179: Chapter 179 The Bone Boat Appears, the Wolves Bare Their Fangs!

An ancient bronze boat relied on its thick hull to ram its way in sideways.

On the other side, a flying tower, annoyed by its slow speed, simply released dozens of chains, wanting to pull the ship in front of it off course.

Just as this sea area became chaotic to the extreme.

Suddenly, beneath the black waves, a bone hand reached out.

First one.

Then a second, a third, a fourth!

In the blink of an eye, the entire bottom of the waves was densely packed with pale bone hands.

Black mud that hadn't completely dissolved still hung from the five fingers, and the knuckles clicked and rattled as they grabbed toward the leading treasure boats following the trend.

Crack!

A treasure boat split apart on the spot.

It was dragged beneath the waves by dozens of bone hands; before the Cultivators on board could even finish their screams, half of their bodies were pulled apart, flesh and blood flying everywhere.

Another flying tower fared even worse; just as the array patterns on its bottom lit up, the entire tower was ripped open with several large holes by the bone hands.

Several people tumbled down from the tower; as soon as their ankles touched the seawater, they were bitten to pieces by the dark shadows beneath the waves.

The sea surface instantly exploded into chaos.

"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!"

"There's something under the sea!"

"Stop crowding, stop crowding, the front is full of bone hands!"

"Get the hell out of the way! My boat... my boat is splitting!"

Those who had been mindlessly charging in just now were completely thrown into disarray.

Some turned around and fled.

Some were so panicked they took to the air.

As a result, just as they flew into mid-air, a dark shadow lunged out from the sea mist overhead, slapping them back into the waves with a single palm; a splash turned over, and there was no more movement.

With this, the sea became even more chaotic.

Everyone was jolted awake by this wave of casualties.

Following Lin Yi was one thing.

But whether one had the life to keep up was another matter!

Meanwhile, the imperial carriage was still steadily advancing along that ancient navigation route.

The haotian pagoda stabilized the waves ahead.

The imperial carriage broke through the clouds and mist.

Layers of waves crashed from the left and right, only to be pushed away by the divine radiance.

Lin Yi stood at the front of the carriage, his footsteps not even wavering.

Su Yuxi stared intently ahead and reported the information.

"A hundred zhang further ahead, something is about to come out!"

Shen Qingyue's eyes narrowed slightly as she softly added.

"A large amount of Death Qi is gathering over there!"

Chu Wanqing pressed her fingers onto the strings, Battle Intent rising in her eyes.

"It's better if they come out."

"Saves them from hiding in the sea and playing tricks!"

Xu Chen hugged the ancient desolate hall and poked his head forward, just about to join the conversation.

Boom!

The sea surface ahead suddenly exploded.

The black waves parted to both sides, and a ten-thousand-zhang bone boat slowly rose.

The hull was entirely pale white, assembled from unknown ancient bones, with the prow curving high and draped in large patches of dried seaweed and decaying chains.

The deck was covered in cracks, and ancient patterns flickered on and off, as if something that had been dead for many years was breathing out from within the ship's hull.

What was even more eerie.

After it floated up, it happened to lie right across the center of the ancient navigation route, blocking the way forward completely.

The moment the giant ancient bone boat emerged from the sea.

The outer sea first went silent for a moment.

Immediately after, the crowd exploded.

Someone shouted at the top of their lungs.

"Quick, get closer! If we get on that boat, we'll definitely be able to land on the island!"

Others slapped the gunwales, sweating with anxiety.

"Whoever grabs the prow first can be the first to land on the island's center; don't let the Heavenly Profound Holy Land monopolize it!"

The sound of surging waves and shouting curses instantly twisted into a mess.

That bone boat was simply too eye-catching.

Half a tattered flag was stuck diagonally at the prow; as the sea breeze blew, black water dripped down from the flag's cloth.

Just as most of the ship was revealed, the nearby waves automatically lowered, and even the mist skirted around it.

Anyone could see.

This thing was ninety-nine percent related to landing on the island.

In front of the imperial carriage, Lin Yi stood motionless.

