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Everyone called Celestial Dragons "the trash of the world," "the biggest scum," "vile lives more demonic than demons"... From this, one can see how unpopular Celestial Dragons were.
But Celestial Dragons indeed held real power.
They could arbitrarily mobilize the Marines and shoot anyone without reason.
Whatever Celestial Dragons wanted, whatever they wished to do, the Marines had to obey their command!
"Saint Ogers, please give your orders."
When a Celestial Dragon spoke, Bastille, a Marine Vice Admiral, naturally had to comply.
"How uninteresting it is to sink a tiny pirate ship. If they die without knowing why, that's no good... I suggest that once the pirate ship gets closer, you board it and seize everyone on board for me. Life on the sea is too uncouth; I need to find some amusement from slaves!"
Saint Ogers said indifferently, a smile of enjoyment appearing at the corner of his mouth as he spoke.
At this moment, the human slave he was riding could no longer move, collapsing to the ground, gasping for breath, wanting to rest.
"A mount should know its place. Who told you to stop without my permission?"
Saint Ogers indifferently pulled out a finely crafted flintlock pistol and pulled the trigger.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!...
He fired over ten shots in a row. The human slave was riddled with holes like a sieve, and blood flowed everywhere.
"Dispose of him. Bring me another 'dog'."
Saint Ogers waved his hand, saying in disgust.
Immediately, Marine soldiers dragged the human slave away and thoroughly cleaned the blood from the deck.
Soon, a strong man with a chain bound around his neck was dragged out.
"Bang!"
Another gunshot. A bloodied hole suddenly appeared between a Marine soldier's eyebrows, and he collapsed on the spot.
"Did I not make myself clear? I want a female dog!"
Saint Ogers blew on his smoking flintlock, saying coldly.
Immediately, the Marine soldiers on the ship's pupils sharply constricted.
So cruel... Without even a word, he just shot a Marine soldier... Damned Celestial Dragon!
The Marine soldiers' hearts burned with rage, but intimidated by the Celestial Dragon's majesty and the power behind him, no one dared to step forward... Even though their comrade died, they could only mourn him silently in their hearts.
This was the world. Encountering a Celestial Dragon with unpredictable emotions, they could kill you with a flick of a finger. Even if you lost your life, no one would avenge you. Even the World Government would show no mercy, only continue to revere Celestial Dragons from their high pedestals!
"Yes... yes!"
Another Marine soldier broke out in cold sweat, utterly terrified. He quickly dragged out a female slave.
"That one's useless. Throw him into the sea, feed him to the Sea Kings."
After Saint Ogers said this, he walked straight up, mounted the female slave's back, and whipped her. "Go!"
The male slave was thrown overboard, and the female slave was ridden like a mount, being whipped and crawling laboriously.
Vice Admiral Bastille watched this scene, his face expressionless, as if he had long grown accustomed to the Celestial Dragons' vices.
...
On the ship, Qiuli was continuously practicing drawing his sword with the Hachishuu sword in his hand.
The Hachishuu sword was heavier than his original sword, and its feel was completely different. To fully unleash the power of the Tōken Enbu (Sword Dance) techniques, Qiuli had to become completely familiar with the Hachishuu sword.
"Hm?"
Suddenly, Qiuli glimpsed a dark shadow in the distance.
"Is it another ship?"
Qiuli took out a monocular telescope and peered through it. His face immediately changed dramatically.
"It's... it's a Celestial Dragon!"
Qiuli gnashed his teeth, his eyes almost spitting flames.
He would never forget the scene of his parents collapsing before his eyes.
That day, it was precisely such a ship that docked on the coast, and from that ship came the group of Celestial Dragons who considered themselves noble.
Senseless slaughter, purely for fun... Qiuli vividly remembered every scene from that time, and the Celestial Dragon's arrogant, enjoying smile.
No reason, no excuse. Purely for the pleasure of killing.
Hatred for Celestial Dragons was, at that moment, deeply planted in Qiuli's heart.
It was a pity that he had no power at the time. He could only watch his parents die, helpless.
"Damn Celestial Dragons..."
Qiuli's eyes were bloodshot. The raging fire in his heart almost rushed to his head, and he felt an uncontrollable urge to charge over and cut down all the Celestial Dragons!
But he understood. Celestial Dragons appearing here could never be alone. There must be a Marine Vice Admiral responsible for protecting them and preventing any accidents to Celestial Dragons.
"I must become strong... to avenge my parents! Damn Celestial Dragons, just you wait!"
Qiuli gritted his teeth and calmed down. Even though he was on the verge of exploding with rage, his decades of swordsmanship training had made him stronger and more resolute than ordinary people.
He immediately ran to the rudder and began to turn it, changing the ship's course to avoid a head-on encounter with the Celestial Dragon's ship.
Qiuli knew very well that encountering a Celestial Dragon at sea had only two outcomes.
Either the ship would be directly sunk, and everyone would die on the spot.
Or everyone on the ship would be captured and become slaves to the Celestial Dragons.
Many Celestial Dragons took pleasure in this, searching the sea for unlucky stragglers and mercilessly hunting and killing them.
Unless you were strong enough to escape their attacks, these were the only two outcomes.
As for resisting?
Who dared to resist Celestial Dragons?
The entire sea, except for those already famous great pirates, no one dared to defy Celestial Dragons, let alone resist them or attack them... If that happened, an Admiral would be dispatched, and escape would be impossible!
What Qiuli could do was to quickly move out of their sight before their ship came into contact with the Celestial Dragon's ship, to prevent being targeted by a Marine Vice Admiral.
A Marine Vice Admiral was a formidable elite in the Marines, second only to an Admiral. Every one of them was highly skilled and immensely powerful... Although Qiuli didn't know who would win between Ye Jia and a Marine Vice Admiral, he didn't want to trigger this unnecessary war.
"Qiuli, why did you turn the rudder?"
Ye Jia, who was enjoying a meal in the dining room, felt the ship change direction. He flashed out and happened to see Qiuli quickly turning the rudder. He couldn't help but ask.
No sooner had he asked than his peripheral vision caught sight of the black shadow of the Celestial Dragon's ship in the distance.
"What is that?"
Ye Jia looked at it curiously for a few more moments, but unfortunately, it was a bit far, making it impossible to see clearly.
"..."
Qiuli didn't reply, his face grim, turning the rudder forcefully.
"Qiuli, your expression is a bit strange, and you're turning the rudder so forcefully. Did you run into any danger?"
Ye Jia frowned.
Qiuli had never been so strange before. Even when encountering a formidable enemy, he would try to calm himself and maintain his indifferent swordsman's demeanor.
But today, his expression suddenly became exceptionally serious, and his face was incredibly grim. Ye Jia couldn't help but ask.
"The ship you saw... is a Celestial Dragon's ship."
Qiuli took a deep breath, gritting his teeth.
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