You promised steampunk martial arts, but you've got an internal combustion engine in your chest

Why did Wu Yan'an want to escape? Baili Jing knew perfectly well.

The skeleton ghost must have heard everything he said to A, B, and C.

Having been so badly injured by those traps and mechanisms, how could he dare to risk his life here? Who knows if there are any more traps hidden here?

Moreover, this narrow corridor is not suitable for him to exert his speed; the outer deck is where he truly shines.

However, Baili Jing wasn't too worried.

Those three guys, A, B, and C, are truly skilled. So many elite red-clad warriors, plus a Qi Xin Realm three-stage cultivator, were completely mowed down by their traps and mechanisms...

As long as I can hold off Wu Yan'an for a while, those three madmen will definitely be able to take him down.

The only thing that worried him was Hua Xiangrong.

If she were still alive and had fallen into Wu Yan'an's hands, she would most likely have been used as a hostage to blackmail him. Although he and Hua Xiangrong had only known each other for two or three days, she had risked her life several times to save him, and he could not deny her kindness.

However, this thought only flashed through his mind for a moment. Thinking about it now was useless. The only solution was to chase after him and kill this son of a bitch skeleton ghost!

After this thought arose, the hands on the dial of his watch on his chest moved slightly forward one notch.

After the internal combustion engine was installed, Old Man Jia stuffed some monster meat into his mouth. At that moment, the heat surged out from his lower abdomen!

The feeling was completely different from the previous heatwave that swept through my body.

Now, it's like a tamed wild beast, surging out of the dantian and directly entering the core of the internal combustion engine.

Subsequently, this energy was rapidly compressed and transformed within the core. Then, Baili Jing didn't need to think about it at all; the machine seemed to understand his thoughts and channeled all its power into his legs!

laugh……

Wisps of white steam escaped from the pores of his legs, and the veins and blood vessels on his calves bulged slightly, as an explosive force surged through his legs.

He pushed off the metal plate with the sole of his foot and shot forward!

fast!

This is much faster than before!

Of course, no matter how fast they are, they can't outrun Wu Yan'an.

Although many of the gears and mechanisms in Wu Yan'an's legs were broken, they were still functional, and he quickly picked up his speed after running a few steps.

He paid no heed to the piles of red-robed cultivator corpses in front of him. With a light leap, he jumped directly onto the side wall and ran wildly along it. In just a few steps, he became a blurry afterimage and disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Baili Jing was no slouch either. He didn't have Wu Yan'an's ability to scale walls and leap across rooftops, so he could only jump around wildly, like a steam locomotive, forcefully smashing aside all the debris and corpses blocking his way.

After running wildly for a while, he rushed straight out of the cabin door and onto the deck.

The blinding morning light rushed towards me.

The morning light was beautiful, but unfortunately, the smell of blood here was too strong.

The deck was covered in blood and corpses. Not far away, large ships were still burning, and several had begun to sink into the sea. The seawater was violently shaking, causing the decks to tilt from side to side.

Wu Yan'an was already waiting for him.

Behind him, on the side of the ship, Hua Xiangrong, Pei Qigeng, and Song Tonghu lay unconscious on the ground, each with a red-robed cultivator standing beside them, each holding a sharp blade to their neck.

Baili Jing stopped, squinted and scanned the area, then couldn't help but chuckle:

"Are you using hostages to bolster your courage?"

Wu Yan'an remained expressionless and coldly spoke:

"You have no right to be threatened by me. This is just a backup plan, but..."

He looked at Baili Jing carefully:

"...You must be the reason why the Canal Gang invited the Three Mysterious Friends, right? As long as we have you in our hands, those three mechanics will most likely be hesitant to act against us."

"The Three Friends of Mystery?"

Baili Jing picked at his ear: "These are the names of those three clowns? If you ask me, 'Three Eccentrics' would be more fitting."

Wu Yan'an had no interest in continuing the casual conversation with him.

Once on the spacious deck, with no terrain limitations, this was his home turf!

