Dragon King Hall's Legend

Chapter 2044: Chapter 2044: Shaken Off! Is Heaven Out to Destroy Us? No! This Is It!

"What is that?"

"Th-this... could it be the legendary Underworld Ghost Ship?"

"Shit, what do we do now? How can we be this unlucky!"

"..."

Seeing those tattered sea ships rushing toward them, everyone felt their guts split with terror, faces bloodless as they started discussing in utter despair.

They had clearly just barely managed to avoid that Dragon corpse, thus escaping a head‑on collision that would have smashed the ship and killed them all.

Yet in the blink of an eye, they ran into something even more dangerous—the Underworld Ghost Ship!

The Underworld Ghost Ship was the most terrifying, most dangerous thing known to exist within the Underworld Ghost Sea of the Canglan Realm.

Of course, no one had ever left the Underworld Ghost Sea alive, so those so‑called encounters with the Underworld Ghost Ship actually came from people sailing the Forbidden Dead Sea, who accidentally brushed against the Underworld Ghost Sea. They chose to avoid it, but in the end, some ships were just too slow in steering clear.

As a result, once the Underworld Ghost Ship appeared, those slower ships that originally had a chance to get away would suddenly go mad and charge straight into the Underworld Ghost Ship, becoming one of them and vanishing without a trace.

The very appearance of the Underworld Ghost Sea, and people actually brushing against it, was already something extremely rare in the Canglan Realm.

Not entering the Underworld Ghost Sea itself, yet just happening to run into an Underworld Ghost Ship cruising about near it—this was rare among the rare.

So in the Canglan Realm, people only knew that the Underworld Ghost Sea was very dangerous, that once you went in you were doomed, and that if you saw an Underworld Ghost Ship you had to get away immediately, no questions asked—that was the even more terrifying thing!

But aside from that, no one had ever left the Underworld Ghost Sea alive, so no one knew whether there were things even more terrifying within it, nor just how terrifying the Underworld Ghost Ship truly was!

Yet just those terrifying legends about the Underworld Ghost Ship alone were enough to make these passengers, who had accidentally run into one, break down completely.

"Is that really an Underworld Ghost Ship?"

"How can we be this damn unlucky?!"

Mu Jinyu had of course heard of Underworld Ghost Ships. Seeing those utterly broken ships, brimming with a thick aura of death, rushing toward them, his expression also turned very grim.

Then Mu Jinyu hurriedly called to Ming, telling it to quickly turn around, change directions and get out of here, not to come into contact with these Ghost Ships.

"Got it!"

Ming agreed in one breath, then immediately controlled the River of Oblivion, forcibly lifting their lifeboat and changing course, fleeing at top speed!

Luckily, the River of Oblivion’s level was extremely high and it wasn’t affected or interfered with by these Underworld Ghost Ships, so its escape speed was very fast.

In an instant, they shook off those Underworld Ghost Ships.

"We actually..."

"We actually shook off the Underworld Ghost Ship?!"

"Is this lifeboat really that powerful?"

"..."

Watching their lifeboat flee this stretch of sea at a lightning‑fast speed and throw off the pursuing Underworld Ghost Ships behind them, the passengers who had been sobbing in grief all froze.

It just felt completely unbelievable.

They knew very well how terrifying an Underworld Ghost Ship was.

That was nothing a dead Evil Dragon could compare to!

And the lifeboat they were riding was just a Creation Divine Weapon level sea ship. How could it possibly shake off an Underworld Ghost Ship?

They had heard the rumors—some poor bastard once rode a super high Quality Grade sea ship, apparently a Magic Treasure just one grade below Ancestral Weapon Level, and still couldn’t escape once they ran into an Underworld Ghost Ship.

So how could they possibly have gotten away?

At this point, even the dullest person could sense something was off.

They all turned their heads toward Mu Jinyu in unison, asking in a mix of joy and guilt, "Friend Mu, this... what price did you pay to let us escape the Underworld Ghost Ship’s pursuit?"

"What price, it’s nothing like that. You don’t need to worry so much," Mu Jinyu said casually.

But upon hearing Mu Jinyu’s words, no one believed him at all. Every face was filled with respect and guilt as they looked at him.

Seeing this, Mu Jinyu couldn’t really say anything more. He just advised, "Right now we’re stuck in this absolute death‑trap that is the Underworld Ghost Sea. Instead of dwelling on this, we need to think of a way to get out alive. We all have to work together and pay the price together—that’s the only chance we have of leaving here alive!"

Hearing Mu Jinyu’s persuasion, while everyone was deeply moved, what they felt even more was guilt and helplessness.

"Friend Mu, it’s still us dragging you down!"

"Yeah. If the people you pulled aboard back then hadn’t been us, but those Creation Realm cultivators, they might actually be able to help you now!"

"Exactly. Our Cultivation is too low. Even if we’re resolved to sacrifice ourselves and give up everything we have for everyone, we still can’t really help..."

Their tone was very sincere; they all felt awful.

Because they truly couldn’t help Mu Jinyu at all.

They were nothing but dead weight!

Seeing this, Mu Jinyu furrowed his brows and was about to speak.

"Wooooo..."

Just then—

From ahead of them came that horn‑like wail again, like weeping and lamentation, steeped in endless sorrow.

Then everyone saw that up ahead of them, that same flotilla of Underworld Ghost Ships they had encountered earlier was actually charging straight toward them from the front.

"How is that possible?"

"How did the Underworld Ghost Ship get in front of us?"

"Impossible!!"

"Why is this happening?!"

"Is Heaven determined to wipe us out?"

"..."

Seeing Underworld Ghost Ships reappear in front of them, everyone screamed in utter despair.

Mu Jinyu, meanwhile, had Ming hurriedly steer the ship in reverse while he frowned and took a closer look at the Underworld Ghost Ships coming at them from ahead.

After a few more glances, he felt something was wrong, and then he let out a somewhat despairing, bitter laugh. "This doesn’t count as Heaven trying to wipe us out..."

Hearing Mu Jinyu speak, everyone snapped back to themselves and looked at him with eyes full of hope.

At this point, if anyone could still save them from this dead end, it was Mu Jinyu.

And since Mu Jinyu put it that way, it seemed to mean he still had the confidence to lead them in escaping the Underworld Ghost Ship’s lock‑on pursuit once again!

"Boom boom boom boom!!!"

Yet just then, the pitch‑black Underworld Ghost Sea suddenly began to quake violently, the waves surging and tossing.

Right after, they saw flotilla after flotilla of Underworld Ghost Ships rushing in from all directions.

In an instant, they were completely surrounded by countless Underworld Ghost Ships.

No way forward, no way back, and no way to go left or right.

They had no way to escape anymore.

Unless...

They sprouted wings and could fly.

However, the Forbidden Dead Sea and the Underworld Ghost Sea were the same; both had a flying‑forbidden effect that prevented anyone from flying in the air above them.

So even if they did sprout wings, they still wouldn’t be able to fly!

Mu Jinyu’s face was full of helplessness and powerlessness. He then turned to look at the crowd who had gone completely stone‑still, and sighed wearily. "That’s why I said, what happened just now didn’t count as Heaven trying to wipe us out..."

"Now is when it really counts as Heaven trying to wipe us out."

Mu Jinyu’s voice was heavy with self‑mockery and helplessness, making everyone else sink even deeper into despair.