Shi Gangwei shouted that he wanted to work together to kill the enemy, but when his men charged forward, Yao Yue actually turned tail and fled!
This guy's mind wasn't just ordinarily cunning!
The five people Shi Gangwei brought with him were all Origin Generals. Two of them were mid-level Origin Generals, while the other three were low-level Origin Generals.
These five people were all captains of the Tiger Fang Hunting Group.
It was also because of their participation that the pirates were able to completely suppress the Whale Gang.
The five Origin Generals were well aware of Yao Yue's strength. They simultaneously used their most domineering moves to attack Yao Yue.
Rays of powerful general aura formed into various lights that enveloped Yao Yue.
When the five of them attacked at the same time, even a high-level Origin General would have to retreat!
However, not only did Yao Yue not retreat, his eyes were filled with excitement. The battle-thirsty blood in his body surged and roared!
"Roar!"
Yao Yue opened his mouth and roared like a lion. It was as if the king of beasts had descended from the mountains, intimidating everyone!
At the same time, the flames on Yao Yue's longsword became incomparably intense. A powerful demonic aura floated behind him, as if several demonic beasts were roaring at the same time!
Twelve Sword Arts, Sword of Aura!
The sword aura clanged and shone brightly. The killing intent was awe-inspiring!
This was a king-level sword technique. Its power was self-evident!
Moreover, Yao Yue's strength was no longer the same as before. When he used this king-level technique again, its power had increased by several times. Every ray of sword light contained a terrifying force of more than two thousand jin!
The five Origin Generals' attacks were all disintegrated in an instant. Not only that, Yao Yue's sword aura didn't show any signs of weakening. His sword aura continued to sweep forward domineeringly.
"Ahhh!"
Two of the low-level Origin Generals died under Yao Yue's sword. The other three were also injured by the sword light, causing them to scream in pain.
Defeating five people in a row in one move. How domineering was that?!
Shi Gangwei had just jumped onto the opposite boat. When he turned around and saw this scene, he was so frightened that he sat down on the boat!
"Quick, quickly release the arrows. Don't let him kill us. Quickly set sail, quickly set sail!" Shi Gangwei was scared out of his wits and continuously shouted orders to the pirates.
The pirates were also scared out of their wits. One by one, they nocked their bows and shot arrows. Although the power of the arrows was not great, they were concentrated. Yao Yue had no choice but to use all his strength to block them. It was impossible for him to jump over the ship.
At this moment, the pirate ship had already started moving and was slowly pulling away from Yao Yue's ship.
Only then did Shi Gangwei heave a sigh of relief. He grumbled to himself, "How did this brat become so strong? Damn it!"
Although he had never fought with Yao Yue before, he knew that Yao Yue was a disciple of the Royal School and was one of the people his cousin wanted to kill. She was a new disciple of the Royal School!
The new batch of disciples from the Royal School had not even been here for a year. How could they possibly possess the strength of an upper-level Origin General?
Moreover, from the looks of it, Yao Yue was probably not an ordinary upper-level Origin General!
However, Shi Gangwei did not have the time to think too much. He immediately ordered the pirates, "Send a dozen or so people into the sea and destroy their ship. Make sure they can't return to the Yaoyang Dynasty!"
This was their last resort. Since they could not seize the goods, they would destroy them!
The pirates knew that Shi Gangwei had an extraordinary status. Even their leader was polite to him. Now that Shi Gangwei had given them an order, they did not dare to disobey.
Soon after, a dozen or so pirates dove into the water and swam towards the merchant ship.
"Let's see how you'll die this time!" Shi Gangchuan said with a sinister expression.
Their current position was surrounded by seawater. There was still a long way to go before they reached the entrance of the river. If the ship sank here, everyone on board would fall into the water. No one would be able to swim to the shore!
Yao Yue also saw the pirates disembarking from the ship, but he did not understand what they were trying to do.
After all, he did not have any experience in naval battles. He could not possibly take care of everything.
However, the Whale Gang members who were still alive on the ship cried out in alarm, "They … they're planning to open a hole in the ship! Stop them, or we'll all die!"
"What? So vicious!" Yao Yue cried out in alarm.
"Sigh, who else can go into the water? The Whale Gang members are either dead or heavily injured. Who else can go into the water?
Do the heavens want me to die? "Nangong Rong sighed after he caught his breath.
"That's right. As long as we go into the water and kill them all, they won't die. But who else can go into the water?" Yao Yue exclaimed in realization.
At this moment, Guan Changyun, Zhang Mengfei, and Xiao Liuzi had already arrived from their original ship.
"Boss (Big Brother), are you alright?" Guan Changyun and Zhang Mengshui asked simultaneously.
The two of them had been fighting at the rear. There were not many Houtian experts, so they had not suffered any serious injuries. They were still quite strong.
They had come to check on Yao Yue's situation after seeing the pirates retreat.
"I'm fine, but we're still in danger. Someone is going into the water to destroy the ship. If the ship is destroyed and the water enters, we'll be dead for sure!" Yao Yue said with a frown.
