The First Marquis of Daxuan

"Everyone, has Senior Su always been like this?"

Zhang Yunzhou couldn't help but ask.

Zhao Baiqi, Huo Tu, Chi Mingtang, Qian Gongliu, Yuan Huaizhou and others exchanged glances, and the corners of their mouths involuntarily turned up.

Everyone who has just met a Shetland Sheepdog will have this experience.

Weren't they the same when they first met Su Mu?

There are too many incomprehensible things about Su Mu.

Common sense completely fails him.

He seemed born to break the mold.

Things that they previously considered unbelievable might actually become reality for Su Mu.

"Just you wait and see."

Zhao Baiqi said with a smile, "Next, it's time to witness a miracle."

Zhang Yunzhou was completely confused, not understanding what they meant.

However, since no one was willing to explain, he could only turn to look at Su Mu.

Su Mu sat cross-legged with his eyes slightly closed, seemingly studying the methods of warship forging.

However, the method of forging this warship is profound and complex, and it would be impossible to fully comprehend it without decades of study.

On their planet Bajing, even the fastest person to master the art of warship forging took thirty years.

Now that Huang Tiandao's threat is imminent, what use is there in sharpening our weapons at the last minute?

He shook his head and couldn't help but sigh.

Just then.

Su Mu suddenly opened his eyes.

Zhang Yunzhou sighed halfway, then stopped abruptly, coughing violently until his face turned red.

Su Mu stood up and began pacing back and forth along the dragon boat, as if measuring it.

When he reaches a key location, he will stop and observe carefully for a while.

Zhang Yunzhou was initially dismissive, but soon his expression grew increasingly serious.

Because he discovered that the places where Su Mu paused were all the core areas of the dragon boat.

He personally crafted this Yellow-rank warship, and he knew exactly where the key points and priorities lay.

He even deliberately left a gap when he was forging the Yellow-rank warship, so that he might be able to upgrade it to a Profound-rank warship someday.

This is something only he knows.

Unless someone's skill in forging warships far surpasses his, no one else could possibly tell the difference.

But now, Su Mu is pausing precisely at these very points.

If it happens once or twice, it could be a coincidence.

But the coincidences kept happening, and Zhang Yunzhou realized something was amiss.

This is absolutely no coincidence!
Rather, it was because Su Mu truly understood the art of warship forging.

Not only does he understand, but his expertise far surpasses his.

Otherwise, Su Mu would never have left any traces on the warship!
"This—this—"

Zhang Yunzhou's lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing Zhang Yunzhou's shocked expression, Zhao Baiqi, Huo Tu, Chi Mingtang, Qian Gongliu, Yuan Huaizhou, and others couldn't help but smile.

Seeing the newcomers suffer setbacks fills them with a sense of satisfaction.

It's not pleasant for something surprising to happen to you, but when it happens to someone else, it's just something to watch.

Of course, it's fun to watch the drama unfold.

"Zhang Yunzhou, you'll get used to it."

Zhao Baiqi patted Zhang Yunzhou on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Anyway, I don't know if there's anything in this world that Su Mu can't do."

So never doubt, always believe.

"Don't question, believe..."

Zhang Yunzhou muttered to himself, feeling as if his worldview was about to collapse.

He was certain that Su Mu had never been exposed to the methods of warship forging before.

Could it be that someone's weapon-making skills are so advanced that they have mastered the art of warship forging without any instruction?
Su Mu mastered the warship forging method in such a short time, so what about all his years of hard work and cultivation?
Can the differences between people really be that great?
You'll get used to it.

Zhao Baiqi looked at him with some sympathy.

Everyone has gone through this.

Now they have completely relaxed their mindset and will absolutely not compare themselves to Su Mu.

Comparing yourself to someone like Su Mu is just asking for trouble.

They only need to be stronger than the others; as for Su Mu, he's not on the same level as them.

Zhang Yunzhou remained silent for a long time before finally accepting the fact.

He now finally understood why Zhao Baiqi and the others had looked at him that way before.

These people already knew that Su Mu had this ability.

"A bunch of bastards."

Zhang Yunzhou thought to himself, "This is what I really think."

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Su Mu quickly explored every part of the dragon boat.

