The Demonic Cultivator In Zombie World
Chapter 396: Whatever You Want, I Can Give You!

The next day, Chu Xuan and the others gathered once more.

Nascent Soul cultivators led a large group of Golden Core cultivators, marching across the ocean in a grand procession, heading straight for the last remnants of the Red Flame Pavilion on a distant land.

This land, which hung isolated offshore, was more akin to a large island than a continent. The Red Flame Pavilion had spared no effort in deploying formations across every inch of land. However, with their limited numbers and resources, they could not possibly contend with the Heavenly Infinite Sect's forces, which were plentiful and well-equipped.

Within just five days, the formations surrounding the island were shattered. Heavenly Infinite Sect's cultivators surged forward with mighty enthusiasm!

But at this very moment, Chu Xuan's instinctive warning surged to its peak. He instinctively looked up and was struck by a sudden realization: a fleet of large ships appeared in the sky above Holy Flame Star!

The ships, varying in size and design, looked as though they were cobbled together from various factions, their exteriors patched up with makeshift repairs. Despite their ragged appearance, there was no doubt that these ships, lacking the protection of the Star Protection Array, had been able to enter Holy Flame Star unhindered.

A large group of cultivators, laughing eerily, steered their flying treasures toward the ground! At the front of the group were Nascent Soul late-stage cultivators!

Both the Heavenly Infinite Sect and the remaining Red Flame Pavilion cultivators were stunned at this sight.

Who are you people?!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The ships fired spells toward the ground, causing chaos as cultivators scrambled to avoid the onslaught.

Yun Lan pointed at the sky in shock. "Starshatter Sea bandits? How could they be here?!"

Zhang Jinzhou growled, "Counterattack immediately! These bandits are clearly trying to take a share of the spoils! We cannot let them succeed!"

Tian Mu Sen sneered, "This isn't the Starshatter Sea. If they want to act up here, they'll have to ask if we agree!"

Chu Xuan's brow furrowed deeply.

Starshatter Sea?

He had never heard of such a place before.

Where had these bandits come from, and what was their purpose?

He swept his gaze across the group and found no particular threat emanating from any of these so-called Starshatter Sea bandits.

Could these be the calamity he had felt coming?

No, that was impossible. They surely had something else up their sleeves.

But regardless of whether they were the calamity he sensed or not, Chu Xuan knew that staying on this battlefield any longer was far too dangerous. Because, aside from the Starshatter Sea bandits, the people around him—Yun Lan, Tian Mu Sen, Zhang Jinzhou—could also very well be enemies.

It was Yun Lan who had stopped Wei Ji from activating the Star Protection Array earlier, which had allowed these Starshatter Sea bandits to enter unimpeded. Even someone who seemed harmless, like Shang Xingchen, could become an enemy when the time was right.

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Retreat. He needed to retreat immediately! Find a safe spot and dive into Blue Star, stay hidden for ten or twenty years, and wait for all these threats to pass.

Chu Xuan immediately retreated half a step, doing his best to make the movement as subtle as possible. But since they were all Nascent Soul cultivators, it was impossible to make such a move without anyone noticing.

Boom!

At that moment, a massive Spiritual Qi beam descended from the sky, aimed directly at Chu Xuan and the others.

Chu Xuan's eyes lit up at once.

Bang!

The beam of Spiritual Qi slammed into the ground. In an instant, rocks shattered, earth flew into the air, and dust soared to the heavens, creating a blinding cloud that obscured the group's figures.

When the dust finally settled, Chu Xuan had vanished without a trace. Yun Lan and the others looked around, but couldn't spot his whereabouts.

"Where is he?"

The four exchanged glances and communicated via secret sound transmission.

Zhang Jinzhou furrowed his brow. "It seems he sensed something was wrong and fled."

Tian Mu Sen spoke in a low voice, "Just now, I sensed a surge of Spiritual Qi moving towards the back. He must have fled toward the distant Burning Fire Mountain Range."

Yun Lan nodded and immediately sent a sound transmission to the leader of the Starshatter Sea bandits.

In the blink of an eye, three Nascent Soul bandits shot off toward the distant forest. Their escape techniques were incredibly fast, and they quickly passed overhead, disappearing in an instant.

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Elsewhere, Chu Xuan glanced over his shoulder at the three figures relentlessly pursuing him. His expression darkened. The three of them were of average strength, but their escape techniques were particularly superb.

This was the hallmark of bandits. As long as their speed was fast enough, they could both kill and plunder, or escape at will. The escape technique was their greatest asset, allowing them to roam freely and without fear.

Chu Xuan's cultivation method, the Mysterious Heavenly Ice Soul Scroll, emphasized Spiritual Qi and combat techniques, but it didn't focus much on speed during an escape. His Ice Crystal Divine Light escape technique was a little slower compared to these three bandits' methods. At this rate, they would certainly catch up.

If he got entangled by these three, more bandits would surely arrive soon, and he'd be surrounded and captured. These three were quite clever. They didn't engage him directly but instead kept him occupied, clearly intending to stall for reinforcements so they could surround and capture him.

Realizing this, Chu Xuan immediately began to feign exhaustion from the use of his Spiritual Qi, gradually slowing down his escape speed. At the same time, he was just in time to be struck by an ice spear shot from one of the bandits. He let out a muffled grunt, coughing up blood.

The short bandit laughed loudly, "Hahaha! I hit him! This guy isn't that strong after all. If we catch him, the credit will be ours!"

The burly female bandit sneered, "It's all thanks to the technique the True Master taught us, or we'd never have caught up to him. If we used your escape technique, we wouldn't even catch a hair off of him."

The tall bandit spoke in a deep voice, "We haven't captured him yet, now is not the time to laugh. Don't forget what the True Master said. This man is strong, and he has at least two Level 4 Corpse Kings with him. Our task is to tie him down, follow him from a distance, and never engage him directly."

The three bandits increased their speed, closing in.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Ice spears, fireballs, and massive boulders rained down from behind.

Chu Xuan dodged most of them, but he couldn't avoid the dense barrage of spells entirely. Moreover, the spells cast by the three bandits had decelerating effects. As a result, the distance between him and the bandits was gradually closing.

"Three of you! Whatever you want, I can give it to you! Let me go, and I'll spare you!"

Chu Xuan turned around, wearing a look of feigned submission.

The female bandit licked her lips. "Look at you, so handsome. You're making me a little tempted, brother."

The tall bandit's eyes glinted as he looked to the others. "If you can offer us something that'll make all three of us interested, sparing you might not be impossible."

As he spoke, he subtly glanced at the other two bandits, then began to slowly approach Chu Xuan. The short bandit and the female bandit exchanged a glance and began to move in from different directions, silently closing in. Their steps were light. If you weren't paying attention, you wouldn't even notice. Clearly, they were accustomed to doing this.

Chu Xuan hurriedly took two top-grade magic treasures from his storage bag.

"These two are top-grade magic treasures for you! As long as you let me go, we'll be good brothers from now on! If any of you ever find yourselves in trouble in the future, I, Chu Xuan, will definitely lend a helping hand!"

The tall bandit gazed at the supreme-grade magic treasures, his eyes flashing with greed. He seemed momentarily tempted. "Alright, since that's the case, then—Make your move!"

The three bandits suddenly sprang into action, attacking from three directions.