The moon, the rose, and blood.
Zheng He shook his hand and wanted to touch it.
Before she could touch these strange blood-red roses, a strong force came from behind, and the five roses were quickly snatched away. Zheng He stumbled a few steps, and everything around her blurred. She only saw a large hole opening in her body, with countless rose petals drifting out of it.
She coughed up a mouthful of blood and tried to cover the huge hole in her chest, preventing the rose petals inside from falling out.
Another massive rose pierced through Zheng He's chest, propelling her upwards into the air.
Lao Wen couldn't believe his eyes. The demon spider from the Red Wave Sea had actually climbed back at some point. Taking advantage of Jia Mu Jiao and Lu Qi fighting, it once again intervened. Its black claws directly penetrated Zheng He's chest and neck, splattering blood on his face. They greedily stretched out their tongues, fighting over the scorching hot blood.
The human faces on the demon spider from the Red Wave Sea laughed happily.
Zheng He's face, covered in blood, showed no expression. She turned her head with difficulty, looking towards Lao Wen's direction.
Suddenly, Lao Wen looked up in the distance and met Zheng He's eyes. In that moment, the mysterious connection between them, which was built on their relationship, was suddenly cut off by her alone.
"Big sister······"
Lao Wen murmured.
"Come on! You still have a daughter waiting for you!"
"Let's go!"
"Take my sister with you and leave together!"
"Jia Mu Jiao!"
With every word Zheng He spoke, she pushed out large amounts of blood from her body, but she still roared relentlessly.
As Jia Mu Jiao was about to rush in and seize the person from the demon spider, he halted in mid-air, quickly changing direction and sweeping over Lao Wen and the monkey's bodies. He avoided Lou Qi and headed towards the lower cabin.
Lou Qi had no interest in those ordinary people. He scowled coldly and shouted, "You beast! That's mine!"
The cold white sword qi slashed towards the demon spider from the Red Wave Sea.
The demon spider directly lifted Zheng He's body to block the sword qi.
The sword qi sliced open Zheng He's neck, almost cutting off her head. Her pupils expanded to the extreme, and finally lost their luster.
Bang——
A warm sensation splattered on Lao Wen's face,
Crimson blood, like a tidal wave, surged toward Lao Wen. He stood there in a daze, looking up at Zheng He's body falling from the sky and slamming down in front of him with a dull thud.
Zheng He's neck was cut open, her eyes almost void, and there was still a trace of confusion on her face.
Just like that...
So she died?
Did she die with her eyes unshut?
The blood pact was broken, and he lived?
After Zheng He's death, Jia Mu Jiao suddenly threw Lao Wen and the monkey down from the upper deck before reaching the lower cabin. It seemed to have suffered a massive blow, collapsing into pieces. It simply vanished, leaving them both hanging from above.
Lao Wen slumped to the ground, his chest heaving violently. He stared fiercely at the lifeless body, sweat drenching his shirt. Saliva gushed uncontrollably from his mouth, and he trembled as he held his fingers under Zheng He's nose.
No breath.
This evil spirit······
She is really dead.
Her body felt cold, lying in the bloodstain, as if she was lying in a rose bush.
"Dead, dead...?"
The monkey behind him let out a long breath, trembling his lips, his voice trembling as well.
"...Dead."
Lao Wen climbed up from the ground, a drop of hot blood splashing onto his face. He looked up, seeing Lou Qi above Jia Mu Jiao, hunched over with a dirty, unwashed robe wrapped around his body. With a sweep of his sleeve, he rose into the air and descended by walking on thin air.
Step by step, he was pressing down towards Lao Wen and the others.
Lao Wen lowered his body, kneeling and crawling on the deck, too afraid to look directly into Lou Qi's eyes.
"Ship... Captain..."
All the crew on the deck also knelt down deeply. The demon spider from the Red Wave Sea was chopped in half by Lou Qi's sword, lying motionless nearby. Its life was uncertain.
