Won Through Force

The seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors, whose combat power is comparable to seven martial artists at the third level of the Five Seas Realm, can truly demonstrate their value on the battlefield, serving as scythes for reaping large numbers of ordinary soldiers.

The Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors thought Li Weiyi was being nagging; he was just a bunch of small fry, why were they so wary of him?

The seven of them were currently brimming with internal heat and energy, and wanted to vent it all. Without even listening to Li Weiyi finish speaking, they transformed into seven streaks of light and rushed towards the fire crow cavalry flying over the river and in mid-air.

Li Weiyi didn't even have time to devise a strategy; he really wanted to tell them, "Kill the enemy's mount first."

"There's actually an Insect Tamer here!"

"Be careful, this masked man has already killed two of our Five Seas Realm experts."

The sounds of running and wind rushing past quickly drew closer.

Li Weiyi was targeted by four Five Seas Realm experts from the Fire Crow Cavalry, who charged from four different directions on the first and second Ship Tower of the Ship Tower. Two were at the Third Level of the Five Seas Realm, and two were at the Second Realm of the Five Seas Realm.

They were all top experts in the Fire Crow Army, second only to Yuwen Chao.

The third floor of the ship was under the special attention of the Fire Crow Cavalry, who were experts at the Five Seas Realm. Ten of them flew down to both ends of the corridor, flanking the ship from both sides.

Madam Xue's identity is truly extraordinary. She is protected by three experts at the Five Seas Realm. She is engaged in a chaotic battle with ten Fire Crow Cavalry at the Five Seas Realm. The magical energy she unleashed shattered railings, wooden walls, and screens, and even the roof was blown away.

The main hall in the very center.

The window was opened a crack about three fingers wide, Jiang Ning stood behind it, observing the Fire Crow Cavalry in the night sky, worried that there might be other experts lurking in the darkness.

Hearing the sounds of blood and screams outside, Zhuang Yue said urgently, "Miss, it seems it's not Yuwen Tuozhen and his men chasing after us, but rather a group of Night City bandits trying to plunder our merchant ship. Should we fight them, or flee immediately?"

"Whether we take action or flee, our whereabouts will be exposed, and we will soon attract powerful enemies."

Jiang Ning, who was staring intently out the window, suddenly frowned, quite surprised. She let out a soft exclamation. "It's those seven little guys! What are they doing on the ship?"

Zhuang Yue stared out the window.

Two of the Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors were seen taking flight, transforming into two streaks of light that weaved through the Fire Crow Cavalry. Wherever they flew, blood splattered, and corpses fell from the backs of the Fire Crows.

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

The body fell into the water, and the splashing continued without stopping.

Without the support of battle formations, how could the soldiers of the Spring Realm possibly withstand them?

Zhuang Yue stared in disbelief, then exclaimed with delight, "I knew Sima Tan hadn't died in Thirty-three Li Mountain! He was definitely the one who robbed the Four Great Sects and Tianya Ridge!"

Sima Tan followed Zuoqiu Courtyard's party into the Thirty-three Li Mountain, but did not return.

Many cultivators speculated that he either died in the mountains or absconded with a huge amount of wealth, making him the biggest mastermind behind it all.

"You seem particularly happy?" Jiang Ning remained calm, her beautiful eyes showing no emotion.

Zhuang Yue smiled and said, "I'm happy for you, Miss! You went to Immortal Burial Town to search for Immortal Soil, but you came up empty-handed. But Sima Tan must have some Immortal Soil on him."

"Bang!"

The door was smashed by a single punch.

The force of the punch and pieces of the door slammed in, the walls banged, and the windows rattled.

A soldier from the Five Seas Realm strode in and, upon seeing Jiang Ning and Zhuang Yue by the window, was immediately awestruck. After a brief moment of stunned Celestial Person, he exclaimed, "There are two Pure Immortal Body women here! Everyone, come quickly! Quickly inform General Yuwen...!"

Zhuang Yue moved swiftly, flying over and pointing out with a finger.

