The Earth Element Spirit Ship, like a silver meteor, streaked across the sky, speeding over the vast ocean, traversing the expansive sea, and detouring through the extremely cold ice region, sailing calmly and steadily for more than ten days.
However, just as Li Mu thought they would smoothly reach the Central Continent Spirit Realm this time, an unexpected event descended once again.
On the deck, Li Mu stood tall and straight like a pine, his brows slightly furrowed, as if he had sensed something. His Divine Sense, extended outwards, constantly monitored events happening three hundred miles away, so naturally, no situation could escape his observation.
Li Mu sighed, formed a spirit seal with both hands, and imbued it into the Earth Element Spirit Ship, slowing down the ship's speed.
"Lord Li, what's wrong?"
Xue'er noticed Li Mu's abnormality and asked with concern.
At this moment, Liu Yalan also walked out from the cabin. She had been cultivating in seclusion inside the cabin and was unaware of the outside world. But when she noticed the abnormal speed of the spirit ship, she couldn't help but become nervous. She walked onto the deck and saw the serious expressions on Li Mu and Xue'er's faces, feeling even more uneasy.
"Lord Li, has something happened?" Liu Yalan looked at Li Mu and asked worriedly.
"Three hundred miles ahead, a small-scale battle is taking place. One of the parties has some connection with me. I'm hesitating whether to intervene," Li Mu turned his head to look at Liu Yalan and Xue'er, explaining with a frown.
"Lord Li, is it your friend? If you can help without endangering your safety, then help them! If it's..." Xue'er looked at Li Mu, full of worry, hesitating to speak, implying something.
"Pavilion Master, are you worried about us? We will advance and retreat with you; you don't need to worry about us!" Liu Yalan quickly followed up, expressing her stance.
Hearing this, Li Mu pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Hmm, let's fly closer and see! If there's an opportunity, I'll help. If not, we can only ensure our own safety first."
As soon as his voice fell, the Earth Element Spirit Ship accelerated again, heading towards the battle location three hundred miles ahead.
As the Earth Element Spirit Ship rapidly approached, the sounds and sights of the battle became clearer. A small cargo treasure ship was surrounded by a fleet cobbled together from more than a dozen various types of warships. On those warships, flags fluttered, displaying different insignia, clearly not from the same force. The cargo treasure ship, however, displayed the unique insignia of Wanbao Pavilion, appearing isolated and helpless.
"It's Wanbao Pavilion's treasure ship!" Xue'er exclaimed. Having frequently visited Wanbao Pavilion with Li Mu, she had a deep impression of that unique mark.
Liu Yalan also frowned, surprised, and said, "Wanbao Pavilion has always been known for its fairness and credibility, and its sphere of influence is enormous. How could it be besieged again?"
Li Mu's gaze was like a torch, fixed on the battle ahead. He noticed that among the fleet besieging Wanbao Pavilion's treasure ship, there was a particularly large warship with an imposing Aura, clearly the command center of the entire fleet. On the deck of that warship stood a tall, black-robed Refining Void cultivator, with his hands behind his back, observing the battlefield, clearly the orchestrator of this battle.
"People fear fame just as pigs fear getting fat. Wanbao Pavilion's merchant ship has been targeted by rogue Cultivators," Li Mu explained faintly.
Hearing this, Xue'er and Liu Yalan exchanged glances, both feeling the cruelty of this world.
"Fellow Daoist, please lend a helping hand. This Pavilion will surely repay you generously!"
At this moment, an anxious and hopeful male voice came from the besieged Wanbao Pavilion treasure ship. The voice was full of tension and anticipation. Clearly, the person in charge on the Wanbao Pavilion ship had already noticed the arrival of the Earth Element Spirit Ship and had placed their hopes on them.
"Kid, wherever you came from, get lost! Don't meddle, or I'll take care of you too!"
As soon as the voice from Wanbao Pavilion's side fell, a fierce and cruel voice came from the mouth of the rogue Cultivator leader.
