Joine Island wasn’t huge. It only had three cities, plus a number of village-like camps. Xu Qing’s destination was Joine City, which was one of those three main urban areas. He had selected his debarkation point with that in mind. As such, it was no surprise that the fish skeleton city ahead was his target destination.

“Joine City...” he murmured, his eyes shining.

The city was in chaos, with many sections crumbling or in ruins. That was thanks to Master Seventh and the dharmaskiffs of the Foundation Establishment disciples and Gold Core cultivators. Smoke rose up everywhere, and there was chaotic fighting left and right.

Xu Qing kept his eyes on the city as he sped toward it. Although it seemed close, the truth was that even at the speed he was moving, it would take him an hour to reach it. The closer he got, the more of the astonishingly large fish skeleton he could see. He could only imagine how amazing that fish must have been when it swam the waters of the Forbidden Sea. Even dead, it still radiated a mighty pressure.

That pressure was no threat to the Merfolk, presumably because of the characteristics of their species. But it was different for non-Merfolk. The immense pressure would...