Eternal Saber-Chapter 339 - 60: Fierce Battle Aboard the Ship

The night was deep, and the sea breeze was gentle.

Some small fishing boats were anchored at the western port of the city, gently bobbing in the waves. The cargo ship of the Shen family resembled an ancient beast lying at the dock, surrounded by silence.

Chen Tang and Ye Yushi each used their body technique to silently board the cargo ship.

The deck was deserted.

At this time, the people on the cargo ship should have already gone to sleep.

But it’s impossible that even a single night watcher is absent!

Chen Tang and Ye Yushi looked toward the dark cabin, exchanged a glance, and slowly approached in that direction.

Chen Tang grasped the Hidden Saber he picked up from Xu Ye, and Ye Yushi slowly drew the Ancient Sword from his back.

Passing by the middle mast of the cargo ship, Ye Yushi seemed to sense something, his expression changed, and he pushed Chen Tang, shouting softly, "Be careful!"

Screech!

An unusual sound came from above, as if something was being ripped apart, and a fierce killing intent surged forth!

Pushed by Ye Yushi, Chen Tang instinctively entered the Divine Illumination State, greatly increasing his body technique’s speed. He lowered his form and rolled to the side.

Thud!

Clang clang clang!

Before Chen Tang could rise, the sound of weapon clashes came from above.

He looked up to see Ye Yushi in a fierce battle with a gray-robed man on a horizontal pole high in the air.

Their blades clashed, sparks flying, and they moved on the arm-thick pole as if on solid ground, sometimes leaping into the air, sometimes passing by in midair.

The gray-robed man’s attack was fierce, quickly forcing Ye Yushi to the pole’s end.

Ye Yushi stepped into the air, a burst of inner qi erupted from his foot, borrowing this new strength to move horizontally in the air, his clothes fluttering like a startled swan, circling to the gray-robed man’s back and striking back.

Chen Tang observed closely, noting a blade wound on Ye Yushi’s left arm, blood oozing and staining red.

It was for saving Chen Tang earlier that Ye Yushi couldn’t dodge in time and was slashed.

The fourth Upper Concealment reveals himself! 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Before boarding the ship, Chen Tang speculated that this person might have arrived on the cargo ship in advance.

Even with his caution, he was nearly caught off guard.

The cargo ship was docked at the port, its sails furled and placed on the high horizontal pole.

The gray-robed man had been hiding behind the sail, concealing his presence, suddenly tearing the sail with a long knife to launch the assassination!

A Third Grade Hermit hidden away, intent on assassinating—based on Chen Tang’s current cultivation, it was indeed difficult to guard against.

Unless he entered the Divine Illumination State, he couldn’t detect any anomalies.

But Divine Illumination has a time limit; he can’t maintain it indefinitely.

Watching the two intertwined figures in the night sky, Chen Tang took the Flood Dragon Bow from his back, stringing an arrow.

Yet the gray-robed man’s body technique was ghostly, with countless afterimages, hard to distinguish real from fake, more troublesome than Xu Ye.

Ten breaths passed, and Chen Tang still couldn’t lock onto his true form.

The Gecko Wall-Climbing Technique, after all, needs a wall to borrow force; his side had only a few tall-standing masts.

With those two fighting atop the horizontal pole, Chen Tang, lacking inner qi, could climb the mast with hands and feet.

But his speed was too slow, and once up, who knew where they would fly off to next.

In the Horizontal Body Cultivation Method, Chen Tang had no peers in the same tier, but in Lightweight Skill, he did have an inherent disadvantage.

In such a situation, Chen Tang could only support from a distance with bow and arrow.

Just then, Ye Yushi’s voice came through: "Someone’s coming, start the ship first!"

Chen Tang temporarily put away the bow and arrow.

Judging from the fight, Ye Yushi was not in immediate danger.

Chen Tang glanced in the direction of Qianzhu City; under the night’s cover, nothing was visible.