A bloody hole instantly appeared between the eyebrows of the soldier from the Five Seas Realm. He flew backward out of the room, broke through the railing, and fell into the water more than ten meters below.

Zhuang Yue drew her magical sword and charged towards the outer corridor.

Shortly after being pursued by Shi Shishi in Immortal Burial Town, she consumed the Crimson Haze Exotic Medicine, opened her fourth Qi Sea, and broke through to the Fourth Realm of the Five Seas. None of the Five Seas Realm soldiers outside could withstand her second sword strike.

Seeing the four experts of the Five Seas Realm approaching from all directions, Li Weiyi remained calm. He first threw out the mid-grade magic weapon, the Iron Book, which transformed into a rain of flying pages, striking the soldiers of the Third Realm of the Five Seas Realm who were coming from the left side of the first-floor Ship Tower.

The mid-grade magic artifact, the Jade Bracelet, spun and flew toward the soldiers of the third realm of the Five Seas Realm who were rushing toward the right side of the first-floor Ship Tower.

"Whoosh!"

After restraining the two, Li Weiyi leaped up and used all his strength to meet a soldier of the Second Realm of the Five Seas Realm who was flying down from the second-floor Ship Tower.

The Sword Qi shone brightly, and the sword light transformed into more than ten phantom images.

The soldier at the Second Realm of the Five Seas Realm was terrified, seeing only sword shadows before his eyes. He quickly mobilized his magical energy to activate the armor protecting his body.

With a "whoosh," the Yellow Dragon Sword slashed down diagonally, splitting him in two along with his armor.

Another soldier from the Second Realm of the Five Seas Realm had his spear already piercing Li Weiyi's face.

Li Weiyi used his Spirit Treasure Seizing, Jie Shou, to grab it.

Twist your wrist with force.

The powerful force traveled along the spear, causing the soldier at the Second Realm of the Five Seas Realm to spin uncontrollably before Li Weiyi swung his sword and cut him in two at the waist.

In a single exchange, the two experts at the Five Seas Realm were killed without any chance to fight back.

To any onlooker, Li Weiyi displayed the demeanor of a master, with a calm mind and fluid movements.

After blasting the Iron Book and Jade Bracelet away, the two soldiers at the third level of the Five Seas Realm unhesitatingly released their ten-foot-tall humanoid Battle Intent, their battle might soaring, like two peerless war gods.

Their excellent teamwork and coordinated attacks were enough to take on a master of the Fourth Realm of the Five Seas.

One man wielded a spear and slashed, his staff flashing, giving Li Weiyi no chance to fall.

The other man thrust out with lightning speed, the tip of his spear releasing a burst of flames and making a deafening explosion that tore through the air.

Li Weiyi wanted to finish the battle quickly, but he dared not underestimate his opponent. A dragon-patterned light appeared beneath his feet, and his body, in an unbelievable way, forcefully leaped several meters into the air, avoiding the attacks from the two below.

Then, he landed headfirst, unleashing the Ruyi Qiankun Sword.

The Yellow Dragon Sword clashed with the two spears, releasing powerful ripples of energy with each impact.

The moment he landed, Li Weiyi slashed at one of them with his sword.

The martial artist at the third level of the Five Seas Realm immediately took a step back, using his spear as a pillar to defend himself.

"Bang!"

The Yellow Dragon Sword was unstoppable, severing the spear. The sword tip sliced cleanly through his abdominal armor, and blood immediately began to flow from the gaps in the armor.

"What grade of battle sword is this?"

The martial artist, at the third level of the Five Seas Realm, had never seen such a sharp and powerful weapon before. He immediately lost all will to fight and hurriedly stepped on his magical energy to rush towards the Sui River below.

"We can't leave!"

Li Weiyi brandished his sword from a distance, unleashing the Taiyi Opens the Sea, as if to sever the Sui River.

