Chapter 147: The True Treasure, Bloodbath on the Warship!

Chapter 147: The True Treasure, Bloodbath on the Warship!

In the underwater cave.

"Yes."

Jiang Ning stood up, ready to leave, when his gaze suddenly froze.

In the small water pool ahead, he noticed a glimmer of silver starlight.

He then raised his hand and beckoned.

Plop, plop, plop—

The pebbles in the water pool instantly felt an invisible force, rushing away in all directions.

In an instant.

A black, pigeon egg-sized rock flew from the bottom of the water pool into his hand.

As the rock touched his hand, an icy chill penetrated his bones, seeping into his very marrow.

This sensation instantly gave Jiang Ning a sense of familiarity.

It was the water in that pool.

With this realization, Jiang Ning turned the black rock in his hand.

Upon closer inspection, he saw silver starlight flashing within the black rock.

This was also the reason he had noticed this black rock beneath the water pool.

Looking at the silver starlight flashing within the rock, Jiang Ning couldn't help but think of the special water he had refined earlier.

The water within the pool had an inner glow of silver, and even when submerged, it remained condensed and intensely cold.

"Could it be..." Jiang Ning's eyes widened slightly.

He thought of a possibility—the origin of the water he had just absorbed and refined might be related to this black rock in his hand.

Such heavenly materials and treasures must have a source and a reason for their existence.

It couldn't have formed out of thin air in this place.

His gaze sharpened like a ray of light, focusing on the black rock in his hand.

"Is it because of this rock?" Jiang Ning wondered silently.

From the similarities in appearance, the water he had absorbed and refined might have originated from this small black rock in his hand.

The black rock occasionally flashed with silver light.

Because both the unique water and this black rock shared the same silver glow.

Moreover, the chill from both was remarkably similar.

However, compared to the unique water, this rock gave him an even stronger sense of cold.

The temperature of the rock was so low that even the coldest ice couldn't compare.

Normally, this temperature would gradually cause the surrounding lake water to freeze, forming ice crystals.

But Jiang Ning noticed something different.

Only when his body touched the black rock could he feel the chill radiating from it.

As long as his palm moved slightly away, he couldn't sense the coldness emanating from the black rock.

At this realization, Jiang Ning was even more convinced of the truth.

The true treasure here might be this seemingly ordinary black rock in his hand, rather than the water in its special state.

With this thought, he carefully stored the black rock away.

Then, he thoroughly searched the surroundings again, and after finding nothing more, he finally headed towards the direction of the sunken ship.

On the sunken ship, besides the warehouse of iron ore, there was also the two severed halves of the White Dragonfish and Shi Xiaoyuan's sword.

Even though Jiang Ning had cut a gap in the sword, its value remained extremely high due to the quality of its materials and the craftsmanship of its forging.

Jiang Ning wouldn't waste such a fine sword.

On the lake surface.

Plop—

Plop—

Plop—

Three more splashes sounded as they entered the water.

At the same time.

Voices of several people talking could be heard on the deck.

"Have you found any traces of the Gang Leader and the others?"

"No, Elder. We haven't found anything!"

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On the other side.

At the bottom of the warship.

Huang San'er's face had turned deathly pale, and his lips had turned black and purple.

His arm had a broken wound, and after soaking in the water for more than an hour, he felt his condition deteriorating rapidly.

He also sensed that he couldn't hold on much longer; he might pass out at any moment.

But even so, he dared not make a sound.

More than an hour had passed, and none of the others, including Shi Xiaoyuan, had returned.

In this situation, how could he dare to show himself?

If he did, and the people of the Green Serpent Gang above found out, what explanation could he give for returning alone while the others, including the Gang Leader, were still below?

He would face an even more painful death, and his family would also be implicated.

With this thought, Huang San'er's heart sank.

Just then.

"Who's there?"

"Who are you?"

".

He suddenly heard loud shouts from above while hiding at the bottom of the warship.

The next moment.

Screams of agony filled the air above, and chaos ensued.

"A demon! It's a demon!" someone shouted in terror.

