The ship slowly turned around, and steered towards the fog.
No one spoke any further, just as if they were all preparing to make their move. Very soon, the fog enveloped them. The sun’s light gradually disappeared, and it finally became complete darkness.
It was in that one instant that banging sounds rang out. Battle had erupted.
“En!”
“Ah!”
“Yi!”
Endless grunts were heard. Someone bounced out and crashed into the ship’s hold, and someone suffered a few punches and palm strikes, releasing pained grunts. Someone had even been slashed with a sword, his blood streaming, and the warm liquid covering the faces of others.
So what if elites like them could not see? They had long since had a clear grasp of the environment on the ship’s deck, and like a blind man that had lived in a house for a considerable number of years, they were very familiar with their surroundings.
They all thought that they had clearly targeted Ling Han, and fought with wild abandon.
Chapter 1009 - Entering the Fog for the Third Time
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“You’re so mischievous,” Shui Yanyu said with a sigh in the Black Tower.
Luo Yu and Luo Wu were both pillars of the Luo Clan, while Zuo Xiao, Fan Yong, and Liu Ying and the other three women were all cultivators who had lived for tens of thousands of years. However, all of them were wrapped around his little finger.
He claimed that he wanted to catch the perpetrator’s tail, when in fact, he simply wanted these people to fight among themselves. Meanwhile, he could spectate from the sidelines and enjoy their aimless struggle.
“Do you like it?” Ling Han asked with a smile. It was a pity that the fog still obstructed his vision even though he had already entered the Black Tower. This disappointed him greatly.
“No!” Shui Yanyu answered hurriedly. She was afraid that Ling Han would start to grope her again, which was something that she enjoyed yet disliked.
Ling Han chuckled, and said, “Don’t they say that girls like bad boys?”
“Twisted logic!” Shui Yanyu scolded. She definitely wouldn’t be attracted to a bad man. Otherwise, how would her relationship with Zhao Lun have become so bad?
“It’s about time for us to exit,” Ling Han said. He could already sense the sunshine starting to illuminate the ship again.
Xiu!
The two of them exited the Black Tower. However, thanks to the Black Fog, no one had discovered that they had disappeared and then reappeared again.
The radiant sunshine shone upon the ship.
As though they had returned to the world from a dark and sinister hell, everyone felt a slight sense of delight. It felt truly horrible to lose their vision and divine sense.
Gasp!
However, everyone was immediately stunned. There were seven new corpses laid in a neat row on the deck. These corpses belonged to the last remaining members of the Black Five Gang.
Moreover, all of them had been killed in the same manner, with a fatal sword wound to the chest.
‘Who was it?’
Everyone’s gazes involuntarily turned to Ling Han. He was the one who had suggested entering the Black Fog again, so it was only normal for everyone to suspect him the most.
“Ling Han, what do you have to say this time?” Luo Yu shouted immediately.
“There’s naturally nothing to say to stupid fools like you.” Ling Han smiled, and said, “My suggestion was quite good, wasn’t it? The culprit has indeed acted again. However, none of you worked together. Otherwise, with the help of several elites at the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier, how could the perpetrator have committed such crimes and then escaped?”
“Stop twisting the facts! The culprit is clearly you!” Luo Wu jabbed his finger at Ling Han.
Ling Han shook his head, and said, “Let’s cut the bullsh*t, shall we? Everyone was clearly attacking me just then. What chance did I have to assassinate others? Seven others, mind you.”
“Stop making unfounded claims!” Fan Yong said calmly.
“Exactly, stop spewing bullcrap!” Luo Yu immediately refuted Ling Han’s claim as well. It would definitely be troublesome if news of him trying to assassinate a fellow student of the Scarlet Heaven Academy were to spread.
Yang Tiecheng wore a deep frown as he listened to the others speak. He had naturally noticed that everyone was indeed attacking Ling Han during the commotion just then. If one were to say that Ling Han could still find the opportunity to kill seven people under such relentless attacks, he definitely wouldn’t believe them.
