Start with the fisherman

Chapter 81 Sea God Festival

"Your Excellency is in such a hurry, are you in trouble?"

Soon, a light boat came to Cao Ze's side and sailed side by side with his black-sailed boat. The bearded man at the bow of the light boat smiled sinisterly and asked, "Why don't you tell us? We are on our way, maybe we can help you."

“We are always happy to help!”

As the two sides got closer, this group of people finally judged Cao Ze's strength.

Although it is impossible to tell the exact level of cultivation at a glance, for a warrior who is training his body, each major realm brings about earth-shaking changes.

A warrior who has reached the highest level of Mopi realm has flesh and blood as hard as steel and can be recognized at a glance. A warrior who has reached the level of Yijin realm will have his body lines undergo drastic changes and can also be recognized from his shape.

As for warriors in the Bone Tempering Realm, their bones will also change due to the different methods they practice, making them either tall or strong, with obvious features.

Warriors at the Organ Refining Stage can clearly feel as if there is a volcano hidden within their bodies that may erupt at any time.

Such judgment may not be accurate, but it is very simple and effective.

Now, the bearded man did not feel that there was an erupting volcano hidden in Cao Ze's body, which means that this guy is not even in the stage of refining internal organs!

He had already entered the stage of internal organ refining, so it was naturally easy for him to deal with a little guy who was only at the bone-tempering stage, so he was in a relaxed mood.

When they judged Cao Ze's cultivation level, Cao Ze also judged the cultivation level of these people.

He stood at the bow of the boat, originally preparing to jump into the water and escape.

Both groups seemed to have the same idea the first time they saw each other.

"Is the boy frightened?"

Looking at Cao Ze standing blankly at the bow, the bearded man didn't have the heart to continue playing with him. Who knows if more people will set their eyes on this fat sheep.

"Don't say I didn't give you a chance. Hand over four thousand taels of silver and we'll let you go this time."

The bearded man looked at Cao Ze.

Of course, even if Cao Ze really paid the silver, he would not let the other party go. Who knows who is behind the person who has four thousand taels of silver.

When he revealed his true face and came in front of Cao Ze, his intention to kill was already made up. In this world, only the dead can keep secrets, and he just wanted to save himself the tediousness of touching corpses.

Cao Ze did not answer, but looked behind these people.

It wasn't just this group of people chasing after them.

The bearded man also noticed Cao Ze's actions and was too lazy to continue talking nonsense. He flipped his right hand and stabbed the spear in his hand towards Cao Ze through the air, exploding like a flash of silver light.

The other people on the boat were looking around to prevent anyone from launching a sneak attack and trying to reap the fruits of victory. Some were looking at Cao Ze, imagining that after getting the four thousand taels of silver, they could go to Cape City and have a good time for a while.

However, the next moment, all pupils suddenly contracted, as if they had seen something incredible.

The shot, which contained the full strength of a warrior in the Refining Organ Realm, actually missed!
The bearded man came to the bow of the black-sailed boat, but Cao Ze had disappeared.

A gust of wind blew.

Swish!
The silver swallow disappeared into the crowd.

puff……

The sound of blood splattering was heard. The man who had just been fantasizing about how happy he would be, covered his throat, widened his eyes, and tried hard to turn his head to look at the figure behind him. However, due to excessive blood loss, all his strength was quickly drained away, and his whole body went limp, and he staggered to the ground and fell into the sea.

He couldn't believe it until the moment his consciousness faded.

He is also a strong man at the eighth level of body forging. How come he can't withstand a single move from this man?
"Xiao Ming!"

The bearded man's eyes were bloodshot and he roared, then he returned from the black-sailed boat to the light boat.

But Cao Ze flashed and changed his position again.

Another person fell to the ground and fell into the sea.

He runs, he chases...

The people brought by the bearded man fell into the sea one by one, and now his heart was filled with regret.

This kid's strength is average, but his body movement is really amazing. Even with his cultivation level of the Refining Organs Realm, he can't catch up with the other party. He can only watch the other party slaughter his men.

"enough!"

"We were wrong this time. You can leave now. All grudges are wiped out!"

The bearded man yelled loudly, holding a spear and standing at the bow of the boat, feeling helpless and furious.

Cao Ze didn't look at him, but kept changing his body shape, killing one person with one step!
If I wasn't strong enough, would these people give me a way to live?

Since you are doing the business of ambush and kill, you must be prepared to be killed!
Finally, he was the only one left around.

The bearded man's face had turned ashen, but the murderous intent in his heart was even stronger. This was no longer a matter of a few thousand taels of silver.

Although the opponent had great physical skills, as long as he got the chance, he could kill this jumping monkey with just one strike or one shot!

Cao Ze finally stopped again and stood at the stern, very satisfied with the Wind Shadow Step.

