Chapter 153: Thank You, Old Iron, for the Donation!

The thick fog deployed by the Sea Folk, though effective at dividing the battlefield, increasing pressure, and enhancing divine arts, also obscured the sunlight from Feng Xue, drastically reducing the energy cost of his ghost-riding flight.

Following the faint blue light, Feng Xue leapt directly onto the deck. Though he worried the enemy might break the rules and blow up the ship, what he ultimately wanted was the "Hundred-Ton King"; now that he stood on the enemy's warship, the importance of "Great Fortune" had become secondary.

Yet at this moment, it was nothing like he had imagined.

Although over a dozen corpses lay sprawled across the deck, the twelve priests clad in blue-lantern-bearing robes showed no fear; under the command of a clearly higher-ranking man, they chanted calmly and steadily, and as their voices rose, vortices appeared around the ship—figures emerged from them, humanoid yet bearing traces of marine features, leaping onto the deck to join the assault on Feina—or rather, to join the ranks being slaughtered by Feina.

"These are Sea Souls—undead created from the divine power of the Sea God and the corpses of the drowned! Find a way to kill those casting the spells!"

Sara's voice echoed in his ear, and Feina simultaneously rushed to Feng Xue's side, kicking away the Sea Souls approaching him.

Hearing this, Feng Xue's eyes lit up; he pressed his waist-level Jade Seal, shifting its form—three red, two white—pressing down upon it. Instantly, the dark, somber aura around him transformed into a terrifying, blazing, yang lightning.

Brilliant arcs of electricity began to flicker; this time, Feng Xue did not let Xiao Lingdang attach to him, but instead wrapped the yang lightning energy around his body, charging forward with punch and kick!

Compared to the gloomy, eerie yin lightning, yang lightning's lethality against undead creatures was obvious; Feng Xue didn't even need to consciously control it—merely the sparks leaping from his body were enough to fry these monsters, possessing both 【Water】 and 【Death】 attributes, inside and out.

Yet the priests seemed utterly fearless; watching Feng Xue advance like a bulldozer, they didn't alter their chanting rhythm at all. Had it not been for the visible aura of life, Feng Xue might have suspected they were robots.

At that moment, the Sea Souls beside Feng Xue suddenly dissolved into a blue-black liquid. Seeing this, Feina lunged forward, ignoring the sparks crackling over Feng Xue's body, dragging him over three meters away.

Almost simultaneously, the liquid moved like a living thing, forming ropes that whipped across Feng Xue's former position, and Sara's voice came at the same moment:

"Watch out—these things aren't just melee fighters!"

"I know…" Feng Xue, seeing his own feint intercepted by his teammate, frowned in exasperation, then slapped a Ghost Clap onto Feina, while simultaneously whispering in-team voice and pulling out the 【Ghost】 Talisman and Spell.

Feina's eyes flickered; she spun around and kicked apart the Sea Soul lunging from behind. Feng Xue, meanwhile, stomped hard—his entire body's lightning erupted like a heavy stone dropped into a still pond, sending up countless droplets.

The leaping arcs surged through so many conductors; the lead priest roared in fury, but Feng Xue, unable to understand the language, simply kicked out a bolt of Lei Guang straight toward the roaring priest's face.

Hum!

A coral-like substance grew at a bizarre speed, forming a barrier that blocked Feng Xue's powerless lightning strike.

Surprised by the weakness of the attack, the priest's roar nearly stuttered—but Feng Xue understood his own attack's true power better than he did. The next instant, using the lightning as cover, he activated the Spirit Transport Technique!

Mo Ying, who had stealthily enveloped Feina moments earlier, crossed the distance under the command of the Ghost Riding Spell, transporting the motionless Feina to the designated spot.

Stiff and rigid, Feina felt her vision blur—but Sara, already prepared, immediately took control. The body, stiffened for transport, instantly softened; her high-frequency vibrating claws sliced through the air with a piercing hum, lashing toward the priest group.

Crack!

A beaded barrier unfolded; the ripples from the claw strikes spread outward. Behind the barrier, the priests revealed smug smiles. The corpse-liquids left by the "dead" Sea Souls coalesced again, forming a blue giant over ten meters tall behind Feina!

Feina turned to face it—but Sara halted her. At that exact moment, Feng Xue arrived behind her via the Substitute Technique; his body had turned golden, like a statue, blocking the giant's overhead strike.

Crack!

Cracks appeared on the beaded barrier; the priests' faces finally showed shock. The twelve chanting priests' rhythm faltered slightly, but the chief priest slammed his staff down.

All the Sea Souls on the ship exploded at once; the ten-meter giant surged upward again, its immense force finally breaking through the Golden Body's defense!

Pop!

Feng Xue's body shattered—but the golden and silver light transformed into sharp shards, stabbing back into the giant's body. As a paper doll drifted down, Feina's attack finally tore through the beaded barrier.

Though another coral shield remained, Sara now turned around; beneath the fluff of her rising tail, her leg swept like a razor blade toward the ravaged giant—while the priests, now confronted, were precisely Feng Xue, who had just "become" the paper doll!

"Pikachu!" (Note ①)

A terrifying golden lightning, utterly incongruous with the strangely cute sound, erupted, engulfing all thirteen priests in Lei Guang.

At point-blank range, Feng Xue's full-power lightning technique rivaled a Grand Master of the Folklore World—nearly a single strike, it utterly shredded the divine power's defenses.

One by one, the priests melted like the Sea Souls—except the chief priest, who wore a bizarre smile—

"The Sea God's divine punishment… shall ultimately consume… the desecrator…"

As his words ended, the chief priest's smile dissolved into foam, and the entire ship began to collapse. Seeing this, Feina reached out, snatched up Feng Xue—who looked unwell—and stomped across the waves back to the Dayun.

Only now did Sara's voice sound again—

"Scanning… detected traces of oceanic divine power corruption… inference…"

"Stop inferring—it's useless!"

Feng Xue rolled over, freed himself from Feina's grasp, casually brushed off his clothes smeared with strange liquid, cast a Purify Dust Spell, and finally exhaled in relief.

"Are you sure? That's Sea God's divine power contamination—if you're not a believer, your spirit will be…"

Sara fell silent mid-sentence.

After all, in the time it took to speak, Feng Xue had already packaged the Sea God's divine power and fed it to Xiao Lingdang.

What else could be said?

"Thanks for the divine feed, old iron?"

(End of Chapter)