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Translated by: La0o9
Edited by: Dr.Lock
Proofreader:? Arya
Gu Qing Shan looked around.
No sound could be heard from any part of the ship, not even a bit of chatter or footsteps.
It was like the entire crew vanished from the face of the world.
Even the corpses of the first mate and the others disappeared from the public area.
Through the window of the ship, some small-sized void monsters could be seen passing by occasionally.
But not a single sign of life could be found inside of the ship.
It had fallen into complete silence.
Gu Qing Shan put his golden mask on and headed for the captainâs room with a sword in hand.
He kicked the door open.
There wasnât anyone inside either.
Gu Qing Shan paused briefly before heading to the control room.
No matter what kind of strange or fearful thing that happened here, he did not care.
The only thing he was concerned with was to quickly arrive at the black market to rescue an ally!
The door of the control room was tightly shut.
Gu Qing Shan didnât bother to check and just kept moving forward.
The Chao Yin sword appeared from the void of space, flew ahead and pointed itself at the door of the control room.
It thrust forward slightly.
âââSecret Art, [Water Flow Severance]!
Boom!
The heavy metallic door was destroyed.
Gu Qing Shan walked in and took a glance at the multitudes of buttons on the dashboard.
Wang Cheng had quite a bit of experience living on this ship, but he didnât have the skills to pilot it.
Gu Qing Shan didnât hesitate for long.
He lightly touched the surface of the dashboard and walked from one side to the other.
Various notifications popped up on the War God UI one after another.
[Youâve touched the old-styled medium-sized tow and transport ship main control unit]
[Youâve touched the navigation globe]
[Youâve touched the speedometer]
[Youâve touched the stealth function switch]
[Youâve touched the thruster controls system]
[Youâve touched the void radar]
[Youâve touched the central processing power core controller]
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[The above ship piloting devices has used the following skills:]
[Old-style medium-sized tow and transport ship piloting technique, stealth flying technique, stealth function control technique, speed control technique, radar reading technique, thruster control techniqueâŠ]
[Comprehending the above skills will require 1376 Soul Points, do you want to expend the required Soul Points?]
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âYesâ Gu Qing Shan answered.
[Soul Points deducted, comprehension begun] the War God System replied.
One breath.
Two breaths.
Three breaths.
Gu Qing Shan let go of the sword in his hand, walked up to the dashboard and quickly operated it.
He first discarded all the shipwrecks in tow behind the ship, then put the ship to top speed as well as adjusting the stealth function to its maximum level.
ââthis way, the shipâs weight would decrease, but due to the increase in speed, the overall energy consumption would be greater.
Under normal circumstances, the captain would definitely not agree to let the ship proceed like this.
But Gu Qing Shan couldnât care less about such expenditures.
The ship jerked slightly as its speed was greatly increased with a âbangâ, speeding through the space vortex.
Suddenly, a voice came from behind Gu Qing Shan:
âI didnât know you also knew how to fly a shipâ
It was the captainâs voice.
At some point, he had been standing at the door to the control room.
Gu Qing Shan didnât turn around and simply said: âIâm in a hurryâ
The captainâs voice became lower as he spoke again: âBut youâre using my shipâ
âHm, I know that; thatâs why Iâm paying for itâ
Gu Qing Shan took out Wang Chengâs chest of money and tossed it behind himself.
Clunk!
The chest fell on the ground between the two of them, spilling some of its green coins outwards.
As the captain stared at the scattered money on the ground, his eyes slightly glittered.
â-first, he suddenly knew how to fly the ship, then he casually tossed a whole chest of coins away just like that, Wang Chengâs actions up to this point had been completely out of his expectations.
âWhat are you using my ship for?â the captain tried probing him.
âTo get to the black market quicklyâ
âAnd then what? Where are you heading after that?â
âThatâs my personal business, itâs nothing worth talking aboutâ
Gu Qing Shan still didnât turn back and spoke as he kept piloting the ship.
