Chapter 339

"Kongming, that's not very loyal of you."

"Right, if you'd told us earlier that Master Xuanzang was this strong, we would've given him our full support."

"Exactly, now we're in a very passive position. Good thing Master Xuanzang is magnanimous and doesn't hold it against us."

Before disembarking, these Divine Demon Walkers all complained to Kongming. Fortunately, regarding the matter of the Dragon King Vessel, they were Buddhist in attitude — not contending, not seizing, extremely neutral.

If Li Jue and his wife had gone to fight for it like that, the deck would probably have several more bodies lying on it.

That fist — who could withstand it?

You old schemer Kongming, you didn't give everyone a heads-up either.

"If I'd told you from the start he's a Divine Demon Walker on par with Chijing Daochang, would you have believed me?" Kongming was extremely steady.

There was nothing wrong with those words.

If Kongming had said that from the beginning, everyone definitely wouldn't have believed it.

How long has Tang Xuanzang been a Divine Demon Walker? How long has Chijing Daoren been one?

Not to mention before this, even with today's battle, people don't really feel Tang Luo has reached Chijing Daoren's level.

Strength isn't something that can be represented by one side purely defending and the other purely attacking fiercely.

The battle just now sufficiently shows Tang Luo definitely has the strength and combat power of a Fourth Stage Divine Demon Walker, but to truly stand shoulder to shoulder with Chijing Daoren, he should still fall a bit short.

He is one of the founders of the Martial Arts Mythos, a legendary figure, unfathomably deep.

Master Xuanzang is indeed formidable in combat, but unfathomably deep — he's still a bit lacking.

As for these people's thoughts, Kongming couldn't be bothered to correct them. Could he say that little white dragon Ao Yulie is actually a true dragon?

When Chijing Daoren was brought back by Tang Luo back then, did he tell Kongming that Master Xuanzang's strength was "this person is absolutely not beneath me, and even surpasses this poor daoist"?

Of course, these people also don't think they're stronger than Tang Luo. Fifty-fifty, they could kill each other.

Before, "licking" Tang Luo was because he was a Divine Physician, a bit stiff, holding the thought "he's a Divine Physician, need to build good relations."

Now, it's not that simple as just a Divine Physician.

Tang Luo's strength has also won their respect. Double respect, licking him feels completely justified, heartfelt "Master is awesome, Master 666."

The ownership of the Dragon King Vessel was decided.

Tang Luo and the other two gathered everyone on the Dragon King Vessel, including all crew members and long-term residents who count as part of the Dragon King Vessel.

Among these crew, most are ordinary people, with a few being Divine Demon Walkers.

Those all alone, who joined the Martial Arts Mythos and wanted to live on the Dragon King Vessel but had no money, simply became crew.

Anyway, the treatment on the Dragon King Vessel isn't bad.

Divine Demon Walkers living long-term on the Dragon King Vessel number seven or eight.

The Dragon King's death, everyone is already clear on. Regarding the Dragon King Vessel's future, there's slight unease.

In the banquet hall, Kongming presented the Dragon King's will to everyone, and stated everything remains as before, treatment in all aspects unchanged, appeasing hearts.

The Dragon King Vessel's first mate is extremely loyal to the Dragon King, and carries out his will thoroughly. With him there, the Dragon King Vessel's daily operations won't be affected.

Tang Luo, as the heir, directly stated that because he's rather busy, he hired a true "supernatural powerhouse" with rich seafaring experience to manage the Dragon King Vessel.

Next, let Ao Yulie deal with these crew and residents.

If Ao Yulie can't even handle these people, he might as well go back to the sea and catch fish.

Next, there's still one matter to handle.

Li Jue and his wife on the deck are still unconscious.

Kongming walked over, grabbed one in each hand, paused, looked at the deck and said: "Weren't these places damaged just now?"

Just now, Tang Luo's recovery and stretching exercises left some cracks on the deck.

But looking now, the deck has already restored to its original state.

"Yes." Tang Luo glanced at Li Jue and his wife. Kongming said nothing more, face slightly cold, brought the two to the Dragon King's bedroom and tossed them down.

Without much wait, Tang Luo used Kai Guang to treat their injuries, letting the two wake quickly.

"Tell me, why must you obtain the Dragon King Vessel?" Kongming looked at the two, coldly.

"Wanting the Dragon King Vessel is perfectly normal, the benefits are so many?" After treatment, Li Jue's condition was better than Wei Xin's. He spoke.

"I thought so at first too." Kongming said, "You were greedy before. But this time, the greed is too ugly, you don't even want face. What is the Dragon King Vessel hiding, that you must obtain but haven't found?"

"..." Wei Xin lowered her head, didn't speak, coughing lightly.

Li Jue said: "That's what we should ask you. We felt the Dragon King might have left some good things behind, so we wanted it. Now it seems even you don't know, you think we would know?"

"Regardless, you two are the Dragon King's teammates." Kongming said, "Don't hide it from me, my patience is limited."

Towards the end, his tone turned sinister.

"What, you still dare kill us?" Wei Xin abruptly raised her head.

She was knocked out completely, didn't know what happened at all.

Unlike Li Jue, who regarded the white-robed monk beside him with closed eyes, peaceful and serene, with extreme dread.

"I naturally can't, we signed a contract." Kongming said, "But Master Xuanzang can."

