After hearing Cheng Yu's words, the Ink Emperor visibly froze for a moment, then spread his wide mouth in a grin.
"Ha ha ha ha! Your Excellency-no! You make an excellent point, sir."
With that, the Ink Emperor continued.
"Next, my people will replace everyone aboard this ship. What do you think, sir?"
Cheng Yu inwardly raised an eyebrow. Replace their identities? A fourth option immediately appeared in his mind.
Still, Cheng Yu asked the Ink Emperor,
"Then might I ask what you intend to do by assuming so many people's identities, Lay Buddhist?"
The Ink Emperor smiled faintly.
"Naturally, we intend to leave this Endless Wild Sea and head for the prosperous lands."
Hearing the Ink Emperor's words, Cheng Yu nodded slightly.
"In that case, whatever you wish to do is no concern of this humble Daoist."
The Ink Emperor left through the window. Cheng Yu had no idea what he would do next, but without a doubt, Cheng Yu had chosen the fourth choice.
He would let these Demon Monsters assume the identities of all the passengers aboard and reach the Eastern Continent without any trouble himself.
Of course, what Cheng Yu had not told the Ink Emperor was that once these Demon Monsters disguised as humans reached the Eastern Continent, they would most likely end up dead anyway.
Humankind's status as the protagonist of heaven and earth was no empty title. Granted, Humankind had no equivalent to the Demon Race's Heavenly Statutes, the "Demon Laws," with their widespread applicability.
However, any ranked official in a Humankind Heavenly Dynasty could use Humankind fortune to judge whether a human was good or bad, virtuous or evil.
And how could these Demon Monsters who had replaced the passengers possess any so-called Humankind fortune?
Even if they reached the Eastern