167: Chapter 167 The Curtain Falls

"It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding." The hearts of the three men couldn't help but race wildly, and the words tumbled out of their mouths almost reflexively.

Facing a top-tier Grandmaster who was nearly at the Perfection of the Six Bowels Realm, it was impossible for the three of them to be his match, even while joining forces.

"A misunderstanding! You'd better save that line for when you're underground talking to the King of Hell." Pei Qingyun let out a cold snort.

The next moment, a phantom image of a tree enveloped Pei Dinglong from behind, though its appearance had subtle differences from the Ancient Tree of Life phantom that Pei Qingyun had erupted with.

However, the power Pei Dinglong unleashed far exceeded his by several times over.

"Block it for me!" Yuwen Kuang roared, and the phantom of the strange beast, which had previously been dispersed by Pei Qingyun, reappeared once again.

At the same time, Hu Weiyong and Grandmaster Luo Dingpeng also pushed their respective Cultivation Techniques to the limit.

The three phantom images collided with the tree phantom, and a massive surge of energy erupted outward.

"Boom!"

The air itself seemed unable to withstand the force, emitting bursts of booming sounds.

Following that was a biting wind pressure, feeling like sharp blades, causing a stinging sensation on one's skin.

The deck beneath the four men was even smashed into two pieces.

Although the three men had exerted their full strength, under the bombardment of the tree phantom, their three phantom images only held on for a few breaths before dissolving into bubbles across the sky.

Yuwen Kuang and the other two were forced to retreat several steps in succession from this single strike.

Especially Yuwen Kuang himself; when he had clashed with Pei Qingyun, his beast phantom had already been shattered once.

Suffering damage a second time caused his injuries to worsen, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

The condition of the other two was much better, but that was only temporary.

Although all three of them were in the Six Bowels Realm, they were only at the Early Stage of the Six Bowels Realm.

If they were at the Middle Stage of the Six Bowels Realm, they might have been able to contend with him while joining forces.

But to deal with Pei Dinglong, who was at the Peak of the Late Stage of the Six Bowels Realm, was nothing but wishful thinking.

Clearly, the three of them realized this point as well, and there was a hint of retreat in their eyes.

However, how could Pei Dinglong possibly give the three of them time to communicate with each other?

Almost at the same time, he struck again, his whole person as swift as lightning.

The sounds of explosions were incessant.

Compared to when Pei Qingyun had attacked, the battle erupting at the center of the battlefield was undoubtedly even more astonishing.

The ordinary crew members who had originally been on the deck had already retreated into the ship's cabin.

Even Martial Artists with some foundation could only hide far away, fearing they might be accidentally injured by the aftershocks of the battle.

As a militant person, Pei Kong watched from the sidelines with boiling blood, wishing he could join in.

"Old Ancestor, Elder Pei Dinglong's strength is truly powerful; three Grandmasters are no match for him. Look, should we take the opportunity to deal with the other pirates?" Pei Kong said with fiery eyes.

Hearing this, Pei Qingyun glanced at the Gale Pirates' ship not far away, then looked at Pei Kong, immediately understanding his intent.

It was false that Pei Kong wanted to deal with the pirates; what he really wanted was to fight.

As long as the three Grandmasters were taken down, the other small-fry of the Gale Pirates were nothing to fear.

However, if Pei Kong wanted to fight, Pei Qingyun naturally wouldn't disagree.

It just so happened that he also had the idea of having the members of the Cui Clan contribute some effort.

"Very well, I will have a few Cui Clan Elders accompany you," Pei Qingyun said slowly.

Seeing Pei Qingyun agree, Pei Kong was very happy.

Ever since he entered the Five Viscera Realm, his opportunities for battle had been few. This time, the tempering was undoubtedly a good opportunity.

Under Pei Qingyun's arrangement, the Cui Clan Elders, along with the guards from the merchant ship and Pei Kong, boarded the Gale Pirates' ship together.

"Not good, they are attacking!"

Seeing the Cui Clan members board the ship, the Gale Pirates also held their Sharp Weapons and fought against them.

The number of people Yuwen Kuang brought this time was not many; there were only five or six Five-Viscera Martial Artists on the pirate ship, and the rest were all below the Five Viscera Realm.

With the strength of the Cui Clan members, even without his participation, taking down the Gale Pirates group was not much of a problem.

However, considering the casualties, Pei Qingyun killed the second-in-command of the Gale Pirates, who was at the Full-Circle Five-Viscera Realm.

"The second-in-command is dead! It's over, it's over!" Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted this.

Following the death of the second-in-command, the Gale Pirates fell into chaos.

In an instant, the sounds of shouting and killing shook the heavens and the earth.

"It should end now." Pei Qingyun watched the fading lives one by one, his eyes cold and devoid of any emotion.

Life seemed to have become a string of numbers.

Not to mention, the Gale Pirates were each full of evil, and the number of commoners and Great Family descendants who had died at their hands was countless; they deserved to die.

Of course, Pei Qingyun was not righteously avenging these people.

In this world, nothing can escape two words: profit.

On the other side, the battle between Pei Dinglong and Yuwen Kuang, Hu Weiyong, and Grandmaster Luo Dingpeng was also nearing its end.

Whether it was Yuwen Kuang, Hu Weiyong, or Grandmaster Luo Dingpeng, they all had wounds of varying sizes on their bodies.

But it was clear that Yuwen Kuang's injuries were the most severe; his entire robe was soaked in blood.

If it weren't for the fact that the robe he was wearing was black, it would probably be a red robe by now.

In contrast, Pei Dinglong had no wounds on his body, other than his tattered clothes.

Only his aura had dropped slightly, and the expenditure was not significant.

With his strength at the Peak of the Late Stage of the Six Bowels Realm, he could certainly kill the three, but expenditure was inevitable.

But this also showed that the gap in strength between the three and Pei Dinglong was not ordinary.

"Are you three going to surrender, or must I take action and increase the slaughter?" Pei Dinglong looked at the three, who were disheveled and panting, and asked coldly.

Despite being heavily injured, Yuwen Kuang still refused to show weakness, sneering, "Old fool, you aren't qualified to capture me, Yuwen Kuang, alive."

As the leader of the Gale Pirates, he knew full well what would happen if he were captured.

Over the many years, the number of factions he had offended was not just one or two.

When he stood at the height of his power, he naturally feared nothing.

But once he became a prisoner, he would definitely face punishments even more cruel than death.

As for whether submitting to the Pei Clan would gain him protection—

that was simply impossible.

No Great Family would openly protect a pirate force that violated the imperial court's laws.

Not to mention, given the strength Pei Dinglong was currently displaying, how much weight did he, a mere Early Stage of the Six Bowels Realm, really carry?

It would probably need to be put in quotation marks.

But to just die like this, he was still unwilling.

Therefore, Yuwen Kuang looked at Hu Weiyong and Grandmaster Luo Dingpeng beside him and tempted them, "Two brothers, I believe neither of you wants to expose your identities.

If you become captives, your fate will not be much better than mine.

Rather than that, we might as well give it our all.

Since this old fool wants us dead, we shouldn't let him have an easy time either."

After speaking, Yuwen Kuang didn't wait for the two to answer; he threw two blood-red Medicinal Pills toward them.

However.

Yuwen Kuang did not know that the moment he threw the pills, a strange look flashed in the eyes of both Hu Weiyong and Grandmaster Luo Dingpeng.