"Spare my life! I have elderly parents and young children." A voice pleaded in panic.

"Kill! Die for me!" Someone shouted fiercely, their face contorted with fear.

". . ."

Amidst the voices, Huang San'er heard mostly the agonizing screams of those dying.

Suddenly—

Plop—

A figure plunged into the water a zhang in front of him, creating a splash that hit his face, sending a chill down his spine.

The next moment,

The figure that had fallen into the water floated back up due to the buoyancy.

"Is he dead?" Huang San'er looked at the motionless figure a zhang away, his heart still racing.

After a few breaths, his panic subsided, and his heart calmed down.

He hesitated, then swam towards the figure.

Reaching the side of the body, he realized it was already a corpse.

The body was face down, its back facing up, and as it rose and fell with the water, bright red blood stained the surrounding lake water.

When Huang San'er turned the body over, what he saw confirmed his earlier judgment.

The person was dead beyond doubt, with blood still flowing from their orifices, and their eyes bulging like those of a bull.

As Huang San'er observed the corpse, the screams above continued relentlessly.

Occasionally, he heard the sound of bodies falling into the lake.

"Who is this ruthless person slaughtering the Green Serpent Gang members?" Huang San'er muttered.

Then, he recalled the conversation he had overheard outside the sunken ship at the bottom of the lake.

"Could it be that person?"

At this thought, Huang San'er couldn't help but look up.

He now understood that Shi Xiaoyuan hadn't returned, and their entire group must have met their end at the bottom of the lake.

If not, why hadn't they returned by now? The commotion he had heard was still vivid in his mind.

"Who is that person?"

"How powerful!"

"Not only did he kill Shi Xiaoyuan, but now he's single-handedly attacking the Green Serpent Gang's warship."

"After today, the Green Serpent Gang will only exist in name, and the county will likely undergo a drastic change!"

At this thought, a hint of joy appeared on Huang San'er's face.

If the Green Serpent Gang was in trouble, he could regain his freedom and escape their control.

"Who is that person up there?" Huang San'er was filled with curiosity.

Shi Xiaoyuan, the leader of the Green Serpent Gang, was a prominent figure in Luoshui County.

For over a decade, he had dominated the county, and few dared to challenge him.

He had weathered many storms over the years.

Yet, he met his end in the Luoshui River, and even the massive warship that accompanied him was now engulfed in slaughter.)



Huang San'er couldn't help but wonder who could have caused such a shocking event.)



As the sun set, the sky glowed with golden ripples.

Huang San'er looked up, squinting at the sun's direction.

From his angle, he could only see the sunset's glow in the sky and a corner of the warship.

The slaughter on the warship was audible but not visible.

A moment later—

The commotion on the warship gradually subsided.

"Is it over?" Huang San'er was astonished.

He had been detained by the Green Serpent Gang and brought here on their warship, so he knew there were nearly a hundred people on board.

From the initial commotion to the current silence, only half an hour had passed.

"Even if they were a hundred pigs, it wouldn't be this quick, right?" Huang San'er was even more surprised.

Having lived in Luoshui County for years, he knew why the Green Serpent Gang was one of the county's top three gangs.

It wasn't just because of their leader's martial prowess but also because many members possessed martial skills, and among them were several skilled martial artists.

On the warship above, there were several ninth-rank martial artists who had accompanied Shi Xiaoyuan.

Yet, in just half an hour, all was quiet.

At that moment—

Huang San'er's eyes widened.

In his line of sight, two figures appeared.

On the warship—

The sharp-faced man looked at Jiang Ning with fear and trembling.

In his eyes, Jiang Ning seemed like a ghost or a god.

The methods he used were incredibly mysterious.

"Spare my life!" His face turned pale, and he struggled to speak to Jiang Ning.

As he spoke, his face gradually changed from green to purple, and his expression was one of extreme pain.

"Spare my life!" He begged for mercy again.

However, the water flow around his neck tightened even more.

The water, like a python, coiled around him, suffocating him.

Not only was his neck unable to breathe, but his chest was also tightly bound by the water flow, constantly compressing.