A Sword Qi in the shape of a yellow dragon flew more than ten feet away and struck the back of his head and neck. The sound of bones breaking rang out, and the moment his feet touched the water, his head drooped down, and he was submerged in the water, never to rise again.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, another soldier from the third level of the Five Seas Realm jumped onto a flying fire crow and shouted loudly, "There is a powerful figure from the Fourth Realm of the Five Seas on the bow! All Five Seas Realm experts of the Fire Crow Cavalry, assemble and join me in hunting him down!"

"Bang!"

A Phoenix Wing Moth Emperor launched a sneak attack, flying in from behind him.

He sensed the danger and turned around, but before he could react, he was thrown off the fire crow's back and plummeted toward the ship.

Wearing Wind-Riding Boots, Li Weiyi moved as if stepping on a flowing breeze, weaving between the railings of the ship. He casually grabbed a spear stuck in the wall and thrust it at the soldier of the third realm of the Five Seas Realm who had been knocked over by the Phoenix Wing Moth Emperor.

Knowing Li Weiyi's prowess, the soldier quickly struck the hull with his palm and spun around to dodge.

The spear pierced beneath him, penetrating the floor of the second deck of the ship and embedding itself there.

Li Weiyi waved his right hand, and the Yellow Dragon Sword drew a bright sword circle that enveloped him.

After several rounds of fighting, the soldier at the third level of the Five Seas Realm struggled to hold on, but was finally pierced through the heart by a sword and fell into the Sui River with a thud.

Li Weiyi stood suspended in mid-air, stepping on a long spear stuck horizontally on the ship, observing the battlefield. He discovered that the Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors were incredibly powerful, charging through the Fire Crow Cavalry as if they were in an empty field.

In a short period of time, nearly half of the fire crow cavalry on the river and in the air had been killed or wounded; it was a truly tragic scene.

With the Seven Little Ones charging at lightning speed, Li Weiyi's worries were completely unnecessary. Those Fire Raven cavalrymen, let alone forming a battle formation, would have scattered like birds and beasts if they hadn't been waiting for Yuwen Chao's order to retreat.

On the Ship Tower, Fire Raven Cavalry experts screamed and plummeted to the ground. They had encountered a powerful opponent, and even their armor had been shattered.

"There are experts with Pure Immortal Body at the Fourth Realm of the Five Seas on the third Ship Tower. Quickly form Military Formation."

A soldier from the Five Seas Realm whistled urgently, summoning dozens of fire crows circling in the air to gather their forces and prepare to Military Formation enemy in formation.

Li Weiyi stepped on the spear and launched himself forward, crashing into the soldier from the Five Seas Realm.

The two clung to each other, crashed through the wall, and tumbled into the house.

"Bang!"

Li Weiyi had been using the Golden Spring to temper his bones, making his physical body incredibly strong. When he punched Li Weiyi in the face, the bones in his face instantly collapsed, and his entire head was deformed.

He stood up, delivered another fatal blow, and then walked out.

The Fire Raven cavalry on the ship had already sensed something was wrong. The soldiers on the backs of the Fire Ravens in mid-air were attacked by ferocious insects and suffered heavy casualties, while the leaders of the Five Seas Realm on the ship were also dying one after another.

There's something wrong with this ship; the number of top-tier experts exceeds their expectations.

Some soldiers began to flee, jumping onto fire crows, which triggered a chain reaction.

Li Weiyi leaped quickly, and after several teleportations, landed on the third-floor Ship Tower, where he saw Zhuang Yue wearing a veil. Unsurprisingly, he had sensed her aura of power while below.

Zhuang Yue's robes were soaked in blood as she pierced the last Five Seas Realm soldier with her sword. She turned around and looked at Li Weiyi, who was wearing a ghost mask. Despite her usual dislike for any man, a smile appeared in her large eyes.

But soon, the smile froze.

Because Li Weiyi turned around and went downstairs, rushing towards where Li Ling was.

"Boom!"

The entire bow was almost completely destroyed, leaving only the internal steel frame structure.

Yuwen Chao, Yin Thirteen, and Wu Zhaonan, who were fighting in the cabin below the deck, rushed out one after another and stood in three different positions.

Wu Zhaonan was seriously injured, blood gushing from his mouth and nose, and his armor was torn to shreds.

