Chapter 369: Section 156: One Knife, One Boat
Boom!
The pillar of light attacked fiercely, with astonishing speed.
The Fishman youth barrel-rolled to the right, dodging the onslaught.
He bore multiple wounds on his body, but his sacrifices had finally paid off. By now, he had mastered the techniques and could possibly dodge the pillar of light more often.
If he waited until the pillar of light struck before dodging, he would certainly be too late.
However, once the Fishman youth observed the movements of the three Captains, and the moment they successfully launched their Combat Skills, he only needed to avoid the direction they were facing.
The pillar of light shot out in a straight line each time, without the ability to bend midway through its trajectory.
This was akin to an ordinary person dodging bullets from Firearms with their bare hands.
The speed of an ordinary person would certainly not surpass that of a bullet, but as long as they watched the direction of the firearm’s barrel and dodged the shooting path, they could greatly increase their chances of avoiding the bullet.
As expected, the pillar of light missed its target, piercing through the foredeck and revealing Yao Ming’s figure.
“Long Fu, aren’t you the Fishman Divine Son? How long will you keep dodging?” Yao Ming taunted.
“Let’s see who’s faster, you or us!” Yao Wan was overflowing with fighting spirit.
Yao Gui chuckled coldly, “Keep dodging, keep dodging. The longer you drag this out, the more the Navy will come here.”
The Fishman youth was not provoked or agitated; he dodged while calmly thinking.
“Not right!”
“Members of the Yao Wang family capable of thinking under such Combat Skills are of high Bloodline Concentration and often direct descendants. Such people are extremely rare, so how could three appear at once? Moreover, once such individuals emerge, they are certainly geniuses in cultivation and will be heavily protected and supported by the Yao Wang family. Why would they fall so low as to serve as Captains at sea?”
“So, have they improved this Combat Skill? And then, coincidentally, I run into them? Is this the real reason they are pursuing us?”
If this were the case, the prestige and status of the Yao Wang family would greatly increase.
This Combat Skill was truly too powerful.
Had it not been for this Combat Skill, the members of the Yao Wang family would have already been slain one by one by the Fishman youth. But now, it was the Fishman youth who was at an absolute disadvantage.
“It’s a means similar to telepathy! Lord Long Fu, they must have some kind of alchemy device on them.” At this moment, Zi Di’s voice suddenly reached from afar.
The expressions of Yao Gui, Yao Wan, and Yao Ming changed subtly for a moment.
The Fishman youth was momentarily stunned, then a realization dawned upon him, “So that’s it! That’s exactly it.”
He fiercely recalled the previous clash, where he had viciously struck at Yao Gui from the mast. Yet, Yao Wan had deployed the Combat Skill Light Flare, and despite Yao Gui seemingly unaware of the blade light shooting towards his back, he casually sidestepped, letting both Light Flare and himself narrowly miss each other.
Furthermore, when the three of them used the Combat Skill Glory Light Charge, at most only two of them would deploy it simultaneously, always leaving one person behind.
It seemed that due to the telepathy between them, they were all aware of each other’s state. Even when someone became a ball of light and was unable to think, the others thought for them and timely stopped the Combat Skill.
“So, the real weak spot is the person who isn’t deploying the Combat Skill!” The eyes of the Fishman youth sharpened as he launched a counterattack.
The counterattack had minimal effect.
The Glory Light Charge was too fast and too fierce; the Fishman youth had to primarily focus on evading.
Because of their telepathic links, any of the three could deploy the Glory Light Charge. As soon as the youth approached one of them, that person would deploy the Combat Skill, with another Captain cooperating from a distance.
“Hahaha, Fishman Divine Son, no matter how powerful you are, in the end, you’re just one person!”
“Now you understand why our three fleets have joined forces, right?”
“You cannot kill us; we stand on invincible ground!!”
The three Captains of the Yao Wang family had the upper hand and began verbally pressuring the Fishman youth further.
“Oh really?” The Fishman youth chuckled lightly, then suddenly stepped back and fell backwards, plunging into the water.
“To pursue or not to pursue?” The three Captains hesitated.
As the Fishman Divine Son, the youth’s capabilities in water battles were immense, and facing head-to-head with formidable Navy officers was no challenge. The three Captains had etched this piece of intelligence deeply into their minds.
Back in the water, the Fishman youth felt a deep sense of pleasure and tranquility from within.
Even with the troublesome Navy yet to be dealt with, the Fishman youth already felt a sense of control as if he held victory firmly within his grasp.
“It’s like returning to my homeland.” A sense of unfounded confidence arose within the Fishman youth’s heart, “Here, I feel I can never be defeated!”
Combat Skill—Flowing Blade.
Initially with only one blade left, now surrounded by the boundless ocean, he immediately conjured another.
Snap.
He clapped his palms together sharply, joining them tightly, and the two Flowing Blades merged in an instant, forming one gigantic blade. Normally, a Flowing Blade would only enshroud the forearm, but now, merged together, the Flowing Blade enveloped his upper arm and even climbed over his shoulder.
It was the derived Combat Skill—Big Flowing Blade!
Practical combat was the best training, and now when deploying the Flowing Blade Combat Skill, the Fishman youth was getting increasingly proficient.
