Chapter 694: Chapter 687: Scared to Death

Two streaks of tunneling light tore through the vast sky, flying in from the distance.

Hot on the heels of the Flying Boat, it took less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea for Shangguan Hong and Jiang Bieli to lose sight of the vessel.

Fortunately, with a clear target in mind and suspecting a certain relationship between the Flying Boat and the Bloodthirsty Demon Sect, even without a glimpse of the Spirit ship, they knew to keep flying towards the location of the Bloodthirsty Sect’s mountain gates.

“Brother Shangguan, that Flying Boat is just ahead. It seems our guess was right after all. The current master of the Flying Boat truly has some relation to the Bloodthirsty Sect!”

“Zuo Yunxiao died inside the West Barbarian Mountain Territory. As the premier Sect within the West Barbarian Mountain Territory, this Bloodthirsty Sect, which shares its lineage with the Overseas Bloodthirsty Sect we eradicated, cannot be unrelated to this affair.”

“It’s only natural for Yang Shaoqing and the others, who were pursued by Zuo Yunxiao, to flee here.”

“This Bloodthirsty Sect here must be very significant; perhaps the one who killed Zuo Yunxiao was a powerful figure hidden within this Sect.”

“Before Zuo Yunxiao’s death, I witnessed some scenes through the residual imprints in the Soul Lamp.”

“The person who killed Zuo Yunxiao was powerful, yet at best a Heavenly Immortal, and it’s highly likely that he hasn’t even truly stepped into the realm of Heavenly Immortals.”

“With Brother Jiang and me joining forces, we really need not worry about anything. Even if the murderer who killed Zuo Yunxiao is indeed a Heavenly Immortal, we’ll just kill him directly.”

“Let’s go. We’ll board the Spirit Ship directly. When I, Shangguan Hong, act, I always follow the principle ‘better to kill mistakenly than to let go.’ There will be no mercy for those on the Spirit Ship who resist. Just kill them without discussion!”

…

The two flew shoulder to shoulder, exchanging thoughts through Divine Thought from time to time.

Seeing the Spirit Boat in the distance, which seemed slow to gain speed perhaps due to having been stationary for half a day, its velocity was anything but fast, significantly slower than the duo’s speed.

How could Shangguan Hong and Jiang Bieli miss such a golden opportunity?

After exchanging glances and nodding to each other, the speed of the pair soaring in the sky noticeably surged.

“Below Heavenly Immortals, all are but ants.”

“This Spirit Ship is now under our control. No matter who you are or to which power you belong, if you want to live, kneel down immediately.”

“Any who disobey or resist will be met with death without exception…”

Finally, the pair caught up to the Spirit Ship.

With the strength of Shangguan Hong and Jiang Bieli, who were already accustomed to strutting horizontally within the West Barbarian Mountain Territory, they never felt that within this region, anyone could pose much of a threat to them!

Without caring what scene awaited them on the Spirit Ship, they didn’t even bother to sense too much; the tunneling light they transformed into shot down onto the deck of the Spirit Ship with a whoosh.

One of these fellows, with hands clasped behind his back, looked up at the sky as though his eyes were fixed upon the heavens.

The other, with a disdainful face, swept his contempt-filled gaze across the deck of the Spirit Ship.

“This…” Shangguan Hong, his face full of disdain, had already finished speaking when his expression dramatically changed, and he stood rooted to the spot in shock.

Inside the Spirit Ship’s cabins, temporarily aside, just on the deck alone, there were at least twenty to thirty Heavenly Immortal-level powerhouses, not weaker than Shangguan Hong and Jiang Bieli.

“Sorry, we’ve come to the wrong place; it’s all a misunderstanding, truly all a misunderstanding.”

“We will leave immediately, absolutely not disturbing everyone here!”

Shivering with fright, perspiration the size of soybeans trickled down Shangguan Hong’s forehead. In that instant, his front and back were entirely soaked in cold sweat.

