The Canghai System had trillions upon trillions of living beings. The spirit seeds it nurtured numbered only thirty-two. Therefore, all who could fuse with them were categorized as possessing great fortune.
Now, the pirate crew captain they encountered upon first arriving in the Cangyun System claimed the Five Thunder Spirit was garbage and unqualified to fuse with him. This made Jun Changxiao, who excelled at pretending to be that thing, feel inferior.
When the Golden River goes away, there are thousands of paths. Wanting to reach heaven’s edge, there’s even more heaven beyond.
The ancients did not deceive me!
“That…”
Jun Changxiao said: “If you don’t want it, you can give it to me. I’m someone with a cheap life—I’m willing to accept even the most garbage spirit seed.”
Duanmu Hai fell into consideration.
“Captain!” A subordinate’s reminder came from the main warship: “We’re in the middle of a robbery.”
Duanmu Hai suddenly realized, his face fierce: “Kid, you’re on the verge of death yet you still have the mind to covet a garbage spirit body!”
“…”
Jun Changxiao muttered inwardly: “This person is a bit intellectually challenged.”
“Intellectually challenged?”
Duanmu Hai said: “Are you praising me?”
“Of course!”
Jun Changxiao said very seriously.
“Keke keke!” Duanmu Hai laughed strangely: “Flattery won’t work. You—your earlier mockery has already angered me. Death is your final destination!”
Not only intellectually challenged but also a bit chuunibyou. He had to pause at key words, giving off a strong Ye Liangchen vibe.
“I’m very curious.”
Jun Changxiao said: “How can you hear my inner thoughts?”
“Because I have the Mind-Reading Soul.” Duanmu Hai closed his eyes, saying arrogantly: “I can listen to the inner voices of all things in the world.”
“Mind-Reading Soul?”
“Simply put, it’s similar to the Canghai System’s spirit seeds, nurtured by the cosmos, but more advanced—堪称贵族中的贵族 (kancheng guizu zhong de guizu, can be called nobility among nobility). Only the brilliant and mighty me is worthy of it!”
Fine.
No wonder he was so cooperative. Turned out he was waiting for self-praise.
“Kid!”
Duanmu Hai said: “How do you want to die?”
Because he had a yin-yang face, every single movement and expression was extremely bizarre and uncoordinated.
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
Dozens of warships pressed forward.
From the situation, they not only wanted to deal with Jun Changxiao but also take action against the Eternal Warship.
Inevitable.
After placing the Five Thunder Spirit as bait in the cosmic barrier for several years, finally hooking a fish, how could they release it?
“Sigh.”
Jun Changxiao shook his head, saying: “Is this the Cangyun System’s welcoming method?”
First time coming to another system, the result was encountering bandits. Their luck was unmatched. Most frustrating was that to chase the bait, they consumed a large amount of first-grade fire stones.
No way!
You must compensate me for the consumed energy!
“Whoosh!”
Right at this moment, Duanmu Hai flew over. From his spatial ring he summoned a pair of large hammers, saying coldly: “Kid, prepare to die!”
“Boom!”
The twin hammers struck the void, forming a powerful shockwave.
“Swish—”
Jun Changxiao dodged nimbly. Thinking about being deceived by the other party, causing him to waste so much energy, he roared: “Everyone come out!”
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
In an instant, with various special effects enhancements, led by Liu Sinan, the Eternal Sect’s upper echelon carrying bronze mirrors flew out of the warship. They stood proudly in the void in different postures, their iron-clad momentum permeating the entire cosmos.
“Holy crap!”
Duanmu Hai’s eyes widened.
These people weren’t bound by cosmic power. Their strength should be similar to his own!
The bronze mirrors obtained from the Heavenly Demon Emperor’s subordinates, along with the Concealment Technique provided by He Wudi, very successfully disguised the Eternal Sect’s upper echelon as half-step Heavenly Secret Realm experts.
“Captain!”
A subordinate transmitted: “This mark is tough!”
Duanmu Hai’s male-female face became serious.
If it were just a few half-step Heavenly Secret Realm experts, he might not take them seriously. But suddenly so many emerged—this might be a bit troublesome.
Lying in wait for several years, finally hooking a fish, the result… actually hit an iron plate!
