Chapter 748: Triangular Region

That day, Ye Liuyun was cultivating when Du Yan suddenly called him out.

"Ahead lies the famed Triangular Region! Bandits run rampant there, and their strength is not weak; they might strike at us. We must prepare for battle!"

Du Yan reminded Ye Liuyun.

"That means in about half a year we can reach Zhongyang Dalu!" Ye Liuyun calculated the time in his mind.

Du Yan had previously mentioned in casual conversation that from here to Zhongyang Dalu it would take roughly half a year.

The reason for mentioning this place is that the Triangular Region is actually a very special area, serving as a landmark on the way to Zhongyang Dalu.

Vessels that enter this region often lose their trail. When they reappear, it could be anywhere. Yet the people inside the Flying Boat cannot sense it.

It is said that the space there is chaotic, which causes this phenomenon.

Moreover, this place falls outside any domain's jurisdiction; it is a no‑man's land, controlled in turns by three powerful bandit groups.

It is also a mandatory route to Zhongyang Dalu. With luck, one could cut through the Triangular Region's chaotic space and save two or three months.

Such a big piece of juicy meat. Every bandit group naturally wants to seize control of this area, but their strengths are comparable.

Thus they eventually agreed that each group would govern for three years, after which combat would decide the next three‑year tenure.

"Do they dare to block the Nether Ghost Ship?" Ye Liuyun asked Du Yan.

"Hard to say! Though these bandits have low realms, they are numerous and all outlaws. There's nothing they wouldn't dare do! They might send a few unlucky souls to die, testing us," Du Yan replied.

Du Yan could not be sure whether they would encounter resistance, which is why he told Ye Liuyun to prepare for battle.

"Alright then, we'll get ready for combat, just in case!"

Ye Liuyun immediately summoned everyone, preparing to handle any sudden situation.

"If a fight breaks out, can we run away?"

Ye Liuyun asked Du Yan. He was still worried about being chased by the Nether Ghost Ship behind them.

Du Yan, of course, knew what he was worried about.

But he frowned and said, "We can't run! Those bandits have Super Warships!"

"Then could we seize one of their Super Warships?" Ye Liuyun became interested.

"If you had a few more Skeleton Puppets, it might be possible. One is certainly not enough. The bandit groups here number tens of thousands, and even just the Martial Cultivators of the Yin‑Yang Realm number over a thousand."

Du Yan said this and glanced at Ye Liuyun and the others.

"With just the few of you, you can't even fill a tooth gap for them!"

"Uh… then what are we preparing for? We can't possibly win!"

Ye Liuyun heard that and couldn't help feeling uneasy, pondering what to do if they faced a powerful bandit group.

Soon, Ye Liuyun and the others' Divine Sense detected small Flying Boats continuously appearing around the Nether Ghost Ship.

The bandits' Divine Sense also kept probing, but the Formation blocked them outside.

Ye Liuyun and the others thought it was clear: the bandits were testing them.

But they dared not go out to drive them away; stepping out would immediately expose them!

Everyone waited quietly, matching patience with the bandits.

Finally, the bandits couldn't hold back; a Flying Boat drifted far across their channel.

"Li Sanniang, blast it!"

Du Yan suddenly became calm.

Li Sanniang immediately controlled the attack system; a deathly Black Light spewed from the skull mouth at the ship's bow, blasting the obstructing Flying Boat to nothing.

The Nether Ghost Ship then passed normally, as if it didn't care at all.

"Boss, the scouting Flying Boat was blasted to pieces! Its heading and speed remain unchanged."

At this moment, inside the control room of a Super Warship, a bandit was reporting to a middle‑aged man.

The man was burly, with a fierce expression.

He was Hanwu, one of the three major bandit overlords of the Triangular Region.

Hanwu hesitated for a moment, then said, "A tough bone! Let Lanruobing and her girls handle it!"

"Would that give them an advantage? Let them grow stronger?" the reporting bandit asked, puzzled.

"Hmph, the Nether Ghost Ship isn't so easily taken! We must pay a price! The next term's management rights are about to be contested; let's save some manpower!"

Hanwu finished speaking, waved his hand, and ordered him to go carry out the command.

The bandit replied with a nod and went down to issue the release order.

Ye Liuyun and his group, waiting for the bandits' next move, suddenly noticed that the surrounding Flying Boats had withdrawn.

"Have they given up?" Ye Liuyun asked Du Yan.

"Possibly. But this area has more than one bandit group; our trouble isn't over!"

Du Yan showed no relaxation at all.

He thought the bandits deliberately let them pass; otherwise they would never withdraw after just a test. Without seeing them send people out, the bandits would never stand down.

But the exact reason was unclear to him; now they could only take one step at a time.

Meanwhile, in the central zone of the Triangular Region, a Super Warship was docked, surrounded by dozens of warships of varying classes.

A man was also reporting to a woman.

"Sister Lan, the Nether Ghost Ship attacked only once, and Hanwu let it pass. No Yin Soul was seen emerging."

The woman had long hair over her shoulders, a slender figure, and a pretty face, appearing not yet thirty. Her expression was slightly serious, unlike ordinary bandits, lacking a typical outlaw air.

She was Lanruobing, the current manager of the Triangular Region.

"Wu Tian, is your intel correct?" Lanruobing asked him for confirmation.

"Sister Lan, according to some elders, the Nether Ghost Ship has no Divine Sense shielding. No one dares to probe it; anyone who does never lives. So I think this Nether Ghost Ship definitely has an issue," Wu Tian said confidently.

Wu Tian spoke with confidence. He had asked many older bandits, and their conclusions were unanimous.

What kind of person could seize the Nether Ghost Ship? Anyone capable of that probably isn't simple either.

An old man beside them, his tone sinister and weird, suddenly interjected.

Wu Tian then complained with a dissatisfied face: "Old Ghost, you're always overly cautious! We're about to launch the battle for supremacy right now—this is exactly our good chance to expand our strength. If we can't take this Nether Ghost Ship, we'll have even less hope of fighting against Hanwu and Jin Zhu!"

The old ghost, however, didn't care and retorted: "Do you know? If you misjudge, how much harm would it bring us. Nether Hell—can we afford to provoke it? Haven't you heard of the Nether Curse?"