“Seeing the Heavenly Mansion’s Spirit Ship, everyone else would run as far away as they could, fearing being discovered and having their tracks locked into.”

“Where did these two fools come from?”

“Running to the deck of the Spirit Boat by their own volition isn’t enough, now they even made the esteemed members on board kneel and beg for their lives?”

On the deck of the Spirit Boat, the forcibly summoned crowd, including Chen Hai, all had peculiar expressions on their faces, unsure how many pairs of eyes were simultaneously fixed on Shangguan Hong and Jiang Bieli.

As for the armored men from the Heavenly Mansion like He Yu, their faces were grim, their eyes full of thick murderous intent, also falling on Shangguan Hong and the other.

“Shangguan Hong, split up, if we can escape it’s a win…” Hands behind his back, looking up at the sky, Jiang Bieli who played off a cocky demeanor, also came to his senses.

He, who almost wet himself from fear, let out a loud shout, and while calling out to Shangguan Hong, he rushed towards the sky, ready to shoot off into the distance.

Shangguan Hong was crying out about misunderstandings, but seeing Jiang Bieli already reacting, where did he dare to linger? He too had already soared into the air.

“Run, but where can you go?”

“Since you’re here, you might as well stay!”

With a dark expression, He Yu, the person in charge of the Spirit Boat, snorted coldly.

He reached out his hand and made a light grabbing motion towards the front.

A giant hand emerged out of thin air, and like catching mosquitoes, it swooped up Shangguan Hong and Jiang Bieli, who had escaped the Spirit Boat’s deck by several dozen meters, into its grip.

Then, the giant hand squeezed tightly, and with crackling sounds like popping beans, in that instant, countless bones in the bodies of Shangguan Hong and Jiang Bieli snapped.

Fortunately, the two of them had some strength, both being Heavenly Immortals; otherwise, with that single squeeze, they would have been certain of death without life.

“Golden Immortal…” Amidst the agonized screams, Shangguan Hong was filled with terror, his soul nearly scared away.

Within their Overseas Sect Alliance, their strongest leader, Ling Canghai, was still only at the level of Heavenly Immortal Perfection, yet to truly step into the realm of Golden Immortal.

Concerning anything related to Golden Immortals, both Shangguan Hong and Jiang Bieli had only read about them in ancient texts.

But now, facing that giant hand that had grabbed them, they were filled with a profound sense of powerlessness; even if they exerted all their strength, they could not move it in the slightest.

What could such a terrifying powerhouse be if not a Golden Immortal?

“My lord, spare our lives, please!”

“Invading your Flying Boat, we never meant to disturb anyone; it really was just a misunderstanding.”

“If we had known that there were esteemed ones like you aboard this Spirit Boat, we wouldn’t have dared to speak loudly, let alone have any other thoughts!”

…

Not being able to find a single intact bone, even their skulls completely deformed by the crushing grip of that giant hand, Shangguan Hong and Jiang Bieli lay on the deck of the Spirit Boat like dead dogs.

If not for their severe injuries rendering them unable to move, they would without a doubt have kneeled down and started kowtowing for forgiveness.

Previously, they had only been sure that this Flying Boat hosted quite a few Heavenly Immortals, not inferior to themselves.

Outnumbered, they definitely couldn’t win in a fight, but merely trying to escape, they thought there might be a slight chance.

It was for this reason that upon discerning the unfavorable turn of events, they bolted towards the sky and fled.

Had they known that aboard this Spirit Boat was He Yu, a Golden Immortal of terrifying magnitude, the two of them wouldn’t have even harbored thoughts of escape and would probably have been kneeling obediently on the Spirit Boat’s deck already.

“Bring people here, drag these two ignorant fools away.”

“First plant the Slave Seal, and after returning, directly assign them to the War Slave Camp!”

He Yu did not pay any attention to Shangguan Hong and Jiang Bieli; with a wave of his hand, he ordered his subordinates.