“Eh, they didn’t dive in?” A glint of sharpness flickered through the youth’s eyes, quickly seizing the opportunity.
He once again channeled his Fighting Energy into the Big Flowing Blade.
Silver Fighting Energy surged forth, and the Big Flowing Blade expanded, continually absorbing the surrounding seawater, eventually forming a massive water blade three meters long and half a meter wide.
The derived Combat Skill—Giant Flowing Blade!
This Combat Skill was rarely used, as it consumed a lot of fighting energy and simultaneously required a certain amount of time to accumulate and take shape. That duration was the user’s biggest vulnerability.
However, the three Captains did not pursue their attack, allowing the Fishman youth to use it.
“Come taste this move!”
The Fishman youth suddenly swam swiftly, dragging the tremendous Flowing Blade behind him.
“Not good!” Seeing the scene underwater, the three Captains were horrified and quickly took countermeasures.
Yao Gui and Yao Ming launched Glory Light Charges in succession.
At this moment, only this Combat Skill had a hope of opposing and disrupting the Fishman Divine Son.
Yao Gui and Yao Ming cooperated perfectly.
The two of them entered the water together, and a beam of light was cast first.
As soon as the Fishman youth dodged it, the second beam of light followed right after.
Under normal circumstances, the Fishman youth would at that moment be exhausted and would surely be hit, suffering severe interference, unable to maintain the huge Flowing Blade Skill.
But the Fishman youth had anticipated the obstructions he would face.
Combat Skill—Wave Stepping!
This skill, learned from the elderly brown-scaled fisherman, seemed ordinary but gave the Fishman youth a boost of force at a crucial moment, propelling him forward.
The light beam still grazed the youth’s shoulder.
The immense force caused the Fishman youth’s shoulder to dislocate, and his body involuntarily twisted to another direction.
But the youth’s expression remained cold and indifferent, utterly disregarding the excruciating pain from his dislocated shoulder as he used his body and the other good arm to drive the huge Flowing Blade.
The Fishman youth made a slight bend beneath the Navy flagship, tracing a dangerous arc.
The giant Flowing Blade followed closely, cleaving into the ship’s hull.
In an instant, the Flowing Blade sliced open the hull, sparking countless sparks and then cutting through. The ship’s body was made of wood; the sparks were due to its metallic coating on the surface.
Clang!
Finally, the tip of the massive Flowing Blade protruded from the middle of the warship’s hull, then cut into the picture, slicing a long, sword-shaped scar, with huge white waves splashing out on both sides.
An enormous amount of seawater gushed into the ship.
The three Captains turned pale, and the Navy aboard the warship were in utter disarray.
With its dragon bone severed by the Fishman youth, this Black Iron Level warship was done for!
And as the flagship, its gradual sinking would undoubtedly deal a massive blow to the entire naval fleet’s morale.
This was the nature of a Transcendent’s war.
Despite having demon energy ships, people were still the main component.
Even at the same Level, Transcendents were still stronger than alchemy-crafted ships like these, for the former were too flexible. With a sudden assault, they could break through; in contrast, creating a demon energy ship of the same Level involved costs far exceeding those of training a fighter of the same rank.
Of course, without demon energy ships, it wouldn’t do either. Especially at sea, Transcendents needed a place to land, rest, and resupply.
“We can’t let him continue to act recklessly!”
“Chase!”
Witnessing this scene, Yao Wan and Yao Ming roared inwardly. They maintained telepathy among themselves, clearly understanding each other’s thoughts.
Yet the Fishman youth ignored the three of them and began to strike another warship.
Yao Ming and the others once again launched Glory Light Charge, but were unable to stop the Fishman youth who was dismantling the second warship’s dragon bone, commencing another irreversible sinking.
After entering the water, the Fishman youth found himself in a greatly improved situation.
Because of the previous deck’s limitation, for the most part, his movements were restricted to a flat plane, at most leaping into the air. He could not fly, so each jump was actually a subtle vulnerability.
Now in the sea, he could move in any direction.
And at most, the three Captains could execute Glory Light Charge simultaneously with two of them.
If he could dodge two beams on the deck, the Fishman youth could certainly do the same in the sea.
Don’t forget, he also had the Wave Stepping Skill for emergency use.
Moreover, Glory Light Charge moved slower in the water than on the ship. The resistance of air and water was completely different.
Soon after, the Fishman youth had taken care of the third warship.
By then, the giant Flowing Blade in his hand was mostly spent.
The Fishman youth did not invest further in this Skill and simply withdrew it.
He reached out to his shoulder and with a snap, he grimaced in pain as he forcibly set his dislocated shoulder back into place.
With his hands, he gathered two more Flowing Blades and charged at Yao Ming and the others.
Yao Ming relaxed seeing he was no longer targeting their ships and launched another Glory Light Charge.
The Fishman youth simply dodged it, his expression cold and his eyes determined, unfazed.
The opponent had launched the Skill frequently, and the Fishman youth had taken plenty of hits, making him well acquainted with it. In the sea, he could confirm the direction of the Glory Light Charge even faster.
Because the currents would change, giving him the most precise perception.