Chapter 203: Chapter 203: Ship Spirit Transformation, 9 Nether Ghost Realm

"One hundred and fifty percent compatibility?"

"A Legendary advancement?!"

Su Ye’s eyes were shining, his heart thrumming with excitement.

’Using tens of millions of living souls, pushing the Soul Abyss Blood Prison to its absolute limit, and adding in so many top-tier spiritual materials and Sea Successor Remains...’

’The results of this advancement are truly extraordinary!’

Su Ye lowered his gaze, the power of his Divine Sense surging.

He used the Harmony link to sense the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s condition.

HUM!

A three-dimensional model of the Ghostly Flood Dragon materialized in his mind.

The majestic, imposing hull was a solemn black, yet it possessed an elegant and profound beauty.

Streams of dark red light snaked and coiled across the hull, tracing patterns as profound and unfathomable as a Chapter of the Great Dao itself.

At the bow, a skeletal ram angled slightly upward, as proud and defiant as the head of a dragon.

Su Ye’s eyes glinted as he caressed the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s railing.

’Perhaps, compared to the ships from my past life...’

’...the hundred-thousand-ton, or even several-hundred-thousand-ton, steel monsters I had seen...’

’...the Ghostly Flood Dragon still falls short in terms of tonnage and sheer size.’

’But compared to those cold, lifeless steel behemoths...’

’...this spiritual ship seems to have a soul. It has "come alive"!’

BOOM!

An inscrutable, unquestionable majesty, like that of a dark emperor, washed over him.

It was enough to make one’s breath catch in their throat.

Solemn, majestic, profound!

A quasi-Tier-4 spiritual ship!

’A master of the seven seas, undefeated and unstoppable!’

"This is my ship!" Su Ye was ecstatic.

His eyes flashed as he summoned the ship’s panel.

HUM!

[Ship Panel]

[Name: Ghostly Flood Dragon]

[Grade: Quasi-Tier-4 (Evolvable)]

[Ship Attribute Bonuses: Firepower +45, Armor +25, Maneuverability +12, Mystery +12]

[Cultivation Acceleration: 750%]

[Ghostly Flood Dragon: Quasi-Tier-4 Spiritual Ship (600%)]

[Crew Members: 102/100 (75%)]

[Crew Morale: 97/60 (75%)]

[Legendary Ability: 1. Soul Abyss Blood Prison (10.23M)]

[Legendary Ability: 2. Ship Spirit Transformation]

"A new legendary ability..."

"Ship Spirit Transformation?" Su Ye’s eyes shifted, a look of astonishment on his face.

According to the common knowledge he possessed, only a cultivator’s Tier-4 Spiritual Treasure could birth an Artifact Spirit.

And among the various types of spiritual entities, birthing an Artifact Spirit was considered the easiest!

The spirit of an Array, the spirit of a puppet... for one of those to manifest at Tier-4 was extraordinarily rare.

’A Ship Spirit... could be considered a type of Array spirit, I suppose!’

’Normally, you’d need a Tier-5 spiritual ship to be certain of birthing a Ship Spirit.’

"Right now... the Ghostly Flood Dragon is only a quasi-Tier-4 spiritual ship, and it’s already birthed a Ship Spirit...?"

"And the special ability, Song of Hell, was also integrated into Ship Spirit Transformation?"

Obviously, this absolutely did not mean the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s abilities had been weakened.

Given the panel’s logic, this kind of integration would only occur if the new ability completely subsumed and surpassed the old one.

"A Ship Spirit..."

Su Ye was curious, his heart stirring with excitement and anticipation.

SWOOSH.

On the deck, a blood-colored vortex appeared.

Countless scarlet tentacles stretched out from it.

Like strands of yarn, they interwove and entangled, forming a blood-red cocoon that shimmered with iridescent light and was etched with dazzling golden patterns.

RIP.

The blood cocoon tore open, revealing a petite figure.

"Master!"

A sweet, childlike voice rang out.

"Huh?" Su Ye was a little surprised, raising an eyebrow.

The ’Ship Spirit’ that had manifested from the blood cocoon was an exquisitely beautiful little girl!

She was petite, with an incredibly youthful face and a cascade of beautiful black hair that tumbled down to her waist.

