Chapter 184: Thousand Charms and Hundred Allurements

Unlock the second seal!

The Captain's identity had always been a mystery. Xu Qing had made many guesses about this, even wondering if he might be the First Prince of the Seventh Peak.

However, to Xu Qing, these guesses only occasionally surfaced in his mind and were not very important, because no matter who the other party was, it did not affect the subtle relationship between them.

For instance, at this moment, seeing the Captain's aura erupting with a boom, Xu Qing also revealed a fierce glint in his eyes. He didn't want to lose either, and deep down, he even had a strong anticipation for the Captain turning into the Third Princess.

Therefore, almost the instant the Captain erupted, the life lamp within Xu Qing burned even more violently, and the next moment, the two collided once again.

A heaven-shaking roar erupted. The Captain, having unlocked his seal, radiated a golden light from his entire body. To Xu Qing, this light felt like divinity, yet it was also somewhat different.

Divinity is sacred, whereas the Captain's aura carried a strong sense of tyranny, as if it could suppress all laws and everything else.

At this moment, as he shone, the Captain waved his hand, directly forming a sea of golden light that transformed into a giant hand, suppressing downward toward Xu Qing.

"The Third Princess shall be you!" the Captain roared.

The next instant, Xu Qing's entire body shook violently, and he retreated continuously. Under the shroud of this sea of light, he felt the madness and extreme dominance within it, making it difficult for him to breathe. His cultivation base's circulation was also affected, and the life fire within him swayed violently.

Viewed from afar, in front of the giant hand formed by golden light, Xu Qing's figure was less than one-hundredth of its size. At this moment, under the pressure of this hand, his body was crushed layer by layer, falling continuously toward the sea.

In Xu Qing's perception, this might exceeded two fires; even his body's speed could barely keep up. To be able to do this... only the power of three fires could suffice!

Xu Qing's pupils constricted, battle intent dancing in his eyes. Veins bulged on his forehead as he suddenly swung both hands. Instantly, a screech echoed in all directions behind him, and black flames soared into the sky. The Jin Wu within flew out, circling behind Xu Qing and roaring toward the heavens, before suddenly overlapping with Xu Qing.

The Jin Wu's body overlapped with Xu Qing's, covering his purple Daoist robe as if it had transformed into an imperial robe made of feathers. Though this imperial robe was somewhat illusory, it still radiated a sense of nobility.

The Jin Wu's head now transformed into an imperial crown, floating above Xu Qing's head and brewing a supreme aura.

The Jin Wu's phoenix tail became the ribbons on Xu Qing's body, and as it spread in all directions, the sea of black flames from the phoenix tail formed a cloak behind him.

Viewed from afar, at this moment, coupled with his delicate and handsome face, Xu Qing appeared in his entire exterior like a young emperor.

He even faintly resembled the Jin Wu Ancient Emperor he had seen on the dragon chariot in terms of temperament.

Even the Captain was shaken by this scene. The moment his eyes constricted, Xu Qing remained expressionless, his eyes revealing majesty, and he clenched his right hand into a fist, punching directly toward the giant palm above!

This punch fused his life lamp and life fire, utilized his battle intent and fierce glint, and even integrated the violent physical body of the Jin Wu Refining Ten Thousand Spirits. The moment it was unleashed, it became his peak strike to date.

The heavens and earth shook, and the surroundings roared. This fist formed an afterimage that grew larger and larger, until it was finally on par with the palm, and it too radiated a tyrannical aura!

However, Xu Qing's tyranny was the disdain of an emperor, while the Captain's tyranny was the madness of the wilderness.

After they collided in an instant, the sound was deafening, and an astonishing shockwave collapsed and exploded at the point of impact between the fist and palm.

Xu Qing spat out a mouthful of blood, his body rolling backward. The imperial body formed by the Jin Wu Refining Ten Thousand Spirits could not be maintained and dissipated. His right fist suffered intense pain, and his arm was directly dislocated.

The Captain also spat out blood, his body flying backward out of control. The diamond-shaped runes in his eyes flickered a few times before dimming and fading. His right hand also felt intense pain, and his wrist clicked, seemingly broken.

At this moment, as both sides retreated, they were both breathing heavily. While retreating, Xu Qing raised his left hand to hold his right arm and fiercely shoved it upward; with a 'crack', the dislocated joint returned to its place.

On the Captain's side, he waved his left hand, and golden light shone. The fractured area was actually solidified by the golden light. After it visibly healed and recovered, he endured the pain, showing nothing on the surface, and spoke indifferently.

"You kid aren't bad; you're already comparable to one-tenth of this Department Head's combat power. Keep working hard. Also... you lost." As he spoke, the Captain looked toward the sea surface.

At this moment, on the sea surface, the sea snake they had bet on was grabbed by a tentacle that suddenly extended from the void and dragged out of the sea.

The Captain's expression was filled with smugness. Just as he was about to say something to Xu Qing, at that very moment, a strange glint appeared in the snake's eyes. It suddenly opened its mouth wide and bit toward its own neck.

The biting force was so great that it not only used all its strength but also exhausted its potential by risking everything. With a 'crack', it bit off its own neck. The snake was not yet dead, and the sense of strangeness in its eyes grew even stronger. It actually began to eat its own severed half-body, one bite after another.

Large amounts of flesh and blood were swallowed into the snake's mouth and then spilled out from the severed half-body, looking shocking and terrifying.

The Captain was stunned. Xu Qing's expression was calm as he spoke slowly.

"Captain, I won."

After he finished speaking, the snake head shook, seemingly losing some support, and fell into the sea, while Xu Qing's shadow returned silently.

At the same time, the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor also finally broke through the seal.

