Chapter 896 - Get on Board! (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

The paper human cutout wasn’t the same paper human cutout that was inside his storage ring. However, the aura that it was exuding was identical. It was exactly as creepy as the one inside his storage ring. It was then that Wang Baole realized why the paper human cutout inside his storage ring had stirred. Upon that realization, doubt and incomprehension rose inside him as he stared at the approaching boat.

What does this boat… represent?

Wang Baole wasn’t sure what the boat was supposed to represent, but he knew… that it must have something to do with the mysterious paper human cutout in his storage ring. In fact, there must be some intimate relationship between the paper human cutout in his storage ring and the one on the boat!

Could it be a cultivator from some civilization? The idea popped into Wang Baole’s head. The Never-Ending Dao Domain was vast and filled with countless civilizations. It wouldn’t be a surprise to find strange and bizarre species existing in the domain.

Regardless, Wang Baole wasn’t interested in getting involved at all. Look at his thin arms and legs, his fragile bones. He had lost quite a bit of weight too. He couldn’t take much more hardship. He instinctively prepared to avoid the strange and creepy looking spirit boat.

The young men and women on the boat are clearly folks you don’t want to mess with. Curiosity killed the cat. I don’t care why they’re on the boat and where they’re going. It has nothing to do with me. Wang Baole blinked and retreated immediately.

He could tell that the passengers weren’t typical cultivators. They exuded a cold arrogance and were seated far apart from one another, looking as if they belonged to separate factions. There was no way that they hadn’t sensed Wang Baole’s presence outside the boat. However, despite that, their eyes remained shut. If not for the aura that they were exuding, one would’ve thought they were corpses.

They didn’t pay any attention to Wang Baole and seemed completely uninterested in him. It was as if these people and Wang Baole were of two separate worlds. An elephant cared not for the ant that was making its way past the larger animal. That feeling made Wang Baole feel extremely uncomfortable.

But he knew nothing about the situation now, and the boat looked really suspicious. Wang Baole didn’t want to get into any further trouble. He snorted secretly and retreated more quickly, trying to put more distance between himself and the boat.

But… sometimes, things just didn’t go one’s way. Wang Baole did his best to retreat as quickly as possible. Regardless, the spirit boat drifting in the distance continued to approach him more steadily, narrowing the distance between them instead of widening it. The boat’s form would grow blurry every time the paper human cutout moved its oar, and with each glide of the oar, the boat would move closer to him.

It was a truly creepy sight to behold. It made the hair on Wang Baole’s skin stand. He instinctively unleashed his Dark Art, but that didn’t seem to be of much use. It didn’t slow the boat down a single bit. The boat’s form continued to turn blurry repeatedly, and it moved closer to him each time that happened.

What the hell is this thing? Wang Baole’s scalp was prickling with numbness. He clenched his jaw and prepared to escape into the distance.

But before he could do anything, the spirit boat’s form blurred once more. In the next moment… when it became distinct again, it had leaped across the cosmos and appeared right before Wang Baole’s eyes!

The sight sent cold sweat pouring down Wang Baole’s forehead. The spirit boat’s aura of antiquity that rushed towards Wang Baole as the spirit boat approached didn’t help. His eyes widened in shock, and alarm colored his face… The paper human cutout, which was standing at the boat’s helm and had been rowing the boat, suddenly froze. Then, instead of sliding its oar across the cosmos, it looked up and stared at Wang Baole with a blank, cold stare that had been drawn onto its face!

The paper human cutout’s stare held Wang Baole frozen to the spot. It was as if he were bound by an incredible power. His cultivation began to tremble, and his Divine Soul grew restless and unstable. He could feel his hair stand as waves of cold terror spread through his body. An impending sense of danger began to sound loudly like alarm bells in his head.

Without hesitation, Wang Baole unleashed his full cultivation, going to the extent of activating his barely-recovered Emperor Armor to give a boost to his speed as he made a swift and hasty retreat.

But… it was of no use!