Dry Bones Within the Ship

Chapter 707: Dry Bones Within the Ship

The situation at the time had been extremely perilous as well. There had only been Su Yun and Yingying aboard the ship, and Yingying had not even been human.

If the Black Ship's master had invaded anyone other than Yingying, it could only have been Su Yun. Judging by his power to steer a ship across the Chaos Sea, Su Yun would have been nothing more than a tiny flame before him, extinguished with a pinch.

Yet the one who had summoned him was Yingying.

What Yingying had summoned was not the Black Ship, but the dry bones behind the Nine Heavens Gate. Those dry bones had brought the ship here. After being verified by the ring, they had determined that Yingying was the one who had summoned them, the powerhouse chosen by the ring. Thus, the consciousness had invaded, seeking to seize Yingying's body.

It was merely that the Black Ship's master had never expected the ring's first owner, the Evil Emperor, and its second owner, Immortal Minister Biluo, to both be exceedingly formidable—far more ideal targets for possession.

Yet its third owner, Yingying, was somewhat of a burden.

More importantly, Yingying was not merely a burden—she was utterly hopeless.

She had been a book that cultivated into an immortal. What she excelled at most was recording things. Whenever Su Yun investigated things to gain knowledge, he relied on her to record everything before gradually comprehending it himself. Some knowledge Su Yun did not understand, such as Chaos Runes and Great Emperor divine abilities, was likewise first recorded by Yingying.

The Black Ship master's consciousness had indeed been incomparably powerful. Even existences like the Evil Emperor and Biluo would have struggled to escape the fate of being possessed upon encountering him. Yet