Grinding EXP From a Demon Hunting Ship

Day Flame Sea Region.

Upon the boundless sea, a massive, purplish-red island was slowly drifting.

A closer look revealed the island’s surface to be riddled with purplish-red veins and amniotic blisters, all emitting a strange and sinister aura!

At the same time, millions of ant-like worker beasts could be seen digging and moving across the surface of the Flesh Nest and through its tunnels, maintaining the fleshy island!

This was no island at all, but an enormous Flesh Nest!

Unlike an ordinary Flesh Nest, a complex of buildings stood at its center. The ground was paved with purplish-black Chitin Armor, and the houses were constructed from grayish-white bone.

The bone houses were neatly arranged, presenting a strangely pleasing sight.

Many cultivators from the Candle Python Cave, dressed in various attire, bustled about.

Within this complex was a wide plaza where cultivators had set up stalls alongside permanent shops, forming a marketplace.

If one ignored the bizarre surroundings, it could almost be considered a small-scale cultivator city!

—[Blood Slaughter Throne]—

That was its name!

The flagship of Xuetu, a Golden Core cultivator of the Candle Python Cave!

Back in the Central Sea Region, the fleet he commanded had used the Blood Slaughter Throne as its core, commanding tens of millions of beasts to plunder the surrounding lands.

At this moment, deep beneath the Blood Slaughter Throne, in its core region...

A vast, dim, subterranean cavity was formed from purplish-red flesh.

In the center of this fleshy cavity, a ferocious-looking young man sat upon a White Bone Throne.

He was bare-chested, revealing his toned muscles. His red hair was casually draped over his shoulders, and his brow held a sinister Evil Qi, as if he might fly into a rage and kill someone at any moment!

GLUG.

The sound of surging blood arose.

Behind the young man, a dense web of veins intertwined and coiled, burrowing into his body to deliver pulse after pulse of highly refined Blood Essence.

Clearly, the Blood Slaughter Throne, much like the Moon Instrument and the Shenxiao Thunder Pool, was a colossal apparatus designed to aid in Golden Core cultivation.

Just then, suddenly...

The sound of footsteps echoed in the subterranean space.

A figure clad in a black, hooded robe slowly approached, faced Xuetu, and bowed respectfully.

"Junior Chu Jiangyuan pays his respects to Senior Xuetu."

Silence.

The vast space fell silent.

After several dozen breaths, Xuetu, upon his throne, finally opened his eyes and glanced at him.

"So, it’s you."

"Heh, the Chu Family’s whelp... I heard Mr. Chu is dead. Is it true?"

Xuetu leaned back on his throne, a mocking expression on his face.

Chu Jiangyuan didn’t answer. He took a deep breath as a jade slip appeared in his hand, floating silently.

"Senior Xuetu, this contains the formations for the Luotian Array points from my memory, twelve locations in total... Among them are the Array deployments along the Yu Lan Island front!"

"It has only been a year since I defected. I imagine that... even if the Flame Alliance has made adjustments, this intelligence should still be of some value."

Chu Jiangyuan spoke in a deep voice, neither servile nor overbearing.

"Hm?"

"Yu Lan Island!"

Hearing this, a flicker of interest flashed in Xuetu’s eyes.

The Flame Alliance’s Luotian Defense Line had several Luotian Array points that were critically important. The entire strategic situation depended on them. If even one was breached, the whole Luotian Defense Line could collapse!

And Yu Lan Island was one of them!

Xuetu beckoned the jade slip over.

He swept his Divine Sense over it, and his short, thick red eyebrows twitched.

A trace of delight appeared on his sinister, murderous face!

"Not bad."

"With the help of this jade slip, my chances of taking Yu Lan Island have increased." Xuetu grinned, looking at Chu Jiangyuan.

"Chu, what reward do you want?"

"Speak up. I am clear about rewards and punishments, and I don’t like to owe anyone anything!"

"Huuuh..."

"This junior has no other wish."

"I only wish for Senior’s success in piercing the defense line, and... avenging me!"

"Kill Su Ye!"

Chu Jiangyuan raised his head, his voice filled with a bone-deep hatred!

SWOOSH.

A slight breeze blew.

The black hood swayed, revealing his face.

The face of this direct descendant of the Chu Family, once a graceful and handsome young master, was now completely different!

A hideous, centipede-like scar ran diagonally down from his left forehead, slashed across his right eye, and ended near his right ear.

The scar had completely obliterated his right eye.

The empty, dark socket was terrifying and grotesque to behold!

After the Chu Family was annihilated, life had been anything but easy for this young master of the direct line!

Thanks to preparations made by his family, he had managed to escape with his life and survive... but from then on, he was placed on the Flame Alliance’s kill list!

His situation could be described in four words: an enemy to all.

Under such circumstances, even the hidden strongholds the Chu Family had previously established were no longer safe. When a great power falls, expecting loyalty from subordinates is far too difficult.

A more likely scenario was this:

’Young Master, my life is hard. I wish to borrow your head to exchange for a reward!’

That was exactly how Chu Jiangyuan lost his right eye!

If it weren’t for a stroke of good luck, plus a few rare medicinal pills he had brought when he fled his home that gave him a chance to fight for his life... his grave would have long been overgrown by now!

This tragic experience filled Chu Jiangyuan’s heart with hatred for the Flame Alliance, and for Su Ye!

But seeking revenge on his own was nothing but a foolish dream. Thus, he had turned his sights to the Candle Python Cave!

The soul of vengeance burned brightly!