Grinding EXP From a Demon Hunting Ship

Chapter 374: Chapter 369: Slaying and Slaughter, Yinliu’s Backlash

The Withered Wood Elder’s plot.

Su Ye was still unaware of it.

However, it made no difference to him.

After all, given Su Ye’s temperament, he had never trusted the Withered Wood Elder.

Cooperating with him was merely a matter of convenience.

’I’ll cooperate with him for now to hunt Divine Incarnations and stockpile Creation Points. That way, I’ll have a better chance of winning when the time comes for a showdown!’

Su Ye’s gaze was profound.

In his view, a falling out with the Withered Wood Elder was only a matter of time.

The Withered Wood Elder needed Divinity.

But Su Ye had already decomposed this Divinity, turning it into Creation Points!

The conflict between them was completely irreconcilable!

However,

rather ironically,

because both Su Ye and the Withered Wood Elder were secretly plotting against each other and calculating their moment for a showdown, the atmosphere between them actually became much more amicable for a time—like the Soviet Union and Germany after signing their non-aggression pact in World War II.

The analogy was quite fitting.

No matter how wary the Soviet Union and Germany were of each other, or how brutal their future battles would be... they were in complete agreement when it came to carving up Poland.

And in the Mist Forest Divine Kingdom, the ones playing the role of Poland...

...were, needless to say,

the Divine Incarnations!

...

「Several days later.」

Guided by the Withered Wood Elder,

Su Ye found the Eternal Hunter Incarnation within the Thick Fog Forest Sea.

This chief god of the Northern Territory was sitting cross-legged on a green stone, regulating its breath and recuperating.

Visible within its golden-red divine body,

thousands of deep blue specks flickered erratically!

They were like countless poison needles lodged deep inside, impossible to remove!

These were the injuries Su Ye had inflicted on the Eternal Hunter Incarnation during their previous battle when he used two Quasi-Techniques to manifest the true Sea of Deep Blue!

Because they contained World Primordial Force, these wounds were extremely difficult to heal.

And here in the Mist Forest Divine Kingdom, the Eternal Hunter Incarnation couldn’t communicate with its main body, much less receive any support in the form of Divine Power.

As a result, over the past month or so, its injuries had actually worsened compared to before!

Confirming this, Su Ye’s smile was warm as he slowly walked out and greeted it like an old friend.

"Eternal Hunting God, long time no see."

"Scion of the Old Gods?!"

"You..."

Compared to Su Ye’s composure,

the Eternal Hunter Incarnation’s reaction was extreme, filled with shock and horror.

SWOOSH!

The next moment,

the Eternal Hunter Incarnation scrambled to escape, turning into an afterimage as it vanished into the forest.

The chief god of the Northern Territory actually turned and fled like a frightened bird?

"It’s fast, I’ll give it that."

Su Ye shrugged. He wasn’t surprised by this development.

’After all, with its injuries unhealed, how could it dare to fight me?’

’Trying to escape by using the divine kingdom’s environment is the smarter choice.’

’But what a pity...’

A malicious, mocking smile appeared on Su Ye’s face.

If it were just Su Ye, by hiding in the forest and using the thick fog’s ability to suppress Divine Sense, the Eternal Hunter Incarnation would have had a sixty to seventy percent chance of escaping with its life!

However,

with the Withered Wood Elder’s help,

even if the Eternal Hunter Incarnation was a master of concealment and escape,

its movements were completely exposed here in this Forest Sea!

And so,

a quarter of an hour later,

Su Ye caught up to the Eternal Hunter Incarnation.

He summoned the Erosion Stream Battle Armor and threw a punch!

Horrified, the Eternal Hunter Incarnation summoned the Aquis Shield to try and block the attack.

However,

under the force of Su Ye’s heavy punch,

the ethereal shield shattered with a BANG, turning into countless fragments that dissipated into the air.

And then,

Su Ye threw another punch.

Right in the face!

BAM!

The Eternal Hunter Incarnation’s head exploded like a watermelon!

