Wu Shattered Star River

The nine convicts, of varying ages, were all strangers to Jiang Han. He didn't say a word, simply found a corner and quietly sat down.

A weasel-faced young man was particularly lively. He cupped his hands towards the group with a smile and said, "I'm Lin Ye, from Phoenix Pavilion. I offended a young master in the pavilion and was sentenced to ten years of confinement. I'd only served one year before being sent to Tianluan Island. What did you all do to be punished? And how many years do you have to serve?"

Seeing that no one spoke, Lin Ye chuckled and said, "Once we get to Tianluan Island, we'll all be at Sword Demon Peak. We should look out for each other. It's easy to be killed by the alien races if you're fighting alone."

Lin Ye's words were met with agreement from some. A yellow-faced middle-aged man said in a deep voice, "I'm Huang Yi, from Zuma Palace. I've been imprisoned for six years and have fourteen more to serve."

"I'm Yun Tu, from Heavenly Saber Sect, a second-level Reincarnation Realm cultivator. I was framed…"

"I'm Yun He, also from Heavenly Saber Sect. Like Yun Tu, I was framed. We didn't kill anyone at all; we were set up…"

One by one, the people in the room began to introduce themselves. Eventually, eight people had introduced themselves, leaving only Jiang Han and another old man with sparse hair and a face full of wrinkles.

The crowd's gazes turned to the two of them. The old man's cloudy eyes swept over the crowd, and he said one sentence: "This old man is called Guan Mu. I still have one hundred years of service to complete."

The others exchanged glances, looking at each other in dismay.

This old man looked like he could die at any moment. Could he survive a hundred years? He was likely to die on Tianluan Island.

Finally, all eyes turned to Jiang Han. Jiang Han rubbed his nose sheepishly and said, "I'm Jiang Han…"

"Jiang Han? You're Jiang Han?"

Lin Ye exclaimed. Four or five people's eyes flashed with a strange light, clearly having heard of Jiang Han.

Jiang Han glanced at Lin Ye and asked, "You know me?"

The remaining people, who hadn't heard of Jiang Han, turned their gazes to Lin Ye.

A look of admiration flashed in Lin Ye's eyes as he said, "Now, who under the Sword Demon Mountain's banner doesn't know you? You faced the pursuit of tens of thousands of people alone on Wangyue Island, slaughtering over a thousand in three days and three nights."

"You annihilated five Reincarnation Realm cultivators while only in the Mountain Sea Realm. You're now a rising star in this sea area."

"That fierce?"

The remaining people, who hadn't heard of this, looked at Jiang Han with some suspicion.

Jiang Han rubbed his nose again, smiling wryly, and said, "What's the use of being famous? I was sentenced to three hundred and twenty years…"

"Hiss…"

Many people gasped. Lin Ye cupped his hands and said, "Jiang Han, you're so powerful. When we get to Tianluan Island, you must protect us."

Jiang Han sensed the others' strength. He found that, apart from the old man Guan Mu who was in the high-level Reincarnation Realm, the others weren't very strong. Five were low-level Reincarnation Realm cultivators, and four were like him, in the ninth level of the Mountain Sea Realm.

"I'm just a small Mountain Sea Realm cultivator. You want me to protect you? We should ask Senior Guan Mu to take care of us!"

Jiang Han smiled wryly, then asked, "Lin Ye, are you familiar with Tianluan Island? Can you tell me about the situation there? I know nothing about Tianluan Island."

Most of the ten people inside weren't familiar with Tianluan Island, and their eyes turned to Lin Ye.

Lin Ye grinned and said, "You've come to the right person. I'm very familiar with that place. I served there for two years five years ago…"

The others rolled their eyes. It seemed this Lin Ye wasn't a good person; he was a repeat offender.

"Tianluan Island is the center of the entire Chaotic Star Sea, and it's also the battlefield where the four races fight…"

Lin Ye began to talk endlessly, and it took a full half an hour for the others to gain a basic understanding of Tianluan Island.

The entire world had four super-continents, located in the east, west, south, and north. In the middle was the Chaotic Star Sea.

The Nine Provinces Continent was one of them, located in the southernmost part of this world.

