Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

It must be said that the weather at sea is indeed unpredictable.

Just moments ago, Lin Yi and Su Xiao felt that the sky was cloudless, but the next second a strong wind began to blow, and it seemed as if the sky over the entire sea was about to collapse.

The dark clouds hung low, so low that it seemed you could reach out and touch the rolling black clouds.

The sea breeze howled past, whipping up huge waves several meters high that crashed violently against the hull of the Doom.

The rain didn't fall from above; instead, it came from all directions, slanting, horizontal, and swirling as it hit people.

Fortunately, neither the Doom nor the Mordrac required sailors to operate; otherwise, in a storm of this magnitude, Lin Yi and Su Xiao would probably have had to temporarily return to Turtle Island and wait for the rain to stop.

The black hull of the Doom rose and fell violently in the giant waves, each rise and fall sending shivers down one's spine, yet the ship steadily cut through the waves and sailed forward.

About a nautical mile behind the Doom, Mordrac's massive form was partially obscured by the storm.

Such severe weather was nothing to it; it maintained a steady speed, occasionally letting out a low cry that pierced through the wind and rain, as if confirming its direction.

Lin Yi sat on the sofa in the living room of the villa, the flames in the fireplace flickering, illuminating the entire room warmly and brightly.

Shangyue leaned back on the sofa on the other side, closing her eyes and pretending to sleep.

Mond lay sprawled on the ground, snoring loudly, the sound even drowning out the wind and rain outside.

Baha landed on the crossbeam by the window, his beady black eyes fixed on the blurry rain outside.

It tilted its head and said, "This awful weather, I wonder how long it will last."

"It's almost over. The eye of the storm is moving eastward and it should pass through in three hours at most."

Sure enough, after more than two hours, the sound of wind and rain outside the window gradually subsided.

Lin Yi stood up, pushed open the villa door, and walked onto Mordrac's back.

The rain has become sparse, and the sea breeze is no longer so violent.

A sliver of light appeared on the horizon, and faint moonlight shone through the clouds, casting dappled shadows on the sea.

In the distance, a small black dot appeared in Lin Yi's field of vision.

It was an island.

The island is small, irregularly oval in shape, and covered with grayish-white vegetation.

In the center of the island stands a not-too-high mountain with a steep slope, resembling the skeleton of some giant creature.

The waters surrounding the island are an eerie deep black, contrasting sharply with the surrounding azure sea.

This is Lin Yi and Su Xiao's destination: Bone Island.

Originally, this island was called Skull Island, because it was said that a huge treasure was once hidden here. Unfortunately, it was later occupied by bone sheep, and even pirates dared not come to this place easily, so it gradually became known as Bone Island.

Lin Yi returned to the villa and woke up Shang Yue and Mond.

After packing their things, the group leaped off Mordrak's back and landed on the deck of the Doom.

Mordrak let out a low growl, and its massive body began to slowly sink.

It will sink into the deep sea in the nearby area, waiting to be rescued.

As it sank, the seawater created a huge whirlpool, and after a moment, the surface returned to calm, as if nothing had ever existed.

Su Xiao steered the Doom towards Bone Island.

As they got closer, the scenery on the island gradually became clearer.

The entire island was covered with grayish-white vegetation, which had a peculiar shape, like some kind of mutated vine, densely intertwined, completely enveloping the rocks and soil.

The mountain in the center of the island was indeed made of bones, with huge ribs protruding from the mountain body, gleaming pale in the sunlight.

A dozen or so pirate ships were moored at the dock. The ships varied in size and shape, but all of them looked old and dilapidated.

Some ships still had dried bloodstains on their hulls, and others had decks piled high with unidentified cargo.

The strangest thing is that all the ships are tied together with thick cables, forming a dense array of ships.

The dock was deserted.

It was excessively quiet.

Just as the Doom was about two hundred meters from the dock, a sharp whistling sound suddenly came from the air.

Several shells landed directly next to the Doom.

The shells crashed into the sea, sending up water columns several meters high.

Water splashed onto the deck, making a crackling sound.

The shells landed with extreme precision, forming a semi-circular encirclement around the Doom, less than ten meters from the ship.

This is not a warning, but a provocation.

Su Xiao looked into the distance. With their current eyesight, Su Xiao and Lin Yi could naturally see the group of pirates laughing loudly on the other side's pirate ship.

Those men stood on the deck of the most conspicuous warship on the dock, laughing so hard they were doubled over.

Some people slapped their thighs, some high-fived each other, and others pointed in the direction of the Doomsday while muttering something.

From this distance, I couldn't hear what they were saying, but judging from their exaggerated gestures and expressions, it definitely wasn't anything nice.

