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Chapter 1428 - Chapter 1428 Chapter 1430 Only Six People Returned

Chapter 1428: Chapter 1430: Only Six People Returned Chapter 1428: Chapter 1430: Only Six People Returned “Indeed, there’s no such thing as a free lunch…” A cold smile appeared on Song Jian’s face.

The passengers boarding the Ghost Ship, though called passengers, were in fact all working for it. Those skeletons of theirs didn’t need to risk entering the fragmentary universe to reap benefits–it was a business that was all gain and no loss!

Song Jian looked at a scale-like phantom image that had appeared before him and tossed a piece of gold-quality equipment from his inventory onto it. This was a spoil of war Song Jian had obtained from hunting monsters before embarking on the Doomsday Cruise Journey, a piece of level eighty gold-quality equipment, which was worth some money.

After tossing the equipment onto it, a progress bar appeared above the scale phantom with a total of ten cells, and at that moment, the progress bar had only advanced to one-tenth of the first cell.

In other words, in order to fill up the progress bar, he needed to contribute a hundred pieces of similar equipment, and Song Jian’s face suddenly changed dramatically!

You must know, level eighty gold-quality equipment was worth tens of millions of Doomsday Coins each, and a hundred pieces amounted to over a billion Doomsday Coins. Such a massive number would be daunting even for Song Jian, let alone others. Song Jian didn’t believe that everyone boarding the Ghost Ship this time could produce treasures worth over a billion!

“The passage fee for this Doomsday Cruise Journey is a bit too steep,” Song Jian said with a grim face, speaking in a low voice.

At this time, a line of explanation appeared in the system window in front of him. It turned out that the passage fee wasn’t fixed but was determined based on how much each traveler gained. The greater the bounty from the fragmentary universe, the higher the fee; the lower the bounty, the lower the fee. Sometimes, even just surviving and peacefully passing seven days in the fragmentary universe could grant one a free return trip on the Ghost Ship.

However, free passages were rare, as every traveler who boarded the Ghost Ship brimmed with confidence in their strength and sought fortune. It was unlikely they would hide in a safe place after entering the fragmentary universe just to pass seven days.

Song Jian glanced at his inventory, which was not short of items, but there were few worth over a billion Doomsday Coins, and he was reluctant to part with any of them.

After a long hesitation, Song Jian gritted his teeth and took out the shriveled Posuo Fruit, placing it on the scale phantom. In an instant, the progress bar reached full value!

The scale phantom slowly faded away, and the shriveled Posuo Fruit also vanished. Although the Power of Law contained within had been consumed completely, the Posuo Fruit itself was a top-grade alchemy material with considerable value. Brought back to the game world, it would fetch far more than a billion Doomsday Coins.

After the disappearance of the scale phantom, Song Jian faintly sensed a pulling force emerging from the void, growing stronger and stronger. He did not resist but went with the force, slowly floating upwards, and soon turned into a beam of white light that shot into the sky.

In a blink, a feeling of weightlessness surfaced in his heart, but it was only momentary, and Song Jian soon had the sensation of solid ground beneath his feet. Opening his eyes, he saw that he had returned to the deck of the Ghost Ship.

“Hehehe, Song Jian, do you feel like you’ve suffered a loss?” The Captain Swo’s eye sockets blazed with fire, and although he laughed, Song Jian could sense endless fury burning within him, as well as a hint of killing intent aimed solely at him.

“The Power of Law isn’t so easy to comprehend. With only third-order Combat Power, the chances of you understanding the Power of Law are less than one in ten thousand. Even if you were some kind of once-in-a-lifetime genius, it’s impossible to grasp the Power of Law with only one Law Fruit. It’s simply a waste!” Captain Swo seemed to be in agony over this.

Although he could now borrow the Power of the Reaper, his own strength was just at the peak of the Legendary Realm. Had he obtained the Posuo Fruit, he was certain he could have comprehended the Power of Law it contained.

However, Captain Swo didn’t know that the Posuo Fruit contained the Time Law. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be as confident as he was now, given that Time and Space Laws are among the most difficult Powers of Law to comprehend in the entire universe.

“Indeed, it’s a bit of a pity. If I could have had a few more, perhaps I would have been successful!” Song Jian shook his head and sighed, his face full of regret.

Those with the Power of Law emanate a special fluctuation which Legendary Realm powerhouses can sense. Captain Swo, upon seeing Song Jian appear on the deck, stared intently at him but did not feel the vibrations of the Power of Law on him. Thus, he was sure that the Posuo Fruit Song Jian had swallowed was wasted.

“Damn it, if only it were given to me…” Captain Swo said through gritted teeth.

“The items you offered just weren’t attractive enough, otherwise I would have traded with you!” Song Jian shrugged nonchalantly.

Captain Swo was immediately dumbstruck; the highest grade of items he offered was only of the Legendary Realm, which to others, a piece of Legendary quality gear would excite them for days.

“You…” Captain Swo let out a low growl, feeling that Song Jian was deceiving and humiliating him.

At that moment, Song Jian revealed the quality glow of his equipment. Instantly, the purple-gold radiance dazzled, his entire body was clad in Legendary gear, with only two or three epic pieces here and there.

That outfit left Captain Swo speechless and frozen in place with a stunned expression.

The glow of quality on Song Jian’s equipment flashed and was gone; in reality, many of his gear pieces could no longer keep up with his level, being around level fifty or sixty. The only set he could show off, the endless hunting suit, was also obtained on the Ghost Ship.

If the display had lasted any longer, Captain Swo naturally could have noticed something amiss. But it was just a flash of quality, and Captain Swo had no time to check the attributes in detail.

“Could it really be because the items I offered were of such poor quality that he didn’t trade with me? It’s all my fault!” Captain Swo’s thoughts spun in his head, “It’s because of my own shortcomings that I missed this opportunity, because I’m too poor…”

While Captain Swo was drowning in self-doubt, white lights began rising one after another on the deck, as those passengers who had survived the seven days in the fragmented universe gradually returned to the Ghost Ship.

“One, two, three, four…”

Squinting his eyes, Song Jian counted while observing the other passengers. Over a hundred had boarded the Ghost Ship, nearly half had died in the first round. More than ten disembarked, so at least thirty must have entered the fragmented universe. But now, only six had returned.

One of them had developed two one-inch horns on his head, and patches of purple-black small scales were visible on the exposed areas of his neck, clearly having fused with the bloodline of a strange beast and undergone a mutation in the fragmented universe.

Besides him, the aura of the others had significantly intensified. Although their levels had not increased, their strength had improved a lot, at least several times compared to before they entered the fragmented universe.

“Eh, the Force of Death…” Song Jian narrowed his eyes and turned to look at the last person to board the deck. Clearly a living human, Song Jian felt a strong Force of Death from him, surprisingly untouched and perfectly coexisting with his flesh. This truly impossible scenario was unfolding right before Song Jian’s eyes.

If Song Jian had not obtained the Posuo Fruit, then the biggest beneficiary of this Doomsday Cruise Journey would undoubtedly be the youth permeated with the Force of Death before him.

“No wonder so many people want to board the Ghost Ship; there really are such miracles that can occur…” Song Jian was deeply shocked, thinking to himself.

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