Chapter 285

285. Chapter 285: Flying Down Three Thousand Feet

Seeing that the Honesty Gu in the insect breeding bag showed no reaction, Long Xuan realized that Nie Qingcheng had not been boasting, and only then did he heave a sigh of relief, though he still felt a lingering sense of suspicion.

The Honesty Gu could only detect whether a person was lying; if someone lacked the strength but was overly confident and lacked self-awareness, the Honesty Gu would truly be useless against such a person.

Seeing that this captain's hypochondria had flared up again, Leng Yan shook her head helplessly and finally walked over, saying, "You can rest assured about her piloting the ship. Even if you don't trust her, surely you trust your own ship?"

"Your ship can use gravity to press itself into the sea; when the bottom of the Divine Dragon is about to leave the surface of the waterfall, you can use this same method to press the Divine Dragon back into the waterfall."

"Therefore, the probability of your ship rushing onto the Heavenly Island is one hundred percent; you don't need to worry at all."

Hearing this, Long Xuan was finally completely reassured.

That was right; his ship had a gravity system and an anti-gravity system, so it was impossible for the bottom of the Divine Dragon to leave the waterfall no matter what. He could set his mind completely at ease.

"Everyone stand steady and hold onto the railings; I'm going to ascend the island!"

After Nie Qingcheng gave this reminder, she excitedly rushed toward the cockpit.

Hearing this, the other crew members hurriedly grabbed the railings, some hugging the masts tightly, their eyes filled with nervousness.

Only that Young Master Mo looked excited, holding onto the railing with just one hand while gazing excitedly at the massive waterfall.

Under Nie Qingcheng's control, the Divine Dragon's wind power system was activated, and the powerful wind filled the sails, causing the hull to surge forward at high speed.

Just as it was about to collide with the waterfall, under the suppression of the gravity system, the bow lifted, and the Divine Dragon rushed onto the waterfall with ease.

Under the influence of the sea power, the water flow at the bottom of the ship changed direction, shifting from downward to upward, pushing the hull to climb.

At the same time, the three huge propellers at the stern began to rotate at high speed, and the weight-reduction and drag-reduction systems were activated simultaneously. Ignoring the impact of the water, the Divine Dragon surged rapidly up the waterfall under the powerful thrust.

The people on the ship only felt a strong wind blowing, with large amounts of water droplets splashing onto their faces, and a deafening rushing sound echoing in their ears.

The hull jolted violently, and the Divine Dragon suddenly stood upright. Everyone instantly experienced weightlessness, grabbing the railings and masts tightly to avoid falling off the ship.

Seeing the Divine Dragon rush up so easily, everyone on the ships behind revealed expressions of astonishment.

This waterfall was not something just any ship could ascend; the requirements for piloting skills were simply too high. One wrong move and the ship would be destroyed and the people killed.

Don't look at how many ships came here; a significant portion of them couldn't make it up. After trying countless times and failing, they could only stay below, having come for nothing.

"What is that thing rotating on the tail of that ship? Such powerful thrust."

On the Golden Treasure, Cai Shao revealed an astonished gaze. He had never heard of a way to propel a ship with such power, but it seemed very practical—much faster than oars.

"I don't know. It might be a new technology invented by the ship's owner. This technology is quite good; I think we can learn from it."

"If all our ships used this technology, I believe the speed of all our ships could be collectively increased by a notch."

An old shipwright walked over, his eyes burning as he watched the three large blades rotating at high speed on that ship.

"Is that so? Then this technology is very likely to become an epoch-making one, sparking a revolution in the shipbuilding industry."

Cai Shao revealed an interested expression and added, "Now that quite a few ships have successfully rushed up, we shouldn't fall behind."

"Have you learned enough about the waterfall-climbing technology? If you've learned enough, then start moving! If we're too slow, all the treasures will be snatched up by those in front!"

Following his order, the largest giant ship here finally began to move slowly toward the waterfall.