He was monitoring the wind measurement device to catch an opportunity to speed up the ship further.
Yun Jiâs life is already like a candle in the wind, I have no time to waste here, I have to go as fast as I can!
The captain stared at the money on the ground for a while before glancing at Wang Chengâs back.
âWang Cheng, ah, Wang Cheng, I really canât believe Iâve been underestimating you all this timeâ
While saying that, he raised his hand and pointed at Gu Qing Shan.
Gu Qing Shan scowled.
This fool still wants to cause a commotion at this crucial point in time!?
He released his inner sight, went past the walls of the ship and randomly locked onto a wooden branch flying through the space vortex.
Divine Skill, [Shadow Shift]!
Gu Qing Shan switched places with the wooden branch.
He appeared where the branch was in the space vortex while the wooden branch suddenly appeared in the air where he stood.
At the very next split second.
[Shadow Shift], again!
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Gu Qing Shan switched places with the captain.
He appeared inside the cockpit while the captain was thrown out into the void of space.
Gu Qing Shanâs figure blinked and returned in front of the control dashboard.
Just in time for the branch to hit the ground.
In not even a breathâs worth of time, the strongest person on the ship â the captain â was thrown out of the ship just like that.
Gu Qing Shan continued to pilot the ship.
He didnât move his focus away for a single second, completely focused on piloting the ship to reach the black market as soon as possible.
A few dozen seconds later.
A heavily breathing voice came from the door to the control room.
âWang Cheng, who exactly are you!?â the captain furiously shouted.
âYou donât need to know that, stop prying and stop bothering meâ Gu Qing Shan was still focused on the dashboard and casually answered.
The captain paused briefly before suddenly laughing in a frenzy.
âAhahaha! You are definitely not Wang Cheng!â
âI knew it! There was no way Wang Cheng could summon a Devil King!â
He mumbled to himself: âWith such a miraculous Spatial technique, you mustâve done quite a lot of thingsâ
âFor someone this strong to be so careful, you must be avoiding somethingâ
âIâm guessing you must be similar to meâ
âEither youâre an infamous wanted criminal on the run, or you mustâve done a big job and needed to hide away, so you stowed away on my shipâ
As he said so, the captainâs eyes changed.
He appeared a bit excited and began to move his fingers: âYou really are impressive, unfortunately, you came onto MY shipâ
âAnd weâre currently moving through the space vortexâ
âSo whatever YOU possess is going to be MINE!â
He placed his hand on the door frame and suddenly vanished.
The ship went completely out of Gu Qing Shanâs control.
The entire ship slowly grinds to a halt before slowly gliding along with the currents of the space vortex.
At the same time, the crew members stepped out from the metallic walls one by one.
Their expressions were cold, their movement stiff and awkward, exactly like what youâd expect of zombies in the apocalypse.
âWhy did you have to force my handsâ
Gu Qing Shan sighed and shook his head.
The Chao Yin sword flew out and slashed each of the several dozen crew members here once each.
Clang clang clang clang clang!
Sparks of lightning flew everywhere.
The crew members were forced to take a step back with a slash mark each on their bodies, but they werenât stunned by [Severance].
Their movements werenât restricted at all.
If it was just the second mate alone like before then it wouldâve been understandable.
But none of them were affected by [Severance]
This caused Gu Qing Shan to be a bit surprised.
The captainâs voice became excited and cruel: âIf this was any other place, maybe I wouldâve considered your offer, but this ship is my turf, my world, Iâm definitely not losing to you!â
âCome, fake Wang Cheng, didnât you have a really powerful devil!?â
âI know you Devil Summoners well, I know the exact process you need to go through for summoning a Devil, and I can guarantee you that you wonât have a chance to complete it!â
While he shouted, the crew members already charged forward.
They surrounded Gu Qing Shan and attacked.
Gu Qing Shanâs gaze became sharp.
Sha!
The Six Paths Great Mountain sword was swung.
