The twenty powerhouses from Tuoluo Continent were scared off.

Part of it was due to Jun Changxiao’s previous deranged killing spree, part was due to his full set of Rank-Earth equipment.

On this battlefield where having one awesome piece of equipment made you feel like you were going to heaven, someone directly walking around with a full six-piece divine equipment set was definitely terrifying.

“Alas.”

Jun Changxiao sighed: “I really wanted to fight them!”

Having found so many formidable equipment pieces from the battlefield, they were meant to be used for showing off, yet they completely didn’t give him a chance to act.

Seeing him so smug, the host who couldn’t help but mock said: “If the host takes off the equipment, believe it or not, they could drown you in spit.”

“I believe it!” Jun Changxiao said.

With his current strength, if without equipment enhancement, being able to fight a Rank-Earth powerhouse to a draw would be thanking heaven and earth.

“The host rarely has such self-awareness,” the System said.

“But…” Jun Changxiao said seriously: “Having equipment and not using it to fight them naked—my brain must have been kicked by a donkey.”

Being this righteously shameless about using cheats was truly unmatched.

“Let’s try out this Tonggu War Ship.”

Jun Changxiao didn’t pursue those fleeing Tuoluo Continent warriors. Instead, he landed outside the swamp and summoned the Tonggu War Ship, merging his mind with it.

“Boom!”

An explosive sound rang out, waves of white mist rising.

When the cold wind blew it away, a sailboat made entirely of wood appeared on the spot. The ship was about twenty zhang long, emanating an ancient desolate aura throughout, as if it had existed for a very long time.

“Magnificent!”

Jun Changxiao looked up, his eyes showing surprise.

“Swish!”

He leaped up and landed on the deck, producing ‘creak creak’ sounds.

Jun Changxiao had already observed the ship’s external structure in advance, so he didn’t examine it carefully. He walked straight into the pilot room and immediately saw the strange array in a five-pointed star formation.

In miniature form, the pattern wasn’t very clear, but now that it was enlarged, he discovered that the five corner areas each had two socket points, seemingly used to embed some kind of energy.

“I understand.”

Jun Changxiao said: “This is a propulsion array that needs to be loaded with energy to operate.”

He could be so certain because the firearms and various equipment purchased from the shop all had similar socket openings, using crystal core energy for charging.

“Crystal cores should work as fuel.”

Jun Changxiao took out ten crystal cores and embedded them respectively in the socket openings.

Sure enough, after all the crystal cores were in place, the strange and ancient array immediately began to flash with light.

“Whoosh!”

A gentle stream of light spread out.

Jun Changxiao’s intent made contact with it. His body trembled slightly, and he immediately felt he had completely taken control of this Tonggu War Ship.

“Rise!”

He issued the command.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh—”

The array in the pilot room blazed with light. The Tonggu War Ship standing on the ground slowly rose up, then suspended itself a hundred zhang high in midair.

A ship meant for sailing the seas just suspended itself like this—the scene was extremely bizarre.

“Incredible!”

While exclaiming in wonder, Jun Changxiao began carefully touring the interior of the Tonggu War Ship. He finally concluded that accommodating a hundred or so people was no problem at all, and there were not only cabins for rest but also facilities like a kitchen, great hall, training room, and more.

The ship’s builder clearly knew how to enjoy life.

After the tour, Jun Changxiao came to the bow and stood dashingly with hands behind his back: “From this moment on, the battlefield is dominated by me alone.”

Under his mental control, the Tonggu War Ship suspended in midair ‘whooshed’ toward the distance.

“Whoosh whoosh!”

Standing at the bow striking a pose, Jun Changxiao’s black hair danced wildly in the violent wind as he said: “The speed is pretty good!”

The Tonggu War Ship’s speed couldn’t match his combined use of Mechanical Martial Wings and Flight Force, but it was quite a bit faster than ordinary Rank-Earth powerhouses.

That is to say.

This ship wasn’t the kind of heaven-defying treasure that was extremely fast.

But after all, it was a carrier that could hold many people, so its value became apparent.

What value?

Bringing disciples along to show off together!

…

“Whoosh!”

“Whoosh!”

Several hundred li away, the twenty Tuoluo Continent warriors slowed down, each breathing rapidly with flushed faces.

“We escaped!” Elder Li said, still shaken.

