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Chapter 307 Capturing Xu Qian

Bang!

A loud noise came from the seabed.

"What a powerful shockwave!"

Xu Ning felt the ship shaking violently again.

"Isn't the aftermath of this battle a bit too great?"

Xu Ning sensed that something was wrong.

Just as he was about to jump into the water, he saw the surface of the water suddenly part.

Then Tong Gang, carrying the Fengqi, leaped out of the water.

"Senior Brother Feng!"

Xu Ning's pupils contracted as he clearly saw Feng Qi's condition.

At this moment, Feng Qi was covered in blood, had a broken arm, and his face was deathly pale.

Tong Gang carried Fengqi onto the deck, and Xu Ning quickly went over to him.

"Take this pill first."

Xu Ning gave Feng Qi a medicine to stop the injury.

"What just happened?"

Xu Ning pressed for an answer.

"Just as we were subduing the sea monster that was ramming the ship, it suddenly exploded!"

Tong Gang's eyes were filled with apprehension and lingering fear: "Brother Feng was too close to that monster and was caught in its wake."

"Did it self-destruct?"

Xu Ning frowned.

The power of a monster's self-destruction is indeed terrifying.

Their physical bodies are already formidable, and the explosion after completely squeezing out their bloodline can unleash a strike several times stronger than their own.

The demonic beast that just crashed into the bottom of the ship was a newly entered high-level Dao Realm. The destructive power of its self-destruction was such that even Feng Qi, a peak Initial Origin Realm cultivator, could not withstand it.

"The self-destruction of a demonic beast, especially a high-level Dao Realm demonic beast, is truly rare..."

Xu Ning had some doubts.

High-level Dao Realm demonic beasts are already as intelligent as humans and rarely take unnecessary risks.

This was the first time they had ever seen a high-level Dao Realm demon beast that actively attacked a target stronger than itself and so easily chose to self-destruct.

"Luckily I dodged in time, otherwise I would have lost more than just an arm."

At this time, Feng Qi's condition improved somewhat after taking the elixir.

He took out another emerald green pill from his storage ring and swallowed it.

Xu Ning recognized the pill; after taking it, Feng Qi's severed arm could be regenerated.

Moreover, this process only takes a few days.

Bang bang!

Suddenly, two more loud explosions were heard.

"It came from the boat next to us!"

Xu Ning stood up and looked into the distance, only to see that the two adjacent warships suddenly began to rock.

Then, monsters from the seabed leaped out onto the ship and began to fight the people on board.

"Could it be... an ambush?!"

Upon seeing this scene, Tong Gang instantly realized...

Sure enough, the next moment, another group of demonic beasts gathered beside their ship, leaping aboard like flying fish.

These demonic beasts come in various shapes and sizes, with the weakest among them being at the initial stage of the Dao Realm.

"Defend against the enemy!"

Tong Gang suddenly shouted.

The soldiers on the ship reacted immediately, taking out their uniform long spears and retaliating against the monsters that were rushing up from the seabed.

The soldiers attacked the weaker monsters individually.

For those stronger opponents, the soldiers would join forces and use combined attacks.

Xu Ning reacted immediately, unleashing a burst of qi that cleaved a weaker demon beast in two.

"These monstrous beasts seem to have no self-awareness, only bestial instincts!"

During the exchange, Xu Ning noticed something amiss.

He could clearly sense that these monsters attacking the warships were driven only by uncontrollable instincts, their eyes devoid of any intelligence.

This kind of behavior is generally only seen in mortal-level demonic beasts.

"Moreover, the appearances of these monsters are all very incongruous!"

Xu Ning had read many books while he was at the Ye Wang Mansion, and he also knew a little about ocean monsters.

The appearance of these sea monsters before us perfectly matches the description in the book, but at the same time, they also have other forms not recorded in the book.

"Are they all mutated monsters?"

Xu Ning thought to himself, "It seems it really is an ambush tactic used by the Hidden Sect!"

The appearance of a single mutated monster is understandable, but the appearance of a dozen or even dozens of them is clearly not a coincidence.

Xu Ning showed no mercy. He directly wielded the Flowing Cloud Thorn, and with each strike, he slew down an ambush beast.

His reaction time was much faster than that of the other soldiers.

Seeing this, Tong Gang and Feng Qi, who was still injured, also began to deal with the monsters that kept rushing onto the warship.

Soon, the warship was stained with the blood of the monsters, and the corpses of monsters were everywhere.

"The entire fleet has been attacked!"

As Xu Ning made his move, he noticed that the entire fleet, consisting of more than twenty warships, was simultaneously subjected to the same impact.

Their warship was alright; it wasn't badly damaged.

Some warships had already been attacked and capsized by powerful monsters.

These warships, though not secret treasures, are top-tier Dao weapons. The fact that they can shatter and destroy top-tier Dao weapons and attack demonic beasts demonstrates their formidable strength.

Swish!

Xu Ning stabbed twice more, finishing off two high-level Dao Realm demonic beasts that were about to self-destruct.

These attacking monsters, once they feel threatened, will choose to self-destruct, thus maximizing their value.

