Inside the Monster's Belly (III)

"But you are a member of the Soul Clan?" The old man glared at Fanxin, clearly dissatisfied with Fanxin's answer.

"Hmph, yes, I am indeed a member of the Soul Clan, but how would I know that my family owes you a favor? You say we owe you a favor, so I'm not that stupid to do things for you." Fanxin snorted, his handsome face now covered in frost, looking at the old man without any fear.

He's not a fool who believes everything others say. If his family truly owes him a favor, he might consider helping. However, it's impossible for him to help without any evidence.

Moreover, he was quite dissatisfied with the old man's behavior; he had sneaked onto his boat, and who knew what he was up to. If he hadn't noticed, they might all have been in trouble.

"I cannot prove it," the old man said, shaking his head helplessly.

"Then I'm sorry, I can't help you with this." Fanxin shook her head and said calmly.

"You really won't help?" The old man looked calmly at Fanxin. Although his expression was calm, Fanxin, saw a cold glint in the depths of his eyes. It seemed that the old man was going to harm him.

However, although he sensed that chilling glint, Fanxin felt no fear whatsoever. This old fellow might be extremely terrifying, but he was no ordinary person either. If pushed too far, he would definitely make the other party pay a heavy price.

"I'm sorry, I'm not a kind person. You can't prove it, so I can't offer any help," Fanxin said calmly, shaking her head.

"It seems your Soul Clan is going to break the contract. In that case, I won't hold back anymore." The old man chuckled, then his face turned ferocious. He swung his withered, tree-bark-like hand and slammed it down on the ship.

The slap, though seemingly weak, caused the entire ship to shake violently, as if it had struck Iceburg.

"Damn it!" Fanxin roared, his hand turning into a fist, and he darted to the old man's side with Inazuma speed, then directly struck him.

The fist arrived swiftly and struck Laozi. However, the scene of the old man being blasted away as imagined did not occur. When Fanxin's fist landed on the old man, it actually passed right through him, along with his body.

Fanxin Xin steadied himself with a solemn expression, turned around, and looked at the elusive old man, his brows furrowing deeply.

"What kind of ability is this?" Fanxin asked, puzzled. He couldn't hit the other's body, so he couldn't hurt him at all.

"Heh heh, I have no physical form, so you can't hit me. However, I can still inflict harm on you," the old man said with a smug smile.

"Fanxin, what happened?" Everyone was awakened by the tremor and rushed over. When they saw the elusive old man in front of Fanxin, they were all stunned.

"Who is he?" Bingfeng was the first to wake up. She took small steps to Fanxin's side and asked curiously.

"A terrifying old man, and I attacked him just now but couldn't hit him," Fanxin said with a gloomy expression.

"What should we do?" Bingfeng frowned slightly. Fanxin's abilities were quite strong; even he couldn't hit the opponent, so they were even less likely to succeed.

"All things in the universe are interconnected and mutually restraining; there must be a way to deal with it, we just haven't found it yet," Fanxin said.

He sighed as he spoke. The situation was urgent; they had no time to search for a solution.

Upon hearing this, Bingfeng smiled bitterly. This old man was so aggressive; he wouldn't give them any extra time.

"How about it? Help me with one thing, and I'll let you go." The old man looked at Fanxin with a smug smile, as if he had Fanxin completely under his thumb.

Upon hearing this, Fanxin immediately shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, but I won't easily change my mind once I've made a decision."

"Since that's the case, then don't blame me for being impolite." The old man's smile gradually turned cold. Fanxin's words made him very unhappy, and he was ready to teach him a lesson.

Fanxin smiled coldly, releasing countless strands of soul power that transformed into sharp spikes, which he then thrust towards the old man.

At the same time, he swiftly grabbed all the crew members and threw them into the Diamond Space.

Now, he had no way to deal with this strange old man, and he couldn't let his crew take risks, otherwise, he would be caught in a dilemma.

"You're courting death." The old man was very displeased when he saw Fanxin attack him. He stretched out his withered hand and slammed it into the void, shattering all the soul thorns.

"Why did he attack the power of the soul? Could it be..." Seeing the old man disperse the energy, Fanxin Xin's eyes suddenly lit up. He stared for a while, and then a smile appeared on his lips.

"So soul power works on him." Fanxin smiled and released even more soul power. At the same time, he forcefully absorbed soul power from the air, condensing it into countless sharp arrows, which he shot towards the old man.

The old man glared angrily at Fanxin, his eyes filled with a chilling light. Seeing the old man's expression, Fanxin was not alarmed but rather pleased. He was now certain that the old man seemed to be afraid of those soul powers.

"Hmph, I thought you were immune to all attacks." Fanxin Xin sneered, becoming even more confident, and his movements became even faster. He planned to send everyone away. Only he could deal with that old man; the rest would only be a burden.

"Go to hell." Just as Fanxin was interfering with the old man and sending everyone into the Diamond Space, a petite figure flew onto Fanxin's shoulder, then took a laser gun and shot it at the old man.

Countless Raidен shot forth, heading straight for the old man.

The old man, who had been quite calm, showed a look of horror across his aged face when he saw the silver-gray Raidен flying towards him.

He screamed and flew outwards.

"This..." Fanxin was stunned when he saw this scene, and his movements slowed down. He had obviously not expected that the old man would be afraid of Raidен.

"Little Black, how did you come up with that?" Fanxin tilted her head to look at Little Black on her shoulder and asked in confusion.

"I read it in a book. It says that haunted houses and unclean things are afraid of Raidен. Raidен has a natural restraining effect on them," the Little Black Cat said with a smile.

"Actually, you're not entirely sure either, are you?" Fanxin paused for a moment, then smiled and said.