As the rogue Cultivator leader's cold and ruthless voice fell, a powerful pressure instantly enveloped the Earth Element Spirit Ship. The pressure of a Refining Void Realm expert was like an invisible mountain, making it impossible to breathe.
This pressure contained the terrifying power of a Refining Void Realm Cultivator, as if it wanted to crush the entire Earth Element Spirit Ship. The voice from Wanbao Pavilion's side now seemed exceptionally weak and powerless, as if they too were intimidated by this powerful pressure and could no longer utter any sound.
"Hmph!" Li Mu let out a cold snort, then quickly formed spirit seals with both hands. Mysterious spirit runes flashed around the hull of the Earth Element Spirit Ship.
As Li Mu's spirit seals entered the Earth Element Spirit Ship, a powerful Divine Thought shield instantly unfolded, completely isolating the pressure of the Refining Void Realm expert. The shield was like an invisible bubble, enveloping the Earth Element Spirit Ship and everyone within it.
Under the protection of the Divine Thought shield, Xue'er and Liu Yalan's pale faces gradually regained a hint of color. They felt that the powerful pressure had disappeared, replaced by a sense of safety and tranquility.
"Kid, you're seeking your own death! Zhang Shou, take your team and kill them!" Seeing this, a fierce glint flashed in the rogue Cultivator leader's eyes. He had clearly lost patience and directly ordered his subordinates to attack.
Following his command, five small spirit ships, like arrows released from a bowstring, broke away from the rogue Cultivator fleet's encirclement and sped towards the Earth Element Spirit Ship at an extremely fast pace. These spirit ships emitted strong spiritual energy fluctuations, clearly controlled by Cultivators of considerable strength.
"Whoosh, whoosh!" Cannons bombarded them.
Facing this fierce attack, Li Mu waved his hand, and the defensive Formation on the Earth Element Spirit Ship immediately activated. A dazzling blue magnetic light lit up around the hull, forming a huge protective shield that emitted a strong repulsive magnetic force, as if it could resist all attacks.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" With a series of earth-shattering roars, the cannonballs from the five spirit ships all landed on the protective shield.
However, the magnetic shield was like an indestructible city wall, blocking all attacks. The cannonballs exploded on the shield, forming large sparks, but the Earth Element Spirit Ship remained completely unharmed.
Seeing this scene, the expressions of Zhang Shou's team couldn't help but change. They had thought their attack would easily break through the Earth Element Spirit Ship's defense, but they didn't expect the opponent's spirit ship's defense to be so powerful.
At this moment, the Earth Element Spirit Ship did not stop its counterattack. The main cannon in the center of the hull began to slowly rotate, aiming at the rogue Cultivator leader's flagship. A powerful spiritual energy began to gather on the Earth Element Spirit Ship, and the muzzle instantly lit up with dazzling light.
"Boom!" With a loud bang, a powerful spiritual energy cannonball shot out from the muzzle, heading straight for the rogue Cultivator leader's flagship. Its speed was so fast that it was imperceptible to the naked eye.
"Not good!" The rogue Cultivator leader felt the terrifying power contained in the cannonball and was shocked. He made a decisive decision and abandoned the ship to escape.
The next second, the Earth Element Spirit Ship's main cannon hit the flagship. The ship's protective shield instantly shattered, swallowed by this force, and erupted in an earth-shattering explosion.
"Boom!" With a deafening roar, the explosion's shockwave instantly swept across the entire battlefield, causing everyone to feel a tremor in their hearts.
After the violent explosion, the battlefield suddenly fell silent.
Everyone looked at the scene before them in disbelief, unable to believe what they were seeing. The rogue Cultivator leader's flagship had already turned into a pile of ruins, with only some wreckage floating in the air.
"Good! Good! You little brat, die for me!"
