"Fellow Daoists, there's no need to talk about honor or righteousness with these evil cultivators and pirates. Everyone, get them together!"
"Bring over the Divine Mechanism Crossbows and Star-Chasing Arrows, quick! Activate every array aboard the ships, too. Don't let him escape!"
"Who's got Thunderbolt Bombs? Stop saving them-throw them all at the bastard!"
The North Sea cultivators were a mixed bag, but none wanted to fall behind when it came to beating a drowning dog. Rarely did they get to gang up on a lone pirate. Several treasure ships and warships, along with experts of the righteous path, attacked in unison, blasting Mo Yan senseless within moments.
He had already been injured in the sea. As his blood surged, his internal organs shook violently. He vomited a great mouthful of blood and fell into the water, almost passing out.
"Fellow Daoists, please hear me out. This villain approached underwater, so he must have been plotting something. We should interrogate him first, then execute him publicly in accordance with the law."
Seeing this, a merchant association steward hurriedly called off the attackers, then brought out a magic treasure to bind Mo Yan and haul him out.
Even while he was calling out, Mo Yan took several more sword strikes and nearly died on the spot.
"All right, all right. Everyone, be careful. Watch out for a pirate ambush!"
"Exactly. We don't know whether this villain came alone or with other pirates. Better to be cautious."
They warned one another through voice transmissions, completely unaware that Blood Lion really was within ten thousand li.
Before long, Li Ling received word that they had captured a suspect in the cargo ship hijacking: the demon cultivator Mo Yan, a ship-captain-level leader of the Blood Shark Bandits.
He immediately replied, "Fellow Daoists, congratulations on