The pirates who could follow Bone Sheep were all desperate criminals.

For them, death is not something unacceptable.

They were already used to the life of licking blood from the blade, used to the thrill of walking on the edge of life and death.

The reason they fired on Su Xiao's Doom was simply because the pirates found it amusing.

In their eyes, Su Xiao was nothing more than a pitiful creature seeking refuge in a storm.

The black sailboat had just escaped a violent storm, and the hull still bore the marks of the waves, looking utterly disheveled.

It would be a shame not to mess with this lone boat.

As for who the people on that ship were, where they came from, and what their backgrounds were—the pirates didn't care at all.

They attacked even pirates without hesitation.

In the territory of the Bone Sheep, they are the local emperors, doing whatever they want and attacking whomever they please.

Since the opponent has already attacked, Su Xiao naturally won't hold back.

He stood there, his hand on the hilt of his sword, Dragon Slayer, his half-closed eyes fixed on the laughing pirates in the distance.

The next second, a huge blade of light flew across the sea.

The blue-green blade flashed, cleaving the sea surface and creating waves tens of meters high.

Where the blade flashed, the seawater parted to both sides, forming a deep, bottomless rift.

The crack stretched from the front of the Doom to the edge of the dock, was more than ten meters wide, and deep enough to swallow any ship.

The massive blade of light split the sea between Su Xiao and his opponent, creating a huge rift.

The pirates on the opposing ship watched in horror as the blades flashed.

Those faces that were laughing wildly froze instantly, their eyes wide open, their mouths agape but unable to utter a sound.

To stabilize the vessels, all of them are tied together with cables.

Otherwise, with such a huge storm, their ships would definitely have been capsized.

Those thick cables firmly connected more than a dozen ships together, forming a dense array of vessels, so that none of them could escape.

The blade flashed across the dock.

boom!
A deafening roar.

The azure-blue blade of light slashed fiercely at the foremost warship, cutting in from the bow and exiting from the stern.

The massive warship was instantly split in two, the broken hull tilting to either side, masts snapping, sails tearing apart, and fragments of planks flying everywhere.

But Su Xiao's expression turned serious.

The notification sound for the Paradise of Reincarnation did not ring.

This means that none of those pirates died.

Among the severed ship wreckage, figures crawled up from the broken decks.

Some had their abdomens pierced by broken masts, some had half their bodies smashed, and some were even left with only half a body—but they all stood up.

They looked down at the horrific wounds on their bodies. Some grinned, while others even reached into their wounds, pulled out broken bones, and tossed them to the ground.

Because of Su Xiao's sword light, a crack was split open in the dark clouds in the sky.

Moonlight streamed down through the clouds.

The silvery moonlight fell on the pirates, and their seemingly normal bodies began to change.

His skin gradually turned pale, his muscles contracted, and his eyes became sunken.

No blood flowed from the wounds where the blades had severed the bones; only the grayish-white bones were exposed.

As the moonlight shone on the pirates' bodies, they all transformed into skeleton-like forms.

Lin Yi immediately launched an investigation.

[Due to interference from an unknown force, only partial information was obtained through detection.]

[Status: Cursed Undead]

Health Points: Cannot be properly assessed.

[Skill 1, Cursed Body (Passive): When exposed to moonlight, the body transforms into a skeleton form. In this form, the user is immune to fatal damage.]

[Skill 2, Obsession of the Dead (Passive): Cursed and deprived of normal life experience, only briefly feeling alive when killing.]

[Skill 3, Moonlit Frenzy (Active): Under moonlight, attack desire increases by 200%, and pain perception decreases by 90%, lasting until sunrise.]

Lin Yi frowned slightly as he looked at the information.

These pirates all possess a very peculiar curse effect, which grants them a pseudo-immortal body, but they are unable to enjoy life like normal people.

I have no sense of taste when I eat, no feeling of intoxication when I drink, and even my most basic sense of touch has become dulled.

No wonder these pirates were so fearless and had such twisted personalities.

In this situation, no one could function normally.

They have been driven mad by the curse.

Over the long years, only killing could give them a brief sense of being alive.

Therefore, they have no reverence for death, no pity for life, and treat any intruder with a mocking attitude.

The skeleton pirates crawled out from the wrecked ship and stared at the Doomsday on the sea with their empty eye sockets.

They grinned, and the smiles looked particularly eerie on the skull's face.

Some raised their hands and waved in the direction of the Doom, as if to say hello.

Several ropes with iron hooks were thrown over from the dock and precisely hooked onto the gunwale of the Doom.

The iron hooks were deeply embedded in the wooden planks of the ship, and the claws were firmly gripping the edges, unable to break free no matter how the waves crashed against them.