The rogue Cultivator leader appeared in a disheveled state, his eyes bloodshot. He summoned a black saber, waved it forcefully, and slashed towards the Earth Element Spirit Ship.
Li Mu responded calmly, controlling the Earth Element Spirit Ship to skillfully dodge the rogue Cultivator leader's attacks. At the same time, he had the main ship's cannon continue to gather spiritual energy, aiming at the next rogue Cultivator's main ship.
To thoroughly defeat these rogue Cultivators, he had to eliminate their main fleet in one go, using the speed and attack power of the Earth Element Spirit Ship, rather than engaging in a prolonged fight with a crazy Refining Void Realm expert.
The Earth Element Spirit Ship was like a ghost on the battlefield, easily evading the rogue Cultivator leader's pursuit. Under Li Mu's precise control, it flexibly weaved through the rogue Cultivator fleet, searching for the optimal attack target.
"Zzzzt!"
The cannon aimed at the next red warship, a large main ship in the rogue Cultivator fleet. The Earth Element Spirit Ship's cannon had gathered enough spiritual energy and launched a fatal blow. A magnetic cannonball shot out from the Earth Element Spirit Ship's muzzle.
With a loud "Boom!", the magnetic cannonball directly hit the fifth-tier red warship, causing it to instantly halt as if bound by this force. Immediately after, the entire hull erupted in dazzling light and exploded with a thunderous roar.
The explosion's shockwave rippled across the battlefield, and the powerful impact caused a large number of smaller spirit ships around to tilt.
"Ah! Save me!"
"The ship's furnace is going to explode, quickly abandon ship!"
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Some rogue Cultivators hit by the shockwave were severely injured, some were knocked unconscious, and some were thrown out of their ships. Cries of panic echoed over the battlefield, filled with despair and helplessness.
Watching his subordinates fleeing in all directions and the destroyed ships on the battlefield, the rogue Cultivator leader's anger and despair reached their peak.
"You die for me!" The rogue Cultivator leader roared, his voice echoing like thunder over the battlefield. He charged madly towards the Earth Element Spirit Ship, his black saber like a black lightning bolt, continuously slashing out, releasing streaks of fierce Saber Qi.
Hundreds of Saber Qi, carrying substantial destructive power, slashed towards the Earth Element Spirit Ship.
However, facing this frantic attack, Li Mu did not show the slightest panic.
He calmly controlled the Earth Element Spirit Ship, relying on its excellent speed and flexible maneuverability, cleverly dodging the rogue Cultivator's Saber Qi attacks. Each dodge seemed so effortless and graceful.
At the same time, Li Mu did not forget his main task and continued to control the Earth Element Spirit Ship to lock onto the next rogue Cultivator's main ship and launch a fatal attack.
Soon, a loud "Boom!" quickly echoed over the battlefield, and another rogue Cultivator's main ship exploded and scattered under the Earth Element Spirit Ship's cannon.
The sixth-tier Earth Element Spirit Ship was like an overlord on the battlefield, relying on its speed and excellent spirit ship characteristics: magnetic shield, magnetic spirit cannon, magnetic space, magnetic force, instant magnetic shadow, magnetic absorption, and so on. It moved with extreme flexibility on the battlefield. The magnetic shield could effectively resist the rogue Cultivator's attacks, while the magnetic spirit cannon could unleash powerful attacks, destroying the rogue Cultivator's ships one by one.
As for the threat from the rogue Cultivator leader, Li Mu didn't even put it in his eyes. He had long seen that although this rogue Cultivator leader was powerful, he had not yet successfully condensed a Law Domain. A Refining Void cultivator without a Law Domain could not pose an effective threat to the Earth Element Spirit Ship.
Refining Void cultivators who have condensed a Law Domain and those who haven't are indeed two different existences. A Law Domain is a special Domain formed by a Cultivator after reaching the Void Refining Realm, through comprehending Laws and condensing their will. In this Domain, the Cultivator's strength will be greatly enhanced, even allowing them to exert power beyond their own cultivation.
