Chapter 153: Spinning to Win

The seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors, with combat power comparable to seven martial cultivators at the Third Stage of the Five Seas Realm, could truly demonstrate their value on the battlefield, acting as scythes for harvesting ordinary soldiers on a large scale.

The seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors found Li Weiyi quite talkative. "They're just a bunch of small fry," they thought, "why be so cautious? The seven of us are brimming with fiery energy and vigor, we just want to unleash it." Without waiting for Li Weiyi to finish speaking, they transformed into seven streaks of light and charged towards the Fire Raven cavalry flying over the river and in mid-air.

Li Weiyi didn't even have time to arrange tactics. He desperately wanted to tell them, "Kill the mounts first, then the riders."

"There's an insect master!"

"Be careful, that ghost-faced masked man just consecutively killed two of our army's Five Seas Realm experts."

The sounds of running and rushing wind rapidly approached.

Li Weiyi was targeted by four Five Seas Realm experts among the Fire Raven cavalry, who charged from four different directions from the first and second levels of the ship's tower. Two were at the Third Stage of the Five Seas Realm, and two were at the Second Stage.

All were top experts in the Fire Raven army under Yuwen Chao.

The third level of the multi-deck ship was heavily targeted by Five Seas Realm Fire Raven cavalry experts. As many as ten people flew down to both ends of the corridor, flanking it from front and back.

Madam Xue's identity was truly extraordinary. She was protected by three Five Seas Realm experts who were locked in chaotic combat with the ten Five Seas Realm Fire Raven cavalry. The unleashed Qi energy blasted away all the railings, wooden walls, and screens, and even the roof was torn off, meter by meter.

The main hall in the very center.

A three-finger-wide crack opened in the window. Jiang Ning stood behind it, continuously observing the Fire Raven cavalry in the night sky, concerned that there might be other experts hidden in the darkness.

Listening to the continuous sounds of flesh being torn and screams outside, Zhuang Yue urgently said, "Mistress, it seems it's not Yuwen Tuozhen and his group pursuing us. Instead, we've encountered a group of Night City barbarians attempting to plunder the merchant ship. Should we intervene, or escape immediately?"

"Whether we intervene or escape, our whereabouts will be exposed," Jiang Ning replied. "And powerful enemies will soon be drawn here."

Jiang Ning, intently watching outside the window, suddenly furrowed her brows in surprise. Her red lips let out a soft "咦," as she murmured, "It's those seven little ones! How are they on this ship?"

Zhuang Yue looked out the window.

She saw two of the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors. They flapped their wings, transforming into two streaks of light, weaving through the Fire Raven cavalry. Wherever they flew, blood continuously splattered, and bodies fell from the backs of the Fire Ravens with a series of "plopping" sounds.

"Plop!"

The bodies fell into the water, and the splashes continued without pause.

How could soldiers at the Spring Realm, without battle formation enhancements, possibly stand against them? Zhuang Yue was dumbfounded, then joyfully exclaimed, "I knew it! That Sima Tan definitely didn't die in the Thirty-Three Mile Mountains. The robberies of the Four Great Sects and Tianya Ridge were absolutely his doing!"

Sima Tan had accompanied the Zuoqiu Sect's team into the Thirty-Three Mile Mountains but had not returned.

Many cultivators had speculated that he either died in the mountains or escaped with a vast amount of wealth, becoming the biggest mastermind behind the scenes.

"You seem particularly happy," Jiang Ning remarked, remaining calm with no ripple in her beautiful eyes.

Zhuang Yue smiled and said, "I'm happy for you, Mistress! You went to Immortal Burial Town hoping to find Immortal Soil, but found nothing. But that Sima Tan definitely has Immortal Soil on him!"

"Bang!"

The room door was shattered by a punch.

The force of the punch and the door fragments surged in together, making the walls shake and the windows rattle.

A Five Seas Realm soldier stepped in. Seeing Jiang Ning and Zhuang Yue by the window, he was immediately stunned by their divine beauty. After a brief moment of distraction, he exclaimed, "There are two Pure Immortal Body women here! Everyone, come quickly! Inform General Yuwen...!"

