Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1210: Leaving the Island

Chapter 1210: Chapter 1210: Leaving the Island

On a small hill a kilometer away from the port, several Misty Island residents crouched in the weeds, their gazes piercing through the gaps in the grass, staring intently at the sea vessel where Fang Bai and others were located.

"Brothers, something seems off!"

One of the Misty Island residents spat out a blade of grass from his mouth with a "puh" sound and suddenly raised his hand to point at the sea vessel where Fang Bai and the others were.

The other residents hurriedly looked in the direction he pointed, only to see that the vessel was bustling with activity, as if the martial artists onboard were busying themselves with something.

"Why aren’t they cultivating or resting in the middle of the night? What are they up to?"

Muttered another Misty Island resident.

At that moment, Essence Energy permeated above the sea vessel, and the massive hull began to tremble.

"Damn it! They’re starting the vessel!"

"Starting the vessel in the dead of night, what for?"

"It looks like they’re intending to leave Misty Island!"

"The island master ordered us to keep a close watch on that vessel, to not let the ship leave the port! Brothers, it’s time to take action!"

"There’s no time to delay, send out the signal and call over other brothers to rush onto the vessel and take control! Those who resist, show no mercy!"

Several Misty Island residents with Cosmic Level strength suddenly stood up, Spiritual Artifacts tightly grasped in their hands, charging toward the sea vessel where Fang Bai and his group were with a frightening Killing Qi.

One of the Misty Island residents leapt atop the peak of a mountain and let out a long howl with a mouthful of air.

This howl transmitted for miles, and upon hearing it, hundreds of Misty Island residents hidden in the nearby mountains and bushes revealed themselves, each armed with a Spiritual Artifact as they shot toward the vessel.

Hundreds of Misty Island residents, all Cosmos Level Martial Artists, had a collective strength comparable to a premier Sect.

However, among the thousand martial artists on the vessel, even the strongest were merely a few early and mid-stage Cosmic Level Martial Artists.

Thus, to the hundreds of Misty Island residents rushing toward the vessel, using such an overwhelming force to deal with the thousand martial artists on the ship seemed like an overkill, somewhat of a misuse of their strength.

However, when they approached the side of the vessel and leapt towards it, they found that the situation was far from as simple as they had thought.

The martial artists on the vessel seemed to have already prepared; those Misty Island residents who tried to leap onto the ship were blocked by an invisible, yet flexible Defense Qi Shield in mid-air, and no matter whether they attacked with fists and kicks or slashed with Spiritual Artifacts, they could not break through that thin layer of Qi Shield.

Hundreds of Misty Island residents took turns attacking the vessel, with Essence Energy continuously bombarding the Defense Qi Shield, causing ripples of Essence Energy.

That Defense Qi Shield was a Formation quietly set up by Fang Bai after sneaking back to the vessel, intended to prevent the Misty Island residents surveilling them from attacking and damaging the ship.

Most of the thousands of martial artists who had boarded the sea vessel had returned before nightfall, with only a small number remaining and not returning from Misty Island. But at this moment, with the situation being urgent, the ship needed to set sail and leave Misty Island immediately without waiting for the others.

Originally, the martial artists on the vessel felt it was strange to leave overnight and many were dissatisfied; though Fang Bai provided an explanation, saying Misty Island was an evil place and every resident’s hands were stained with blood, few believed him, deeming Fang Bai alarmist.

It was only at this moment, when they saw hundreds of powerful Misty Island experts suddenly appear, frantically attacking their ship, that the martial artists on the vessel realized that what Fang Bai had said was true.

"Misty Island is home to numerous Cosmic Level Experts, with formidable overall strength and fame that spreads far and wide. The martial artists aboard the ship Fang Bai was on thought they were doomed to be captured, each of them consumed by fear.

However, seeing the Defensive Array Fang Bai had laid out stopping the hundreds of Mist Island inhabitants from approaching, the martial artists onboard went from worry to joy. Some urged the ship to start up faster, to leave this evil Mist Island, while others stood on the deck and hurled abuse at the islanders on shore.

Finally, the ship left Mist Island Port just before Fang Bai’s Defense Qi Shield was about to shatter, quickly heading into the depths of the sea.

The martial artists on the ship breathed a sigh of relief and cheered.

"Don’t rejoice too soon, we are not out of danger yet..."

Fang Bai’s gaze turned to the sea on the east side of the port, his brows tightly knitted, his expression solemn.

Following Fang Bai’s gaze, the martial artists on the ship saw several ships vaguely visible a kilometer away on the sea surface, quickly approaching them.

Each of those ships was larger than the one Fang Bai and the others were on, with sleeker hulls. Judging by the richness of the Essence Energy released from the ships and their speed, there were many high-grade Essence Stones powering them, providing strong propulsion to the ships.

"Those are Misty Island’s ships! They’ve caught up to us!"

A martial artist pointed at the incoming ships, his voice trembling.

The assembled martial artists on the deck became restless, their faces which were just showing joy now replaced by despair.

They knew that the ships of Misty Island, whether in terms of speed or endurance, far outclassed their own. Unless the pursuers gave up the chase, there was no hope of escape.

"Full speed ahead, spare no Essence Stones!"

Fang Bai shouted to the crew members from Green Bamboo Stronghold, who were responsible for controlling the ship.

Although Fang Bai appeared calm on the surface, inside he was full of worry.

From the ships approaching, Fang Bai sensed Madam Linghu’s presence and knew she had broken through the Minor Demon Trapping Array he had set up in the forest and was now in pursuit.

Fang Bai knew that by exposing the evil deeds of Misty Island, ruining the intimate cultivation session that Madam Linghu had planned with Wu Rongshan, killing the Thunderclap Black Ape tamed by Madam Linghu, and trapping Madam Linghu in the Minor Demon Trapping Array for a long time... These actions combined meant she must despise him to the core.

With Madam Linghu personally in pursuit by ship, if she didn’t catch him, she would certainly not let things go. And since the ships built by Misty Island were extremely fast, Fang Bai was certain that his ship would be overtaken within a hundred miles.

By then, a fierce battle would be inevitable.

On the side of Misty Island, whether in overall strength or number of personnel, they completely overwhelmed Fang Bai’s side. Thus, the outcome of the impending battle could be anticipated.

In this vast and boundless ocean, Fang Bai had many life-saving means. Even if Madam Linghu caught up, he had a chance to escape, but Su Linglong and the others would fall into peril.

And to ensure the safety of Su Linglong and the others, one must repel Madam Linghu and her subordinates.

The enemy possessed a Half-Step Innate Expert and hundreds, if not thousands, of Cosmic Level Experts, while his own side, aside from himself, was basically defenseless—a daunting prospect to overcome.

Fang Bai stood at the stern deck of the ship, watching the Misty Island ships in hot pursuit, his mind racing, pondering strategies.

The Green Bamboo Stronghold disciples controlling the ship also knew that once overtaken by the ships behind, their lives would not be spared, and thus they took out the highest grade Essence Stones at any cost to power the ship’s voyage, pushing its speed to the limit."