Gacha games can't save this bizarre world.

However, Zhao Hao stopped the Dark Dragon Ship from returning to its normal course: Damn it, I want to see who dares to mess with me! You think you can brag about my ship? I'd like to meet you too!

Chapter 426 Momotaro~

Yesterday, the shrine maiden Chika was saying that this place is not far from Oni Island, the site of the Momotaro legend.

Zhao Hao said he wanted to go around it, but unexpectedly, a strange wind blew the boat off course.

Zhao Hao is so popular! Come on, let me see which one is really reckless?

The Nether Dragon Ship was very fast, and in just over half an hour, Zhao Hao and his group saw their destination.

A dark, deserted island, with strong winds and high waves crashing against its shore. And a wrecked ship drifts on the bank?

As the dark Nether Dragon Ship approached, the dilapidated ship actually came closer on its own!

Everyone was astonished to see the dilapidated ship, its hull riddled with holes and its sails reduced to tattered rags.

It's outrageous that this thing can float on water!

"It's a ghost ship!" exclaimed the young monk Zongchun. "A ghost ship at sea!"

Perhaps in all countries with seas, there are legends about ghost ships or spirit ships.

Countries like Mongolia don't have this kind of concern...

As an island nation, Japan has countless legends similar to ghost ships.

However, this one is different.

It wasn't that the ship was particularly unusual, but rather that the island behind it was called Megijima, the very same Oni Island from the Momotaro demon-slaying story.

The eyes of the figurehead of the Nether Dragon Ship began to glow, and a burst of spiritual energy spread out, making the sea within a hundred meters around it completely calm, as still as a mirror.

Under Zhao Hao's control, the Nether Dragon Ship rammed into the dilapidated ghost ship.

"You all wait here! I'm going to finish it off!"

Before anyone could answer, Zhao Hao leaped across the sea, which stretched forty or fifty meters, and landed on the bow of the ghost ship.

The people behind were stunned. One of them blurted out, "Master can fly?! I want to learn this move! Master, I want to learn to fly!"

Zhao Hao paid no heed to the wailing and howling behind him. After landing on the boat, he stomped his foot in resentment, and with a "plop," the two-meter-high bow of the boat collapsed under Zhao Hao's foot!

"Damn it! Why is the wind blowing? Blow! Blow! I'll teach you to blow!"

Zhao Hao drew his sword and slashed horizontally. The white serpent of spiritual energy surged wildly, and the entire deck of the ghost ship seemed to be swept by a whirlwind. As the sword flashed, the thick mast collapsed with a crash, and the broken end splattered with foul blood and a terrible stench.

Meanwhile, even the cabins in front of the ship were crushed and destroyed by the psionic white snake.

Although the ghost ship was empowered by spiritual energy, it was as fragile as paper in front of Zhao Hao and the White Serpent Demon Blade.

The White Serpent Demon Blade has been subdued for several days now, and today I can finally have my fill. I repeatedly trampled and ravaged it on the ship's deck, its long tail whipping everywhere, destroying a large area in the blink of an eye!

Black miasma filled the ghost ship, and many damaged areas began to ooze foul blood or flesh-like tissue.

Originally, this ghost ship was supposed to be the kind of mysterious and terrifying ship where unlucky people would board, enter the cabin, and encounter all sorts of strange things. Eventually, ghosts, water spirits, and monsters would appear one by one, chasing and killing the unlucky people, extracting as much fear and spirituality from them as possible.

As it turned out, Zhao Hao didn't play by the rules at all and went straight for the tough stuff.

Driven by the ghost ship, the monsters in the cabins rushed out in large numbers and of all kinds, turning the horror exploration and puzzle game into an RPG dungeon crawler!

Zhao Hao charged forward, his demonic blade flashing with wind and lightning as he slashed, causing ghostly wails and howls to erupt...

On the nearby Nether Dragon Ship, the crew watched as Zhao Hao jumped onto the ghost ship. Then the ship's mast collapsed, and the cabins on the deck were blown apart as if by an explosion, with debris flying everywhere.

A group of monsters of varying sizes suddenly appeared, and then a violent storm completely engulfed the ghost ship.

In just over a minute, Zhao Hao had already flown back to the Nether Dragon Ship, while the ghost ship had begun to sink, its blood staining a large area of ​​the seawater.

"Let's go to the island! Let's go to the island and see what other monsters and demons are there?"

Seeing Zhao Hao's anger, no one on the Dark Dragon Ship dared to utter a sound. Even Er hadn't dared to clamor about learning to fly before.

The Dark Dragon Ship soon docked, and Zhao Hao jumped off and quickly walked towards the island. The others hurried after him.

Zhao Hao took a few steps, then suddenly slowed down and stopped.

This strange feeling...it's a bit like a ghostly realm!

He was a little confused. What was going on? Had he sailed from the Otherworld to the Ghost Realm?

Even if they drove all the way to the underworld, Zhao Hao wouldn't be too surprised, but how did they end up in a bizarre place? When did this happen?

It's so inexplicable!

The others had caught up, and Erqian cautiously asked, "Master, what's wrong?"

"Oh, it's alright. It's not safe here, so all of you stay close to me!"

The island didn't look very big; at least Zhao Hao could see its general outline while flying in the sky.

In the center of the island are several small hills, and on one of them stands a Japanese-style palace that looks like it was cast in iron, or perhaps a Japanese-style castle with a keep? Something like that!

Zhao Hao didn't sense any threat. This strange realm wasn't very dangerous, and the level of spiritual energy wasn't high either; at most, the enemies were bronze-level.

Now, bronze-level enemies are no longer a threat to Zhao Hao.

"Come on, follow me!" Zhao Hao led the group toward the central mountain.

They hadn't gone far when they heard strange birds calling in the sky.

