67: A tacit understanding, a tacit agreement among top-tier experts.

Amidst a mournful cry, the Abyssal Tyrant's massive, mountain-like corpse collapsed with a thunderous crash.

"BOOM—!!!"

The tens of thousands of tons of the ship's hull groaned under the strain once more, a deafening sound of structural failure. The massive remains smashed through the already dilapidated Deck at the bow, creating a terrifying, bottomless crater.

And at the very instant the Abyssal Tyrant's life force was extinguished.

The tip of the dragon devouring spear in Lu Sheng's hand suddenly flared with an eerie, dark golden light.

It seemed to possess a life of its own, beginning to actively and ravenously devour the Abyssal Tyrant's vast and chaotic Soul energy!

【Ding! Dragon Devour has consumed a Leader-level Soul. Spear body strength slightly increased, weight +100 jin!】

A power far purer and more fundamental than a spirit source crystal core flowed back through the spear shaft into Lu Sheng's body!

His spirit source and stamina, which had been nearly exhausted from continuously channeling Dragon Might and Dragon Breath, were nourished by this power and began to recover, visible to the naked eye!

"This spear..."

Lu Sheng felt the changes within him, a flash of shock and ecstasy in his eyes.

This was a true divine weapon!

With the death of the Leader-level Floating Corpse, the endless Corpse Tide remaining on the sea surface seemed to instantly lose all direction and restraint.

Their fearless charge came to an abrupt halt. Their scarlet eyes were filled with confusion and chaos, and they began to wander aimlessly on the sea like headless flies.

The battle was completely over.

The Deck of the vanguard fell into a deathly silence.

Whether it was the surviving soldiers or Zhou Hai and the others, everyone stared blankly at the collapsed black mountain, watching the figure standing atop the remains, holding a golden divine spear like a Heavenly God, their minds completely blank.

They won?

They... really won?

After a brief, deathly silence.

"Ooooooh—!!!"

"We won! We really won!!!"

"We survived, we survived, sob, sob, sob..."

The deafening cheers of those who had survived the ordeal erupted from the Deck like a volcanic explosion, soaring straight into the sky!

However, just as everyone was immersed in the ecstasy of victory.

Lu Sheng had already stepped forward, walking to the side of the massive, mountain-like corpse.

Under the gaze of Chen Yan, Zhou Hai, and the others, who had already become somewhat numb and even accustomed to such sights.

He simply extended his hand calmly and waved it gently toward the behemoth.

"Retrieve."

The next second.

That terrifying giant beast, weighing over ten tons and having driven the entire Jinling Defense Line to the brink of destruction, vanished into thin air after a subtle, almost imperceptible distortion of space.

The sea breeze blew past, leaving behind only a broken Deck and a scene of utter devastation.

And the uncontrollably twitching corners of everyone's mouths.

Zhou Hai held his forehead and said weakly to Zhao Ze beside him, "Old Zhao, I feel a bit dizzy... I don't think I'll be surprised if I see this kind of scene again in the future."

Zhao Ze nodded silently, deeply agreeing.

Meanwhile, Lu Sheng's consciousness had already sunk into the System space.

Looking at the massive corpse exuding a terrifying aura, he issued a command to the System in his mind without hesitation.

"myriad things furnace, refine it for me!"

【Ding! Refining of the Leader-level Floating Corpse (Abyssal Tyrant) successful! Congratulations to the host for obtaining: advanced spirit source crystal core x3!】

The unprecedentedly generous series of rewards made Lu Sheng's heart skip a beat from sheer ecstasy!

Three advanced spirit source crystal cores!

After absorbing them, his spirit source experience would skyrocket once more!

Just then.

A steady sound of footsteps rang out behind him.

Chen Yan walked up to Lu Sheng. The energy battle axe in his hand had already dissipated, and on his dignified face, there was no longer any scrutiny or test.

In its place was appreciation and recognition, pure to the extreme.

He reached out with a large, fan-like hand and patted Lu Sheng's shoulder heavily, his voice resonant and full of sincerity.

"Kid, well done."

"You deserve the top credit for this battle!"

He did not ask anything more about the spatial ability.

Some things did not need to be said.

Between the two, a tacit understanding belonging to top-tier experts had already formed.

Zhou Hai, Zhao Ze, and Su Li also walked over, dragging their exhausted bodies.

Looking at Lu Sheng, who was almost completely unscathed and whose aura seemed even more refined than before the battle, they felt as if they were living in a dream.

Unknowingly, that kid who was once a Level 1 Spirit Source User had already surpassed them!

Zhou Hai stepped forward and slapped Lu Sheng on the back heavily, his voice trembling slightly.

"You kid..."

"You really are a damn monster!"

This heartfelt exclamation expressed the sentiments of everyone present.

The massive gap in strength, while making them proud of Lu Sheng, also ignited an unprecedented desire to become stronger from the depths of their hearts!

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