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Chapter 399 Obsequious to the righteous, but striking hard against the demons! (3K views, please subscribe!)

Upon hearing Su Yuan's irresponsible words, Captain Jin and the others were completely stunned.

How come it's all their responsibility again?
If you hadn't been giving such terrible orders all along, would we have lost two Golden Core cultivators and managed to hold out until the Longcheng County navy caught up with us?
"What, do you have any objections?"

Su Yuan's gaze turned cold.

The pirate leaders had no choice but to lower their heads and say they dared not.

Although he felt like tearing Su Yuan to pieces, what the other party said earlier did make sense.

If they don't gain any results, they won't have any grounds to stand on with Blood Soul True Monarch.

First, establish merit, and then, after everything has settled down, go before the True Lord to lodge a complaint.

Driven by this mentality, the pirate leaders quickly mobilized their men and positioned their warships to meet the enemy.

But to the leaders' surprise, even though they were still far from the Longcheng County Navy fleet, the cannons on the warships there had already started firing.

"Raise the muzzle by five centimeters!"

"Archers, move five steps to the left!"

On the deck of the Longcheng County Navy flagship, Qi Hanyue rode a tall horse, issuing some trivial orders with an air of superiority.

Wang De, Ying Ding, Qi Junxiang, and other civil and military officials dared not delay and immediately issued the order.

After the cannons were adjusted as described above, Qi Hanyue gave the order, and the main cannons of more than a dozen warships were fired!

Beams of light, formed from the convergence of violent spiritual energy, poured out from the cannon muzzle, instantly traversing hundreds of nautical miles and crashing into Wei Chenghai's giant serpent.

With a deafening explosion, the Serpent was blasted in two and sank to the bottom of the sea amidst the screams of its crew.

After a volley of cannon fire, and without the protection of a Golden Core expert, at least 70% of the pirates on the Giant Serpent ship perished. The results of the Dragon City County Navy can be described as quite brilliant.

The pirate leaders, however, looked as if they had seen a ghost.

"What's going on? How can a mere group of county officials who formed a navy possess such terrifying firepower?"

"Even the regular troops stationed at the port by the government don't have this kind of firepower..."

A pirate captain looked on in shock.

Su Yuan remained expressionless, looking like he was watching a show, but secretly he was laughing to himself.

These pirates have underestimated the military strength of the official Tianlu World government.

They used to think the government troops were no good, a bunch of useless cowards who were just fighting with them, but that was because they weren't paid enough.

After all, in the celestial official system where everyone is greedy, if out of a million spirit coins in military expenses, only 100,000 spirit coins will actually be used, that would be considered quite good.

Su Yuan, however, invested every last penny of the one million spirit coins into military construction, introducing the best naval cannons and top-tier military fire spirit stones from the Eastern Continent. How could the navy's firepower not be strong?

In contrast, even if pirates managed to steal money, they mostly spent it on extravagant living. How powerful could an armed pirate ship really be?
A complete stomp.

Round after round of naval cannon fire rained down, and the pirates' formation was somewhat scattered. Only the pirate flagship, guarded by a Golden Core cultivator, was able to hold on.

After being bombarded, Captain Jin and his crew decided they couldn't just sit and wait to die. Gritting their teeth, they dragged their flagships forward, preparing for a boarding action with the Longcheng County navy.

In their minds, government troops were mostly weak and no match for pirates who lived on the edge of a knife.

However, the result left them somewhat desperate.

After suffering heavy losses and making contact with the Longcheng County Navy, they were faced with soldiers whose eyes were as fierce as tigers and who were extremely ruthless.

"Soldiers, the head of a Qi Refining stage pirate is worth 500 spirit coins, and the head of a Foundation Establishment stage pirate is worth 5,000 spirit coins. The more you kill, the more you earn!"

Qi Hanyue, riding her white horse, turned around and shouted to the soldiers.

The next second, a deafening roar of response erupted from the warship.

With the bounty bonus, the soldiers' morale was at its peak, and they charged into the enemy ranks like tigers descending from the mountain, hacking and slashing.

Not to mention the soldiers of Longcheng County, when the pirates heard that they were so valuable, they all had the idea of ​​cutting off their comrades' heads and giving them money as a reward.

It's a pity the other side didn't say we could surrender.

Seeing the pirates being slaughtered in one fell swoop, Captain Jin and his men regretted choosing to board the enemy and just wanted to slap the soldiers to death.

However, these Golden Core cultivators were unable to make a move and were held back.

Wang De and Qi Hanyue joined forces to hold off Captain Jin, Lin Yonghua, and Qin Jin.

Two of the three were injured, so holding them off wouldn't be difficult.

Aside from these three, the pirates only had two Golden Core captains left, and Chen Nuoyi easily held them back.

Using the word "drag" to describe it is not quite appropriate. In fact, Chen Nuoyi was chasing after the two pirate leaders and beating them, leaving the latter with no choice but to run away with their heads in their hands.

After a fierce battle, the pirates suffered heavy losses, with many heads being cut off, leaving only bloody corpses.

