Chapter 502: Chapter 502: The Burning Ghost Ship_1
The captain, overcome by fear, was inevitably fearful in battle and was pushed into a dire state by Qin Sisi and Ye You.
Before long, the captain’s torso and one of his arms were once again wrapped by Ye You’s vines. Seeing Qin Sisi raising her hand, ready to launch a fireball, the captain shouted in terror, "Cease fire, cease fire, I surrender!"
Qin Sisi and Ye You exchanged a glance and halted their movements.
She let out a soft breath, her bright, star-like eyes looked at the captain. Although her breath was still ragged, a joyful smile of victory finally emerged on her face.
Ye You briefly paused and withdrew his vines, his purple orbs still as cold as ice, showing no discernable emotions.
Their original intention was never to fight, but to acquire Soul Power.
The captain’s remaining four sections of his body floated in mid-air, looking even more eerie than before. However, Qin Sisi and Ye You knew that he was running out of his abilities.
Just as Qin Sisi and Ye You were waiting for the captain to propose the terms, the captain’s arms suddenly flew out.
Qin Sisi’s heart skipped a beat, her body immediately tensed, but soon she realized that the captain’s target was not her and Ye You, but the remaining two beheaded ghosts.
Ye You, in order to engage more flexibly in the battle, withdrew the Vajra Bundling Spirit Rope, hurt the tied-up ghost, and dropped it onto the ground.
The other ghost narrowly escaped injury from the black smoke that the captain had reflected back. After barely dodging, it was also injured. The two struggled, currently hiding in a corner to rest and watch the battle.
Before Qin Sisi could react, the captain’s arms had already caught his minions by his side. The mouth located on the head opened wide.
One arm swung each ghost forward, and the captain swallowed them one after another into his big mouth, without making a sound.
Satisfaction flashed across the captain’s face as his spiritual power quickly recovered. Soon, the two large leg sections and two small leg sections that Qin Sisi had burned off, surprisingly regrew.
Qin Sisi was utterly stunned, she had heard about strong ghosts being able to devour weaker ones, and had personally witnessed Lan Di devouring a minor ghost. But she never expected the captain to devour his own underlings.
Moreover, the burned sections of the body could regrow after devouring the ghosts.
Her mood turned heavy, now that the captain’s body was back to its peak state, and even his spiritual power had increased compared to before. Meanwhile, both she and Ye You were somewhat weak in spiritual energy after continuous battling.
Could they still win if the battle began once again?
A hint of heaviness flashed in Ye You’s eyes, the captain’s sudden act of devouring his own underlings exceeded his expectations.
The events happened so suddenly, otherwise, he would have tried to stop it.
Meanwhile, the initial excitement of Qin Sisi and Ye You had vanished. When they first arrived on the ship and saw the five ghosts, they were brimming with confidence. But in the end, the five ghosts they thought they could easily handle were all gone. Only the difficult captain remained, it was truly a case of joy turning into sorrow.
The captain glanced at his eight sections of his body that had returned to their original state, and nodded in satisfaction. A slight smile appeared on his face, then he raised his head to stare at Qin Sisi and Ye You for a while, the smile slowly fading.
Both of them were looking at the captain with somber expressions, ready to go into battle again.
However, the captain softened his tone and said, "The two of you, just as the saying goes ’no fights, no acquaintance’, if we keep fighting, it will lead to mutual damage. Why don’t we cease the fight and be friends instead?"
He referred to them as "you two", which showed that in the recent battle, he had realized Ye You was not an ordinary cat.
After hearing the captain’s words, Qin Sisi was stunned and she turned her head to look at Ye You. Ye You simply gave a low "meow" response.
Not dropping her guard, Qin Sisi locked her gaze on the captain and asked, "How do you propose we become friends?"
The captain responded calmly, "I just wish to continue wandering with my ship. You can return to where you came from, and we can pretend we have never met, how about that?"
"Not interested." Qin Sisi bluntly rejected him. She was visibly displeased. Had the captain agreed to hand over the two injured beheaded ghosts earlier, she might have agreed to the truce.
Now, with all five beheaded ghosts gone, if Qin Sisi agreed to the captain’s offer, it would be equivalent to expending a lot of effort in vain and gaining no soul power.
Thinking back to her previous efforts, considering Ye You’s injuries, and recalling the agreement made on the fifteenth of July, Qin Sisi was unwilling to just leave. She was determined to go toe-to-toe with the captain.
Such an idea was not just a spur of the moment. The captain’s request for a truce showed fear in his heart. She and Ye You were clearly in the upper hand just now, and they might not lose if they battled again.
Subtle anger flickered across the captain’s gentle face since he originally thought that Qin Sisi would agree to leave immediately, but she had outrightly refused him.
The captain asked indignantly, "Don’t push your luck. You two boarded the ship without the owner’s permission, you destroyed the souls of my three brothers. What do you want now?"
Qin Sisi lifted her chin and said aloud, "I said as soon as I boarded the ship, that I wasn’t here to fight, but to negotiate a deal. But none of you listened, you all attacked without saying a word. Shouldn’t I have fought back?"
The captain was at a loss for words, he had certainly heard what Qin Sisi had said. However, in his view at that time, Qin Sisi was just like the others who had accidentally found this ghost ship previously, they would all perish soon, and he would devour their souls to increase his spiritual power.
Why would a soul, which was about to be devoured by him, be qualified to negotiate a trade?
Little did he know, Qin Sisi didn’t stumble upon it by chance, she came prepared.
Just as Qin Sisi and the captain were at an impasse, Ye You waved his paw, a purple light shot towards the wall engulfed in Ziwei Heaven Fire.
Initially, he had cast the Ziwei Heaven Fire onto the wall merely for illumination. But after witnessing the captain devouring the remaining two beheaded ghosts, Ye You was filled with anger.
Now, their only hope of obtaining Soul Power lay in the captain.
However, the captain must have weathered many storms in his life. He wouldn’t surrender his Soul Power unless they forced him into a corner.
Since he held the ship in higher regard than his brothers, they could destroy the ship, thereby leaving the captain with no way out.
Of course, such a move involved significant risks. The captain might lash out in anger and fight them to the death.
Ye You was also mentally prepared for returning empty-handed, however, he was absolutely unwilling to turn around and leave just because of a few words from the captain.
After being strengthened by Ye You’s Fire Magic, the Ziwei Heaven Fire began to rapidly expand. The entire wall was consumed by the purple flames, beginning to vanish into the void.
