189: Chapter 188 Interception

The deep black flying boat broke through the clouds.

Jiang Hanzhou sat cross-legged in the corner of the cabin, his eyes slightly closed. He appeared to be recuperating, but in reality, his Divine Sense had plunged into the depths of his Sea of Consciousness, carefully sensing the changes in his Heart Blade.

In the battle just now, the Heart Blade had consecutively slashed dozens of Blood Puppets. Although each slash was light, it had consumed a significant amount of his mental energy.

Although those Blood Puppets did not have complete Divine Souls, they still possessed residual fragments of consciousness. Each time one was slashed, those fragments of consciousness were absorbed by the Heart Blade, becoming a part of the dark gold dragon patterns on the blade's body.

At this moment, those dragon patterns were clearer and deeper than before.

The cold glint at the edge of the blade was also sharper than before.

He could sense that the Heart Blade was growing stronger.

Although it was only a very minor improvement, it was indeed growing stronger.

This caused a trace of joy to well up in his heart; the Heart Blade could indeed improve itself by slaying things with Divine Souls.

If he encountered more evil cultivators, demons, or remnants of souls in the future, the Heart Blade would surely grow to an unimaginable degree.

Just at this moment—

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, the Heart Blade suddenly trembled!

That tremor was extremely violent, even more violent than when he had sensed the Dragon's might just before!

The dark gold dragon patterns on the blade's body suddenly lit up at this moment!

Jiang Hanzhou suddenly opened his eyes.

He did not speak, but simply stood up and walked quickly to the ship's railing, his gaze piercing through the churning clouds as he looked toward the rear.

The sea of clouds churned, vast and boundless.

He could see nothing.

But he sensed it.

That aura—that nauseating aura of Blood Evil Qi from the Blood Puppets was approaching them.

And the number was no less than a hundred.

"There is a situation."

His voice was not loud, but it clearly reached the ears of everyone present.

Zhou Lie frowned and turned to look at him: "What situation?"

"Blood Puppets," Jiang Hanzhou said in a deep voice, "Over a hundred Blood Puppets are approaching us. And also—a flying boat."

Zhou Lie's expression changed.

He walked to the ship's railing, circulated his True Qi, and suddenly, brilliant golden light erupted from his eyes!

The golden light swept across the clouds and pierced through the mist—

He saw it.

Five miles away, over a hundred Blood Puppets were rushing over the waves, stepping on the water, moving extremely fast.

And behind those Blood Puppets, a pale cyan flying boat was speeding through the clouds. On the deck of the flying boat stood more than twenty figures.

On that flying boat was engraved a blooming cyan lotus flower.

Heavenly Heart Sect.

Zhou Lie's pupils suddenly constricted.

That letter—those people from the Heavenly Heart Sect had come to intercept and kill them!

"Prepare for battle—!"

His sharp shout exploded within the flying boat!

Twenty Mystic Armor Soldiers stood up in unison, gripping their weapons tightly! The Formation patterns on those weapons suddenly lit up, shimmering with a cold, chilling glint!

Huo Qingfeng's face was livid; his longsword was drawn from its scabbard, the sword light like a rainbow!

Teng Yuzhi stood by Jiang Hanzhou's side, her sharp longsword held horizontally before her chest. In those cold, clear eyes, sharp killing intent flickered.

Zhao Yuanjing gripped his long spear, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled.

Song Hu grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth: "Good! I was just worried that those Blood Puppets wouldn't be enough to kill!"

Liu Ningshuang drew her twin swords, a faint cold glint shimmering on the blades.

Jiang Hanzhou did not move.

He just stood by the ship's railing, watching the approaching hundred-plus Blood Puppets, and watching that cyan-robed figure on the flying boat, a faint smile slowly curling at the corners of his mouth.

Heavenly Heart Sect.

They actually dared to deliver themselves to his door.

Perfect.

He was just worried that the Heart Blade hadn't killed enough.

"Commander Zhou," he spoke, his voice as calm as water, "Leave those Blood Puppets to me."

Zhou Lie glanced at him, recalling that scene on the island just before—those kneeling Blood Puppets, that terrifying Dragon's might.

He nodded: "Good. The Blood Puppets are yours. The people from the Heavenly Heart Sect are ours."

Before his words had even faded—

Those hundred-plus Blood Puppets had already charged within a hundred zhang of the flying boat!

They stampeded across the waves at extreme speed; with every step they took, a splash of blood-colored spray exploded on the sea surface!

