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Chapter 248 Third-Tier Monster - Thunderstorm Flood Dragon! [Requesting Monthly Tickets]

At this moment, Ji Yuan deeply felt what "unjust disaster" meant.

I also experienced what it means to be at home when trouble comes from nowhere.

Sitting in the cabin of the No. 1 ship, he thought he had taken care of everything.

Although there were hijackers who hijacked the ship, she was actually friends with one of them... After giving Ye Zhi Qiu an empty storage bag, she would take some things from other storage bags and put them into that empty storage bag, so that she could finish her task.

Once the three mourners have made their gains, Luo Sifu will send everyone across the storm zone again.

Once we get past this storm zone, it won't matter if we don't end up on Icefire Island.

But now?

Damn it, some bastard suddenly appeared out of nowhere!

You said you had a master protecting you, so you ran away and everyone was safe. But what the hell do you mean by destroying this ship?

Do they even know there are dozens, even hundreds, of lives on board?

He's practically a clueless newbie in the world of cultivation.

Big Fool Chun!

For a time, even Ji Yuan, who was usually easygoing, wanted to grab that kid and skin him alive, let alone the others.

It's too late to say.

Ye Zhi Qiu looked at Luo Si Fu, who had been cut in two by a sword, and felt a cold sweat break out on his back.

She was incredibly close to death. If that sword light had been slightly off-center, or if its attack range had been slightly wider, she would have been finished.

But now... she's come to her senses.

"The Black Mist Disperses".

When her figure solidified again, she was already back beside the Mourning Hermit on the fourth floor.

At this moment, the mourner's face was also ashen. Clearly, he hadn't expected that just hijacking a ship would lead to such a thing.

"That person is a disciple of the Sheathless Sword."

Ye Zhi Qiu appeared and quickly said.

The mourner grunted in response and then looked up at the top of the cabin.

There was a long line there, and within that line, seawater was already falling in a light drizzle, forming a curtain of rain in the cabin.

"Senior, could you please return our flying boat to us?"

"This large ship is going to be destroyed. Without an airship to escape, we're likely to die in this storm zone."

The cultivators on the same floor as Ji Yuan were already shouting loudly.

"Yes, senior, we've given you everything else, but could you please return this Dharma boat to us?"

"Senior, always leave yourself an out; it's good to meet again in the future!"

"..."

In an instant, many cultivators echoed in agreement.

Already in a foul mood, the Mourning Hermit finally spoke up with a sneer: "I'm here to rob you, who's going to leave you any way out?"

"If you keep bastarding, I'll kill you right now!"

When this fake Core Formation cultivator uttered his threat, coupled with the overwhelming Yin energy emanating from his body, the other cultivators dared not speak.

Demonic cultivator.

Damn it, he really is a demonic cultivator.

Having already seen through everything, Ji Yuan stood up from the prayer mat. He knew that the Mourning Hermit was waiting.

Although the Whale Patrol Boat had been split in two, and its captain, Luo Sifu, had also been split in two, the boat still maintained its momentum and continued to move forward.

He was just waiting for the whale patrol boat to completely break down and for seawater to flood in before he left.

Ji Yuan... had the same idea.

Once the Whale Patrol Boat is destroyed, he will release the Heavenly Silkworm Immortal so that he can take him away.

Although this corpse puppet's performance is inconsistent, it is at least a pseudo-core cultivator, and occasionally it might even reach the Golden Core stage... It should be able to help me escape without much trouble.

And what if we encounter any great danger?

Ji Yuan also has two other talismanic treasures that he can use: the "Black Dragon Armor" and the "Sky Shuttle".

In addition, he also has a scale armor bestowed upon him by the sect, which can defend against attacks from Golden Core cultivators.

Of course, the strongest means of protection was the wine cup that Hua Yaoyue gave me before we set off.

"I, Ji, have plenty of ways to protect myself!"

There's absolutely no need to worry about not being able to escape.

So Ji Yuan was also waiting... After waiting for about three to five breaths, a very obvious "click" sound suddenly echoed throughout the entire cabin.

There was one sound, followed immediately by a second, a third...

The seawater that had been venting from the top of the cabin was no longer a curtain of rain, but instead surged in.

The mourner on the fourth-floor corridor let out a low shout.

"Walk!"

After saying that, he and Ye Zhi Qiu turned into black mist and dispersed, leaving the place.

Along with it, the storage bag at Luo Sifu's waist also disappeared.

As soon as he moved, the other Foundation Establishment cultivators also rushed towards the crack above the Whale Patrol Ship, hoping to escape through it.

