[{"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-164":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},1357918,1796,"Chapter 164: Eerie Mansion, The Division of Two Realms","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-164",164,"\u003Cp>Zhong Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye and Zhou Liangcai walked through the residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is this possible?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did the Zhong Family end up like this? Where is everyone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Liangcai stared at his surroundings, eyes wide, muttering to himself in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye remained silent, but his brow furrowed as a jade-like luster appeared on his skin, a sign of his cautious vigilance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the residence, they hadn’t found a single living person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if... every living soul in the entire Zhong Mansion had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The environment of the Zhong Mansion itself had changed drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white walls were peeling, covered in mottled, pale-yellow marks of weathering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flowers and plants in the gardens had withered, growing wild and encroaching upon the walkways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wreaths, white cloths, and other funeral items were strewn about in disarray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paper money for the dead was scattered everywhere!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Zhong Mansion was filled with an obscure, decaying, and even ominous feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did Zhong Qi give you the token?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye asked casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just over two months ago,\" Zhou Liangcai said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back then, the Zhong Mansion was still perfectly normal...\" he added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Just over two months ago...’ Su Ye’s eyes glinted, and he nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Su Ye’s gaze shifted, as if he had discovered something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingertip glowed with an azure light as he brought it close to a large, solidified brown stain on a railing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Human blood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s eyes narrowed as he spoke faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, he sent his Divine Sense sweeping in all directions, searching carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, he found more solidified brown stains on the floor around a corner in the corridor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye walked over to the bloodstain and observed it closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stain stretched for several dozen feet. It started out as wide as a great river before gradually narrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, at the very end, it abruptly widened again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye stared at the stain, crossing his arms and tapping his chin with his index finger, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Su, have you discovered something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Liangcai cautiously sidled up to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, in the Cultivation Realm, class distinctions were clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a mere Qi Refining cultivator like him to proactively speak to a mighty Foundation Establishment cultivator was a bit presumptuous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... Zhou Liangcai simply couldn’t help it. He was terrified!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eerie atmosphere in the Zhong Mansion made his heart pound uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had an instinctual need to find someone to talk to, to say anything at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye, however, didn’t mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As someone from a modern world, his sense of hierarchy wasn’t so strict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he didn’t need any deliberate displays of etiquette to maintain his superior status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a peregrine falcon not minding a pigeon making its home near its aerie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cultivator’s great power brought with it ample confidence and a sense of security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye glanced at Zhou Liangcai and said coolly, \"It’s nothing. I was just thinking about how the owner of this bloodstain died...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, he was likely cut in half at the waist... from behind, severed into two pieces...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you kill people often, you should know that someone who’s been cut in half at the waist can cling to life for a long time...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye said, seemingly talking to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The casual murderous intent radiating from his words sent a shiver down Zhou Liangcai’s spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No... is that something I’m supposed to know?’ Zhou Liangcai’s face twitched, his scalp tingling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye continued his analysis. \"After being cut in half, this victim still managed to crawl for some distance, with blood continuously pouring out, forming this trail...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the killer didn’t let him go. Instead, he unhurriedly walked over to the victim and used a heavy weapon, like a Nail Hammer, to deliver a powerful blow to his upper body, causing the distinct blood splatter at the end...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm... if you’ve never killed anyone, just imagine a hammer smashing an orange, the juice bursting out,\" Su Ye said nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Liangcai’s heart trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Su Ye’s analysis, an image of the victim’s final, agonizing moments seemed to form in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss...\" Zhou Liangcai sucked in a sharp breath, feeling the air around him turn much colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt as if he were looking at an even more desolate and dilapidated corridor, covered in congealed bloodstains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait a minute...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t \"as if.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Su?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Liangcai’s eyes went wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to look, but Su Ye, who had been right beside him, was gone?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, he found himself in an even more decrepit version of the Zhong Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just more desolate and dilapidated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was thick and murky, like in a long-sealed old library or a basement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And... it was tinged with the sour stench of blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Su? Mr. Su?\" Zhou Liangcai cried out in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD! THUD! THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy sound of something pounding the ground echoed from not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded a bit like... a heavy Nail Hammer striking the floor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The color drained from Zhou Liangcai’s face in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boss just spawned, and the carry DC’d!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do I do?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, suddenly, a tense voice rang in his ear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaozhou, get over here, quick!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhong Qi?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「...」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He vanished?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant Zhou Liangcai disappeared, Su Ye’s gaze sharpened, taking on the cold, stern look of a falcon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Formless Demon... has it made its move?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Divine Sense still detected nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Su Ye’s spiritual perception, sharpened after numerous class level-ups, sensed a fleeting, extremely faint ripple!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This fluctuation... it’s a bit like... a soul?\" Su Ye muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator would have a hard time sensing such a ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Su Ye’s Divine Technique seed, [Soul-Chasing Life-Reaper], involved the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even personally experienced the Soul Horizon once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye was very sensitive to this sort of thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Formless and intangible... is it a soul-related technique?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do I have to adjust the frequency of my Divine Sense to enter the ’Formless Demon’s’ world?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye wasn’t sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he could try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flash of his Storage Ring, Su Ye shook out numerous talismans, Array materials, and Orbit components.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Soul-Chasing Life-Reaper] was still on cooldown and difficult to activate, but it still made Su Ye extremely sensitive to soul fluctuations!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the high Mystery attribute of 9 points from his [Pastor of the Sea] class gave his attempt a greater chance of success!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, I’ll try the most common method, the ’Soul-Burning Skill’...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「...」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhong Qi?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Liangcai exclaimed in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the young master of the Zhong Family, his friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was leaning out from a room in the distance, waving at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s happened to the Zhong Family...?\" Zhou Liangcai asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No time to explain! Get over here, ’it’ is coming!\" Zhong Qi said gravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Liangcai froze, his expression turning to one of horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he still didn’t move, hesitation appearing on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He has my friend’s face, that’s true, but in a bizarre place like this, who knows if you’re human or a ghost?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Maybe that half-a-body in the doorway is attached to some kind of monster...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The moment I get over there, it’ll reveal its true form and swallow me whole.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Liangcai hesitated, thinking to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the thudding sound from nearby was getting closer and closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive shadow slowly approached from the other end of the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Liangcai subconsciously turned his head to look.\u003C\u002Fp>",1263,"2026-06-05T21:02:39.313Z",1,"novelbin.me","4a77589d1fc1b246ada76744f76306f76d0385c203fd085ede161354b517b7aa","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-165","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-163",236,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-cover.jpg"]