Lou Qi coughed painfully a few times, not even glancing at the ship crew kneeling on the ground. He crouched down in front of Zheng He's dead body.
One pair of hands with twisted knuckles and sharp nails like claws were scraping on Zheng He's body.
"All of them go against my will, all of them do not suit my desires! They are all evil spirits!"
"Do you know that I have become a dragon tonight, all of you have come to stop me, right!"
The snake-like tail flailed wildly on the deck, Lou Qi's voice hoarse, "And you, A He, why did you keep it from me! Why!"
"Reverting to simplicity and returning to nature, you indeed are my spiritual person. Where is your heart?"
"Where is your heart!"
"I clearly ate your heart, why can you still live!"
Lou Qi cut open Zheng He's chest, staring wide-eyed inside to look for the second heart that Zheng He had secretly grown without telling him.
He muttered incessantly in his mouth: "Collect my flesh and bones, soothe my suffering, the holy fire roars!"
"Pity the people of the world, clouded eyes, lost and helpless, the holy fire shines brightly!"
He bent down to sniff it carefully.
"Life brings no joy, death no sorrow, all my disciples, united in labor······"
Lou Qi raised his elated face from Zheng He's flesh and blood, laughing heartily, "For the sake of enlightenment!"
"She doesn't have a heart! She doesn't have a heart!"
Lou Qi opened his mouth and showed several decayed yellow teeth, "I said I had already eaten her heart long ago, the Danxin Decisions have already been accomplished!"
Lou Qi raised his head and looked up at the moon, which was hiding behind the clouds, unwilling to meet his gaze.
How dare that full moon compete with him for glory!
He laughed heartily, feeling the powerful and robust heart beating within his chest. This heart was too young, each beat leaving a tiny dent in his ribs.
It hurts very much, but such pain is the evidence of living.
Lou Qi abandoned Zheng He's broken body, feeling in the dark that he could sense the great existence high above looking at him through his heart, a feeling he had never experienced before.
For this feeling, he would sacrifice everything!
Excited, he released all his spiritual energy towards the heart that was extremely active, and his blood and spiritual energy were chaotic in his blood vessels and meridians. Lou Qi spread his arms, floating in mid-air, and accepted the blessing of the sea breeze.
"The human pill is dead, and the Danxin Decision has been accomplished!"
"Done!"
Lao Wen slowly crawled on the ground and retreated back, waving his hand towards the monkey behind him.
The situation is not right, let's go!
The monkey blinked and instead took a step closer, asking, "Uncle Wen?"
Lao Wen's anger surged, "This fool!"
This sentence attracted Lou Qi's attention, and visible red spiritual energy, like spider webs from all directions, surrounded him. His figure no longer hunched over, but instead displayed a dignified figure under the moonlight.
Under the moonlight, his spiritual energy became claws, and his shadow, at first glance, appeared to be more massive than the demon spider, enveloping the entire Jia Mu Jiao.
"Madfire Eternal, I am also Eternal!"
"Madfire arises on Jia Mu Jiao, and I transform into a dragon in the forbidden sea waves!"
"To be able to travel on the same ship with me and witness my realization of the dragon transformation is your fortune!"
The moon reached the midpoint in the sky, and the clouds dispersed, spreading a clear light. The time has come!
Lou Qi smiled and closed his eyes, taking a deep breath deeply, feeling the surging spiritual energy under the moonlight. His exhausted body was slowly reviving, and he rubbed his rejuvenated Dan Tian, a satisfied expression spreading across his dirty and ugly face.
"Today, the Taoist will show you all, who are the riff-raff and who is the true dragon in this world!"
As soon as he opened his eyes, Lao Wen shouted, "Jump into the sea!"
After speaking, he jumped into the sea without hesitation.
The crew members around him also followed and jumped into the sea.
Everyone stopped in mid-air.
In a blink of an eye, the air around them seemed to have solidified.
In mid-air, Lao Wen and the monkey looked at each other, clearly seeing despair and terror in each other's eyes.
