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Chapter 33 More Than One
"The genital bones of a male lion-like beast..."
Upon hearing this, Chen Ye immediately understood.
No wonder this thing has a fishy and pungent smell; it turns out it was made from the stem and bone of a demonic beast!
However, although this piece of demon bone is hard, even comparable to a low-grade spiritual weapon, it is precisely because of this that ordinary methods cannot be used to refine array patterns into it. Even after being refined, it can only be controlled with spiritual power, but cannot be controlled with divine sense.
But no matter what, this is the first high-grade magic artifact that Chen Ye has obtained, so he should keep it. Who knows, he might be able to use it in the future.
After putting the bone pestle into his storage bag, Chen Ye left the room.
The battle on this spirit ship is nearing its end. Although the number of cultivators is large, their strength varies greatly.
In contrast, the cultivators sent by the Gong family this time, apart from Chen Ye who was selected because of his outstanding combat strength, were mostly at the fifth to sixth level of the Spirit Gathering stage.
The cabin was filled with severed limbs, and there were seven or eight corpses of cultivators lying on the ground, while there were only two corpses of the Gong family cultivators.
Of course, it's not that the Gong family cultivators were particularly strong. After a fierce battle, most of the surviving cultivators were injured to varying degrees. Only Chen Ye, by relying on his divine sense to control his weapon and avoiding close combat with the tribulation cultivators, managed to avoid getting hurt.
On the deck, a burly cultivator wielding a silver-ringed broadsword slashed fiercely at a member of the Gong family.
"Clang~"
The cultivators from the Gong family were shimmering with light, clearly indicating that they were using some kind of protective talisman. However, the spiritual shield was already nearing its limit under the continuous bombardment from the tribulation cultivators.
Crisis time!
"Pfft~"
The burly cultivator suddenly paused, drops of blood sliding down from the spear tip through the hole between his eyebrows. As Chen Ye withdrew the Azure Pattern Spear, the cultivator's corpse crashed backward.
"Thank you very much, Brother Chen, for your help."
The Gong family cultivator, having narrowly escaped death, looked at Chen Ye with eyes full of gratitude.
"It's alright."
Chen Ye waved his hand calmly. If there were real danger, he would definitely prioritize his own safety. But the situation was not out of control, and he would not hesitate to help if he could.
Chen Ye looked towards the Juze ship not far away.
The situation over there was even more critical. The Jie Xiu had clearly made the Giant Swamp their primary target. At a glance, at least one or two hundred Jie Xiu had rushed onto the wide deck!
It's only because the Giant Swamp is big enough; otherwise, with so many people crammed onto the deck, even casting spells might accidentally injure their own people.
"If this continues, the situation is not looking good..."
Chen Ye frowned. The battle between the two powerful experts from the secret realm was still going on high in the sky. The explosions caused by the collision of magical artifacts and spells could be clearly heard even on the sea surface thousands of feet below.
Given the density of spiritual energy among cultivators in secret realms, and considering their similar strength, it would likely take at least half an hour to determine a winner.
Even if Gong Qingru wins the game against the other side's secret treasure in the end, so what?
Once Jie Xiu seizes the Giant Swamp, those outsiders and members of the Gong family will likely be slaughtered first.
"You cowards, how dare you plunder my Gong family!"
Just then, a loud shout came from the Giant Swamp. Chen Ye looked closely and saw an old man, about sixty years old, wearing a green robe, wielding a long sword and sweeping it out. Strands of green and red sword energy whistled and fell into a group of tribulation cultivators!
"Ah~"
"It's Gong Qingfeng!"
"Wasn't it said that Gong Qingshi was the only person on the ship?"
A series of agonizing screams and cries rang out from among the cultivators. With just this one sword strike, at least five cultivators were killed, and several others had their hands and feet severed and were killed by other cultivators from the Gong family.
Gong Qingfeng, the fourth elder of the Gong family, is at the same level as the third elder, Gong Qingshi, at the ninth level of the Spirit Gathering stage. However, he is proficient in swordsmanship and has amazing combat power. As soon as he appeared, not only the Gong family cultivators but even Chen Ye couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
In addition, Chen Ye also noticed an old woman carrying a dragon-headed cane. With a wave of her cane, a dark light shot out and pierced through the chest of the cultivator. The aura she exuded was also at the ninth level of the Spirit Condensation Realm.
In other words, of the seven elders of the Gong family who are openly in the ninth level of the Spirit Gathering stage, nearly half of them came this time alone. In addition, the Grand Elder Gong Qingru, who is in the Secret Realm, shows that the Gong family was indeed well prepared!
The worst thing is an accident. Since we have made preparations, the situation will probably not turn out to be the worst.
As soon as the two cultivators at the ninth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm appeared, the situation on the Giant Swamp immediately began to tilt in favor of the Gong family. At this moment, Chen Ye, who was observing, suddenly felt a sense of alarm!
Out of the corner of his eye, a bright spiritual light flashed on the black ship of the calamity cultivator a hundred feet away. Although it was faint, Chen Ye was extremely familiar with it.
"Monster Hunting Crossbow!"
Without a second thought, Chen Ye swiftly dodged to the side.
"Whoosh~"
Almost as soon as Chen Ye left his spot, a crossbow bolt as thick as an arm came hurtling through the air with a piercing whistle!
"boom!!"
With a loud bang, the shockwave spread in all directions. Fortunately, Chen Ye had already summoned his black iron shield while dodging, and poured spiritual power into it. The shield immediately swelled to the size of a door, blocking all the aftershocks.
"Mid-grade Fireball Arrow".
Looking at the large hole left on the deck after the explosion, Chen Ye's face darkened. He hadn't expected that there were still people on the raiding ship operating the demon-hunting crossbows.
"Could it be someone from the Zhou family?"
Chen Ye recalled the cultivator named Zhou Li whom he had killed in the cabin earlier. If the Zhou family really colluded with the robber cultivators in secret, they would definitely have sent more than just him!
It is highly likely that other members of the Zhou family are hiding inside that black ship.
The reason they targeted the spirit ship where Chen Ye was is probably because Zhou Li died there.
However, no matter what, this spirit ship cannot stay any longer, otherwise it will be blown up by the Flame Burst Crossbow sooner or later.
Chen Ye's mind raced, and he quickly made a decision. Then, he leaped into the icy, bone-chilling seawater!
Once one's cultivation reaches the mid-stage of Spirit Gathering, one can fly using a weapon. However, when facing a magic weapon like the Demon Hunting Crossbow, which can kill from a distance, what difference is there between being a target in the air?
Chen Ye did not possess the true qi protecting him from the secret cultivators.
Meanwhile, on the black spirit ship.
"That kid seems to have jumped into the sea."
A member of the Zhou family reluctantly put down his demon-hunting crossbow and said to his fellow clansmen beside him.
"That's the same spirit ship that Brother Zhou Li boarded earlier. Keep a close eye on him; if anyone gets out, blast them to pieces!"
"Don't worry, at this close range, apart from that kid who just got lucky and dodged an arrow, no one else could have reacted in time."
The Zhou family members stared intently at the spirit ship a hundred feet away. There were dozens of them in total, led by Zhou Li. Their purpose was not to actually help these cultivators, but simply to provide support from behind.
But who knew that Zhou Li, greedy for the reward of killing the Gong family members, abandoned them here and boarded the Gong family's spirit ship alone, never to return.
Without a doubt, he died inside.
Zhou Li himself is from the direct line of the Zhou family. If they don't come up with an explanation, they will definitely be held accountable by the elders when they return.