Her magnificent, crystal-clear eyes, like Rubies, sparkled with life.

Yet in stark contrast to her youthful body, she was dressed in a majestic and somber black-and-red ceremonial robe.

A bloody light radiated from her, exuding an imposing aura.

Barefoot, the little Ship Spirit blinked her shining eyes and drew close to Su Ye.

Through the Harmony link, Su Ye could feel a sense of intimacy and adoration transmitted to him.

As far as he was concerned, this Ship Spirit was no different from the Artifact Spirit of a cultivator’s life-bound Spiritual Treasure.

’So cute...’

Su Ye smiled, reached out, and patted the little Ship Spirit’s head.

The silky, beautiful hair felt wonderful as it slipped through his fingers.

"Mmm..."

The Ship Spirit clearly enjoyed it, her eyes narrowing in contentment.

She then tilted her head, blinked her magnificent, Ruby-like eyes, and wheedled softly.

"Master... could you give me a name...?"

’A name, huh?’

Hearing this, Su Ye fell into thought.

’Usually, a Ship Spirit’s name is just the name of the spiritual ship.’

’But...’ Su Ye glanced at the Ship Spirit. ’Calling such a cute, sweet little girl "Ghostly Flood Dragon"?’

’It doesn’t feel... quite right.’

’Let’s see... Ghostly Flood Dragon... Jiao...’

"How about we call you Jiaojiao?"

Beautiful eyes, graceful and clear as autumn waters; a fair face, bright and pure as a cool breeze.

"Jiaojiao!"

Jiaojiao’s eyes sparkled; she was very pleased with her name.

"Alright... Jiaojiao, tell me about your abilities..." Su Ye said in a gentle voice.

Jiaojiao nodded obediently. Their minds were linked through Harmony.

Su Ye lowered his gaze slightly, and a flood of information about Jiaojiao’s many abilities poured into his mind.

First were the basic Array functions.

For example, Blood Flame Cannon bombardment, spiritual ship acceleration, and Array defenses...

After the advancement to a quasi-Tier-4 spiritual ship, the power of these abilities had increased dozens of times over!

Moreover, there was the "Song of Hell," which had been integrated into the Ship Spirit Transformation.

Its power had also been greatly enhanced!

"One shot can kill a Crystal?" Su Ye let out an astonished laugh.

’It’s very possible... ’

’With Jiaojiao at the helm, the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s combat strength is enough to kill most Crystal Formation cultivators!’

Su Ye concluded.

The Ship Spirit Transformation had also given rise to new abilities.

"Magnetic Reversal. This is a Tier-4 spiritual ship ability. It can counteract gravity, turning it into a ’Sky Battleship’!"

"Hull Liveliness. Now that Jiaojiao exists, the Ghostly Flood Dragon is like a living creature. Its hull can drastically alter its shape to better adapt to combat..."

"Blood Light Soul Splitting. I can feed it living souls to create more powerful cursed crew members, up to... the Crystal realm?"

"Besides that, there’s also... the Nine Nether Ghost Realm?"

"Based on the tens of millions of living souls in the Soul Abyss Blood Prison, it forms a Ghost Realm that indiscriminately suppresses all hostile targets..."

"Is this... a domain ability?" Su Ye was amazed.

...

At that moment, He Muyun, who was standing to the side, was staring at Jiaojiao in utter shock.

Her eyes looked like they were about to pop out of her head!

"How is that possible?"

"That’s... a Ship Spirit, isn’t it?"

’The vast majority of Tier-4 spiritual ships can’t even produce a Ship Spirit...’

’This is a quasi-Tier-4 ship, but... not long ago, it was just a Tier-2 ship!’

’How on earth did it manage that?’

And at this moment, Jiaojiao noticed He Muyun’s gaze.

Her Ruby eyes lit up as if she had spotted a delightful treat.

’Huh... she’s looking at me?’ He Muyun froze for a second, an inexplicable panic rising in her heart.

And the next moment.

She saw.

Jiaojiao tilted her head, looked at Su Ye, and asked.

"Master, can I eat her?"

She licked her lips, revealing rows of sharp, white, shark-like teeth, looking eager for a taste.

The Ship Spirit born from the sacrifice of tens of millions of living souls...

As innocent as a child, and also as cruel as a child!