When he returned to the crowd, he had a confident look on his face.

"It's not a big problem."

Su Mu said slowly, "This warship can be upgraded to the Xuan rank in a short time."

"this--"

Just as Zhang Yunzhou was about to speak, he suddenly remembered the words Zhao Baiqi had reminded him of earlier.

Don't question, believe.

So he swallowed back the words that were about to come out.

“Senior Su, warships can certainly be upgraded, but the problem is that we may not be able to do it, and we don’t have that much time.”

Zhang Yunzhou rephrased it, speaking cautiously.

Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Zhang Yunzhou was completely bewildered, not knowing what everyone was laughing at.

“Zhang Yunzhou, Sect Master Su is much younger than you, so you shouldn’t call him senior.”

Just like us, let's call him Sect Leader Su.

Zhao Baiqi explained with a smile.

Zhang Yunzhou looked incredulous.

A powerful expert at the peak of the Primordial Realm is younger than him?
"To be honest, I, Zhang, also possess some talent. In our Eight Scenery Star, I am considered the youngest person to reach the Primordial Beginning Realm..."

Zhang Yunzhou said confidently.

"How old are you? Are you a thousand years old?"

Huo Tu curled his lip and said, "Who isn't a genius?"

Those who can venture onto the Heavenly Road are undoubtedly the most outstanding geniuses on their respective planets.

"Just turned a thousand years old."

Zhang Yunzhou said.

"That settles it then. Sect Master Su isn't even three hundred years old yet."

Huo Tu said, "In front of Sect Master Su, no one should claim to be a genius."

"Genius is merely the threshold to meeting Sect Master Su."

Zhang Yunzhou stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief.

"Alright, stop with the useless talk."

Su Mu said calmly, "I need your help to upgrade this dragon boat."

Just like when we forged the Pangu Banner.

He paused for a moment, then slowly said, "Perfect timing. If I combine the Pangu Banner with this dragon boat, it might even take its power to the next level."

Following Su Mu's instructions, everyone got to work.

They had previously worked with Su Mu to forge divine weapons, so they were very familiar with the process.

Zhang Yunzhou watched everyone busy, and he hesitated to speak.

"Sect Master Su, what can I do?"

He finally couldn't help but say it.

"You know how to build warships, so you can be my assistant."

Su Mu said casually.

Then Zhang Yunzhou witnessed a scene that he would never forget.

Su Mu stood in mid-air, and with a wave of his hands, a raging fire enveloped the entire warship.

Such methods are simply impossible for anyone other than a powerhouse at the peak of the Primordial Beginning Realm.

A true expert's skill is immediately apparent upon their first move.

Seeing Su Mu make his move, Zhang Yunzhou had no more doubts.

Su Mu truly understands the methods of warship forging; not only does he understand them, he is an expert!
Those techniques were all ones that Zhang Yunzhou had heard of or seen, but had not yet mastered.

This is clearly their Eight Trigrams Star's secret weapon-refining method.

Su Mu mastered the weapon-refining technique in such a short time; if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it was true.

"Don't question, believe."

He muttered to himself.

At this moment, Su Mu's voice came, and Zhang Yunzhou subconsciously started to work according to Su Mu's instructions.

Gradually, the expression on his face became more and more excited.

As someone who makes a living through their skills, there's nothing more exciting than seeing someone with even better skills than myself perform.

Su Mu's skills far surpassed Zhang Yunzhou's, and Zhang Yunzhou became increasingly captivated by what he saw.

He even felt like he had just become an apprentice to a master back in the day.

He even felt that his own sect's patriarch's skills were somewhat inferior to Su Mu's.

Su Mu's skills had clearly reached the legendary level of perfect mastery. Unaware of Zhang Yunzhou's thoughts, Su Mu unleashed his newly improved weapon-refining techniques without reservation.

In fact, Su Mu was able to elevate his weapon-refining technique to perfection thanks to those red-robed experts from the Yellow Heaven Path.

It was by killing those powerful figures in red robes that he gained a massive amount of points.

Those points can be used to improve the weapon crafting technique.

This is why Su Mu mastered the art of weapon forging in an instant.

