Chapter 9: Progress

“One million five hundred thousand spiritual entities? How dare you be so arrogant! I, Xu Tianyu, will kill you today.”
The pirate leader was furious after Wu Yuan instantly disabled all his subordinates’ powers and spoke coldly.
Wu Yuan merely raised his Jiukong Staff, smiling at Xu Tianyu.
Xu Tianyu’s expression turned icy. He suddenly bent his body and launched himself at Wu Yuan, his divine sword emitting a fierce killing aura as he struck with brutal precision.
“Unrivaled sharpness!”
Reaching Wu Yuan, Xu Tianyu shouted loudly as he swung his divine sword, its killing aura overwhelming. At the same time, the spiritual entities summoned by the sword were golden, earthy, and water-based, numbering three million in total, forming a hundred-meter-long black sword that slashed toward Wu Yuan.
“It has no effect on me,” Wu Yuan said lightly.
Indeed, Wu Yuan didn’t bother defending against the incoming black sword. He tilted his head aside and swiftly thrust his Jiukong Staff forward, aiming at Xu Tianyu’s chest.
The black sword struck Wu Yuan’s shoulder but failed to penetrate his body. A dazzling golden armor appeared on his shoulder—Jinhui Armor, obtained by Qu Yi from Gongye Bo.
Jinhui Armor was a defensive suit of the Divine General level, specially crafted by Sun Gongxia, a master alchemist of the Gongye family, for Gongye Bo, offering exceptional defense.
Since the black sword couldn’t hurt Wu Yuan, his Jiukong Staff had already pierced through Xu Tianyu’s chest.
“What kind of divine weapon is this?” Xu Tianyu recoiled in pain, preventing Wu Yuan from injecting divine energy to destroy him from within.
At that moment, the Jiukong Staff was still at the Divine Weapon level, and Wu Yuan couldn’t summon divine energy to kill Xu Tianyu. Yet its sharpness was enough to harm him. That’s why Wu Yuan hadn’t activated the internal array to release spiritual entities but instead used its sharpness to attack.
Wu Yuan smiled faintly, concealing Jinhui Armor within his body, and said calmly, “So, you don’t have many spiritual entities either—only two million. You can’t hurt me. Now, I’ll fight you bare-handed.”
Since the Jiukong Staff wasn’t powerful enough, Wu Yuan decided to use his bare hands to summon spiritual entities to attack Xu Tianyu.

“Arrogant! With your abilities, you still dare to fight me, Xu Tianya. Even if you have defensive armor, what can it do? Today, I’ll drain your divine essence, kill you, and take your armor. Then I’ll be free to roam the Inner Sea at will.” Xu Tianya calmed down for a moment before shouting again with murderous intent.

Wu Yuan grinned, put away his Nine Heavens Staff, and his fighting spirit surged abruptly. It seemed as though the primordial energy of the five elements in the surrounding space was influenced by him, creating a terrifying combat domain.

“No need for words. Let’s see who drains the other’s divine essence first.” As Wu Yuan spoke, he already closed in on Xu Tianya.

A punch, carrying fierce energy, shot straight at Xu Tianya’s face.

“Bastard!”

Xu Tianya was furious. He hadn’t expected Wu Yuan’s speed to increase as well. He immediately swung his divine sword in a vertical cut, aiming to sever Wu Yuan’s arm.

Wu Yuan suddenly retracted his right fist. As the divine sword swept down, his left hand moved instantly, striking Xu Tianya’s face again.

These two punches were perfectly coordinated—one triggered Xu Tianya’s divine sword, followed by another that left him caught off guard and unable to react.

Startled, Xu Tianya quickly stepped back, avoiding Wu Yuan’s punch. Even after stopping, he was still unsettled, feeling a hint of fear.

But by now, Wu Yuan had activated his Endless Battle Skill. One punch meant a hundred punches.

Following Xu Tianya, Wu Yuan appeared in front of him once more and threw another punch. The sound was like rolling waves, loud and mighty, as if the force of the sea was pouring toward him. At the same time, the divine essence in his fist condensed one million five hundred thousand golden, wooden, water, and spiritual bodies into a tricolored fist, aimed straight at Xu Tianya’s heart.

“Who the hell is this guy?”

Fear surged in Xu Tianya’s heart. He hadn’t expected Wu Yuan’s fighting style to be so insane—hundreds of punches in quick succession, leaving no chance to stop.

The force of the sea disrupted Xu Tianya’s mind. In his panic, he was struck by the spiritual fist sent by Wu Yuan. A bloody hole appeared on his chest, a gruesome sight.

In pain, Xu Tianya retreated again, trying to escape Wu Yuan’s attack range.

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As he flew back, Xu Tianya’s divine essence worked rapidly, healing the blood hole on his chest and boosting his speed once more.

But Wu Yuan seemed glued to him, moving closely behind him. His divine essence surged, forming tricolored fists that were as powerful as mountains collapsing, avalanches, or golden shields—terrifying in their might.

