“If this continues, sooner or later, we will be sucked dry. In any case, both sides will die. Why do we still need to provide the Primordial Era’s warships with true essence?” Everyone said indignantly.

Seemingly sensing their dissatisfaction, the old man’s face once again emerged from the crystal ball. He smiled and said, “I, Ancient Desolate Lord, have always kept my word. I promised that I would let you go, so I will definitely fulfill my promise. In the end, I will even give you some benefits. There is no need to be doubtful.”

Everyone secretly cursed. If they trusted you like this, then they would see the devil. Who knows what kind of person you are? In history, Ancient Desolate Lord was definitely a heroic figure. A war maniac who killed without blinking an eye, how could he believe what he said?

In addition, this old man had been dead for countless years, and there was only a single thought left. How could he really keep his promise like a human?

“It’s not that I don’t believe Senior’s words. It’s just that this Ancient Desolate Warship has consumed a lot of energy. With so many of us here, it’s a bit too much. We need to stop and recover.” Said Patriarch Wuyou.

“This matter is simple.” The old man waved his hand and saw countless array patterns shining on the walls around the core chamber.

Pure Spiritual Qi seeped out from the wall and filled the entire core space in an instant.

Everyone’s spirits lifted. They could only feel their entire bodies relaxed and exhausted. They couldn’t help but sigh, “What a formidable Spirit Gathering Array! With such dense and pure Spiritual Qi, this task is much easier!”

“Everyone, continue to enter your True Essence. Don’t stop. I will definitely release all of you after we finish our work.” After the old man finished speaking, he disappeared.

The core space regained its calm. Everyone was silent, their minds diverse. They continuously poured their True Essence into the crystal ball to provide energy for the Primordial Era’s Warship.

The Ancient Desolate Warship was traveling rapidly in the Spiritual Sea. It was tyrannical, and it was unknown where it was heading.

After an unknown amount of time, there was a sudden cry of alarm in the core space, “Why can’t I stop?”

Everyone looked around and saw that the person who spoke was Patriarch Wuyou’s disciple, Ye Tianxiang.

“What can’t stop?” Patriarch Wuyou asked.

“True Essence! True Essence can’t stop.” Ye Tianxiang hurriedly said.

“What?” Everyone’s expressions changed drastically. They immediately wanted to stop the output of their True Essence. However, they discovered that their True Essence seemed to be out of their control and was constantly being extracted from their bodies.

The crystal ball was like a bottomless black hole, forcefully devouring their true essence. It was impossible to stop it.

“What nonsense! We’ve been tricked! The crystal ball is forcefully extracting our true essence!” Everyone’s faces were filled with horror.

“Impossible! We are Void Realm experts with tyrannical strength! How can a mere crystal ball control us?” Daoist Bitter Bamboo roared.

“That’s right, let’s work together to break its control!”

The seven Void Realm experts exerted their strength at the same time, wanting to retrieve their True Essence and cut off contact with the outside world. This method had indeed played a role. The devouring power of the crystal ball was slightly reduced, but it was unable to completely escape from its control.

“No, I’ve used all my strength, but I still haven’t been able to completely cut off the connection with the crystal ball! This thing is too evil.” Daoist Bitter Bamboo said.

“This crystal ball is the core of the Primordial Warship. If we want to get rid of its control, it’s equivalent to fighting against the Primordial Warship. It’s not bad to be able to do this.” Daoist Taiyan sighed.

“You don’t have to waste your energy. You won’t be able to break free from this crystal ball.” An aged voice sounded, and the old man’s face appeared once again from the crystal ball.

“Didn’t Senior say it wouldn’t be bad for us? Why are you going back on your word now?” Patriarch Wuyou said angrily.

The old man said, “Why would you go back on your word? I’m not trying to harm you. I’m just trying to control you. If you obediently follow my instructions, your lives will naturally not be in danger.”

“I’m afraid what Senior said is hard to believe.” Daoist Taiyan said in a deep voice.

“Believe it or not, you all have no choice but to obediently inject true essence into the crystal ball. As for other matters, don’t think too much about it.” The old man said indifferently.

Everyone felt extremely aggrieved. This old man was really bullying people too much. Their lives were at the mercy of others. They couldn’t even resist, so they could only obediently do as they were told.

“Pretend that nothing has happened. Continue injecting true essence into the crystal ball. As long as you don’t have any ill intentions, I guarantee your safety.” After the old man finished speaking, he disappeared.

“What should we do? Should we place our lives on the old man’s side?” Someone was doubtful.

“We can’t escape the control of the crystal ball. What can we do? Fortunately, there is a Spirit Gathering Array in this secret room. We can recover enough. There’s no need to worry about being sucked dry.”

“Right now, we still have value to use. We won’t be in any danger for the time being. Let’s wait and see what happens. I don’t know where this ancient desolate warship is heading. Perhaps there will be a turning point at that time.”

