Chapter 200: This Is No Enemy, It’s Clearly a Long-Term Meal Ticket

Chapter 200: This Is No Enemy, It's Clearly a Long-Term Meal Ticket

Mei Haihe blinked, gradually understanding the situation.

No wonder he had always felt that this person was unusual.

Whether in conversation or demeanor, he did not resemble an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator at all.

So, this young man had been concealing his true power!

This person's cultivation was definitely above his own, at least at the peak of the Core Formation stage!

Roar! Roar! Roar!

The Yin Corpse roared furiously.

It, too, had not expected such a powerful cultivator to be on board.

"Why are you yelling? Don't you know your breath stinks?"

Shen Mo shook his head.

Who knew how many people and sea creatures this Yin Corpse had consumed?

The stench from its mouth could probably suffocate ordinary people.

The Yin Corpse stomped on the deck and spat out an icy, foul-smelling blood arrow.

It was clearly trying to repeat its previous successful move against Shen Mo.

With a calm expression, Shen Mo waved his hand, sending out a fire blade.

The blade effortlessly shattered the icy blood arrow into countless shards.

The fire blade, undeterred, struck the Yin Corpse's chest directly.

In an instant, much of the Yin Corpse's thick black fur was burned away.

The Yin Corpse howled in pain.

Its body was scorched, emitting thick, foul-smelling smoke.

It was clearly gravely wounded.

Mei Haihe's eyes widened at the sight.

That icy blood arrow was vicious and fast; he hadn't even had time to react when it hit him.

Yet Shen Mo had shattered it with ease?

And not only that, he had even managed to injure the Yin Corpse with a single strike.

What level of cultivation did this young man have?

Could it be... Nascent Soul stage?!

Hiss... A Nascent Soul cultivator at such a young age? Impossible!

Wait, some old monsters at the Nascent Soul stage liked to maintain a youthful appearance.

This person was likely doing just that!

Even after all his travels, Mei Haihe had been deceived.

Guo Long and Guo Yi were even more shocked.

He was unbelievably powerful.

Shen Mo was clearly stronger than Mei Haihe!

Amidst their astonishment, Guo Long felt especially grateful.

Having Shen Mo on his ship was a stroke of fortune from eight generations of good deeds!

Otherwise, he would have long perished.

Roar!

The Yin Corpse let out a vengeful roar, glared at Shen Mo, and suddenly retreated, clearly intending to jump into the river and escape.

"It seems it's quite intelligent. That makes letting it go even more impossible."

Shen Mo flipped his palm, and the Thunder Sword unsheathed in an instant.

A bolt of lightning flashed in the air.

The Yin Corpse, just as it was about to dive into the river, froze as if some mysterious force had immobilized it.

Moments later, a line of blood appeared at the top of its head, running all the way down to its groin.

Blood seeped out along the line.

The next moment, the Yin Corpse split into two halves!

Shen Mo's strike had cleaved it in two!

Shen Mo's eyes gleamed as he saw something glowing within the Yin Corpse's body.

Mei Haihe was taken aback.

With his vast experience, he recognized it at once: a Yin Sha Pearl!

"Not even one in a hundred Yin Corpses contains such a pearl. Who would have thought I'd encounter one today?" he thought, astonished.

Shen Mo also recognized the Yin Sha Pearl, but he did not reach out to take it. Instead, he stood back and spoke coolly.

"You've been watching for quite a while now. What is your purpose?"

Guo Long and Guo Yi were stunned, while Mei Haihe immediately became alert.

Shen Mo's words... did it mean there was someone else around?!

"Interesting. I can't believe you saw through my concealment."

A cold voice suddenly came from the distant darkness.

Moments later, a crimson figure appeared on the river's surface, facing Shen Mo from afar.

The man wore a crimson robe with a jade belt around his waist.

On his face, he wore a red demonic mask.

Even so, his sharp features were still visible.

Especially those eyes, unusually cold, as if indifferent to everything in the world.

Shen Mo glanced over.

The man's life panel immediately unfolded before him.

