Chapter 2909: Min Guang Island

On the deck of the Doom, a black energy emerged within the ship's hull; this was the energy stored in the ship's keel.

To make the Doom stronger, it no longer needed to devour sea beasts.

Releasing the special energy stored in the ship's keel was enough, which meant gradually lifting the Demon Sea's seal on the Doom.

During the Strongest Contest, when Su Xiao first became the captain of the Doom, the special energy within the ship was nearly withered. This time, it was the exact opposite, reaching a satisfactory level. It seems that during the time Su Xiao sold the Doom, the buyer had done quite a lot in the Demon Sea.

Previously, Su Xiao sold the Doom to a staff merchant, who then resold it. The buyer was an Eighth Tier Qiyuezhe who, after obtaining the Doom, came to the Demon Sea hoping to make a fortune, and then died.

After this scapegoat arrived in the Demon Sea, he was likely cursed by the Demon Sea as well. Being an Eighth Tier Qiyuezhe, he immediately started looking for ways to lift the curse upon feeling it.

It must be said that the method chosen by that scapegoat was correct: letting the Doom devour a large number of sea beasts and ships to reach its strongest state.

The stronger the Doom, the higher its resistance to the curse, giving the scapegoat more time to find a way to break it.

What happened during that time is unknown, but the result was that the scapegoat died from the Demon Sea's curse, the Doom was pinned to the seabed, and the Doom was sealed in the process.

Under normal circumstances, while the Doom was being sealed, the special energy inside would be gradually drained, eventually turning it into a small-to-medium-sized two-masted ship.

The sealing hadn't lasted long before Su Xiao arrived in the Demon Sea and freed the Doom from the seabed. In other words, the special energy stored inside the Doom was in an overflowing state; as long as the triple seal could be broken, the Doom could be restored to its strongest state.

Black energy emerged from the deck beneath Su Xiao's feet, instantly enveloping him.

【Hint: You are about to undergo the Doom's judgment effect. If you fail this judgment, you will lose your status as captain of the Doom and will be attacked or devoured by the Doom.】

【Soul strength judgment in progress...】

【Judgment successful.】

The black energy around Su Xiao dissipated, and the appearance of the Doom gradually changed. After absorbing the special energy, the wooden planks on both sides of the hull creaked, the previously dilapidated areas gradually recovered, and all the ship's planks became thicker, with their strength improved.

This process lasted for nearly two hours before stopping. Looking at the Doom now, it was completely different from before; the Doom had become a four-masted ship, with a hull length of 49.7 meters, a displacement of 930 tons, and a draft of 7.6 meters.

Among four-masted ships, the Doom was not considered a big guy, as it was known for its speed and aggression.

【Doom】

Owner: Su Xiao

Specification: Four-masted ship

Second-stage seal: Not lifted (This seal has a total of three stages.)

Specification: Hull length 49.7 meters, displacement 930 tons, draft 7.6 meters, maximum hull width...

Health points: 68,000 points (Increased by 20,500 points)

Defense: 179 points (Increased by 12 points)

Durability: 268/320 points (When durability is below 100 points, sailing speed decreases; when durability is below 25 points, it will be unable to continue sailing).

Basic bonus: Sailing speed increased by 175% (Increased by 35%).

Crew count: 350 (Cursed people)

Ability 1: Ship Hunter (Passive)...

Ability 2: Underwater Navigation (Passive), the Doom can dive into the water, with sailing speed reduced by 18% (Reduced by 2%).

Ability 3: Destruction Cannon (Active), the Doom's main cannon, can bombard any unit within a 75° angle in front, causing 6,000 basic damage + 2,700 dark attribute damage (If the target is a ship, the damage will be increased by 4.7 to 6.5 times).

Hint: Reload time is 20 seconds.

Hint: Destruction Cannon (Active) requires special shells; remaining shell count is 0.

Hint: This shell is a unique craft of the Demon Sea and can be replenished at 'Min Guang Island'.

Hint: To reach 'Min Guang Island', you can light the lantern and hang it at the bow. During the process of the Doom entering 'Min Guang Island', any attack will cause the Doom to suffer severe damage.

Ability 4: This ability is sealed.

Ability 5: This ability is sealed; this is the ultimate ability.

The Doom's health is nearly 70,000 points. Compared to some Eighth Tier lord-level or overlord-level creatures, this health is not high, but the Doom's defense and durability are high.

