Purple Pearl's roar echoed across the sea.
The crew members exchanged bewildered glances, too terrified by the sudden turn of events and their captain's overwhelming fury to utter a sound.
The atmosphere instantly plummeted to freezing.
And in that fatal moment when Purple Pearl's anger caused a momentary lapse in concentration—a cold glint appeared without warning from behind her!
The angle was cunning and ruthless, aimed directly at her unsuspecting back!
Swift and vicious, it was clearly premeditated, intended to kill her instantly!
Clang—!
A crisp, piercing sound of metal clashing rang out!
The expected blade piercing flesh did not occur.
Instead, a crystal-clear shard of mirror appeared between Purple Pearl's back and the sharp curved blade, precisely blocking the fatal backstab!
The sharp blade touched the smooth mirror surface, unable to advance any further!
Purple Pearl was terrified, her martial spirit instantly activating, and she whirled around.
Just then, she saw a fierce-looking crew member about to draw his sword and retreat.
And there was the shard of mirror that had saved her life.
"Black Fang?! It's you!"
Purple Pearl was both shocked and furious, recognizing this former member of the Black Sail Pirates, and immediately understood most of what was happening.
The attacker's face changed drastically when he saw his sure-kill attack blocked.
He looked at Dongfang Jing in disbelief and exclaimed, "Boy...you...you knew all along?!"
Dongfang Jing chuckled, "Pearl aside for now, I haven't forgotten I'm on a pirate ship. How could I not be wary of you?"
Before he finished speaking, he moved his mind—whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Four mirror-blade throwing knives instantly hovered before Black Fang's vital points, locking onto him completely!
Black Fang's body stiffened instantly, cold sweat pouring down his face. He stammered, "Handsome, don't provoke me! I was just joking, don't take it seriously!"
Before his pleading words were even finished, his eyes darted around slyly,quickly exchanging glances with his "comrades" around him.
Receiving his signal, more than half of the crew members on deck activated their Martial Souls.
The same pattern was observed in the sea.
A subtle encirclement was forming.
Purple Pearl's gaze turned cold, her heart sinking. She was still too naive.
She should have realized that the more pirate crews she recruited, the more people there would be, a diverse mix.
Some of those who chose to join her weren't truly willing;they had been lying in wait, plotting a rebellion!
The leader instigating the rebellion was a burly man with a scar on his face.
He grinned maliciously and shouted, "Brothers! You're all men, are you really willing to let a woman ride roughshod over you? Kill her! This Purple Pearl pirate crew will be ours! Wealth, women, whatever you want! Follow me, everyone gets a share!"
This incitement instantly turned the hesitant pirates' eyes fierce.
Only a few veteran crew members ultimately chose Purple Pearl.
Seeing this, Scarface smugly turned his gaze to Dongfang Jing, attempting to win him over: "Kid! I admit you've got some skills! If you know what's good for you, don't interfere! Once we've dealt with this woman, we'll not only help you hunt soul beasts, but you'll also get a share of the treasure on this ship! How about it?"
But as soon as he finished speaking, a piercing scream rang out!
*Thud! Thud! Thud!*
Several throwing knives that had been hovering in front of Black Fang's vital points suddenly pierced down without warning!
They pierced through several of his vital points!
Black Fang collapsed onto the deck, his body convulsing violently twice before falling silent.
"How dare you?!" Scarface was both shocked and furious. "There are dozens of us! You think you can really fight us?"
"Shut up!"
Dongfang Jing's eyes turned cold, not even glancing at him.
With a slight thought, another throwing knife slashed across the water—
"Ah!"
A pirate trying to climb onto the ship screamed, clutching his slit throat, and plunged into the sea with a splash.
Dongfang Jing turned his head and asked the woman beside him calmly, "Captain Purple Pearl, if they all die here, you wouldn't mind, would you?"
Purple Pearl was taken aback at first, then realized...
