Grinding EXP From a Demon Hunting Ship
Chapter 202: Spirit Ship Promotion, Legendary Advancement
The underground palace.
The Life Soul Pool.
GULP. GULP.
A writhing, squirming monster of flesh and blood, its tentacle-like pipes pulsed like a water pump, ravenously devouring the life souls.
On Su Ye’s ship panel, the number of life souls imprisoned within the [Soul Abyss Blood Prison] began to skyrocket at a visible rate!
With every breath, every heartbeat, in just that short amount of time, tens of thousands of life souls were transferred from the Nine Nether Blood Sea Array’s Life Soul Pool into the Ghostly Flood Dragon!
’Hey! Life souls, you’re out of prison...’
’Er, that doesn’t seem right!’
’Hey! Life souls, how do you like your new prison?’
’Majestic exterior, gorgeous decor, and a maritime atmosphere you just can’t miss!’
At this moment, feeling the ever-increasing number of life souls inside the Ghostly Flood Dragon,
"As expected... compared to painstaking accumulation, plundering is the true path!"
Su Ye said with a laugh.
Life souls numbering in the tens of millions, and high-quality ones at that, having been refined through ritual.
How much time and energy would it have taken for him to accumulate this many on his own?
Besides, this era was no longer the age of pioneering wars!
Wanton slaughter for the purpose of blood sacrifice was an out-and-out act of the Demon Dao!
Su Ye had no desire to be branded a Demon Dao cultivator...
After all, according to his inquiries,
in the current Yaoguang Islands, the Righteous Sects held an overwhelming advantage.
The Demon Dao sects, after suffering defeats in several major wars, had now all but vanished!
’The general climate just isn’t right for it anymore!’
"So... this Life Soul Pool."
"This is very likely my best chance to acquire life souls on a massive scale for the next few decades!"
A realization flashed through Su Ye’s mind.
His jet-black eyes gleamed with a dark, profound light!
SPLASH. SPLASH.
Within the Life Soul Pool, the ink-black, blood-like Soul Liquid churned as sinister energy billowed and raged.
And amidst this cold, sinister miasma, the handsome and otherworldly youth in black robes stood quietly, his expression calm.
He stood in the darkness, his silhouette outlined by the spiritual light glowing from the array patterns above the Life Soul Pool.
Profound, mysterious, like the deepest night!
He Muyun stood to the side, gazing at Su Ye’s back with an inscrutable look in her eyes.
A thought couldn’t help but surface in her mind.
’Was he... always like this?’
’So quiet and steady in the darkness, neither arrogant nor impatient, constantly improving himself?’
’No wonder...’
A glint flickered in He Muyun’s eyes.
She could almost picture Su Ye cultivating day after day, year after year, for the sake of his Circulation Magical Power...
Even though He Muyun knew that part of his Magical Power came from refining light orbs,
for someone of Su Ye’s age to reach Foundation Establishment Perfection so young, arduous cultivation was an absolute necessity.
’Such aptitude, such a disposition, such forbearance... truly... terrifying!’
He Muyun sighed internally. Gazing at Su Ye’s back, she felt as if she were witnessing the birth of a legend.
’Is it... still possible for me to break free from the Soul-Stealing Demon Charm?’
Her expression was complex.
...
Su Ye paid He Muyun no mind.
With the current strength of his Divine Sense, her life and death were his to decide with a single thought.
He waited quietly, draining the Life Soul Pool to fill the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s [Soul Abyss Blood Prison].
「After a long while.」
The Soul Liquid in the Life Soul Pool rippled, appearing somewhat depleted.
Under the frenzied absorption of the flesh-and-blood machine, the number of life souls in this pool had dropped drastically.
GULP.
A single bubble rose and then popped, revealing the dry bottom of the pool.
A flicker of joy passed through Su Ye’s eyes.
He summoned the ship’s panel.
[Legendary Ability: Soul Abyss Blood Prison (10,230,000)]
"Over ten million life souls!"
Excitement flashed in Su Ye’s eyes.
