[{"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-55":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},1358045,1796,"Chapter 55: Seize the Fort, Bombard the Harbor, A Sea of Fire","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-55",55,"\u003Cp>The darkest hour of the morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A time when night was receding, but day had not yet broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the hour when those who had stayed up all night were most prone to fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Copper Drum Bay artillery platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a two-story tower of mixed stone and wood construction, capable of housing a garrison of at least twenty men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the Shu Family, currently short-handed, would not be so extravagant as to fully staff an artillery platform in a \"peaceful\" area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only ten cultivators were stationed in this artillery platform!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aah-woo...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shu Family cultivator standing watch on the top floor, monitoring the harbor entrance, let out a groggy yawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unconsciously, his eyelids drooped shut. He dozed for a few breaths before jolting awake, instantly on alert as he looked out over the harbor entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sea was calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget the Luo Family fleet; he couldn’t even see a single bird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whew...\" The Shu Family cultivator sighed in relief, his guard dropping. ’I was just being paranoid...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Right,’ he thought. ’It’s the middle of the night. Even those Luo Family dogs have to sleep...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Just have to hold on a little longer. In an hour, at most, my shift will be over.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up, stretched, and worked the stiffness out of his limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a whole night on watch, even while leaning inside the sheltered sentry post, his body had grown stiff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worried he might fall asleep again, he decided to go downstairs for a cup of hot water to warm his stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhong, is there any hot water left...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the moment he got downstairs, his body went rigid!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRASH.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glass cup fell to the floor and shattered to pieces!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few round droplets splashed out, landing on the grayish-white stone floor and instantly forming a dark patch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, on the first floor of the artillery platform, in the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven or eight bodies lay scattered haphazardly on the ground, already lifeless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dozen or so formidable, skilled figures stood in the hall, all turning to look at him at the sound!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... You’re... the Luo...\" The Shu Family cultivator’s legs felt weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHHNK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spear shimmering with silver light instantly pierced through his skull, pinning him to the stone wall behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRUMBLE.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust and plaster trickled down from the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guessed correctly. The prize is one talismanic artifact~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye snapped his fingers, a cruel, cold smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of his hand, the Frost Thorn Spear let out a HUM and returned to his grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye strode up to the highest floor of the artillery platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, he saw three ballistae, a large bundle of Crossbow Arrows, and...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of curiosity in his eyes, Su Ye used his Frost Thorn Spear as a lever to pry open one of the stacked wooden crates!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, it was filled with palm-sized red pottery jars. A slight shake produced the sound of a viscous liquid sloshing within!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fire-oil clay pots!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Made with a special pottery technique, they were extremely sturdy and wouldn’t break under normal circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, being tied to a Crossbow Arrow and fired at supersonic speeds hardly counted as \"normal circumstances\"...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For spirit ships, these pots filled with flammable fire-oil were undoubtedly a nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Thankfully, I wasn’t arrogant enough to attack Copper Drum Bay directly before...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye was secretly glad, but then he smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But now, they’re all mine!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that smile grew even brighter when he saw the prearranged fire signal light up from the artillery platform on the opposite shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A large flame for one second... out for six seconds... a small flame for four seconds...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The signal matches!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other small team, led by his first mate, had also successfully captured their artillery platform!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, both of Copper Drum Bay’s artillery platforms were under Su Ye’s control!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relay my orders. Light the signal fire and respond to the other shore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Order them to adjust their artillery positions along with us and aim at... the harbor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye bared his white teeth. In the firelight, his smile held an indescribable cruelty!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gentlemen, I want to see the world burn!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Captain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire! Fire! Fire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A boundless inferno surged forward, threatening to swallow him whole!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his terror, he suddenly felt someone behind him grab him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He whipped his head around!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he saw was a terrifying face, its flesh charred black and torn apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roots of his teeth were mostly exposed, and the blood spewing from his mouth seemed to be on fire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Rui, you have to live...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tian!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Rui jolted awake, drenched in a cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clutched his blanket, trembling for a long while before he finally calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved his hand, summoning a water mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youthful face in the mirror was marked with the hideous, terrifying remnants of burns!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wooo...\" Shu Rui sobbed, tears streaming down his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every new recruit harbors a special delusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They think they’re special, that they’ll live forever and, like the heroes of epic poems, achieve great things...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that fantasy usually shatters like a bubble after their first serious injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so it was for Shu Rui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that the price he’d paid was a bit too steep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hellish flames spewed by the Yunjin had destroyed his face and stolen the elder he trusted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that remained was a shattered will and a lingering Nightmare...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A piercing whistle tore through the air outside his window!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Rui’s expression filled with horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without even stopping to put on his shoes, he bolted out of the room in a few quick strides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRASH.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of a clay pot shattering was piercingly clear in the quiet night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A raging fire instantly swept through a section of the harbor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The orange-red firelight reflected on Shu Rui’s face. Nightmare and reality overlapped, and his entire body began to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AHHHHH!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The harbor was in chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sea of fierce flames raged, and thick smoke billowed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but terrifying firelight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shu Family cultivators stationed at Copper Drum Bay were in a panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long moment, they finally organized themselves and began using Magic to try and extinguish the flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a spirit ship with its sails raised high, catching the full force of the wind, charged into the harbor with unstoppable momentum!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sea Crocodile!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, take the artillery platforms, then advance by sea and land to conquer Copper Drum Bay!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Su Ye’s strategy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shu Family cultivators were certainly brave, trying to defend their spirit ships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under the combined firepower of the Sea Crocodile and the artillery platforms, their attacks were easily repelled, one after another!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They left behind only a field of corpses, licked by tongues of flame that gave off a smell of charring flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Shu Fenglin forced himself out of his room, his eyes nearly splitting with rage as he shouted to stop them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You idiots, stop running to the docks to die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Fenglin was currently the only Late-stage Qi Refining cultivator in Copper Drum Bay!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head was wrapped in a white cloth bandage, covering his left eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several days ago, Shu Fenglin had suffered a severe head injury on the battlefield of Jade Valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he was lucky to have survived, the intense, persistent pain in his head caused him to vomit repeatedly and suffer from sleepless nights, leaving him weak and listless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he was a Late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, after all. Even in this state, his strength surpassed that of an average mid-stage cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the short-staffed Shu Family had ordered him to fall back and garrison Copper Drum Bay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous Late-stage Qi Refining cultivator who had been garrisoning Copper Drum Bay had been dispatched to the front lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay away from the docks! The enemy doesn’t have many men. They won’t be able to sail away with five spirit ships in a short amount of time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Follow me! We’re taking back the artillery platforms first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A savage glint appeared in Shu Fenglin’s bloodshot eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>",1373,"2026-06-05T21:02:39.312Z",1,"novelbin.me","d51191d4d12873b5978930f45e04863753c0baccad27fbabe7ec13cbfaa9d73e","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-56","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-54",236,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-cover.jpg"]