Hearing Chongyuan’s words, Fang Yu couldn’t help but brighten up in spirit and hurriedly asked, "What method?"

Chongyuan took a deep breath, then looked at Fang Yu and said in a low voice, "I need you to promise me one thing, and I’ll tell you this method."

"Speak."

Fang Yu’s expression was calm as he looked at Chongyuan. At this moment, he could feel that the man before him, his vitality was plummeting at an extremely fast speed, taking yet another step closer to death.

In such a situation, what kind of request would the other party make of him?

"After I die, the Spiritualists will fall into an awkward situation. Outside, Yuanqi may retaliate at any time, and inside..."

Chongyuan glanced at Fang Yu but did not reveal the source of the internal trouble. He only let out a soft sigh and then said, "After all, they are the remnants of my father’s forces back then. After I die, can you take over the era of the Spiritualists? I will order the Spiritualists to obey your commands."

Fang Yu was stunned, a bit surprised. "I’m not a Spiritualist. Doing so might be inappropriate."

"As for this, I can promise to look after the Spiritualists, but I’m afraid I’m not suitable to be this so-called Spirit King."

"No!"

Chongyuan shook his head, his gaze fixed tightly on Fang Yu, then said in a low voice, "In the future, the world will fall into chaos. If the Spiritualists cannot completely attach themselves to a promising wise lord, I fear they will not survive this calamity."

"If they submit, they are kin; if you only look after them, then you are distant."

"Fang Yu, if you promise me to let the Spiritualists submit to you, and you become the Spirit King, I can tell you how to obtain the Baptism of Time!"

Hearing Chongyuan’s words, Fang Yu’s expression shifted slightly.

He looked at Chongyuan, whose face had already turned pale and withered. After hesitating for a long while, he finally nodded. "Alright, I promise you!"

After receiving Fang Yu’s firm answer, a look of relief finally appeared on Chongyuan’s face.

His aura declined a bit more, but Chongyuan didn’t care in the least; his heart was already calm and at peace.

He lowered his voice, then slowly spat out a few words. "Go find a black-market cargo ship..."

"Black-market cargo ship?"

Fang Yu was taken aback and wanted to ask more, but suddenly felt a stir in his heart and looked toward Chongyuan in front of him.

He saw Chongyuan’s lips still curved in a faint smile, but his eyes had already turned dull and lifeless, and the breath of life within his body had completely disappeared.

The true body had already been cut down; a leaf that has lost its root will inevitably wither quickly.

Fang Yu stared blankly at the already dead Chongyuan, then let out a soft sigh and turned to push the door open and walk out.

But just as he pushed the door open, he couldn’t help but pause slightly.

He saw that a large number of experts from the Spirit Sect were already waiting outside the door. Even the three Sky Dome Ship ancestors of the three great Spirit Sects were standing respectfully outside, their faces filled with sorrow.

When they saw Fang Yu push the door open and step out, all the Spiritualists couldn’t help but kneel down, then cried out in unison, "We pay respects to the Spirit King!"

Fang Yu was stunned. "What are you all doing..."

"Spirit King, before the old Spirit King died, he had already explained the whole matter to us through his incarnation and ordered us to follow you. From now on, the Spiritualists of our West Cyan Continent will be at your command!"

The Guangyun Spirit Venerable, whose injuries had already recovered, stepped forward and spoke respectfully to Fang Yu.

Hearing Guangyun Spirit Venerable’s words, Fang Yu nodded slightly, which could be considered as accepting this matter.

"Boom!"

At this moment, a wave of Power Level fluctuations suddenly came from outside the spirit formation. Then someone tore open a Scroll and formed a Domain, and a vast ocean began to surge across this land.

Ocean Scroll!

This was a type of Scroll used by the Sea Ship System’s armies when they intended to fight on land.

Once used, it would form an Ocean Domain, flooding this stretch of land with ocean waters, turning it into terrain favorable to the Sea Ship System.

Seeing the ocean surge out at this moment, the Spiritualists were greatly shocked. Their faces immediately showed wary vigilance, and the Power Level within their bodies began to surge instinctively.

But Fang Yu stepped forward ahead of everyone. With a flicker of his figure, he stopped the Spiritualists from acting.

He stood where he was, his gaze looking beyond the ocean, and soon saw ships quietly sailing in from all directions, surrounding the Spiritualists here.

The leading ship was actually a Sky Dome Ship–level vessel.

It rapidly sailed toward where Fang Yu and the others stood, and a booming voice came from within the ship. "The West Cyan Continent ought to belong to us Outer Realm Captains. Friends of the Spirit Sect, please make way."

