A majestic sea ship was sailing across the boundless ocean.
On the deck, Heidel and the first mate, along with a group of crew members, were trembling and kneeling.
They were terrified as they watched Luo Yu, surrounded by Colored-Golden Soul Rings.
Elated at first, thinking they had caught a big fat sheep, they had not expected to encounter a living ancestor.
Their mentality had completely collapsed.
Luo Yu's eyes swept across the crowd, and no one dared to meet his gaze.
They were all pleading for mercy.
Luo Yu sized up the entire sea ship, a slight smile playing at the corners of his mouth.
"Heidel, this sea ship of yours is quite nice."
In an instant, Heidel came to a realization.
He finally understood what Luo Yu meant by praising his ship before.
Was this guy already treating his ship as his own?
This was a ship that he and all the crew members had custom-built with all their savings; how could he bear to let someone take it away.
But when life was at stake, there was no room for such considerations.
Heidel forced a pained smile and said, "What are you saying, sir? How could this sea ship be mine? This is clearly your ship!!"
"My ship?" Luo Yu looked askance, "When did I become the owner of this ship?"
Heidel immediately turned his head and shouted to the other crew members.
"Tell me, isn't this ship the personal property of our esteemed guest?"
"Yes, sire, this is indeed your ship!!" The first mate responded anxiously, fearing he'd be too slow.
The rest of the crew also nodded in agreement.
"This..."
Luo Yu looked helpless.
"Your attitude makes it seem like I'm robbing you of something, sigh..."
Heidel felt like he was going to split open.
This was blatant bullying.
You're just openly robbing us!!!
Heidel laughed in agony, "Sir, how can you say that? This ship has always been your property!"
"I'll ask everyone present: who can prove that this ship isn't yours?"
"Oh." Luo Yu nodded, "So it really is my ship?"
"It truly is, sir." Heidel confirmed without a doubt.
Luo Yu's smile receded, and his eyes showed seriousness, his voice cold.
"Since it's my ship, then why haven't you intruders scrammed off my ship already?"
"This..."
The group, led by Heidel, were stunned by Luo Yu's actions.
Isn't this a bit too ruthless?
Heidel begged desperately, "Sir, you can't drive us off the ship, we are at sea! Let's not talk about whether we can swim back, the sea soul beasts will eat us!!!"
Luo Yu asked, "And what does that have to do with me?"
"It's my ship. Am I obliged to shelter you despicable pirates?"
"But, this is clearly my..."
Heidel clenched his fists, filled with indignant accusation, but before he could finish his sentence, he saw Luo Yu's indifferent eyes that regarded them as worthless.
He trembled violently, swallowing back all his words.
"Sir, please allow us to stay; we are willing to pay for passage."
Luo Yu rubbed his chin.
"That's not entirely off the table."
Heidel and the first mate felt it was utterly absurd; they were a group of pirates who lived off robbery, and now they were being robbed instead?
"Here you go."
Heidel presented Luo Yu with the two bags of golden soul coins he had previously given him.
"Tsk."
Luo Yu flung his arm, sweeping the two bags of golden soul coins away.
"You think with these few golden soul coins you can board my ship?"
"Only a dog would covet that."
Heidel was instantly dumbfounded.
Why did he feel like this guy was actually insulting him?
"No money?"
Luo Yu squinted his eyes, "Then all of you…"
"We have it, we do!"
Heidel absolutely dared not disembark from the ship; it would have been a death wish.
He frantically began retrieving money from within his clothing.
"You motherfuckers better cough up the money too! Hiding it now is just courting death."
In their panic, the crew placed the money in front of him.
"Not bad, actually have some savings."
Luo Yu scanned the valuables laid out on the deck. Although it was a drop in the ocean compared to his wealth, it was a fortune compared to an ordinary Soul Master.
He didn't feel happy, but rather, his killing intent rose.
Because these treasures were inevitably stained with blood.
Heidel failed to notice the increasingly icy glint in Luo Yu's eyes.
"Sir, since the payment has been made, could you let us rest on your precious boat? We'll get off as soon as we land."
"Payment?"
Luo Yu raised an eyebrow.
"When did you make a payment."
Heidel pointed to the wealth on the ground.
"That's our fare for boarding the ship."
"Nonsense!"
Luo Yu rebuked sharply, "That's my money, what does it have to do with you?"
"This…" For the first time in his life, Heidel was dumbfounded by such ruthless bullying.
"Is there a problem?" Luo Yu pressed.
"No problem, no problem, all this is your money."
Luo Yu glared, "So, shouldn't you be paying me for the passage fee?"
Numbed, Heidel felt a mixture of emotions, as if his gall bladder had burst.
"Sir, you can't do this…"
"Isn't this bullying an honest man?"
"Honest man? Hah."
Luo Yu glanced at him, swung his hand, and a palm imprint flew out.
"Smack!"
Heidel's teeth shattered, and half of his face swelled up.
"Alright, playtime is over. Since you don't have the money to pay, you can roll off my ship," Luo Yu said.
"We paid already, we paid! You can't be so dishonest," Heidel and the crew shouted in panic.
Luo Yu's dark eyes were deep, devoid of any sympathy.
"Paid, you say?"
"How many people paid you a fare only to be robbed and murdered by you?"
"It's only painful when it happens to yourselves?"
The first mate opened his mouth to shout, "You can't..."
"Bang!"
Luo Yu kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying off the ship like a kite with its string cut, smashing into the sea.
"Annoying."
Heidel and the others were scared witless.
"We're willing to wash our hands of gold, we want to be good people."
"Tsk, then I really must help you," Luo Yu said with a smile.
"Ao!"
The Nine-colored Dragon God Martial Soul burst forth with a strong radiant light, red qi, and blood solidified into five blood dragon phantoms, hitting five men so hard they vomited blood and smashed into the sea.
As Luo Yu watched the five men fall into the sea, he sneered.
"The best way to wash your hands of gold is to send you back to be re-forged."
"Want to be good people? In your next life, maybe. In this one, you don't deserve it."
He never believed in the saying "put down the butcher's knife, and become a Buddha on the spot."
Because… that's unfair to good people.
"Si...sir..."
A timid and fearful voice came from ahead, a gaunt crew member, not understanding why he alone survived while the others were disposed of by Luo Yu.
"Do you know the way to Zi Zhenzhu Island?" Luo Yu asked.
"I know... I know..." replied the gaunt crew member, nodding his head like a pecking hen.
Luo Yu said, "Set sail and take me there, and I'll spare your life."
"You... why..." the crew member didn't understand, tense with anxiety.
"Quit the nonsense and get moving."
Luo Yu's roar scared the crew member into scrambling, running to the control room, not daring to delay for even a moment.
The deck was empty, only the glittering jewels scattered on the ground.
Luo Yu didn't bother to pick them up, nor did he deign to do so.
As for why he spared this man.
First, the guy was clearly poor, unable to produce any money earlier, clearly malnourished, and not worth much.
Second, through his God's Eye, he saw no signs of blood qi from after killing on the man.
The third reason, of course, was that he needed someone to show the way. The System didn't provide him with the location of the goddess this time for some unknown reason.