His legs bent slightly, and the gears on his legs suddenly made a sharp grinding sound. In the next instant, his figure blurred and approached like lightning with a cold wind. His five fingers closed together, and his sharp claws tore through the air, aiming straight for his throat!

Baili Jing reacted quickly; he clenched his fist and threw a heavy punch!

However, only a fleeting afterimage was struck.

With a slight turn of his body, Wu Yan'an disappeared from the spot.

Baili Jing had no time to defend, but he vaguely saw that the other party had circled around to his left.

"left!!"

The instant his thought appeared, the energy and blood within the internal combustion engine surged forth as if it had come alive, flowing into his left ribcage!

hum!

That patch of skin turned bright red in an instant!

clang!!!

Wu Yan'an swung out a claw, scratching solidly onto that patch of flesh!

However, the sound it produced was the clang of metal!

A shower of sparks exploded at the point of contact between the two!

A tremendous force knocked Baili Jing several steps back before he regained his balance.

He looked down and saw five shallow white marks on his ribs, only breaking through the outermost layer of skin, from which a few tiny beads of blood seeped out.

Wu Yan'an froze on the spot, looking down at his iron claws with an expression of disbelief and shock!

Baili Jing grinned:

"Dude, you're not up to par. Look at your build, haven't you been eating enough?"

Although he was being sarcastic, he was inwardly seething with turmoil.

Those three old lunatics... they're really damn capable!

This internal combustion engine can actually achieve protection based on thought!

Based on his thoughts, it can precisely distribute the energy of blood and qi to the attacked part at the moment of attack, greatly increasing the strength of that small area!

It can do whatever it wants and hit any target exactly. The efficiency of this energy operation is just too high!

Wu Yan'an took a deep breath, the shock in his eyes gradually subsiding. He re-examined the young man before him, his voice even hoarser than before:

"I thought you were just someone with some talent, who had only just stepped into the threshold of cultivation today, and that you were nothing special."

"It seems I was wrong. You... are the experimental results of the Three Mysterious Friends, which are extremely valuable."

Wu Yan'an lowered his body slightly, like a jackal eyeing its prey:

"I've changed my mind, so you have to come with me."

Baili Jing rubbed his fist:

"Stop talking big. Look at yourself now, what do you have to offer to take me away?"

Wu Yan'an sneered and gestured with his chin toward his subordinates not far away:

"kill."

Without any hesitation, the three red-robed cultivators raised their swords and slashed fiercely at the neck of the unconscious man at their feet!

Baili Jing's pupils contracted!

It was obvious that Wu Yan'an wanted him to be distracted while saving people, so that he could take the opportunity to strike!

However, before Baili Jing could make a move, a sound of air being cut was heard.

call out!call out!call out!

Three dark figures flew out from the cabin!

Those were actually three palm-sized mechanical steam iron birds, moving at unimaginable speeds and with incredible precision, they burrowed into the mouths of the three red-robed cultivators!

"Gurgle..."

The three men froze in place as if under a spell. Then, their eyes bulged outwards, a low, muffled sound came from their throats, and they fell straight backwards, instantly losing their breath.

Wu Yan'an's pupils suddenly contracted, and he abruptly turned his head to look at the cabin entrance.

Baili Jing grinned and called out behind him without turning his head:

"You three big shots arrived pretty quickly!"

From the shadows at the entrance to the ship's cabin, three masked mechanics, A, B, and C, slowly strolled out, followed by Baili Jie.

Old Man Jia chuckled:

"Young man, stop standing there, start hitting! Go all out and let us see just how hot this internal combustion engine can burn."

Wu Yan'an stood silently in place and took a deep breath.

At this point, the situation had completely reversed. His fleet was gone, his men were gone, and he himself was seriously injured. On the other side was a strange "experiment" and three unfathomable mechanics.

But he lowered his body and assumed a starting stance.

"I was indeed careless today. I fell into your trap and even lost the brothers I brought with me."

"but……"

The steam valves on Wu Yan'an's body began to emit a piercing shriek: "I can still kill you all."

Baili Jing rubbed his fist and laughed:

"Fine, then I'll use these fists to beat you until you submit!"