Translator: CinderTL
The Rongqi Giant Flying Ship pierced through the blood sea, heading directly toward Song Wen's location.
Huang Yangshu not only sought to break through the blood sea but also aimed to seize the opportunity to kill Song Wen.
If he succeeded, the blood sea would collapse on its own.
Earlier, the short sword and dark golden lightning wielded by "Gu Huang" had exerted immense pressure on Huang Yangshu. He knew that without the Rongqi Giant Flying Ship, he would have perished at Gu Huang's hands long ago.
Now, the Rongqi Giant Flying Ship's Nine Heavens Rainbow Transformation Formation had been successfully activated.
Although this formation merely enhanced the ship's escape speed, the ship itself was already like a colossal floating city—massive and heavy. When combined with the terrifying speed comparable to a Great Ascension Stage cultivator, it transformed into a world-shattering treasure.
No elaborate techniques were needed; the sheer crushing force of the ship's momentum alone would pulverize Gu Huang upon impact.
As Huang Yangshu had hoped, the moment the ship breached the blood sea, the sharp, spiritual light-condensed spear at its bow pierced through Gu Huang.
Gu Huang instantly exploded into a blood mist, yet the blood sea failed to shatter as expected.
Before Huang Yangshu could react, the ship had already pierced through the surging blood ahead, attempting to break free of the blood sea and escape.
"Trying to escape? Not so fast."
Song Wen's figure materialized behind the Giant Flying Ship.
What the ship had shattered earlier was merely a Blood Shadow Clone.
With a thought, Song Wen expanded the blood sea.
The blood sea, originally only a thousand miles wide and a few dozen miles deep, began to swell rapidly.
Like an ancient primordial beast awakening from eons of slumber, the blood sea surged outward with terrifying ferocity, engulfing everything in its path.
Towering crimson waves roared and crashed, devouring the heavens and the earth, instantly spanning ten thousand miles!
Not only did its breadth expand, but its depth also plummeted to an astonishing ten thousand miles, transforming into a bottomless abyss in the blink of an eye.
The blood sea now seemed to connect the heavens above to the Nine Nether below, its crimson waves surging like a blood-red purgatory unleashed upon the mortal realm!
Seeing that the blood sea hadn't vanished, Huang Yangshu knew he had failed to eliminate "Gu Huang."
Yet he remained unperturbed.
Once activated, the Rongqi's Nine Heavens Rainbow Transformation Formation allowed the ship to travel three hundred thousand miles at the peak speed of a Great Ascension Stage cultivator.
Afterward, the formation would fall dormant again. To achieve maximum speed again, it would need to be reactivated.
However, this eighth-tier formation required Huang Yangshu, a Late Body Integration Stage cultivator, to rely on the ship's auxiliary formations and consume vast quantities of high-grade spirit stones just to barely activate it.
Huang Yangshu steered the Giant Flying Ship, fleeing at full speed. Once they escaped the blood sea, whether to stay or leave would be entirely his decision, and Gu Huang would no longer threaten his life.
Though he regretted failing to kill Gu Huang, survival was paramount. He could always seek revenge later.
However, he soon discovered that the blood sea was far more complex than he had imagined.
After fleeing for thousands of miles, they were still surrounded by the endless blood sea, with no end in sight.
Even more alarming, the blood sea surged relentlessly, colossal waves crashing against every surface of the ship's hull.
The ship's massive size, once an advantage, now became a fatal liability.
Under the relentless pounding of the blood sea, the ship's speed gradually decreased.
Huang Yangshu knew this meant the Nine Heavens Rainbow Transformation Formation's energy was nearing depletion.
Although he had successfully activated the formation once, it had drained his divine sense and spiritual power to their limits. The strain on his divine sense was particularly severe, as he had to simultaneously control numerous auxiliary formations.
Activating the formation again would likely prove impossible.
"How can this blood sea be so vast and resilient?"
"This is impossible! I've never heard of any core disciples in the sect being able to refine a blood sea of such immense scale."
Who is this person? Not only does he possess the Blood Sea Seal, but he also knows the Nine Great Heavenly Thunder Secret Techniques!
Huang Yangshu's mind was in turmoil.
Beside him, Rong Shao and Zhu Mei had also noticed the anomaly.
"Fellow Daoist Huang," Rong Shao said, his expression grave, a hint of worry between his brows, "this blood sea is exceptionally strange. At this rate, I fear we'll have difficulty escaping unscathed."
"Even if we can't escape this blood sea, what does it matter?" Huang Yangshu retorted, his gaze shifting from the boundless crimson waters ahead to Rong Shao beside him, a flicker of suspicion in his eyes. "Gu Huang can't breach the Giant Flying Ship's defenses anyway. We can rest easy."
Gu Huang's earlier accusations against the Rong Clan hadn't been entirely baseless; at least... they sounded plausible.
Huang Yangshu couldn't gauge how much Rong Shao believed.
If Rong Shao truly believed them, there was a real possibility he might launch a surprise attack.
In truth, if they had successfully broken through the blood sea using the Nine Heavens Rainbow Transformation Formation, Huang Yangshu wouldn't have worried about Rong Shao turning against him.
But now that the formation had failed, everything was uncertain.
To survive, Rong Shao might very well strike first, not necessarily to kill Huang Yangshu, but merely to disrupt his control over the Giant Flying Ship, disabling its defensive formation and thus currying favor with Gu Huang.
As these thoughts raced through his mind, Huang Yangshu secretly pondered: Should I strike first and eliminate Rong Shao, this hidden threat?
Rong Shao possessed cultivation at the peak of the Body Integration stage, a minor realm above Huang Yangshu's own.
Yet, as Gu Huang had pointed out earlier, Rong Shao had been "raised" by the Rong Clan his entire life, never experiencing true danger or engaging in life-or-death combat. Lacking practical combat experience, he likely couldn't fully utilize his cultivation.
Combined with Huang Yangshu's planned surprise attack, he was ninety percent certain he could defeat Rong Shao swiftly.
But with a formidable enemy looming, infighting now would be like cutting off his own arm.
Kill or not kill?
Huang Yangshu hesitated, unable to decide.
As he struggled to weigh his options, Zhu Mei's voice suddenly rang out, filled with anxiety.
"Huang Lang, can the Giant Flying Ship really not break through this blood sea? Are we truly going to be trapped here to die?"
A pallor had settled over Zhu Mei's exquisite face.
But she quickly turned to Huang Yangshu, her eyes brimming with hope.
"Huang Lang, you must have a way to escape, right?"
Slap!
Distracted and irritated, Huang Yangshu had no patience for Zhu Mei. He slapped her across the face, sending her sprawling to the ground.
Zhu Mei lay there, clutching her stinging cheek, gazing pitifully at Huang Yangshu. She dared not utter another word, not even daring to rise.
At that moment, Gu Huang's figure materialized beside the Giant Flying Ship, pacing alongside it.
"Fellow Daoist Rong Shao, have you considered my offer? Will you join forces with me to deal with Huang Yangshu? Rest assured, once he's dead, I won't harm you in the slightest."
Before Rong Shao could react, Huang Yangshu took two steps back, his gaze fixed intently on Rong Shao.
(End of the Chapter)
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