Zhuang Yue's figure flickered, and she darted forward, extending a finger.

A blood-red hole instantly appeared on the forehead of that Five Seas Realm soldier. His body flew backward out of the room, broke through the railing, and plunged towards the water surface more than ten meters below.

Zhuang Yue drew her magical combat sword and charged out into the corridor.

Not long after being pursued by Shi Shishi in Immortal Burial Town, she had consumed a Sunset Glow exotic medicine, opened her fourth Qi Sea, and broken through to the Fourth Stage of the Five Seas Realm. None of the Five Seas Realm soldiers outside could withstand her second sword strike.

Seeing the four Five Seas Realm experts approaching from all directions, Li Weiyi felt no panic. His mid-grade magical artifact, the Iron Book, was thrown out first, transforming into a rain of flying pages, striking the Five Seas Realm Third Stage soldier approaching from the left side of the first level of the ship's tower.

The mid-grade magical artifact, the Jade Bracelet, spun and flew towards the Five Seas Realm Third Stage soldier charging from the right side of the first level of the ship's tower.

"Swish!"

After holding the two back, Li Weiyi leaped up, meeting a Five Seas Realm Second Stage soldier leaping down from the second level of the ship's tower with a full-force sword strike.

The sword qi shone brightly, and the sword light transformed into more than ten phantoms.

That Five Seas Realm Second Stage soldier felt only sword shadows before his eyes. In great alarm, he quickly mobilized his Qi to activate the armor protecting his body.

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

The long spear of the other Five Seas Realm Second Stage soldier had already pierced towards Li Weiyi's face.

Li Weiyi used the Spirit Treasure Seizure technique, raising his hand to grasp it.

He twisted his wrist with force.

A powerful force traveled along the spear, causing that Five Seas Realm Second Stage soldier's body to spin uncontrollably. He was then cut in half at the waist by Li Weiyi's swinging sword.

In just one encounter, two Five Seas Realm experts were killed with no chance to retaliate.

To any bystander, Li Weiyi displayed the demeanor of a true master, with a calm mind and flowing, effortless movements.

After blasting away the Iron Book and Jade Bracelet, the two Five Seas Realm Third Stage soldiers unhesitatingly unleashed their ten-foot-tall humanoid battle technique projections. Their battle might soared, resembling two peerless war gods.

They cooperated seamlessly, fighting in coordination, enough to contend with a Five Seas Realm Fourth Stage expert.

One wielded his spear, striking with heavy staff shadows, giving Li Weiyi no chance to land.

The other thrust forward like lightning, the spear tip releasing fiery radiance, creating explosive sounds that tore through the air.

Li Weiyi wanted to end the battle quickly, but dared not underestimate his opponents. A dragon-patterned light appeared beneath his feet, and his body, in an inexplicable manner, forcibly leaped several meters high, evading the attacks of the two below.

Then, he descended headfirst, unleashing the Ruyi Universe Sword.

The Yellow Dragon Sword clashed "clang-clang" with the two long spears, and with each impact, powerful ripples of energy spread out.

The moment he landed, Li Weiyi swung his sword horizontally at one of them.

That Five Seas Realm Third Stage martial cultivator immediately took a step back, planting his spear like a pillar to block.

"Bang!"

The Yellow Dragon Sword was unstoppable and cut the long spear in half. The sword tip sliced cleanly through his abdominal armor, and blood immediately flowed out from the armor's crevices.

"What grade of combat sword is this?"

That Five Seas Realm Third Stage martial cultivator had never seen such a sharp, powerful weapon. Instantly losing all will to fight, he quickly used his Qi to propel himself towards the Suai River below.

"You can't escape!"

Li Weiyi swung his sword through the air, unleashing the Taiyi Opening Sea technique, as if to cut the Suai River in half.

A sword qi in the form of a yellow dragon flew more than ten meters, striking the back of his neck. The sound of bones shattering was heard, and the moment his feet touched the water, his head slumped, and his entire body plunged into the water, never to resurface.

The other Five Seas Realm Third Stage soldier seized the opportunity, leaping onto a passing Fire Raven. He loudly shouted, "There's a powerful individual at the Fourth Stage of the Five Seas Realm at the stern of the ship! All Five Seas Realm experts among the Fire Raven cavalry, gather and hunt them down with me!"

