Chapter 2929

The setting sun hung on the horizon, bathing a peaceful little town in gold, the hour and minute hands on the clock tower vertical, time frozen at six in the evening.

Dong—, dong—

The bell rang inside a church, the pews within empty, only a nun kneeling beneath the cross, her hands clasped with fingers interlaced.

On the back of this nun's right hand was a black tattoo, the tattoo looking like a building, also like two symmetrical black towers.

The setting sun streamed in through the window, casting upon this nun, the church door pushed open, a burly figure in a blue coat standing in the doorway.

"Where is she."

The burly man spoke, merely standing there giving off an aura of anger without anger, he is a duke.

"Duke, how long has it been since we last met."

The black tattoo on the nun's hand glowed faintly, seeing this, the duke understood what was happening, the Twin Towers Empress was possessing her subordinate's body.

The Twin Towers Empress did not appear in person, wanting to find her true body difficult, each time she appeared, it was through consciousness and medium, temporarily possessing her subordinate's body.

The nun, no, the Twin Towers Empress rose from the cloth mat, sitting on the long bench in the first row of the church.

The duke stepped forward, keeping a few meters' distance from the Twin Towers Empress, also sitting on the long bench in the first row.

"You came to ask me for the Sea King's horn?"

The Twin Towers Empress removed her veil, black hair cascading down, her hand lightly stroking her cheek, she was very satisfied with this frequently used body.

"Yes."

The duke was a man of few words, most of the time he remained silent.

"What if I don't give it?"

The Twin Towers Empress's thin lips curled, she gave the duke a seductive smile.

"Then you die."

"Duke, you're still so arrogant, this is my territory."

As the Twin Towers Empress's words fell, the duke sprang up with a whoosh, the blue coat draped over his shoulders falling, his clothing bulging, some places splitting open, looking like the duke, about 1.9 meters tall, could at any moment transform into a ferocious monster over three meters tall.

"No give, you die."

The duke's physique swelled, his clothing becoming ragged, he casually tore off the strip-like clothing on his body, revealing an upper body covered in silver-gray fur.

In a very short time, the duke became a half-man, half-wolf monster, his brown-yellow eyes flashing with ferocity, his sharp claws gleaming like metal.

With a crisp crack, several windows of the church shattered simultaneously, three figures rushed in, all wearing tight black clothes, white masks on their faces.

The fastest among them lunged at the duke with a dagger, the poisoned dagger straight for the duke's brow.

Only seen, the duke's arm swung, the claw covered in silver-gray fur striking the black-clad woman's head, her neck instantly snapped by immense force, her masked head flying out like a cannonball, the headless body spinning rapidly in midair, blood spurting from the severed neck splattering everywhere.

Thud!

The skull smashed through the left wall of the church, a hole several meters in diameter appearing on the wall, this skull first flew over half the town, then flew far out over the sea before falling into the sea.

Inside the church, the duke's eyes widened, a wave spreading out, the two black-clad women ambushing his sides suddenly stopped, the duke's claw pressed on one black-clad woman's head, he twisted hard then released, this black-clad woman's body immediately became like a twisted dough.

The duke shifted his gaze, looking down at the last black-clad woman, his brown-yellow eyes narrowed, pupils shrinking to needle-point size.

"Ah!"

The last black-clad woman screamed, eyes whitening as she collapsed, her soul shattered by the duke's aura pressure.

The ground beneath the duke's feet caved in, he lunged at the wall, one hand scooping, his right arm pierced the wall, capturing the person hiding outside, this is an eighth-rank contractor.

Boom!

A fist shadow slammed into the duke's wolf-headed head, a shockwave exploding, the entire church nearly shattered.

The duke slightly leaned back his head, he bared his bloody teeth, a quick bite leaving an afterimage.

With a crack, the contractor seized by the duke with one hand had his entire head and part of his torso bitten off, his body trembled, hands drooping, the whole person went limp.

The duke chewed the bone fragments and flesh in his mouth, tossed the corpse aside like trash, he returned to the bench near the Twin Towers Empress, sat on the bench, he picked up the blue coat from the ground, took out the white napkin from his chest pocket, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Have you thought it through?"

The duke looked at the Twin Towers Empress, this beast-like gentleman of a man, who could erupt into murder at any moment.

"Duke, the Sea King's horn, actually is the horn of a powerful sea beast..."

"I know these, don't talk nonsense to me."

"Continue listening to me, you men, why are you all the same, rushing everything you do."

The Twin Towers Empress licked her thin lips, this simple action making viewers' hearts feel numb and tingly, this female pirate's true charm attribute absolutely over 200 points.

"Rumor has it, as long as the Sea King's horn is assembled completely, one can control that sea beast, that sea beast is the king of the sea, ruling all sea beasts on the Magic Sea, this represents what, you and I both know."