The Death Qi from the black sea slapped close, only to be pressed back by the divine light descending from the haotian pagoda.

Su Yuxi stared at the bone boat; there was still a lingering dull pain between her brows, but her breathing had stabilized significantly.

The Hunyuan dao rhyme within Shen Qingyue's body throbbed rhythmically; the closer they got to the bone boat, the more obvious the vibrations became.

Chu Wanqing held her imperial zither, her back tensed, already in a stance to strike at any moment.

Xu Chen carried the ancient desolate hall, first glancing at the bone boat and then at the group of red-eyed people around them, unable to help but smack his lips.

"First they were fighting for the path, and now they're fighting for the boat."

"These people really aren't afraid of death!"

Just as he finished speaking, Wang Hong had already led five other Elders to disperse around the imperial carriage.

Six pressures of Peak Saint King surged out together, and the most aggressively crowding treasure boats nearby were immediately forced back dozens of zhang.

Some still wanted to resist; as soon as their prow poked forward, they were overturned by a palm wind, causing the ship to tilt and a crowd to go tumbling and crawling across the deck.

Wang Hong stood at the very front, his expression extremely cold.

He didn't waste words, simply raising his hand; the other five Saint King Elders stepped forward half a pace simultaneously.

The restless energy of the outer sea was instantly suppressed by thirty percent.

It was at this critical juncture, in a corner of an inconspicuous broken boat.

A grey-robed old man lowered his head and slowly squeezed a few steps into the crowd.

His face was wrinkled, and his back was heavily hunched; he was completely unremarkable in the crowd, yet his mouth was not idle at all.

He first approached several young Cultivators, his voice hoarse.

"Are you still staring at the boat?"

"Didn't you see? As soon as that Shen Family girl got close, the bone boat floated up."

A youth with a saber on his back was stunned.

"What do you mean?"

The grey-robed old man gestured with his chin toward Shen Qingyue's direction.

"When I was young, I flipped through a volume of remnant records, which recorded the old matters of the Taichu Lineage guarding the gate.

If there really is a great Opportunity in the deepest part of Burial Emperor Island, that girl is likely the key to opening the door."

"Whoever captures her first will be a step ahead of everyone else!"

He left as soon as he finished speaking.

His pace wasn't fast.

But his words spread rapidly.

Before long, someone on the other side lowered their voice.

"The Shen Family Bloodline can trigger the Restriction on the island."

"Capture her, and the bone boat won't be able to escape."

"More than just the bone boat, I heard that the Opportunity at the center of the island can only be opened with her help!"

The words grew larger and larger, and the rumors became more and more ridiculous.

From a small spark, it flared into a wildfire of malice in the blink of an eye.

Those who had only been staring at the bone boat before were now all shifting their gazes toward Shen Qingyue.

Some could hide it, keeping their faces composed.

Others didn't hide it at all, the greed in their eyes surfacing directly.

Su Yuxi's brow furrowed.

She took half a step forward and stood to the left of Shen Qingyue.

Chu Wanqing also followed suit, her imperial zither held across her chest, the corners of her mouth curling into a fiery expression.

"Get lost! If you keep looking around with those eyes..."

"This Young Miss will gouge out all of your eyeballs!"

Shen Qingyue's expression was cold and clear, without a hint of panic on her face.

Lin Yi scanned the surroundings, no ripples appearing in his eyes.

These kinds of small tricks, though dirty, were indeed effective.

Since someone wanted to stab them in the back, he would simply go with the flow, saving himself the trouble of cleaning them out one by one.

After all, blocking them for a moment was meaningless; once greed was suppressed, it would only resurface.

It was better to let them all float to the surface and then kill them all at once!

He stood quietly; this silence was more frightening than shouting.

And precisely because of this, those with guilty consciences became even more uneasy.

Soon, the first wave of people testing the waters arrived.

A youth in green robes forced a smile and cupped his hands toward Shen Qingyue.

"Fairy Shen, the island is full of killing intent; why not travel with my Qingxia Valley?

If there is truly a place where you are needed, we will definitely protect you with all our strength!!"