System Possession, One Sword Shocks the Gods

180: The sea is shrouded in mist; the first battle against Kisame.Leaving Green Jade Island, Ye Chen maintained his speed at the level of an ordinary Ninth Layer Earth Fiend Realm Cultivator, flying toward the southeast at a steady pace. He did not travel at full speed; for one, he needed to familiarize himself with the environment of this unfamiliar sea area, and for another, he intended to draw the snake out of its hole. If that Black Skeleton Pirate Group really dared to come seeking revenge, he would just resolve it all at once to avoid trouble later.

The sea and sky shared the same hue, and the view was wide. After flying for about two hours, the horizon ahead began to change. The originally deep blue seawater gradually became a hazy gray. Further away, a thick, viscous layer of grayish-white mist that seemed capable of swallowing light stood like a massive wall between heaven and earth, dyeing both the sea and sky in the same oppressive color.

The Mist Sea had arrived.

Before even getting close, an invisible pressure descended. The moisture in the air became exceptionally heavy. When his Divine Sense probed into the mist, it was like a clay ox entering the sea; not only was his perception range drastically compressed to within a hundred zhang, but he also felt bursts of needle-like pain, as if countless peeping eyes and powers that could erode the Divine Soul were hidden within the mist.

Ye Chen stopped and hovered at the edge of the mist. He took out the leather fragmentary map and injected a trace of Chaos Gang Qi once more. The arrow marker on the fragmentary map lit up, pointing firmly into the depths of the mist. At the same time, he could feel that the chaos monitoring compass in his robes had become erratic in its warning fluctuations as it approached this mist; clearly, the space and energy here were extremely unstable.

”It is indeed a dangerous place.” Ye Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly. He did not rush in recklessly but first tried to carefully extend a thread of Divine Sense into the mist.

The moment his Divine Sense entered the mist, it felt as if it had broken into a chaotic Domain. Various disorganized energy fluctuations, a distorted sense of space, and even some residual mental fragments filled with negative emotions constantly bombarded his Divine Sense. Had his Divine Sense not undergone multiple temperings from the Xuanwu Will and the chaos ancestral talisman, far surpassing those of the same Rank, he might have been injured by this single contact.

He withdrew his Divine Sense, gaining a more intuitive understanding of the danger level of this Mist Sea. This place was indeed not somewhere to stay for long; he had to cross it as quickly as possible.

However, just as he was about to set off—

”Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!”

From his rear flank, three sharp sounds of breaking air suddenly rang out! Three Bone Spears, pitch-black all over and emitting a foul-smelling Devilish Qi, moved as fast as lightning. Arranged in a triangular Formation, they pierced through the air with sharp whistles, aimed directly at his back heart, the back of his head, and his Dantian! The attackers’ timing was perfect, occurring at the moment his attention was diverted by the Mist Sea!

Ye Chen did not even turn around; he simply allowed his Chaos Domain to naturally expand, gray air currents rippling out like waves of water.

”Puff! Puff! Puff!”

The three Bone Spears, powerful enough to pierce the Protective Aura of an Eighth Layer Earth Fiend Realm Cultivator, seemed to fall into an invisible quagmire the moment they collided with the Chaos Domain. Their speed plummeted, the Devilish Qi upon them was rapidly worn away and swallowed, and finally, they lost all force and fell limply.

”How is that possible?!” Several cries of shock came from behind.

Ye Chen slowly turned around to see three Bone Ships flying Black Skeleton flags, which had somehow closed in to within a thousand zhang! The bows were filled with hideous pirates, and the leader was none other than the one-eyed, violent Blood Shark! His single eye was now full of disbelief as he stared fixedly at the eerie gray air currents surrounding Ye Chen.

”As expected, you’ve come,” Ye Chen said in a flat tone, as if he had anticipated it long ago.

”Kid, you have some tricks!” Blood Shark quickly suppressed his shock and gave a sinister laugh. ”But do you think you can run wild on my Black Skeleton’s territory with just these strange methods? Today, I’ll let you taste the power of the ’Ten Thousand Ghosts Soul-Devouring Formation’! Form the array!”

At his command, devilish light flared from the three Bone Ships! Countless pitch-black runes emerged from the hulls, intertwining and instantly forming a massive black Formation Domain covering several thousand zhang between the three ships! Within the Domain, yin winds howled and ghosts wailed as countless distorted phantoms of vengeful Souls appeared out of thin air, baring their fangs and claws as they pounced toward Ye Chen! These vengeful Souls were not physical entities, yet they could directly attack a Cultivator’s Divine Soul!

At the same time, Blood Shark and two other Eighth Layer Earth Fiend Realm leaders also attacked! Blood Shark brandished a blood-colored giant axe the size of a door, swinging a terrifying axe aura that tore through the sea’s surface; the other two respectively unleashed a toxic mist and countless poisoned flying needles, attacking Ye Chen from different angles!