Fury and arrogance erupted simultaneously as she shouted, "Mind your own business! I'm ready to clean house myself! Damn it, you dare stab me in the back! Die!"
Before her words even finished, she had already charged forward!
Purple Pearl's martial soul was a sea serpent called the Sea Viper.
Purple light surged, and her aura surged!
"Fourth Soul Skill, Viper's Fury!"
Purple Pearl was clearly enraged, unleashing her strongest soul skill right from the start.
A torrent of purple soul power surged from her body, transforming into a gigantic energy sea serpent, which lunged into the area where the traitors were most concentrated!
A violent energy explosion erupted, sending shockwaves churning!
Numerous screams immediately rang out, and several low-level soul masters who couldn't dodge in time were blasted backward, coughing up blood and falling into the sea.
Dongfang Jing followed up immediately, manipulating multiple mirror-blade throwing knives, efficiently reaping lives.
The pirates' original momentum was shattered by this terrifying carnage.
"Damn! That kid's not even human!"
"My head's off! Huh? I can still talk! Huh? I'm going to die."
"Big Brother! We can't hold them off!"
Scarface watched his brothers fall one by one, utterly frustrated: "Damn it!!!"
His original plan was to use the numerical advantage to wear down Purple Pearl's soul power. He had calculated everything, but he had overlooked Dongfang Jing!
This man's strength was such that even first and second-ring brothers wouldn't survive a second against him!
Plus, his attacks were so ruthless, either beheading or slitting throats! It was terrifying!
Purple Pearl was going to strangle another pirate with her snake tail;she wouldn't care about past favors. Since he was going to attack her, she had to be prepared to die!
But as she continuously released soul skills, her soul power was being depleted rapidly.
She glanced at Dongfang Jing's direction and saw that he was handling the enemy with ease, even effortless.
Purple Pearl couldn't help but feel fortunate.
If it weren't for him, with so many enemies, she really wouldn't have been able to hold them off!
No, that initial backstab from Black Fang alone was enough to kill her.
If it weren't for Dongfang Jing, she would be dead by now.
Thinking of this, Purple Pearl's heart was filled with gratitude.
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, more than half of the pirates had fallen.
Purple Pearl's breathing had become noticeably rapid, and sweat beaded on her forehead. She had killed the most, but she could still continue fighting.
Dongfang Jing had also expended some soul power, but his face remained calm and composed, as if he were taking a stroll.
The deck was stained red with blood, and the scarred-faced leader's eyes widened in fury: "What do we do now?"
he asked his companions beside him, but there was no response for a long time.
Turning his head, he saw that several of his companions had already jumped into the sea, trying to escape.
"Damn it, you guys are such cowards!" the scarred-faced man cursed before following the others' route.
Apart from those who had initially decided to stand with Purple Pearl, the rest of the traitors were either dead or had jumped into the sea to escape.
Purple Pearl and Dongfang Jing exchanged a glance and neither of them continued the pursuit.
Although staying on the ship would also mean death, in the sea, filled with soul beasts, their death would be far more agonizing.
Sure enough,not long after, their terrified screams and pleas for mercy echoed.
"Something's wrong!"
Both Dongfang Jing and Zi Zhenzhu sensed something amiss.
Zi Zhenzhu, holding a telescope, focused on the blood-stained sea.
Dongfang Jing subtly activated his soul bone, instantly clearing his vision.
At the same time, they could feel the Zi Zhenzhu ship rocking with the waves.
But the frequency and amplitude of this rocking seemed excessive!
"Oh no, it's a tsunami! Incredibly huge!" Zi Zhenzhu exclaimed, seeing through the telescope a massive tsunami that seemed to blot out the sky.
The tsunami also carried many soul beasts.
"It's not just a tsunami," Dongfang Jing said gravely.
His eye-shaped soul bone could clearly see the scene beneath the surface countless fish-like soul beasts of varying sizes and shapes!
Approaching them at an incredible speed!
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