Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon! Chapter 84

Chapter 84: Chapter 82: Slaying Demons and Eradicating Evil

Days quickly passed.

Life on the slave trading ship was monotonous and dull, Su Jie spent his time studying the Mysterious Shadow Secret Technique besides occasional inspections.

“Divide!”

In the cabin, Su Jie moved his hands.

The shadow behind him suddenly stood upright, transitioning from a two-dimensional plane to a three-dimensional figure, the pitch-black shadow gaining luster, morphing into Su Jie's form.

Controlled by Su Jie, the shadow agilely ran back and forth in the room, its movements indistinguishable from a real person's.

“It worked.”

Su Jie nodded in satisfaction, the shadow now under his control could basically be used in combat.

Although Su Jie's talent was poor, he did not pursue complex variations; having a substitute to take hits was enough to meet his expectations.

As for controlling several shadows at the same time, Su Jie did not even consider such things.

Having made progress in his cultivation, and as mealtime approached, Su Jie cleaned up and went up to the deck.

On the deck, the crew had specially cast nets today, catching fresh fish from the river, which were then barbecued by the chef.

Su Jie picked a grilled fish and savored the earthy-tasting flesh while admiring the Golden Sand River before him.

Over several days, the Golden Sand River had reached its lower course, its flow becoming more turbulent with steep cliffs on both banks. Wild grass swayed in the wind, and flocks of water birds frolicked on the cliffs.

It was now sunset, the river's surface shimmering with golden light.

Even the clear sand at the river's bottom was tinted with a faint golden hue, which is also the origin of the name Golden Sand River.

On the Golden Sand River, over twenty large ships were also covered by the sunset, painted in an enchanting golden color, resembling a golden dragon threading through the valley.

“We will be back within the territory of Ghost Ridge Palace in five days.”

Chen Yun, who was also dining on the deck, saw Su Jie coming over with his plate and shared the news she had learned.

“The last part of our journey, don't let down your guard, we are only safe once we return to the grounds of Ghost Ridge Palace.”

Su Jie, with a deep look in his eyes, mused that their journey had been smooth sailing, perhaps due to traveling by ship.

Even though there were other ships on the Golden Sand River, nobody realized this fleet was entirely made up of slave trading ships carrying human slaves.

As for the navy inspections by the Da Li Dynasty, they mostly just extended their hands for money.

As long as the silver was sufficient, they would let them pass without checking.

Conversely, if the bribe was not enough, even if you were conducting your business honestly, they would find trouble for you.

Su Jie and Chen Yun were speaking when suddenly, a loud noise came from the upper decks.

Bang!

A figure crashed onto the deck, blood immediately pooling beneath her; this was a young female slave, her youthful face filled with fear.

Due to the height, this human slave did not die instantly and writhed in pain on the deck, screaming.

And on a window ledge above the deck, Xu Yihu appeared, coldly watching the struggling human slave below.

“Another damaged human slave, completely useless.”

Chen Yun lowered her voice, perhaps as a woman herself, she found this quite intolerable.

Ever since Xu Yihu boarded the ship, he called upon a batch of human slaves every day, and from time to time, piercing screams could be heard coming from his room.

Sometimes, when Su Jie was patrolling, he would bump into Xu Yihu in a good mood, personally coming over to select human slaves.

Su Jie saw firsthand the undisguised greed and bloodlust in the other's gaze as he looked at those imprisoned human slaves.

If these human slaves were not the property being sold to Ghost Ridge Palace by Liuyun Manor, he would have likely started slaughtering long ago.

“Where can you escape to?”

With a cold laugh, Xu Yihu flicked his left hand, his arm skin cracking and swelling inch by inch, sprouting scales and exoskeleton, the palm splitting open into a gaping maw that resembled a several-meters-long red lizard.

Then, a tongue attached to flames shot out from the mouth, whooshing as it wrapped around the struggling human slave on the ground.

The surging flames lit the human slave on fire, turning them into a torch, and wafts of flesh odor spread, causing many disciples to feel physically ill.

Human characters vary widely, and not every Demon Cultivator disciple savors bloody cultivation methods.

After roasting the human slave, Xu Yihu's left hand retracted the tongue, swallowing the person whole into the gaping maw in his palm.

It was visible that after the killing, the skin on Xu Yihu's left hand deepened in redness, turning darker and redder.

Human Worm Refining Technique!

Su Jie knew exactly what cultivation technique this was. For Xu Yihu at this stage, practicing the Human Worm Refining Technique meant there wasn't much difference with a Lifebound poisonous insect.

Because he had already merged with his Lifebound poisonous insect, nurturing the poisonous insect meant nurturing himself. The two had become one entity, capable of fully utilizing the advantages of both the insect and the human body.

However, the downside was also apparent, because the poisonous insect and the host were fused, it was constantly necessary to seek living humans for Blood Sacrifice and consumption.

Should the supply of living human sacrifices decrease, an extremely severe backlash would occur, turning him into a monster that was neither human nor ghost, devoid of human reason.

Of course, if the supply of living human sacrifices were continuous and even increased in quantity, then the cultivation speed of this technique and the strength increase would surpass expectations, at least in the initial stages, it is undeniably powerful.

After finishing the cultivation, Xu Yihu's arm returned to normal, gracefully pulling out a handkerchief to wipe off the traces of blood on his hand. His gaze swept across the deck then turned toward the expansive river in the distance, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

“What's going on, can't anyone here steer a boat?”

Yet on the river surface, a dozen or so twin-sailed fast boats were directly heading toward them. Although the river was wide, that fleet was precisely blocking the path of the Ghost Ridge Palace's fleet.

It is known that turning ships, especially large ones, is not like turning carriages; they require a vast area and are very inconvenient.

The two fleets were so close and moving in opposite directions, that a slight mishap could easily lead to a collision.

“Signal with the flag, tell them to quickly move aside and make way.”

Just as Xu Yihu uttered these words, an astonishing scene unfolded.

The sides of those dozen twin-sailed fast boats cracked open, revealing large oars that extended out, rowing uniformly, which rapidly increased the boats' speed, making them shoot across the river surface like arrows, inserting themselves next to each Slave Trading Ship, the two fleets connecting.

Then, from the decks of these twin-sailed boats, from the cabins and behind the sails, figures rose high into the air like winged roc, swinging grappling hooks and with weapons in their mouths, they leapt toward the Slave Trading Ships.

“Disciples of Guan Chao Pavilion heed my command, follow me to slay demons and eradicate evil.”

“Ghost Ridge Palace scoundrels, let us from Dragon and Tiger Sect meet you.”

“Purple Mist Sect brothers and sisters, follow me, rescue the citizens, and annihilate these cruel and ruthless Demon Cultivators.”

“Kill a Demon Cultivator, reward a hundred spirit stones, kill, kill, kill!”

Wearing various uniforms, coming from Qingzhou Jiaxing Prefecture, numerous disciples from several Righteous sects surged toward the Slave Trading Ships like wolves and tigers.

Amidst the battle cries, the entire Slave Trading Ship fleet instantly turned into chaos.

Chapter end

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