Fortunately, Xu Ning, Tong Gang, Feng Qi, and the soldiers were all very careful and decisive in their actions. They were experienced and many of the monsters were killed before they could self-destruct.

"These demonic beasts must be being controlled by a beast taming master behind the scenes..."

Xu Ning pondered, "These beast taming masters must be hiding nearby, or perhaps underwater..."

Thinking of this, Xu Ning turned to Tong Gang and Feng Qi and said, "I'll go out and take a look!"

After saying that, Xu Ning flew at low altitude, following the route of the sea monsters' attack, to find the beast taming masters who were secretly manipulating the situation.

Whoosh!

"Um?"

Shortly after Xu Ning set out, another figure rushed out from the fleet.

Xu Ning turned his head slightly and glanced out of the corner of his eye; it was Yu Qiao.

Among Xu Ning's fleet, apart from the imperial court's experts, he and Yu Qiao were the strongest and the first to react, wanting to find the source of these manipulating monsters.

Xu Ning did not pause to wait for Yu Qiao, but continued to speed up the search.

"These beast taming masters must be wearing concealment rings to hide their presence!"

Based on the attack route of the sea monster, Xu Ning has confirmed the approximate area.

He amplified his sensory abilities to the extreme.

Although Xu Ning is currently at the Initial Origin Realm, his perception ability surpasses that of even a Grandmaster at the Transcendent Origin Realm.

"Found it!"

While searching a body of water, Xu Ning noticed subtle, unusual fluctuations beneath the seabed.

He leaped directly into the water, wielding the Flowing Cloud Dagger, and charged forward.

boom!

Xu Ning's thrust shattered a piece of seabed rock.

Sure enough, a figure in a gray robe was lurking beneath the rock.

After the rocks shattered and he saw Xu Ning, the gray-robed man seemed somewhat flustered.

With a wave of his hand, the gray-robed man released two more sea monsters from his spatial treasure.

Seeing this, Xu Ning used his Flowing Cloud Dagger to strike, easily finishing them off.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Ning gave chase and captured the gray-robed man.

"Tell me, where are the other members of the hermit sect?"

Xu Ning pulled him out of the water and questioned him sternly.

Although the gray-robed man was a master of beast taming, he was only at the initial stage of the Origin Realm. Once controlled by Xu Ning, he had no ability to resist at all.

Faced with Xu Ning's questioning, the gray-robed man gritted his teeth, then his head lolled to the side, and his life force was extinguished.

"Dead?"

Xu Ning was completely unprepared.

He never expected that after he had completely controlled her, she would still have the means to commit suicide.

"You didn't manage to leave any survivors either?"

At this moment, Yu Qiao also rushed over from a distance, carrying in her hand a gray-robed man who had already died.

It was obvious that Yu Qiao had also discovered their trail, but like Xu Ning, she had failed to capture them alive.

"No, I haven't found out how they committed suicide."

Xu Ning examined the gray-robed man and found that his heart meridian was broken, but there was no poison or other abnormality in his body.

"Let's search again!"

Yu Qiaodao.

"it is good."

Xu Ning responded.

The two then searched the nearby waters.

During this process, other seeds also reacted and explored the vicinity.

A group of several people once again searched for the hidden beast-taming masters of the Sanyin Sect.

After another investigation, two more gray-robed men were identified, again by Xu Ning and Yu Qiao.

Their perception and strength are unmatched by any other seed.

Unfortunately, these two gray-robed beast taming masters also failed to save them.

Xu Ning had already taken precautions. After capturing the man, he knocked him unconscious. However, even after being knocked unconscious, the man's heart meridian was severed.

It was clear that the assassins from the Hidden Sect were fully prepared.

"I reckon there's no one else hiding..."

Yu Qiao came to Xu Ning's side, carrying a corpse in one hand.

"In that case, let's go back."

Xu Ning also guessed that all the hidden beast taming masters had been found.

So the two of them went back to the fleet together.

The other seeds that were also searching were somewhat envious when they saw this scene.

This voyage was a test in itself, and Xu Ning and Yu Qiao had already made some gains before even starting to besiege the San Yin Sect's base, leaving them behind.

Despite their jealousy, they couldn't openly steal the credit, so they had no choice but to return.

Xu Ning did not return directly to his own warship, but followed Yu Qiao back to the central warship.

The person in charge on this ship is Xu Qian, the general of the fleet, a genuine Grandmaster of the ninth level of the Dao Realm.

"Lord Xu, those who were lying in ambush have all been captured!"

Yu Qiao led Xu Ning to Xu Qian.

Yu Qiao was already on the central warship and knew Xu Qian before, while Xu Ning was meeting this powerful expert at the ninth level of the Dao Realm for the first time.

"Greetings, Lord Xu."

Xu Ning tossed the two corpses aside and then bowed slightly.

Xu Qian didn't put much pressure on Xu Ning, far less than the impact that Dan Hai Demon Lord had given him before.

"These four are the ones who orchestrated the ambush just now?"

Xu Qian glanced at Xu Ning, then looked at the corpse on the ground.

"Yes, it's just a pity that we couldn't leave any survivors."

Yu Qiao responded.

(End of this chapter)