Ji Yuan wasn't in a hurry; as always, he shielded everyone in front of him.

Given the current unclear situation outside, rushing to go out might not be a good thing. It would be better to wait for those who are scouting ahead to go out and take a look.

Moreover, seawater was flooding into the cabin, so it was better to wait and leave from the bottom of the ship later than to escape from the top.

Sure enough, just as four or five people managed to escape, the sounds of a battle erupted outside. A continuous barrage of spells struck the whale patrol boat, causing those who hadn't yet escaped to hesitate.

Ji Yuan's divine sense could see it clearly.

After a cultivator in the early Foundation Establishment stage went out, he took out a top-grade magic ship from somewhere and was thinking of escaping, but he was spotted by the man in the middle Foundation Establishment stage beside him.

As for other demonic beasts... there didn't seem to be any. After a while, Ji Yuan stopped waiting.

His figure also turned into black mist and dispersed, then slipped out from under the ship.

As soon as he left the patrol boat, he summoned his Wind Locust Flying Boat, and his high-grade spirit robe also erected a protective light shield to protect him.

As the Frost-Flowing Flying Sword hovered in front of him, he tried his best to use his divine sense to search his surroundings.

Since no trace of the mourner could be found, he must have already fled this place.

As for the Foundation Establishment cultivators behind him... even if Ji Yuan wanted to save them, he was powerless to do so. He could barely protect himself, let alone save others.

"If that's the case, then run!"

Needless to say, the direction the whale patrol boat was pointing was the direction they were heading to escape.

Now that he was ready to run, Ji Yuan stopped hiding. With a tap of his feet, the mid-grade spiritual artifact Wind Locust Flying Boat transformed into the top-grade spiritual artifact Sky Rift Boat.

Recharge the spirit stone.

In an instant, the Sky-Splitting Ship transformed into a white lightning bolt, slicing through the endless sea and disappearing into the distance.

Wherever he went, Ji Yuan could feel the power of the lightning floating in the seawater.

In the pitch-black seawater, you could even see flashes of electricity.

"Damn it, even if there were fish in this sea, they'd be electrocuted."

A thought flashed through Ji Yuan's mind, but he quickly realized he was wrong, terribly wrong... because a swimming fish appeared in his consciousness.

It was a fish about ten feet long, its entire body crackling with electricity. As for its appearance, it was similar to the swordfish that Ji Yuan had seen before.

But it's only a second-tier sea beast, after all.

Ji Yuan's flying boat flashed past it, and even if it wanted to chase after it, it couldn't catch up.

"So it seems there are also demonic beasts in this storm zone, and they're even lightning-type demonic beasts that can withstand electric shocks... They're stronger, so we still need to be careful."

As Ji Yuan's thoughts flashed through his mind, he finally noticed that there were two auras moving rapidly about ten miles ahead of him.

Who else could it be but the Mourning Hermit and Ye Zhi Qiu?

"This direction should lead to Icefire Island. So it seems they plan to land on the island after the robbery?"

Ji Yuan was puzzled, but he also noticed that the distance between the two was constantly shrinking.

The Mourning Hermit's speed was fast, but it was still somewhat inferior to a top-grade spiritual artifact flying boat.

Nearly ten more breaths later, the distance between the two was less than five miles, and the Mourning Hermit naturally noticed Ji Yuan chasing after him.

With a sweep of his divine sense, he clearly saw Ji Yuan's appearance.

"How dare you!"

The Mourning Hermit recognized Ji Yuan as the cultivator from Room Number One earlier. Upon seeing the top-grade spiritual artifact flying boat that Ji Yuan was riding, he immediately had the idea of ​​snatching it.

Several plumes of black smoke flew out from the body of the Mourning Hermit.

But just then, Ji Yuan took a step back, and suddenly there was... half a person in front of him.

Moreover, the moment this half-human appeared, it exuded the aura of a Golden Core cultivator.

With a casual grab, the half-human figure tossed a magic net-like artifact from his hand. Several wisps of black smoke were caught in the net and instantly annihilated.

And what about the mourners?

When he first saw the half-monster appear, he was startled, but when he sensed the aura emanating from the half-monster, only one thought remained in his mind.

"I'm going to die!!!"

Ji Yuan's flying boat continued its momentum, and he had no intention of fighting the Mourning Hermit here. If he were to fight, it would have to be after leaving the storm zone, by setting up an ambush outside.

So when he caught up with the mourner, he simply passed by him, glanced at him, and silently uttered two words.

"waste."

The mourner's face, which had been filled with panic, instantly turned ashen.

"court death!!!"