Everyone could only compromise for the time being, calm down, and think of ways to escape.

…

After an unknown amount of time, the Ancient Desolate Warship suddenly stopped.

“Why did you stop? Did you reach your destination?” Everyone was stunned. They looked at the crystal ball. The scene outside was still an endless ocean. Clearly, it was still within the spiritual sea, not like they had reached their destination.

Right at this moment, the seabed in front of him began to tremble violently. The calm sea began to stir up waves, becoming even more intense, turning into rolling waves that swept in all directions.

A terrifying aura rose from beneath the seabed!

The originally clear sky suddenly changed color, and a layer of black clouds instantly darkened.

The wind and rain between heaven and earth howled wildly, as if there was a Thunder God roaring furiously in the nine heavens!

Rumble!

In a short moment, the calm sea turned into a sea of raging waves. Dark clouds covered the sky, and a bolt of lightning that tore through the sky swept across the horizon.

Along with a thunderous explosion above his head, the enormous waves that were rolling violently in the sea suddenly seemed to be torn apart and separated to the two sides!

Countless waves splashed, lightning flashed, and thunder rang out. From the depths of the dark sea, a huge figure leapt out and landed heavily on the surface of the sea.

Everyone immediately held their breaths and looked at the crystal ball. They carefully sized up the giant beast that had suddenly appeared.

This was a gigantic strange beast. Its body was as large as a mountain, and it didn’t seem to be much smaller than the Primordial Era’s warship. His entire body was like an ox, and his azure body had no horns on his head. The most inconceivable thing was that beneath the giant body of this strange beast, there was actually only an incomparably thick foot growing in the middle of its stomach.

“This is a primordial mutant… Kui Niu!” Everyone’s expressions changed drastically. The characteristics of this exotic beast were so obvious that they recognized it at a glance.

“It’s shaped like an ox with one foot and no horns. It will be accompanied by wind, rain, lightning, and lightning when it comes out. It must be this thing.”

“With such a huge body and earth-shattering might, could it be that this is a Demon God-ranked Kui Bull?” Their eyesight was brilliant, and they all felt that this demonic beast was extremely extraordinary.

Within the crystal ball, the old man’s face appeared at the right time. At this moment, he no longer had a smile on his face, but his expression was solemn.

“That’s right, this is indeed a Demon God-ranked Kui Bull. Its strength is incomparably tyrannical. I’m afraid it won’t be easy to defeat it.” The old man said solemnly.

“Senior, are you kidding me? This is a demon god. The world’s top existence, wanting to defeat it? Isn’t this a bit too unbelievable?” Daoist Bitter Bamboo said.

Everyone echoed, “If Senior was still alive, he might be able to defeat Kui Niu easily. But now, there is only one damaged ancient desolate warship left. This is a bit difficult to deal with.”

“What are you afraid of?” The old man sneered, “You just need to enter your true essence here. You don’t need to pay attention to the rest. If you really can’t defeat this Kui bull, then you can only run away at most. Do you think that the Primordial Era’s Warship can’t even escape?”

“It’s hard to say.” Everyone muttered in their hearts.

Judging from the old man’s tone and expression, it was obvious that he was planning to carry forward the domineering style of the Primordial Era’s warships. There was no way he could take a detour. A battle with Kui Niu was inevitable. They could only try their best to input their true essence to provide power for the Primordial Era’s warships.

“Looks like you don’t have much confidence in me!” The old man said with slight dissatisfaction, “Today, I’ll show you the true power of the Ancient Desolate Warship!”

As soon as they finished speaking, the crowd could only feel the crystal ball’s sucking power increase dramatically. More than half of the true essence in their bodies was immediately sucked away, and they couldn’t help but be shocked.

Within the ancient desolate warship, a gigantic black cannon slowly extended out, carrying a primordial and ancient aura. It was carved with complicated patterns, faintly carrying the aura of extinction.

Just a single glance caused one’s heart to tremble with fear. It was as if they were facing the most terrifying thing in the world. The pitch-black muzzle could destroy the world at any moment.

“This is the Ancient Desolate Cannons! A weapon of war that shook the world in ancient times!” Everyone cried out.

“You guys are quite knowledgeable. It’s the Ancient Desolate Cannons!” The old man said proudly.

“Can this Ancient Desolate Cannon display its full power?” Someone asked. If he exerted all of his power, the Ancient Desolate Cannons would be a peerless weapon that could destroy heaven and earth. Perhaps he could really knock this Kui Bull back.

The old man said, “The Ancient Desolate Warship is very different from ordinary Dao artifacts. It is a mechanical treasure. All you need to do is provide sufficient energy to display its tremendous power. Just watch!”

The Spiritual Sea water was converted into pure Spiritual Qi and continuously absorbed into the Primordial Warship. This Primordial Cannon suddenly lit up with a wisp of pure black light. Terrifying energy was brewing, and an aura of extinction was emitted.