We agreed to set sail, so you'd become the ruler of the deep sea?

Chapter 188 Fourth-Order Advancement Ritual!

boom! ! !
The crimson streak that shot from that pistol descended almost instantly.

Xia En's ears were filled with an extremely sharp whistling sound, as if it would tear his eardrums apart. The strong wind brought by the blood-red light alone stung his skin.

The power of this shot is at least at the fifth level!

In the environment of [Sand Island], ranged attacks imbued with secret power are severely limited.

Even if Twilight uses special firearms to casually unleash such attacks, it is enough to demonstrate how terrifying she is.

The crimson light was about to fall on him.

Xia En's expression changed slightly. Without hesitation, he immediately activated the effect of [Double Ship Soul], unleashing astonishing speed and narrowly dodging the shot.

Immediately afterwards, he used the force of the blast wave to fly backward in the air and then turned and ran.

But where he was just a second ago, a huge crater had appeared.

It's easy to imagine that if this shot landed on a human body, it would probably turn the person into mincemeat in an instant!
"This woman is definitely not just an ordinary fifth-tier secret cultivator!"

Xia En's eyelids twitched, and at the same time, a deduction arose in his mind: "Could it be... a sixth-order..."

Regardless, even though Twilight is only at the fifth rank, he is still one of the strongest people Shaen has ever seen, in no way inferior to Mr. Heller and the [Thousand Shapeshifter].

Xia En, who is currently only at the third level, can only run away from her.

In mid-air, watching Shane disappear into the distance at high speed, Twilight let out a soft laugh.

"A comprehensive improvement in capabilities in a short period of time? That's interesting."

"But where can you escape to on this island?"

Twilight's confidence is not without reason.

【Sand Island】is covered in yellow sand, and unless you burrow underground, there is nowhere to hide.

Twilight's ability to fly even in high gravity naturally gives it air superiority, especially with the addition of these vampire weapons called "Twin Flowers".

It can be said that they are naturally invincible.

With that thought in mind, Twilight calmly flapped its wings and chased after Xia En in the direction he had fled.

boom! boom! boom!
Three thunderous booms came from above.

Twilight fired three more shots, blocking Shane's escape route from an incredibly tricky angle.

Xia En frowned slightly. At his speed, he could only barely dodge two of the shots, and he would probably have to take the last one head-on.

In the blink of an eye, three streaks of light intertwined and attacked him.

A feeling of being locked on rose in my heart, bringing with it a pricking sense of threat.

Xia En was perfectly clear-headed. His leg muscles, like compressed springs, suddenly exploded, tracing bizarre trajectories that were unimaginable to ordinary people, and forcefully dodged the two shots from behind.

The final streak of crimson light came straight at us!

With a thought, Xia En conjured the Blood Demon Sword, which, imbued with the force of wind and thunder, slashed towards the blood-red light!
boom!
The Blood Demon Sword collided with the flowing light, and a terrifying secret power suddenly spread out.

Xia En's body trembled, he groaned, and blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, but he forcefully pressed down on the greatsword and severed the stream of light.

Then, it continued to run forward and escape.

But after just this one collision, several cracks appeared on the surface of the Blood Demon Sword.

The black lines representing the souls of the vampires began to tremble violently, emitting mournful cries and howls.

Upon seeing this, Twilight's eyes flashed with surprise: "He can actually manipulate the power of blood?"

"But this aura doesn't seem to belong to our clan..."

"It seems this little guy is even more interesting than I thought."

Twilight looked at the spot where Shane and the crimson light had collided, where a small pool of fresh blood remained.

The beautiful woman's nose twitched slightly as she caught the scent, and then she let out a faint moan, praising, "What a wonderful smell."

"Perhaps...giving him the first embrace would be a good choice."

The Embrace is the method by which vampires transform humans into their own kind.

Moreover, the higher the quality of a vampire's bloodline, the more noble the bloodline of the same kind will be after transformation.

As a noble who has awakened the [Burning Gold Blood], Twilight's Embrace actually possesses extremely high value.

Some older human adventurers would even offer a great deal of resources in exchange for her Embrace, but Twilight has never agreed.

Right now, however, she has developed feelings for a human she has met by chance.

If those familiar with Twilight knew this, they would be greatly surprised.

