Chapter 632 - 342: Murder by Proxy? Sheep into the Tiger’s Den! (Part 2)

"Gongyang Jue!"

On the Cyan Fish, Su Mu’s eyes were icy cold—even though he wasn’t as knowledgeable about the Cyan Fish Gang as others, he could guess that the attack from the three major pirate gangs must have connections to that old thief Gongyang Jue.

After the Cyan Fish Conference, whether Gongyang Jue was dead or alive was uncertain, but here he was, waiting for them, wanting to destroy them using the hands of the sea pirates!

"That little thief Baili is on the Cyan Fish, chase them!"

The warships of the three major pirate gangs began to surround and pursue the three warships, including the Cyan Fish, while the fast boats chased the other scattered Cyan Fish Gang ships trying to break through.

Chasing at sea is not easy, especially since the warships of the Cyan Fish Gang are overall superior to those of the sea pirates in quality and speed. That is why this time the sea pirates deployed more than twice the number of warships and manpower to completely annihilate Baili Feng and his crew.

"Clack, clack, clack—!"

The trebuchets and the winches for the fire stones turned on both sides, emitting a deep rumbling sound.

The next moment.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Massive stones weighing hundreds to thousands of pounds sliced through the sky as warships from both sides began long-distance mechanical attacks, some stones colliding violently in mid-air, producing deafening sounds.

But more stones broke through the rocky net, fiercely crashing towards the hulls of both sides.

"Activate the protective grand array!"

At a command, disciples from the Cyan Fish Gang on several warships, including the Cyan Fish, rushed to specific array hubs and frantically poured their Qi Blood and Power into the ship’s grand array.

Huge, blue, semi-transparent jade bowls overturned, and stones carried by majestic power hit the protective grand array, producing deep "pounding" sounds. Each collision caused the array to tremble lightly, and the defense barrier fluctuated with ripples.

Apart from the stones, archers from both sides continued to shoot each other’s arrays to drain them, arrows and rockets drawing parabolic trajectories in the sky like raindrops.

"Quick, break out towards that direction!"

Baili Feng stood on the deck, issuing commands.

"Chase, don’t let them escape!"

Behind the three warships, including the Cyan Fish, followed over a dozen warships, both sides engaging in continuous mechanical confrontation while everyone knew the real battle hadn’t begun.

Once either side exhausts its crew’s strength or breaks the protective grand array, only then will be the most brutal moment.

"Sister, what are your thoughts...escape, or should we do something big today?"

Baili Feng utilized secret sound transmission, a voice containing some excitement entering Baili Hongtang and Su Mu’s ears.

"Brother, you intend to...?"

"Today is an unprecedented opportunity. They still don’t know Sikong Li is dead. No news from the island has reached them. They aren’t aware of my current situation. Although I haven’t fully absorbed the power of Little Yellow Yard, I nonetheless entered the Half-Step Third Grade realm; capture the enemy leader first."

Baili Feng’s sharp gaze swept over the pursuing forces behind him, landing on Quan Feng, Gongsun Liang, and Zong Buhui.

"If I exert my full strength, none of the three will survive more than five rounds—not even three rounds are needed. I will handle them; sister, brother, you create opportunities for me."

"As long as we kill these three, today’s danger is resolved. In the future, these vile men will surely retreat from any encounter with our Cyan Fish Gang!"

"This matter is risky, but the rewards indeed significant. My arrows, Baili Hongtang’s, are not inferior to Quan Feng’s; he’s mine!"

Baili Hongtang pondered briefly, her heroic apricot eyes flashing with excitement; she thought her brother was right. Today was both a crisis and a rare opportunity to weaken the three pirate gangs, elevate the Cyan Fish Gang’s reputation, and enhance their faction’s prestige within the gang.

If they survive this ordeal, the gang would be unified, leaving Gongyang Jue no chance of resurgence, and her brother, taking over the Cyan Fish Gang, won’t need to worry about internal strife.

"Alright, then I, Su Mu, will risk life alongside big brother and second sister."

With the heroic spirit of big brother Baili Feng planning to do something big today, and second sister Baili Hongtang being without hesitation, Su Mu wouldn’t fall back.

He needed more fights and bloodshed to help him integrate the Immortal Golden Spots, and these sea pirates were undoubtedly excellent training material delivered right to his doorstep.