In this state, the oxygen in his lungs was completely expelled, and his internal organs began to shift.

Creak—

Creak—

As Jiang Ning continued to exert force, the water flow, like a python, tightened further, causing the sharp-faced man floating in front of Jiang Ning to twist and deform.

Under the immense pressure, his eyes also bulged more prominently.

Crack—

With a resounding crash.

The sharp-faced man in front of Jiang Ning instantly lost his breath.

Thud—

The water flow dispersed.

His already twisted and deformed body fell from mid-air onto the deck of the warship.

It was clear that he had completely stopped breathing.

Then, Jiang Ning waved his hand again.

Several water flows floating in front of him moved like divine snakes, rushing towards the other end of the deck.

The next moment, the water flows reached another person.

Instantly, the water entered his body through his nose and ears.

Ah—

With a painful scream, the man instantly perished, devoid of life.

Jiang Ning waved again.

Several water flows rose from the lake surface beneath his feet, and under his manipulation, they were like divine snakes sweeping the battlefield, exterminating all the Green Snake Gang members on the warship.

Jiang Ning didn't feel any psychological burden for this action.

Firstly, this method of slaughter didn't have a significant visual impact.

Unlike blade-wielding killings, which often resulted in disembowelment, severed limbs, blood-soaked grounds, and rivers of blood.

Secondly, in Jiang Ning's opinion, even if the Green Snake Gang killed a hundred people, at least ninety of them were guilty, and at most, one or two might be wrongly killed.

In his view, that was enough!

He wasn't a judge, and he didn't need to be fair and impartial; he only needed to act without regret.

Subsequently, two or three hidden escapees also perished under his water control technique.

Once the water entered their bodies through their nasal passages and ears, they would die within a breath or two.

Because once the water entered their bodies, their internal organs would be crushed in an instant.

With shattered internal organs, how could they survive?

"This method is still the best!"

Jiang Ning nodded slightly.

Compared to this method, the efficiency of killing the Ninth Rank Martial Artist with a sharp face was extremely low.

Turning the water flow into a giant python to kill was time-consuming and laborious, with low efficiency.

Unlike now, water entering the body would lead to death within two or three breaths.

On the other side.

Huang San'er, below the warship, watched Jiang Ning with a horrified expression.

The scene of Jiang Ning killing the sharp-faced man had just entered his field of vision, leaving him puzzled.

He had only heard of such methods in certain storybooks.

Some storybooks recorded that in ancient times, there were divine birds that could shake their wings and scorch a hundred li of land.

There were also divine beings whose anger could cause mountains to collapse and rivers to change course.

But in reality, he had never witnessed such methods.

"Is he the legendary divine being?" Huang San'er wondered aloud as he looked up at Jiang Ning in the lake.

At this moment.

On the warship, everything had settled.

Nearly a hundred lives had perished before Jiang Ning's water control technique.

"Indeed a powerful technique, truly impressive!"

After this experiment, Jiang Ning couldn't help but praise it repeatedly.

Without this technique, killing these nearly a hundred people with his own strength wouldn't be so simple.

It would require a lot of effort.

Unlike now, where everything was resolved with a wave of his hand or a lift of his foot.

After checking again, he confirmed that there were no more survivors on the warship.

Within a hundred meters around, there was only one survivor in the lake.

As for that person, Jiang Ning knew with a glance that he was the one coerced by the Green Snake Gang to guide them to the sunken ship.

For such an innocent, unfortunate person, Jiang Ning naturally had no intention of killing him.

After a while.

Jiang Ning searched the entire warship.

Instantly, he gathered a large amount of silver coins, silver ingots, and silver bills.

He was too lazy to count them at this moment.

There were too many items, and his harvest was too great.

His two hands couldn't possibly carry all of it.

So, he untied a small boat from the side of the warship and placed all his gains on the boat.

After arranging everything, he sat under the boat.

With a thought, his water control technique activated.

The water beneath the boat instantly started to move, changing direction and carrying the boat towards his mansion at high speed.

(End of Chapter)

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