The distance from Jun Changxiao at that time—if it had been during that previous deranged killing spree situation, everyone would probably have been controlled already and could only watch helplessly as they were killed.

Elder Cui said with lingering fear: “Who would have thought we’d encounter the killing god of Xingyun Continent in the swamp!”

Elder Song, who had been so tough earlier, was now speechless.

Initially, he had rather looked down on Nine Heavens Continent, but after seeing Jun Changxiao’s full set of Rank-Earth equipment, he finally understood why the first-tier plane had suffered such a great loss!

“This fellow is extraordinary!”

Elder Cui, gradually calming down, said gravely: “After returning to the outpost, we must tell the Sect Master that we absolutely cannot provoke him.” He paused, then added: “Cannot provoke Xingyun Continent!”

“Correct!”

Everyone agreed.

Suddenly, the sky abruptly darkened, that feeling like dark clouds suddenly passing overhead.

The Tuoluo Continent warriors subconsciously looked up, then each stood dumbfounded like wooden chickens, because in their field of vision something emanating an ancient desolate aura was slowly flying past.

“This is… a ship?”

Elder Cui and the others opened their mouths in shock.

Just at this time, the twenty Tuoluo Continent warriors clearly captured with their spiritual念 a young man with flying black hair standing at the ship’s bow, and exclaimed in shock: “It’s him!”

“Hmm?”

Jun Changxiao looked down at the shocked crowd and smiled: “Hi, we meet again.”

“…”

Elder Cui and the others’ mouths twitched.

This fellow having a full set of premium equipment was scary enough—now he was actually riding a flying ship, bringing even more intense shock!

Moreover.

There was one more important matter.

Everyone was a Rank-Mystic or Rank-Earth powerhouse with spiritual念 constantly released, so why didn’t they discover it until the ship’s shadow pressed down on them!

“Whoosh whoosh!”

The Tonggu War Ship still released its desolate aura, then flew away before the Tuoluo Continent warriors’ eyes.

“Elder… Elder Cui…”

Elder Song said with a dazed expression: “Ships… can actually fly!”

Elder Cui said: “This old man is also seeing this for the first time. If I’m not wrong, this object must come from the Upper Realm!”

This wasn’t baseless speculation.

It truly did come from the Upper Realm.

Moreover, if not for Elder He insisting on silencing witnesses, this treasure should have belonged to Tuoluo Continent.

…

The Tonggu War Ship still flew unrestrained through the battlefield’s sky, but from its slow speed, there was clearly a huge difference from when it took off.

Jun Changxiao came to the pilot room, quite puzzled.

Of the ten crystal cores installed in the five-pointed array, five had already gone dark, while the other five had weak light and were in a depleted state.

“No way?”

Jun Changxiao said in dismay: “Ten high-grade crystal cores were depleted this quickly?”

The System said: “A war ship that can fly is of exceptional quality. Consuming large amounts of fuel upon activation is quite normal.”

Jun Changxiao understood this point, but the ten crystal cores he embedded in the array were equivalent to Wuwang level, yet flying less than five hundred li depleted them—this was also too money-consuming!

If he really went to the three great overseas continents in the future, the journey would be extremely long. Bringing disciples on a ship road trip would definitely be a huge expense.

“Forget it.”

Jun Changxiao shook his head: “Better take the high-speed rail.”

The System said: “The host can use spirit stones as fuel to power it.”

“…”

Jun Changxiao’s mouth twitched: “Do you think I have so many spirit stones that I can use them as gasoline?”

“Try it.”

The System said: “Perhaps different levels of energy will make the war ship fly faster and more sustainably.”

“Makes sense.”

Jun Changxiao took out ten artificial spirit stones.

No good.

Not exciting enough!

He put the artificial spirit stones back and took out natural spirit stones.

But he still felt it wasn’t exciting enough, so he took out ten Six-Pointed Star Stones and installed them in the sockets.

“Step!”

Standing at the bow again, Jun Changxiao clasped his hands behind his back: “Fly!”

“Whoosh—”

The Tonggu War Ship, receiving its master’s command, immediately flashed with light, then rushed forward at extreme speed.

By coincidence, Elder Cui and the others flew over and saw the ship that had been stationary in midair suddenly vanish into thin air. Each stood dumbfounded in place.

Until a long while later.

Elder Song said in terror: “So fast you can’t even see the ship’s stern!”

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