Chapter 1721: G.o.d-level Control
With the collision of the treasure s.h.i.+p and the ghost-face s.h.i.+p, the war has officially begun. The black tiger s.h.i.+ps also began attacking the rest of the ghost-face s.h.i.+ps.
Although the strength of the ghost-face s.h.i.+p has been greatly reduced, they were still formidable large artifacts. The black tiger s.h.i.+p might be famous in the Northern Divergent Province, but it wasn’t particularly known in the Great World of Cultivation. Because of this, the two sides were on par for a while.
The biggest variable in this battle was Zhang Feng’s treasure s.h.i.+p. After cras.h.i.+ng with the ghost-face s.h.i.+p, it attacked another. This time, because of the lack of s.p.a.ce to speed up, the treasure s.h.i.+p didn’t destroy its target. It was only able to change the course of the s.h.i.+p.
The ghost-face s.h.i.+p originally wanted to attack a black tiger s.h.i.+p. But after being routed, it came into the trajectory of a black tiger s.h.i.+p’s attack. Under the treasure s.h.i.+p and the black tiger s.h.i.+p’s a.s.sault, the ghost-face s.h.i.+p was severely damaged.
Two ghost-face s.h.i.+ps had been destroyed in a short time. This was something that the Wandering Soul Group didn’t think of. At the same time, Zhang Feng came into the attention of the Wandering Soul Group’s experts. On top of the destroyed ghost-face s.h.i.+ps, two Transcending Tribulation Experts appeared. The two roared loudly as malicious ghosts appeared behind their bodies. One of the ghosts had three heads and four arms while the other had four overly long fangs and a pair of sharp claws that were akin to spears. One could see at a glance that their offensive strengths were extraordinary.
When the dao avatars of the two Transcending Tribulation Experts appeared, they immediately grasped towards the treasure s.h.i.+p. Zhang Feng’s expression couldn’t help but change. But at this moment, as though losing its ability to fly, the treasure s.h.i.+p suddenly plummeted downwards. Only after reaching close to the floor did the treasure s.h.i.+p stop falling.
After that, the treasure s.h.i.+p suddenly stood up like a rocket aimed at the sky. Then like a rocket blasting off, it went straight up and hit another ghost-face s.h.i.+p. The ghost-face s.h.i.+p was thrown away and then went into free-fall. This time, it wasn’t a staged fall like the treasure s.h.i.+p. It was greatly damaged, and the third ghost-face s.h.i.+p has been destroyed.
After destroying another ghost-face s.h.i.+p, the treasure s.h.i.+p made a somersault in the air and then flew towards another direction. As the treasure s.h.i.+p flew off, two huge ghastly claws grasped the s.p.a.ce where it had been. The treasure s.h.i.+p was actually able to evade the attacks of two Transcending Tribulation Experts.
The people on both sides of the battle couldn’t help but stare at the treasure s.h.i.+p. The control over the treasure s.h.i.+p was simply G.o.dlike. It was as agile as a normal artifact. What concept was this? Who operated the large artifact?
At this time, Zhang Feng couldn’t help but stare blankly at Zhao Hai. This was because he knew that it was Zhao Hai who controlled the treasure s.h.i.+p. Before the battle, Zhao Hai told him that he would have the Undead operate the s.h.i.+p. All of the central functions of the s.h.i.+p were now under the control of the Undead.
Although Zhang Feng didn’t understand why Zhao Hai wanted to do so, he still agreed due to his trust in him. After being together for a long time, Zhang Feng knew that Zhao Hai was the same as him. He wouldn’t say anything that he wasn’t confident in. Since Zhao Hai wanted to control the s.h.i.+p, this only means that he could control the s.h.i.+p better.
Originally, Zhang Feng had his worries. But soon he changed his mind. This treasure s.h.i.+p was made by Zhao Hai, so naturally he could control it better. However, Zhang Feng didn’t expect that Zhao Hai’s control would reach this degree.
Zhao Hai didn’t care about this as the treasure s.h.i.+p went in a circle and then fell back to the ground. Zhang Feng gave Zhao Hai a perplexed look. Zhao Hai waved his hand and the left side of the s.h.i.+p suddenly opened. Then a huge metal plate came out. Zhang Feng noticed that this metal plate was carried by Undead.
At this time, a damaged metal plate suddenly fell down from the s.h.i.+p. Then the Undead carried the new metal plate to the bow of the s.h.i.+p. Then the Undead combined their bodies as though they were a huge hammer. After several bangs, the metal plate was fixed to the bow of the s.h.i.+p. The whole process only took more or less ten minutes. The treasure s.h.i.+p returned to its peak strength.