These immortal pirates, grinning sinisterly, climbed the ropes, their movements as agile as monkeys.

Their hands had distinct knuckles, and each grip deeply embedded itself into the fibers of the rope.

They climbed quickly, leaping onto the deck of the Doom in almost the blink of an eye. The first to jump onto the deck was a bald pirate.

Half of his face still had some skin remaining, while the other half was completely bare bone, looking like some kind of bizarre patchwork.

He steadied himself the moment he landed, his empty eyes scanning the surroundings before finally settling on Su Xiao.

"Hey, there are two more who aren't afraid of death." His voice was hoarse and grating, like the sound of sandpaper rubbing together. "That last slash was pretty satisfying, wasn't it? Too bad it couldn't kill us."

The second person to climb up was a one-armed pirate. His left arm was entirely made of bone, while his right arm still retained normal muscle tissue, making him look extremely bizarre.

After he jumped onto the deck, he moved his skeletal arm, making a cracking sound.

“I haven’t killed anyone in a long time.” His tone was filled with barely concealed excitement. “The last guy was too weak. I just snapped his neck and he was dead. It was no fun at all.”

“I hope you can hold out a little longer.” The third pirate to climb up was a woman, her voice high-pitched and shrill. “What I love to hear most is the screams of my prey before they die. The louder they scream, the more excited I get.”

Soon, seven or eight skeleton pirates jumped onto the deck of the Doom.

They spread out, forming a fan shape that surrounded Lin Yi and Su Xiao in the center.

For them, killing people is the only way to feel a sense of joy in living, so the sound they love to hear most is the screams of others before they die.

A pirate lunged at Lin Yi, his claws aimed straight for Lin Yi's throat.

Lin Yi dodged to the side, raised his right hand, and the power of the abyss instantly covered the sword, piercing directly through the opponent's body.

"What...what is this?"

For the first time, fear was heard in the pirates' voices.

Ninety-nine percent of the creatures born from the power of the abyss possess this pseudo-immortal body.

Those so-called "immortals" are as fragile as paper in the face of the power of the abyss.

Because the essence of the power of the abyss is erosion, devouring, and destruction.

It can break down all forms of curse energy and disintegrate all false life force.

Those so-called pseudo-immortals are nothing more than remnants of some kind of cursed energy within the organism's body.

Once that energy is completely eliminated, the so-called "immortality" will collapse instantly.

The pirate's body froze in place, countless fine cracks appearing on the surface of his bones.

The cracks became more numerous and denser, spreading from the top of the head to the neck, from the neck to the torso, and from the torso to the limbs.

In less than a second, his body shattered into a pile of grayish-white bone dust scattered on the deck.

A deathly silence fell over the deck.

The skeleton pirates who were still grinning were now all stunned.

Their smiles froze as they stared at the pile of bone powder that was still faintly glowing with a pale blue light.

For the average person, this ability is indeed very troublesome.

Unfortunately, both Lin Yi and Su Xiao have ways to deal with this pseudo-immortal body.

On the other side, Su Xiao had already made her move.

The Dragon Slayer was drawn, its blue-green blade tracing an arc in the moonlight.

The blade sliced ​​through a pirate's neck, and the energy of the Azure Steel Shadow spread out along the blade.

The bluish-green light, like a living venomous snake, instantly clung to the pirate.

The pirate's body began to convulse, and the curse energy beneath his skin was frantically devoured by the Azure Steel Shadow energy.

His body began to disintegrate, starting from his neck, with his skin tearing, muscles dissipating, and bones shattering.

In the blink of an eye, he turned into a pile of grayish-white bone dust, which was scattered by the sea breeze.

The other pirates finally realized what was happening.

Some people retreated in terror, wanting to jump back into the sea.

Some people even turned and ran, trying to escape the ship.

But it was too late.

In less than two minutes, the deck had become completely quiet.

The pirates were all reduced to grayish-white bone dust, scattered in every corner of the deck.

As the sea breeze blows, the bone meal is swept up and scattered on the sea surface, merging into the vast ocean.

Baha flew down from the mast and landed on Su Xiao's shoulder, its black bean-like eyes scanning the surroundings.

Bubuwang also crawled out of the cabin, shook its fur, sniffed the deck, and then sneezed, showing its disgust for the bone meal.

There were still dozens of pirates on the dock, all staring blankly at the scene unfolding on the Doom.

They were laughing wildly just moments ago, waiting for their prey's screams, but now, only fear remained on their faces.

That expression was hard to describe; it was like someone suddenly discovering that what they thought was their prey was actually a beast in sheep's clothing.

