Chapter 575 - 573: Give Me an Explanation

The breakthrough to the Celestial Pool Realm was a complete success.

Luo Tian was in high spirits. He ended his seclusion, preparing to head into the Outer Void to test his current strength.

"How long was I in seclusion?"

Luo Tian summoned the Ugly Bird and asked.

"Five months! This god can finally get some fresh air and sing a song!"

The Crow cawed excitedly.

"Not too long."

Luo Tian got up and left the Cultivation Secret Room.

Just then, he heard a rumbling tremor.

...

「Outer Void.」

A black Void Ship was docked alongside a slowly advancing cyan Void Ship, with over a dozen pirates aboard.

BOOM! BOOM!

The dozen or so pirates relentlessly and tirelessly attacked the Defense Shield of the cyan Void Ship.

"This Void Ship’s Defense is really strong!"

"How long will it take for us to drain its energy?"

A few pirates discussed amongst themselves.

"Cut the crap and put your backs into it! This Void Ship can sell for at least six hundred thousand Spiritual Essence Coins! That’s enough for us to live it up for a few years!"

A large man clad in tiger skin shouted!

He was the boss of this pirate crew.

Two months ago, they had discovered this luxurious cyan Void Ship and prepared to rob it.

But they had shouted themselves hoarse, and there wasn’t the slightest stir or a single person in sight inside.

The Outer Void was vast and boundless, fraught with peril and endless conflict. It was common to stumble upon treasures for no reason at all.

The tiger-skin-clad man had once found a corpse and reaped a great harvest of Elixirs of Life, as well as Cultivation and Martial Skills.

If this Void Ship was truly empty, or if the people inside were already dead, then this massive Void Ship was ownerless, and there might even be other treasures inside!

After that, the pirate crew followed the cyan Void Ship for a month without detecting any movement inside!

They concluded that it was most likely empty.

So, they launched their attack, intending to shatter the Defense Shield and seize the Void Ship!

But a month passed.

They still hadn’t broken through the Defense Shield.

This made them both pleasantly surprised by the ship’s performance and a little worried that the owner’s identity was not so simple.

However, they had been attacking for a month. If there was really someone inside, they should have come out long ago.

So now, the pirates were completely at ease.

"It should be soon!"

The tiger-skin-clad man’s eyes burned with fervent desire!

Just then, a man and a woman were seen fleeing frantically in the distant void.

Upon seeing the tiger-skin-clad man and his pirates, they immediately turned and fled.

The tiger-skin-clad man and his crew initially paid the two no mind. After all, they looked poor and couldn’t compare to the prize of this Void Ship.

"Wait, those two humans seem to have a bounty on their heads!"

The tiger-skin-clad man took out a stack of papers, all of which had portraits of various wanted individuals.

He found two portraits that were a ninety percent match for the man and woman who had just fled.

"A few of you, go and capture them!"

The tiger-skin-clad man ordered.

They had to claim the bounty, but they certainly couldn’t give up on the cyan Void Ship.

In just a short while, the man and woman were captured and brought back.

"Hehe, a bounty from the Cyan Armor Race, one hundred thousand Spiritual Essence Coins."

The tiger-skin-clad man sized up the pair, the corners of his mouth curling into a smirk.

"Boss Black Death, I beg you, please let us go."

The captured, broad-faced man kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"You know my name?"

The tiger-skin-clad man chuckled.

"Who in these parts doesn’t know of the Black Death Thief Gang’s reputation? Especially Boss Black Death, whose Cultivation has reached the Peak of the Eighth Layer of the Earth Element Realm. Your fame is widespread!"

The broad-faced man said fawningly.

SLAP!

The tiger-skin-clad man suddenly slapped the broad-faced man, sending him flying several meters away.

"Since you’ve heard of me, you should know there’s no way in hell I’m letting you go. Now shut up!"

The tiger-skin-clad man rebuked coldly!

The broad-faced man gritted his teeth, not daring to say another word.

"Brother Cheng, are you alright?"

The gentlewoman with the broad-faced man hurried over, her face full of pity.

"I’m fine. It’s my fault for being useless. I saved you from that bastard Jin Huai, only to let you fall into the hands of other criminals."

The broad-faced man said tenderly.

"Oh? This chick isn’t bad. Get over here!"

The tiger-skin-clad man stared at the gentlewoman and let out a wicked laugh.

Fear showed on the gentlewoman’s face as she continuously backed away.

But two pirates immediately restrained her and dragged her before the tiger-skin-clad man!

"Now, strip naked and serve me well. Maybe I’ll let that kid go!"

The tiger-skin-clad man wore a lecherous grin.

"No, don’t agree..."

The broad-faced man roared, but a pirate punched him back to the ground.

The gentlewoman struggled for a long time, a look of misery on her face, before reaching up to undo her clothes.

WHOO!

The surrounding group of pirates hooted and jeered!

"Boss!"

Suddenly, a pirate shouted!

"What’s all the shouting? Can’t you see I’m getting to the good part?"

