Chapter 221: Summon a Dark God?

After a round of questioning.

Yu Lin could be said to have learned the source of Ge Wa's power.

They thought it was a gift from the gods, but in fact it was his own awakened Heavenly Authority, which is divine power.

It can increase one's strength in proportion to one's physical prowess, up to five times at most; of course, if one disregards the consequences, it can exceed five times.

If one strikes at the cost of one's own life, it can boost power to more than ten times.

For someone with Yu Lin's physical strength, it starts at thirty times.

However, Yu Lin did not agree to teach Ge Wa Martial Arts; instead, like Na Er Sen, he simply found an excuse and brushed it off.

After that, there was nothing much.

Until two days later.

Today is the day to set out for Royal City, and Luo De Er gathered people on the shore early.

They chose to travel by water to Royal City, avoiding the mountain road and arriving several days faster than by land.

They will board a refurbished Viking Warship.

The hull is crafted from heavy oak, its prow carved with a ferocious beast head, its eyes set with blood‑red ore.

Round shields hang on both sides of the hull, each bearing various Totems.

A lofty mast bears a sail embroidered with the Blue Tooth King's exclusive emblem, fluttering with a rustling sound in the morning breeze.

Yu Lin stands on the deck, taking in the sea's scenery with his eyes.

The azure sea glints with Golden Light under the rising sun, seabirds circle in the distance, and the fresh sea breeze, tinged with salt, hits the face.

Woo——

A deep horn sounds from behind, and the warship slowly sets sail toward the vast sea.

If all goes well, the voyage will take about two days.

By afternoon, Yu Lin is fishing on the deck.

His wrist twitches lightly, and the fishing rod jerks upward—

Wham!

A fish a man tall is flung onto the deck, its silver scales flashing in the sunlight.

This is already the third catch of the day.

"Not bad."

Yu Lin nods with satisfaction: "I'm not the same as I used to be!"

He casually tosses the rod to Na Er Sen, who is waiting nearby:

"Here you go."

"But you probably won't have time to fish later either."

Na Er Sen's eyes show puzzlement: "Why?"

Yu Lin gives no answer, because it is no longer needed.

A shout from Luo De erupts ahead:

"Pirates ahead on the right! Prepare for battle, prepare for battle!"

Na Er Sen hurriedly looks to the right front and sees a pirate ship rapidly approaching.

That ship is slightly smaller than their warship, its hull scarred with battle marks, and a string of skulls hangs from its prow.

The sail bears a ferocious sea monster design, and a black pirate flag flutters from the mast.

The pirates aboard each have snarling faces; some bear knife scars, some are missing ears, and their exposed arms are covered in tattoos.

They wield curved blades and battle axes, standing at the rail and letting out feral howls.

At the front is a one‑eyed hulking man, wearing a leather eye patch, brandishing a hooked prosthetic hand, laughing wildly with a mouth full of yellow teeth:

"The fat sheep is at the door! Brothers, prepare for boarding combat!"

Hmm, it fits Yu Lin's stereotypical image of pirates.

However, Yu Lin does not intend to die in this skirmish; its scale is too small to catch the attention of a Valkyrie.

His plan is to fall in a large‑scale battle a month or two later, when the Blue Tooth King goes to subjugate an island and suppress its ruler.

It is said that the ruler mocked the Blue Tooth King's Bluetooth and refused to apologize.

The Blue Tooth King can no longer tolerate it, and he also intends to expand his territory!

"Take up arms and kill them all!"

Luo De's roar interrupts Yu Lin's thoughts.

He looks up and sees Luo De, his face fanatically waving a battle axe, actually leaping and being the first to spring onto the enemy ship!

The officer shows no sense of commanding the battle, nor any fear of death; he is far braver than his subordinates!

Clang!

Luo De raises his axe and brings it down, precisely cleaving a pirate's neck.

Fresh blood splatters on his face, yet he pays it no mind, parrying another curved blade with his other hand.

While sidestepping, a long sword slams into his shoulder guard, the thick leather armor emitting a dull thud.

"Seeking death!" Luo De roars, kicking the opponent's abdomen.

The pirate shrieks and falls, his life ended by Luo De's finishing axe blow.

Even so brave as he is, there are still those braver than Luo De!

Ge Wa lifts a Giant War Hammer, as if a war god has descended!

Each swing of his hammer carries a sound that tears through the air; any pirate who touches it is wounded, any who collides with it perishes!

A pirate raises a shield to block, but both he and the shield are smashed into mush! The warhammer strikes the deck, splintering wood and leaving a series of horrifying holes!

"Kill them all! Odin blesses us!" The others were encouraged by the two, shouting as they joined the battle.

Na Er Sen darted through the enemy ranks, his short sword stabbing out like a poisonous snake, aiming for vital points!

A pirate raised his blade to chop down; he sidestepped to dodge, then cut the opponent's tendon, followed by a sword thrust to seal the throat!

The battle showed a one-sided situation.

Although this group of pirates was fierce, they were far from being a match for Luo De Er's elite troops.

In less than a quarter hour, the deck was covered with pirates' corpses, blood staining the planks red.

Luo De Er stood panting among the pile of corpses, his battle-axe dripping blood.

He counted the numbers, happily discovering: aside from a few lightly wounded, there were actually no fatalities!

"Unable to withstand a single blow, what a guy! Mates, clean up the battlefield!" He wiped the blood from his face, revealing a victorious smile.

Returning to his own warship, he casually placed the axe in his hand to one side.

Afterwards he walked toward Yu Lin.

"Ares, are they too weak, not worth your taking action?"

Yu Lin hadn't spoken yet, but he had already found his reasons, very thoughtful.

So he simply nodded and said: "Yes."

"My opponent cannot be this kind of trash."

"Yes." Luo De Er nodded, after wiping the blood from his face with a cloth, he laughed and said:

"I truly look forward to seeing you take action, the sight of you slaughtering in all directions on the battlefield!"

"That would certainly be great! Very inspiring!"

"Let's not talk about that; how are things on the ship?"

Because many people were seasick, he therefore asked a question.

Yu Lin nodded: "Not bad, quite comfortable."

"Then he truly is a born warrior!" Luo De Er gave another compliment, seeing a subordinate calling him ahead, as if there was something, he then stopped saying more and walked forward.

"What's wrong?"

"Sir, you see, this looks like an Evil God Relic!"

"Huh?!"

Luo De Er bent over, lowered his head to look.

The subordinate's so-called Evil God Relic is actually a stone tablet, on which is carved a pattern, and beneath the pattern there is text.

But it's text that Luo De Er and others cannot read.

The pattern shows a group worshipping a flame; the more one looks, the stranger it feels, causing alarm, perhaps this is why they consider it an Evil God Relic.

Just as Luo De Er was about to throw the stone tablet overboard.

Yu Lin walked over.

In their sight, he opened his mouth to chant: "*******, *******........... *"

"........ Ares, what are you chanting?"

"Nothing, it's the incantation to summon that deity."

"........ You're crazy!!"