“Retreat!”
Duanmu Hai was really quite intellectually challenged. Realizing the problem was a bit troublesome, he immediately had the intention to flee.
As a professional who made a living through robbery, the way of survival was that when encountering tough opponents, one must flee. Otherwise sooner or later the entire crew would be wiped out.
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
Dozens of warships turned around simultaneously.
“Want to run?”
Jun Changxiao said coldly: “Is that possible!”
“Whoosh—” Liu Sinan flew out first. Positioned in the cosmos, he spread both hands. Between his ten fingers permeated rich spatial power. One could see a massive spatial prison condensing.
Duanmu Hai might still doubt whether the other party was bluffing. Seeing that person easily shake the space in the cosmos, he immediately realized this was definitely a half-step Heavenly Secret Realm expert!
“Retreat, retreat!”
He shouted loudly.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Dozens of warships charged at the closing spatial barrier.
“Boom!”
Suddenly, an explosive sound transmitted.
One warship was blasted through, with billowing smoke emerging.
Duanmu Hai had no mind to feel sorry for his own ships. He looked incredulously at the purple-haired man standing in the void with exposed body, wearing only red shorts.
“Strongest in the cosmos?”
Ah Zi turned his head, the corner of his mouth curling with disdain, revealing sharp teeth.
In that moment, with the destroyed warship and cosmos as background, Hall Master Zi was definitely handsome to a new height.
His strength was merely peak Seeking Truth Realm. Though he had a bronze mirror protecting his body, how could he casually destroy a warship with one strike?
Because Duanmu Hai’s warships were probably just slightly stronger than the Tonggu Warship.
As for the so-called strongest in the cosmos, it was merely a slogan.
For example, Jun Changxiao—back in the Xingyun Continent, he often had disciples shout “Sect Master Jun, civil and martial virtue, unifying the martial world.” Did he accomplish it?
Hehe.
He actually did accomplish it.
Simply put, this pirate crew only had Duanmu Hai worth looking at, only the main warship worth looking at. The other warships were all there to fill numbers. Before true experts, they were no different from paper constructions.
Most exaggerated was that when a ship was penetrated and about to explode, a miniature backup warship flew out from inside, containing only one pilot.
“…”
Jun Changxiao said speechlessly: “This is way too much padding the numbers!”
“Prison!”
“Bind!”
Just at this time, Liu Sinan brought both hands together. The barrier condensed from space swiftly formed a prison, directly trapping dozens of warships in one area. It even caused warship collisions due to compression.
“Damn it!”
Duanmu Hai angrily turned his head back, roaring: “Just you wait!”
The main warship still existed and successfully escaped. However, when he prepared to fly into the lower hatch, he saw a person standing on the bow, beside them a large blade engraved with a green dragon beast.
Jun Changxiao rolled up his sleeves. Gripping the Green Dragon Crescent Blade with both hands, he directly slashed toward the warship.
Duanmu Hai sneered.
Undeniably, the trapped warships were all garbage. But his own main warship was purchased at great expense from the Extreme Land Shipyard. Relying on weapons and brute force to damage it was truly naive!
“Whoosh—”
Suddenly, a green flowing light seemingly penetrating heaven and earth swept across the void, stabbing his eyes until they could barely open.
“Slash!”
The sound of tearing entered his ears.
Duanmu Hai’s mouth gradually opened. His eyes nearly bulged out.
In his field of vision, the warship he took pride in had its bow sliced off. Even the cut was perfectly smooth without a single burr!
This person was definitely a craftsman with exquisite woodworking skills!
That’s not right!
How could he praise his technique at a time like this!
Duanmu Hai came to his senses, holding his head and wailing: “My ship…”
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
Jun Changxiao raised his blade, frequently swinging it in the void. One could see a warship of fairly decent specifications gradually being disassembled during flight, finally leaving only a basic framework.
It must be said.
The modified Green Dragon Crescent Blade’s power had greatly increased!
Jun Changxiao turned his head. His gaze like an eagle’s fierce stare, he spoke words he had wanted to say before but feared reader mockery and didn’t dare say: “Robbery!”
“Buzz!”
The echo rippled through the cosmos, faintly shaking space.