Under such a huge disadvantage, Qin Jin, who was already seriously injured and had the lowest cultivation level, finally couldn't hold on and was captured alive by Qi Hanyya.

At this point, the pirates' massive rout became unstoppable. Captain Jin and his crew paid a heavy price to break away from the battle, gather their remaining forces, and retreat in disarray.

However, the Longcheng County Navy and the Fengxiang Pirate Gang relentlessly pursued them, forcing the pirates to run for their lives and giving them no time to catch their breath.

After fleeing for five or six hours, from night to day, the pirates finally managed to shake off their pursuers thanks to their knowledge of the law.

Of course, all of this was just what Su Yuan wanted them to see. With him and Mortis, those two traitors, around, they had no way to escape.

The reason these pirates were spared was simply to prolong this cat-and-mouse game.

"Finally... finally we've gotten rid of those two devils."

On the Xun Jin ship, Lin Yonghua collapsed to the ground, almost completely exhausted, covered in blood, showing no trace of the former clan leader's demeanor.

The other two pirate captains also gathered on the Gold Seeker, looking at the remnants of their forces around them, sighing with regret.

"See? I told you you guys couldn't do it."

Just then, Su Yuan, who was sitting in the main seat, made some sarcastic remarks.

"You even tried to frame me for miscommanding you, but just now I didn't say a word, and you suffered a defeat ten times worse than before."

"It's no exaggeration to say that you guys are the worst pirates I've ever led."

After Su Yuan's sarcastic remarks, which seemed to enjoy the spectacle, Lin Yonghua and the pirate captains instantly turned red with embarrassment.

A tall, hot-tempered captain stepped forward, pointed at Su Yuan, and shouted angrily:
"You brat! Do you really think we won't dare to touch you just because you were lucky enough to be accepted as a disciple by the True Lord?!"

Another captain also shouted sternly:

"I advise you to watch your mouth, or I'll cut your tongue out!"

Su Yuan's mocking smile faded slightly, and his eyes gradually turned cold.

"Who gave you the audacity to speak to this Holy Son like that?"

In an instant, the air on the deck of the Gold Seeker froze, and the temperature dropped several degrees.

For some reason, the two pirate captains vaguely felt that the young man in front of them had become extremely terrifying... They hadn't felt this way when they faced that freak, Feng Chuanxiang.

However, their dignity as Golden Core cultivators prevented them from bowing their heads and admitting their mistakes.

A pirate captain opened his mouth, wanting to say something conciliatory.

But it's too late.

The next instant, an overwhelming pressure descended from the sky.

Caught off guard, they fell to their knees with a thud, their knees smashing deep craters into the heavy deck, unable to lift their heads.

Feeling the immense power of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends above their heads, the two pirate captains were filled with utter horror.

Is this Su Shengzi's method?
She's just as good as that Feng Chuanxiang from before!
And then there was Su Youlin, and Saintess Mo... Are geniuses who can defeat Golden Core cultivators with only Foundation Establishment cultivation already so common?
"Remember, the fact that I, the Holy Son, command you with words is already the greatest respect I can show you."

"But respect is mutual. If you do not respect me, I will subdue you with absolute power and make you my dogs completely."

Su Yuan sat in a chair, looking down at the two people kneeling in front of him, his tone indifferent.

His fingers tapped the armrest of the chair repeatedly, as if any further resistance from the pirate captains would be met with a thunderous strike.

At this moment, all notions of dignity for Golden Core cultivators became utter nonsense.

The two pirate captains nodded hurriedly in agreement.

At the same time, they couldn't help but feel a sense of grievance.

Dude, if you're this strong, why don't you go and fight Feng Chuanxiang, Su Youlin, and other righteous prodigies?
If you had been willing to take action, would the battle have turned out like this?

You're good at civil wars but bad at foreign wars, huh?
You've got every single trait of a dog leader.

At this moment, Su Yuan said again:

"After this battle, you bunch of good-for-nothings are no match for Feng Chuanxiang and Su Youlin. You have no chance of landing and plundering people."

"In my opinion, you only have one remaining purpose: to stall Feng Chuanxiang and the others as much as possible and prevent them from disrupting the blood sacrifice ritual."

“If you can’t even handle such a small matter, then you shouldn’t be living.”

Captain Jin and the others exchanged glances, but had no choice but to obey.

Honestly, compared to the abstract things Su Shengzi did before, the task he's giving out now is quite human-like.

After assigning the task, Su Yuan looked at Mortis, who had remained silent, and smiled:

"Now that the matter at sea has been resolved, can we go back and report?"

Mortis nodded slightly, took out the Bone Flying Boat, and rode away with Su Yuan.

Inside the airship, Mortis spoke with a hint of complexity in her voice:
"Su Yuan, you are a genius at playing dumb. If I were as good at being a leader as you, Wu Sheng would have died a hundred times over."

Su Yuan chuckled and said:

"It's never too late to learn now."

Mortis didn't continue the topic, but simply said:

"I will do my best to protect you when facing Blood Soul True Monarch."

"I hope things develop as you say, and that Blood Soul True Lord won't do anything to you."

(End of this chapter)