Bai Yinyin was feeling extremely fortunate at this moment. If she had acted together with Ximen Yao just now, she might already be dead under Wang Ruoxie's sword.

She never expected that Wang Ruoxie, who only had a Seventh Layer of Essence Pill Realm Cultivation, would possess such terrifying strength, especially his swordsmanship, which could only be described as fearsome.

In front of Wang Ruoxie, Ximen Yao, who possessed Seventh Layer Sword Intent Swordsmanship, was utterly vulnerable. He was pierced through the heart vein with just one sword stroke and lost his life.

"Someone like this can probably only be compared to the top one hundred peerless prodigies on the Myriad Dragons List."

Bai Yinyin looked at Wang Ruoxie with an extremely complex expression, thinking to herself.

"What, do you want to fight me too?"

Wang Ruoxie offered Bai Yinyin a calm smile, replying.

"I don't want to die yet."

Bai Yinyin forced a bitter smile upon hearing this, and spoke again.

Although she also possessed Ninth Layer of Essence Pill Realm Cultivation, her strength was far inferior to Ximen Yao's, and even Ximen Yao was not a match for Wang Ruoxie's single sword stroke, let alone her.

After pausing for a moment, she said to Wang Ruoxie, "Now that you've killed Ximen Yao, you've managed to offend five families with millennia of heritage in the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty, unless you never step foot into the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty in the future. Otherwise, you will surely face the five families' relentless revenge."

"Since I dared to kill them, I'm not afraid of their family's revenge."

Wang Ruoxie chuckled lightly and said.

"With your potential, it won't be long before you step into the Qi Condensation Realm. By then, you will certainly still be able to challenge higher levels, but as far as I know, the five families each have those in the Middle Stage, and even Late Stage of the Qi Condensation Realm. You better be cautious,"

Bai Yinyin's gaze fixed on Wang Ruoxie as she spoke.

"If I have this warship, why would I have to care about them?"

Wang Ruoxie chuckled and remarked indifferently.

As long as he could control this Upper Grade Saint Tier warship, no one in the Five Domains of Yun Province could threaten him anymore. Let alone the Late Stage of the Qi Condensation Realm, even the Late Stage of the Purple Mansion Realm would find it difficult to kill him.

Hearing Wang Ruoxie's words, Bai Yinyin was momentarily surprised, then nodded with a peculiar expression, saying, "Indeed, with your strength, the hope of seizing this Ancient Warship is quite high."

Witnessing Wang Ruoxie's extraordinary power, she completely abandoned the idea of seizing the warship.

She knew very well that even if she tried her best, she definitely wouldn't be a match for Wang Ruoxie.

By now, the crowd had ceased fighting, and the ground around them was almost completely covered with corpses.

Of the original few thousand people, fewer than a thousand remained now.

However, those who survived mostly had Eighth Layer or even Ninth Layer of Essence Pill Realm Cultivation, and each one's strength was remarkably formidable.

"Everyone, our strengths are almost evenly matched. If we continue fighting, I'm afraid few of us will survive to the end,"

a man of Gray Robe with Ninth Layer of Essence Pill Realm Cultivation said to the crowd.

"What do you propose then? There's only one warship, and yet here we are, close to a thousand people,"

another youth with Ninth Layer of Essence Pill Realm Cultivation spoke.

"You all can see that this Ancient Warship is no ordinary warship; it won't be easy to control it,"

remarked the gray-robed man, glancing at the youth, then continued, "So, why not first enter this Zhaoxin Hall and deal with any trouble that might exist inside? As for who ultimately can control the Ancient Warship, we'll rely on our skills at that time."

"Alright, let it be so."

"I agree."

...

The crowd, upon hearing the gray-robed man, pondered for a brief moment, then nodded their agreement one after another.

They naturally understood that those who managed to survive the earlier melee were unlikely to be weak, or put differently, the strength gap among them wouldn't be significant. If they continued to fight, no one could ensure their own survival to the end.

As such, they could only choose a temporary ceasefire and decide everything after entering the Zhaoxin Hall and assessing the situation.

To this, Wang Ruoxie had no objections. With his current strength, he might not be able to face all the Late Stage Essence Pill Realms at once, but he was confident that he could become the ultimate victor, seizing this Ancient Warship.

Without hesitation, everyone immediately opened the doors of the Zhaoxin Hall and surged inside.

The moment they stepped into the Zhaoxin Hall, they were all dumbfounded because they discovered that this hall did not have a control console like other warships, not even a steering wheel that even the most ordinary warship would have.

Moreover, they noticed that at the front of the hall lay a human sculpture.

The sculpture was lifelike, just like a living person standing there.

This person wore a luxurious robe, adorned with a purple-golden jade crown, exuding an aura of nobility. If they weren't unable to sense any life energy from him, they surely would have mistaken him for a real live person.

"What's going on? Is this Zhaoxin Hall not the core of the warship?"

"It seems we've found the wrong place. There isn't even a control console here."

Everyone looked at each other, confusion evident on their faces.

"Indeed, this warship is far superior to an ordinary Upper Grade Saint Tier warship,"

Wang Ruoxie's eyes lit up at this point, having his previous speculations confirmed with the sight of this statue.

An ordinary Upper Grade Saint Tier warship could not be outfitted with an Annihilation Level inscribed cannon. After all, even in the bygone days of the Three Realms, only Upper Grade Saint Tier warships would bear an Annihilation Cannon.

But this warship, although its hull is merely of Upper Grade Saint Tier level, was armed with nine Annihilation Cannons.

The most crucial part is that this warship is actually controlled by Soul Power.

While others couldn't see it, he understood very well that the sculpture before him was, in fact, the control console of this Ancient Warship.

However, unlike the usual control consoles on warships, this warship's control console wasn't activated by True Essence, but rather by Soul Power.

In other words, to fully control this Ancient Warship, one must infuse Soul Power into the statue and completely refine it.

As he knew, warships propelled by Soul Power were commonly referred to as Soul Boats.

The primary difference between Soul Boats and regular warships is that the former could be refined into the body and change in size at will.

With that thought, Wang Ruoxie did not delay, directly stepping toward the statue.

"What does this guy intend to do?"

The moment they saw Wang Ruoxie approach the statue, everyone looked at him with puzzled expressions.

Although they could all discern that the statue was extraordinary, they couldn't fathom what he intended -- was he planning to take the statue home for his collection?

Yet, in the next instant, everyone's eyes widened in astonishment as they saw Wang Ruoxie insert his hand into the heart area of the statue.

"Boom!"

In the following moment, the crowd felt the entire warship start to tremble.

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