The Supreme God of Martial Arts novel Chapter 856

A moment later, five crystal warships reached above the Trident Island. They looked around for an apt place to land the warships.

The general and two old men who had been beside him flew down and landed on the island.

The rest of the cultivators also flew down from the warships on to the island.

Nearly six hundred men had been recruited for the mission. Along with two or three hundred people from the royal troops, it was a total of about a thousand people that landed on the island.

Soon after they all landed, the five crystal warships that were in the sky, turned into five streams of light and got down somewhere in the middle of the island.

Austin was hiding among the men. When he landed on the island, he looked around and observed the Trident Island for a while quietly.

It was sunny and the island was covered with green vegetation.

Devil's ivy could be seen growing everywhere around the endless mountains. The fragrance of flowers was looming in the air. There was a strong atmosphere of primitive habitat that had been undisturbed and unaffected by human activities.

On the other part of the island, there were many buildings. These were of the same size as those which were found in the Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom.

There were residential areas, streets, shops and so many other structures.

There were fleets of soldiers, dressed in uniforms. They represented the royal troops and were patrolling the island holding halberds.

The Trident Island seemed to be a stronghold of the Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom in the Middle World Waters.

Austin had little knowledge in this regard so he quietly took in all that he observed there.

It was often said that in the South Continent of the Prime Martial World, some powerful forces would find an island in this Middle World Waters and establish their own strongholds.

That night, more than a thousand people had reached and rested on the Trident Island.

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The sun rose quietly on the next morning.

All the people gathered in a square, covered with marble tiles, on the island.

They settled down and took their places and waited anxiously.

The general and the two old men also came to the square.

Along with them, there was also a burly middle-aged man.

This middle-aged man was a strong cultivator who was at the Astral Realm.

As a result, there were four strong men at the Astral Realm, who had landed on the Trident Island.

Austin secretly wondered whether the royal family really needed to send four strong cultivators of the Astral Realm, if they were only there to hunt sea beasts. Such strong men weren't really needed to just hunt the sea beasts.

He quickly realized that this mission was by no means a simple job like hunting sea beasts. It was far more complicated and tougher than what they projected it to be.

And it was not just Austin who was bothered by these thoughts. A few other sensible cultivators had also thought of the same.

The four strong cultivators at the Astral Realm came before the other men, The general took a step forward. He was evidently ready to announce the specific actions of the mission. He needed to lay down the rules and the objective of the mission before the men set forth.

"I want everyone to listen carefully. This time the royal family has recruited all of you to come to this Middle World Waters for two goals.

I want you all to pay attention and understand the mission before you.

The first goal is to hunt down high-level sea beasts and take their cores, which our royal pill refiner will use for pill refining.

The second goal is the primary focus of our mission.

The second goal before you is to find the palace that was left behind by the ancient master.

Based on ancient classics treasured by the royal family, some of the elders in the royal family, have come to a conclusion after years of research.

They have concluded that in the Middle World Waters, there is a palace that was left behind by the ancient master.

Inside the palace, there are various kinds of treasures which were collected by the ancient master.

This palace shows itself for a month but in every one hundred years.

And this month is the time when the palace will show its presence!

Moreover, by referring to those ancient classics, the elders of the royal family, have inferred the position; that is to say the approximate latitude and longitude of the palace, and also drew up some of the scenery around the palace.

Your mission is to divide yourselves into a dozen groups. Each group will receive a map.

You will have to find the specific location of the palace according to the characteristics of the scenery recorded on the map.

Remember that in the Middle World Waters, there are many strong sea beasts. Thus, it will be dangerous.

Everyone must follow the rules and collectively act upon them. No one is allowed to act without authorization.

Each team will be assigned a captain and three lieutenants. All the team members must follow the orders of these leaders.

In case of any unruly behavior, the captain has the authority to kill the offender directly!"

The general continued to explain the details of the mission for some more time.