The larger the ship, the greater the weight, and it wasn't easy to pilot up. To be safe, Cai Shao had first observed how the other ships rushed up the waterfall, and only after stealing the technique did he confidently head for the island.

As the Golden Treasure started moving, the Money Ship was not to be outdone and set out at the same time. Driven by these two massive ships, the vessels along the way all steered far clear.

The waterfall was wide enough—wide enough for two seven-story treasure ships to sail side by side.

Otherwise, if these two ships were to fight over the order of precedence, it really might have come to blows.

On the waterfall, Long Xuan stood at the bow, his hands gripping the railing tightly, letting the water droplets from the front fall onto his face.

His heart was surging at this moment; piloting a ship on a waterfall really gave him a novel experience. He would have something to brag about when he went back.

Just at this moment, his expression suddenly changed. In front of the Divine Dragon, a ship's bottom had actually left the water surface and was smashing heavily down toward the Divine Dragon below.

"Damn it! Dodge!"

Long Xuan's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly shouted at the top of his lungs.

However, it wasn't that easy for the Divine Dragon to turn at this moment.

Just as the ship was filled with screams, in the blink of an eye, a deafening roar suddenly erupted from the ship, and the entire hull vibrated violently under this roar.

Di Xin had actually used the giant cannon at the first opportunity, blasting the ship that was smashing down directly into fragments.

The ship in front was instantly dismembered by this shot, splitting into countless fragments that smashed in all directions.

Some fragments fell from high altitude and smashed heavily into the water, while others smashed onto the ships behind, triggering a chorus of angry curses.

But fortunately, the volume of the fragments was very small, no longer enough to smash the ships behind down.

The surrounding ships were all startled, hurriedly steering far away from the Divine Dragon, fearing they would be blasted by this ship's cannon.

What kind of cannon was this, and why was its power so immense? Everyone on the surrounding ships revealed expressions of shock, and their gazes became increasingly wary.

The people on the Divine Dragon finally let out long sighs of relief, all looking toward Di Xin, secretly sighing that her heart was indeed ruthless. If she hadn't acted decisively, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

They had only calculated that the Divine Dragon could rush onto the Heavenly Island with one hundred percent certainty, but accidents were everywhere, and human error could also cause the Divine Dragon to fail in its island ascent.

The Divine Dragon was not the first ship to rush up the waterfall; there was no telling how many ships were ahead of them.

If these were to smash down one after another, it would be a disaster for the ships behind. At this moment, everyone's faces turned pale, and no one could remain calm.

Just as they were thinking this, their premonition had already come true.

The ships at the very front were smashing down from the sky one after another, some smashing onto the ships behind, then triggering a series of chain reactions.

Thus, a multi-vehicle pileup occurred; one ship falling often dragged a bunch of ships down with it.

And one could imagine the fate of the people on those ships. Those with good luck might board someone else's ship and survive; those with bad luck would fall directly into the sea trench, where people would instantly disappear, basically beyond the help of even the gods.

The area behind the Divine Dragon soon became chaotic, filled with screams and cannon fire.

Some tried to learn from the Divine Dragon and use ship cannons to shatter the ships in front, but how could their small cannons easily blast a ship to pieces?

Instead, the hull jolted and swayed, making it difficult to aim, and they ended up hitting other ships sailing normally, making the scene even more chaotic.

At first, everyone thought that going later would allow them to summarize the experience of the ships in front, leading to a higher success rate for island ascent.

But now it seemed that whoever went later suffered more. Now, the people on the ships behind were regretting it to the point of their intestines turning green.

The group on the Divine Dragon also turned pale at this moment, watching those ships in front with trepidation, fearing they would suddenly fall.

"Hurry and overtake them! Don't hide behind those big ships! Di Xin, get ready; once a ship smashes over, blast it to pieces for me immediately! Anyway, the people on that ship definitely won't survive! We won't be considered as killing!"

