Chapter 277 Defeat and Escape.
On the other side of the battlefield, the battle between Ryder and Longi had reached a fever pitch. Two men, three swords, sword shadows flashing constantly, clashing with dazzling movements.
While it seemed like neither side could gain the upper hand for the time being, it was clear to everyone that Ryder was clearly at a disadvantage, large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.
"Damn it! These useless bastards!"
Seeing his many pirates killed by Ma Hongjun and his group of four, even Tai Lang being blasted into a bloody mist by Mu Lin, or Shenger being captured alive by Xuan Mo, Longi felt an immense rage, not because of the deaths of his men. Their deaths were of no concern to him.
After all, for these pirates, life was both the most valuable and the least valuable thing. If they died, Longi wouldn't do anything, because the dead had no value.
His real anger stemmed from the incompetence of his pirates. Moreover, Xuanmo and his group hindered his progress in conquering this sea area during this battle.
"Where did these guys come from? I've been roaming this sea area for years, and I've never even heard of them!"
At this moment, Longji was furious and irritated at the same time because he couldn't defeat Ryder, a Soul King, after fighting for so long.
"Even if I'm just a Soul King, if you don't concentrate when fighting me, are you looking down on me?!"
Seeing Longji's concentration waver slightly, Ryder seized the opportunity and slashed his sword into Longji's chest, forcing him to stagger back.
"Cough cough, damn it, I'll kill you!"
After being slashed, Longji's clothes on his chest were torn open, and a scarlet blood seeped out from the sword wound.
Seeing the blood, Longji was burning with rage. He was already incredibly irritated by his inability to defeat a Soul King, and now he had been injured by a Soul King, which ignited his anger.
In an instant, Longji unleashed his full power and charged towards Ryder.
"Cross-shaped Wave Strike!"
Longji's twin swords instantly unleashed two intersecting sword energies. A surge of energy, like a surging wave, rose and fell on the sword energy. Ryder's eyes narrowed slightly; he knew Longji was going all out.
Not daring to be careless, he unleashed his blood sword with all his might, a sword light radiating blood energy flying out and colliding with Longji's soul skill.
"Boom!"
The collision of their attacks caused a massive aftershock of the soul skill, tearing apart the deck and pirates around them.
"Pfft!"
The next moment, Ryder spat out a mouthful of blood!
"Cough cough, it really is the difference in soul power cultivation."
Looking at Longji, who was also in bad shape but clearly much better off than him, Ryder frowned slightly.
"Looks like I have no choice but to use that move..."
"Hahaha! Looks like I'll have to leave after I kill you. Otherwise, you'll have to leave me here."
Longji glanced around and, seeing that Xuanmo and the others had finished their battles, couldn't help but smile sinisterly.
"I think our ending will be reversed."
Ryder's gaze sharpened, his fourth spirit ring lit up, and six sharp claws appeared behind him. Then, in a total of eight hands, each gripped a blood sword, and his sharp aura continued to rise.
"Today, I will defeat you with my strongest form!"
In an instant, as a flash of blood light appeared on Ryder's left arm, the surrounding air seemed to be filled with blood mist.
Then suddenly, the blood mist boiled.
The pervasive blood light slowly gathered and then merged into Ryder's body, making him, dressed in blood-red clothes, appear eerily beautiful.
At this moment, the people who had finished their battle gathered together.
"How is Brother Ryder now?"
Facing Jin Sanqian's question, Xuan Mo simply looked in the direction of their battle, his face calm. "The outcome between the two of them will be revealed in this final strike."
"Hey, wait! That dead bat looks like a spirit bone!"
At this moment, the sharp-eyed Ma Hongjun noticed the eerily red light on Ryder's left arm and immediately knew that Ryder possessed a spirit bone.
"Impossible!"
Mu Lin frowned slightly. "I've fought him no less than a hundred times, but I've never seen him use a Soul Bone Technique."
"Maybe he's holding back..."
"No need to guess."
Just as everyone was speculating, Xuan Mo spoke up to stop them. "That Soul Bone was given to him by me."
"Eh..."
At the same time, Longji also recognized that Ryder's technique was a Soul Bone Technique, and the greed in his eyes intensified. "I didn't expect you guys to be Soul Bone wholesalers! That one just now had a 100,000-year Soul Bone, and you have a left arm bone! Since I can't have that Soul Bone, I'll take this one without hesitation."
"If you've got the guts, come and take it!"
Ryder spread his bat wings, and eight swords swept across the sky, slashing out.
A burst of crimson energy erupted from the tips of the eight swords. Then, a bloodthirsty sword aura surged forth, slashing towards Longji with speed and attack power exceeding everyone's expectations.
"You die!"
Longji's sixth spirit ring lit up, colliding violently with Ryder's eight swords. Blood and light clashed with the waves, filling the deck…
"Kid, you just wait."
When the attack subsided, the two figures were revealed.
Longji's entire body was covered in sword wounds from the blood-red swords, and he was consumed by rage.
But Longji knew he had no chance of winning. Everyone on his pirate ship was either killed or captured. Xuanmo and the others could intervene at any time; continuing the fight would only put him in danger as well.
Ultimately, reason triumphed over anger and greed.
"You just wait!" Before Xuanmo and the others could react, Longji leaped into the sea and disappeared.
"Damn it! That guy got away!"
Xuanmo stared at the distant sea, then turned to see the approaching Dragon Soar. He grabbed the unconscious Shenger, turned, and walked back to the Dragon Soar. "Let's go back first..."
The others exchanged glances, but ultimately didn't object.
An hour later.
Xuanmo looked at Will with a sleepy expression. "Uncle Will, I'll leave tonight in your care."
"Don't worry, you all get some rest."
Will patted his chest. "As for that drugged pirate, I've already sent two sailors to keep an eye on him."
Another half hour passed.
On a pirate ship at sea, there were no survivors; they had all been slaughtered.
The murderer was none other than Longji, the pirate who had escaped from Xuanmo and the others earlier.
He was now applying medicine to his wounds, cursing, "Damn it! Next time, I'll make sure you all die!"
But just then, a sinister voice suddenly came, "Do you have the ability?"
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