On Xu Tiānyá’s back, he was struck by several punches again, leaving several bloody wounds that looked both pitiful and vicious.
“Bastard! Do you really think I’m easy to bully?” Xu Tiānyá turned sharply, his eyes blood-red as he swung his divine sword, pushing Wu Yuan back.
As he retreated, injured, Xu Tiānyá realized that continuing to flee like this would drain his divine energy to the point where he would have no way out. Thus, showing extreme fury, he decided to fight Wu Yuan to the death.
Wu Yuan dodged the edge of the divine sword and hovered not far away, smiling at Xu Tiānyá.
“Well, have you experienced my Ever-Endless Combat Technique? You dared say you’d drain my divine energy—now look, not even half of it remains in you, right?” Wu Yuan said with a smile.
Indeed, Xu Tiānyá had been injured several times earlier and had to use his divine energy to recover, causing significant depletion.
“You may have some strength, but thinking you can defeat me with that is overestimating yourself. Now, accept my attacks too!” Xu Tiānyá said fiercely.
Wu Yuan shook his head and suddenly rushed at Xu Tiānyá, laughing, “Why should I follow your rhythm? I won’t attack first.”
Before Xu Tiānyá could swing his sword, Wu Yuan struck with his right hand, unleashing another powerful spiritual body. This time, three colored fists formed and flew toward Xu Tiānyá’s head, chest, and lower body.
Xu Tiānyá was furious but unable to counter Wu Yuan. He quickly swung his divine sword, summoning a magnificent energy shield in front of him to block the three fists.
Seizing the opportunity, Wu Yuan closed in and attacked relentlessly with punches that varied in speed and intensity, striking Xu Tiānyá nonstop.
Xu Tiānyá was once again suppressed by Wu Yuan’s Ever-Endless Combat Technique, forced to defend himself in humiliation.
While the two fought in the air, Qing Yiyi, Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia, along with their “Miracle Four Women” pirate crew, finally arrived at Xu Tiānyá’s pirate lair.
Undoubtedly, the 500 pirates with disabled legs saw the five shiny flying ships in the sky.
“Oh, more people are coming.”
“No… Are we really going to die today?”
“Which pirate crew is this? Why are they targeting us?”
……
The 500 pirates on the island screamed in terror, their faces filled with fear and worry, yet also a glimmer of hope that they wouldn’t be wiped out by the “Miracle Four Women” pirate crew.
Reality was cruel!

“Brothers, go down and slaughter them.” Yu Zhuting watched calmly below when suddenly a cold voice shouted.
“Yes, Captain.”
The more than 400 pirates on the flying sea ship immediately responded, eagerly steering their ships downward. They grabbed their respective divine weapons and charged into the panicked pirates, using spells to wipe out those 500 injured pirates in one fell swoop.
In the air, Qing Yiyi, Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia looked around.
“Where’s Wuyuan?” Qing Yiyi blinked, clearly worried.
“He should be nearby,” Meng Yan replied, trying to stay calm though her eyes showed confusion.
Just then, two shadows appeared in the sky and flew swiftly toward them—it was Wuyuan and Xu Tianya in the midst of battle.
Wuyuan had been pressing down on Xu Tianya’s attacks, his punch shadows coming in waves, leaving Xu Tianya exhausted and severely damaged, forcing him to fly rapidly toward the island in an attempt to use his own pirates to defend against Wuyuan and escape.
But Xu Tianya saw what was happening on the island.
“You’re too cruel! You’re exterminating everyone. I’ll fight to the death today!” Xu Tianya went berserk, his long hair exploding as his power surged, apparently due to the activation of his life essence.
The inner sea was always a place where pirates fought among themselves, a battlefield to showcase strength—the strong ruled, the weak were destroyed. Having spent so long in the inner sea, Xu Tianya knew these rules well. But seeing his own pirate crew destroyed, he refused to accept it and decided to fight desperately.
Suddenly, Xu Tianya left a trail of afterimages and appeared in front of Qing Yiyi, Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia, raising his sword to strike Qing Yiyi.
“Bastard!”
Wuyuan followed closely, intending to attack Xu Tianya. But when he saw Xu Tianya’s divine sword about to pierce Qing Yiyi, he took a deep breath, teleporting in front of her and using his body to block the sword.
The divine sword collided with the golden armor again, forcing Wuyuan to spit out blood as he was sent flying.
“Wuyuan!” Qing Yiyi, Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia all cried out in shock.
Immediately afterward, they glared angrily at Xu Tianya and unleashed their most vicious spells.

Yuzhuting unleashed “Clear Water, Ice Wood,” Mengyan cast “Fire Forest, Water Dragon,” and Feichangxia used “Fire Rock, Clear Field.” All of these spells hit Xuyitianya. The most powerful of them all was Qingyiyi; her soul magic continuously affected Xuyitianya’s soul, causing his body to react slowly.
“Ah…” Xuyitianya screamed in fear as his entire body was torn to shreds by the three spells.
At that moment, Wuyuan, whose mouth was still covered in blood, flew back.
“Are you all unharmed?” Wuyuan asked anxiously, looking at the four women with concern.