"What? These pirates are so vicious!" Guan Changyun cried out in alarm.
"They're pirates. There's nothing they won't do!" Yao Yue replied.
"Don't worry, Boss. I know how to fight in the water. I'll go in and kill them!" Zhang Mengfei volunteered.
"Third Brother, this isn't a joke. Fighting in the water is completely different from fighting on land. Moreover, they have the advantage in numbers. Can you handle it alone?" Yao Yue reminded.
There was a huge difference between fighting in the water and fighting on land.
First of all, cultivators needed to know how to swim. Second, they needed to know how to fight in the water. These were not things that ordinary cultivators could do.
Only cultivators who lived in the water for a long time could do it.
If the Whale Gang could fight, that would be for the best!
Unfortunately, most of them were already dead, and the rest were all injured. Asking them to go into the water would only be sending them to their deaths!
"Don't worry. I've always been in the water since I was young. My skills are definitely not inferior to theirs. However, it'll be difficult to deal with so many of them at once!" Zhang Mengfei replied.
"Second Brother, go check the other ships and see if there's anyone else who can go into the water. Third Brother, you go in first!" Yao Yue said to Guan Changyun and Zhang Mengfei.
Guan Changyun immediately nodded and went to look for people who could fight in the water.
Zhang Mengfei turned around and jumped into the water. He began swimming towards the approaching pirates.
Yao Yue was also very anxious. He wanted to fight in the water, but he didn't know how to swim!
As for Xiao Liuzi beside him, she was a Fire Demon. She couldn't possibly get into the water.
"If only I could swim, things would be much easier!" Yao Yue said gloomily.
At this moment, Shi Gangwei laughed maniacally on a ship a hundred meters away, "Haha, just wait for your deaths. No one will be able to save you!"
"Motherf * cker, you're going too far!"
Yao Yue cursed. Then, a thought flashed through his mind. He thought of a way to make Shi Gangwei fight in the water!
"As long as I can obtain the blood of a Water Demon, I'll be able to move freely in the water!" Yao Yue thought to himself.
However, he had absorbed many types of demon blood, but he didn't remember finding any Water Demon blood. Furthermore, he didn't have any Water Demon blood in his spatial ring.
He asked Nangong Rong, "Do you have any Water Demon blood on your ship?"
Nangong Rong was confused. He didn't understand why Yao Yue was looking for Water Demon blood.
At this moment, a heavily injured member of the Whale Gang said, "There's a shark we fished up two days ago in the storage ship. There should still be some Water Demon blood left!"
When Yao Yue heard the man's words, he immediately rushed towards the storage cabin.
Yao Yue quickly arrived at the storage ship and kicked the door open.
This was the place where food was stored. There was water, dried meat, and some diving suits …
Apart from that, a two-meter-long shark took up the largest space in the storage ship.
Sharks were the overlords of the water. This one was clearly a juvenile shark. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so small.
Yao Yue was overjoyed. With the blood of this shark, he wouldn't have any problems fighting in the water.
This juvenile shark should only be a mid-grade Intermediate Demon. With his current strength, it wouldn't take him long to refine its blood essence.
Yao Yue didn't think too much about it. He immediately swung his sword at the shark's body, preparing to devour some of its blood essence.
While Yao Yue was refining the blood essence in the storage ship, a huge battle broke out in the water.
As expected, Zhang Mengfei was proficient in the art of water. His tall and muscular body was very agile in the water, and his swimming speed wasn't any slower than the pirates'.
However, the pirates had split into five groups, and each group was heading towards the main ship from five different directions.
Zhang Mengfei only managed to capture the four pirates who were heading towards the main ship.
However, the swimming speed of these four people was not slow at all. They all split up and did not confront Zhang Mengfei head-on!
The biggest difference between fighting in the water and fighting on land was that it was difficult to display one's full strength.
Although Zhang Mengfei often went into the water in the past, it wasn't easy for him to kill people here.
"Damn it, I can't even kill two pirates who aren't even at the Primary Scholar realm. This is infuriating!" Zhang Mengfei cursed inwardly.
He swung his spear at the pirates, but due to the water's obstruction, his attack speed was extremely slow. He couldn't deal much damage to the pirates.
On the other hand, the four pirates wielded short blades. Their bodies were like fish as they charged at Zhang Mengfei.
Short blades faced very little resistance, so they had a huge advantage in the water.
Zhang Mengfei, a high-grade Primary Scholar, was actually trapped here!
The other four groups of pirates had already snuck under the other ships and started attacking the bottom of the ships. As long as the ships were destroyed, the seawater would seep into the ships, and it would be very difficult to stop the seawater from seeping in.
A few members of the Whale Gang disregarded their injuries and jumped into the water at the same time to stop the pirates from doing so.
They weren't sacrificing themselves for the sake of others. If the ships were destroyed, they wouldn't be able to survive either. Thus, they had no choice but to fight in the water. That way, they would still have a sliver of hope.
Shi Gangwei, who wasn't far away, laughed happily when he saw this. "Good, very good. If I had known this would happen, I would have used this move. That way, we wouldn't have had to sacrifice so many people."