. Even if he used all his strength, he could not keep up with Jiao Yuan and could only watch Jiao Yuan get further and further away from him.

At this moment, the Qin people caught up, and his guards died one after another.

Seeing this situation, Jiao Bin knew that he would probably be caught up soon, so he didn't care about anything else and began to burn his divine consciousness and physical body.

Instantly, his aura surged, and his speed increased by more than one level.

Then, he took out an item from his storage ring. It was a seashell-shaped object with mysterious patterns on it.

This is a life-saving item given to him by the Palace Master of the Flood Dragon Palace; he can crush it if he encounters danger.

This was the most precious thing he had, and he was heartbroken to have to use it up.

But I can't worry about that now; if I don't use it, I'll die.

Without hesitation, Jiao Bin crushed the shell-shaped magic weapon. A dazzling light flashed, the surrounding space distorted, and a spatial rift gradually appeared, instantly swallowing Jiao Bin's figure.

The moment he disappeared, the people of Qin arrived, but they were too late; he escaped.

"Report what's happening here to the two generals. The rest of you continue the search; they can't have gone far..."

The captain in charge said with a grim expression.

Such a thing happening within his jurisdiction deserves a severe reprimand.

But before that, he must make those sea creatures pay the price.

"Here!"

The surrounding soldiers all spoke respectfully, and then split into several teams to search for the whereabouts of Jiao Yuan and Jiao Bin.

The news of this quickly reached the ears of Cheng Yaojin and Chang Yuchun.

"It seems that the Flood Dragon Palace has already realized what's happening and has sent people over, but the people they sent aren't very strong!"

After listening to the soldier's report, Chang Yuchun said in a deep voice.

He had searched Jiaochuan's soul before, so he knew of the existence of Jiaolong Palace, but he did not expect Jiaolong Palace to be so swift in sending people here so quickly.

According to Jiao Chuan's memory, the Flood Dragon Palace was not far from here, but it was not close either. It was indeed beyond his expectations that the other party could send people here in such a short time.

According to his estimate, it would take at least another half month for the other party to arrive.

"It could also be an advance force. The enemy isn't very strong; their strongest member is only at the early Mahayana stage. They might have come to gather intelligence..."

Cheng Yaojin pondered for a moment and then spoke.

Chang Yuchun nodded and said, "So what should we do now?"

"We don't know the enemy's location right now. All we can do is be cautious. Powerful enemies aren't scary; what's scary are enemies lurking in the shadows. We're fine, but those pioneers are not. They're not very strong, and if they face a powerful sea race, they have absolutely no chance of survival..."

Cheng Yaojin said in a deep voice.

"For now, let the pioneers who are out there return to Haituo City! Once this matter is resolved, they can continue their expansion..."

"This is the only way now!" Chang Yuchun nodded in agreement.