But Ye Yushi, standing high, must have noticed something first.

At this time, Gu Chun from Shadow Tower must have received the news and should be heading this way!

If there are two Third Grade Upper Concealments, they would be hard to handle.

Chen Tang moved towards the cabin.

Crash!

Chen Tang headbutted open the cabin door.

The moment the door shattered, two long knives slashed at waist level.

At the entrance, two guards from the Elder Council had been waiting for a long time!

Yet it seemed as if Chen Tang had anticipated this. As the door shattered, his form retreated.

As the opponent’s two blades missed, Chen Tang charged forward again. In a face-to-face encounter, the sound of tides echoed from his long knife as it heavily struck the heads of the two guards!

Clang clang!

The two slashes left deep cuts in the guards’ helmets, yet still couldn’t break their defense.

But the Vast Sea Force erupting from the blade rushed through the helmets like pounding waves, flooding into the guards’ heads.

The guards felt a sharp pain at their foreheads, as if the sound of water echoed in their heads, and they passed out in an instant.

As Chen Tang brushed past them, two swift slashes entered their eye sockets, finishing them.

Inside this cabin were sailors and crew members from the cargo ship, Shen family attendants and guards, including two familiar faces: Brother Yin and Xiao Pu, who were alongside Shen Yu.

Everyone looked in shock at Chen Tang, who rushed in, stunned two Elder Council guards with two strikes, then killed them with another two, as though he was merely dispatching two fish.

Despite the commotion outside, no one came out. Chen Tang guessed that Shen Yu’s group must have been under control.

Xiao Pu looked at Chen Tang, then at the inner cabin.

Chen Tang strode forward, long knife in hand, through the crowd towards the inner cabin.

Bang!

"Kill!"

Just as Chen Tang reached the front, the cabin door burst from within, and four guards appeared, raising their long knives in formation, slashing down.

Chen Tang’s eyes widened, advancing instead of retreating, in Divine Illumination State, unleashing a Horizontal Sweep!

Before the four blades could descend, his blade slashed across the guards’ chests, the tide sound echoed, and Vast Sea Force erupted. The four guards spewed blood and were instantly flung away!

Inside the cabin was Shen Yu. Seeing Chen Tang, she looked excited, her eyes widening unconsciously.

Chen Tang stepped into the cabin and, before the four guards could rise, finished them with successive strikes!

"Brother Chen, you’re here!"

Shen Yu quickly stood up, saying, "They were guarding me, not allowing us to leave."

The Shen family members also came to their senses, standing up and coming inside the cabin.

Chen Tang looked at Shen Yu, giving her a look, and said in a low voice, "Sorry for this!"

With that, he horizontally placed the long knife at Shen Yu’s neck, shouting, "Make them set sail!"

Shen Yu was momentarily stunned, then understood.

Chen Tang’s action was to avoid implicating her.

Even if Hermits come looking in the future, it could be argued that she set sail to leave the island under Chen Tang’s coercion, and was helpless.

"What are you doing!"

Brother Yin’s concern turned to chaos, scolding loudly.

Xiao Pu seemed to understand, stepped forward to hold Brother Yin, shook his head, and said, "The young miss is in his hands, don’t act rashly."

Shen Yu quickly said, "That’s right, return to your posts quickly, set sail and leave the island, no delays!"

The Shen family had just witnessed Chen Tang’s prowess. With their young miss detained, they had to comply and scattered.

Outside, they hoisted the sails.

Fortunately, this cargo ship had multiple masts. Although the gray-robed man ripped one sail, two remained. Once raised, they caught the wind and slowly left the port.

"Someone from Qianzhu City is coming after us!"

Xiao Pu ran in from outside, looking alarmed.

"I’ll handle it, be careful yourselves."

Chen Tang warned, "If you encounter danger, prioritize self-preservation, there’s no need to hold out, stopping the ship is okay."

"You, you be careful too."

Shen Yu nodded quickly.