On the other hand, however, Ling Han’s actions were indeed the most suspicious. He was the one who had suggested entering the Black Fog again, and he was also the one who bad blood with the Black Five Gang. Right now, all the evidence was pointing toward Ling Han’s being the culprit.
Luo Yu pointed at Ling Han, and said, “Why don’t we enter the Black Fog again? But this time, we have to tie him up!”
“Brilliant idea!” Fan Yong immediately clapped his hands in agreement.
“Hehe, Ling Han, haven’t you been claiming innocence this entire time?” Luo Wu said. “Then don’t resist now. If people are killed again, then your name will have been cleared.”
Ling Han sneered, and said, “Are you retarded? If the culprit doesn’t kill anymore, won’t I become their scapegoat? Also, all of you are staring at me with such hostile expressions. Do you think I dare to let you restrain myself and become your targets?!”
“Brother Yang, you’re the owner of this ship. I’ll leave the decision to you!” Luo Yu passed the problem to Yang Tiecheng.
Yang Tiecheng pondered for a moment, and said, “Ling Han, come over here. I’ll ensure your safety!”
By saying this, it was clear that Yang Tiecheng had agreed to Luo Yu and the others’ suggestion. They would restrain Ling Han, and then enter the Black Fog again.
Ling Han hesitated for a brief moment, and then said, “Fine! I trust Captain Yang!”
He nodded at Shui Yanyu, and both of them walked to Yang Tiecheng’s side.
Yang Tiecheng retrieved two sets of handcuffs, and said, “These handcuffs are forged from Level Four Godly metal, and there are even three divine patterns engraved onto them. Once restrained, even cultivators at the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier won’t be able to escape.”
Everyone nodded in understanding. These handcuffs were specifically made to restrain elites. While these two sets were forged from Level Four Godly metal, there were also ones that were forged from Level Six, Seven or Eight Godly metal. Some of the high-level ones could even restrain elites at the Sun Moon Tier.
Meanwhile, the three engraved divine patterns would suppress the power of cultivators. Once restrained, cultivators would become no different from cripples.
‘Hehe, he’s dead this time!’ Luo Yu and the others said in their minds.
They didn’t give a toss whether Ling Han was the culprit or not. All they wanted to do was seize this opportunity to end Ling Han’s life.
Yang Tiecheng handcuffed Ling Han in front of everyone else, and said to him, “Rest assured, I’ll definitely protect you until my last breath!”
Ling Han didn’t believe him for a second.
Yang Tiecheng was indeed powerful, but the other people on this ship weren’t weak, either. Luo Yu, as well as Liu Ying and the other three females, were all at the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier. If the five of them targeted him together, how could Yang Tiecheng block them?
As long as they could distract Yang Tiecheng for just a few seconds, the remaining people would naturally be able to easily kill Ling Han.
Ling Han only agreed to their suggestion because he had the Black Tower.
“Lads, come over here and form a circle around these two people,” Yang Tiecheng suddenly shouted. “Don’t move from your spot even if you’re killed!”
“Unders
tood!” the 20 or so sailors answered in unison. They immediately formed two barriers in front of Ling Han and Shui Yanyu.
‘Humph! They’re mere trash at the low extreme of the Mountain River Tier. What use will they be?’ Luo Yu and the others all sneered in their minds.
The gulf between each cultivation level in the Immortal level was extremely huge. Even a difference of one sub-minor level would give a crushing advantage to the cultivator with the higher level, let alone a difference of two or three sub-minor levels. Even the fabled five-star geniuses would only be able to swallow down their grievances.
The ship turned around to enter the Black Fog again.
Everyone immediately fell silent.
The ship slowly entered the fog, and, when the last ray of sunshine disappeared, an intense battle instantly erupted again.
Ding, ding, ding! Peng, peng, peng!
Everyone unleashed their attacks without reserve, drowning the ship in flashes of swords and gushes of power.
