Chapter 455: Family (Two in One)

"Don't you think this look is cool enough?"

Yan Jing held his hands high, glancing sideways at Guo Xie below.

"Is that the point?!"

Guo Xie was so infuriated he nearly coughed up blood.

Seeing the people on the three ships behind them looking this way, he abandoned all concealment and bit down hard on the tip of his tongue.

Tangy, sweet blood dripped from the corner of his mouth. As if possessing a life of its own, it hovered in the air and formed a pair of rough hands that grabbed his wheelchair and pushed it forward.

"Move away, move away!"

Guo Xie roared.

The bloody hands shoved aside the two crewmen rowing the ship. Splitting left and right, they grabbed the oars and rowed frantically.

The ship's speed surged.

"Heh heh, tricked you into showing your hand!"

Yan Jing smiled smugly. He shifted the ship to his left hand, holding it up single-handedly, and extended his right index finger.

As the ship's momentum carried his body forward, a black rift unfurled from his fingertip. It was as if a massive gash had been slashed across the starry sky, and pitch-black chaotic energy spilled out from within.

Magma-like liquid dripped into the sea, immediately transforming into swirling voids.

Then, a terrifying scene unfolded.

The massive ship in Yan Jing's hand slowly sank into the giant rift. In mere seconds, it was completely swallowed up, vanishing from sight.

The rift mended itself.

In an instant, the clouds scattered and the smoke vanished. The wind and waves calmed, as if the entire scene had been nothing but a dream.

The ordinary crew members on the ship were merely shocked by the sight, but Bobo and Guo Xie both shuddered, their minds violently reeling.

The power of Space—

The two subconsciously exchanged a glance before turning away in tacit agreement, quickening the pace of the oars.

In the distant waters.

The few people preparing to fight naturally noticed this.

Lu Wan's eyes narrowed.

He hadn't expected such an expert to be hiding in Haidu.

Space and time—even across the entire Inner World, among the tens of thousands of pathways, these two absolutely ranked at the very top.

—

Just touching upon their fringes was enough to elevate one's strength to a whole new level.

But the methods displayed over there clearly went far beyond touching the fringes.

Aside from him, the harp-wielding man on the platinum ship also wore a solemn expression.

Before coming today, he had specifically observed the trajectories of Fate, but he hadn't seen the slightest trace of this sudden ship.

Even now, despite plucking his harp strings multiple times, he still couldn't find their future Fate trajectory.

If an ordinary person's Fate trajectory was like countless parallel lines, his ability was to find the thickest one among them.

But their Fate trajectory was more like a tangled ball of yarn. Let alone finding the thickest thread, even locating the starting end was difficult.

Suddenly, the man's pupils contracted as he stared closely at their Fate trajectory.

The next second, as if he had seen something terrifying, he let out a miserable shriek and violently collapsed onto the deck, blood gushing from his eyes.

"A good opportunity!"

Lu Wan made his move. With a wave of his large hand, a searing, thousand-meter line of fire rolled in from afar like a burning horizon. Wherever it passed, the pitch-black night sky turned as bright as doomsday daylight, glowing a fierce crimson.

Below, massive swathes of seawater began to boil, constantly bubbling with white foam as steam blanketed the entire ocean region.

This scene was truly burning the sky and boiling the sea. As a heavenly prodigy only one step away from the Summit, Lu Wan was considered an absolute heavenly prodigy even within the entire Five Elements Heaven, ranking extremely high.

Someone once prophesied that in another two years, aside from those old monsters, he would no longer fear anyone of his generation.

But he thought two years was too long. That was why he chose to come to the Great Prison himself, to accelerate the condensation of his heart of reaching the summit.

Seeing Yan Jing's appearance now made him even more certain of his decision.

Five Elements Heaven was only a very small place. Although it had a Ninth Tier expert, it still wasn't the endpoint he pursued.

Any random person popping out in the Great Prison could be an existence hailed as a heavenly prodigy in the Five Elements Heaven.

He, Lu Wan, was going to become a Divine Envoy, and this would be his starting point.

The blazing fire crackled, turning the surrounding air incomparably scorching. Lu Wan looked at the harp-wielding man, who was instantly enveloped by the raging flames, then shifted his gaze to the pitch-black giant ship opposite them, staying alert to the black-robed man's every move.

Unexpectedly, in the very next instant, that pitch-black giant ship actually turned its bow and directly gave chase in the direction Yan Jing had left!!

This scene was incomprehensible to Lu Wan, and even the crew on the pitch-black giant ship were stunned.

"Captain—the treasure—we don't want the treasure anymore?"

The girl with two small pigtails wiped the hot sweat from her forehead, staring blankly at the black-robed man.

"Leave it with that guy for now!"

The black-robed man gritted his teeth and said, "It has always been me, Fifth Master, taking other people's things. No one dares to snatch Fifth Master's things!"

"Chase him down!!"