"Bang!"

A Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperor launched a sneak attack, flying from behind him.

He detected the danger and had just turned around, but before he could defend himself, his body was already slammed off the Fire Raven's back, plummeting towards the multi-deck ship.

Li Weiyi wore Wind-Guiding Boots, moving as if treading on flowing wind. He weaved through the railings of the multi-deck ship, casually grabbed a long spear stuck in the wall, and thrust it at the Five Seas Realm Third Stage soldier who had been knocked down by the Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperor.

That soldier knew of Li Weiyi's power, so he quickly slammed a palm onto the ship's hull, spinning his body to evade.

The long spear pierced past him, penetrating the deck of the second level of the ship and embedding itself within.

Li Weiyi swung his right hand, and the Yellow Dragon Sword drew a bright sword circle, enveloping the soldier within.

After several rounds of engagement, that Five Seas Realm Third Stage soldier struggled miserably. Eventually, he was pierced through the heart by a single sword strike and plunged into the Suai River with a "plop."

Li Weiyi stood suspended in the air, his foot on the spear embedded horizontally in the ship, observing the battlefield. He saw that the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors were ferociously powerful in battle, charging through the Fire Raven cavalry as if entering an unmanned territory.

In a short time, nearly half of the Fire Raven cavalry on the river surface and in mid-air were dead or wounded; it was simply tragic.

Under the extreme speed of the seven little ones' charge, Li Weiyi's worries were purely unnecessary. Those Fire Raven cavalry, let alone forming battle formations, would have already scattered like birds and beasts if they hadn't been waiting for Yuwen Chao's retreat order.

On the third level of the ship's tower, Fire Raven cavalry experts continuously screamed and fell. They had encountered powerful opponents, and even their armor was shattered.

"There's a Pure Immortal Body expert at the Fourth Stage of the Five Seas Realm on the third level of the ship's tower! Quickly, form a military formation!"

A Five Seas Realm soldier let out an urgent and clear whistle from his mouth, summoning dozens of Fire Ravens circling in mid-air, preparing to organize forces and kill the enemy with a military formation.

Li Weiyi pushed off the spear with his foot, launching himself to collide with that Five Seas Realm soldier.

The two tangled together, crashed through the wall, and fell into the room.

"Bang!"

Li Weiyi had been using the Golden Spring Bone Forging technique, making his physical body exceptionally strong. He smashed a punch onto the soldier's face, instantly collapsing the facial bones and deforming his entire head.

He stood up, delivered another sword strike, and then walked out.

The Fire Raven cavalry on the ship had already sensed that something was wrong. Soldiers on the backs of Fire Ravens in mid-air suffered heavy casualties from the fierce insect attacks, and the Five Seas Realm leaders on the ship were dying one after another.

This ship had problems; the number of top experts exceeded their expectations.

Some soldiers began to flee, jumping onto Fire Ravens, which then triggered a chain reaction.

Li Weiyi leaped rapidly, and after several shifts, landed on the third level of the ship's tower, where he saw Zhuang Yue, who was wearing a veil. It was no surprise; he had already sensed her powerful aura when he was below.

Zhuang Yue's robes were soaked with blood. After piercing the last Five Seas Realm soldier with a sword, she turned around and looked at Li Weiyi, who was wearing a ghost-faced mask. She, who usually found no man pleasing to her eyes, now had a smile emerge in her large eyes.

But soon, her smile froze.

Because Li Weiyi turned around and went downstairs, rushing towards Li Ling's position.

"Boom!"

The entire stern of the ship was almost completely shattered, with only its internal steel skeletal structure remaining.

Yuwen Chao, Yin Shisan, and Wu Zhaonan, who had been fighting in the cabin below the deck, successively rushed out, standing in three different directions.

Wu Zhaonan had sustained serious injuries, with blood gushing from his mouth and nose, and his armor was battered and torn.

Yin Shisan's face was slightly pale, his robes were like rags, exposing his fair stomach, making him look quite disheveled.

On Yuwen Chao's massive tiger head, there was a bloody claw mark, revealing the skull beneath, inflicted by Yin Shisan's claw force.