With someone voluntarily offering help in his cultivation, Su Mu had no reason to refuse.

Moreover, what the endless sea represented—perhaps rootlessness and a dead end for others—meant nothing to Su Mu.

By having mastered the Fire Sparrow Transformation, Su Mu could fly away at any moment if unexpected situations arose, bringing along a few people with ease.

"I think big brother should first kill Zong Buhui...he feels more dangerous than the other two to me, but Gongsun Liang is mine."

"Hmm?"

Upon hearing Su Mu accept decisively, Baili Feng’s face showed a momentary joyful surprise, quickly turning to uncertainty; Quan Feng is the most cautious, wielding a bow, unlikely to engage in close combat easily, so the sister is best reserved for counteracting later.

Among the remaining two, ordinary people logically see the ninth-ranked Gongsun Liang as more troublesome, yet the third brother claims the twelfth-ranked Zong Buhui is more threatening.

"Alright then, let’s start with Zong Buhui!"

Despite a brief flash of doubt on Baili Feng’s face, he chose to trust his third brother’s judgment.

The three quietly reached consensus, while Quan Feng, Zong Buhui, and Gongsun Liang laughed heartily, oblivious to their danger.

"Turn the rudder, turn the rudder!"

Soon, the lookout on the mast of the Cyan Fish changed drastically in expression, shouting urgently.

"Run, keep running for me!"

A sea reef area suddenly appeared in front of the Cyan Fish, while two warships on the left sailed swiftly full-sail with the wind, not dodging or evading, heading straight to ram the Cyan Fish aggressively.

At sea battles, ramming ships is undoubtedly one of the most effective attacking methods, yet such measures are mutually destructive and not easily wielded under normal circumstances. But today, the three pirate gangs felt the advantage was theirs, disregarding caution.

The sea pirates’ ships, reinforced with special pattern structures on the jiao-head ram, flashed vibrant colors, continuously enlarging in the eyes of the Cyan Fish Gang disciples.

"Attack, quickly attack them, don’t let them get close!"

Desperate cries of urgency echoed on the Cyan Fish, yet Baili Feng, Baili Hongtang, and Su Mu maintained calm expressions with barely perceptible excitement flaring.

The three of them coldly watched the suicidal attacks of the sea pirate warships as they drew near.

As stones were launched, a rain of arrows fell, and rudders turned failing to widen the gap, the disciples of the Cyan Fish Gang could only watch helplessly as the two sea pirate warships approached swiftly, with massive rams violently hitting the Cyan Fish’s protective grand array.

The grand array warped and caved visibly, the recent uneven fierce bombardments exhausting most of the Cyan Fish Gang disciples’ internal power onboard, and just as the second warship launched an attack.

"Crunch!"

The protective grand array was suddenly torn apart, unable to maintain itself, splitting on the spot. The second sea pirate warship’s ram pierced hard into the Cyan Fish’s hull, causing many Cyan Fish Gang disciples to lose balance, several being directly flung off board into the sea.

Su Mu locked his feet on the deck, standing steady, waiting for a chance.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The Cyan Fish was forcibly stopped by the collision, subsequently struck by several more warships, damaging its hull severely. On the deck, the morale of sea pirates surged, each displaying fierce expressions akin to sharp-toothed, bloodthirsty demon beasts ready to devour anyone.

"Hiss!"

A black iron arrow tore through the sky, producing a shrill, unbearable howl as an arrow traveling beyond the speed of sound targeted Baili Feng.

Baili Feng didn’t spare the cold arrow a glance; a red iron arrow shot past, transforming into a crimson beam of light, outpacing the original and precisely colliding with it half a foot in front of Baili Feng, creating a sharp explosion.

Baili Hongtang bent her bow and nocked an arrow, its tip directed at Quan Feng. His eyes narrowed briefly, a hint of surprise flashing across his face only to be replaced quickly by disdain—a small girl daring to challenge him, unaware of her impending doom.

He extended a crimson tongue to lick his lips, pondering how many bloody holes to take in that little girl’s body.

"Zong Buhui, come forth to die!"

Baili Feng roared, his feet pounding forward, leaping onto the sea pirate warship, drawing everyone’s attention instantly, alongside the Baili siblings.