Then, Twilight continued to fire in mid-air, consuming Shane's stamina, injuring him but not killing him.

This kind of "cat and mouse" fighting style naturally could not escape Xia En's perception.

He frowned slightly: "This woman... wants to capture me alive?"

Although Shane didn't know Twilight's thoughts, being captured alive by the enemy was obviously not a good thing.

However, the reduced intensity of Twilight's attacks gave Shane a brief respite.

"We must seize this opportunity to retaliate, at least to render her unable to fly."

Xia En took a deep breath, and the [Chaotic Demonic Runes] on his body and face glowed faintly as a vast amount of secret power flowed and accumulated within him...

"what?"

Twilight was somewhat surprised to detect the unknown fluctuations of secret power.

"This little guy has quite a few secrets."

"And looking at him this way, he's quite handsome. If he's strong enough, he might make a great bed partner."

As if recalling some scenario, Twilight smiled ambiguously.

But at the same time, she pulled the trigger again.

She'd had enough of the hunting games; now it was time for something even more fun.

Therefore, this crimson stream of light was significantly thicker than before, like a blazing meteor, suddenly falling!
Xia En's eyes widened, and the [Storm Power] accumulated within his body surged forth, merging once more with the power of the ship's soul. He then slashed at the stream of light with his Blood Demon Sword.

A flash of blood appeared.

There was no loud roar, but Xia En's body froze on the spot.

Countless cracks appeared on the Blood Demon Sword in his hand in the blink of an eye, and then it silently annihilated and shattered.

The demonic sword that had been with Xia En since the Blood Moon Secret Realm was now completely destroyed.

Of course, with his talent for [Blood Power], Shane can forge another Blood Sword at any time.

But the blood sword that was reforged was ultimately not the original one.

Not only that.

Xia En heard a buzzing sound in his ears, his vision went black again, and his whole body trembled, even his internal organs were shaken, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

A full-force attack from five levels is not so easy to withstand.

Seeing this, Twilight smiled and began to descend.

"Little guy, why are you running away?"

"If you surrendered sooner, you wouldn't have to suffer like this..."

Twilight's expression changed abruptly halfway through her sentence.

Just then, Xia En, who seemed to be exhausted, suddenly raised his head, and a beam of light, about the thickness of a thumb, intertwined with purple and dark red, shot out from his palm.

The speed of the beam was incredibly fast.

Even though Twilight reacted quickly, she still couldn't dodge the beam of light.

A charred, bloody hole immediately appeared on Twilight's shoulder.

Strangely, the blood at the wound site had a faint golden hue, like burning fragments of gold.

"What!?"

Twilight raised an eyebrow.

She never expected that, in this situation, Xia En would still have a way to hurt her.

Moreover, she could clearly sense a tingling and burning sensation rapidly spreading into her flesh from the wound. This was the secret power of [Ember] and [Thunder] contained within the Xiaen magic runes.

Upon contact with flesh and blood, they immediately spread deeper into the body.

"Unfortunately... it only hit the shoulder."

Shaun glanced at Twilight with regret, thinking to himself, "If it hit the heart, it would most likely be a fatal blow."

However, he also knew that this was just a beautiful idea.

The higher the rank of a powerful individual, the more acute their perception of danger.

So Twilight sensed something before he made his move.

A fleeting thought crossed his mind, but Xia En didn't pause for even a second, continuing his escape.

"good very good!"

Twilight clutched her pierced shoulder, a hint of anger finally creeping into her smile.

"I haven't felt the pain of being hurt in a long time."

Given the vast difference in rank between her and Shane, Twilight always maintained a somewhat condescending attitude.

But now, she has actually been injured by this little guy, which is undoubtedly a great humiliation for her!
Twilight flapped its wings again, transforming into a hurricane that chased after Shane.

Even with two restless secret forces raging within her body, Twilight's speed still far surpassed that of Shane when she exerted her full power.

The distance between the two was also rapidly shrinking.

Upon realizing this, Shane frowned.

In fact, he had expected the beam attack to be even more powerful.

However, due to the unique environment of Sand Island, he made a slight misjudgment.

Currently, Shane still has several trump cards, such as the Giant's Bracelet and several other Storm Powers, that he hasn't used yet.

But judging from the strength Twilight has shown, even in her giant form, I'm afraid I wouldn't be her match.