Its headless body gushed a fountain-like shower of golden-red Divine Power!

The Eternal Hunter Incarnation had fallen!

[Defeated a Pseudo-God. [Pastor of the Sea] EXP +20,034]

Pastor of the Sea has leveled up!

Lv. 10!

[Class: Pastor of the Sea Lv. 10 (3,039/100,000)]

[Class Attribute Bonus: Damage +63, Protection +43, Evasion +30, Mystery +30]

HUMMM.

The Divinity crystallized out, and Su Ye decomposed it as usual. In exchange, his Creation Points shot up!

Creation Points +300!

[Creation Points: 860]

’So weak.’

Su Ye remarked faintly.

Ten years ago, a single incarnation of the Eternal Hunt could have pushed him to the brink of death.

But now, the same Eternal Hunter Incarnation, even after activating the projection of a Divine Artifact, couldn’t withstand two of his punches!

The feeling was intoxicating to Su Ye.

WHOOSH.

A light breeze stirred.

Su Ye stood his ground, clad in the Erosion Stream Battle Armor.

’This power...’

He stared at his palm, slowly clenching it into a fist.

VMMMM!

A deep blue light swirled and flickered in his eyes.

It seemed to resonate with the light from the Old God Heart Core on the chest of his Erosion Stream Battle Armor.

’I am a god!’

While wearing the Erosion Stream Battle Armor, Su Ye couldn’t help but feel this way!

And as the thought crossed his mind, the light from the Old God Heart Core on the armor grew even brighter!

As if responding to something!

SPLASH.

The sound of a surging tide echoed in Su Ye’s ears.

DING.

A bell chimed.

Su Ye’s vision instantly went black.

In the darkness, he seemed to traverse ancient eons, arriving at a magnificent crystal palace!

Inside the palace, he stood upon a throne, looking down at the thousands of beings within the hall, each one exuding a powerful aura!

These beings knelt before him, chanting the same word in unison.

Su Ye had never heard this language before.

But that didn’t stop him from understanding its meaning.

"King!"

"King!"

The chant echoed, filled with fervent passion!

Surrounded by this atmosphere, Su Ye naturally acknowledged, "I am your King!"

The chanting grew even louder!

Su Ye continued.

"I am..."

He paused.

A certain name swirled in his throat.

It felt as if it would slip out at any moment, but alarm bells rang in Su Ye’s mind.

A sense of impending doom forced him to hold back, stopping the words.

HUMMM.

With Su Ye’s silence,

the subjects stopped their chanting.

The crystal palace instantly fell silent.

SHH SHH SHH.

The subjects raised their heads, their countless pairs of deep blue eyes staring intently at Su Ye, like... hungry wolves choosing their prey!

"King, have you forgotten your name?"

"King, have you forgotten your name?"

PATTER.

They repeated this over and over.

Their eyes fixed on him, the subjects slowly approached the throne, drawing closer and closer until they had Su Ye completely surrounded.

"King, your name is..."

BOOM!

A shockwave erupted!

"Get lost!"

"All of you, get lost!"

"I am Su Ye!"

"Su Ye!"

CRACK.

As if ice was shattering,

the illusion before him instantly dissipated!

"Haaaah..."

Su Ye took a deep breath.

He dismissed the Erosion Stream Battle Armor and gripped the Old God Heart Core, a chill rising in his heart.

While granting him power, the Erosion Stream Battle Armor was also eroding his mind!

’This Erosion Stream Battle Armor is truly sinister...’

"Where’s the Eternal Hunting Divinity?" the Withered Wood Elder complained.

He hadn’t noticed anything unusual, because from an outsider’s perspective, Su Ye had fallen into a trance and snapped out of it in the blink of an eye.

"Next time. I’ll definitely give it to you next time."

Su Ye reined in his thoughts and casually brushed off the Withered Wood Elder’s question.

After some bickering, they dropped the subject and continued the hunt!

"Get ready!"

"On to the next target!"