739 Freeze! (2/2)

”Elder, we've returned to the home planet. What accident can befall us now? You should rest. The resources we got this time around should be sufficient for you to advance to the next cultivation realm. Let's extend an early congratulation to our elder!”

”That's right, Elder. Stop worrying. Our concealment is flawless. Our battleship looks ordinary and shows signs of wear and tear. It's completely unexceptional. No one will think of targeting us. Besides, it's been years since someone has done something as terrible as robbing a battleship. The sect should be sending someone to receive us soon. Don't worry, relax.”

The elder gave those words some thought and relaxed slightly. The thought of having sufficient resources for his next breakthrough in cultivation made his insides burn with anticipation.

Of course… these cultivators, who had just returned fresh from a massacre with their battleship filled to the brim with treasures, had no idea that two intense stares had locked onto their battleship. Two entities, one larger, one smaller, hid in the clouds, their sights locked firmly onto the battleship.

Wang Baole narrowed his eyes as he stood amidst the clouds. He studied the seemingly ordinary battleship, then quietly asked the donkey.

”Son, you sure it's tasty?”

”Son!” The donkey looked certain. Its hooves trembled with seemingly uncontrollable hunger. It looked as if it was about to dash out at any moment.

”Fine, I'll trust you this once. Let's go get it!” Wang Baole's eyes flashed. He discarded any consideration for other battleships and hid himself. They shadowed the battleship quietly.

It didn't take long for the seemingly worn down battleship that reeked of poverty to slowly stray from the other battleships around it. It drifted away and entered the planet's atmosphere. Upon entry, the battleship became hidden amidst thick clouds.

It sank further into the atmosphere. A flash of light flickered in Wang Baole's eyes—they never left the battleship. He unleashed his full speed and allowed his perfected Nascent Soul realm cultivation to fill his body. He allowed his Stellar Nascent Soul to boost his speed beyond what his current level of cultivation was capable of, giving him the speed of a Soul Conduit realm cultivator. He was like a shooting star as he raced after the battleship!

The battleship unleashed its full speed at the same moment as well. With a speed that was at least triple its original speed, it sped away.

Hmm? Did it sense my presence? Wang Baole froze. There wasn't time to think though. He stopped trying to hide his presence, unleashing another sudden burst of speed and extending his senses outward. He was like an invisible hurricane that instantly surrounded the battleship. His senses bypassed the battleship's defenses. Instantly, he saw the dozens of cultivators on board!

A piercing alarm erupted in the battleship with Wang Baole's scan. A moment ago, the cultivators on board had been laughing and resting. In the next moment, alarm flashed across their faces. The few Nascent Soul realm cultivators appeared shocked, and they gasped.

”A Soul Conduit realm cultivator?”

”Hurry up, something's not right!”

They had just heard the battleship's alarm bells and had also sensed the foreign scan. The only cultivators who could extend their senses and see into the inside of a battleship while in the planet's outer atmosphere… were those at the Soul Conduit realm. To do it so brazenly was a clear indication of this cultivator's intent. At least, it was clear to the cultivators on the battleship!

There's no Soul Conduit realm cultivator on board? Does that mean they didn't speed up because they noticed my presence? Wang Baole's heart rate picked up when he saw the expressions shift on the cultivators' faces. He realized something then. He might have just struck the jackpot this time. A fat juicy lamb had landed on his lap, ready for slaughter!

An excited Wang Baole intentionally changed his voice as he began to laugh maniacally. With a sudden shift, he turned invisible, like a spirit, and threw himself at the battleship that was trying to make its escape. He passed through the battleship's hull as his voice thundered in the cultivators' heads like a sudden, aural explosion.

”Freeze, this is a robbery!”