The void roared, chilling winds howled, and the world instantly darkened. Endless dark clouds covered the clear sky, and the whole world was filled with ghostly energy.
At that moment, everyone's bones and sweat stood on end, as if they had fallen into an ice cellar. It was as if their souls were being grabbed by a cold, giant hand, unable to move a muscle.
They saw a huge wooden ship breaking through the waves. The ship was so huge it looked like a floating island. Compared to Guo Ran's warship, it was like an ant facing a giant dragon.
On the pitch-black wooden boat, stained with mottled rust, the mast and canvas were riddled with holes, as if they might fall apart at any moment.
"Wow, such a huge boat, and it's actually a canoe." Guo Ran immediately recognized that the huge wooden boat was seamless, carved from a single log.
"Now it's great, we have a ride on the wind. Xia Chen steers the warship up close, careful not to touch those chains and wood pulp directly, or our warship will shatter instantly." Long Chen said excitedly.
"Boss, are you serious?" Xia Chen's face turned green with fear.
"Come on, it's not our first time." Long Chen said with a smile.
Last time, after being tricked by Longteng Trading Company, he found a ghost ship and headed straight for the company's dock.
Hearing Long Chen say this, Xia Chen could only grit his teeth and turn the warship's direction, following the ghost ship's direction to speed to the limit.
Even so, the ghost ship was already much faster than the warship, but in just one breath, it was caught up to it.
Fortunately, the ghost ship was speeding across the water, as if speeding across ice, without stirring up any waves, so there was no need to worry about being swept over by its splash.
Long Chen stood at the bow, seizing the moment. A chain shot out, landing precisely on the ghost ship's rail.
Long Chen secretly felt lucky. Last time on the ghost ship, he had already gotten quite a few chains, and he had used up a few. However, he still kept many in his hands. Only these chains were not afraid of the erosion of time.
If it were any other chain, it would rot and deform before even approaching the ghost ship, making it impossible to mount it.
"Buzz!"
As the chains mounted on the ghost ship, using the ship's rapid momentum, Long Chen exerted force with both arms and flew onto the ship's rail.
The moment Long Chen flew onto the ship's railing, he swung the chain in his hand fiercely at Uncle Huai.
"Whoosh!"
Uncle Huai grabbed the chain with his left hand and spread his right, sending endless branches flying out, enveloping everyone.
With a sharp shout, Long Chen exerted force with his arms, and everyone soared into the air, tracing an arc through the air, landing precisely on the pleft deck of the ghost ship.
"Never touch the mast or the canvas, and definitely not any metal on the ship." As everyone boarded the ghost ship, Long Chen hurriedly addressed them.
Because after boarding this ghost ship, Long Chen realized that it was unlike any ghost ship he had ever encountered.
The rust spots on those iron tools gave an extremely terrifying feeling; this was a very special ghost ship.
Everyone boarded the ghost ship and felt their scalps tingle. Even if Long Chen hadn't said anything, they wouldn't dare move recklessly. The atmosphere here was too strange and terrifying.
"Master, this place is not good. There are strange fluctuations, and there's something unclean down there." Uncle Huai cautiously scanned the entire deck, his expression serious as he spoke.
Unlike the ghost ships on Long Chen before, there were no densely packed corpse soldiers on deck. This ship's deck was spotless, with nothing at all.
Long Chen sensed something was wrong, and at that moment, strange sounds came from beneath everyone's feet.
"Tap-tap...
The sound was extremely strange, like footsteps, or like a broom mopping the floor. When it reached someone's ears, it felt as if billions of steel needles were piercing their soul, making one's soul tremble and goosebumps all over.
Everyone's scalp tingled; the voice pierced straight to their souls. Saying they weren't afraid was a lie; the scariest part was that they had no idea what it was.
"Don't worry, I have the Ghost Emperor's mark on me. The creatures on the ghost ship won't attack me. Let's go take a look." Long Chen said.
As he spoke, he walked toward the center of the deck, because Long Chen saw an entrance to a passage there.
Everyone followed behind Long Chen, but the ghost ship was so large that it took them a full hour to reach the entrance.
Along the way, they heard all kinds of strange sounds. Fortunately, everyone was truly strong; otherwise, that unknown voice could have shattered the soul.
Fortunately, Long Chen was there; otherwise, they really wouldn't have held out. When they reached the entrance, they discovered a passage leading to the lower level.
As he entered the passage, the whole world suddenly grew darker, and the strange voice became even clearer.
Following the passage down, we walked for an unknown length before reaching the lower deck. The lighting here was dim, but light filtered through the gaps in the upper deck, making it easy to see the surroundings.
"Creak creak creak... Just
as everyone stepped down, a strange sound suddenly sounded behind them. Guo Ran screamed in fright, because not far behind him, at some point, a living being was standing there.
Instinctively, Guo Ran donned his armor and swung his blade at the creature.
With a loud bang, sparks flew. The creature shook slightly, but Guo Ran was sent rolling out. Uncle Huai reached out his large hand, grabbed Guo Ran, and simultaneously released the force from his body.
Guo Ran had been shaken so hard his blood and energy surged and stars appeared before his eyes, almost spitting out blood, but after Uncle Huai helped him release the force, he immediately felt much better.
The moment Guo Ran made his move, sparks flew from the air, and people saw a creature clad in ancient armor. His body was shriveled, his eyes tightly shut, and there was no sign of life.
It looked indistinguishable from humans, with hands and feet, and similar proportions, except for a single horn growing on its head, proving it was not human.
Guo Ran slashed it, its body swaying slightly, but it ignored him. Its feet dragged on the ground as it continued forward.
"What kind of creature is this? So strong? Guo Ran cried out in alarm. He hadn't held back in that strike just now, but it couldn't harm that creature in the slightest.
Even the armor on that creature's body was only scratched with a single hair-sized scratch, impossible to notice unless you looked closely.
"In life, this person was a Celestial Venerable-level powerhouse, and among them, he should be considered one of the strongest types." Uncle Huai looked at the creature and said.
"Celestial Venerable-level dried corpse!"
Everyone exclaimed. They had just witnessed the terror of a Celestial Venerable, and his strength was simply despairing. And here, they actually saw a Celestial Venerable-level dried corpse. What was going on? Could it be that Heavenly Venerables are everywhere?
"Creak creak creak...
That sound was the noise of its feet dragging the ground. Its walking posture was extremely strange, its movements extremely slow, and every time it moved,Even a single step is extremely strenuous.
"Creak creak creak..."
At that moment, a strange creature appeared in the distance, just like that creature, dragging the ground and walking in an extremely strange way.
Moreover, Long Chen noticed that their steps followed this constant rhythm, with every step moving in no way, not a bit too much, not a bit less.
Suddenly, Long Chen noticed that these beings seemed to be clutching something, all expressionless as they walked in the same direction.
Long Chen waved his hand to everyone and rushed toward the direction the beings were heading. Soon, he saw a barrier appear ahead, and within that barrier stood a towering figure.
The moment he saw that figure, Long Chen felt his soul tremble, and even Uncle Huai's expression changed:
"A powerhouse from the Age of Chaos!"