[{"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-160":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},1357914,1796,"Chapter 160: Devouring a Demon to Nurture Spirit, Edge of the World","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-160",160,"\u003Cp>\"Captain, I’m very sorry...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We only saw you, Captain. Suddenly, your expression changed, and you summoned your Spiritual Artifact and unleashed techniques, blasting at an empty space...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, you used a Body Cultivation Skill and smashed through the deck...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the monster... we truly didn’t see one...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Li hesitated for a moment before stating the facts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression and heartbeat were both normal. Su Ye could tell he wasn’t lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that how it was?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Su Ye called over a few more people and questioned them in detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answers he received were all similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crew members had not seen any monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, was Su Ye the only one who could see the pale monster?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No, perhaps... only the target it has fixated on can see it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s expression grew heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his estimation, the monster’s strength wasn’t particularly great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, as long as they didn’t panic and lose their composure, wouldn’t have much trouble taking it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, its formless and shapeless nature, visible only to its target as if existing in another world, was a different story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This characteristic made it more than twice as difficult to deal with!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Most of the time, it’s formless and shapeless, only manifesting in the physical world the moment it attacks.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll temporarily call this demonic creature the ’Formless Demon,’\" Su Ye muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was somewhat worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Foundation Establishment cultivator on the Ghostly Flood Dragon today...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...had not been him, but Luo Xiyin or Luo Qing’e.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with the Formless Demon, it was likely that not a single person on the entire spirit ship would have survived!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And another thing...’ An image of the Formless Demon appeared in Su Ye’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That pale, slender, shriveled, and lanky body... it seems to share some traits with the pale monsters that Songhezi and Navasen transformed into, doesn’t it?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could this be the work of the natives?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But... how could they create such a terrifying monster?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Formless and shapeless... that’s a Great Technique...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye fell into deep thought, his eyes flickering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just as Su Ye was pondering this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BZZZT.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ghostly Flood Dragon suddenly shuddered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—It had finished digesting the Formless Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the [Harmony] link.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A stream of pure, gentle spiritual energy flowed from the Ghostly Flood Dragon into Su Ye’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever the spiritual energy passed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...a pleasant and comfortable feeling, like soaking in a hot spring, welled up within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Phew...\" Su Ye’s expression relaxed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, within his Dantian Qi Sea...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...the spiritual energy surged, and a single drop of azure Liquid Magical Power condensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DRIP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It fell into his Mana Lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could sense that his total Magical Power had increased by a single drop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After it devoured the Formless Demon, the pure spiritual energy fed back by the Ghostly Flood Dragon...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...had actually acted like the most supreme Spirit Pill, increasing the amount of Su Ye’s Liquid Magical Power and advancing his cultivation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Su Ye could feel that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...this was not the most significant change!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The Ghostly Flood Dragon’s spirituality has increased a little?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye mused, sensing the now more active Ghostly Flood Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirituality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an indispensable quality for high-tier magical treasures and spirit ships in the Cultivation Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legend had it that a tier-four spirit vessel would give birth to a ship spirit with its own consciousness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s current change...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...was not enough to create a ship spirit, but its spirituality had clearly increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And this increase... it seems to be essential for evolving into a tier-three spirit vessel?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lost in thought, Su Ye opened the ship’s status panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two years ago, the Ghostly Flood Dragon had gathered 500,000 living souls and advanced to a tier-two, peak-grade spirit ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having reached this stage, Su Ye naturally wanted to upgrade it to a tier-three spirit vessel!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By doing so, he could open the gate to the Crystal Realm for himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, on the ship’s status panel...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...the upgrade button had always remained grayed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he immersed his consciousness to investigate, the only information he received was a jumble of thoughts like ’insufficient’ and ’lacking’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye had originally thought this was because he hadn’t found enough tier-three spirit wood and spirit iron, or that the number of living souls in the [Soul Abyss Blood Prison] was insufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But now, it seems... the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s spirituality was what was lacking?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s eyes gleamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nurturing spirituality often had no shortcuts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally, it could only increase slowly over time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But... can devouring a Formless Demon increase spirituality?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s gaze shifted to the wrecked spirit ship with its broken sail, and an idea stirred in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Perhaps it’s necessary to investigate the origin of these Formless Demons.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「A month later.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Donglong Island.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「A large residence at the port.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye took a light sip of Cloud Mist Tea, listening to a Luo Family cultivator summarize the information gathered during this period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Supreme Elder, we’ve finished our investigation. The spirit ship is named the ’Hongli’.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This spirit ship docked at Donglong Island’s port four months ago and registered some information.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Luo Family cultivator nodded and activated a jade slip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The portrait of a bearded cultivator with a leopard-like head and round eyes materialized in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the Hongli’s captain, Yang Ling, at the sixth level of Qi Refining. He led a small Demon Hunting team of over ten people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After resupplying on Donglong Island, he weighed anchor and set sail for the Dongning Sea Region to hunt demons...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two months ago, a merchant ship in the Dongning Sea Region spotted the Hongli. Yang Ling sold them some demon beast meat...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did anything strange happen to that merchant ship? For example... any unexplained disappearances or deaths?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye interrupted him to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\" The Luo Family cultivator thought for a moment, then nodded with certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The merchant ship registered forty-seven people when it set sail, and it returned with forty-seven people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye was lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No disappearances or deaths, and the Hongli was also acting normally.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This means...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...that two months ago, when the merchant ship encountered it, the Hongli was still a normal Demon Hunting Ship!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So what did they encounter afterward?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What led to the entire crew being wiped out and the ship becoming host to a terrifying Formless Demon?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s eyes narrowed. He took the jade slip and swept it with his Divine Sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few breaths later, a hint of surprise showed in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on the testimonies and coordinates from several merchant ships that had sighted it, the Luo Family cultivator had roughly mapped out the Hongli’s sailing route!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And by extrapolating from this route, the Hongli’s final heading before the disaster was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"South?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sea chart appeared in Su Ye’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dongning Sea Region was near the edge of the known world, and its southernmost part was the Mist Sea!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the sea chart Su Ye visualized, a small red dot representing the Hongli moved southward, as if...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...sailing into an abyss?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"South?\" Su Ye murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, he was reminded of Luo Qing’e’s compulsion to go ’south’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could there be a connection?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Meanwhile.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Weiyuan Immortal City.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Inside a shipyard.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Zhong, could you take a look? Can this wrecked spirit ship still be repaired?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More this afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>",1255,"2026-06-05T21:02:39.313Z",1,"novelbin.me","1136692f8d11104557e6efdab68193b1e23a361e17d395a153167f2874acae66","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-161","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-159",236,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-cover.jpg"]