With the Formation locking him in and the combined attack of the three masters, plus the harassment of countless vengeful Souls, the Black Skeleton Pirate Group had clearly come out in full force, intending to kill him in one blow!

Facing this death trap, a hint of cold mockery flashed in Ye Chen’s eyes.

”Trifling tricks.”

He didn’t even use the guixu sword. He simply raised his right hand, fingers spread, and lightly made a grasping motion toward the surging vengeful Souls and the attacks from Blood Shark’s trio.

”Chaos Guixu — Heaven Swallowing!”

In an instant, a miniature Chaos vortex that seemed to contain the end of the Universe suddenly emerged in front of his palm and rapidly expanded, turning into a gray hole several zhang in diameter!

The countless pouncing vengeful Souls, upon contacting the Chaos vortex, let out silent, shrill shrieks as they were forcibly pulled and torn apart by that terrifying suction, turning into the purest Soul energy to be swallowed by the vortex! Blood Shark’s violent axe aura, the spreading toxic mist, and the dense flying needles also seemed to have met their nemesis. All energy, matter, and even the laws and intent contained within were rapidly decomposed, annihilated, and swallowed upon touching the Chaos vortex!

In the blink of an eye, the grand Ten Thousand Ghosts Soul-Devouring Formation and the combined attack of the three masters were swallowed clean by this Chaos vortex! The sea returned to tranquility, as if everything just now had been a mere hallucination!

”Puff!”

As the Formation was forcibly broken, the pirates on the three Bone Ships all spat out blood, their auras becoming withered. Blood Shark and the two leaders bore the brunt of the backlash, their faces turning pale instantly!

”You... what kind of monster are you?!” Blood Shark’s single eye was filled with boundless fear as he pointed at Ye Chen, his voice trembling. He had roamed the Guixu Sea for many years and had never seen such an eerie and terrifying method! This was simply not a power an Earth Fiend Realm could possess!

Ye Chen did not answer, only looking at them indifferently while the Chaos vortex continued to rotate slowly in front of him, emitting a desperate swallowing intent.

”Run! Run quickly!” Blood Shark finally collapsed completely, no longer able to muster any thought of resistance. He roared at the top of his lungs and turned to flee on his Bone Ship.

The pirates on the other two Bone Ships had also been scared out of their wits and hurriedly turned their ships around.

”Wanting to leave now? Too late.”

Ye Chen’s icy voice rang out. With a thought, the Chaos vortex suddenly split into three slender gray air currents. Like living tentacles, they instantly crossed space and wrapped around the three fleeing Bone Ships!

”No!!!”

Amidst the desperate roars of Blood Shark and the others, those three gray air currents erupted with terrifying swallowing power! The three massive Bone Ships, along with all the pirates on board, rapidly shriveled and withered at a speed visible to the naked eye. All vitality, energy, and even matter were forcibly extracted and swallowed by the gray air currents! In just a few breaths, the three Bone Ships turned into three piles of grayish-white dust, scattering with the wind and falling into the sea without leaving a trace.

The Black Skeleton Pirate Group was completely wiped out!

Ye Chen slowly withdrew his hand, and the Chaos vortex in front of him dissipated. His expression was as usual, as if he had just cleared away a few annoying flies. Swallowing the energy of these pirates was just a drop in the bucket for his current heart of chaos.

He cast his gaze once more toward the thick Mist Sea. Without staying any longer, he moved his body, intending to charge into it.

However, just as he was about to touch the mist—

”Gurgle, gurgle...”

The originally calm sea below suddenly churned violently! Countless huge bubbles rose and popped, emitting a strong stench! Immediately after, seven or eight massive, hideous figures covered in dark green scales, holding various bone weapons and in a half-human, half-fish form, broke through the sea’s surface and soared into the sky, blocking the path between Ye Chen and the mist!

These monsters were over a zhang tall, with fish heads and human bodies, bulging eyes, and mouths full of fangs. Their bodies emitted a thick water-attribute Demonic Qi and a cold, treacherous aura. Their strength was clearly between the Seventh Layer of the Disha Realm and the Eighth Layer Earth Fiend Realm!

The leading Ghost Shark was even larger, holding a Bone Fork polished from the spine of some massive sea beast, and its aura had even reached the Ninth Layer Earth Fiend Realm! It stared at Ye Chen with its dead fish eyes and let out a raspy, unpleasant voice:

”Human... leave... the toll... or else... the mist... will be your... burial ground!”

Mist Ghost Mermen!

These sea tribes entrenched at the edge of the Mist Sea had clearly taken Ye Chen for a fat sheep and wanted to rob him!

Ye Chen looked at the group of Ghost Mermen blocking his way, his expression still calm, but a cold arc curled at the corner of his mouth.

”It seems that without clearing out these small fry, I won’t be able to enter.”

He slowly raised his hand, and the guixu sword appeared in his palm for the first time. The blade was hazy gray, with Chaos air currents flowing over it, and a Sword Intent that caused all things to return to silence slowly spread out.

Since it could not be avoided, then he would kill his way in!