49: Chapter 49 Holy crap! A black paper boat? It's the Ruthless Great Emperor!

" Splash! "

This ship was far too ancient.

It was pitch black, its hull covered in the mottled marks of time and withered black moss.

It was even draped with the massive skeletons of sea beasts that had weathered away for who knew how many years.

On the hull, one could vaguely make out dark red stains—that was divine blood, dried for eons.

It had no sails, no oars, and not a trace of living breath.

Just like that, bearing an aura of desperate ominousness and eeriness, it crashed straight toward Wang Teng's tower ship.

" Gho... ghost ship!!! "

The garlic clove in Mo Shang's hand fell to the ground with a " patter ", and he looked as if he had seen a ghost, his voice even changing pitch:

" It's over! Everything is over! This is the greatest taboo of the North Sea!

It's the legendary ghost ship from the other side of the River of Time! "

" Any living being that encounters it, whether a Venerable or a deity, will die inexplicably and turn into a spectral servant on the ship!

No one has ever left alive! "

Mo Shang was scared pale, even forgetting that he was currently a captive, instinctively trying to shrink back.

However.

" What are you making such a racket for? "

Wang Teng frowned with some displeasure, his jade chopsticks still holding a piece of tender fish belly meat:

" Can't you see I'm having a meal with my wife? "

" What ghost ship? I think it's just here to 'deliver a package'. "

Compared to Mo Shang's terror, Shi Hao's reaction nearby was even more peculiar.

The Bear Kid held a bowl in one hand and a spoon in the other, staring at the approaching black ship with glowing eyes, drooling:

" Brother-in-law! This ship is so big, does it have even more premium seafood on it? "

" I see the bones hanging on the hull... they look like the ribs of some Ancient Remains!

If we take them down to make soup, the flavor must be very rich! "

As Shi Hao said this, he was about to roll up his sleeves and charge up, completely disregarding the baleful aura emanating from the ship that was enough to freeze one's soul.

" Boom! "

Finally, that black ghost ship, carrying an eternal, unmelting curse and heavy weight, smashed hard against the shield of Wang Teng's tower ship.

The two ships collided, and waves surged to the heavens.

A terrifying suction force erupted from the black ship, attempting to devour all the vitality on this ship.

" Hmph. "

Wang Teng snorted coldly.

He slowly put down his bowl and chopsticks, elegantly wiped his mouth with a napkin, and then stood up.

His pair of dark-gold double-pupils opened instantly, and two beams of divine light, like sharp swords, pierced through the sky-filling gray mist, looking straight into the deepest part of the ghost ship.

There, he saw a paper boat, folded very delicately but stained with blood.

On it was written that eternal, sorrowful phrase: " I am all that is left... "

That was the obsession of the Ruthless Empress, the true core of this ghost ship.

If it were anyone else, they would likely have had their soul shattered by that sorrowful imperial might by now.

But who was Wang Teng?

He was the Nine-Nether Ao, one of the Ten Fiends who had just become a god!

He was also a transmigrator who knew all this karma!

" Holy crap! A black paper boat? It's the Ruthless Empress! "

Wang Teng's heart skipped a beat, and his double-pupils, capable of seeing through falsehood, contracted violently.

Even though he had now ignited his divine fire, possessed the Ten Fiends precious techniques, and had even consumed the Saint Emperors Dao Fruit, he could be said to be in high spirits and inflated to the extreme.

But the moment he saw that blood-stained black paper boat, the chill originating from the depths of his soul made him instantly sober up quite a bit.

That was the Ruthless Empress!

The most talented person in eons, who slaughtered across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, an supreme existence that made all gods and demons tremble!

What this ghost ship carried was not just death energy, but a wisp of obsession sent by that Empress across the River of Time.

It was the endless sorrow and loneliness of " I am all that is left ", a karma capable of crushing eons!

" No wonder this ship could run rampant in the North Sea; it turns out it's this fierce person's express delivery vehicle... "

Wang Teng clicked his tongue in his heart, but immediately, a strong sense of excitement and curiosity surged into his mind.

As a transmigrator who had read the original work, who wouldn't want to get a close-up look at a keepsake left behind by this legendary peerless Empress who said, " I do not wish to become an immortal, I only wait for your return in the mortal world "...

Just as Wang Teng was lost in thought, the Bear Kid beside him could no longer hold back.

" Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law!! "

Shi Hao's eyes glowed, holding a half-eaten lobster claw in his hand.

Pointing at the deathly silent black ship, it was as if he had discovered a new continent:

" Look quickly into that cabin! Although it's pitch black, I just saw a red light flash! "

" There must be a great treasure inside! Maybe it's a divine egg left by an Ancient Remains, or some kind of peerless immortal brew! "

The more Shi Hao spoke, the more excited he became, even unable to help sticking out his tongue to lick his lips.

He turned his head and looked at Wang Teng with a hopeful face, proposing the suggestion that almost scared Mo Shang into fainting on the spot:

" Brother-in-law, since we're already here, why don't we go up and take a look? "

" This ship is so sturdy, and it just so happens our broken ship's deck is too small to move around on.

If we snatch this black ship, we can set up ten pots on it, cooking soup and roasting meat at the same time—wouldn't that be wonderful? "

Hearing this, Mo Shang, who was squatting on the ground peeling garlic, cried even harder.

Lunatics!

These two people were absolutely lunatics!

That was a ghost ship!

That was a spooky ship connected to the Underworld!

Others avoided it like the plague, and you two actually want to go up... and set up pots to cook soup?!

" No! My lord! You absolutely must not go up! "

Mo Shang couldn't care about his eyes, which were red and swollen from the garlic, and kowtowed desperately:

" Going up is a dead end! That's a curse! It's... "

" Shut up. "

Wang Teng glanced at him indifferently, then looked at the excited Shi Hao, a wild and arrogant smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

If it were some other taboo, he might have had to weigh his options.

But since it was the Ruthless Empress's paper boat, it was actually fine.

Although that Empress was ruthless, her paper boat was searching for her brother, searching for that " similar person ".

And coincidentally, this Bear Kid carrying a black pot by his side would have countless connections with that Empress in the future.

With this future Heavenly Emperor Huang by his side as a " mascot ", this ghost ship was just the safest sightseeing yacht!

" No problem. "

Wang Teng waved his large sleeve, his divine fire surging, instantly transforming into a dark-gold light shield.

It enveloped Princess Huo Linger, Yun Xi, and Shi Hao within it.

" It's just a mere broken ship; since you, Xiao Hao, want to explore it, then Brother-in-law will accompany you for a trip. "

As he spoke, Wang Teng looked at the massive black tower ship, his eyes shining with divine light:

" I also want to see exactly what is so miraculous about this 'old item' from eons ago. "

" Let's go! Board the ship! "

Before the words had even faded, Wang Teng picked up the still-kowtowing Mo Shang with one hand.

With the other, he embraced his two beautiful wives, called out to Shi Hao, and his figure shot up from the ground.

" Whoosh! "

Amidst the sky-filling gray mist and death energy, the group streaked across the sky like a meteor.

They landed straight onto the deck of the ghost ship that made all living beings of the North Sea tremble in fear.

" Boom! "

Their soles stepped onto the decayed yet hard black wood deck, making a dull sound.

A much more intense smell of blood and a sense of the vicissitudes of time rushed toward them.

" Wow! This ship is huge! "

As soon as Shi Hao landed, he ran around everywhere like a wild horse let loose.

He touched here and knocked there, completely ignoring the eerie cold winds around him.

Meanwhile, Wang Teng walked straight toward the deepest part of the cabin.