The tiger-skin-clad man snapped angrily.

"Boss, it’s the cyan Void Ship..."

"Did the Defense Shield break?"

"No, someone came out!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the pirates turned to look at the cyan Void Ship!

Sure enough, a young man in white had walked out onto the deck and was staring at them blankly.

"Kid, you’re the only one?"

The tiger-skin-clad man’s expression darkened as he asked!

"That’s right," Luo Tian said.

The tiger-skin-clad man’s expression eased slightly, but he adopted a displeased tone. "Then why haven’t you opened the Defense Shield yet?"

With only one person, what was there to fear?

Besides, Luo Tian was so young; his Cultivation couldn’t be that high.

In the tiger-skin-clad man’s eyes, Luo Tian must have discovered them long ago but hadn’t dared to show himself, hiding inside the Void Ship for over two months!

Now that he couldn’t hide any longer, he had finally come out.

VMMM!

Luo Tian immediately deactivated the Void Ship’s Defense Shield.

"Hahaha!"

Several pirates roared with laughter.

It seemed the kid was desperate and had given up resisting; he was surprisingly obedient.

"Young man, you must be the young master of some prominent family. You ran into some unexpected trouble, and the elders of your family stayed behind to fight off the enemy while you escaped alone, right?"

A pirate said with a laugh.

This was a very common scenario, and it fit Luo Tian’s current situation perfectly.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Several pirates ignored Luo Tian and flew onto his Void Ship, looking around everywhere.

"Holy cow, this ship is so luxurious! I bet it’s worth more than six hundred thousand Spiritual Essence Coins!"

"Boss, why don’t we keep it instead of selling it? We could use this Void Ship for our robberies from now on. How badass would that be!"

The pirates were ecstatic.

The tiger-skin-clad man’s eyes lit up when he heard this; he thought it was a great idea.

"Kid, get lost. This Void Ship doesn’t belong to you anymore."

He snapped at Luo Tian.

"Sorry, this ship is not for sale."

Luo Tian said calmly.

"Hahaha!"

All the surrounding pirates burst out laughing, clutching their stomachs.

"You little brat, did you get kicked in the head by a donkey?"

"Who said anything about buying your ship? Get the hell out of my sight!"

Several pirates mocked and bellowed!

The broad-faced man and the gentlewoman also found Luo Tian a bit strange.

They pitied Luo Tian for his predicament, but they couldn’t even protect themselves, so they didn’t say a word.

"Oh? So you’re robbing me?"

Luo Tian asked.

"Get lost!"

"Stop wasting breath on this idiot! We gave him a chance and he didn’t take it. Just kill him!"

A vicious-looking pirate strode toward Luo Tian, the large blade in his hand glinting with a cold light!

SHING!

The vicious pirate slashed out, the blade’s gleam like a bolt of white silk, emitting a bone-chilling aura!

The gentlewoman couldn’t help but close her eyes, not wanting to see the image of Luo Tian’s head hitting the ground.

In the instant that the blade descended, Luo Tian extended a finger and flicked it lightly!

CLANG!

A sharp, metallic clang rang out!

The vicious pirate’s face was a mask of astonishment. A sharp pain shot through his arm, the webbing between his thumb and forefinger split open, and the large blade flew from his grasp!

And whether by coincidence or by accident!

The blade that had flown from his hand actually swiped across his own neck, sending a splash of blood into the air.

WHOOSH!

Then, the blade flew backward and lopped off the head of another pirate!

Immediately after, the blade began to spin!

SHNK! SHNK! SHNK! THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!

In the blink of an eye, the blade had spun around the ship once. All the pirates on board collapsed in unison as blood sprayed from their bodies!

The remaining pirates on the black Void Ship gasped in shock at the sight, their faces filled with horror!

What in the world had just happened?

Their companion had gone to chop off Luo Tian’s head, only for his blade to slip from his grasp and kill all the other pirates on Luo Tian’s ship!

It was too absurd!

"Hm?"

The tiger-skin-clad man, who had been sitting on his large chair, shot to his feet, his expression savage!

"You’ve hidden your strength well, Your Excellency. But you killed so many of my men. Shouldn’t you give me an explanation?"

The tiger-skin-clad man’s voice was low and deep.

He had looked away for a moment, and so many of his men were dead!

He never expected to have misjudged him; this human actually had some skill!

"Have you gotten something wrong? They were trying to rob me. As their boss, you also bear responsibility. It should be you giving me an explanation!"

Luo Tian said unhurriedly.

The gentlewoman, who had closed her eyes, was confused as to why she could still hear Luo Tian’s voice.

She opened her eyes and was dumbfounded!

"Ah!"

She couldn’t help but let out a cry of shock.

She had thought it was Luo Tian’s head that had been chopped off!

But when she opened her eyes, all the other pirates on Luo Tian’s ship had been beheaded!

The scene was too bloody, too shocking!

’I only closed my eyes for a couple of breaths. What on earth happened in that time?’