Over the past three days.

Wang Yan and the others went nowhere. They were all waiting for Toyota Choji's battle invitation, and during this wait, they trained with full effort to reach their best state.

In one room, Wang Yan, Beiming Xue, Ma Jun, Qin Tian, and Shangguan Moyao all sat with their eyes closed, channeling the Power of Demon Patterns within them.

In front of Beiming Xue lay Yan. Ever since the injury from the previous sea battle, Yan had been sleeping. Only recently did Yan recover and wake up.

Hu Wei was the only one who didn't close his eyes to heal. From time to time, he muttered, "I just like it when you bite."

Then, a mushroom would appear in his hand, forming a small pile before him.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. That night, Wang Yan suddenly opened his eyes and said to the corner, "Come out."

Hearing Wang Yan's words, Beiming Xue immediately opened her eyes. Her fingers trembled, and five ice cones shot toward the corner.

At that moment, just as Shangguan Moyao was about to raise her hand to shoot a wooden spike, she realized Beiming Xue had already acted first.

It was Shangguan Moyao's first time seeing Beiming Xue in action, and she was momentarily stunned, a hint of amazement appeared in her eyes.

She never expected that the seemingly gentle Beiming Xue's skills would be no weaker than her own.

The five ice cones instantly flew to the corner, where a voice cried out in fear, "Stop."

With that voice, a Japanese Demon Cultivator, dressed in black and wearing a bamboo hat, appeared from the corner.

The five ice cones stopped just half an inch away from the Japanese Samurai.

The Japanese Demon Cultivator looked fearfully at the five ice cones before him, and in broken Japanese said, "In a duel between two nations, emissaries are not slain. I've come to deliver a battle invitation."

"Hand over the battle invitation," Wang Yan said coldly.

The Japanese Demon Cultivator's eyes didn't dare leave the five ice cones as he slowly fished out a scroll from his clothing.

Just as he took out the scroll, a shadow flashed by, and the scroll disappeared from his hand.

Startled, the Japanese Demon Cultivator quickly looked up to see the scroll already in the hands of a young man, who brought it to Wang Yan.

The Japanese Demon Cultivator grew even more terrified, thinking that if this young man could take his scroll unnoticed, he could just as easily take his life.

Of course, it was Ma Jun who had taken the scroll.

Ma Jun handed the battle invitation to Wang Yan.

Wang Yan took the scroll, glanced at it, and snorted, "Humph, Toyota Choji wants us to meet him on an island in the international waters. No matter if it's an island in international waters or East Japan Island, I will see it through to the end. Let's go."

Hearing Wang Yan agree to go, a hint of triumph flashed in the Japanese Demon Cultivator's eyes, but he quickly said, "Would you please release me first? You still need me to lead the way."

Wang Yan nodded, causing the five ice cones in front of the Japanese Demon Cultivator to vanish instantly.

The Japanese Demon Cultivator finally breathed a sigh of relief, stood up from the corner, and said to Wang Yan, "Now, please follow me."

Wang Yan, Beiming Xue, Hu Wei, Qin Tian, Ma Jun, and Shangguan Moyao followed the Japanese Demon Cultivator to the dock where they had previously seen Toyota Choji. There they saw a yacht, but no one was on board.

The Japanese Demon Cultivator gestured invitingly and said, "Please board the ship, it will take you to the island."

Wang Yan and the others boarded the ship immediately, and the yacht sailed towards the international waters.

On a solitary island in the international waters, Toyota Choji sat, surrounded by hundreds of Japanese Demon Cultivators, with Toyota Shouzou standing behind him.

Kneeling before Toyota Choji was Xiahou Que.

Toyota Choji said coldly to Xiahou Que, "Are you sure every word you've said is true?"

Xiahou Que quickly replied, "Master, everything I said is true. Wang Yan's power is that of a Demon King. Just over ten days ago, he was injured by the Black Dragon. Toyota Shouzou witnessed it with his own eyes."

Toyota Shouzou nodded and said, "Yes, Grandfather, he has two Soul Stars on his Demon Pattern; he must be at the Demon King level."

Upon hearing both of them confirm this, Toyota Choji frowned and thought to himself: If this is true, then why do I sense such a terrifying aura from Wang Yan? And why can't I gauge his level?

In fact, Toyota Choji couldn't see through Wang Yan's level because he was wearing the Blood-colored Sandalwood Bead, which concealed his true power.

The terrifying aura Toyota Choji sensed from Wang Yan was because of his Dragon Pattern.

Though Toyota Choji could sense it, he couldn't possibly know about Wang Yan's Dragon Pattern.

Seeing Toyota Choji's hesitation, Toyota Shouzou cautiously asked, "Grandfather, is Wang Yan really that difficult to deal with? Should we return to Japan first?"

Toyota Choji shook his head and said, "Ridiculous, would a mere Demon King be enough to scare us off? If this Wang Yan dares to come, I can kill him without any of us lifting a finger."

At this, Toyota Shouzou was overjoyed and asked, "Really? How will we do it?"

Toyota Choji pointed to the ground and said, "This very island."

Toyota Shouzou looked at the lush green island before him, puzzled, "How can this island kill Wang Yan?"

Toyota Choji explained, "On this island, I discovered a stone tablet inscribed with three characters by someone with great skill. It's likely the name of the island."

Toyota Shouzou pointed at a massive rock in the middle of the island and asked, "Could it be that stone with 'Net Shrimp Island' inscribed on it?"

Toyota Choji nodded and said, "Yes, this island is called Net Shrimp Island, and the one who left these three characters was undoubtedly a senior. So I was very curious and searched carefully, discovering many mechanisms on this island."

"Mechanisms? What kind?" Toyota Shouzou asked eagerly.

"Beneath this island, there's a labyrinth of tunnels crisscrossing the entire island. With these tunnels, we can launch sudden attacks on anyone who comes ashore and then escape undetected. And our Demon Cultivators excel at the Stealth Technique, making this island perfectly suited for us."

Toyota Shouzou was elated and said, "Really? That's fantastic! No matter how many come ashore, none will escape alive."

Toyota Choji smiled proudly and said, "But that's not the most important part. The key is that I discovered a powerful grand array on this island, strong enough to kill even a Demon Saint."

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