Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

"Hm?"

Seeing Ye Chen appear so brazenly on its turf, the Evil Crow's gaze changed.

Its voice seemed to turn playful again, just like the wicked, charming man it resembled whenever it dealt with Ye Chen.

"You dare come into the heart of a thunderstorm to fight me? You've got quite the nerve."

The Evil Crow's eyes were chillingly cold. An aura of boundless calamity emanated from its body, shaking heaven and earth and causing the void to tremble.

However, Ye Chen merely shot the Evil Crow a faint glance before striking without hesitation.

A sharp Sword Qi, seeming as if it could pierce through the world itself, blasted a wide-open space through the thick cloud layer. The sword's light was blinding, illuminating all in its path!

"How absurd!"

"I'll show you just how vast the gap is between the Divinity Transformation Realm and my true self!"

The Evil Crow let out a cold laugh. The boundless energy of calamity surged toward Ye Chen like a tsunami, threatening to engulf him at any moment.

But at that very moment, Ye Chen once again summoned the Chaos Suppression Cauldron. A Chaotic Qi Flow spread out as the great cauldron, like a bottomless abyss, directly swallowed all the calamity energy.

"What?"

The Evil Crow was stunned. Its greatest strength was wielding the power of calamity against its foes, but that very power was being utterly suppressed by this cauldron. 'How am I supposed to fight this?'

"SWISH!"

Before the Evil Crow could recover, a sharp Sword Qi had already slashed down. Carrying an unstoppable momentum, it struck the Evil Crow's body heavily.

"BOOM!"

A deafening roar echoed as the Evil Crow, struck hard, let out a pained shriek.

A gash split open one side of its body. No blood flowed out, only countless streams of calamity energy circulating within the wound.

It had to be said, the Evil Crow's defense was truly terrifying. Ye Chen's sword strike had only managed to wound it!

'Even the Evil Crow can't handle this kid?' On the deck, the Supreme Profound Daoist's heart trembled as he watched. He finally realized how bad the situation was and decided to retreat.

"Quick! Get the treasure! Then we retreat!" he yelled, clearly not wanting to see the Evil Crow get tangled up with Ye Chen any longer.

The Evil Crow's eyes flickered. It knew it most likely couldn't defeat Ye Chen and immediately replied, "I suppose that's the only way."

"It's time. You can come out now."

As the Evil Crow's voice boomed across the deck, a slender figure suddenly emerged from deep within the flying ship, passing through layer after layer of Forbidden Arrays to arrive on deck.

'Is there another enemy?'

'The Evil Crow has help?'

The Cultivators on the deck were all startled and turned to look.

However, the person who appeared on the deck was a petite young girl. In her hands, she held a simple, antiquated wooden box.

It was Qingli!

Everyone looked at each other in confusion.

The girl's aura was ordinary, nowhere near strong enough to get involved in this battle. 'Why did the Evil Crow call her out?'

But the expressions of Zhong Quanming and Murong Dai changed drastically. They glared at Qingli and roared, "You bastard! How dare you!!!"

A terrifying Divine Might Realm aura erupted from their bodies, so powerful it seemed as if it could shatter the heavens and the earth. The sight was horrifying.

Qingli calmly held up the wooden box in her hands. Her expression was resolute, showing not a trace of fear as she looked toward the Evil Crow circling in the thunderclouds.

"If I give this to you, you'll let this flying ship go, right?"

Everyone was stunned by her words.

But the Evil Crow just sneered. "Look at the situation. You really think I'll let it go? You've seen my true form. This flying ship must be destroyed here!"

"Can you, though?" Ye Chen said faintly.

"This flying ship can't hold on for much longer, can it?"

"We've been fighting in this thunderstorm for so long. Anyone can see that the Forbidden Arrays on this ship have consumed far too many resources. I'm afraid the Spirit Stones powering its flight are almost depleted."

"Tell me, under these circumstances, while I'm commanding a thunderstorm you might not see once in a hundred years... even if I can't destroy the ship outright, as long as I can delay it, won't you all just fall apart in the sky on your own?"

The Evil Crow laughed out loud, its eyes filled with grim malice.

Clearly, its earlier injury had filled it with rage, and it was now just taking the opportunity to vent.

"Are you really not afraid of death?"

Ye Chen raised his Cangming Sword, vast Sword Qi surging around him.

"Hmph! The treasure is in hand. If we want to leave, do you really think you can stop us?"

The Evil Crow snorted with disdain.

As it said, both the Supreme Profound Daoist and the Evil Crow itself were far more powerful than an ordinary Divine Might Realm Seventh Layer Cultivator.

They also had more than enough tricks and trump cards. If they were determined to escape, Ye Chen might not actually be able to stop them.

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow slightly. He wasn't worried about these two escaping.

He was confident that with his Chaos Suppression Cauldron and Red Lotus Karma Fire, he had more than enough to make them suffer.

On the deck, Qingli's frail figure seemed minuscule beneath the sky filled with calamity.

She suddenly let out a bitter laugh. "I knew it would end like this. Working with you is like making a deal with a tiger; you were never going to keep your promise."

"What's the point of saying that now? Cut the crap!"

"If you don't want to die with them, then get over here!"

The Supreme Profound Daoist frowned. He took a step, appearing before Qingli, and reached for the wooden box in her hand.

But just then, an incomparably sharp blade of light, as if poised to split heaven and earth, suddenly swept toward him!

The Supreme Profound Daoist's brow twitched. He was already injured from his fight with Ye Chen, and with his vital energy not yet recovered, he was naturally unwilling to take the attack head-on.

The blade's light forced him back several steps, and his eyes instantly turned much grimmer.

"Steward Zhong, are you tired of living?"

The Supreme Profound Daoist looked coldly to the side.

The one who had just attacked to stop him was none other than Zhong Quanming!

"This treasure is not for fiends like you to possess!"

Zhong Quanming watched the Supreme Profound Daoist with indifference. Clearly, he was not willing to hand over the treasure.

"Is that so? You really think you can stop me?"

The Supreme Profound Daoist sneered. Although he was heavily injured, it didn't mean he was afraid of Zhong Quanming!

With his current strength, even while injured, dealing with a Divine Might Realm Fifth Layer Cultivator like Zhong Quanming was more than manageable!

"None of you deserve to have it!"

However, after glancing at Zhong Quanming and the Supreme Profound Daoist, Qingli suddenly uttered these words.

Then, she threw the wooden box in her hands toward Ye Chen.