However.
Ye Xuan looked at the fearsome Black Ancient Ship. Instead of backing away, he smiled gently.
"What Ghost Ship?"
Ye Xuan sighed softly. "It's nothing more than a paper boat folded by an Empress."
Through his Double Pupils, he could see that the seemingly indestructible Black Ancient Ship was, in essence, just a sheet of bloodstained black paper folded into a boat.
It bore a wisp of the Ruthless Great Emperor's lingering obsession. But after countless years, the strange aura in this place had tainted that wisp, turning it into the ominous thing it was now.
"Come on. Let's go aboard and sit for a while."
Ye Xuan took Ao Tong's hand and, with a flicker, landed steadily on the ship's deck, ignoring the suffocating curses entirely.
"Vumm—"
The moment they boarded, the dried bloodstains on the hull seemed to come alive. A terrifying wave of resentment and murderous intent threatened to erupt, ready to devour the two intruders who didn't know their place.
"Quiet."
Ye Xuan gave the deck a light tap with his foot.
No earth-shattering divine ability erupted. Only a wisp of the Chaos Bead's aura flowed out.
The strange aura, on the verge of erupting, shrank back like a mouse confronted by its natural enemy. It became utterly docile, and even the sea fog roiling around them settled.
In that moment, the entire Ghost Ship seemed to radiate a peaceful serenity.
Ao Tong stood on the deck, somewhat dazed.
The surroundings should have been eerie and terrifying, but she couldn't sense the slightest danger. It felt more like they were riding on an ordinary pleasure boat.
"That's it? It's over?"
"Since we're on vacation, we might as well make it feel special."
Ye Xuan offered no further explanation and waved his hand.
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