Chu Tianshu and Lu Jixing tapped their feet and shot out like phantoms, stepping on the air. They were about to land on the opponent's spirit boat. The young men and women's faces changed, and they drew their weapons, attacking the two.
Listening to the clanging sounds of battle ahead, Li Tianjue managed to stabilize the spirit boat and watched thoughtfully.
"That emblem... it seems to be from the Nine Heavens Star Gate."
Su Luo had never heard of it. "What is the Nine Heavens Star Gate?"
Li Tianjue said lightly, "It's one of the top ten sects in the Tianyan Empire, skilled in refining various magical artifacts."
Su Luo curved his lips and smiled. "So they're somewhat famous, no wonder they're so arrogant. Those crossbows and spirit boats were made by them, weren't they? To be able to destroy our spirit boat in two hits... not bad, we've gained something this time."
A three-tiered spirit boat delivered to their doorstep was not to be refused.
Su Luo and Li Tianjue did not go over for the time being, letting Chu Tianshu and Lu Jixing handle it while they observed.
But after a while, Su Luo realized that these people from the Nine Heavens Star Gate did have some ability. Even Chu Tianshu and Lu Jixing, whose cultivation was not lower than Venerable Seventh Stage, could not gain the upper hand immediately.
The opponents were numerous and their weapons were powerful, so the two could only fight to a draw.
However, this was already enough to shock the opponents.
"Damn it, no wonder they dared to come looking for death. They're a bit tricky!" The young man in purple opulent robes, who was the first to attack the spirit boat, had a darkened expression. Killing intent flashed in his eyes, and he gripped his crossbow, ready to strike Chu Tianshu fiercely.
Chu Tianshu slashed at him with his sword, spirit light flying. Just then, Su Luo secretly activated the Fengshen Jue. The man in purple suddenly couldn't move. The crossbow in his hand was cut into two pieces, and the gems embedded in it exploded with a boom.
In an instant, the man in purple recovered.
He hadn't even reacted to what happened. He let out a painful scream, his right hand blown to shreds, and he roared angrily, "Damn it! Kill him! Kill him!"
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Jixing waved his hand, and a puff of powder scattered, blinding his eyes. Caught off guard, several men and women nearby also inhaled some of it, and were immediately shocked.
"Hmph, you've fallen for my Three-Laughing Madness. You'll pay for this."
A hint of smugness flashed in Lu Jixing's eyes. This was a new powder he had researched. Once hit, it would cause uncontrollable laughter, and although not fatal, it would cause immense pain.
A woman in her early to mid-twenties, wearing a pink skirt, coldly shouted and thrust her sword forward, "What Three-Laughing Madness, Cry-Three-Madness, let this young lady... uh... Hahahaha... Hahahahaha..."
She suddenly burst into laughter, unable to control herself, and her sword strike went wide.
The others also began to act, bursting into laughter one after another. The boat was filled with suppressed yet irrepressible laughter.
There was no need to fight anymore.
Lu Jixing folded his arms and watched the crowd, very satisfied with the effect.
"You... Hahahaha... you bastard! What... hahaha... did you give us... poison, poison... Hahahaha..." Someone couldn't even finish speaking, clutching their stomach and laughing uncontrollably, yet their faces were contorted.
"Why can't I... Hahaha! I can't control it... Damn it, Hahaha... What's going on..."
"Catch him, Hahaha... Force him to hand over, Hahaha... the antidote..."
Just as Lu Jixing was feeling smug, Chu Tianshu's expression suddenly changed, and he also started laughing. "Uh... I, I... Hahahaha! Third brother, you damn scoundrel, Hahaha... you even poisoned me, Hahaha..."
He grabbed Lu Jixing's hand. "You stinky third brother! The antidote, Hahaha..."
Lu Jixing was stunned, then said dismissively, "Why didn't you dodge further away? So stupid!"
"Damn it! Hahaha... Hurry... Hahaha... the antidote..."
"Don't rush, I'm looking!"
Lu Jixing finally found the antidote and handed it to Chu Tianshu. After a while, he was able to neutralize the drug's effects.
When Su Luo and the others had all boarded this spirit boat, and let the small, damaged boat crash into the dense forest below, some of the Nine Heavens Star Gate members were already rolling on the ground, paralyzed with laughter.
Only a few with better cultivation were laughing intermittently, clearly trying their best to suppress it. Seeing them approach, they quickly retreated into the ship's cabin, but were easily caught by Shangye Shaoqing and Du Wei and thrown to the ground.
The remaining ship workers and laborers didn't need to be dealt with; they obediently followed instructions.
Su Luo praised, "Third Senior Brother, your powder is quite good this time!"
If it hadn't affected Second Senior Brother, it would have been even better.
Lu Jixing immediately took out two more packets and smilingly handed them over. "Little Junior Sister has good taste. If you like it, I still have some. Take it and play with it."
Su Luo put them away casually and then heard Li Tianjue ask in a deep voice, "Why did you attack us?"
"I, I... Hahahaha... the antidote..."
"Give me the antidote, Hahaha... and I'll tell you... Hahaha..." The man in purple could no longer bear the laughter and was in excruciating pain, so he could only surrender first.
Li Tianjue looked at Lu Jixing, who then produced an antidote and gave it to the man.
As soon as the drug's effects were cleared, the man in purple rubbed his aching cheeks and immediately turned hostile. "Hmph! Do you know who we are? The Nine Heavens Star Gate! Can you afford to offend us? Destroying your broken ship is nothing. Immediately give my companions the antidote."
So arrogant?
Su Luo and the others had never seen such arrogance before.
Shangye Shaoqing walked over, casually fanning himself. "Then do you know who this young master is?"
In terms of status, he could instantly kill ninety-nine percent of people on the Xuanhuang Continent.
The man in purple was startled, looking at Shangye Shaoqing suspiciously. Du Wei coldly snorted, "What is the Nine Heavens Star Gate compared to our young master? Have you heard of the Longevity Hall?"
The man in purple's expression changed. "You people are from the Longevity Hall?"
Bad luck, they had run into trouble!
Although the Nine Heavens Star Gate had considerable power, they could only act with impunity within the Tianyan Empire. Compared to the Longevity Hall, one of the six supremely powerful forces, they could only look up to them.
Su Luo and Li Tianjue remained silent, letting the man in purple misunderstand.
Du Wei slapped him. "Why aren't you confessing quickly? If our young master gets angry, you won't be able to bear it."
The man in purple didn't dare to retaliate and his tone softened a bit. "Young Master Shangye, I am truly sorry. This, this is all a misunderstanding. I am Huang Junjie. I was just joking with you earlier, with no ill intentions. You are magnanimous..."
"Is this considered no ill intentions?"
Shangye Shaoqing looked at him coldly. "Are you responsible if the ship is destroyed and lives are lost?"
"You, aren't you all fine?"
Huang Junjie said with a fawning smile, "At most, I'll compensate... double the compensation for you."
Du Wei grabbed his collar and lifted him up. "What kind of person are you to say you can compensate? If I don't teach you a lesson, you truly won't know the immensity of heaven and earth. You deserve to die!"
Huang Junjie's face changed greatly. He quickly begged for mercy. "No! Young Master Shangye, spare my life! I, we are delivering goods to the Taichu Holy Land this time. Please, Young Master Shangye, for the sake of the Taichu Holy Land, let us go this time..."