In the distance, a majestic golden boat the size of a bus was heading towards an archipelago of islands on board the gilded vesicle were three men.
Each one had a profound aura around them that oozed with a great otherworldly power and showed that they had years of experience in battle.
They were three great martial masters each one possessing an individual strength completely different from the rest.
One had a long slick black Fu Manchu mustache that the man was constantly stroking he also had a pink-colored Jian sword lying next to him.
He gave off the sharp and cold aura of a sword master because of this the clothes he wore made him look ridiculous.
He was rapped in a pink silk robe with many cherry blossoms embroidered on it in fact everything the old swordsman had on was a bright hot pink color.
The other was a large muscular grey-haired old man with bronzed-colored skin covered in scars.
He had a shiny bronzed bald head and a thick ashen-colored bushy beard and a pair of amber eyes that shined with a bloodthirsty glint.
The old man had many wrinkles on his face and he looked to be in his late eighties but even so he possessed a strong vigorous physique oozing with the strength of a thousand warriors.
The other strangely had no presence almost like a phantom he wore all black robes that covered his interbody and hide his face.
only his pricing blue eyes were visible that shined with a ferocious intelligence out of the three he seemed to be the most deadly.
As they approached the archipelago they talked amongst themselves.
"So Chao you say this place has never been explored before so how did you discover these islands in the first place," said the skeptical pink swordsmen.
"I found out about this place from a mortal fisherman he spoke about how hundreds of years ago a fishing vesicle got caught in a storm and sank only one survived the disaster the man washed ashore onto one of these islands the mortal didn't know what happened during that time as that part of the tale was lost to time but whatever is here is dangerous the man barely escaped with his life he later returned home by building a makeshift boat where he recounted his story to the villagers," said the cloaked man named Chao.
"I see then but why did you force us to come here I really don't see the point of it all," said the pink swordsman.
"Because Fu of the vast amount of undiscovered resources that could be in this archipelago," said an annoyed Chao.
The pink swordsman whose name is Fu nodded in agreement but he was still a little apprehensive about going here.
"Who cares about resources I came here to battle the demonic beasts on this island," said the old muscular bronze giant.
"You're the same bloodthirsty old pervert aren't you Xinjiang," said Fu.
"Who are you calling a pervert pinky!!!" shouted a pissed-off Xinjiang.
"Oh sorry was I not clear I called you a masochistic pervert who is obsessed with fighting," said Fu in a taunting manner.
"You pink bastard your courting death!!!" said Xinjiang who readied to run over and crack Fu's head open.
"Enough you two old fools we're here so get ready we don't know what could be here," said Chao as he tried to calm the two.
The golden boat landed on a white sandy beach the three men jumped off and looked into the vast jungle that stretched beyond the beach.
"Well let's get moving then oh and Chao if I don't have at least one good battle I'm gonna punch you right in your bitch face," said Xinjiang.
"I agree with the ogre this better be worth the two-week boat ride," said a melancholic Fu.
Chao ignored their threats and just continued walking toward the jungle but he stopped when he heard a rustling noise coming from a nearby tree.
"Everyone did you hear that,"
"Yes," said Fu and Xinjiang in unison.
The three then readied themselves for battle Fu drew his sword pink sword while Xinjiang got into a tiger stance but Chao, however, vanished without a trace.
Just as Fu and Xinjiang prepared to charge in a scream was heard and a nine-foot-tall humanoid wearing a tiki-style mask dropped in front of them.
Chao then appeared beside the dead body a black dagger in hand.
"Damn you, Chao why did you go ahead and kill it I wanted to do that," Xinjiang said in a whiny voice.
"Oh don't be a baby this thing is weak anyway I'd say at least the peak of the body tempering realm then again I didn't sense any cultivation so I might be wrong," said Fu.
"You are partially correct Fu this thing does in fact have no cultivation but its natural physical body is as strong as someone in the body tempering realm," said Chao as he studied the creature's corpse.
"Wait what does that mean and how can you tell?" said a confused Xinjiang.
Chao looked at Xinjiang with a tired look in his eyes but he just signed and decided to explain it all to the big fool.
"You see as you two know I'm from the myriad poison sect and we specialize in assassination techniques and because we specialize in assassination arts we must know about the anatomy of humans and other creatures like them so as to best utilize our techniques,
So based on my knowledge of anatomy I can tell this creature has a strong physique comparable to that of someone at the peak of the body tempering realm," said Chao.
"Yes, whatever who cares about how strong they are what I want to know is what these creatures are they appear human but then again normal humans aren't nine feet tall and don't have pointed ears and razor-sharp teeth," said an annoyed Fu.
"Just calm down Fu from what I can tell they are humans but with some notable differences like the ones you pointed out but there are some others you missed for instance they have poisonous blood," said Chao while pointing at his bloody dagger.
"Wait what these things have poisonous blood!?" said a surprised Fu.
"Yes they do I have identified at least thirty different kinds of poison all of them come from either poisonous plants or insects commonly found in nature but even so their blood is absolutely saturated in it one drop would be enough to kill either of you two in ten to fifteen minutes," said Chao.
"Oh good lord, tell me Chao have you ever seen anything like these beasts before," said a disgusted Fu.
"No, and for the record Fu they are not demonic beasts they are humans but living in this highly isolated archipelago for hundreds maybe even thousands of years has caused them to evolve into a new species of human being," said Chao in a fascinated tone.
Fu just rolled his eyes in annoyance he really didn't care about those ugly creatures and Xinjiang just scratched his head in confusion he still didn't understand but he did get that they are strong so that's all he cared about.
"Yeah whatever they are strong so enough talking let's get moving I want to fight," said an excited Xinjiang.
The other two just ignored the grey-haired old man's childish behavior they have already gotten used to the man's odd behavior while on the boat ride here.
So the three of them walked into the dense jungle unaware that many still hidden eyes were watching them.