Sinclair was undeniably gifted; he had become a ghost, and his power was terrifying.
He launched a soul attack directly at Ling Tian and Ah Li. This kind of soul-piercing shriek, if it struck a normal person with magic, would instantly turn them into an idiot. If it lasted a few seconds longer, their very souls would be torn apart by the shriek!
This was why Sinclair, as a ghost, had the confidence to attack Ling Tian and Ah Li!
The ghost's soul attack instantly impacted Ling Tian and Ah Li's souls. However, the two of them just laughed it off, as if nothing had happened.
This soul attack was like someone shouting at them in person; their eardrums felt slightly distended, and that was all.
After Sinclair the ghost roared, he found that the two of them showed no reaction. He assumed they had been turned into idiots by his soul attack.
So, this fellow, without any sense of self-preservation, actually approached Ling Tian and Ah Li and opened his mouth again!
However, before his soul attack could even manifest this time, Ah Li raised her hand and swung her hammer!
The Wind Thunder Hammer, crackling with electricity, landed squarely on the ghost's body. The ghost let out a scream, its entire form enveloped by the electric light.
It quickly fled dozens of meters away, hiding in the corner of the ship's cabin. At this point, the ghost's spiritual body had shrunk by a third, and its ethereal blue glow had dimmed considerably, showing just how much damage that single blow had inflicted.
It could be considered that this fellow was not an ordinary ghost; otherwise, that hammer blow would have long since reduced it to ashes!
"Ling Tian, this guy doesn't seem like an ordinary ghost. Do you want him dead or alive?"
"Let's just kill him. It's just a slightly stronger soul, and it probably doesn't know much anyway."
When Sinclair's ghost heard this, it was truly terrified. Its most potent soul attack had no effect on these two!
Little did he know that Ling Tian possessed the Soul Refining Furnace within his spiritual realm. Ling Tian had tempered his own soul in the Soul Refining Furnace many times.
Ling Tian certainly didn't neglect Ah Li; Ah Li's soul was also frequently tempered by the Soul Refining Furnace.
Moreover, the powerful souls that Ling Tian had refined, and the soul power they generated – the beads formed after the Soul Refining Furnace refined souls, containing soul power – Ah Li had consumed her fair share of those too.
Ling Tian and Ah Li's souls were incredibly resilient, rendering Sinclair's soul attack a mere joke.
Sinclair turned and phased through the wall.
As a ghost, passing through walls was not difficult for them. However, spiritual bodies like ghosts could not freely pass through walls; after all, phasing through walls would cause some loss of energy for the spiritual body.
Now, to escape, Sinclair couldn't afford to care about such things. It fled downwards, phasing into the ship's engine room.
The engine room was located at the bottom of the ship's bow. To get from the cargo hold to the engine room, one had to pass through several doors and ascend and descend several flights of stairs.
To save its life, Sinclair completely disregarded the loss of its own energy and ran desperately. It planned to find a place to hide and then sneak back after these two gods of death had left the ship.
However, as Sinclair reached the engine room, it looked up abruptly and found a beautiful young girl standing before it, holding a pair of hammers that continuously emitted electric light!
In that instant, the ghost's already dim mind suddenly crashed.
"This... this is impossible!"
Sinclair's consciousness abruptly ended. Two hammers, wreathed in lightning, flew towards it and struck it directly.
This ghost, which had once envisioned a bright future, was thus reduced to ashes!
Ling Tian and Ah Li inspected the ship, confirming that there were no other ghosts or formations on board.
Then, Ling Tian had Ah Li return to the spiritual realm space. He directly went to the ship's oil depot.
This freighter burned diesel, or more accurately, heavy oil.
Heavy oil was a large quantity of low-grade diesel produced during the distillation and refining process of petroleum. It was the layer between high-quality diesel and asphalt.
Of course, some so-called biodiesel, which was recycled cooking oil, was also used as heavy oil.
However, heavy oil was very viscous and needed to be heated before use to make it flow, so that it could be used in marine diesel engines.
Although heavy oil did not have a very high calorific value and was not environmentally friendly, it was cheap, which was why it was widely used by ships.
Heavy oil, like diesel, had a very high ignition point, above 220 degrees Celsius. Even trying to ignite diesel and heavy oil with an ordinary lighter was difficult.
But this did not pose a problem for Ling Tian. Ling Tian directly poured one cubic meter of gasoline into the oil depot and then ignited the gasoline. With the gasoline mixing with the diesel, the entire oil depot erupted in flames. With a flash of thought, Ling Tian had already appeared outside the ship, back on the Knight of Kuite.
Standing on the deck, watching the raging fire, the ghost ship was soon engulfed by flames and finally sank into the sea.
"Let's go, Smolov. We still have a journey to make!"
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In the waters off Mermaid Island, a luxurious cruise ship about 150 meters long was making its way towards Mermaid Island. Many yacht enthusiasts were familiar with this ship. It was called the "Pinnacle," with a construction cost of up to 800 million US dollars. The owner of this yacht was a Chinese magnate from Wall Street, Tony Ma.
Tony Ma was less than 40 years old, yet he was already a financial titan dominating Wall Street.
This man had an exceptionally keen sense for business. He went from a small stock operator to a financial tycoon worth hundreds of billions in just over a decade.
Early in his career, he dealt in virtual currencies. He could always find the investment projects with the greatest development potential, then leverage them heavily. When these projects reached their peak profitability, just before they collapsed, he would sell them off in batches and walk away with the money.
Later, he didn't miss out on projects like blockchain and the metaverse. He was always dancing on a tightrope, yet he managed to escape danger time and time again.
His lifestyle was extremely extravagant, and his private life was also very decadent. However, a few months ago, at a party hosted by celebrities, he met a woman.
This woman completely captivated him, transforming Tony Ma, a playboy who changed girlfriends more often than clothes, into a devoted lover.
If this woman asked for the stars, Tony Ma wouldn't dare refuse to give her the moon.
In fact, if Ling Tian saw this woman, he would immediately recognize her true identity. She was the protector of the Heavenly Demon Sect, the liaison for heretical ways, Yulia!