“What can we do about it?” the red-robed man asked.
“Let him…pass?” the black-robed middle-aged man asked tentatively.
Everyone was silent. If they let Mo Yi pass, it meant that a monster, not to say unprecedented but definitely unparalleled, had appeared on the Pan Yu Immortal Road! Finishing the Pan Yu Immortal Road, the illusion escaped twice in an instant. This shocking data would surely cause a sensation throughout the cultivation world if it were spread.
“Let him pass.” The black-robed middle-aged man sighed, “After all, he truly completed these tests without any flaws, and the title of ‘Monster’ is well-deserved.”
“Is that so?” The green-robed man said, “Alright then.”
The next moment, the green-robed man raised his hand and waved out a green light. A huge Dharma Seal floated up, brimming with majestic Dharma power. The magic circle beneath the jade slabs activated once more! This time, the magic circle’s trajectory became even more profound and complex, an invisible force like a tidal wave surging forth and crashing into Mo Yi’s mind!
“Damn it!” The black-robed middle-aged man slammed his foot down. A thick earth-yellow aura surged forth, and a chain of murky color appeared out of thin air, directly locking onto the green-robed man!
A white light flashed, and a cool aura filled the mountaintop. The chain driven by the black-robed middle-aged man suddenly fragmented in mid-air. The chain instantly collapsed without its complete form, turning into a murky yellow aura that dissipated into the air and eventually merged with the pure Heaven and Earth灵气, returning to the natural world.
The green-robed man raised two fingers of his free hand, with green aura winding around them. He looked sideways at the black-robed middle-aged man and said calmly, “Cheng Yang, since he is a rare monster who appears only once in a thousand years, then he should naturally experience things that ordinary people can’t imagine or endure, otherwise how can he be called a monster?”
“You’re crazy! You’re trying to destroy him! Increasing the intensity of the illusion is more harmful than good! What if the boy dies in the illusion?” The black-robed middle-aged man roared.
The green-robed man simply shook his head and said, “If he dies, then he dies. There are too many geniuses in the world, we don’t lack him.”
“Fine, fine, fine, Yi Hao Ran, are you just unable to stand anyone more excellent than yourself?” The black-robed middle-aged man’s eyes flashed with a cold glint, and a thicker earth-yellow aura surrounded him. “Could it be that your mind is so narrow, Brother Xiao Ran? It seems that ‘teaching according to aptitude’ doesn’t apply to you. You envy those more talented than you, you’re eager to destroy those geniuses, you can’t bear anyone who shines brighter than you, you’re selfish, greedy, vicious… isn’t that right?!”
“I’m simply stating the truth,” Yi Hao Ran said calmly, “Even if he completes the Immortal Road, he is still not as good as me. But the cultivation world cannot accommodate a second Bloodthirsty Demon Lord-like evil cultivator, who will bear the consequences then?”
“Hahaha!” The black-robed middle-aged man laughed wildly, “I never expected that the Chang Feng Sect, ranked second among the Immortal Sects, would actually produce such a short-sighted and venomous soul, it’s truly a joke, a disgrace to the cultivation world!”
The green aura in the green-robed man’s hand exploded. He reached into his bosom and pulled out a soft sword hidden at his waist, revealing it to the sunlight! Green light instantly enveloped the soft sword, and an aura strong enough to cut through metal erupted from the blade.
“If you want to fight, then fight.” The green-robed man glanced at the black-robed middle-aged man, “What’s all this talk for? The boy has already been hit by half the output of the magic circle’s illusion, it’s impossible for him to wake up!”
“Alright!” The black-robed middle-aged man responded heavily, “What cultivator alliance, what rules and regulations, there’s no point in delaying. Let’s decide the outcome right now!”
The green-robed man swung his sword, green light surged and even the ground split open, forming a huge gap.
“This place is inconvenient for us to use our full power. Come then, let me see the true strength of Qing Cheng’s Sword Immortal!” The black-robed middle-aged man clasped his hands expressionlessly, his entire body soared through the air and rose into the sky.
The green-robed man stepped on a swirling green light, his entire body rose rapidly into the sky.
“It’s finally come to a fight.” The red-robed man watched silently at the high altitude beyond sight, where two figures were locked in a tense standoff.
The white-robed man looked up at the sky, his face remained impassive, as if everything in the world were indifferent to him. Even if Mo Yi was tricked by the green-robed man, he, the designated master, didn’t react in any way.
Mo Yi opened his eyes again, and this time he didn’t close them. He slowly opened his mouth and his eyes widened.
In the blink of an eye, the familiar scene before him changed. From the previous bird songs and flowers, sunshine and bright skies, it transformed into a vast expanse of blue, the azure sea lapping against the wooden boat beneath his feet, the entire world swaying in a leisurely rhythm.
“Uh…” Mo Yi was stunned. After a moment, he slapped himself to confirm he wasn’t asleep and dreaming. Only then did he truly get excited.
“Damn it! I said that someone as handsome as me couldn’t be playing solo. Looks like those cultivators were mindless and deliberately left me alone for a while.” Mo Yi turned his head and looked around. He was standing on a very simple wooden boat, and as far as his eyes could see, he could only see endless sea water and blue sky. The gentle sunlight in the sky shone on the seawater, reflecting a blinding light.
“Uh… what should I do?” Mo Yi scratched his head, looking a bit strange at the empty surroundings.
Beneath the lonely boat, a huge shadow swam past, but Mo Yi was completely unaware.
Mo Yi tilted his head and pinched his arm. This delicate pain was absolutely undeniable. If this was a dream, it was way too realistic.
“Damn, no quests?” Mo Yi looked distressed, “You throw me into a dungeon but don’t give me a mission? What’s the deal? Are you telling me to go be the Pirate King?”
Suddenly, a huge shadow enveloped the entire boat! No, it wasn’t just the boat, the entire area within dozens of meters of the boat fell into darkness!
Mo Yi looked up, then he was stunned.
A strange beast’s roar came from the air. A giant fish, looking neither fish nor beast, as large as a building, was swimming towards his boat! Its huge body blocked out the sunlight, its fleshy body pressed heavily down on Mo Yi! In mid-air, its bloody maw opened wide, its sharp white teeth told Mo Yi that it wasn’t a herbivorous fish that only ate plankton, but a bloodthirsty monster!
And now, Mo Yi was the perfect prey in its eyes.
“Wo wo wo wo—cao!” A loud shriek that echoed through the sky gradually stretched out, resounding across the entire ocean world. A scene of a superior predator hunting an inferior prey was unfolding.
Just when Mo Yi was about to despair, a ray of hope quietly came… no, it crashed into this world! It opened its arms and gave Mo Yi a strong, warm embrace!
“Boom!” A huge collision sound rang out! The monster fish in the sky was violently knocked away! The powerful impact caused the seawater to churn, and the air waves spread out in circular shapes!
Mo Yi’s boat was instantly overturned, and after taking a few mouthfuls of salty seawater, Mo Yi quickly surfaced. He raised his head to focus his vision, and then he was completely dumbfounded.
It was a “Caravel”, a ship with a skeletal structure and a triangular sail, steering with the rudder at the center of the stern. The bow was shaped like a ram’s head, looking very cute. The entire ship was huge, even bigger than the monster fish in front of him! No wonder it could knock away the monster fish.
What surprised Mo Yi the most was not the appearance of this ship or the monster fish, but…
“F*ck, the Going Merry?!?!?! ” Mo Yi looked at the straw hat skull pirate flag hanging on the mast of the big ship and completely lost his mind. “This is really about making me Pirate King?!”
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ps: To be honest, I updated again (serious face)