"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

Five streaks of light shot up from the bottom of the cabin, instantly enveloping the entire cloud sea with a terrifying aura.

The leading old man in the black robe tore off his hood, revealing a face full of wrinkles yet exuding immense authority.

"Yin Hongxiao! Tu Qianyue! Mo Qisha!"

The old man's eyes widened in anger, his voice exploding like thunder, "You Jieyun Thieves have indeed become increasingly rampant!"

With this angry shout, the cloud sea trembled slightly, dispersing some of the swirling black mist.

Behind the old man, four tributors simultaneously released their pressure, forming a web with the aura of Great Perfection in Divinity Transformation Realm, which enveloped the entire battlefield.

"I wondered who it was." Yin Hongxiao leaned lazily atop the giant python's head, her red lips curving into a cold smile, "Turns out it's Elder Mo from Duobao Trading House. What, you're escorting the cargo yourself this time?"

"Traitor!" Elder Mo suddenly bellowed, his eyes sharp as lightning darting towards Zou Lun, "The trading house has treated you well, yet you dare to collude with bandits!"

Zou Lun's face turned pale, staggered back a few steps, but was held by Tu Qianyue.

"Old man, cut the crap!" Tu Qianyue laughed wildly, his muscles bulging as the star tattoo radiated dazzling blood light, "Today, I'm definitely taking the Nine Nether Demon Lotus!"

"Boom—"

The battle erupted in an instant!

Elder Mo formed a spell with his hands, and a bronze ancient cauldron flew out from his sleeve, swelling to a hundred feet in size.

The inscriptions on the cauldron lit up, spewing endless azure flames that scorched the incoming three giant cloud-swallowing pythons, causing them to howl and roll.

"Form the array!"

The four tributors acted simultaneously.

Array flags appeared in the southeast, southwest, northwest, and northeast, their surfaces flapping in the wind, forming the "Four Symbols Demon-Slaying Array" in the blink of an eye.

Phantoms of Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise condensed in the cloud sea, roaring as they charged at the Jieyun Thieves.

"Petty tricks!"

Yin Hongxiao shouted charmingly, waving her jade hand lightly.

The blood-colored feather at her brow suddenly detached, turning into a sky full of blood feathers shooting out. Each feather accurately hit the node of the array flags, causing the array to sway.

Tu Qianyue was even more fierce, charging directly at Elder Mo with bare hands.

His fists swung, creating cracks in the void.

A straight punch hit the bronze cauldron, denting this top-grade spiritual artifact!

"Puff—" Elder Mo spat blood, but gritted his teeth to form another spell.

The azure flames inside the cauldron suddenly turned ghostly blue, the temperature plummeting, instantly frosting Tu Qianyue's right arm.

"The old geezer has some skills!"

Tu Qianyue laughed instead of getting angry, his blood surging, evaporating the frost instantly.

He stomped the void fiercely, his figure booming as he charged out again.

On another side, Mo Qisha's figure flickered in the black mist, especially after the spiritual barrier of the merchant ship weakened, allowing him to easily rush inside.

The "Wuxiang Demonic Sutra" he cultivated was extremely bizarre, with every appearance causing a guard to scream and fall into the cloud sea.

Blood stained the deck of the flying ship, the pungent smell of blood wafting in the air.

"Traitor, die!" A tributor suddenly freed up and summoned a Purple Lightning Flying Sword straight at Zou Lun's throat.

Zou Lun dodged frantically, but his cheek was cut by the Sword Qi.

"Save me!" He shouted hoarsely at Yin Hongxiao, but saw her coldly smiling without speaking.

At the moment the Purple Lightning Flying Sword was about to pierce Zou Lun's throat, a sudden change occurred!

"Clang—"

A blood-colored chain suddenly shot out from the void, precisely coiling around the flying sword.

The chain was covered with dense barbs, each barb wildly devouring the spiritual power on the flying sword.

In an instant, this spirit sword dimmed visibly.

"Hehehe~" Yin Hongxiao chuckled lightly, her fingertips entwined with the other end of the chain.

"This must be Elder Liu, killing in front of me—isn't that disregarding my presence?"

Even before she finished speaking, the cloud-swallowing python suddenly opened its blood basin mouth, spewing a cloud of foul poison mist.

"Careful! It's Bone-Eroding Poison Mist!" Elder Mo warned sharply.

The tributor hurriedly formed a spell, a golden shield lighting up around him.

However, when the poison mist touched the light shield, the golden shield melted like ice and snow!

"Ah—"

Amidst the shrill screams, the tributor's right arm instantly turned into white bone.

He decisively slashed with his left hand like a knife, directly severing his right arm at the shoulder!

"Yin Hongxiao!" This Elder Liu's eyes were about to burst with rage, "I will make you pay for blood with blood today!"

"With just you?" Yin Hongxiao sneered, leaping from the python's head.

As her red skirt fluttered, countless blood feathers shot out.

Each feather transformed into a blood-colored little snake in midair, hissing and attacking everyone.

Meanwhile, Tu Qianyue and Mo Qisha's offensive became even more fierce.

Tu Qianyue's blood surged, converging into a pair of blood-colored wings on his back.

His fists swung, distorting the space wherever the punch wind passed!

"What are you standing there for, smash the ship for me!"

With his command, instantly—

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

From the depths of the black cloud, dozens of Jieyun Thief warships emerged suddenly!

The hulls were as black as ink, the beast-headed cannons at the bow lighting up with glaring blood light!

"Fire!"

"Boom boom boom—!!"

Countless blood-colored beams tore through the cloud sea, pouring down like a torrential rain!

The protective barrier of the Cloud Whale trembled violently, the spirit patterns cracking inch by inch!

——

At the core of the cabin, Luo Lingling hurriedly approached Zhou Qing, carrying an old hen, her clothes fluttering.

The old hen fluttered uneasily in her arms, its black bean-like eyes scanning the surroundings vigilantly.

"This ship won't hold for much longer." Luo Lingling quietly transmitted to Zhou Qing.

Feeling the roar outside and the merchant ship on the verge of collapse, a gray-robed array master squeezed forward with sweat beading on his forehead, eyes flickering, rubbing his hands as he approached Jin Mantang, lowering his voice, "Shopkeeper, why not let me take the Nine Nether Demon Lotus and leave..."