Being forced into a corner like this is definitely not a pleasant feeling.

at this time.

Xia En, however, showed a look of joy.

He could feel the movement of the air.

got windy!
He looked up and saw a whistling mass of yellow sand appearing on the vast desert.

The yellow sand swirled and lingered, forming a shape like a tornado.

The once bright and clear sky turned dark and oppressive because of this gust of wind.

A sandstorm is about to sweep in.

The first thing affected by the strong winds was naturally the twilight in the sky.

Her body swayed slightly, and her flight was no longer as smooth as before.

"Damn it, why now of all times!"

Twilight cursed under his breath, a dark golden light flashing in his eyes, and his speed increased once again.

Clearly, she wanted to capture Shane before entering the sandstorm.

A thunderclap rang out in the sky, and Twilight's five fingers closed, with lightning and thunder bursting forth from between them.

This grab was incredibly powerful; if Xia En were caught, he would likely lose his ability to move instantly.

But the next moment.

A deep yellow arrow seemed to traverse space, appearing out of thin air on Twilight's chest and shooting towards her heart.

Twilight suddenly changed color, let out an angry shout, and froze in mid-air.

But the arrow twisted and still pierced Twilight's body.

However, due to the movement of the twilight beam, it only hit her lower abdomen.

Despite the excruciating pain, Twilight turned her head to look in the direction from which the arrow had come.

On a sand dune, a figure draped in a yellow robe holds a longbow, gazing at the twilight in the sky.

The figure appeared slender and upright, seemingly a woman.

All around her, several natives were guarding her like stars around the moon.

This shows her special status.

Seeing Twilight's actions, the man drew his bow again, ready to shoot her down.

"The Saintess of the Sands..."

Twilight forced out a sentence through gritted teeth: "The grudge for this arrow wound today will be repaid tenfold in the future!"

She glanced at Xia En out of the corner of her eye and saw that he had already entered the area covered by the sandstorm, knowing that she would not be able to catch this interesting little guy today.

So Twilight decisively gave up, descended from the height, and prepared to treat her wounds and deal with the approaching sandstorm.

This sandstorm is not so easy to deal with!
And Shane, who had ventured into the sandstorm, had already experienced this firsthand.

The rough sand and dust blew in my face, and when they landed on my skin, they felt like they were being cut by a knife.

It's important to know that the gravity on Sand Island is much greater than outside the island, and the sand here is also much heavier than outside.

The storms that can move these sands are themselves a powerful force of nature.

Especially since Shane had just fought Twilight and was still injured, the threat of this storm was greatly increased.

However, Shane stood firm in the sandstorm without hesitation and began to plunder the power of this special storm.

strength!

To protect himself and his crew, and to deal with the Twilight that could catch up at any moment, he must draw upon his power as quickly as possible!
Furthermore, I will use this power to break through to the fourth tier!

"Hu-hu-"

In the desert, the wind howled, and the terrible sandstorm cut across Shane's body like iron blades.

In no time, his body was covered in blood and wounds, looking extremely horrifying.

The wound healed continuously under Shane's self-healing power, but then expanded under the ravages of the wind and sand.

This kind of torment is something that most people cannot endure.

But at the same time.

This scorching, raw, and painful storm of power also continuously surged into Shane's body during this process.

"Chaotic and violent, yet it has its own rules and core principles."

During this process, an indescribable realization gradually arose in Xia En's heart.

"So this is the true power of the storm..."

"My previous use of it was merely superficial."

After an unknown amount of time, Xia En opened his eyes in the sandstorm, as if a thunderbolt had struck across the dark world.

[Overall Qualifications: 3.18 → 3.4!]

[Black Swan: "Mysterious" +2!]

【当前「风暴之力」：无属性（1）、极寒（0）、余烬（1）、磁雷（1）、风沙（1）！】

[Career fit: 100%!]

The moment the job compatibility reached 100%, a very clear summons suddenly rang in Shane's ears.

That was an invitation extended to him by the [Secret Sea].

This time, Xia En once again chose to accept it gladly!
Immediately afterwards, a familiar pulling sensation came from the depths of my soul.

Sinking, sinking further...

Xia En's consciousness gradually sank into the pitch-black depths of the sea, filled with stars and flowing light...

(End of this chapter)