[{"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-47":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},1358037,1796,"Chapter 47: Unrivaled Firepower, Clearing the Cabins","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-47",47,"\u003Cp>\"Target sighted!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aboard the *Sea Crocodile*, the lookout’s shout rang out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ship’s bell tolled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the well-trained crew had assembled on deck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye stood ramrod straight, his eyes like a hawk’s, staring at the distant sail from several nautical miles away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s flying the Shu Family’s flag, and the tonnage and ship type match...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That’s right. That’s it. My target... the *Baiye*!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chilling glint flashed in Su Ye’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A month had passed since they’d set out from Donglong Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, this naval hunt that had consumed all that time...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...had finally caught its prey by the tail!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Activate the Slippery Wind Array! Full speed ahead!\" Su Ye let out a bloodthirsty smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t wait to deliver the killing blow to his prey’s vulnerable neck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crew was equally energized, their faces contorted with savage glee as they took out their Magical Artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The *Sea Crocodile* was a Pirate Ship, not a Demon Hunting Ship!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators willing to serve on such a vessel all possessed a deep-seated violent streak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>HUMMM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint cyan insignia lit up on the *Sea Crocodile*’s sails as the first-tier, mid-grade wind-element Slippery Wind Array activated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the Array’s effect, the white sails, already full of wind, gathered even more power out of thin air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a faint cyan glow washed over the *Sea Crocodile*’s hull, reducing the massive vessel’s air resistance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one force boosted and the other reduced!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The *Sea Crocodile*’s speed instantly surged!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its bow dipped toward the sea surface before swiftly rising again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it bobbed, it sliced through the waves, its high-speed maneuvering possessing a certain elegance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the *Baiye*, heavily laden with supplies and riding low in the water, was no match for the speed of the *Sea Crocodile* with its Slippery Wind Array activated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance between the two spirit ships closed rapidly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Su Ye waved his hand and gave the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ready the ballistae! Let’s send our friends from the Shu Family a little gift!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KLANG.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four ballistae were mounted and calibrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye personally took control of one of the ballistae.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His keen spiritual sense gave him an edge in operating the weapon, increasing his accuracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ZZZZING.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bowstring, woven from the tanned tendons of a demon beast, sang a pleasant tune as the Crossbow Arrow was nocked, brimming with kinetic energy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the *Sea Crocodile* finally drew level with the *Baiye*!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than a hundred meters apart, they could clearly see the activity on each other’s decks!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fire,\" Su Ye said coolly, maintaining the elegant demeanor of a captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fire!\" As a loyal subordinate, Zhao Li served as the perfect mouthpiece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three ballistae fired on his command!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye, however, narrowed his eyes, followed his instincts, and pulled the trigger at the perfect moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the sharp Spirit Iron Crossbow Arrow became a white streak, blasting forth with a torrential and irresistible force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aboard the *Baiye*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Liande anxiously urged his crew, \"Hurry, ready the ballistae...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Shu Family had only recently become a Foundation Establishment immortal clan and lacked the deep naval tradition of the Luo Family. The Loose Cultivators they had recruited were a motley crew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, they were much slower than the *Sea Crocodile*’s crew at mounting and aiming their ballistae.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that moment...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Crossbow Arrow was already hurtling toward them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right before Shu Liande’s eyes, one of the *Baiye*’s ballistae exploded into a shower of splintered parts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crewman operating it suffered an even more gruesome fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if hit by a large-caliber sniper rifle, the Crossbow Arrow’s terrifying kinetic energy instantly tore him in half at the waist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blast wave of shrapnel, wood splinters, and even flesh and blood erupted across the *Baiye*’s deck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A high-pitched whine... a low hum...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Liande struggled to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sonic boom from the Crossbow Arrow left him dizzy, his ears ringing, and his vision swimming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instinctively touched his forehead and felt a handful of warm, crimson liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A splinter had embedded itself there, throbbing with pain and bleeding profusely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’From a hundred meters away, their ballistae are that accurate? And... that power?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Liande’s heart pounded with fear as he stared blankly at the *Sea Crocodile*.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How can the Luo Family’s firepower be so strong?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The *Sea Crocodile*’s [+12 Firepower] ballistae, combined with Su Ye’s keen spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When added together, the result was a case of one plus one being greater than two!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Su Ye used the ballista and his extraordinary spiritual sense to \"call out\" the enemy’s ballistae one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having survived the dangerous experience of ’dodging ballistae’ last time, Su Ye had no desire to ever have one aimed at him again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Destroying the ballistae directly... is a bit of a shame, but compared to the risk of leaving them intact, it’s nothing!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye remained calm and composed, his expression tranquil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「After a brief cannonade that lasted a quarter of an hour,」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the deck of the *Baiye* was in shambles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All four of the enemy’s ballistae had been utterly destroyed by Su Ye!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The captain is mighty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crew of the *Sea Crocodile* cheered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, being targeted by an enemy ballista was like facing the gaze of Death itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how brave a Qi Refining cultivator was, if they were hit by a ballista bolt, their only fate was to be turned into a shish kebab!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the crew despised these despicable, dishonorable weapons with a passion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, these despicable weapons...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...had all been destroyed by their captain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magnificent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep firing. Kill every living thing that moves on their deck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye gave the cold command with a flick of his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Captain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crew gleefully operated the ballistae, aiming at the poor sailors on the other deck who were desperately trying to take cover!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evidently, the crew’s \"deep-seated hatred\" for ballistae only existed when the enemy was operating them and aiming at their side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when it was their turn to operate the ballistae and aim at the enemy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What? A despicable, dishonorable weapon? Clearly, it’s a marvel of civilization, concentrating countless profound principles!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Damn it, the Luo Family’s firepower is too intense!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Liande hid behind a bulwark, his breath coming in ragged gasps as he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’In this situation, even if I release the Voodoo Corpse, it won’t last long on the deck...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The interior of the *Baiye* was divided into three decks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each deck had a dozen or so rooms, with narrow, cramped corridors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they retreated inside, gathered the crew, and used the terrain to their advantage, they could lie in wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Voodoo Corpse’s formidable close-combat abilities, turning defeat into victory might not be impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Liande quickly made his decision. \"Everyone, retreat into the cabins!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Oh? Retreating so quickly?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the *Baiye*’s deck empty out, Su Ye raised an eyebrow, a sense of caution rising in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the deck was now clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he was careful, the risk should be manageable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"*Sea Crocodile*, pull alongside for boarding! Crew, prepare to board!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye ordered calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched as his crew threw weighted grappling hooks onto the *Baiye*, set up boarding planks, and charged across with wild cries!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for him, he drew his Frost Thorn Spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a step slower, positioned among the second wave of boarders!\u003C\u002Fp>",1248,"2026-06-05T21:02:39.035Z",1,"novelbin.me","d9624f182b700efa606400171e0741a23cfa548b7b7a3fabda5e1bfc13394e75","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-48","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-46",236,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-cover.jpg"]