SHINK!
He leveled the spear, took aim, and threw!
Seeing this, a grin spread across Menghou's lips.
"Hah... Just as I thought, an ignorant brat!"
"Has no one ever taught you that in the Early-stage Qi Refining, it's best not to let your Magical Artifact leave your hand during a fight?"
In the Early-stage Qi Refining, one's Magical Power and Spiritual Sense are weak. Once an enemy gets in close for melee combat, your focus is divided, making it difficult to control your Magical Artifact!
The effect is even worse than simply fighting with the weapon in hand!
Besides...
Menghou flipped his palm and produced a talisman!
A faint golden light appeared, enveloping his body and forming a protective barrier!
A Golden Light Talisman.
A first-rank, low-grade defensive talisman.
It came from the pouches of the Luo Family cultivators Menghou had killed in a surprise attack with his Ice Blade Technique.
'With this Golden Light Talisman for protection, I'll just take the hit from his Magical Artifact, get in close, and slit his throat!'
Menghou's eyes reddened as he stared at Su Ye's face, a savage grin spreading across his own.
It was as if he could already see the scene of Su Ye dying, his throat slit!
However, at that moment...
WHOOSH!
The Blood-Drinking Spear thrown by Su Ye became a blurry red line in mid-air, too fast for the naked eye to follow!
A fierce wind howled!
"That speed?!"
Menghou's expression changed abruptly, a flash of terror in his eyes!
'Impossible... Could this kid possess some innate Divine Power? I never noticed it before!'
Before he could even process the thought...
SHINK!
In an instant, the Blood-Drinking Spear slammed into the golden light shield with terrifying force!
Before the Blood-Drinking Spear, the golden shield was as fragile as a piece of paper!
CRACK!
The golden light shield shattered instantly!
"No—!" Menghou's cry was cut short.
The tip of the Blood-Drinking Spear slammed into Menghou's chest, and a terrifyingly immense force erupted from it!
His charging figure was sent flying backward even faster than he had come, disappearing down the corridor!
"Ah... huh?"
Lying on the floor, Zhao Li stared blankly as Menghou, who had been so full of murderous intent and steeped in Evil Qi just moments ago, was sent flying.
The almost comical scene left him completely stunned.
At that moment, Su Ye walked over and extended a hand to pull Zhao Li up from the floor.
"Get up. That guy's probably done for..."
He had just unleashed his full, unreserved power!
Six points of lethality, fully applied, channeling the [Whale-Hunting Spear] technique through the Blood-Drinking Spear!
That was a strike lethal enough to threaten a colossal sea beast!
Let alone the fragile flesh and blood of a human!
"Still, I should be careful..."
"You go on and find some medicine for your wounds."
After giving his instructions to Zhao Li, Su Ye narrowed his eyes and cautiously stepped out of the middle-deck cabin.
Unfortunately, his caution was unnecessary.
Menghou's corpse was pinned to the deck, his eyes wide open and blood pouring from his body.
In just a few moments, a pool of blood had formed beneath him.
His entire chest cavity looked as if it had been hit by a large-caliber sniper rifle—a mangled, bloody mess!
Su Ye glanced over.
'His internal organs are probably all pulverized.'
"Hiss... He should be thoroughly dead, right?"
'Should be?'
Still, with a mere thought...
...he remotely controlled the Blood-Drinking Spear, driving it into Menghou's skull and scrambling his brains into mush.
Confirming the kill!
A Transmigrator who doesn't confirm their kills isn't a good Transmigrator!
"Brain and organs, all pulverized. A mere third-level Qi Refining cultivator. If you can still survive this, then I'll be impressed..."
Su Ye muttered to himself.
Then, with a wave of his hand, the Blood-Drinking Spear flew back to him.
Menghou's body, like a snake with its bones removed, crumpled bonelessly to the ground.
Having killed Menghou, this was Su Ye's first time taking a human life.
But as he looked at the corpse, he felt no urge to vomit, no sense of nausea.
The man had borne a grudge, taken the initiative to kill him, and had been killed in return.
As for this outcome, one could only say he had it coming!
As for the smell of blood and the gruesome state of the corpse...
In his half-year of cutting up fish, what demonic fish didn't have a stench and gore worse than Menghou's corpse?
Su Ye had long since grown accustomed to it. He even chuckled as a strange thought popped into his head.
'Compared to the foul stench of demonic fish, the scent of blood from a human cultivator is almost... refreshing.'
Su Ye even felt...
...that he could stand before Menghou's corpse, step into the pool of blood, and eat a whole bowl of fragrant rice without batting an eye.
"Hiss... On second thought, no. That's a bit creepy!"
The corner of Su Ye's mouth twitched, and he shook his head.
Instead, his mind turned to contemplation.
'Menghou was Feng Dequan's lackey.'
'And given Feng Dequan's prestige and power, for Menghou to dare rebel and attack his superiors, he must have been acting on Feng Dequan's orders!'
'Besides... after all this time, the captain and the steward—the two Mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators from the Luo Family—still haven't appeared to stop the commotion...'
Su Ye narrowed his eyes, pondering for a moment.
'Either they're dead, or they're tied up and can't get away.'
'And on this ship, for two Mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators to go missing...'
'It's almost certain that Feng Dequan participated in, and perhaps even led, this mutiny!'
A glint flashed in Su Ye's eyes as he reached his conclusion.
But just then, a sudden sense of crisis welled up in his heart!
His body moved with his thoughts.
Su Ye's figure flashed to the side in a sudden movement.
The next instant!
SWOOSH!
A sharp golden light streaked through the spot where Su Ye had just been standing!
Missing its target, the golden light circled back in mid-air like a boomerang and returned to its master's hand.
Su Ye followed the golden light with his gaze, his eyes narrowing as he looked up.
Amidst the wind and rain, a tall figure stood atop the upper-deck cabin, staring down at him coldly!
The glint of gold was a flying dagger Magical Artifact, dancing and flipping between the figure's fingertips.
'Feng Dequan!' Su Ye's mind tensed.
"Innate Spiritual Sense, a talent for combat, and the ability to defeat a stronger opponent... Truly extraordinary..."
Feng Dequan looked down at Su Ye and said with a hint of regret.
'Such a pity...' Feng Dequan glanced at Menghou's corpse.
'That useless idiot was more of a hindrance than a help...'
Menghou's unauthorized actions had drawn blood between them.
Plus, the surprise attack just now had failed.
Now, it would be extremely difficult for him to recruit Su Ye.
Feng Dequan shook his head, his eyes growing cold.
'Now, killing him is the only way to settle this!'
THUD!
His figure leaped down from the upper-deck cabin!
Su Ye's gaze sharpened, his heart on high alert.
According to the original owner's memories, a Mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator had broken through a major bottleneck.
In addition to an increase in Magical Power, their physical bodies were also refined by Spiritual Qi!
Even if they weren't a Body Cultivator, they could still be nimble and strong!
Feng Dequan shouted, his strides creating a gust of wind as he rapidly closed the distance!
His right hand formed a claw, aiming for the shaft of Su Ye's Blood-Drinking Spear in a grappling maneuver!
It was a fierce and powerful move!
'Trying to take advantage of my inexperience and snatch my Magical Artifact?'
"Nice try, but..." Su Ye sneered, his eyes flashing with a cold light.
'After changing my class to [Tide Hunter], I've gained a wealth of spear experience!'
'When it comes to pure skill, I'm without a doubt...'
...the best on this entire ship!