Su Xiao leaped from the Doom and landed on the wooden planks of the dock.

He placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and strode toward the group of pirates.

His steps were slow, but each step was firm and steady.

The rhythm instilled a strange tension, like the drumbeats a condemned prisoner hears as they walk toward their execution.

The pirates instinctively retreated.

Just then, a low laugh came from the center of the island.

The laughter was soft, but it was incredibly penetrating, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

A figure leaped from the mountain peak in the center of the island, like a giant bat, drawing an arc in the night sky before landing heavily on the dock.

boom!
The ground shook violently, wooden planks shattered, and gravel flew everywhere.

After the smoke cleared, a tall figure appeared before everyone.

He was a burly man, over 2.5 meters tall, with broad shoulders and a wide back; standing there, he looked like an iron tower.

He was shirtless, revealing his bronze skin and bulging muscles.

There was a hideous scar on his chest, stretching from his right shoulder to his left abdomen, as if it had been torn open by the claws of some giant creature.

His head was strange.

What's strange is that his skull was exposed.

No skin, no muscles, just a complete skull.

The skull's eye sockets burned with eerie blue flames, appearing particularly sinister in the moonlight.

But the part of his body below the neck is actually normal flesh and blood.

His bronze skin, bulging muscles, and bulging blood vessels made him look no different from a normal person.

This bizarre combination sends chills down one's spine.

Bone Sheep Van'ossi.

One of the three legendary pirate captains, known as the craziest existence on this sea.

He stood there, his eyes, burning with eerie blue flames, fixed on Su Xiao, then glanced at Lin Yi standing at the bow of the Doom. His gaze swept back and forth between the two, finally settling on the pile of bone dust scattered on the deck and dock.

"Interesting. They actually managed to kill my men."

He raised his thick arm, spread his fingers, and gently waved it toward the bone powder.

The bone powder suddenly trembled, as if drawn by some invisible force.

They began to coalesce and swirl in the air, eventually converging into several blurry humanoid silhouettes.

The outlines became clearer and clearer, and within a few breaths, the dozen or so pirates who had just been killed reappeared on the dock.

Their bodies were still somewhat transparent, and their condition was unstable, but they had indeed come back to life.

After the pirates reappeared, they immediately took a few steps back and hid behind the bone sheep.

The arrogance and mockery they had shown before were gone from their gazes toward Lin Yi and Su Xiao; only fear and apprehension remained.

Su Xiao frowned slightly as she watched this scene.

Just as Agati said, this guy is really tough to deal with.

Bone Sheep grinned as he looked at Su Xiao's reaction.

"No one on this island can kill me. You kill them, they resurrect. You kill me, I resurrect. What's the point of all this killing?"

He paused, his eyes, burning with a ghostly blue flame, fixed on Su Xiao.

"Why don't you become my subordinates? I think you're quite capable fighters, much better than these useless guys."

He raised his thick arm and pointed to the group of pirates behind him.

Upon hearing this, the pirates showed no displeasure whatsoever; instead, they nodded repeatedly, echoing Bone Sheep's words.

"Yes, yes, come over here."

"Follow the boss, and you'll have whatever you want."

"Look at us, we're not going to die no matter what, how happy we are."

Lin Yi's lips twitched slightly as he listened to these words.

happy?

A group of cursed beings, tormented to the point of being neither human nor ghost, can only find fleeting pleasure in killing. Can that be called happiness?
Su Xiao ignored the bone sheep's offer of recruitment and simply looked at him calmly.

"Aren't you afraid we'll find your heart?"

The bone sheep paused for a moment, then burst into laughter.

The laughter echoed through the night sky, so loud that the surrounding pirates involuntarily covered their ears.

He laughed so hard he almost fell over, and tears were almost streaming down his face—if he had any tears at all.

"The heart?" He laughed so hard he could barely breathe.

Immediately, the Bone Sheep's smile vanished, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes, which were burning with eerie blue flames.

"However, I can tell you that my heart is indeed not here. But only I know exactly where it is."

He raised his hand and pointed to the mountain in the center of the island that was made of bones.

"However, I can give you a chance. There are many good things in that mountain: treasures, relics, and all sorts of strange and wonderful things. Go in and search. If you can come out alive, you might find some clues."

His mouth parted into a grin, revealing a row of gleaming white teeth.

"Of course, that's assuming you can get in alive."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the pirates on the dock moved at the same time.

Instead of attacking Su Xiao, they rushed towards the cargo piled up on the dock.

The cargo was uncovered, revealing what lay hidden beneath—a huge iron cage containing all sorts of grotesque creatures.

These are all monsters raised by the Bone Sheep. (End of Chapter)