Following Long Xuan's order, the Divine Dragon immediately accelerated. Relying on its superior performance, it wove left and right, overtaking the big ships in front one after another.

The height of the Heavenly Island pierced the clouds, and the length of the waterfall was truly quite long. The Divine Dragon surged for a long time before finally rushing onto the Heavenly Island.

At this instant, the Divine Dragon flew into the air and finally landed heavily on a patch of grass. The violent jolting made it hard for many to stand steady.

At this moment, the crew members finally let out long sighs of relief and jumped lightly onto the ground.

Many were panting heavily, their hearts pounding wildly; the scene just now was simply thrilling.

After disembarking, Long Xuan quickly looked around. The island was filled with towering mountains and flowing water, the spiritual energy was abundant, and spiritual herbs were everywhere.

Four ships were docked nearby, which meant the Divine Dragon was the fifth to rush up. They were among the first batch of people to rush onto the Heavenly Island.

However, he didn't dare to leave the ship here. What if it was stolen? Being suspicious by nature, he directly stored the ship into the Heart of the Ocean.

Others didn't have a huge space that could hold a large ship, but for him, a ship was something he could carry with him. He wouldn't feel at ease leaving the Divine Dragon here.

"It's easy to go up but hard to go down. How are we supposed to go down later?" Long Xuan stood at the edge of the island, looked down, and asked with some trepidation.

At such a height, could the Divine Dragon really rush down along the waterfall?

Nie Qingcheng immediately replied, "The gravity here is truly too strong. If the Divine Dragon rushes down with the current, it will definitely be smashed into fragments."

"When the time is up, the Heavenly Island will fall back to the water surface on its own. The Divine Dragon only needs to stay at a random edge on the island."

"But the moment the Heavenly Island falls back to the water surface, the Divine Dragon's speed must be fast. If it runs too slowly, the Divine Dragon will be pulled into the sea trench where the gravity is even greater."

"There's no time to lose; let's act quickly. Although the most precious treasures of the Heavenly Island are concentrated in the Divine Mechanism City, the value of the spiritual herbs on the island is also not small."

"Since we were the first to come up, we must cherish this opportunity well. Those who are slow will probably only be able to drink the soup in the end."

Leng Yan also said at this time, "Since we want to collect the spiritual herbs on the island, if our group stays huddled together, we definitely won't be able to collect many."

"I suggest that all crew members act separately, but no one should be too far apart. That way, if anyone encounters danger, those nearby can provide timely support."

Long Xuan nodded and said, "Good, let's do as you say! Let's set off now!"

At this time, on the other side, the Red Demon flew out of the water and landed on the ground filled with gravel.

Large batches of pirates wearing red clothes jumped off the ship, and in no time, they filled this place.

After all, it was a pirate ship; no Gu cultivator from any faction dared to board a pirate ship, so the Gu cultivators on board were all pirates from the Red Demon Pirate Group wearing red clothes.

But no matter how strong the Red Demon Pirate Group was, the number of Essence Refining Gu cultivators was limited, so most of the people on board were Essence Gathering Gu cultivators filling the numbers, which was how they scraped together nearly ten thousand people.

The Heavenly Island ruins only stipulated that Gu cultivators above the Spirit Sea stage could not enter; as long as Essence Gathering Gu cultivators weren't afraid of death, they could of course come too.

There were still quite a few Essence Gathering Gu cultivators who weren't afraid of death. Not only was the Red Demon mixed with a large number of Essence Gathering Gu cultivators, but even the other major ships had many Essence Gathering Gu cultivators mixed among them.

So there was truly no shortage of people here.

At this time, a handsome man wearing red clothes jumped off the ship, and the surrounding pirates all revealed expressions of respect upon seeing him.

This person was the youngest son of the Red Demon Pirate Group's captain, named Qin Kai, and he was also the leader of this Red Demon Pirate Group's trip to the Heavenly Island. All the pirates on the ship had to obey his orders. (End of chapter)