The Twin Towers Empress said this, noticing the duke's gaze turn worse, she went straight to the point: "Actually, the rumor of the Sea King only being able to rule one type of sea beast, the more important thing is the three arrows nailed into its body."

"Continue."

The silver-gray fur on the duke's body retracted into his body, his physique also began to shrink, again becoming a burly man about 1.9 meters tall.

"Do I really need to continue saying? These things, you already knew, the West Sea King daring to cooperate with that witch shows he also knows the secret of those three arrows, otherwise he wouldn't bet his life, all the wealth and treasures offered by empires in ancient times, the power to command the entire Magic Sea, and a thousand years of life, you're also moved, duke."

The Twin Towers Empress no longer hid the desire in her eyes.

"Those 'evil spirits' on the Doom Ship, they desire that power even more than you and I, that is the Doom Ship's only hope to lift the curse."

Having said these, the Twin Towers Empress fell silent, waiting for the duke's reply.

The duke stood up in silence, walking toward the church door, his attitude already clear, temporarily cooperating with the Twin Towers Empress.

…

Miguang Island, before the dock.

The Doom Ship docked here, Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the deck meditating daily, two hours ago he had already consumed the Golden Skull and 14,500 Magic Sea gold coins, lifting the second stage seal of the Doom Ship.

Compared to lifting the first stage seal, lifting the second stage was much slower, already over two hours had passed, the second stage curse still being lifted.

There is good news now, that bastard Caesar has already left Miguang Island, gone to find Furland, when Caesar heard of the potion deal, his eyes were almost turning into searchlights, blazing amazingly.

As expected, Caesar 'selfless' and 'resolute' refused the gold coin split, Caesar's original words: 'My dear friend, I misjudged you, you actually thought Caesar would be greedy for gold coins?! This is an insult to Caesar's personality! This is a trampling of Caesar's character! Rest assured, this matter entrusted to Caesar, this time Caesar will help you for free.'

If it weren't for Caesar finally losing his composure and letting out a sly laugh, his words would still have had a bit of persuasiveness.

The selfless Caesar only took half an hour to leave Min Guang Island, and after going back and forth several times, this guy set up a temporary teleportation array in the black mist of Min Guang Island.

It must be said, Caesar pulled this off beautifully; if his space-type item were taken, outsiders entering Min Guang Island would spawn inside the black mist, and what would happen then is easy to imagine.

With Caesar joining the profit chain, he could not only use the teleportation array to come to Su Xiao for potions, but sending gold coins was also quick.

While Su Xiao was meditating, black energy surged from the deck beneath him, instantly enveloping him; his eyes opened, ending his meditation, and the Ominous Vessel was about to break the second stage of its seal.

【Prompt: You are about to endure the judgment effect of the Ominous Vessel; if you fail this judgment, you will lose your captaincy of the Ominous Vessel and suffer its attack and consumption.】

【Soul strength judgment in progress……】

【Judgment successful.】

The black energy on Su Xiao dissipated, sinking into the Ominous Vessel, whose appearance gradually changed as its black planks unfolded like ribs, the entire ship seeming to come alive.

Thud, thud, thud~

The sound of a heartbeat emerged from within the hull; Su Xiao placed one hand on the deck. The Ominous Vessel is indeed half a living entity, but even as a living thing, it has no heart—he had checked before.

Su Xiao carefully sensed the entire Ominous Vessel, his perception penetrating every plank; after a long while, he opened his eyes, having sensed nothing like a heart. The heartbeat he had just heard seemed like an illusion.

When the second stage of the seal was fully lifted, the Ominous Vessel's length reached nearly seventy meters, still a four-masted ship, but its overall size had increased significantly.

【Ominous Vessel】

Owner: Su Xiao

Specification: Four-masted ship

Three-stage seal: Not lifted (this is the final stage seal.)

Health: 80,500 points (increased by 12,500 points)

Defense: 194 points (increased by 15 points)

Durability: 359/370 points.

Base bonus: Navigation speed increased by 220% (increased by 45%).

Maximum crew count: 197/800 (cursed individuals)

Ability 1: Ship Hunter (passive)……

Ability 2: Underwater Submersion (passive); the Ominous Vessel can submerge underwater, reducing navigation speed by 15% (reduced by 3%).

Ability 3: Annihilation Cannon (active)……

Ability 4: Curse Refinement (passive); it can place this world's treasures, or the hunter's own gear and items, into the curse magic box in the captain's cabin, refining them through the Ominous Vessel's curse power.

Prompt: Each curse refinement determines the required time based on the item being refined.

Prompt: After refinement, the placed item will be fully transformed into a curse-infused item, with its quality greatly enhanced.

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

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