[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship":3,"chapter-grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-134":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Grinding EXP From a Demon Hunting Ship",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1358124,1796,"Chapter 134: The Might of the White Whale, a Tier 3 Demon King","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-134",134,"\u003Cp>White Iron Island Marketplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several jade scrolls were laid out before Qi Zisheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Divine Sense surged as his thoughts accelerated, absorbing the information within the scrolls and tallying the marketplace’s recent profits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh... Not bad at all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he finished his calculations, a look of delight spread across Qi Zisheng’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Compared to last month, the profits from the White Iron Island Marketplace have grown by another thirty percent...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this rate, even after deducting the costs for the Array’s maintenance and hiring outside Foundation Establishment cultivators...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...it will only take a little over a year to gather the twenty thousand Spirit Stones needed to buy back the island’s sovereignty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By then, we’ll have recouped our costs and can start enjoying pure profit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Zisheng’s face was flushed with excitement as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’When that time comes, maybe I can afford a breakthrough pill for the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment realm?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There’s even hope for the crystallization Spiritual Object the ancestor needs...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of longing filled his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a melodious whale song echoed through the sky, piercing through the Array’s barrier and reaching his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Zisheng’s expression changed drastically. He transformed into an Escape Light and shot out of the pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the sky above White Iron Island was in turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Violent waves surged, dark clouds gathered, and a torrential downpour began to fall amidst howling winds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the island, countless Demon Beasts converged into a black ’tide,’ crashing against the marketplace’s Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Beast Tide, several Tier-2 Demon Beasts manipulated their Demon Power, bombarding the Array’s protective light barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Qi Zisheng should have been overseeing the Array and slaying these Tier-2 Demon Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he stood frozen, his eyes glazed over as he stared at the Beast Tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of the tide was a white sperm whale, a hundred zhang long. It was as massive as a mountain and as pale as alabaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sang its melodious song, summoning the wind and rain, controlling the very powers of the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that... a Tier-3 Demon King?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Zisheng’s face was a mask of shock, and a chill shot through him as if he’d been plunged into an icy cavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white whale let out a long cry, raising a monstrous wave dozens of zhang high, suffused with terrifying Demon Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It swept toward White Iron Island with unstoppable force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK, CRACK.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiderweb-like cracks spread across the high-grade Tier-2 Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, the Array’s light barrier shattered with a deafening crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White Whale Moby Dick stirred its Demon Power and unleashed a tidal wave with the force of heavenly might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single assault, it had destroyed the Island Protection Array of White Iron Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wave’s momentum carried it forward, crashing into the marketplace’s many buildings, tearing them down and reducing them to rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire White Iron Island Marketplace had been turned into a flooded wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, countless Demon Beasts swarmed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Array is broken!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Run!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Loose Cultivator, terrified, channeled his Magical Power and fled for his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, several shrimp-like, mantis-like Demon Beasts swam rapidly in pursuit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RIP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few sharp demonic pincers snapped shut. The Loose Cultivator’s protective shield shattered, and his body was instantly sliced in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His internal organs spilled out, staining the seawater red in a gruesome spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The White Iron Island Marketplace... is finished?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Zisheng’s expression was blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling Su Ye’s question from that day, he broke down in tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I regret it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I truly regret it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Qi Zisheng was just an ordinary cultivator. He had no ’Spring and Autumn Cicada,’ nor any ’Return to Truth’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once a choice was made, there was no changing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, several Tier-2 Demon Beasts fixed their cold, greedy eyes on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To a Demon Beast, the flesh and blood of a mortal was mediocre, far less tasty than that of a common animal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a cultivator, especially a high-level one, whose flesh was rich with Spiritual Qi, was a heavenly treasure to them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>GASP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Zisheng gasped, biting his tongue hard to snap himself out of his stupor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, he turned and fled from White Iron Island in an Escape Light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s come to this. I have to save myself first!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am the king, Moby Dick!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White Whale Demon King’s Divine Sense transmission echoed across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Several days later.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Donglong Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moby Dick... in the native tongue, ’Great Ocean Rakshasa’?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Tier-3 Demon King. How imposing...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye lowered the Intelligence Jade Scroll, his eyes flickering with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White Whale Moby Dick had made its move, unleashing its power as a Tier-3 Demon King to summon a monstrous wave and destroy the White Iron Island Marketplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qi Family had suffered heavy casualties, and even the Foundation Establishment cultivator Qi Zisheng was missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the news reached the Luo Clan, they were left speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding Su Ye’s decision to sell the sovereignty of White Iron Island and take a long-term lease on the three Dongning islands—a wise retreat from a perilous situation—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>everyone’s attitude had changed completely, and they were now full of admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Supreme Elder is so far-sighted and thoughtful...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We were ignorant and short-sighted...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah...\" Su Ye sneered and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Admiration? Slander? What does it matter? The buzzing of the weak is like passing clouds to me...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Su Ye, the movements of White Whale Moby Dick were of far greater concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Ten days later.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Straight north?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon receiving the news, Su Ye breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After destroying the White Iron Island Marketplace, the white whale had led the main force of the Beast Tide due north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected, the Beast Tide’s target is Weiyuan Immortal City to the north.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For now, it seems Donglong Island is safe,\" Su Ye murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, being so close to the Dongning Sea Region,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was inevitable that Donglong Island would be hit by the Beast Tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, with Su Ye’s current strength,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the offshoots of the Beast Tide and a few Tier-2 Demon Beasts posed no threat at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it weren’t for the many dark schemes behind this Beast Tide,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d really like to take the Ghostly Flood Dragon out for a killing spree and hunt some living souls...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye sighed softly, a hint of regret in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With so many Demon Beasts gathered, the Beast Tide was the perfect opportunity for him to collect living souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A pity...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「A month later.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effects of the Beast Tide continued to spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the west of Donglong Island, a demonic wind swept through, and about a thousand demonic creatures appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ROAR!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mid-grade Tier-2 Croc-Dragon—a creature resembling both a crocodile and a flood dragon, with a brownish-yellow body covered in stone-like armor—threw back its head and roared at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It led dozens of Tier-1 Demon Beasts and even more ordinary beasts in a small-scale beast tide, launching an attack on Donglong Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be careful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Activate the Island Protection Array!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Luo Family cultivators guarding the port were extremely tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An incredibly sharp silver light tore through the air, descending from the heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With unstoppable force, it easily pierced the stone armor on the Croc-Dragon’s head, burrowing inside and turning its brain to slush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>HUMMM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Croc-Dragon’s enormous, ferocious body instantly went rigid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye stood upon the wind, his expression calm, his black robes fluttering noisily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Demon Beast known for its thick hide and sturdy armor posed a minimal threat to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Frost Thorn Spear weaved back and forth through the horde of Demon Beasts, dyeing the sea surface with crimson blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few moments later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the small-scale beast tide scattered in disarray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye used his Magical Power to seize the massive, ten-zhang-long Croc-Dragon carcass and drag it back to the port.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was a mid-grade Tier-2 Croc-Dragon, famous for its tough armor, and he killed it in one strike...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Luo Family’s Supreme Elder... is his combat strength that terrifying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the Croc-Dragon’s corpse, the Loose Cultivators in the marketplace looked on with reverence mixed with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such a powerful expert guarding the marketplace during the Beast Tide invasion, their lives were undoubtedly much safer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1397,"2026-06-05T21:02:39.312Z",1,"novelbin.me","a78de6d78fa3bd157e442bcfdddf93812426e35958fddf9870c09a49020923ab","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-135","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-133",236,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-cover.jpg"]