"So what if he knows a few magic tricks? Just watch Fifth Master beat him to death!!!"

"Turn up the furnace for me!!!"

"Yes!!!" The girl saluted and hurriedly ran off.

Not long after, the black giant ship's entire hull trembled, and its speed surged.

This was the wondrous use of the furnace fire the black-robed man had spoken of.

It wasn't ordinary firewood, but a special substance used as the power source for this ship.

Driven by this, the distance between the pitch-black giant ship and the Bobo rapidly closed.

"My lord! They're catching up from behind!!"

Bobo had long recognized the other party's origins. Looking up at Yan Jing on the mast, she shouted, "That's the Fear Intent pirate crew! The vast majority of their crew members are entities from the Fear Pathway. Rumor has it that their captain has actually already reached the Summit, but has just been lying low in secret."

"They should be burning fear essence, which is why they're so fast."

"If this keeps up, it's only a matter of time before we're caught. My lord, what do we do now?"

"Fear Pathway—" Yan Jing paused, looking at the opposing sail painted with a black circle and a white curve. The more he looked at it, the more familiar it felt.

"No way—"

He muttered, and then blinked at the opposing ship.

A series of camera shutter sounds rang out.

The pitch-black giant ship's speed didn't decrease in the slightest.

First, the people tending the fire inside the boiler room hadn't entered Yan Jing's line of sight, and a ship naturally couldn't be stunned.

Second, even if nearly all the crew on the deck had fainted, it wouldn't affect the ship's speed.

Not only that, but after a few seconds, the speed of the pitch-black giant ship actually surged again.

Seeing this, both Bobo and Guo Xie felt their scalps prickle.

Wasn't he just taking a boat? Who would have thought the other party would not only abandon the treasure, but also burn so much fear essence to chase them.

Unexpectedly, Yan Jing narrowed his eyes, then jumped down from the mast and landed on Bobo's shoulder.

"Captain Bobo, stop the ship."

He said softly.

"Stop the ship—stop the ship?" Bobo snapped awake. Wouldn't stopping the ship now mean they were going to fight?!

She turned her head to look at Yan Jing on her shoulder, and finally gritted her teeth, shouting loudly, "All crew! Prepare for battle!!!"

Beside them, Guo Xie's face was also taut.

The massive bloody hands circled around him.

This was Haidu.

No matter which ship he was on right now, or what his identity was.

When a war began, no one on the ship could be spared.

Little did they know that the scene on the opposing ship at this moment was also quite unusual.

"Speed up for me."

The man roared, "If we let them get away today, everyone except the first mate is going to the boiler room to fuel the fire!"

Seeing this, the baby-faced girl couldn't help but gulp.

She didn't feel lucky that she was exempt from punishment; she only felt that the man was acting a bit strange right now.

Usually, no matter how furious the man was, he wouldn't lose his composure.

But at this moment, the man was actually trembling slightly all over. The black cloak he usually kept tightly wrapped was blown open by the sea breeze, revealing a corner beneath it, its icy edges glinting with a cold light.

Especially after seeing the opposing ship stop, the girl saw the man's hands involuntarily clench, trembling even more violently.

Just like that, the two ships stopped face-to-face, merely dozens of meters apart.

"Give me the megaphone!"

The man snatched the megaphone from the girl's hands, turned the volume up to the maximum, and roared at the opposite side, "You over there! Who just took a picture!!!"

Despite her fear, Bobo took a deep breath, carrying Yan Jing on her shoulder as she walked to the bow of the ship. Following what Yan Jing had taught her, she called out, "We don't understand what you're saying! If you want to fight, then fight! If not, state your name!!!"

"I asked you who just took a picture!" The man could hardly hold back anymore. His leg, clad in crisp black trousers, stomped fiercely forward. The nearly hundred-meter-long giant ship abruptly pitched forward, almost capsizing.

"Hurry up! Don't force your Fifth Master to make a move!!!"

"—If you want to know! State your name!!!" Bobo said coldly. "The Commander said so! We'll give you three seconds. If you don't state your name, we're leaving."

She didn't say how they would leave, nor did she say why they had to state their names.

According to Yan Jing, as long as she said it, the other side would naturally understand.

A few seconds later.

To everyone's surprise, The man spoke coldly, "Wuhe."

"My name is Wuhe."

"Now, speak. Who is the guy taking pictures over there? I'm only giving you two seconds."

"If you don't tell me in two seconds, I'll blow your ship apart."

"If you are very confident in your spatial jumps, you can try it."

Indeed, Wuhe figured the reason the other side was so confident was because they had someone who understood the Dao of Space.

And could perform spatial jumps.

And as for why they had asked him to state his name—

It was because there was someone similar to him on their ship.

"Alright, equivalent exchange."

Bobo said softly, "The one who took the picture was our Fourth Master."

Saying so, she reached out and lifted Yan Jing high off her shoulder.

