Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 478: The Strange Fog That Suddenly Rose from the Sea

Chapter 478: Chapter 478: The Strange Fog That Suddenly Rose from the Sea

The merchant ship had encountered a stormy night, and by the next day, the weather had calmed and the ship was still sailing rapidly across the ocean.

That day, Shi Feng did not leave his room and spent the entire day cultivating. Nevertheless, it was a quiet day for Shi Feng since the demoness had left and hadn’t appeared in his room today.

This kind of day continued for three days. On the night of the fourth day, Shi Feng was still cultivating in his room when he suddenly smelled a faint, elegant fragrance.

"Hmm?" Shi Feng quickly opened his half-closed eyes, and right in front of his bed, peach blossoms fluttered in the air. Then, amid the blossoms, a coquettish voice rang out, "Little brother, I’ve come to see you again! Giggle, giggle!"

"Bitch!" Shi Feng’s gaze hardened as he saw a fair figure flickering in and out of visibility among the peach blossoms. This woman had the audacity to appear before him without wearing any clothes again.

In the palm of Shi Feng’s left hand, a blood-colored light faintly shimmered. Shi Feng knew that to deal with this bitch, even the Full Moon Scimitar that he had previously wielded was flicked away by her finger; other attacks were futile. Only by activating the Blood-colored Stone Stele and launching the final strike could he completely eliminate this lingering bitch.

"Giggle! Giggle! Little brother, you really are heartless. I won’t play with you anymore. I had even planned to offer you this beautiful body tonight!"

The Peach Blossom Woman, sensing the danger, quickly stirred up a chaotic dance of peach blossom petals in the room. The lovely figure hidden among the flowers vanished abruptly along with the wildly fluttering petals.

The room suddenly fell silent again, leaving only the peach blossoms scattered on the floor.

"Did she run away?" Shi Feng looked down slightly at the peach blossoms littering the floor and muttered softly. He truly felt that the woman knew he was about to make a life-threatening move against her and had gotten scared away.

But did she really know? How could she know? The Blood-colored Stone Stele hadn’t been truly activated; there was no release of power.

Who exactly was this woman? Her mysterious and elusive movement technique, the Peach Blossom Trick, came and went without a trace, and she seemed fixated on him. What exactly about him attracted her? Was it just because he was handsome?

Shi Feng frowned slightly as he pondered in his heart. However, after thinking for a while, he shook his head, still clueless!

Next time, if this woman dares to appear again, he wouldn’t act so hastily and would wait a while before activating the Blood-colored Stone Stele.

"Boom!" Suddenly, Shi Feng sensed the space around him tremble violently, followed by a thunderous booming sound, immediately realizing that the large ship must have collided with something.

Sitting cross-legged on his bed, Shi Feng swiftly moved, reached the door in a blink, and opened it. At that moment, the corridor was in chaos, with people shouting, "Not good! We’ve hit another ship!"

"We’ve hit another ship! Everyone, hurry to the deck!"

Watching these frantic guards, Shi Feng’s figure once again moved abruptly, gliding silently over their heads and racing down the corridor towards the deck.

When Shi Feng arrived on the deck, it was already crowded with guards, and there were also a dozen Martial Artists whose realms reached or exceeded that of the Martial King, hovering in the void, looking ahead into a dense fog.

At that moment, a thick fog had risen above the sea, completely obstructing the view of the waters ahead.

Gazing at the dozen or so figures hovering in the void, Shi Feng saw Shi Jinsuai among them and rapidly moved towards him, arriving by his side.

"Brother Shi!" Already in a state of extreme tension, Shi Jinsuai jolted upon someone suddenly appearing beside him, but upon recognizing it was Shi Feng, he calmed down and called out.

"What’s going on?" Staring ahead at the sea, where even his own vision was completely obscured by heavy fog, Shi Feng frowned and asked Shi Jinsuai.

Shi Jinsuai’s face was grave as he said, "I don’t know. It was clear just a moment ago, when the fog suddenly appeared instantaneously. Several of my men have also mentioned that they clearly saw nothing on the ocean ahead of us. But then the ship suddenly collided with something large. I’ve already sent experts to the bow to check what it actually hit!"

This was indeed strange—several people had seen nothing up ahead, yet they collided with something, and the arising fog was also very peculiar.

There’s surely something amiss when anomalies arise!

"It’s the Ghost Ship! Yes, it’s the Ghost Ship! When we encountered the Ghost Ship years ago, it was just like this! Oh my! I’ve encountered the Ghost Ship again!"

At that moment, an old and terrified shout came from the deck. Shi Feng looked down and saw that it was the old man he had met on the deck a few days ago—Shi Jinsuai called him Uncle Hao!

Uncle Hao stared blankly into the dense fog around Shi Feng, his mouth agape, his entire demeanor somewhat dazed, but his wide-opened eyes conveyed his inner terror.

"What! A Ghost Ship!"

"A Ghost Ship!"

"Uncle Hao had once survived an encounter with a Ghost Ship! If Uncle Hao said it collided with a Ghost Ship, there must be no mistake!"

Below them, a series of surprised shouts rang out—these people, who habitually sailed with merchant ships, were naturally familiar with the tales of the Ghost Ship.

However, these guards from the Ten Thousand Treasures Merchant Building were well-trained, having braved heavy storms and winds, and they neither panicked nor did anyone attempt to flee.

At this point, Shi Jinsuai turned around, gave Shi Feng a bitter smile, and said, "Brother Shi, it looks like you’re getting what you wished for! I had actually guessed already, combining all these eerie circumstances, our merchant ship may have indeed collided with the Ghost Ship."

"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!"

As Shi Jinsuai’s words fell, from the vast sea fog, suddenly erupted a series of unbearably agonizing screams. From these cries, one could tell the screamers had encountered something extremely terrifying—chilling everyone to the bone!

Immediately after, the horrifying screams stopped abruptly, and the entire merchant ship fell into an eerie silence for a brief moment.

Following that, the guards on the deck, having recovered from the screams, then repeatedly let out a series of alarmed exclamations.

"Just now, those screams were from the brothers who went into the bow. What on earth did they encounter on the Ghost Ship! Judging by the sounds, it seemed like they faced something utterly horrifying!"

"The spirits of the Ghost Ship—they must have encountered them!"