To the north was the Demon Emperor Continent, the territory of the Demon Race. To the east was the Heavenly Demon Continent, the territory of the Demon Race. To the west was the Western Barbarian Continent, the territory of the Barbarian Race.

In ancient times, there were tens of thousands of races in the entire world. Over time, many races disappeared forever into the river of history.

The four major races gradually rose and eventually occupied a continent each, becoming the overlords of this world, each dominating a region.

Tens of thousands of years ago, the four races frequently engaged in wars, all wanting to eliminate the other three and unify the entire world.

That period of melee lasted for a full thousand years and was the darkest and most chaotic era in the entire world, historically known as the Millennium of Flowing Sorrow.

Later, the four races realized that none could destroy the others. The people of all four races suffered heavy casualties, and their vitality was greatly damaged.

So, the higher-ups of the four races gathered together and decided to stop large-scale battles, reducing the scale of combat and controlling it within a certain area.

That area was near Tianluan Island!

There were nearly five thousand islands, large and small, near Tianluan Island. The four races each occupied twelve hundred, and they would fight on this side from then on.

The four races could attack each other's islands, and statistics were compiled once a year. If the number of islands was less than twelve hundred during the statistics, a large amount of resources would have to be paid.

"Why does this feel like a island-seizing battle?"

Jiang Han recalled the island-seizing battle between Flying Immortal Palace and Death God Mountain, feeling that it seemed similar. However, Flying Immortal Palace and Death God Mountain were fighting for places to enter the Divine Demon Battlefield.

"It is a island-seizing battle! All the small-scale island-seizing battles in the Chaotic Star Sea are actually imitating the situation on Tianluan Island."

Lin Ye nodded and said, "Taking down an island is equivalent to seizing massive resources. Being taken down an island means paying a large amount of resources. If you lose continuously, the resources to be paid will double…"

"Recently, our Human Race has been miserable, losing for four consecutive years. Every year, we have to pay a large amount of resources to the three races."

"It is said that the Palace Master of the Divine Ruins Palace is furious. So many warriors have been sent over this time because of the continuous defeats. The Human Race's higher-ups want to save face."

Jiang Han thought of Lu Xi, Bai Li Ju, Jiang Lang, and Qi Bing, and quickly asked, "What does the term 'free participants' mean?"

Lin Ye rolled his eyes and said, "It's just what it sounds like. Tianluan Island has a permanent garrison of 100,000 troops. In addition to those actively mobilized by the major forces, there are also us convicts who have committed crimes, and the rest are free participants."

"Many warriors who are not doing well in their sects and forces apply to participate in the war on Tianluan Island."

"Going there to risk their lives, as long as they can kill enemies, they will have a large amount of merit. Having merit is equivalent to having resources. For warriors in sects and forces who lack resources, going to Tianluan Island is a good choice if they want to get ahead."

"I see!"

Jiang Han suddenly understood. It seemed that Lu Xi, Bai Li Ju, Jiang Lang, Qi Bing, and the others were worried about him going alone, so they applied to go to Tianluan Island to fight with him.

"By the way!"

Jiang Han's eyes turned, and he asked, "Can we convicts and free participants fight together?"

"Of course!"

Lin Ye nodded and said, "Over there, there's actually no distinction between convicts and non-convicts; everyone is there to kill enemies."

"Apart from not being able to leave Tianluan Island beyond ten thousand miles, not being able to enter Tianluan City, and having our enemy-killing merits halved, we are no different from the participants."

"Um… Also, humans cannot kill each other. If someone is killed and evidence is found, they will be executed!"

"That's good!"

Jiang Han felt relieved, and his heart lightened a lot.

Originally, he thought that Tianluan Island was very complicated, but now it seemed no different from being in Flying Immortal Palace. It was nothing more than participating in island-seizing battles, with the opponents being the Demon Race, the Demon Race, and the Barbarian Race.

"Three hundred and twenty years!"

Jiang Han's eyes flickered, and a murderous aura quietly permeated his body. He secretly made up his mind. When he went to Tianluan Island, he would kill wantonly and strive to have his sentence reduced as soon as possible.

Jiang Li was still in Green Clothes Palace. Who knew whether she was in Soul Palace or Charm Palace? He had to regain his freedom as soon as possible, find a way to find her, and take her away from Green Clothes Palace.