Name: Ye Yan.

Cultivation Level: Nascent Soul Stage, Initial Success.

Life Fate: Family Scion, Heir of the Flame Emperor, Favored by Fortune, Leader's Aura, Blessed by Fate, Sunfire Body.

Shen Mo raised an eyebrow and began examining Ye Yan's life fate in detail.

Family Scion: Green Fate. You were born into the Ye family of Yuhai City, raised with medicinal baths to build a strong foundation, and never lacked wealth. You experienced the brutal struggles of your family, which made you exceptionally cold-hearted.

Heir of the Flame Emperor: Red Fate. As a child, you were pushed off a cliff by your cousin. However, a broken tree branch saved you, leading you to a cave beneath the cliff where you discovered the Heaven-tier cultivation manual Emperor's Flame Melting Scroll, left behind by the Flame Emperor.

Favored by Fortune: Red Fate. Blessed by extraordinary luck, you often find divine weapons on your path and stumble upon powerful techniques during your travels.

Leader's Aura: Orange Fate. Your experience in brutal family struggles has forged a cold, domineering, and ruthless character, earning the admiration of those with malicious intent. Even villains need a savior of their own kind.

Blessed by Fate: Red Fate. Those blessed by fate can find hope in hopeless situations, achieve breakthroughs during battles, and make miraculous comebacks as a common occurrence.

Sunfire Body: Red Fate. A top-tier constitution. You possess unparalleled fire affinity, making your cultivation of fire-based techniques and martial arts exceptionally efficient. Your constitution is highly attractive to certain exotic flames.

Shen Mo clicked his tongue in amazement and continued reading.

Upcoming Opportunity 1: Pretend to issue a commission for shipowner Guo Long to transport Yin Crystals, but actually use it as bait to draw out the Yin Corpse at Black Sand Reef. After the Yin Corpse appears, slay it to claim the Yin Sha Pearl and destroy Guo Long's cargo ship to ensure no witnesses remain.

Upcoming Opportunity 2: In ten days, return to Yuhai City to retrieve ten Azure Threads from Longshe Mountain. Notice something unusual and discover a bottle of Great Nascent Transformation Pills inside a fish's stomach.

Upcoming Opportunity 3: In a month, take on a commission at the Jade Cauldron Sect to clear out the water python wreaking havoc on the Cang River. Discover a deep underwater cave at Yanzi Cliff containing twenty dormant Yin Corpses. Slay them and obtain two Yin Sha Pearls.

Upcoming Opportunity 4: In three months, go to Shangqing Sect to purchase a spiritual artifact. While passing through Pingcheng, sense an unusual concentration of Yin energy. After investigating, find the corpse cultivator Daoist Shi, whom the Jade Cauldron Sect has been hunting. Daoist Shi is so intimidated by your domineering presence that he surrenders and offers three Yin Sha Pearls he's accumulated over the years.

Upcoming Opportunity 5: Refine the Yin Sha Pearls in Pingcheng to successfully create a Golden Core Crown.

Upcoming Opportunity 6: In a year, search for a rare bloodline beast in the Qi Yun Mountains as ordered. Overhear several rogue cultivators from minor sects discussing a lost mansion according to a map. Kill them and use the map to find the mansion, where you encounter Xiao Fan. After a fierce battle, you obtain the Divine Thunder Demon Subjugation Manual, while Xiao Fan secures the Demon Armor Helmet.

After reading this string of opportunities, Shen Mo's gaze toward Ye Yan shifted.

What was once slightly hostile now became warm and satisfied.

This was no mere enemy.

This was clearly a long-term meal ticket!

Ye Yan, noticing Shen Mo's sudden change in expression, was caught off guard.

What was this?

Why was he suddenly looking at me so warmly?

Ye Yan said coldly, "That Yin Corpse was already wounded by me; you merely finished it off."

"I'm giving you one chance—hand over the Yin Sha Pearl, or face your demise."

Shen Mo immediately laughed.

Once something was in his grasp, there was no reason to let it go.

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