If it was a few months ago, even with the same strength, he would not be able to do this. He could only kill the bearded man first, and then jump into the water to hunt down and kill the others one by one.

But now, the battle was over in just a few dozen breaths.
This is the importance of body technique!
He shook off the blood stains on the long sword.

His long sword was just an ordinary weapon that had been tempered hundreds of times. It was considered a top-grade weapon, but it was not even a sharp weapon. It didn't even have the characteristic of not getting blood stained. This made him, who had seen spiritual weapons, start to have some ideas.

Once upon a time, it was difficult to overcome the difficulties...

"Who exactly are you?"

The bearded man stared at Cao Ze in his black cloak. He had never heard of such a person in Cape City.

Cao Ze was also looking at the bearded man, comparing him with the portraits on the bounty list one by one. In the end, he was disappointed to find that the other party was not on the bounty list, and he was quite disappointed.

Immediately, holding a long knife, Cao Ze walked towards the bearded man.

Seeing Cao Ze coming, the bearded man was not panicked but overjoyed.

He had been worried that he wouldn't be able to keep up with Cao Ze, but now that the other party was offering himself to him, that couldn't be better.

"Cloud Piercing Spear!"

The bearded man growled, and his muscles tensed up like a taut rope, even making a creaking sound.

His heart began to beat violently, and each heartbeat was accompanied by a burst of fiery energy. This energy quickly spread throughout his body along his meridians, filling his body with strength.

As energy continued to accumulate, the bearded man's heart seemed to have become an endless source of energy. Every beat could burst out with amazing power. His body was surrounded by this power, as if it had turned into a volcano that could erupt with destructive power at any time!

The heart belongs to fire, and is responsible for explosion!
The bearded man took a deep breath, as if absorbing all the surrounding heat and strength into his body. His heart beat faster, and every beat released hot energy, which quickly flowed along the meridians to the gun that was tightly held in both hands.

Under the infusion of this energy, the gun body seemed to burn, emitting a faint blue flame. The tip of the gun pointed to the sky, as if it could pierce through the clouds and reach the sky. The bearded man's eyes became firm and hot, like a burning flame, revealing endless determination and courage.

At this distance now, he has already locked onto Cao Ze. It is too late for the opponent to display his skills. He has to kill him in one go!
With a roar from the bearded man, all the strength in his body burst out instantly, and the gun body cut through the air like a flash of lightning, leaving a long trail of flames, accompanied by a strong explosion and howling wind, as if to tear apart everything around!

He wanted to let this guy who relied on his physical skills to be arrogant know how powerful a warrior in the Refining Organ Realm was!

Swish!
The blade flashed, the flames disappeared, and the sound of the wind and explosions all disappeared.

The sea became quiet again.

The bearded man slowly lowered his head and looked at the spear in his hand. He saw a straight fine line appearing from the spear tip. This fine line extended all the way to the spear shaft and to his arm...

A line of blood also appeared on his forehead.

"you……"

The bearded man looked at Cao Ze in disbelief, his body sliding to the left and right.

He couldn't understand why. This kid clearly didn't have any characteristics of a martial artist at the Refining Organs Realm. Even the sword he just struck didn't show any signs of a martial artist at the Refining Organs Realm bursting out.

"It's him!"

Suddenly, the knife light that seemed to be able to split the sea reminded him of the man in black who caused a stir in Cape City some time ago!
Perfect knife skills!
That’s it, that’s it!
But he didn't expect that the man in black could be so powerful.

It turns out that the ninth level of physical forging is Saladin's limit, not the limit of the man in black...

He then realized that the reason this guy had not been fighting him head-on was not because he was afraid of him, but because he did not want to scare away others. He only attacked him after killing all the people he brought with him.

Painful realization……

Unfortunately, it's too late.

Cao Ze searched the bodies of several people, but only found a few hundred taels of silver notes. They were poorer than him. No wonder these people came to kill him.

Although the bearded man is an Zang-refining warrior, he is poor in literature but rich in martial arts. Ordinary warriors do not have a panel, so they can only keep buying monster fish meat and medicine plasters. One auxiliary medicine plaster for the Yi Jin realm costs thirty taels and can only be used for three days. The cost of refining the Zang-refining realm can be imagined.

Therefore, unless one is a warrior from a large family, even if one is a warrior at the Refining Organ Realm, there will not be too much cash flow.

Of course Cao Ze understood all these principles. What he disliked was that these people were not on the bounty list, which caused him to lose a lot of income.

The bounty for a warrior in the Lian Zang realm is at least two thousand taels.

The black-sailed boat rowed away quickly.

He didn't want to cause trouble, but if the other party came to him, he would not be afraid of trouble.

A quarter of an hour later, the sea welcomed a new group of guests. One group had three light boats, and it was obviously a large group. On the bow of the light boat in the middle stood a bald, one-eyed man. His other eye was covered with a black eye patch, but the fierce aura on his body could not be concealed.

