Free Web NovelChapter 151: Chapter 151: The Cloud Ship Incident
"Hmph! We must eliminate this Demon Star, and the sooner, the better."
"Yes, that’s right!"
Someone in the crowd declared with righteous indignation, instantly setting the Cloud Ship’s main hall abuzz with discussion.
"For the Celestial Profound Sacred Land to take him so seriously, his power must be nothing to scoff at!"
"Fortune favors the bold, as they say. For the Sacred Land to offer such a handsome reward, this must be no simple task."
"The real question now is how to find him..."
The crowd was still abuzz, discussing how to kill this Demon Star.
Shen Daoxing listened from the side for a while, but hearing no more useful information, he lost interest and rose to return to his private room.
At that moment, most passengers were in the main hall, excitedly discussing the Celestial Slaughter Star, so the corridors were empty. But as Shen Daoxing returned to his room, he noticed a group of men loitering among the private cabins. They kept glancing into the rooms, though he couldn’t tell what they were up to.
Their leader, a bald man, shot Shen Daoxing an indifferent glance as he approached before waving his hand and vanishing with his men.
Not wanting to stir up trouble, Shen Daoxing didn’t investigate. He returned peacefully to his private room, sat by his bed, and closed his eyes to rest his mind. His Divine Soul entered the Venerable Domain to continue its cultivation.
「A few days later.」
The Cloud Ship soared through the clouds before slowly descending, coming to a smooth stop at a port on a mountaintop.
They had arrived in the Chen Kingdom. Farther west lay their destination, the Daqian Empire. Shen Daoxing took out the Geomancy Map from the Emperor of Great Wu. According to the map, after reaching Daqian, he would need to transfer to another Cloud Ship to continue his journey.
Passengers from the Chen Kingdom boarded the Cloud Ship in succession.
The mystical runes on the ship’s hull began to glow. The Cloud Ship slowly ascended, transforming into a streak of white light as it sailed toward the Daqian Empire.
CRASH!
The sound was followed by the voice of a Cloud Ship attendant. "My sincerest apologies, young master, but we truly have no spare private rooms. I’m afraid you two will have to make do in the main hall for a few days."
"Insolent! Do you have any idea who my master is? You want him to stay in the main hall? How outrageous!"
A sharp, cutting voice rang out nearby.
Lv Yunsheng, never one to sit still and always one for a bit of drama, immediately opened his door to see what was happening.
"It’s Crown Prince Chen Luo, the eldest son of the Chen Kingdom’s Spiritual Power King. He’s a Seventh Layer Grotto Heaven expert, ranked eighteenth on the Martial Arts Ranking. He’s one of the favorites in the upcoming outer sect assessment."
Lv Yunsheng said gravely.
Over the past few days, Lv Yunsheng had been busy making friends and gathering intelligence all over the ship. He had a crystal-clear understanding of the figures participating in the Celestial Profound Sacred Land’s outer sect assessment.
"But this Crown Prince Chen Luo has always been arrogant and tyrannical. Someone on this ship is in for a world of hurt."
Lv Yunsheng added, gloating slightly.
Sure enough, just as the words left Lv Yunsheng’s mouth...
THUD!
Shen Daoxing saw the Cloud Ship attendant’s body fly past the window in the corridor.
An icy voice followed. "No spare rooms? Then tell someone to get the hell out and make way for me."
Then, Lv Yunsheng, standing in his doorway, saw a man in lavish brocade robes with a sinister glint in his eyes stride slowly down the corridor.
"Just as you’d expect from the Spiritual Power King’s eldest son. So arrogant. Someone’s about to have a very bad day."
Lv Yunsheng said with schadenfreude.
But the words had barely left his lips when he saw Crown Prince Chen Luo striding right toward him.
"You’ve got to be kidding me!"
Lv Yunsheng froze. His face fell, and with a SLAM, he shut the door. He pressed his palms together, praying desperately. ’Don’t come to our room! Don’t come to our room!’
But suddenly, an immense force struck the door, sending Lv Yunsheng flying with a THUD. He crashed wretchedly to the floor.
The door to their room was kicked open, and Crown Prince Chen Luo strode in, his eyes full of malice.
He glanced around the room and nodded in apparent satisfaction. "Hmph. This room will do."
He then pointed a cold finger at Shen Daoxing and Lv Yunsheng. "You two can get lost. This room is mine now!"
Lv Yunsheng might have been cocky, but he knew his own limits. He was no match for Crown Prince Chen Luo. He scrambled to his feet, saying repeatedly, "Yes, yes, of course! We’ll leave right now."
Shen Daoxing frowned but didn’t move.
Seeing this, Crown Prince Chen Luo glared at him, his gaze chilling to the bone. "Still not leaving?"
"Insolent! Do you have any idea who our master is, you pathetic scholar? He is Crown Prince Chen Luo, the eldest son of our Chen Kingdom’s Spiritual Power King! You dare act so brazenly before us? You’re asking for a world of trouble you can’t handle!"
Crown Prince Chen Luo’s servant leaped forward, pointing a finger in Shen Daoxing’s face as he cursed.
Seeing that Shen Daoxing still hadn’t moved, an anxious Lv Yunsheng tugged on his sleeve and whispered, "Yang, we have to go! We can’t afford to provoke Crown Prince Chen Luo!"
But Shen Daoxing remained motionless.
At this, Crown Prince Chen Luo’s face darkened. A terrifying, tyrannical aura erupted from him, threatening to pulverize Shen Daoxing.
But just then...
"Ah! What are you doing?!"
The terrified shriek of a Cloud Ship attendant rang out again. Immediately after, everyone saw a spray of crimson blood fly past the corridor window.
Then, the attendant’s lifeless body slid past in the hallway.
"Everyone on this ship, listen up! As of now, this vessel is under the control of the Asura Tower! Stay in your rooms and don’t move. Hand over everything you have, or we’ll kill you without mercy."
A gruff voice boomed throughout the Cloud Ship.
"What? Asura Tower? How did those bastards from the Asura Tower get on this ship?"
Hearing this, Lv Yunsheng was terrified. He quickly slammed the door shut, frozen in fear and not daring to step outside.
The Asura Tower was a villainous faction that roamed the East Continent, committing every evil imaginable. They specialized in robbing the young disciples of major families and sects, plundering Cloud Ships and caravans, and seizing all manner of cultivation resources.
Their movements were always erratic and they had no fixed headquarters, so the various powers had never been able to stop them.
Unfortunately, this Cloud Ship was their latest target.
BANG!
The room’s door was once again kicked open with tremendous force.
A bald man appeared before them, his expression savage.
"Hand over everything you’ve got, or I’ll kill you without mercy!"
The bald man said coldly, glancing over them.
This was the very same bald man Shen Daoxing had seen on the Cloud Ship a few days prior.
"Master, that’s the third-in-command of the Asura Tower. He’s ruthless, cruel, and kills without batting an eye. Like you, he’s a Grotto Heaven expert. You must be careful."
Crown Prince Chen Luo’s servant seemed to recognize the man. He hurried to the Crown Prince’s side and whispered a cautious warning.