It can be said that those powerful figures in yellow robes from the Yellow Heaven Path sacrificed their lives to help Su Mu acquire the ability to upgrade his warship.

Su Mu immersed himself in the warship, and like a painter, he meticulously reforged the entire warship inch by inch.

In fact, with his current skill in weapon crafting, he could even forge a Heaven-rank warship.

However, there are simply too many things needed to forge a Heavenly Rank warship, and even Su Mu in his current state cannot gather enough materials.

Let alone a Celestial-rank warship, even an Earth-rank warship is like a skilled cook without rice – you can't make a meal without rice.

There was no other way but to upgrade the Yellow-rank warship to the Profound-rank.

We'll figure out how to continue improving once we've gathered enough materials.

He now suspects that Huang Tiandao and his group's killing spree might not be solely aimed at preventing people from reaching the Heavenly Realm.

They might really just be committing robbery.

Otherwise, where would they get the materials needed to build warships?

The subsequent maintenance of the warships also requires a continuous influx of rare and precious materials.

Su Mu estimated that the cost of maintaining a single Heavenly Rank warship for a year would be equivalent to the annual tax revenue of the Great Xuan Dynasty.

This is an absolutely terrifying number.

Su Mu felt that, for the time being, the Xuan-rank warship was sufficient.

Zhao Baiqi, Huo Tu, and others were busy refining various rare and precious materials before delivering them to Su Mu.

Then Su Mu's hands, like paintbrushes, depicted those rare and precious materials on the warship.

Time slips away bit by bit.

The warships were changing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Zhang Yunzhou had never imagined that a Xuan-rank warship could be forged in this way.

He now feels like he's suddenly enlightened.

He felt that his long-standing bottleneck had been broken through silently.

He now also possesses the ability to forge Xuan-rank warships.

Zhang Yunzhou looked at Su Mu with a complicated expression.

Without Su Mu, he would have needed at least several more decades of arduous training to break through his bottleneck.

Su Mu saved him from Huang Tiandao's clutches and now guides him to break through his bottleneck. This debt of gratitude can never be repaid in a lifetime.

He pondered for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth.

Zhang Yunzhou, one of the Eight Stars of Feng Shui, is by no means an ungrateful person.

He will definitely not disgrace the Eight Trigrams Star!

He will definitely repay the kindness!

…………

Su Mu moved much faster than Zhang Yunzhou had imagined.

That yellow-tier warship was changing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Zhang Yunzhou estimated that it wouldn't take decades, or even several years, but at most a few months, for this Yellow-rank warship to be upgraded to a Profound-rank warship!

In other circumstances, a few months would be negligible compared to the long lifespan of a Tai Chu Realm expert.

But not now.

Even a few months is enough time for earth-shattering changes to occur.

They had just killed Huang Tiandao's men, and Huang Tiandao had special means to know whether his own people were alive or dead.

Once those red-robed experts of Huang Tiandao died, Huang Tiandao must have known about it immediately.

They could immediately locate this planetary world, then send new warships to descend, seeking revenge while utterly destroying it.

Zhang Yunzhou had reminded Su Mu of these things.

But Su Mu insisted on staying in the Yinghuo world to upgrade his warship.

When a thunderclap sounded in the sky and a Xuan-rank warship appeared, Zhang Yunzhou couldn't help but sigh.

Huang Tiandao's Avengers have arrived, but their warship is not yet fully upgraded.

Su Mu merged a banner with the warship, making the banner serve as the warship's sail.

Zhang Yunzhou couldn't understand it, but he knew that if it weren't for this step, the warship would have already been upgraded.

Therefore, they would still have a fighting chance against Huang Tiandao's Xuan-rank warship.

In today's terms—

Zhang Yunzhou's body trembled slightly, but he kept Zhao Baiqi's words firmly in mind.

Don't question, believe.

But he really couldn't believe it.

Even if Su Mu is a powerful expert at the peak of the Primordial Realm.

Even if Su Mu once captured a Yellow-rank warship.

But Xuan-rank warships and Huang-rank warships are completely different things.

The Xuan-rank warships are not only powerful, but also carry even more powerful individuals.