A faint blue sword phantom appeared, drawing a perfect crescent arc in the air.
All the crew members were sliced apart by the [Crescent Slash]!
Immense sword-infused wind lingered, blowing the severed limbs towards the wall with constant dull âthudsâ.
The bodies fell to the ground, but no blood was spilt.
Soon enough, the bodies disappeared altogether.
Various defensive items and armors scattered all over the ground.
As Gu Qing Shan stared at the broken items on the ground, he suddenly realized.
No wonder [Severance] wasnât able to restrain them.
Their main bodies were actually these controlled items!
The captain went silent briefly, but quickly chuckled again: âHow impressive, but how long can you actually keep this up?â
The items slowly sunk into the ground of the ship and disappeared.
A short moment later.
More crew members appeared.
This time, their eyes were a lot more spirited and their movements were much more flexible.
âYou can never kill all of my men! The more you kill, the stronger they become!â
The captain laughed.
Gu Qing Shan completely ignored the captainâs mocking laugh.
He simply put his hand on the shipâs dashboard and glanced at the text that appeared in front of his eyes.
Lines of glowing text quickly appeared.
[Discovered item, Ship Puppet]
[This item has used the following skills: Metal Fusion (Advanced), Soul Puppet Manipulation (Intermediate)]
[Metal Fusion (Advanced): You can fuse yourself together with metallic objects, at the same time use your thoughts to control metal]
[Soul Puppet Manipulation (Intermediate): You can use your soulâs power to control your puppets to fight]
[Detected that your soul have been released, you may directly comprehend the aforementioned techniques]
[Through learning these techniques, you will gain the Profession of Metal Puppeteer]
Gu Qing Shan was slightly surprised.
Then he quickly understood, the captain was a Metal Puppeteer.
The second mate from before as well as all the crew members right here were all non-living objects and items that he made into puppets.
Not just that, even the ship itself was fused with himâââ of course, this mustâve taken a lot of effort.
If I didnât know that the captain had fused with the ship and stayed here to fight with those puppets, the situation will only become more and more dangerous.
No wonder the captain was so confident that he would be able to win against me
But nowâŠ
Gu Qing Shan grabbed the Six Paths Great Mountain sword and infused it with spirit energy.
White-blue arcs of lightning came from the Six Paths Great Mountain sword, manifesting as a bright sword phantom.
The captain laughed mockingly: âAhahaha, what are you trying to do? You want to fight me? Unfortunately, youâre never going to find me!â
Without saying a word, Gu Qing Shan stabbed the Six Paths Great Mountain sword straight into the hull of the ship.
The entire ship shook.
Normally, due to the environment it needed to traverse, a ship like this was always sturdier than normal.
And since the ship had fused with the captain, both it and the captainâs defenses must have increased quite a bit.
UnfortunatelyâŠ
This sword had the ability to break Laws.
No matter if it was [Metal Fusion] or [Puppet Manipulation], neither of them was any good against the Six Paths Great Mountain sword.
So this strike actually could actually hurt him.
Gu Qing Shan pulled his sword out.
The ship shook again.
The captain spoke with a lot more calm in his voice: âHmph, to randomly attack the ship when you canât find me, what a foolâ
Gu Qing Shan kept silent and infused his spirit energy again.
This time, a more intense sword phantom manifested on the Six Paths Great Mountain sword.
The captainâs voice quickly came again.
This time, his tone was a lot more hurried: âOi, I know weâre fighting here, but this ship is just a flying vehicle, you donât need toâââ
Before he could finish, Gu Qing Shan once again stabbed the hull of the ship with all his power.
This time, the ship shook considerably more, as if it was going to fall apart at any moment now.
The crew members all lost control of themselves and collapsed.
A faint scream could be heard coming somewhere else on the ship.
Gu Qing Shan casually grinned and spoke: âYour mouth says ânoâ, but your body is clearly telling me âyesââ
An even more intense sword phantom manifested on the sword.