After changing the plate on the s.h.i.+p’s bow, the treasure s.h.i.+p flew up once more and re-entered the battlefield. At this time, the situation has greatly changed. Five tiger s.h.i.+ps have withdrawn from the battle. Meanwhile, only two ghost-face s.h.i.+ps were left. Moreover, they were damaged. They could shut down at any time.
But with ten ghost-face s.h.i.+ps, they were able to shut down five black tiger s.h.i.+ps. That was despite Zhao Hai destroying three of them. This result was proof of the ghost-face s.h.i.+p’s fighting strength.
When the people of the Black Tiger Gang saw that the treasure s.h.i.+p was rejoining the fight, they couldn’t help but cheer. The main partic.i.p.ants of the battle had already become the cultivators. If the Transcending Tribulation Experts were left to destroy the large artifacts, the losses would be huge.
Although the black tiger s.h.i.+ps and the ghost-face s.h.i.+ps had been damaged, the casualties on both sides weren’t very huge. Cultivators were physically resilient. They could just escape the large artifact if it was destroyed.
The cultivators who lost their large artifacts all jumped out and continued the attack. Because of this, the battlefield changed into a battle between people.
The performance of the treasure s.h.i.+p caused the people of the Black Tiger Gang to be uplifted. This was the first time they saw a large artifact that was so agile. Therefore, seeing the treasure s.h.i.+p, they couldn’t help but cheer.
However, Zhao Hai has no time to be happy. He turned to Zhang Feng and said, “Senior Brother, have everyone send their energy into the treasure s.h.i.+ps quickly!”
Hearing Zhao Hai, Zhang Feng immediately ordered, “Everyone, send your spiritual qi to the treasure s.h.i.+p now!” With his order, everyone sent their spiritual qi to the treasure s.h.i.+p.
The treasure s.h.i.+p immediately lit up with golden light. Then the treasure s.h.i.+p charged towards a ghost-face s.h.i.+p. At the same time, the seemingly tattered ghost-face s.h.i.+p charged forward. Zhao Hai coldly snorted and increased the speed of the treasure s.h.i.+p.
At this time, the ghost-face s.h.i.+p’s body emitted black gas to cover the treasure s.h.i.+p. However, it had no effect on the treasure s.h.i.+p. It continued to rush towards the ghost-face s.h.i.+p.
Just as the treasure s.h.i.+p was covered by the black gas, the ghost-face s.h.i.+p suddenly changed. A huge ghost appeared behind the ghost-face s.h.i.+p. Theis ghost was even bigger than the ghost-face s.h.i.+p.
Seeing this ghost, Hu Liangchen’s expression couldn’t help but change. Then he immediately shouted, “Not good! Little Feng, retreat immediately!” As the patriarch of the Hu Clan, Hu Liangchen knew more than Zhang Feng. When the Wandering Soul Group was still wreaking havoc in the Great World of Cultivation, besides their cultivation method and the Sunless Valley, there was another method that made them terrifying. And that was the human-s.h.i.+p fusion!
Human-s.h.i.+p fusion happens when a Nascent Soul Expert uses their own blood and the nascent soul to unite with the ghost-face s.h.i.+p. This would increase the performance of the ghost-face s.h.i.+p. This fusion allowed the s.h.i.+p to use the cultivator’s dao avatar. In turn, the dao avatar would become more powerful.
Naturally, human-s.h.i.+p fusion has side-effects. The cultivator would have the cultivation trashed if he survives the battle. Otherwise they would perish along with the s.h.i.+p.
Ever since the Wandering Soul Group was defeated by the big sects, n.o.body in the Wandering Soul Group has ever used the human-s.h.i.+p fusion. Hu Liangchen knew about it from ancient records that described the technique. He didn’t expect that he would see this fusion here.
What Hu Liangchen didn’t know was that there had always been people in the Wandering Soul Group that knew how to use human-s.h.i.+p fusion. The reason it wasn’t seen before was due to the reduced quality of the ghost-face s.h.i.+ps. Since the quality of the ghost-face s.h.i.+ps has decreased, the requirements for the cultivator became higher. Now, Nascent Soul Experts could no longer do the technique. It would require at least the Transcending Tribulation Stage before a cultivator can perform human-s.h.i.+p fusion. Moreover, the fusion would only last for two hours. After two hours, the Transcending Tribulation Expert would exhaust their life energy and die.