All three were startled by the battle situation on the ship, which was completely different from what they had anticipated.

Although Wu Zhaonan was severely wounded, he burst into wild laughter, feeling extremely pleased: "Excellent! Today, I, Wu, am utterly convinced of Clerk Chen's foresight. So you were prepared all along; no wonder you weren't afraid of Yuwen Chao."

Yin Shisan also hadn't expected such a situation; Li Weiyi had actually won through sheer effort! Feeling immensely accomplished, he modestly smiled and said, "One can only say that barbarians will always be barbarians; they can't make it to the grand stage."

Li Weiyi didn't go to the bow to join the excitement. Since Zhuang Yue was there, Jiang Ning must also be there, and it wasn't his place as a martial cultivator at the First Stage of the Five Seas Realm to fight against an expert at the Fifth Stage of the Five Seas Realm.

He just felt depressed; he encountered her every time, their fate was too strong.

He rendezvoused with Li Ling: "There's no need to pursue the fleeing Fire Raven cavalry. Quickly draw beast runes to control a batch of Fire Raven mounts."

Both were Grand Animists; drawing beast-controlling runes came naturally to them. They continuously sent out glowing runes, which landed on the Fire Ravens circling around the multi-deck ship.

Yuwen Chao hadn't expected to suffer such a huge setback today. He glared at the two opposite him and roared, "Retreat! We'll meet again; this isn't over."

Yuwen Chao summoned his Three-Headed Fire Raven and was about to leap onto its back.

"Swish!"

A bright sword qi descended from above, splitting the massive Three-Headed Fire Raven in half.

Raven fire splattered all over Yuwen Chao.

Zhuang Yue stood on the third level of the ship's tower, her skin appearing even more snow-white and translucent under the illumination of Qi. Her combat sword in hand, she pointed it remotely at Yuwen Chao below.

"It's you."

Yuwen Chao had seen portraits of Zhuang Yue and Jiang Ning, and he recognized her by her features. She was precisely the Luan Platform person the Young City Lord had ordered to be searched for everywhere.

Excellent!

As long as he brought this news back, he could atone for his failures today.

Yuwen Chao used his Qi to propel himself, leaping off the ship, stepping onto the river, then reaching the shore and fleeing.

"Swish!"

Zhuang Yue leaped down from the third level of the ship's tower. Her figure paused and accelerated several times in mid-air, appearing over the river surface, and like a saintly goddess, she thrust her sword through the air towards Yuwen Chao's back.

Yuwen Chao dared not meet this sword strike head-on. He shifted his body, evading the vital point, and reached his fingers towards Zhuang Yue's wrist.

"Swish!"

"Splash!"

The figures of the two constantly changed. After more than ten exchanges, they fiercely collided with a single strike, causing the water surface to explode and Qi energy to scatter.

Zhuang Yue was forced back ten meters.

Yuwen Chao had a bloody gash on his cheek and was also forced back ten meters.

Yin Shisan and Wu Zhaonan exchanged a glance, then flickered their bodies and charged forward, intending to help Zhuang Yue collectively subdue Yuwen Chao.

"Swish, swish!"

Piercing sounds of rushing wind rang out. From the main hall on the third level of the ship's tower, dozens of pure white Qi feathers flew out, as fast as river lightning, striking Yuwen Chao in a winding trajectory.

Yuwen Chao immediately raised his battle technique projection and fiercely blasted a punch outwards.

"Snap, snap..."

His fist, along with the armor on his arm, was shattered by the white Qi feathers. His entire arm became bloody, with only the arm bones remaining. Furthermore, some feathers directly pierced through the armor on his chest, going through to his back.

Yuwen Chao plunged into the water, quickly sinking to the bottom.

Zhuang Yue wanted to deliver a finishing sword strike, but she was a step too late.

Yin Shisan and Wu Zhaonan were both greatly startled. They had never imagined that such a divine figure was hidden on the ship. The two of them had fought for a long time without breaking Yuwen Chao's armor, yet someone else had pierced it from a distance with just a feather formed from Qi.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I'm finally recovering from the flu. I guess today's not too bad...