"For the sake of our past camaraderie as comrades-in-arms, we can refrain from using force against you, but please relinquish the West Cyan Continent to us!"

A figure stepped out from the crowd, his gaze falling toward where Fang Yu and the others were.

It was Wang Yun.

But when Wang Yun looked at the Spiritualists and saw that the one at their head was actually Fang Yu, he couldn’t help but be greatly shocked, his face turning dull. "Brother Fang Yu? What are you doing here?"

Seeing the scene before him, Fang Yu instantly understood. These Blue Star Captains like Wang Yun, unwilling to secretly ambush Chongyuan in front of him, had simply taken matters into their own hands, wanting to act behind his back and drive the Spiritualists out of the West Cyan Continent.

However, Fang Yu still felt a bit puzzled. On the Spiritualist side there were four experts at the Sky Dome Realm, while among the Blue Star Captains, only two captains had reached the Sky Dome Ship level. Why were the Blue Star Captains so confident that they could drive the Spiritualists out of the West Cyan Continent?

Thinking of this, Fang Yu subconsciously looked toward Wang Yun’s ship, and soon, on Wang Yun’s ship, he saw a figure hidden in the shadows.

That figure was wrapped entirely in darkness, as if bound in place by numerous chains, unable to move.

For some reason, when he saw this figure, Fang Yu felt a slight chill in his heart, as if he sensed a certain deadly threat emanating from that person—one even greater than Yuanqi.

This is...

Fang Yu’s heart stirred.

Could this be Wang Yun’s "chance encounter"?

His "chance" was not a treasure, but a person?

Hidden within Wang Yun’s ship was a mysterious and powerful expert.

It was this expert who had been guiding Wang Yun all along, allowing Wang Yun to become the first Blue Star Captain to advance to the Sky Dome Ship?

No wonder. With this expert assisting him, plus the fact that many Blue Star Captains had answered the call and come to the West Cyan Continent, greatly strengthening the Blue Star Captains’ forces, with these dual advantages, it indeed wouldn’t be difficult for Wang Yun to try to force the Spiritualists to retreat.

With this in mind, Fang Yu directly moved and appeared in front of Wang Yun.

Looking at Wang Yun, whose expression was slightly unnatural, Fang Yu shook his head. "Brother Wang Yun, there’s no need for this. Chongyuan is dead."

"Hm?"

Wang Yun froze, then was taken aback. "Chongyuan is dead?!"

He instinctively glanced back at the figure bound by chains on the ship, only to see that figure also pause slightly, seemingly somewhat surprised.

The all-knowing Mr. Suo didn’t know that Chongyuan had died? Perhaps this was just false information from Brother Fang Yu.

Wang Yun, half-believing and half-doubting, looked toward Fang Yu with a frown. "Chongyuan is dead? How did he die? Someone at that level would die without a sound?"

Fang Yu shook his head and had the Spiritualists step aside, revealing Chongyuan’s corpse.

At this moment, the corpse was withering even faster than that of a normal living being. In the blink of an eye, it had shriveled considerably.

But judging from the lingering aura, this was indeed Chongyuan’s corpse.

Realizing this, Wang Yun was extremely surprised. He stared blankly at Chongyuan’s corpse for a long while, then said in a somewhat dazed voice, "Chongyuan really is dead? Then these Spiritualists..."

Fang Yu shook his head and explained the entire cause and effect of the matter to Wang Yun, causing a thoughtful look to appear on Wang Yun’s face.

"You mean, you’ve become the new Spirit King, and these Spiritualists will submit to you in the future."

Wang Yun muttered.

Fang Yu nodded and casually said, "Brother Wang Yun, I know what you’re thinking, but Blue Star Captains and the natives aren’t necessarily unable to live together. The West Cyan Continent is vast enough to accommodate the Blue Star Captains, the Spiritualists, and the Sea Race."

Wang Yun’s eyes flickered, and after a long while he couldn’t help but show a wry smile. "Sigh, I really made a blunder in this matter. Since the Spiritualists already obey you, brother, then we don’t have to worry about them driving out the Blue Star Captains in the future."

"Acting without telling you was truly a move of desperation. I hope Brother Fang Yu can forgive us."

"Alright, everyone!"

At this point, Wang Yun couldn’t help but raise his voice and call out to the Blue Star Captains behind him:

"This was all a misunderstanding. Everyone, put away your weapons and Power Level. From now on, we’ll live in peace with the Spiritualists on the West Cyan Continent and advance and retreat together!"