Judging by the direction of its dive, its target was Qin Xuan.
"Bang!"
The white light from the skeleton ship blocked the bat-like monster; the monster disintegrated into ashes the moment it hit the skeleton ship's light shield.
"What is this thing? Why did it suddenly disappear?"
Qin Xuan frowned, muttering in confusion.
"I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I can confirm it's definitely not a living creature!"
Han Ye stated with certainty.
"If it were a living creature, it wouldn't just disappear like that. This might just be a Divine Soul-like existence."
Han Ye said, though he himself wasn't entirely certain.
Regardless, no matter what, this thing couldn't be allowed onto the ship.
Hearing Han Ye say this, Qin Xuan nodded slightly.
The confusion in his heart grew deeper.
Which world did this Eerie Mist connect to, to have such things appear?
Just as Qin Xuan was pondering, sharp screeches came from the Eerie Mist again.
A moment later, a monster flew out of the Eerie Mist.
This time it wasn't a bat, but a three-headed hellhound.
The three-headed hellhound roared, lunging fiercely at Qin Xuan.
However, it was similarly blocked by the white light shield outside the skeleton ship, and quickly vanished into thin air, disappearing completely.
"There's probably a very powerful treasure on this ship, otherwise these things couldn't be blocked so easily."
Han Ye said with certainty, and Qin Xuan also nodded silently.
Seeing this, Qin Xuan was now certain that there were many ghosts in this Eerie Mist, and to be able to withstand them, there must be a treasure on board the ship.
And so, as Qin Xuan continued to advance, more and more strange things flew out of the Eerie Mist, rushing towards the skeleton ship.
However, they were all blocked by the layer of white light shield outside the skeleton ship, unable to get close to it at all.
Along the way, the skeleton ship encountered such monsters so many times that Qin Xuan became somewhat numb to it.
Although he didn't know what kind of world the Eerie Mist connected to, Qin Xuan knew that place was certainly not benevolent.
"Splash!"
Just as Qin Xuan was moving forward, a sudden sound of water came from the side, instantly making the relaxed Qin Xuan vigilant.
After listening for a moment, Qin Xuan's expression changed drastically.
This sound was precisely the sound of a ship moving across the sea.
"What... what's going on? Isn't this inside the Eerie Mist? How can there still be a ship?"
Moreover, judging by the loudness of the sound, this ship was very close.
Qin Xuan was puzzled and quickly looked to the side.
His double pupils peered through the black Eerie Mist into the distance.
After a while, a small fishing boat appeared at the end of Qin Xuan's vision.
Two lanterns hung on the fishing boat, one red and one white;
On the red lantern was written a large character for 'life', while on the white lantern was written 'death'.
One red and one white, one life and one death!
In front of the fishing boat, a fisherman was pushing a long pole, constantly propelling the fishing boat towards Qin Xuan's skeleton ship.
What is this thing?
Qin Xuan only felt a chill down his spine.
He quickly wanted to control the skeleton ship to speed up and leave this place.
But the fishing boat's speed, which seemed slow, was actually faster than the skeleton ship.
Despite trying very hard to speed up and shake off the fishing boat, in less than a quarter of an hour, the fishing boat was getting closer and closer to the skeleton ship.
"It's coming this way!"
Qin Xuan gritted his teeth and whispered to Han Ye.
Although Han Ye couldn't see the fishing boat, he understood from Qin Xuan's description.
"If it's a blessing, it's not a disaster; if it's a disaster, it can't be avoided. It seems this thing is coming for our skeleton ship, so don't worry about it. Just wait and see. You can't avoid it by trying to hide."
"Since Qin Xuan can't shake off this fishing boat anyway, it's better to wait a bit and let the fishing boat approach."
"We'll talk after we understand the situation."
Qin Xuan nodded, but his heart remained uneasy.
This fishing boat looked too strange.
After all, it was impossible for any living creature to survive in the Eerie Mist.
Since this thing could travel through the Eerie Mist, it meant that it was most likely not a living creature.
"Could it be that the fishing boat also has a function similar to the skeleton ship, allowing it to ignore the strangeness in the Eerie Mist?"
But Qin Xuan looked around, and the fishing boat was not protected by a layer of white light like the skeleton ship.
Yet, when this fishing boat traveled through the Eerie Mist, nothing around it dared to approach the fishing boat.
Was it the effect of those two lanterns? Qin Xuan was puzzled.
Could it be that these two lanterns intimidated the things in the Eerie Mist, preventing them from approaching?
Qin Xuan grew more and more confused, and after a long while, he could only shake his head helplessly.
Forget it, let's wait until the ship gets closer.
Another quarter of an hour passed, and the fishing boat arrived near the skeleton ship. It was then that Qin Xuan finally saw the fisherman's appearance.
When he clearly saw the fisherman, his heart stirred, and he almost made a move.
It was a skeleton dressed as a fisherman!
The skeleton's eyes held two deep blue lights.
Seeing Qin Xuan look over, the 'fisherman' slowly raised its head and looked at Qin Xuan.
Before Qin Xuan could speak, the 'fisherman' slowly extended its withered five fingers towards Qin Xuan.
"What do you want?"
Qin Xuan swallowed, completely clueless as to what this skeleton wanted, feeling somewhat at a loss.
But the skeleton never answered, only continued to extend its hand towards Qin Xuan.
"Senior, what do you think it wants?"
Qin Xuan quickly asked Han Ye.
Han Ye was also puzzled.
He was even more bewildered than Qin Xuan at this moment.
"I don't know. How would I know what this thing wants? But looking at it, it definitely wants something from you."
"Think carefully, what exactly does it want from you?"
Hearing this, Qin Xuan gave a bitter laugh.
What does it want? It can't be my life, can it?
If it wants my life, then I can only fight for it.
Seeing Qin Xuan unmoved and bewildered, the skeleton continued to extend its hand towards Qin Xuan without stopping.
"It seems it wants a toll."
Qin Xuan scratched his head, thought for a moment, and took out a few Spirit Stones from his qiankun ring to give to the other party.
The skeleton did not show any intention of taking the Spirit Stones, and continued to extend its hand towards Qin Xuan.
"It doesn't want Spirit Stones then? If not Spirit Stones, then does it want Spiritual Artifacts?"
After thinking, Qin Xuan took out several Low Grade Spiritual Artifacts from the qiankun ring and handed them to the skeleton.
The skeleton's dry hand moved slightly, but it still showed no sign of taking them.
Its empty, glowing eyes were fixed on Qin Xuan.
Then its shriveled finger bones pointed to a nearby skeleton.
"So it wants the skeletons on this ship."
Qin Xuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
He might not have other things, but for the skeleton ship, skeletons were the least lacking.
"Alright, here you go!"
Qin Xuan didn't say any more nonsense, directly picked up a skull from the skeleton ship, and handed it towards the fishing boat.
The 'fisherman' on the fishing boat took the skull, examined it, and then put it away.
It was unclear what method this 'fisherman' used.
The skull, after entering the fishing boat, quickly disappeared without a trace.
