[{"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-33":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},1358023,1796,"Chapter 33: Tank It, I’ll Be Fine","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-33",33,"\u003Cp>SHIIING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing the movement behind him, a thought flashed through Shamok’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A thrown spear?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is it that cultivator who uses a spear?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The image of Su Ye surfaced in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he turn back to defend?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shamok pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Forget it, I’ll just tank it!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He’s just in the Early-stage Qi Refining realm!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’As long as I kill this mid-stage cultivator, I can crush an Early-stage Qi Refining one with a flip of my palm!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Shamok made his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would ignore the spear at his back and kill Luo Qingjun first!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Shamok, Su Ye’s earlier performance on deck had certainly been stunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But according to his tribe’s Priest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while his Frenzied Crocodile Totem was active, an attack from an Early-stage Qi Refining cultivator was practically negligible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking one hit wouldn’t kill him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shamok’s expression instantly twisted into a savage grimace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much pain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was completely different from what he’d imagined!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unbearable, terrifying agony shot from his back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if a water-filled balloon had been pierced by an arrow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SPLURT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shocking amount of blood gushed from the wound like a fountain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strength from his powerful physique, and even his consciousness, rapidly drained away with his blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world around him seemed to recede into the distance in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The colors of his vision faded quickly, leaving only a decaying gray and white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood trickled from all seven of Shamok’s orifices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible... He’s... he’s only in the Early-stage Qi Refining realm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Damn it, that old bastard Priest lied to me!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He swore up and down, but this totem’s protection can’t even block a spear from an Early-stage Qi Refining cultivator!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’You old fraud, I hope you die a miserable death!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As this final thought faded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shamok’s consciousness sank into darkness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shamok’s towering body lost all power and crashed stiffly to the ground, his pupils dilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah...\" Luo Qingjun was deeply shaken, panting heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the distance between him and Shamok was less than three feet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he got close, given Shamok’s formidable melee prowess under the totem’s enhancement, Luo Qingjun would have certainly been more likely to die than to live!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could say he was just one step away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One step from killing Luo Qingjun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that single step became the end of Shamok’s life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah... Thank you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Qingjun’s face was deathly pale as he looked toward Su Ye in the distance, his eyes filled with gratitude and trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for Su Ye’s help, he would have died here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Shamok’s corpse, Su Ye smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I admit your totem’s enhancement is strong.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But... if I use the Whale-Hunting Spear, how would you have possibly dealt with that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as Su Ye was concerned, the outcome had been sealed the moment Shamok underestimated his killing power and made the wrong decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To take on the Whale-Hunting Spear—which had the [Piercing] trait, nine points of added lethality, and what could be called Limit-Breaking Power—with nothing but flesh and blood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What other end could there be but ’death’?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWOOSH.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a beckoning motion, Su Ye activated the Blood-Drinking Spear as usual, making brain stew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brain stew was a traditional ancestral craft, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And one must never forget their roots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, he took Shamok’s bloody head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held it high to intimidate the remaining native pirates!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your leader is dead! Surrender now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shamok’s prestige among the pirates was extremely high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, this prestige helped him command them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after Su Ye killed him, the pirates’ will to resist collapsed completely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I surrender!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t kill me! Don’t kill me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the pirate ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in the bamboo hat, Shu Liu, watched everything unfold on the Flying Serpent, his face a mask of astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shamok boarded the ship, Shamok went on a rampage, Shamok... was dead?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No way... Are you kidding me?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never would have imagined that Shamok would die just like that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a Late-stage Qi Refining expert would have to pay a certain price to kill Shamok while he was enhanced by his totem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he have died so easily?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Liu rubbed his eyes several times, trying to deceive himself, but the fact was undeniable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with Shamok’s death, the pirates’ morale had shattered...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the attack on the Flying Serpent failed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Liu couldn’t accept it, his face filled with unwillingness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If this fails, not only will our entire investment be washed down the drain,’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’but they might also follow the trail of clues and implicate the family!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trace of fear appeared on Shu Liu’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the four ballistae on the pirate ship had all been sourced from various black markets,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>on the surface, they had no connection to the Shu Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wherever one walks, they leave a trace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Luo Family investigated carefully, they would more or less find some clues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the hands of the Luo Family, whose hatred for the Shu Family ran as deep as the sea,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>those traces would be enough for them to build an ironclad case and report it to the main sect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that happened, it would be extremely disadvantageous for the Shu Family!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this thought, Shu Liu’s expression immediately turned vicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I can’t just admit defeat like this!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurried forward and began to load a ballista, planning to make one last desperate attempt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in the next instant, the sound of a projectile tearing through the air rang out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Crossbow Arrow came roaring in, directly smashing the ballista in front of Shu Liu and scattering it into a pile of parts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the Crossbow Arrow ’gently’ brushed past Shu Liu’s lower body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying kinetic energy grazed him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, his legs were turned to pulp, blood splattered everywhere, and the white shards of his broken bones were starkly visible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AHHH!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The excruciating pain from his shattered legs shot through him, and Shu Liu collapsed to the ground, wailing in agony!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph, you still want to shoot me with a ballista?!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye sneered as he released the trigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His frightening experience ’dodging ballistae’ earlier had made him pay double attention to the enemy ship’s weaponry!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THWANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye threw a rope and used it to swing across to the pirate ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The technique wasn’t difficult. With Su Ye’s current physical conditioning, aided by his Spiritual Sense to enhance his control over his body,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had more or less figured it out after seeing it done once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Su Ye swing over, alarm bells screamed in Shu Liu’s mind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No... I absolutely cannot be taken captive and bring disaster upon my family!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ruthless look appeared on Shu Liu’s face. He was about to take out a talisman to disfigure himself and commit suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trying to kill yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quick as a flash, Su Ye stabbed out with the Blood-Drinking Spear, pinning his hand to the deck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AHHH!!!\" Shu Liu screamed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THWACK.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye chopped the back of Shu Liu’s neck with the side of his hand, knocking him unconscious, and handed him over to the Flying Serpent’s crew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get him some medical treatment. Keep a close watch on him, and don’t let him die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t some act of sainthood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Among a bunch of wild natives with disheveled hair and tattoos, you’re the only one wearing a bamboo hat and covering yourself up so completely...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye remarked cynically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an abnormal act was hard not to notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when you considered the four ballistae that shouldn’t have been on a native pirate ship...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it wasn’t hard for Su Ye to deduce,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that this pirate attack was very likely a conspiracy targeting the Luo Family!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This person... most likely knows some secrets about what’s going on behind the scenes!’\u003C\u002Fp>",1310,"2026-06-05T21:02:39.035Z",1,"novelbin.me","5868d1b507dff16f50ce553261bd77aae78c851abdd59042f1c094bc42cdce31","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-34","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-32",236,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-cover.jpg"]