541: barbarian

He seemed to have no fear of death.

His attitude at this moment formed a stark contrast with others, instantly catching Wang Gou's attention.

Wang Yan also noticed this person's abnormality, a knowing smile playing on his lips, clearly having thought of something.

One must know, although the ship's route was not difficult to find,

accidents would always occur during the voyage.

For example, if a great demon circled overhead or someone blocked the path, the route would need to be adjusted.

Therefore, to precisely intercept a ship on its route and pre-arrange a swarm of insects, one must have an accurate grasp of the route and constantly monitor updates.

To achieve this, one would essentially be among the people accompanying the ship; in other words, it was highly probable that this person was an inside informant.

And the abnormal person who appeared at this moment immediately made the two think of this.

However, at this time, the two were in a hidden state, merely exchanging glances, then continuing to observe without a word.

With a rumble,

as the insect swarm continued its relentless efforts, the barrier finally shattered.

In an instant, the insect swarm, like locusts, charged towards the people on the ship.

Immediately, the scene became a living hell, with corpses strewn everywhere.

Numerous insects clung to everyone.

They struggled ceaselessly, various precious techniques constantly unleashed, and astonishing Dao methods shook the heavens and earth, causing the entire ship to sway.

But when these astonishing methods were used against the insects, they seemed to lose their intended effect.

They had no effect whatsoever, which led to everyone becoming virtually lambs to the slaughter, completely without any power to resist.

In a short time, most people died unnatural deaths.

Yet, just as everyone was busy fighting for their lives, one person feigned busyness, joining the others in their frantic efforts.

However, upon closer inspection, it could be seen that almost all the insects deliberately avoided this person.

This meant that he appeared very busy, but in reality, he was in no danger.

But because the people around him were preoccupied with their own safety, almost no one noticed him.

“Interesting, if there are no surprises, it’s this fellow.”

In the Void Realm, Wang Gou and Wang Yan exchanged Divine Thoughts.

It was clear that both had noticed something was amiss with this person.

The current situation was that they had identified the person as problematic, but how should they determine his motive?

Of course, the two were also unsure whether this person was a spy or the one behind the scheme to target them.

They could only continue to watch patiently.

After an unknown period, almost everyone on the entire ship was dead.

When only this fellow remained, he took out a strange disc and inscribed several Dao marks into it.

Then, nothing happened, and he simply waited there.

“It looks like some kind of communication device. He must be communicating with the person behind this. Someone else must be controlling the insect swarm, and he’s probably just an ordinary spy.”

Wang Yan concluded.

Wang Gou didn't think much further and immediately nodded in agreement.

“I thought so too. I just don’t know if there’s still a need to keep watching.”

“What do you mean? Didn’t you say we needed to get to the bottom of this? It’s clearly just about to start, so why are you backing out now?”

Wang Yan was a little curious.

Wang Gou gave a wry smile.

To be able to control an insect swarm, which included a True Immortal insect, the master’s cultivation must not be low.

At the very least, he was a True Immortal.

And there was a high probability that he was in the Middle or Late Stage.

If the two of them encountered him with their current strength, they would certainly die.

Of course, such a simple truth

didn’t need him to explain; Wang Yan would soon figure it out.

The fundamental reason he felt they shouldn’t stay here was his concern that his concealment technique might not be able to block the other party’s Divine Thought probing.

After all, the disparity in cultivation was simply too great.

Even if his methods were ingenious, in essence, they still belonged only to the Supreme Realm.

In this Realm, for a certain secret art to deceive a True Immortal, the difficulty was not just ordinary high.

At least for now, he lacked that confidence.

Therefore, considering various safety factors, leaving now was actually the best outcome.

However, leaving would also mean that everything they had just wanted to know would be for naught.

Unless absolutely necessary, leaving at this moment was not the best outcome.

But, not leaving would mean facing risks.

For Wang Gou, he naturally leaned towards his own safety.

Wang Yan also quickly came to his senses.

He immediately spoke with some uncertainty.

“Are you worried about being exposed later?”

Wang Gou nodded.

Wang Yan thought for a moment, then shook his head.

“Worrying is useless. As you said before, we must find out who is behind this scheme.”

“Otherwise, they will definitely come looking for us later.”

“Rather than having an unexplainable misunderstanding with the Great Wu Dynasty later, it’s better to clarify everything now. That way, even if they come to question us, we will be able to explain everything.”

“At the very least, we can extricate ourselves from the vortex.”

Wang Gou raised an eyebrow.

“But, if we are discovered, the two of us might not be able to escape.”

“That is, after all, a powerhouse of the True Immortal Realm, and very likely already in the Middle or Late Stage, plus this sky full of insects, escaping will be almost impossible.”

“What? Have you reached a point where you lack confidence in yourself?”

Wang Yan said with a hint of teasing.

In the Lower Realm, the two of them almost always fought beyond their Realm.

Even when facing an opponent a major Realm higher, they could easily overpower them with their combat strength.

Now that they were in the Immortal Realm, why had they become so timid?

Of course, although he thought this, he also understood Wang Gou’s personality.

He was unwilling to step forward unless absolutely necessary.

In fact, most of the time, he was excessively low-key, cautious, and disliked taking risks.

It was understandable that he would subconsciously want to avoid something with a slight risk at this moment.

But there are always some things that need to be done at risk.

Nothing can be gained safely without taking risks.

Wang Gou raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

“Who said that? I’ve never had confidence. That statement is purely slander.”

“Stop talking, I can sense someone is coming.”

Just as the two were conversing,

suddenly, a light flashed continuously in the distance.

Soon, a figure appeared in their line of sight.

This was an old man.

He had a red face and red hair, and even his eyebrows were red.

His clothing was extremely revealing, like a barbarian from the wilderness.