Li An and the others walked up to the grand hall, where they saw a total of nine people seated. At the head was a middle-aged man with an imposing square face. Ying Huaihai presented the bone powder, eliciting a chorus of astonishnt from those present. The Island Master, Ying Tianlong, stared at Li An: "What exactly happened?"
Li An replied, "Reporting to the Island Master, we went out to sea to hunt Spirit Fish and unexpectedly encountered a floating corpse. The others were all struck by the bizarre... all of them died. I thought I was dood too, but unexpectedly the corpse drifted away and only then did we survive. I’ve brought back the bodies of Ying ng and the others."
"Quickly, bring them out!"
Everyone looked grave. Li An imdiately opened his storage ring, and six corpses appeared in the hall, all indeed tainted with so strange energy. Ying Tianlong stepped down from above to personally inspect them.
As he was lost in thought, suddenly, three of the six corpses sprang up abruptly, launching an attack directly at him.
Ying Tianlong, caught off guard, turned pale as protective light flared up around him. His silhouette began to fade into the void, but the surrounding space was already filled with an explosion of Talismans, leaving him no room to escape. He had no choice but to endure the attack from the three corpses!
At the sa ti, Li An had also moved—
"How dare you!"
"Assassin!"
The surrounding elders were all shocked. In the next mont, after a heartrending scream, as the fiery light from the Talismans disappeared, they saw that Ying Tianlong had already been controlled by "Ying Lin," unable to move.
"Ying Lin..."
"Who exactly are you?"
"Release the Island Master!"
The crowd shouted, their eyes betraying a mixture of apprehension. Despite the sneak attack, the fact that this individual could seize Ying Tianlong in an instant spoke volus about his strength.
Though not yet at the Harmonization Dao, he was undeniably a formidable force within the Refining Void!
"I? I am Ying Huaihai!"
Li An’s appearance changed, transforming into the likeness of Ying Huaihai. He declared in a deep voice, "Ying Tianlong murdered the forr Island Master, a treacherous villain. Today, I will purge Yingyuan Island on behalf of justice!"
"Ying Tianlong must die! Miss Ying ng’Er should inherit the position of Island Master—who dares to dissent?!"
As he finished speaking, Ying ng’Er also revealed her true appearance and proclaid loudly, "Elder Huaihai’s slaying of the traitor is to uphold the justice of Yingyuan Island— who dares to defy?!"
Imdiately, an uproar ensued within and outside the hall.
"Huai Zhou, Huai Ye, fellow Daoists, you have always stood for justice. When the forr Island Master was slain, you spoke out bravely. Now that the Young Island Master has returned, why do you hesitate to pay your respects?!"
Li An’s gaze fell on two elders, whose hearts wavered between doubt and loyalty. Hearing these words, they imdiately knelt, saying, "Salute to the Young Island Master!"
They belonged to the old Island Master’s faction and had been suppressed ever since his death. Now with Ying ng’Er back and Ying Tianlong subdued, why wait to switch sides?
For a mont, the other elders in the hall were also at a loss.
"Ying Tianlong deserves to die a thousand deaths. Strip him of his cultivation and await further punishnt—"
Li An gave a loud shout and struck fiercely, his palm hitting Ying Tianlong’s Dantian with imnse force, obliterating it completely. Ying Tianlong let out a heart-rending cry and imdiately fell unconscious.
Seeing this, the others didn’t hesitate and knelt on the spot.
With the just title in Ying ng’Er’s hands and strong support within the island, and Ying Tianlong now a cripple... the choice was obvious.
"Young Island Master, please ascend the position at once—"
Li An extended a hand toward Ying ng’Er—
Ying ng’Er took a deep breath, her emotions reaching the pinnacle, almost in disbelief at how smoothly everything had unfolded!
She walked up to the leader’s seat, sat down, and said, "The principal villain has been executed. All others are pardoned!"
"Elder Ying Huaihai has rectified the situation with great rit to Yingyuan Island. From now on, he shall be the Supre Elder of Yingyuan Island!"
"Furthermore, release the elders detained by Ying Tianlong imdiately!"
...
Thus, Yingyuan Island changed leadership.
Unfortunately, both of Ying ng’Er’s parents had passed away, leaving only her imprisoned aunt.
This was good news for Li An, as a Ying ng’Er like this was easier to control!
"Many thanks to Elder Huaihai. In the past, I did not know of the elder’s endurance and heavy responsibilities. Zidai has been disrespectful to Elder Huaihai, please forgive !"
Ying ng’Er’s aunt, Ying Zidai, in the early stage of Refining Void, was released from prison and showed great respect to Li An.
Moreover, Ying ng’Er heeded Li An’s advice and told no one of his true identity. Everyone on the island regarded Li An as Ying Huaihai.
Seeing this, Li An allowed her to stay.
If Ying ng’Er had revealed Li An’s identity to Ying Zidai, it would have ant that she deed Ying Zidai more trustworthy than him... Once such a tendency appeared, Li An would not let Ying Zidai live.
The struggle for power is always rciless.
That night, Li An refined Ying Tianlong.
"Dao Spirit Sect?"
In Ying Tianlong’s mory, the most significant aspect was this sect!
Appearing at so unknown ti in the depths of the Southern Sea, its power was overwhelming, turning many existing forces into vassals. Many years ago, soone from Dao Spirit Sect found Ying Tianlong and asked him to exploit Yingyuan Island’s unique terrain to refine an ’artifact of sealing’ for them.
Ying Tianlong agreed, and the people of Dao Spirit Sect helped him usurp Yingyuan Island, even refining Ying ng’Er’s parents, burying them beneath Yingyuan Island for nurturing...
"My parents were refined into sealing artifacts..."
When she found her parents’ bodies, Ying ng’Er wept like rain!
Li An also personally went to check, feeling a bit startled: the two bodies were buried within Cold Ice, lted beyond recognition, with only faint silhouettes visible in the blue Profound Ice.
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