Chapter 1120 Sea Escape
The face of Venerable Wang You turned ashen. Since becoming the master of the Black Market, everyone he met had been respectful and deferential. Today, these two scoundrels at the Foundation Establishment realm dared to insult him in front of so many people.
Venerable Wang You coldly asked the captain of the warship, "How much longer?"
"Another two hours."
Venerable Wang You gritted his teeth and said, "Once we reach our destination, I will tear you to shreds."
Chen Yang sat at the stern of the ship, beginning to recover his spiritual energy. The previous expenditure had been considerable, especially after consuming spirit stones.
Anada looked at Chen Yang with some surprise and said in a low voice, "Young Master, spirit stones cannot be eaten! The damage to the body is too great!"
Although Chen Yang had already revealed his human identity, in Anada's heart, this human was forever his young master. In the mortal realm, trust among people was scarce. But ever since meeting Chen Yang, not only had he entrusted matters of life and death to him, but he had also exposed his identity to him. This showed that Young Master Chen Yang had completely trusted him! Did it truly matter if there was a Core Formation realm expert supporting him or not? Even if there wasn't, the strength of Wu Min and the others was exceptionally formidable. Venerable Black Bone, if he were still alive, should already be at the Great Perfection stage of Foundation Establishment. The fact that someone at the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment could die so easily was not something an ordinary person could achieve!
Chen Yang nodded slowly, "Don't worry, it's just a minor injury." With the bronze cauldron protecting his meridians, Chen Yang naturally wasn't worried about them being damaged. Although pain was inevitable, with the bronze cauldron, his meridians would at most expand slightly, and then he could repair them with flame spiritual energy.
After more than an hour, Chen Yang slowly stood up and stretched his body. Mi Chuanwei also spoke, "Young Master, we are about to reach the spacetime rift."
Chen Yang looked back at the pursuing warship and frowned. "Why are they forcing us to this point?" Chen Yang always felt that these people didn't just want them dead.
Anada stood up and whispered in Chen Yang's ear, "At the rift, spiritual energy cannons cannot be used. All spiritual energy will be absorbed by the spacetime rift." "We can only escape them by traversing through the rift."
Chen Yang rubbed his forehead, wondering if the ship beneath them could withstand the spacetime rift's absorption. When Chen Yang saw the spacetime rift, he couldn't help but frown. A colossal spacetime rift in the sky was continuously absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy. Everything that passed before it would be drawn in. Chen Yang even saw sea beasts being sucked in from the ocean. Apart from the largest rift, the sea was also dotted with countless smaller fissures. Some were several times larger than the ship, while others were only half a person's height.
Mi Chuanwei's spirit was highly tense, "This is my first time here as well. I've only ever seen it from afar. Are we really going to enter?" Although Mi Chuanwei had known they were coming to this place two or three hours ago, it was only upon truly arriving that he felt genuine unease.
Chen Yang looked at the approaching Black Market warship and said in a deep voice, "If we don't go in, the three Core Formation experts behind us will bury us all here."
Upon hearing this, Mi Chuanwei knew he had no choice but to steer the ship into the rift. "Lower the sails, half speed!" As Mi Chuanwei shouted, the ship's speed noticeably decreased.
Meanwhile, on the Black Market warship that was in close pursuit, Venerable Wang You also frowned. They actually dared to enter. Spacetime rifts were something even Venerable Wang You dared not touch. A single misstep could lead to utter annihilation! Venerable Wang You's original plan was to force them into this area and then slowly approach. Since spiritual energy cannons couldn't be used, the three Core Formation Venerables could rely on their own strength to destroy them, thus not damaging the Black Market's ships. But now, these people had actually gone in?
Ye Hua and Hei Qing exchanged glances upon seeing this. Even though Venerable Hei Qing had a fiery temper, he spoke in this situation, "To risk our lives for ten top-grade spirit stones, are you going in?" Venerable Ye Hua, standing beside him, shook his head with a wry smile. He would not choose to enter this place. The true danger in the Wang You Sea was the waters below, but the place where Core Formation experts died the most was actually this spacetime rift before them. Entering it meant a nine-in-ten chance of death or severe injury.
"Then you can go back to your ship, or stay here and wait for news. It's up to you." Although Ye Hua and Hei Qing did not wish to enter, Venerable Wang You had no other choice. If he returned empty-handed, his reputation as the Black Market master would be ruined. Leaving one warship for Ye Hua and Hei Qing, Venerable Wang You ordered his men to follow closely. Seeing his subordinates' nervousness, Venerable Wang You said, "Core Formation experts can resist the absorption of space rifts. As long as you don't crash directly into them, nothing will happen."
At this moment, Chen Yang, who had already entered the spacetime rift's range, looked at the surrounding fissures, a cold sweat breaking out on his forehead. Although Wu Min had previously taught Chen Yang how to repair spacetime rifts, the rifts before him were too numerous. Repairing a single rift would take Chen Yang several days with his current strength.
"Damn it, they actually chased us in!" Anada's face was filled with terror. Now he not only had to face pursuers but also worry about the ship crashing into a spacetime rift. The Black Market warship, with Venerable Wang You at its helm, was moving much faster and was about to catch up to them.
Mi Chuanwei gritted his teeth and shouted angrily, "I'll shake them off!" With that, he steered towards a massive spacetime rift. It was evident that he intended to lure the enemy into crashing into it. "But it will require some spirit stones!" Chen Yang held onto the ship. As the spacetime rift was about to collide with the ship, suddenly, the spiritual energy cannon on one side of the ship fired! The ship's turn was achieved by the recoil of the fierce cannon fire, and it actually skirted past the space rift! As the spacetime rift grazed past Chen Yang, he felt its absorbing force and couldn't help but wipe his sweat. Mi Chuanwei's courage was extraordinary; no wonder he could navigate ships in the Wang You Sea! Chen Yang and his companions narrowly avoided disaster, but the Black Market warships were not so fortunate. Two ships, unable to turn in time, crashed directly into the rift.