Yang Tiecheng bellowed loudly as he blocked those who were charging over. He was at the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier, and he had even more so reached the peak stage of this minor level. Unless he broke through to the Sun Moon Tier, there was already no room for him to grow stronger.
With thousands of years of battle experience, his battle prowess had already become resilient and domineering. Right now, his fists were no weaker than Godly metal of the same level. Moreover, he was a two-star genius, so his battle prowess was truly extremely frightening.
However, the problem was that too many people were attacking him right now, and none of them were aiming for him. Instead, all of them were trying to barge past his blockade.
As a result, it became extremely hard for him to stop them. It was simply impossible to keep all of them back.
“Aaah…” The sailors started to wail and moan in agony as they collapsed to the deck.
“You dare!!” Yang Tiecheng flared up in rage, and his three-meter-tall body started to radiate with a metallic black sheen. He was finally unleashing his full powers.
Chapter 1010 - Pirate Attack
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The chaotic battle continued to rage as the ship slowly left the Black Fog again.
When sunshine reappeared, the chaotic battle instantly came to a stop.
A black glow danced around Yang Tiecheng’s body, making him appear as if he were a demon god from hell. An overwhelming aura radiated from his body as he swept his gaze over the surroundings. The two barriers of sailors had already collapsed into a moaning heap of pain and agony.
Fortunately, they were only injured, not killed.
He breathed a small sigh of relief, yet killing intent instantly flashed across his face.
Two people were lying face up with blood gushing from their chests. Pools of blood had already formed under their bodies.
The mysterious assassin had appeared again!
It was evident that the assassin’s target was Ling Han. After disposing of the two people who were in the way, they—
… Huh?
Everyone was stupefied. Ling Han stood unscathed in the same spot as before. Shui Yanyu stood beside him, and both of them appeared incredibly calm. There wasn’t the slightest hint that they had participated in the battle just then.
This was absolutely mind-boggling. All of them were marked in some way or another due to the chaotic battle beforehand, yet the target of everyone’s attacks, Ling Han, was somehow completely unharmed?
Looking closely, the cuffs on Ling Han’s hands and feet were still firmly locked into place. This left them at a loss for words.
Ling Han smiled, and said, “That, um… Can you remove the cuffs now?”
These cuffs could only suppress their power, and were completely useless against their divine sense. Thus, they were naturally able to enter the Black Tower to enjoy the heated sounds of battle again.
Yang Tiecheng removed Ling Han’s cuffs, and his expression became livid as he turned to look at the two dead sailors. He remained silent for a long time.
His eyes were filled with eerie killing intent as he swept his gaze over every single person, and he said slowly, “Regardless of who the culprit is, I’ll definitely weed them out and rip them to shreds!”
Apart from Ling Han, everyone else was a suspect.
“Report!” shouted the sailor responsible for keeping a lookout on top of the mast. “Enemies spotted! Enemies spotted! There are pirates sailing over!”
‘Pirates!’
Ling Han was slightly surprised. They hadn’t come across pirates in the past few days, yet they actually encountered them at such a sensitive time.
“Prepare for battle,” Yang Tiecheng said coldly. He knew that the person who had killed his sailors was still on his ship, yet he was completely helpless as he didn’t know who the culprit was. This made him extremely angry.
Now that there was a pirate attack, he finally had somewhere to vent his anger.
12 small boats appeared before them. These boats were genuinely small, with each only being able to hold five people. The people on these boats were all rowing rapidly, causing their boats to shoot forward like arrows. There had been over two kilometers between them, yet this distance was quickly cut down to less than a kilometer.
At such a short distance, they could already clearly see the sinister and cruel faces of the pirates.
“Cannons!” Yang Tiecheng commanded.
“Understood!”
Boom, boom, boom!
The cannons fired, yet the pirates were evidently experienced at dealing with such scenarios. They didn’t panic as their boats nimbly dodged the attacks from the cannons.