Glancing at the corpses on the sea, the one-eyed man in the lead suddenly narrowed his remaining eye and exclaimed, "Hu Shiyong, the Cloud Piercer!"

Martial artists at the Lian Zang realm are already considered first-rate masters in the East China Sea. Any master at the Lian Zang realm is a well-known figure and will naturally be easily recognized.

Moreover, he had fought with this Cloud Piercing Spear before. Although it was just a competition, the opponent was better. His superb spear skills, combined with the explosion of the heart of the five internal organs, the power of that blow was extremely terrifying.

But such a person was found dead on the sea, dying here silently.

Looking up at the sea in the distance, he certainly knew what the Cloud Piercing Spear was doing here, but he didn't expect that the man in black would be so strong!
The one-eyed man felt a chill on his back. He was now somewhat glad that he ran slowly. If he was the first to catch up with the man in black, he would be the one floating on the sea now.

This is not a fat sheep, this is simply the king of hell!
"withdraw!"

The idea was difficult, so the one-eyed man ordered his subordinates to turn the boat around without hesitation, and even rowed the boat himself, moving away from here at a faster speed than when he came.

……

Bishui Village, Poseidon Church.

Today is the Qiming Festival, marking the beginning of the fishing season of the year and the day to pray to the sea god for a good harvest, so believers from the entire Bishui Village have come here.

They are called believers, but after experiencing the big storm and snowstorm, there is no one in the entire Bishui Village who is not a believer of the Church of Poseidon.

The entire village gathered in the square, but it didn't feel crowded at all.

The bishop stood on a high platform in front of the square, wearing a water-blue bishop's robe with exquisite waves and shell patterns embroidered on the edge. He had a bronze belt around his waist, which showed his noble status. The bishop's face was weathered, but still looked kind and solemn, and his deep eyes seemed to be able to see into people's hearts.

"Followers of Poseidon,
We gather here not only to express our gratitude and respect to Poseidon, but also to reaffirm our faith and strengthen our belief. We must believe that under the protection of Poseidon, no matter how great the difficulties and challenges we encounter, we can move forward bravely and welcome the dawn of victory.

We must remember the teachings of the Sea God, respect the Sea God, and love the Sea God...

Finally, let us pray together..."

The bishop's words echoed in the square.

In the crowd, Wang Laowu lowered his head and did not dare to look up at the bishop, as if he was afraid of blaspheming the gods.

Like other believers, he murmured the prayers of the Church of Poseidon in a low voice. The prayers formed a buzzing sound in the square, like some kind of ancient curse, or like the whispers of an evil god...

Amid the buzzing sound, Wang Laowu suddenly felt his eyelids become heavy, as if he was back to the time when he was a child and his father asked him to learn to read.

He is not cut out for study at all. Selling fish is much more fun than studying!

As Wang Laowu was thinking, his eyelids became heavier. Only then did he realize that the villagers around him had fallen down.

Having been dealing with people for many years, he suddenly felt something was wrong. His instinct for survival made him subconsciously look up to the front of the square. He only saw the bishop's gorgeous robes and the burning incense at his feet.

"Incense?"

Only then did Wang Laowu notice the fragrance that had been lingering in the square.

He wanted to get up and leave, but he had no strength left. He was halfway up when he saw people from the Church of Poseidon moving unconscious villagers. Then he collapsed to the ground and passed out.

"Almost done, hurry up and load the boat and get out of here!"

The bishop gave orders in a deep voice, after all, this was the territory of the four great families, and if they delayed for too long, accidents were inevitable.

Originally, with his status, he didn't need to come to such a place. He only needed to take charge of the overall situation on the ship. However, his subordinates reported that there was a troublemaker with considerable strength in Bishui Village. To be on the safe side, he came.

It turned out that they were worrying too much!

……

Hong Xing was walking on the country road with Yue's guards, pouting and looking very unhappy because the young lady went out without her this time.

In that case, she would go and see what the tricks were with the Poseidon Church that the boy reported. This would be a good opportunity for her to vent her anger.

Soon, she saw the complex of buildings ahead.

However, looking at the empty, deserted and silent village ahead, she looked back at the guide suspiciously.

"This is indeed Bishui Village!"

The guide also looked suspicious.

This shouldn't be the case. There are quite a lot of people in Bishui Village, and it's usually quite lively. Why is the village so empty now, like a dead village?
At this time, teams of missionaries in blue robes came out of the village pushing carts.

The cart was piled with unconscious villagers.

"?"

Hong Xing's eyes widened, and so did the Yue family's guards.

The people from the Church of Poseidon were also stunned. They obviously didn't expect to meet outsiders here, so they didn't put any cover on the cart.

(End of this chapter)