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Heidel caught the purse Luo Yu tossed over.

His eyes flashed with excitement.

The crew members and the first mate behind him also shone with excitement, their hands trembling slightly.

Quite the fellow, he might look young, but he's indeed wealthy.

Pirates like them love these outrageously rich young masters.

"Don't just stand there, do you want a bite as well?"

Luo Yu raised his hand, making an inviting gesture.

Heidel politely smiled, pushing his hand in a stopping motion.

"No, no, just go ahead and enjoy," he said.

"We're old sailors here, we've tasted all sorts of sea flavors."

Luo Yu didn't say much and began to eat heartily.

The wine in the barrel slowly decreased, swallowed entirely by Luo Yu.

Go ahead, eat more; this is your last meal.

Heidel became more and more excited, hardly able to contain himself.

"Bang!"

Luo Yu slumped over the table, motionless.

The smiles on the faces of Heidel and the crew instantly vanished, revealing ferocious and triumphant sneers, their eyes filled with a violent light.

"Damn, the drug's kicked in; this guy's finally down. I was getting jealous of how delicious he found it," one of the crew members said.

The first mate glared at him.

"Jealous, my ass. Why don't you go have a bite?"

The mentioned crew member shook his head vehemently, as if it was a rattle-drum, warily eyeing the food.

"Although the food looks good, it's no use if you lose your life over it. That dish and half a cup of wine could kill a bull after the drug acts."

"Isn't this kid just a pure fool? Alone outside with no sense of caution, gorging like a pig, he finished all the wine and meat."

Heidel chuckled.

"Is it bad that he can eat?"

"I was worried he wouldn't eat at all."

He glanced at Luo Yu and then towards the table full of empty plates.

"Eat that much and even a god would die."

The crew member who previously cursed rubbed his hands together, "Boss, the fat sheep has been slaughtered; shall we start searching him now?"

"Go ahead," Heidel waved grandly, standing aloof and full of style.

"Right on," the crew member called out excitedly, afraid of being beaten to it, and reached straight for Luo Yu.

At that moment, Heidel grinned, fantasizing about striking it rich and finding a way to deal with Purple Pearl.

Suddenly, a loud "bang" echoed.

The crew member who had gone to search Luo Yu was sent flying and smashed against the ship's sidewall.

"Hmm?"

Heidel and the others immediately fixed their gaze on Luo Yu, trembling as they saw what happened.

There stood Luo Yu, unharmed, his eyes clear and lively; no trace of being poisoned.

Heidel said in disbelief, "How can you be unharmed?"

The first mate, with his mouth agape, knew well how much poison was in all that food, and yet this guy consumed it all and was completely unscathed?

Luo Yu smacked his lips.

"Unharmed? What do you mean?"

"That meal just now wasn't satisfying; could you go and prepare another one for me, captain?"

Heidel's face turned extremely ugly, an iron blue, and his expression grew cold.

"When did you realize something was not right with me?"

Luo Yu shrugged indifferently.

"When? I noticed the moment we met."

"In that port, only you guys were Soul Masters, although you hid it well. But your technique in disguise is just too clumsy in front of me."

"Besides, in the port, everyone looked at you with fear in their eyes, wouldn't I be blind not to notice?"

With every word Luo Yu spoke, Heidel's face grew darker.

"If you knew we were up to no good, why would you dare to board the ship!"

"Why would you dare!!"

Luo Yu's mouth curved into a smile.

"A small ship with just two or three cats and dogs aboard, what's there not to dare?"

Heidel and the first mate took a deep breath, feeling a bit ridiculous.

They had been pirates for so many years, robbing countless people.

They had seen those who knelt and begged for mercy, those who jumped into the sea in despair, but most were directly poisoned to death.

But they had never seen anyone as arrogant as Luo Yu.

Heidel sneered, "Kid, you might not have realized the situation you're in."

"I guarantee you will regret arrogantly coming aboard my ship."

Luo Yu yawned indifferently and waved his hand.

"Any more harsh words? Hurry up and let them out."

"You don't have much time left."

"Hiss—"

Heidel was so infuriated he could barely take it, wasn't that supposed to be my line?

"Boss, this kid dares to act so cocky on our turf, I can't stand it anymore," a crew member roared furiously.

The first mate pushed up his black-framed glasses, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.

"I've been robbing for years, and never have I been mocked by the prey."

Luo Yu smiled.

"I really wonder, isn't it good to be alive? Why must you provoke me?"

"I gave you two bags of golden soul coins, isn't that enough?"

"Hahahaha," Heidel laughed loudly, "You're too naive! Ever seen a pirate who isn't greedy?"

"Pirates are born insatiable by nature."

"Hmm."

Luo Yu nodded.

"You have ten breaths left to speak."

"Huh?"

Suddenly, a burst of aura exploded from Heidel, with circles of Soul Rings rising up around him, a formidable presence.

The other crew members also erupted with their auras, each with no weak soul power cultivation.

"Kid, you might be lucky to have discovered we are Soul Masters, but you definitely did not expect that we have the power to slaughter someone as young as you."

"I'll tell you, you're already surrounded at sea, and today there's no escape even with wings."

The first mate stepped forward, taunting, "Go ahead, scream for help. In these waters, find out who the boss is, even if you scream your throat raw it's useless."

Facing the pirates with their aura emanating and eyes locked on him like tigers stalking their prey.

Luo Yu remained as tranquil as the breeze and the light clouds.

A gust of sea wind happened to blow by, lifting the handsome youth's long robes and brushing past that peerless ethereal face.

He slowly opened his mouth, making a playful sound.

"Surrounded by you?"

"Is that so?"

"What else?" Heidel bellowed.

"Boom!"

A pillar of nine-colored light soared into the sky, and a Dragon God Phantom howled out from behind Luo Yu, curling in the void above, with overwhelming Dragon Might.

Before Heidel and his men could panic,

Circle after circle of Soul Rings rose from beneath Luo Yu's feet.

Six golden Soul Rings illuminated the entire ship with a flowing radiance.

Even though there were only six Soul Rings, the aura emanating from Luo Yu frightened Heidel and the others to the core.

In the face of Luo Yu, it was as if they were facing the Emperor Demon God himself.

They trembled with fear, scalp tingling, their backs already soaked with cold sweat.

"What... what... what strength is this?" Heidel's teeth chattered.

The first mate's legs trembled rapidly, and the crew members felt like crying.

Luo Yu bathed in the divine light.

With a harmless grin, he bared his white teeth.

"Sorry, but all of you are surrounded by me."

"Plunk!"

A crew member fell to his knees with a splash, immediately begging for mercy.

"Spare us, noble one, spare us!! We were blind, we've kicked an iron plate."

Luo Yu glanced at him.

The next second, the man was blasted into the sky, unable to even let out a scream before crashing into the sea.

"Tsk, what were you thinking when you cursed me?"

Luo Yu shook his head and turned his gaze to the others.