Yin Thirteen's face was slightly pale, his robes were like tattered cloth, revealing his white belly, and he looked quite disheveled.

On Yuwen Chao's enormous tiger head was a bloody claw mark, revealing the skull below, which had been injured by Yin Thirteen's claw force.

All three were stunned by the battle unfolding on the ship, which was completely different from what they had expected.

Despite his severe injuries, Wu Zhaonan burst into laughter, in high spirits. "Excellent! Today, I, Wu, am utterly impressed by Registrar Chen. It turns out you were prepared all along; no wonder you are not afraid of Yuwen Chao."

Yin Thirteen hadn't expected things to turn out this way; Li Weiyi had actually won! He felt incredibly accomplished, and humbly smiled, "It can only be said that a barbarian bandit is still a barbarian bandit, utterly unworthy of respect."

Li Weiyi didn't go to the bow to join the fun. Anyway, Zhuang Yue was there, and Jiang Ning was definitely there too. It wasn't his place as a martial artist at the First Realm of the Five Seas Realm to fight against a powerhouse at the Fifth Realm of the Five Seas.

I'm just really frustrated because I keep running into her; our fates are just too strong.

He met up with Li Ling: "No need to chase after those escaped fire crow cavalry. Quickly sketch out the Beast Script and control a group of fire crow mounts."

Both were Great Mind Master, and drawing Beast Script was second nature to them. They continuously sent out spiritual characters, which landed on the fire crows circling around the ship.

Yuwen Chao never expected to suffer such a huge setback today. He glared at the two men opposite him and roared, "Withdraw! We'll meet again someday. This isn't over!"

Yuwen Chao summoned the three-headed fire crows and was about to fly onto their backs.

"Whoosh!"

A bright Sword Qi fell from the sky, cleaving the massive three-headed fire crow in two.

The firelight from the crows bathed Yuwen Chao.

Zhuang Yue stood on the Ship Tower, her skin appearing even whiter and more translucent under the glow of magical energy, her battle sword pointing at Yuwen Chao below.

It's you.

Yuwen Chao had seen the portraits of Zhuang Yue and Jiang Ning, and recognized her from her features; she was the person from Luantai whom the young city lord had ordered to search for.

Very good!

If I can bring this message back, I can make amends today.

Yuwen Chao stepped on the magical energy, jumped off the ship, and fled ashore.

"Whoosh!"

Zhuang Yue leaped down from the third-floor Ship Tower, her figure pausing and accelerating several times in mid-air before appearing on the river surface. Like a holy maiden, she thrust her sword at Yuwen Chao's back from mid-air.

Yuwen Chao dared not take the sword head-on. He dodged and avoided the vital point, his fingers reaching for Zhuang Yue's wrist.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

The two figures shifted constantly, and after more than ten moves, they suddenly clashed, causing the water to explode and their magical energy to burst out.

Zhuang Yue retreated ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) away.

Yuwen Chao was cut on the cheek and staggered back ten feet.

Yin Thirteen and Wu Zhaonan exchanged a glance, then flashed forward, intending to help Zhuang Yue take down Yuwen Chao.

"Swish!"

A piercing sound of wind breaking rang out, and dozens of pure white magical energy feathers flew out from the main hall on the third floor of the Ship Tower, as fast as lightning, and struck Yuwen Chao in a winding manner.

Yuwen Chao immediately activated his Battle Intent and unleashed a powerful punch.

"Slap slap..."

His fists, along with the armor on his arms, were shattered by the white magical feathers, leaving his arms bloody and only the bone remaining. Some feathers even pierced through his chest armor and went right through his back.

Yuwen Chao fell into the water and sank to the bottom quickly.

Zhuang Yue wanted to finish him off, but she was too late.

Yin Thirteen and Wu Zhaonan were both shocked. They never expected that such a powerful figure was hidden on the ship. The two of them fought for a long time but could not break through Yuwen Chao's armor, while the other party pierced through it from a distance with just a feather formed from magical energy.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I'm finally recovering from the flu. Hopefully, today's word count is okay...