Douluo: I, the Prehistoric World Dao Venerable, Am Live-Streamed by the Sky Screen

"Damn it! What blind bastard is this?!"

"Uncle Nian, what happened?"

Shui Bing'er steadied herself and hurried onto the deck, suspicion and alarm filling her heart.

Hadn't they said that with the Heavenly Court's banner flying,

ordinary people wouldn't dare provoke them?

"Nether Birds!"

Pig Herder's voice carried obvious bad luck.

He didn't need to say more. Shui Bing'er, Snow Empress, and the others who had followed her already saw them.

Within the sea of clouds ahead, a massive flock of bizarre pitch-black birds had appeared at some unknown moment.

Each one was as tall as a building,

with wingspans of dozens of zhang, blood-red eyes, and gray-black ominous aura rolling off their bodies.

Merely being swept by their gazes,

a violent, bloodthirsty intent invaded their minds.

"These feathered beasts live deep within the Nether Sea. They're savage by nature, have pitifully low intelligence, yet possess powerful bones and flesh... Damn bad luck!"

Pig Herder cursed under his breath, though he remained fairly calm.

With obvious reluctance, he took out a high-grade spirit stone and swiftly embedded it into one of the formation nodes at the Cloud Boat's core.

Then his expression turned solemn.

His hands formed a series of rapid seals, shaping a complex incantation as he shouted:

"Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin!"

Clang—

Countless profound runes suddenly lit up around the Cloud Boat.

The next moment,

tens of thousands of chilling sword lights

formed a great river of sword dao and swept toward the flock!

Screech, screech, screech, screech—!

The sword lights crisscrossed and sliced through them. Wherever they passed, feathers flew and flesh was torn apart.

Shrill cries and miserable screeches

instantly echoed through the heavens, followed by a rain of blood cascading from the sky!

Even through the Cloud Boat's protective light barrier,

Snow Empress and the three female cultivators could still feel the fierce, baleful aura rushing toward them, making their souls tremble.

And those Ferocious Beasts that had terrified them beyond measure, before the Cloud Boat's Sword Formation,

were actually so utterly vulnerable!

Looking at the hellish scene outside, then at the Cloud Boat beneath their feet, steady as Mount Tai,

the four of them were filled with shock and reverence!

An Immortal artifact could actually be so terrifying!

Shui Bing'er had not expected this Cloud Boat to conceal such a terrifying killing method!

Those fearsome Ferocious Beasts had been wiped out in a single move!

If she could own one herself,

how wonderful would it be to possess such a divine artifact... She could not help feeling envious!

"What, jealous of this little travel toy of mine?"

Pig Herder noticed her expression and chuckled.

"I was just wondering how to repay you for giving up that spot earlier. Perfect—this boat is yours!"

He said it casually,

then casually tossed over a white token.

"Hold onto it. This is the Cloud Boat's core control token. It contains the method for using it!"

"This... is far too valuable. Thank you, Uncle Nian!"

Shui Bing'er caught the token, her heart filled with shock.

Snow Empress and the three female cultivators beside her stared wide-eyed at one another,

feeling as though their understanding of the world had been overturned once more!

Such a precious Immortal artifact was being handed out as casually as some ordinary object?

Was this the world of Immortals?

Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong was likewise deeply shaken by Pig Herder's extravagant gesture of casually giving away an Immortal Boat.

When she had just seen that flock of savage Nether Birds,

even she had been frightened,

thinking Shui Bing'er's group was about to be wiped out!

Who would have thought that Cloud Boat would be so formidable!

And Shui Bing'er's luck was so heaven-defying that it made people jealous. In the blink of an eye, she had gained another tremendous opportunity!

"Fortunately, I invested in Shui Zhantian early..."

Bibi Dong murmured to herself, a sharp glint flashing through her eyes as she secretly praised her own foresight.

"Merely the position of Honorary Elder appears to be insufficient!"

"It's time for those old fellows to make room again!"

Heaven Dou City.

Emperor Xue Beng's emotions were both anxious and excited.

He was excited because

Shui Bing'er was, no matter what, from Heaven Dou, giving them a natural advantage in closeness.

Being so near, the possibility of winning her over was extremely high!

What worried him, however,

was that he seemed to no longer possess bargaining chips weighty enough...

Suddenly, an idea struck him.

His gaze fell upon his only younger sister, Princess Xue Ke.

But he immediately shook his head.

"No, no!"

"If Shui Bing'er learns that I found her a stepmother, she'll probably chop me into eight pieces on the spot..."

Xue Beng scratched his head in distress.

"Ah, how tragic and lamentable!"

"I, the dignified emperor of the Tiandou Empire, have actually fallen to such a state...!"

He looked at the imposing Cloud Boat upon the Sky Screen,

his eyes red with envy.

"If my Tiandou Empire could possess an Immortal Boat like that, what Spirit Hall, what Star Luo Empire—they'd all have to kneel and submit!"

Suddenly, an even bolder thought flashed through his mind,

and his eyes lit up at once.

He raised a hand to stroke his carefully trimmed mustache,

then gave a wicked smile.

He had played the part of a wastrel for half his life.

When it came to courting women, he was confident his skills had long reached perfection!

Coupled with his handsome face and the added prestige of being emperor...

"If a stepmother won't work, then I... can personally take the field, can't I?"