As the son of the Great Love Immortal, his cultivation level has not yet reached the Core Formation stage, which is already quite useless. Now, he has even lost the foundation left by the Great Love Immortal and is being chased like a stray dog, living in constant fear.

Is this useless?

This is absolutely fucking useless!

Even the mourner can recall the disdain and sarcasm that Da Ai Zhenren's friends showed when they talked about him back then... Every time he thinks about it, the mourner trembles with anger.

Now, some people are even shouting this at him in person.

How could he possibly stand that?

"ah!!!"

The mourner roared and chased, chased... but the more he chased, the further away the person in front of him became.

Damn it, we can't catch up at all!

In the end, the mourner could only watch Ji Yuan's figure disappear into the sea ahead. He just watched, then suddenly slowed down until he stopped.

He stopped, and Ye Zhi Qiu had no choice but to stop as well.

The previously furious Mourning Hermit now sneered, "Heh, in such a hurry? Did you really think you could take down that third-tier Thunderstorm Flood Dragon with just a Golden Core stage early-stage Heavenly Cripple guard?"

"We'll just wait here until they've finished fighting, then we'll go out and be the ones to catch them."

Ye Zhi Qiu, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement.

However, she secretly felt uneasy... Although she didn't know how Qiu Qianhai had acquired this top-grade spiritual artifact flying boat and the Golden Core stage guard.

But she knew that Qiu Qianhai actually wanted to go to Icefire Island.

But this isn't the direction to Ice and Fire Island.

The reason she and the Mourning Hermit came this way was because the Mourning Hermit wanted to steal the dragon egg of the third-tier Thunderstorm Flood Dragon. He had been plotting for this for several years and had prepared many methods.

The hijacking of the ship was just something they did incidentally.

His real purpose for this trip was to obtain the dragon's egg.

But Qiu Qianhai… A sudden thought flashed through Ye Zhi Qiu’s mind, and she suddenly remembered something.

"Could he have come from the direction the bow of the ship was pointing? But the ship stopped after entering the storm zone, and its direction has long been changed by the impact of the seawater..."

Ji Yuan had no idea what they were thinking; he only thought he was about to leave the storm zone.

But just then, he suddenly sensed an extremely powerful aura appearing in the sea in front of him. It was strong, profound, and even gave Ji Yuan a sense of oppression.

Even more terrifying was that the aura rushed straight towards him.

It was incredibly fast.

From the moment he sensed the aura to the moment the terrifying dragon, its body crackling with electricity, appeared before him... it was all over in the span of a single breath.

"Holy shit!"

He cursed and threw the Heavenly Silkworm Immortal out.

At the same time, he turned the boat around and ran away.

As soon as Celestial Silkworm Immortal moved, he placed the Heavenly Net in his hand forward.

The Heavenly Net grows longer as it flows into the water, instantly transforming into a colossal net that seems intent on capturing the dragon and refining it in a massive net.

"hold head high--"

Thunderstorm Flood Dragon suddenly opened its mouth, exhaling a breath of cold air, unlike the Frost Flood Dragon's "ha".

The Thunderstorm Flood Dragon opened its mouth and spat out a thick burst of thunder, similar to dragon's breath.

At that moment, Ji Yuan felt the waters around him were boiling, and countless bolts of lightning flashed around him, striking the entire sea area, to the point that he could even feel the sensation of being electrocuted.

Fortunately, his already incredibly strong physique allowed him to endure it for only a short while.

I just realized... hey, it actually feels pretty comfortable?

He instantly understood: the lightning itself seemed to have the effect of body tempering.

Ordinary people cannot use this lightning to temper their bodies because their bodies cannot withstand it... They would be finished as soon as the lightning struck.

Only by enduring it can one truly appreciate the wonder of this lightning-based body tempering.

But now is clearly not the time to ponder the lightning body tempering. He swept his divine sense and saw that the Heavenly Silkworm True Man, who was just thinking about the Heavenly Net Dragon... couldn't even withstand a single move.

It was directly blasted into the sea by the dragon's breath, and the Heavenly Net was also broken free in an instant.

"roar--"

The Thunderstorm Dragon roared and swung its tail, shooting straight towards the seabed.

"Walk!"

Ji Yuan gave orders to the Heavenly Silkworm Immortal at the bottom of the sea.

Immediately afterwards, a streak of snow-white light flashed past and chased straight toward Ji Yuan.

When he was about to flee for his life, the Heavenly Silkworm Immortal did not forget to take Ji Yuan's Heavenly Net with him, while the Thunderstorm Flood Dragon was still chasing after him.

