Chapter 2246

The sky was overcast with dark clouds, making the entire sea area a deep blue tinged with black.

On the sea surface, the participants scattered everywhere did not come to seize the ship. The reason was simple: not to mention Su Xiao's blood-red aura that made him look like someone not to be trifled with, Amu and Baja on the ship also looked like they weren't to be messed with.

There were no fools among the participants who had fought their way to the third round of the Strongest Contest. They all judged that the situation was wrong, so they all dived into the sea.

Looking around, one couldn't even see a shadow on the surrounding sea surface.

Splash—

Seawater washed over the bow of the Doom, soaking the white crystalline substance on the wooden planks, causing it to fall off and reveal the black hull.

Su Xiao stood on the bow deck, withered tree-like roots coiling around his left arm, some as thick as fingers, others only as thin as hair.

The waves roared, and a slight swaying sensation came from beneath Su Xiao's feet.

This large ship named Doom was now Su Xiao's property. It was somewhat like equipment and also had the nature of a summon. If at sea, the Doom was a summon; if on land, the Doom in its sealed state was equipment.

The current Doom was not in its complete state; it was very weak. Although Su Xiao didn't know its story, he knew one thing: the Doom had just broken free from its seal.

As for why it was sealed, it was because of the Doom's numerous atrocities at sea. If it were just a ship, a dead object, that would be fine, but unfortunately, it wasn't.

The Doom was alive. After devouring creatures with strong life force, its size, speed, and hull strength would all change.

The Doom had four stages, and in each stage, it could recover one ability.

In its initial stage, the Doom was a two-masted ship with average sailing speed, and the main cannon hidden in the bow was unusable.

As it devoured extraordinary marine creatures, the Doom could grow from a two-masted ship to a three-masted ship, which was its current state.

In its three-masted state, the Doom possessed extremely fast sailing speed, and the bow cannon was also in a usable state, though it could only be used after devouring marine creatures and accumulating energy.

A three-masted ship was not the Doom's limit. By continuously devouring extraordinary marine creatures, it could grow into a four-masted ship, becoming larger in volume and capable of diving underwater to travel at high speeds, though it couldn't dive for too long or too deep, otherwise, the hull would suffer damage.

A four-masted ship was, of course, not the Doom's limit either. Its growth limit was a five-masted ship; a ship of that scale was already a behemoth.

Back at the Blood Port on the Wizard Continent, the 'Bashalo' Su Xiao had ridden was a five-masted sailing ship, a typical sea monster.

And after the Doom grew into a five-masted ship, it wouldn't be as huge as the Bashalo, as the two had different purposes.

The Bashalo was a transport and hunting ship; it was a dead object, so it needed volume to suppress sea beasts.

The Doom was a raiding ship; it had to have speed. However, after it grew into a five-masted sailing ship, its volume wouldn't be much smaller than the Bashalo's.

If the Doom could grow into a five-masted ship, its most powerful ability could be reawakened: the Doom's former sailors, those cursed and spurned sailors, would be awakened.

The Cursed Ones feared no pain and no death. Their emotions, consciousness, and even memories had been turned into nothingness by the curse of the Demon Sea, and their only remaining obsession was to drag living things to the seabed and let enemies taste the feeling of drowning.

How many Cursed Ones the Doom could create after growing into a five-masted ship, Su Xiao didn't know for now, but he knew one thing: this was the reason the Doom had been sealed.

The black ship rode the wind and waves at sea. Su Xiao raised his left arm, and a crackling sound occurred as the withered roots coiled around his arm were torn apart.

The Doom was not a loyal summon. If one couldn't suppress it with aura, this ship would devour its master first. It was a death-dealing ship at sea; if one wasn't strong enough, it was impossible to strike it rich by obtaining it.

Su Xiao looked at the sails on the mast; the skull on them seemed to be grinning at everyone.

Brown roots grew on the deck beside Su Xiao's feet; judging by the trend, they were clearly trying to coil around his legs.

With a 'snap,' the withered roots exploded, the wooden planks on the ship creaked, and the ropes surged like snakes.

"Behave yourself, you're too noisy."

Su Xiao sat on the gunwale, lit a cigarette, and looked at the endless sea.

The Doom calmed down. The benefit of having low Charm attribute was reflected here: the Doom felt that this generation's master was not to be trifled with, so it behaved. This was the Doom; if it felt its master's heart wasn't strong enough, it would directly devour the master and then fall back into a sealed state. It didn't have greed; it just wasn't willing to be a tool for the weak-hearted, nothing more.

If it encountered someone with a strong heart, the Doom was willing to sink with the captain and fight to the very last moment.

Su Xiao checked the Reincarnation Paradise prompts. When he fell into the sea just now, the situation around him was chaotic, so he had only glanced at these prompts roughly.

【Prompt: The Hunter has arrived at the Viking Sea.】

【The Hunter must reach the center of the world, Luoshi Island (Terror Island), within 15 natural days.】

【World Source cannot be obtained in this world.】

【Treasure chests can be obtained in this world.】

His only goal for now was to reach Luoshi Island. As for where Luoshi Island was, Su Xiao didn't intend to use the Nautical Luo Pan to find it; the Nautical Luo Pan could be used in any world, so there was no need to use it now.

There were many pirates on the Viking Sea, and quite a few islands. Through these, Su Xiao had every opportunity to find the direction to Luoshi Island.

Moreover, he had the Doom now, so prioritizing the Doom's growth was a very good choice. Thinking of this, he checked the Doom's data.

【Doom】

Owner: Su Xiao

Specification: Three-masted sailing ship

Activation: 0% (If it reaches 100%, the Doom will grow into a four-masted sailing ship and recover corresponding abilities. Activation can only be obtained by devouring extraordinary marine creatures).

Ability 1: Raiding Ship (Passive), the Doom's sailing speed is 6–8 times that of an ordinary three-masted sailing ship, and it ignores the influence of sea winds and waves.

Ability 2: Destructive Heavy Cannon (Active), after successfully devouring extraordinary marine creatures, the Doom will store energy. The main cannon can bombard any unit within a 75° angle in front, dealing 6000 points of base damage + 2700 points of dark attribute damage (if the target is a ship, the damage will increase by 4.7–6.5 times).

Prompt: Destructive Heavy Cannon (Active) requires special cannonballs; remaining cannonballs: 23.

Prompt: These cannonballs are a unique craft of the Demon Sea and cannot be replenished in this world.

Current stored energy: 0%.

Ability 3: Underwater Navigation (Active), this ability is sealed.

Ability 4: Awakening (Active/Passive), this ability is sealed.