After returning in an instant, he locked onto the Captain, feeling very ashamed and angry. He felt he had lost face just now and worried that this incident would make Xu the Demon think he was useless.

Especially since the shadow had clearly made a great contribution this time, which made the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor feel an extremely intense sense of crisis within.

The Captain looked blankly at the half-body of the sea snake that had fallen onto the sea surface, then looked at Xu Qing, his expression somewhat awkward as he spoke in a low voice.

"Little Junior Brother, let's discuss this..."

"You lost."

"Eh, your spirit tickets seem to have fallen again."

"You lost."

"I know, but I suddenly have a better idea. I think..."

"You. Lost!" Xu Qing's expression was serious as he spoke word by word.

After speaking, he thought for a moment and put on a surprised expression, as if the Captain's lack of cooperation made him feel it was somewhat inconceivable. After all, losing a bet required admitting it; this was a principle as natural as paying back a debt.

The Captain's breathing was rapid, and his eyes were somewhat red. After a long while, he fiercely gritted his teeth.

"It's just pretending to be the Third Princess, what's the big deal? You just wait!" Determination appeared in the Captain's eyes, and he turned and flickered into the ship's cabin.

Xu Qing's heart was filled with intense anticipation. He also returned to the ship and stood waiting slowly, looking at the cabin door.

Time passed bit by bit. Until half an hour later, when Xu Qing was becoming somewhat impatient, the cabin door slowly opened, and a figure, charming and graceful, walked out from inside with large strides.

It was none other than the Third Princess.

At first, this Third Princess's pace was calm, but after walking out completely, that delicate and beautiful little face, which seemed as if it could be broken by a blow, looked at Xu Qing with resentment, only to find Xu Qing's expression somewhat strange.

Thus, the Third Princess endured her irritation, snorted coldly, and walked over. She lifted her skirt to reveal two thick, sturdy thighs, squatted to the side, took out a large apple from her bosom, and took a fierce bite.

"Is this enough!"

At this moment, the Captain was dressed vividly and realistically, and even appeared to be a feast for the eyes. No matter how Xu Qing looked, he couldn't see any flaws, except for the fact that the Captain had a lot of leg hair on his legs.

But that little face with bright eyes and white teeth, along with those slender jade-like hands and arms like jade lotus roots, were very exquisite. Even the female disciples in the sect would likely be envious if they saw them.

This made Xu Qing somewhat curious about how the Captain had managed it. After sizing him up for a long while, the Captain felt somewhat ashamed and angry, and stretched his hand, which was like a soft sprout, toward Xu Qing.

"Give me the storage bag."

Xu Qing had previously taken the Third Princess's storage bag. At this moment, he took it out and poured it onto the ground. Instantly, a large pile of messy items spilled out, piling up like a small hill.

The most numerous were clothes. As for the spirit stones inside, there weren't many, but there were some black stones that radiated thick foreign matter. At the same time, Xu Qing also saw many crystal bottles the size of a finger.

Each one contained a black bead sealed with runes; these were exactly the items the other party had thrown to blast his Dharma ship earlier.

"So many?" Xu Qing took one and held it in his hand to examine it, then raised his head to look at the Captain.

"This item is called the Candle Yin Thunder. It is a one-time magic treasure unique to the Sea Corpse Clan. Its power is immense. Because only the strong among the Sea Corpse Clan can refine it, it is rarely seen by other clans, and its value increases according to its different power," the Captain said while rummaging through the items.

"The power refined by different Sea Corpse clans is also different. A few years ago, a Candle Yin Thunder refined by their Sea Corpse Clan Ancestor, comparable to a Nascent Soul strike, was auctioned in the Purple Earth and bought at a high price. This thunder is strange; after being nurtured with blood, its power can be further increased, and it is even more lethal to the clansmen belonging to the blood used for nurturing."

As he spoke, the Captain found some tokens, held them in his hand, and spoke smugly.

"The method of disguise I bought at a great cost this time is very profound. It can not only form the other party's clan aura but even perfectly simulate one's own fluctuations. I've had my eye on this Third Princess for a long time and have figured her out thoroughly."

"Next, we will go to the Sea Corpse Clan. As long as we aren't trapped inside for a long time or encounter a Golden Core powerhouse deliberately checking with all their might, a casual scan won't reveal any flaws."

As he spoke, the Captain glanced at Xu Qing, took out a white robe, and threw it over, while also handing him a small bottle.

"Put it on, and open the small bottle and keep it on your body. It will emit corpse poison, which can also conceal your aura and form some changes in your appearance."

Xu Qing took it upon hearing this and put it on. His aura changed instantly. While faintly emitting corpse poison, his appearance also withered rapidly, looking no different from the Sea Corpse Clan in terms of aura and appearance.

Xu Qing knew very well that this kind of small bottle that could cause changes to one's own body could definitely not be made by an ordinary cultivator, which gave him a certain understanding of the Captain's various wild methods.

"Then next, you will act as my protector and escort this Princess back to the Sea Corpse Clan. From now on, we must get into character and must not reveal any flaws. Do you agree?" the Captain said solemnly.

Xu Qing nodded; he felt the Captain's words made sense.

Seeing Xu Qing nod, the Captain coughed, stretched, revealing a graceful waist, then sat elegantly to the side, extended a long, hairy leg, and while eating an apple, shook his leg and spoke lazily.

"Come, Little Ah Qing, give this Princess a leg massage."

Xu Qing glanced at the Captain, took some poison powder from his storage bag, and prepared to pour it out to rub on his hands.

The Captain instantly retracted his leg, looking at Xu Qing with a heavy expression.

"I suddenly remembered, we should discuss the plan." ===== CHAPTER 185 =====