One chased, the other fled.

Ji Yuan noticed after a moment that his Sky-Splitting Boat was actually the fastest!

It's understandable that the speed of the Sky-Splitting Boat is faster than that of the Heavenly Silkworm Immortal, since the Heavenly Silkworm Immortal himself is only half his original self, just like the Heavenly Crippled Immortal.

Why is this third-tier Thunderstorm Dragon so slow?

It seems somewhat...weak.

Ji Yuan noticed a hint of weariness in its eyes.

But so what?

Even the weakest Thunderstorm Flood Dragon is not something he can mess with; once it reaches adulthood, it can have the strength of a late-stage Golden Core cultivator!

Provoking a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator is tantamount to courting death.

Ji Yuan thought that if he could get rid of it now and escape, that would be enough.

So he slowed down slightly, and after picking up the Heavenly Silkworm Immortal, he affixed another Swiftness Talisman to the Sky-Splitting Boat. As a result, the Sky-Splitting Boat, which was already at its maximum speed, became even faster.

Almost instantly, the Thunderstorm Dragon was thrown several miles away.

"..."

"Sect Master, I have a feeling that the Thunderstorm Flood Dragon... seems to be heading towards us."

Ye Zhi Qiu asked with a hint of fear.

"Of course I know!"

Even the Mourning Hermit's eyes showed a hint of panic. "I didn't expect this kid to be a fool... Run, let's run! Forget about the dragon egg!"

The mourner made a quick decision and turned to leave.

Even Ye Zhi Qiu didn't wait any longer.

He was fast, but Ji Yuan was even faster. Almost two or three breaths after he set off, Ji Yuan had already caught up with him.

When escaping with fellow Daoists, there's no need to run too fast; just run a little faster than them.

The Mourning Hermit, watching the person who had just been behind him but had instantly surged ahead, finally couldn't help but ask telepathically, "Since you came here with the intention of taking this Thunderstorm Flood Dragon, why did you leave so quickly after making contact! Couldn't you at least give it a try?"

"Heh, you motherfucking Thunderstorm Dragon."

Ji Yuan chuckled, and saw that the Thunderstorm Flood Dragon had caught up with them in the endless sea behind them.

He then added another 100 mid-grade spirit stones to the Sky-Splitting Ship as energy, and then... activated it at full power.

He had considered taking Ye Zhi Qiu along as well.

Unfortunately, Ye Zhi Qiu's soul was entirely contained within the Mourning Hermit. If he were to actually attempt to rescue her, he would likely be killed by the Mourning Hermit's single thought before she even had a chance to board the ship.

It would be better to let her stay with this mourning hermit; there's still a chance she might survive.

The previous path was blocked, and in this stormy area, the energy was chaotic, making it difficult for Ji Yuan to discern directions. He had no choice but to grit his teeth, randomly choose a direction, and rush out in one breath.

In short, if it works, great; if not... we can just try venturing into the storm zone again.

Ji Yuan also felt this through this incident.

As long as he is traveling on the seabed, this storm zone poses little threat to him, and he can pass through it smoothly.

……

Half a day later.

A figure emerged from the calm seawater, steered a flying boat across the surface for a distance, and finally landed on a volcanic island.

After successfully setting foot on Icefire Island, Ji Yuan put away the Sky-Splitting Boat, leaned back, and lay heavily on the beach.

It's not that the power consumption is too great.

It's not that the effort was greatly depleted.

It was pure mental and physical exhaustion.

Needless to say, he accidentally fell into the water, and then he had to escape through the pitch-black seabed, eventually running into a third-tier demon beast, the Thunderstorm Dragon... If it weren't for some weak means of escape...

Today, I'm afraid we'll really be ruined there.

Fortunately, after overcoming countless difficulties, we have finally made it to Ice and Fire Island.

Ji Yuan lay on the shore for three or four hours, waiting until he had fully recovered before getting up to go up and see what the situation was like on Icefire Island.

But it was at the very moment he stood up that...

He discovered that about a mile to his northwest, two figures suddenly broke through the water and appeared... The mourner had just stood firm when he spat out a mouthful of blood, his body charred black from the electric shock.

Ji Yuan saw them, and they naturally saw Ji Yuan as well.

They looked at each other.

Ji Yuan slowly said:

"It seems we are truly destined to meet... In that case, fellow Daoist should return what you owe me."

Be kind to those who share your interests, and don't hold grudges.

He only remembered that when he was in Ghost Searching Pool, the Mourning Hermit owed him a pound of rotten firefly-shadowed locust wood.

Now it's time to collect the debt.

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