The Great Seminary

Chapter 315 Who is more wicked?
The young man in feathered robes was soaring through the air, feeling triumphant, when suddenly he felt a shadow that blotted out the sky cover him.

First, I noticed a sudden change in the weather on the coast, with rain clouds forming.

Then he realized that the shadow seemed to have only covered him, and he felt a chill run down his spine.

Just as I was about to turn around and take a look.

Zhang Gui's palm, the size of a screen wall, was already swung over with the force of a hurricane.

A gust of wind hit him, and the young man in feathered robes hurriedly stepped on his flying sword, dodging with lightning speed, narrowly escaping disaster.

But then he caught sight of Zhang Gui, who resembled a giant god from ancient legends, waving all six arms and rushing towards him.

The attack, though seemingly without any pattern, surged and rolled in layers, relentlessly.

The oppressive winds raged wildly in the air, creating an extremely terrifying atmosphere.

Suddenly, the young man in feathered robes found himself in grave danger, fleeing in a disheveled state, his initial composure gone, as he roared hoarsely:

"Move quickly, move quickly! Are you all just watching me die?!"

His roar seemed to awaken the giant warship under his command, which was shaped like a hundred-foot-long python.

A flash of light appeared beneath the left and right sides of the ship, revealing hundreds of densely packed 'knife feet'.

It suddenly wrapped around Zhang Gui's body, tightening and slashing at his waist, abdomen, and chest, sparks flying and leaving countless wounds.

Zhang Gui had never suffered such a severe blow while in his true form.

He has always considered himself a "porcelain," while others, no matter how prestigious their status, are merely "rubble" and cannot be compared to him.

So he hurriedly abandoned the young man in feathered robes and grabbed the giant centipede warship that was coiled around his body with four of his six arms.

The remaining two hands touched the wounds on the body and found that they had actually healed.

It turned out that the giant centipede warship's blades had indeed pierced Zhang Gui's indestructible body.

But the wound was less than half a foot long.

In normal terms, it's like getting a small cut while getting a haircut; it doesn't really count as an injury.

Moreover, the newly formed main god within him, 'Qingdi Lai', evolved roots and delved deep into the seabed to draw strength from the earth.

It is connected with another main deity, 'Hundred Herbs Life,' which is a legacy of the Shennong Emperor, and its ability to nourish the body and heal injuries has increased more than tenfold.

It turned out to be a false alarm.

However, the young man in feathered robes managed to escape and stood in the void far away.

With a livid face, he pointed a dot between his eyebrows, raised his sword finger, and drew out all six remaining 'Phoenix Eye' swords from his back.

It transformed into the shape of a sword formation.

"Excellent methods, excellent abilities! It seems I, Hai Zhenqing, have underestimated the heroes of the world!"

Dragon and Tiger gained the upper hand in the previous exchange by launching a sneak attack. Let's fight again!
"Eight-Headed Sword, transform, transform, transform, transform, transform!"

As he roared, the young man in feathered robes remained unchanged in all other aspects of his face, except for his mouth, which widened and transformed into the mouth of an insect.

The swords arranged in the surrounding void also displayed patterns of insect mouthparts, opening and closing as if chewing.

In the distance, Zhang Gui's body, which resembled a demon god, suddenly developed holes the size of well openings, as if it had been eaten by insects and ants—a truly terrifying sight.

The hatch of the giant serpent warship he was holding suddenly opened, and many soldiers with wings on their backs flew out.

One or two are inconspicuous, but hundreds or thousands gather together.

They were linked together, forming battle formations, and were shrouded in red mist that emerged from the void and gathered together, without being sinister at all.

"Everyone says that after I transform into my 'true form,' I'm like a demon god, but none of you are as sinister and terrifying as you! Die!"

Seeing this, Zhang Gui had a bad feeling and decided to capture the leader first. He roared and his eyes seemed to spit fire.

Opening its massive maw like a city gate, it activated the "One Breath Connects" technique, spewing out a torrent of steam. This attack, devoid of any divine or demonic elements, but simply erupting from layers of pressure at temperatures of thousands or tens of thousands of degrees, instantly engulfed the feathered youth in the air and his sword formation.

One move, and his fate is unknown.

But Zhang Gui was still not satisfied, and laughed menacingly:

"In this warm spring, the feeling of warmth followed by cold is truly refreshing; I wonder what harsh winter is coming..."

"I surrender, I surrender, I'll pay the ransom. You like to follow Western customs, right? I'll pay the ransom."

Rare items, martial arts techniques, gold and silver—whatever you want, we'll give you.

To tell you the truth, I still have a way to escape.

Moreover, if they fight desperately and join forces with their 'Bloodworms', they might not necessarily lose to you.

The price to pay is too high, and it will affect my future prospects, so I'll only do it as a last resort…

"Don't brag. I don't lack anything else right now. When it comes to running a maritime business, the more warships the better."

"Your 'legged python' boat is quite good. Give us eight or ten of them as ransom, and we'll settle this."

Zhang Gui, being a pragmatic man, stopped the operation of the 'Embers' of the main god within his body and made an outrageous demand.

"This ship is called the 'Centipede Dragon Boat,' and it is one of the twenty-four 'Class A Mechanical Warships' of the Ming and Song Dynasties."

If I had ten or eight ships, I wouldn't even be thinking of robbing you.

"If you can't afford the physical item, a custom-made diagram will do. Your elders probably wouldn't agree, but there are always some in the family..."

"The Ming and Song dynasties had two kinds of national treasures that were 'both inferior': one was the 'fish and dragon ship';
Another type is called the 'Ten Thousand Legs Dragon Centipede Boat', which is the flagship of the 'Hundred Legs Dragon Centipede Boat'.

Do you really think I would give you, be able to give you, or dare to create a blueprint for you?

"You started out acting all high and mighty, but now you're just a complete loser."

If I had known this would happen, I should have turned you to ashes in one fell swoop.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Gui's face darkened, and he said:
"But it's not too late now, let's not talk about those empty words."

Five hundred thousand taels of gold, or you'll die!

You may have soldiers with 'blood larvae', but I also have the ability to create demons that devour people and souls.

Then we'll see who becomes a stepping stone on whose path to godhood!

The dust has settled after a major battle.

The more domineering and tyrannical Zhang Gui finally subdued Hai Zhenqing's 'cough,' who was all bark and no bite but actually all bark and no bite.

They confiscated his 'eight-headed sword' and symbolically locked him up.

As for the 'Centipede Boat,' Zhang Gui could have kept it.

But then I thought about how I've already started mass production of the 'Cloud Whale Kunpeng Ship'.

Although this 'Centipede Dragon Boat' is said to be one of the twenty-four 'Class A Mechanical Warships' of the Ming-Song Kingdom, it doesn't seem to be much stronger than the 'Cloud Whale Kunpeng Ship'.

Moreover, the strength of the "Blood Larvae" army inside the "Centipede Boat" is unknown.

So they let it go.

After regaining his normal figure, Zhang Gui took a good bath at the bathhouse at the Zhihai Town Wharf.

After changing into a well-fitting light cotton shirt, I strolled back to the 'Fei Tun Xiang Jiang' restaurant.

The still-shaken boss was asked to set out a whole pig feast again.

We ordered another barrel of iced fruit wine and enjoyed it immensely.

(End of this chapter)