It was almost impossible to dodge a shot that had been fired, as these cannons fired beams of light, not cannonballs. These destructive beams of light were formed by the complex formations that consumed True Origin Stones.
However, the sailors needed to aim before firing a shot, yet the small boats traveled along random, zigzagging paths. As a result, they were able to completely avoid the cannon fire.
“Prepare for close-quarters combat!” Yang Tiecheng was also unfazed as he continued to issue commands.
“Hahahahaha!” The pirates laughed uncannily as they leaped onto the ship one after another. This was a mental tactic used to frighten their opponents and make them lose morale.
“This trip was completely worth it. There are so many beautiful women!”
“These are beautiful women at the Mountain River Tier. Each of them commands a high price!”
“Hehe, we’ll play by the old rules. Kill all the men and take all the women!”
“Okey-dokey!”
60 pirates boarded their ship in no time, and an all-out battle instantly erupted.
Although they had engaged in numerous mysterious battles in the Black Fog before, and although many people had died, they had only had one common enemy back then—Ling Han. The eight people from the Black Five Gang and the two sailors had merely been unfortunate victims.
However, the situation was completely different right now. The pirates wouldn’t talk about justice with them, and they would kill or kidnap the passengers regardless of what the latter did. In the pirates’ eyes, women were wealth, and men were enemies.
“Die!”
Everyone knew that this was no time for infighting. Otherwise, they would all become corpses under the pirates’ ruthless weapons. Although the beautiful women wouldn’t be killed, it was very likely that their fate would be far worse than death.
Ling Han drew his sword with a chuckle, and said, “Wife, let’s have a competition to see who can kill the most pirates!”
“Why not!” Shui Yanyu wasn’t one to admit defeat, so she quickly accepted Ling Han’s challenge.
Ling Han laughed, and said quietly, “If I win, let me embrace you when we sleep tonight. If you win, I’ll let you embrace me when we sleep tonight.”
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p; “Damn pervert!” Shui Yanyu chided, but didn’t forget to slash her sword at the pirates as she spoke.
A pirate rushed over with his saber, and said, “You two are fairly lovey-dovey with each other, huh? However, this brat must die! Girl, don’t worry, we’ll all become your men in a while. We’ll definitely ‘feed’ you until you’re full!”
Ling Han humphed, and unleashed his Seven Kill Subduing Soul Technique, immediately sending the pirate who threatened them into a daze. Shui Yanyu followed up with a deadly strike that pierced through the pirate’s heart.
In the next instant, the pirate’s corpse had already been stored into Ling Han’s Spatial Spirit Tool.
How could they prove that they had completed the mission if they had no corpses to show for it? Spatial Spirit Tools were widely available in the Immortal Realm, and it wouldn’t be surprising if everyone had more than 10 such tools.
“B*tch couple!” Another pirate charged over. He was more powerful than the previous pirate, and his cultivation level had already reached the high extreme. Black light fluctuated as his saber slashed over with an ear-piercing screech that almost caused blood to flow out of one’s ears.
Ling Han unleashed his Seven Kill Subduing Soul Technique again, yet the pirate only faltered for a short moment. Shui Yanyu’s attack missed its target as it was parried by the saber of the pirate.
If Ling Han activated his Black Tower, he could naturally absorb the pirate with ease. However, it would definitely cause a commotion if someone were to suddenly disappear into thin air. Although everyone was engaged in intense battles, Ling Han knew that many people still had their eyes locked onto him.
He humphed as he lashed out with both his sword and palm. The Mysterious Three Thousand and Earth Overturning Seal bore down toward his opponent at the same time.
“You’re merely at the early stage of the medium extreme… You’re not worthy of being my opponent!” The pirate laughed loudly as he slashed his sword at Ling Han’s waist.
With a thought, Ling Han activated his divine patterns of gravity. The pirate let out an astonished groan as the saber in his hand suddenly became a dozen or so times heavier. He hurriedly tightened his grip as the saber started to slip from his hand, yet he couldn’t prevent his strike from deviating off its target.
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