The rogue Cultivator leader before him, although powerful, had clearly not yet reached this Realm. Although he could unleash powerful attacks, he appeared powerless in the face of the Earth Element Spirit Ship's magnetic properties.
Soon, explosions erupted one after another. Li Mu continued to control the Earth Element Spirit Ship, constantly launching attacks, destroying one rogue Cultivator ship after another. Driven by him, the Cultivators of Wanbao Pavilion's morale soared, and their escort ships joined the counterattack, engaging in fierce combat with the rogue Cultivators.
Finally, with the combined efforts of Li Mu and the Wanbao Pavilion Cultivators, the rogue Cultivator fleet was completely defeated, and the surviving rogue Cultivators scattered and fled.
However, even though the rogue Cultivator fleet had been defeated, the rogue Cultivator leader did not give up. He relentlessly pursued the Earth Element Spirit Ship, seemingly wanting to put Li Mu to death.
The rogue Cultivator leader's eyes gleamed with madness and brutality. He continuously swung the black saber in his hand, releasing fierce Saber Qi, attempting to break through the Earth Element Spirit Ship's defense.
Li Mu regained his composure, looking at the rogue Cultivator leader who was chasing him, a cold glint flashed in his eyes. He would naturally not be polite with him.
Li Mu quickly summoned five sixth-tier spirit swords from the nine storage spiritual pearl. They shot out and quickly gathered in the air.
With a thought from Li Mu, the five spirit swords merged into one, transforming into a dazzling five-colored sword light that slashed fiercely towards the rogue Cultivator leader, extremely swift.
The sword light streaked through the Void Realm like a meteor across the sky, carrying destructive power directly aiming for his life. The rogue Cultivator leader, seeing this, a look of terror flashed in his eyes. He hastily swung his black saber to block.
However, in front of Li Mu's Five Elements Sword Formation, his resistance seemed so weak.
"Boom!" A deafening roar echoed over the battlefield, as if the entire world trembled at this moment.
The rogue Cultivator leader's black saber was instantly shattered under the Five Elements Sword Formation's dazzling sword light, turning into countless fragments that scattered. He himself was sent flying by this immense impact. The Five Elements Giant Sword then pursued him, piercing directly through his chest, fierce and sharp.
The rogue Cultivator leader tumbled in the air, looking at Li Mu on the Earth Element Spirit Ship's deck with disbelief. He truly couldn't imagine that a low-tier Soul Transformation Cultivator could unleash such a fatal blow. This sword not only shattered his black saber but also directly inflicted fatal damage.
A strong desire to survive surged in the rogue Cultivator leader's heart. His body had been destroyed, and if he didn't take action, his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering would soon follow. Therefore, he immediately urged his Divine Soul to escape from his body, attempting to find a glimmer of hope.
However, how could Li Mu give him this opportunity?
A Refining Void Divine Soul was Xiao Bai's favorite food. This kind of precious Cultivation resource was not something one could encounter at any time. Now that someone had personally delivered it to his doorstep, how could Li Mu let him escape easily?
Li Mu let out a cold snort. His Divine Sense instantly transformed into a giant hand. With a grasp, it firmly seized the rogue Cultivator leader's Divine Soul. At the same time, he quickly summoned a soul gathering bottle from the nine storage spiritual pearl, placed the rogue Cultivator leader's Divine Soul inside, and with a wave of his Divine Thought, also collected the storage ring on the opponent's body into his possession.
After clearing the battlefield, Li Mu piloted the Earth Element Spirit Ship to the front of Wanbao Pavilion's fleet. At this time, the other party was tallying battle losses and rescuing crew members.
Soon, a familiar figure in a yellow robe with a big belly, escorted by a Soul Transformation guard, slowly flew towards Li Mu's Earth Element Spirit Ship.
Seeing that familiar face, Li Mu couldn't help but smile. (End of Chapter)