In their eye sockets, dark red light jumped frantically!

From their mouths, they emitted shrill roars that did not sound human!

They surged over like a tide, charging madly toward the flying boat!

And above the flying boat, that cyan-robed figure had already soared into the air!

Zeng Guan stood in mid-air, cyan light circulating around his body, with blood threads weaving through that light, emitting a heart-palpitating aura. Behind him, more than twenty Heavenly Heart Sect Disciples followed closely, swooping toward the flying boat!

"Kill—!"

Zeng Guan shouted sharply, his hands suddenly pushing forward!

A cyan palm print surged wildly from his palm, expanding in the wind, transforming into a ten-zhang wide size, and slapped down directly toward the flying boat!

Zhou Lie snorted coldly and stepped out of the flying boat in one stride!

He clenched his right hand into a fist and punched out!

Crimson-gold fist energy shot out from his fist, colliding violently with that cyan palm print!

"Boom—!!!!!!"

A loud noise like a thunderclap exploded over the entire sea area!

Violent shockwaves poured out in all directions, blasting a giant pit ten zhang wide into the sea surface!

Zhou Lie's figure swayed slightly, and he retreated three steps. With every step he took, a deep footprint was left in the Void Realm.

Zeng Guan flew backward ten zhang, his expression changing slightly.

This Mystic Armor Commander's cultivation was stronger than he had imagined.

But he had no time to think more.

Because those Blood Puppets had already rushed before the flying boat!

Jiang Hanzhou stood at the bow of the boat, watching the hundred-plus Blood Puppets surging over madly.

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, the Heart Blade trembled lightly.

On the dark gold blade body, those winding, dragon-like patterns suddenly lit up!

The next instant—

An indescribable pressure exploded from within his body!

That pressure was invisible and intangible, yet it swept across the entire sea surface as if it were solid!

Dragon's might!

That essential suppression from the Dragon Clan descended once again at this moment!

The moment those Blood Puppets, which were charging madly, were swept by this Dragon's might—

They all froze in place!

Their bodies trembled violently, the dark red light in their eye sockets flickered frantically, and they emitted shrill roars, filled with fear and despair!

They wanted to flee.

But they couldn't escape at all.

Because that Dragon's might was suppressing the pseudo-demon cores formed by the power of Blood Evil Qi within their bodies.

That kind of suppression was not a difference in strength, but a difference in essence.

Just like fire can burn wood, and water can extinguish fire.

Dragon's might naturally restrains all evil and filthy things related to the Dragon Clan.

And the refining of these Blood Puppets had originally used the Dragon Evil Qi that dissipated from the jiaolong remains.

Therefore, before the Dragon's might, they had only one outcome—

Submission.

Or collapse.

They chose to collapse.

Over a hundred Blood Puppets all knelt on the sea surface, not even daring to raise their heads.

But the power of Blood Evil Qi that had been forcibly injected into them by Zeng Guan refused to let it go at that.

Those Blood Evil forces struggled frantically and resisted madly, attempting to break free from the suppression of the Dragon's might!

The bodies of the Blood Puppets began to tremble violently; countless fine cracks appeared on the surface of their skin, and dark red light surged from the cracks!

They were going to self-destruct!

Jiang Hanzhou's pupils constricted slightly.

His mind stirred.

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, the Heart Blade slashed out suddenly!

This time, it was not one invisible blade light, but—

Ten!

Twenty!

Fifty!

Over a hundred!

Countless invisible blade lights shot out from between his eyebrows, like a pear blossom rainstorm, sweeping toward those kneeling Blood Puppets!

Each blade light accurately slashed into the center of a Blood Puppet's forehead!

For every Blood Puppet that was slashed, the frantically jumping dark red light in its eyes instantly extinguished!

Their Divine Souls, or rather the last trace of consciousness remaining within their bodies, were completely erased by the Heart Blade!

And those Blood Evil forces that were struggling and about to self-destruct, the moment they lost the guidance of the Divine Soul, also completely quieted down.

Over a hundred Blood Puppets, like a hundred wooden stakes with their support pulled out, fell silently onto the sea.

Their Physical Bodies floated on the sea surface, drifting with the waves, posing no further threat.

Three breaths.

Merely three breaths.

The hundred-plus Blood Puppets that Zeng Guan had exhausted his efforts to activate were completely wiped out.

Zeng Guan's expression changed completely.