The Doom's hull defense is slightly stronger than most Saint Spirit-level shields, and the durability cap is as high as 320 points.

Against a four-masted ship of the same class, even if the enemy's main cannon is of Immortal quality, the Doom can withstand at least 4 to 6 shots; as for side cannons, it can take a dozen shots without a problem.

Conversely, the Doom only has one main cannon. If bombarding living creatures, the damage intensity is not exaggerated, but if bombarding an enemy ship, the damage caused increases several times; this is caused by energy erosion.

To replenish the Doom's special shells, you need to go to Min Guang Island. This does not require sailing; just hang the lantern at the bow of the Doom.

"Baja, go to the captain's cabin and get the lantern."

"Understood."

Baja flew into the captain's cabin and, after a while, brought out a lantern shaped like a skull. After lighting the blackened wick inside, a black-red flame ignited.

The lantern was hung at the bow of the Doom. Black mist emerged on both sides of the Doom's hull. This mist spread from the sides to the top, eventually enveloping the surrounding hundred meters of sea.

Su Xiao looked around. It was a sunny day just a moment ago, but now the surroundings had turned pitch black. He looked ahead, and a black smoke whirlpool with a width of tens of meters was slowly rotating.

*Ding, ding, ding... *

Washinoki Washinoki Jishi of chains pierced out from the black smoke whirlpool, all sinking into the hull of the Doom. These chains did not cause damage to the Doom; they seemed more like they were merging into the hull.

The chains tightened, and the Doom was suddenly accelerated to an exaggerated degree.

"Woof!"

Black smoke, chains, and the Doom all disappeared from the sea. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was spinning in mid-air and fell into the sea with a *splash*.

Just now, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was lying on top of the captain's cabin taking a nap. Because the Doom was pulled away, Xiang Bubu was thrown off.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang poked its head out of the sea, swimming with a very authentic doggy paddle. It looked around and saw only the endless sea, stunned.

At the same time, on the deck of the Doom, it was pitch black all around. Su Xiao grabbed the ship's side with one hand, and the Doom sailed through the darkness at an exaggerated speed.

With a *splash*, the Doom crashed into the seawater, and the pitch-black water splashed high. Min Guang Island had arrived.

A blood moon hung obliquely in the sky. Only the upper half of this blood moon remained; the lower half was shattered, and one could faintly see the jagged marks at the fracture.

The sky was pitch black, as if it could extinguish all light. Su Xiao looked ahead, and an island came into view. Over 90% of this island was shrouded in black mist.

This black mist was not worth exploring. The cursed people enslaved by the Doom slept here. Cursed people were not generated out of thin air; they usually stayed on Min Guang Island, and when the captain of the Doom needed them, the Doom would summon a small number of undead into the ship's bottom hold.

If an enemy reached Min Guang Island, in the Demon Sea world, no matter how strong the enemy was, they would die here; there were too many cursed people here.

Dragging an enemy to Min Guang Island was not a good choice. In the process of entering Min Guang Island, the Doom would become very fragile.

During this stage, if you fought an enemy on the Doom, the Doom had a 95% or higher probability of being destroyed, thus failing to reach Min Guang Island.

Besides the black mist area, Min Guang Island had a small pier. Behind the pier were a few wooden houses. These wooden houses varied in size, and lanterns hung in front of two of them.

Maneuvering the Doom to dock in front of the pier, Su Xiao jumped off the ship, Baja followed, Amu and Benny stayed to guard the ship, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang would have to wait a while before they could reunite.

Stepping onto the wooden pier, the wide wooden planks under Su Xiao's feet made an unbearable sound. When this pier was built was impossible to verify. Min Guang Island was located in an independent medium-sized different dimension.

*Caw, caw, caw... *

A few crows were startled. They were not afraid of Su Xiao; instead, they circled above him. These crows were also enslaved by the Doom, existing between life and death.

There were two wooden houses with lanterns hanging in front of them, one large and one small. Su Xiao stopped in front of the large wooden house and pushed open the door covered in black stains.

With a *creak*, the door was pushed open. It was not dark inside; a chandelier burning whale oil hung from the ceiling. Strangely, this flame emitted no heat.

A wooden counter, mostly decayed, stretched across the back of the room. A little old man wearing ragged clothes was sitting behind the bar. The dim yellow firelight illuminated the lower half of his face, and the little old man was smirking.

After a burst of smirking, the little old man behind the counter spoke:

"My dear friend, long time no see."