Su Mu was able to capture a Yellow-rank warship before, but he might not be able to withstand the attack of a Black-rank warship.

"There's no other way. I, Bajingxing, always repay kindness. I owe him a huge debt of gratitude, and now I can only repay him with my life."

Zhang Yunzhou thought to himself, "If I sacrifice my life, I should be able to temporarily malfunction the Xuan-rank warship."

In the past, Zhang Yunzhou was not confident that he could have done it.

But now, as he observes Su Mu upgrading the warship, he himself has broken free from tranquility.

Zhang Yunzhou is now a weapon refiner capable of crafting Xuan-rank warships.

Although he couldn't destroy Huang Tiandao's Xuan-rank warship, he could still find a way to malfunction it and temporarily disable it.

With this thought in mind, Zhang Yunzhou soared into the sky and charged fearlessly toward the Xuan-rank warship.

His resolute action surprised Zhao Baiqi, Huo Tu, Chi Mingtang, Qian Gongliu, Yuan Huaizhou and others.

Zhang Yunzhou, that seemingly quiet kid, is actually quite fierce?
That's a warship.

They had seen it before; this warship was capable of unleashing attack power no less than that of a high-level Primordial Realm cultivator.

Isn't Zhang Yunzhou courting death?
"I come."

Another figure flew out, faster than Zhang Yunzhou, arriving first despite being behind, and in an instant, he had already passed Zhang Yunzhou.

It was none other than that madman from the world of fire and darkness.

He had already given all the remaining essence of the Yinghuo World to Su Mu as a way of thanking Su Mu for helping him take revenge.

Since Su Mu began upgrading the warship, he has remained nearby and has not left.

Because he knew that as long as he followed Su Mu, he would be able to see Huang Tiandao again.

His sole purpose in living now is to seek revenge on Huang Tiandao.

Sure enough, Huang Tiandao's men arrived.

Enemies meeting are bound to be filled with hatred.

He wouldn't allow anyone else to beat him to it.
No sooner said than done.

Just as the two of them soared into the sky.

A dark cannon barrel appeared on the bow of the warship in the air.

A blinding white light condensed inside the cannon barrel and shot out at an unimaginable speed.

Rumble!
Wherever the white light passed, space shattered, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared everywhere.

The white light was about to fall on the two of them.

The madman of the Yinghuo world is a high-level Primordial Realm cultivator; he might still survive.

However, Zhang Yunzhou, at the initial stage of the Primordial Realm, would definitely not be able to withstand a single blow from this warship.

A resolute look appeared on Zhang Yunzhou's face as he silently began to circulate the Eight Trigrams Star Secret Technique.

He could risk his life to go against the light and destroy this Xuan-rank warship.

After doing this, his soul will be scattered and he will completely disappear from the world, without even a chance to be saved.

The madman from the world of Yinghuo and Zhang Yunzhou shouted at the same time.

Zhao Baiqi, Huo Tu, Chi Mingtang, Qian Gongliu, Yuan Huaizhou and others all showed expressions of reluctance.

They seemed to already foresee the tragic end of the two men, their lives extinguished.

It was at this moment.

Suddenly, a strong wind arose.

Suddenly, the Pangu Banner was unfurled on their warship.

For an instant.

Several shadowy Void Beasts appeared out of thin air and pounced on the warship in the sky.

They were so fast that they blocked the way for Crazy and Zhang Yunzhou in the blink of an eye.

boom!
A loud bang.

The figures of those void beasts slowly dissipated.

However, the warship's offensive power was also neutralized.

The aftershocks of the explosion sent Crazy Man and Zhang Yunzhou flying, both of them stunned.

“都回来吧。”

Su Mu's voice rang in their ears.

Looking back, he saw that the warship on the ground had somehow taken off into the air, and Su Mu was standing at the bow, with the Pangu Banner fluttering behind him.

He stood with his hands behind his back, looking completely nonchalant.

"They have warships, and we have warships too, so let's compare our warships first."

Su Mu said calmly.

With a wave of his hand, the Pangu Banner, which served as the mainsail on the warship's mast, instantly shone brightly. Dozens of void beasts flew out again, crashing into Huang Tiandao's warship with earth-shattering force. (End of Chapter)