It has a wingspan of about three meters, a head that looks a bit like a vulture, but it has three heads, nine eyes, and two scorpion-like barbs on its tail.

It made a strange cawing sound in the sky, and then immediately swooped down at a very fast speed!

Birds can dive very fast. Many eagles and falcons attack ground prey by diving, and the fastest ones can even reach the speed of a high-speed train, killing small prey with their sharp talons in an instant.

This strange bird is much stronger than ordinary birds. It can dive faster, and it has two sharp claws, three hooked beaks, and two deadly barbed tail whips behind it!

Everyone either defended or launched an attack. Nichizen and Chosokabu quickly drew their swords, the little monk Sojun put his hands together to chant sutras, the shrine maiden Chika reached for a talisman in her bosom, Mujō rushed forward to block the crowd, and Ramenmaru took out the green leaf to place on his head to cast an illusion...

However, a gust of sword energy shot into the sky, and the strange bird instantly split in two, shooting towards the left and right sides of the group, and directly plunging deep into the ground.

Two moments ago, they had only half-drawn their swords, the little monk had just clasped his hands together, the priestess had just slipped her hands into her bosom, and Wu Jing had just started running...

Before they could make a move, Zhao Hao had already killed the strange bird.

To be honest, without Zhao Hao, this strange bird would have been a huge threat.

Because this thing flies and dives at such a high speed.

People may not have time to defend themselves and may be injured or even killed in the first wave of attacks!

That thing is dangerous not only because of its extremely high speed, but also because of its surprise attacks and double attacks.

Even if you dodge the claws and beak, it's hard to escape the lashing hooked tail. That thing is most likely poisonous; getting hit means certain death.

Although this strange bird is only a Black Iron 5-star, it could probably kill enemies of the same level very easily by launching a sneak attack.

However, this is just one of many cursed spirits on the island.

The strange bird made two strange noises before launching its attack, which allowed everyone to be on guard; otherwise, they might have been attacked before they even noticed.

However, the strange bird wasn't promoting any samurai spirit; it was informing other monsters and cursed spirits.

The strange bird fell, but several other black dots of varying sizes appeared in the sky, and many monsters came running from the ground.

Some were as big as rhinoceroses and elephants, and there was even a monster that was five or six meters tall and had six arms, like a gorilla.

The smaller ones are the size of cats and dogs, and there are even the most basic cursed spirits that are only the size of a circle of heads, with only eyeballs connected to a tail.

There are quite a few enemies!

Zhao Hao grinned, "Hasaki~" The wind instantly formed a sword energy tornado, surging forward.

Along the way, dozens or even hundreds of monsters, large and small, were all swept up without any resistance and were instantly shredded by the sword energy tornado.

The remaining few small, floating spirits that had stayed far away fled in terror.

Suddenly, countless feathers carrying black miasma and smoke shot out from the sky!

The feathers rained down on Zhao Hao and his companions like arrows.

There are still enemies in the sky, hiding in the miasma clouds!

"Face the gale!" Zhao Hao swung his sword upwards, unleashing a 20-meter-wide, 30-meter-high gale barrier that blew up and shattered all the miasma feathers!

"What the hell are you sneaking around for! Die!" Zhao Hao clenched his left fist and swung it fiercely into the sky.

A massive golden fist imprint flew into the sky, accompanied by surging winds.

The miasma cloud dissipated, and a gigantic bird-like monster with a wingspan of over ten meters was struck, letting out a miserable cry as it plummeted sideways into the distance, feathers scattering in the air, and foul-smelling blood splattering everywhere...

"This...this..." Everyone was stunned.

Is it really that strong? Why is it so strong?

Where am I? What happened?

Also, why is Yasuo not quite the swordsman I imagined?

Master, your fist technique looks even more powerful than your sword technique!

A large bird was shot down over there, and two large cursed spirits rushed out of the castle on the distant mountain peak.

One of them was an eight-armed monkey that was four or five meters tall. It was skinny but had an extremely large frame, with very long arms and legs. Bone spurs grew at its joints, making it look very ferocious and awkward.

Its appearance is even more appalling. Where normal eyes should be, there are no eyes; instead, there's a row of large and small eyeballs on its forehead. A huge mouth takes up most of its face, stretching from its left ear to its right, and its teeth are like scimitars!

The other was a beast that stood four meters tall at the shoulder and walked on all fours. It had a body covered in dirty black fur like felt, thick limbs, a lot of bone spurs on its back, a tail that was a venomous snake that spat venom, a head that looked like a hungry wolf, but a much more terrifying gaping maw on its chest that could swallow a person whole!

The eight-armed monkey took turns bracing itself on the ground with its eight hands, leaping down the mountain like a pole vaulter, and charging towards Zhao Hao.

Another blood-mouthed wolf, with miasma spreading beneath its feet and forming black clouds, ran through the air faster than the monkey.

These two monsters are actually Bronze 1-star Cursed Spirits!

In Japan, these would be considered top-tier cursed spirits! Every time they appear, the entire nation is shaken, multiple forces unite to suppress them, and they ultimately suffer heavy losses. I never expected two to appear here at once!

Meanwhile, the other giant bird that had been injured and crashed to the ground recovered considerably in a short period of time and took to the air again.

Its wingspan is fourteen or fifteen meters, and the flapping of its wings creates a gust of wind. It has three eyes on its head, a long forked tongue like a snake's tongue, and a wavy beak like a Malay sword that is two meters long!

A total of three Bronze-grade Special-level Cursed Spirits!

"Good timing!" Zhao Hao shouted.

Suddenly, a black assassin, six or seven meters tall, sprang out from the shadow beneath his feet. Its entire body was black, making its face impossible to discern; only its outline revealed it to be a canine beast.