Upon hearing the title Fourth Master, the girl beside Wuhe covered her mouth, her eyes widening.

No wonder the man had acted so emotionally.

She had heard the man say before that the people in their Family all had numbers in their names.

Could that cat opposite them be—

She was extremely excited, but unexpectedly, Wuhe flew into a violent rage on the spot. "Fourth my ass!!! The people in our Family all have odd numbers!!!"

"Fuck you, daring to trick me!!!"

He stretched out his right hand. Formless energy spread out wantonly like a rising tide.

Upon coming into contact with this energy, the crew members on the Bobo lost focus in their eyes. They ceased all movement and stared woodenly at the deck.

Soon, veins bulged on many of them as they began to tremble violently, their faces gradually twisting in agony.

Even Bobo fell victim to it. On the entire ship, aside from Yan Jing and Guo Xie, who was struggling to resist, everyone else seemed to plunge into terror.

Wuhe was a bit surprised.

Because he had originally thought the other side held up that cat just to humiliate him.

He hadn't expected the black cat to truly be out of the ordinary, actually withstanding his fear domain.

"Wuhe! Good name!"

The corners of Yan Jing's mouth curled up slightly. "We have plenty of time ahead of us."

As he spoke, giant wings spread from his back. He instantly blinked onto the ship's mast, hugging it with both arms.

The next second, the entire ship was actually forcibly hauled up by Yan Jing, hurtling towards the horizon.

Compared to before, its speed was more than dozens of times faster.

"Trying to run?" Wuhe sneered. He threw back his cloak, revealing the vintage Video Camera underneath, and pulled the trigger next to its neck.

White smoke puffed out, and a Freeze Frame Moment almost identical to the one Yan Jing had just used was triggered in an instant.

Yet unexpectedly, Yan Jing pointed from afar.

The originally near-stagnant world became lively once more.

"Goodbye! Mr. Wu!!!"

Yan Jing tapped his fingertips, and beautiful musical notes flowed out.

Sonata—speed amplified tenfold, opponent's speed slowed tenfold.

Peerless Sonata—speed amplified twentyfold, opponent's speed slowed twentyfold.

In a flash, the Bobo seemed to turn into a bolt of lightning, tearing through the pitch-black night sky and vanishing from the spot.

Wuhe still wanted to make a move, but it was as if even his thoughts had become sluggish. Only after a few seconds did he finally snap back to his senses.

Reacting to what had happened, he clenched his fists and roared at the sky.

He had been so close, just a little bit off!!!

It wasn't until several minutes later that he finally began to calm down.

He started to think about who exactly had been on that ship.

Before he came to the Great Prison, only one person from his Family had ever come here, and that was his Third Uncle.

But that man had supposedly died at the hands of the warden.

Or it could be that after he arrived here, someone else from the Family had come.

But if that were the case, there was no reason for the other side not to acknowledge him.

Aside from his parents, he had a good relationship with almost everyone in the Family.

Or there was one last possibility—

His gaze trembled.

Right at this moment, the girl next to him finally spoke up. "Captain, this seems to have been left behind by the other side."

She handed the object in her hands to Wuhe.

With just one look, Wuhe's tears began to flow abruptly.

It was a black feather.

Right in the middle of the feather grew an eyeball that had already lost its vitality.

"Found it. I really found it—"

He murmured.

The girl beside him had never seen Wuhe cry. Flustered for a moment, she hastily called for someone to bring a towel.

It wasn't until several minutes later, when Wuhe's emotions had settled again, that he took a towel from the girl and wiped his face.

"I've made a fool of myself, First Mate."

He looked at the girl and spoke softly.

"A weeping Captain is also very charming."

The girl's tone was gentle.

"Is that so?" Wuhe chuckled. Very quickly, he seemed completely recovered, returning to his usual style as his voice boomed, "First Mate!"

"Here!"

"Did you memorize that ship and the people on it?"

"I memorized them, Captain!"

"Good! Find them for me!!!"

Wuhe smiled. "Those two brats, daring to hide from your big brother! Damn it, don't let me catch you! Otherwise, I'll give you a good beating!!!"

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"My lord, where are we right now?"

Bobo looked at the bottomless layers of clouds below, feeling a wave of dizziness.

She didn't even dare to imagine how high up in the sky they were at this moment, or what would happen if they fell.

Every day spent following Yan Jing was far too thrilling, to the point she still couldn't fully adjust.

"Hehe."

Yan Jing smiled faintly. "As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will emerge victorious in a hundred battles."

"A surprise counterattack is the most lethal."

"You mean—" Bobo's breath hitched.

Sensing the ship starting to descend, Guo Xie hurried to push his wheelchair to the edge of the ship and looked down.

Through the thin clouds, they could see that in the sea below, Lu Wan was holding an azure crystal in his hand.

He was laughing heartily at the sky.

In the end, he was still the winner.

But right at this moment.

A soft sound seemed to echo from above.

"Steal."