Compared to the pitiful few hundred thousand life souls he had before,
the number of life souls in the Ghostly Flood Dragon had now increased by nearly twentyfold!
"I’ve hit the jackpot!" Su Ye’s lips curled upward, unable to hide his excitement.
"Next up, advancement!"
Advancement to a Tier-3 Spirit Ship!
With the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s current foundation, advancing to Tier-3 gave it a very high probability of becoming a Quasi-Tier-4 Spirit Ship!
’Achieve a Quasi-Tier-4 Spirit Ship, and with that... step into the Crystallization Realm!’
Su Ye planned it out in his mind, his eyes gleaming.
Then, he led He Muyun and the cursed crew member—who had detached and reverted to its human form—outside.
Leaving the underground palace,
Su Ye looked up, lost in thought.
The sky.
The black and red canopy raised by the crown of the Divine Tree was still there, blotting out the sky and sun!
"Is it like a natural Array?" Su Ye murmured.
"If I’m not mistaken... does it also have functions like ’isolate the inside from the outside’ and ’prohibit exit’?"
"Judging by its strength, is it also Tier-3, or even Quasi-Tier-4?"
"Heh... what a pain..."
However, despite saying that,
a cruel smile played on Su Ye’s lips.
’When one carries a sharp blade, the intent to kill naturally arises!’
’Tearing this canopy to shreds... would that be so difficult?’
Su Ye chuckled, then summoned his Escape Light and returned to the Ghostly Flood Dragon at top speed!
"Time to advance!"
...
The Ghostly Flood Dragon.
The deck.
Su Ye sat cross-legged and ordered the crew members back to their rooms.
The entire deck was left with only him and He Muyun.
Su Ye summoned the ship’s panel.
[Name: Ghostly Flood Dragon]
[Grade: Tier-2, Peak (Upgradeable)]
[Spirit Ship Advancement (Requirements Met)]
[Yes/No]
Su Ye’s gaze swept over it.
The line of text for ’Spirit Ship Advancement’ was incredibly eye-catching.
A dazzling, brilliant golden light seemed to overflow from it, shining with immense radiance!
A crimson vortex materialized before Su Ye, and several blood-red tentacles extended from it, quivering in front of him like garden eels.
"Really... are you that eager to advance, you little rascal?"
Su Ye chuckled and muttered to himself.
Immediately after, his eyes lit up, and he declared with determination,
"Well then... let’s begin!"
BZZZT!
The hold of the Ghostly Flood Dragon.
Vast quantities of ’Azure Sea Dragon Scale Wood’ and ’Profound Origin Spirit Iron’ were piled here, serving as ballast!
Several Sea Successor Remains were displayed among them.
They varied in size, but the largest of all was the Sea Successor Remnant provided by the white whale!
The other Sea Successor Remains surrounded it like stars orbiting the moon.
And now, as Su Ye pressed ’Spirit Ship Advancement’ on the panel,
BZZZT!
A mysterious force emanated from the void.
In the hold, all the spirit materials disintegrated, transforming into a pearlescent white, semi-fluid substance that contained the purest spiritual nature!
Compared to when it had advanced to a Tier-2 Spirit Ship,
the materials Su Ye provided this time were far more abundant in spiritual nature.
The pure spiritual nature that condensed was all the more brilliant.
This pearlescent white, fluid substance reinforced the hull and arrays of the Ghostly Flood Dragon,
causing the spirit ship to undergo a fundamental transformation!
This change caused the expression of He Muyun, who was standing guard nearby, to shift slightly.
She did not possess the sense of Harmony.
But she could still feel that the spirit ship was undergoing an earth-shattering change!
Its size was even starting to expand?!
"This spirit ship is... advancing?"
He Muyun was shocked, her face filled with astonishment.
「After a long time.」
The spirit ship...
No, it should be called a spirit warship now. The advancement was a success!
Su Ye summoned the panel.
[Spirit Warship Advancement Successful]
[Overall Compatibility: 150]
[Advancement Evaluation: Legendary Advancement]