The Little Black Cat was immediately embarrassed and scratched its head awkwardly. Seeing its expression, Fanxin was certain of his guess: the Little Black Cat had stumbled upon this by accident.

"However, you've really been a great help." Fanxin suddenly remembered something and shouted, "Activate the Raidен immediately to protect the ship and prevent the enemy from getting close!"

The Little Black Cat immediately woke up and quickly went to do it. Before long, the entire ship was filled with the power of Raidен, and silver-gray light flashed all around.

"Quickly, everyone get into my Diamond Space," Fanxin urged.

Although the Raidен was effective, the old man was no pushover. They had forced him back, but it was inevitable he might return with a vengeance.

The others would have little chance of sensing the other's presence, and if the other got close, things would likely turn out badly. Therefore, he decided to leave only a few people on the ship to fight that bastard. The rest would be sent away.

"Understood." Upon hearing Fanxin's words, the remaining crew members no longer hesitated and rushed towards Fanxin, eventually entering the Diamond Space.

As the last crew member entered the Diamond Space, Fanxin immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he looked at Bingfeng and the others and said, "Everyone carry laser guns, and your armor should be completely infused with Raidен; that stuff works."

"Understood." Bingfeng nodded. They had seen everything clearly; the old man was terrified by the Raidен.

Once everything was ready, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fanxin, what exactly is that guy?" Bingfeng frowned slightly, her eyes full of doubt, and asked.

The others also looked at Fanxin, filled with confusion about the sudden appearance of the old man.

"He said he was the lord here, from many years ago, of course. He came over and asked me for help, saying that our Soul Clan owed him a favor." Fanxin shook his head with a wry smile and said, "As you all know, although I am a member of the Soul Clan, I have never been to the Soul Clan territory, so I don't know much about their affairs. Therefore, I didn't agree."

"This annoyed him, and then we started fighting. I thought I could easily defeat him, but his body was strange; it seemed to ignore physical attacks, and only soul attacks and Raidен seemed to have an effect on him."

As he said this, he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there was something to restrain the other party; otherwise, it would have been a real problem.

"It seems we're in some trouble leaving this area," Bingfeng murmured.

"Yes, it's troublesome, but we can still get there," Fanxin nodded confidently.

"Hmm, if we're careful, we should be able to get through." A look of seriousness flashed across Wang Yan's face. At this moment, she didn't have any fighting spirit, because she realized that her powerful strength seemed to be of no use.

The only way to deal with this old man is through special methods.

"If you want to rest, go back into the Diamond Space. You can't sense him, and resting outside will be troublesome," Fanxin nodded and then said.

"Okay." Everyone nodded, and without hesitation, they all got up, ready to go and rest.

However, at that moment, the alarm suddenly blared, and the ship began to shake violently.

Everyone immediately stopped and looked around in surprise and uncertainty, not knowing what had happened.

Fanxin's expression turned solemn, and he immediately unleashed his full Haki, which quickly enveloped a large area.

The situation outside quickly came to his mind. Seeing the scene outside, Fanxin's face was filled with horror. Everyone was shocked by the horror on Fanxin's face; for Fanxin to show such an expression, something terrible must have happened outside.

"What happened?" Wang Yan asked hurriedly.

"A gigantic monster has appeared outside, dozens of times larger than the Man-Eating Island, and we're heading straight for its mouth," Fanxin Xin said gravely.

"Little Black Cat, quick, turn around and leave here immediately." Bingfeng's expression changed, and he urged immediately.

The Little Black Cat nodded repeatedly, steered the boat, turned it around, and headed away into the distance.

However, the Little Black Cat's expression changed the next moment. It cried out, "Fanxin, no! Our ship is being pulled in by a huge force and we can't leave this area. What should we do?"

"An old man? A monster? Damn it, it must have been that old guy's doing." Fanxin's face was filled with anger, and his eyes flashed with cold light. They had forced the other party back earlier, and now the other party was retaliating.

"What should we do then?" Bingfeng asked anxiously.

Fanxin calmed down at this moment. The more urgent the situation, the more important it is to remain calm, only then can one make the right choice. He pondered for a moment, and then said, "Since we can't get out, let's go in."

"Enter?" Everyone was taken aback.

"Yes, haha, what's there to be afraid of? We are all strong, just a monster. There's no way it can stop us." Fanxin suddenly laughed, his face radiating sunny confidence.

The others seemed to be infected by the infection, and their worries lessened considerably. Wang Yan nodded and said with a smile, "We were still shaken by that old man earlier. We really don't need to be afraid. This monster is a physical entity; we can all hurt it. Hmph, if it dares to eat us, I'll burn it to death."

"That's right, we're hungry too, let's fill our stomachs with it." The black fox's eyes were cold, bloodshot, and it licked its lips, clearly eyeing the monster's body.

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"Yes, but we still need to be careful. The old man lured out this monster not to scare us," Fanxin added again.

"Don't worry, we're not newbies just setting sail," Bingfeng laughed.

"In that case, let's wait and see." Fanxin nodded and said no more. He took the lead, walked out of the cabin, and went up to the deck.

As soon as he reached the deck, he saw that the monster's mouth seemed to be closing. And at that moment, their ship was right below the monster's teeth.

Fanxin Xin looked at it intently, as if measuring something. After a moment, he beckoned to the Little Fox and said, "Use repulsive force to prolong the time it takes for it to close its mouth."

He was worried that the ship wouldn't be able to leave quickly enough before the monster closed its mouth. Once bitten, the ship would explode completely.

The Little Fox chuckled, immediately transformed, and then unleashed its nine tails and two front paws, frantically bombarding the monster's upper jaw. Under its onslaught, the speed at which the upper jaw descended was significantly slowed.