Two hours of battle in exchange for the life of a Transcending Tribulation Expert. Even the Heaven Sect wouldn’t be able to withstand that consumption. Therefore, the human-s.h.i.+p fusion was only rarely used by the Wandering Soul Group.
One of the elders of the Wandering Soul Group wanted to perform human-s.h.i.+p fusion because he saw the strength of the treasure s.h.i.+p. He wanted to deal with the treasure s.h.i.+p. However, the s.h.i.+p has withdrawn.
But at the last minute, the treasure s.h.i.+p returned. Therefore, the elder decided to use the technique without hesitation. In his mind, inside the treasure s.h.i.+p was a valued person of the Black Tiger Gang. Otherwise, the s.h.i.+p wouldn’t have been that strong. Therefore, he planned to kill that person and bring value to the Wandering Soul Group.
Seeing the treasure s.h.i.+p charging towards him, the elder got ready to fuse with the ghost-face s.h.i.+p. The reason he didn’t use it immediately was because he knew that the person who controlled the treasure s.h.i.+p had reached peak mastery of it. If they found out that there was human-s.h.i.+p fusion, they would no doubt run away. And if they did, it would be very hard to catch up to them.
He first covered the treasure s.h.i.+p with a thick fog so that the people inside the treasure s.h.i.+p couldn’t see what was going on outside. Additionally, the ghost qi would have the effect of restraining spiritual force. When the time comes, he would be able to use the human-s.h.i.+p fusion to crush the treasure s.h.i.+p in one go.
As soon as Hu Liangchen’s warning came out, the huge ghost behind the ghost-face s.h.i.+p stretched its huge claws towards the treasure s.h.i.+p.
“Pa! A loud sound akin to a clap was heard. It was indeed a clap, it was as though two palms had hit each other.
The reason for this was because the ghost didn’t capture anything. It was two palms. .h.i.tting each other.
Because of the human-s.h.i.+p fusion, the ghost resembles the elder who used the technique. At this time, he had a stunned expression on his face.
As the elder was stunned, the treasure s.h.i.+p suddenly emerged from the black cloud and hit the huge dao avatar. The treasure s.h.i.+p was now covered with golden light. As the s.h.i.+p collided, there were two loud explosions. The first explosion was when the treasure s.h.i.+p hit the dao avatar. The golden light around the treasure s.h.i.+p allowed it to pierce through the ghost like a hot knife through b.u.t.ter. After drilling a huge hole into the dao avatar, the treasure s.h.i.+p crashed into the ghost-face s.h.i.+p.
n.o.body expected this to happen. n.o.body thought that the treasure s.h.i.+p would reach the ghost-face s.h.i.+p. In fact, the way the treasure s.h.i.+p hit the ghost-face s.h.i.+p was unlike what happened in the past. Before, it would just knock the ghost-face s.h.i.+p away. But this time, it completely shattered the s.h.i.+p into pieces.
The treasure s.h.i.+p didn’t stop there. It readjusted its direction and then charged into the other ghost-face s.h.i.+p. Naturally, the s.h.i.+p also shattered. This marked the end of the ghost-face s.h.i.+ps of the Wandering Soul Group.
At this time, the treasure s.h.i.+p withdrew from the battle. Zhao Hai sat on a chair, his expression appearing exhausted. He looked at Zhang Feng and said, “First Senior Brother, have everyone take a rest. I think the battle now depends on those above, not us.”
Just as Zhao Hai said, they were no longer needed in the battle. The Transcending Tribulation Experts of the Wandering Soul Group weren’t any stronger than those who were killed by Tie Zhantian and the others. The Black Tiger Gang has the enemy completely surrounded. Their defeat was only a matter of time.
The ordinary cultivators of the Wandering Soul Group weren’t as strong as the Black Tiger Gang’s cultivators. Moreover, the cultivators of the Black Tiger Gang kept coming over. Although they weren’t necessarily strong, they were still able to make sneak attacks to cause the enemy to suffer.
Additionally, the Black Tiger Gang still has functional large artifacts. They might not be able to deal with Transcending Tribulation Experts, but they were very useful against ordinary cultivators. Even Core Formation cultivators would suffer against large artifacts. In this case, the cultivators of the Wandering Soul Group were at a complete disadvantage. They only have to wait to be killed.
Zhao Hai and the others were now very tired. Naturally, Zhao Hai was just acting, but the others were not. They had just used all of their spiritual qi to power the treasure s.h.i.+p. Therefore, they needed to rest.