Li Jue's face changed drastically. They had already reached consensus, abandoning the "Mutual Non-Aggression Pact" stipulated in the contract.

Without reaching consensus again, "stipulating" anew, that Tang Xuanzang could freely kill or injure them without suffering any punishment.

"Amitabha, Benefactor Kong's words are mistaken." Tang Luo opened his eyes, proclaimed a Buddha name, "This poor monk is a renunciate, how would I kill? Please call it guiding to goodness, sending to the Western Pure Land — that's more befitting a renunciate."

"Oh, my apologies." Kongming said, looking again at Li Jue and Wei Xin.

Wei Xin realized things were bad, looked at Li Jue.

"I just don't believe you dare kill us..." Li Jue squeezed out words from between his teeth, still wanting to hold out.

"Even without guiding to goodness, there are ways." Kongming said, "I recall Master you have a Du Hun technique, that can guide the extremely wicked toward goodness?"

"Indeed." Tang Luo and Kongming sang in harmony, "There's no one in the world one Du Hun can't turn good. If there is, then twice. If still no good, that proves they're beyond saving, guide them then."

The voice was calm, even carrying a few parts of solemn dignity, yet it harbored a grim, ruthless coldness that made one dread it utterly.

"The Dragon King's damaged deck has already been restored." Seeing the two's fluctuating expressions, Kongming intended to place the final straw.

Just then, the Dragon King suddenly began to tremble.

Kongming looked out the window; outside it was sunny and calm, the wind gentle and the waves still — it was not due to the rocking of wind and waves, but the entire hull was trembling.

"Master, I sense something has happened!"

Before long, the door was pushed open and Ao Yulie appeared, his face bearing a hint of panic.

"What happened?" Tang Luo stood up.

"I successfully got on good terms with those crew members, thought about it, and figured I might as well just refine the Dragon King into my magic treasure." Ao Yulie said.

Indeed, the Dragon King can naturally also be refined into a magic treasure.

Not only the Dragon King, even a piece of rock would work.

However, everyone's purpose in wanting a magic treasure is to have the magic treasure help themselves; casually refining a magic treasure not only provides no help to oneself, but is also a burden.

Refining the Dragon King into a magic treasure offers no help whatsoever to Ao Yulie himself.

But if they suffer an attack or the like, as Ao Yulie's magic treasure, the master can completely bestow power upon it, enhancing its defense and so on.

Since he decided to be the captain, he must be a good captain.

Unexpectedly, right while Ao Yulie was refining the Dragon King and rejoicing in his unprecedented move, a power of resistance emanated from the Dragon King.

Forcing Ao Yulie to hastily stop.

And what truly flustered him was that this power, he actually vaguely felt was somewhat familiar.

"Go take a look." Tang Luo stood up.

Kongming glanced at Li Jue and his wife, then followed out; Ao Yulie thought for a moment, walked over, grabbed Li Jue, and followed along.

Poor Li Jue and his wife, no matter what, counted as experts.

Yet they just had to run into two people who completely could not be judged by common sense, leaving them not even a shred of room to resist.

The Dragon King's trembling soon subsided, and did not cause panic among the crew.

The crew all knew Long Wang and the others were legendary ability users; occasionally witnessing some slightly strange phenomena, they had long since grown used to it.

The four descended to the ship's bottom; the ripples in the air had already dispersed.

"Open it." Tang Luo said.

Ao Yulie nodded, tossed Li Jue aside, scales surfaced on his right hand, transforming into a silver-white dragon claw, and fiercely tore at the floor beneath his feet.

A sharp grating sound rang out; the solid, thick iron plating beneath his feet was torn open a large piece.

Revealing a black object hidden at the ship's bottom.

"..." Li Jue's eyes widened slightly; that's right! It's this thing!

Never expected Long Wang actually used this to replace the Dragon King's original keel, fusing it completely with the entire Dragon King.

Long Wang really didn't bring it into the mission world; no wonder he never took it out to use even until death.

Their husband-and-wife guess was not wrong; the move to seize the Dragon King was not wrong either.

The mistake lay in encountering this white-haired monk.

Looking at the black keel beneath his feet, Tang Luo fell silent for a few seconds; the surrounding air seemed to become oppressive and viscous.

He suddenly reached back and grabbed; Li Jue on the ground instantly flew into his hand.

"You two are vying for the Dragon King just for this thing?" Tang Luo turned his head, revealing a profile, one eye swiveling to look at Li Jue.

Kongming frowned, retreating two steps.

Just now in an instant, the aura emanating from Tang Luo made him unable to suppress a heart-pounding terror.

Kongming was already like this; Li Jue's heart pounded even more frantically, every cell in his body seemingly possessing a "will of its own" at this moment, roaring a single word: "Flee"!

Even in the battle just now, Li Jue had never produced such a fearful state of mind.

Great terror! An utterly irresistible great terror!

Almost in an instant it destroyed all of Li Jue's mental defenses.

"Yes..." As Li Jue spoke, his teeth chattered involuntarily.

"What is this?" Kongming asked.

The Dragon King's keel, at first glance, looks like a pitch-black wooden log, faintly bearing a few golden vein lines, extremely faint and few.

"The Demon-Subduing True Treasure Staff, made from the Moon Palace's Suoluo Immortal Wood, Sha Wujing's weapon."