Chapter 51: Soul Interrogation

A few minutes later, the one-sided slaughter came to an end.

A thick smell of blood filled the entire Sea Demon Ship and the surrounding waters.

The Sea Demon Ship and the sea around it were covered with corpses, with nearly a hundred dead Yasha Fishmen.

On the Demon Whale, no one had fallen.

This victory was a great triumph.

It made many of the crew who participated in the final pursuit realize the terrifying strength of this 'Captain Jack'.

Some even vaguely sensed that their Captain Jack was probably not far off from being a 'Transcendent Caster'.

When the battle on the Demon Whale ended,

some crew members who had gone deep into the sea to pursue enemies returned one after another.

At this moment, Gune also stepped across the sea and quickly boarded the Demon Whale.

After the situation was settled,

Gune had intended to find the corpse of the fifth-rank elementalist he had shot, but he couldn't find it.

It might have been eaten by some shark or sunk to the bottom of the sea, whereabouts unknown.

After all, by now, over a hundred sharks had been attracted to the area, some as large as seventeen or eighteen meters.

"Long live the captain!"

As soon as Gune boarded the Sea Demon Ship, some crew member roared.

"Long live the captain!"

Everyone shouted in unison, their momentum overwhelming.

In this battle, if not for Captain Jack, none of them would have survived today.

"Alright!" Gune said with a smile, waving his hand.

"Clean up the corpses and loot the spoils! In a little while, the sharks will have eaten all the bodies."

"After all, there are still some good things on these corpses."

"Once the bodies are cleared, the three deputies come to my captain's cabin."

The three deputies nodded, and then everyone began looting the corpses.

Looting spoils after a battle was very necessary and important.

Turning around, Gune looked at his captain's cabin, which was already damaged beyond recognition, and shook his head lightly.

"When I have time, the captain's cabin also needs some repairs."

Entering the captain's cabin,

on the floor, a fifth-rank Yasha Fishman bound by Blood Tentacles and unable to move caught Gune's eye.

Blood Tentacles had a strong binding ability.

Transcendents drained by it quickly lost their ability to resist.

After all, as a dangerous-level sealed artifact, it was quite formidable in restraining transcendents.

When he had captured this fifth-rank Yasha Fishman earlier, Gune had not killed him but had bound him instead.

After all, Gune still needed to learn many important things from him.

For instance, why were the people of the Misty Shadow Islands cooperating with those mysterious individuals?

And who were these mysterious humans?

What was their purpose?

And to learn from him other things he wanted to know.

Approaching the fifth-rank Yasha Fishman,

Gune, with a calm and focused mind, began to release Puppet Threads into the Yasha Fishman's head.

Now at the fifth rank, Puppet Threads possessed a certain ability to manipulate souls.

He could turn the target into a soul puppet and then interrogate him.

But for information that was too complex or touched on certain aspects, the target might not speak, and even if he did, it would be fragmented.

This was vastly different from having a demonic secondary soul directly devour the target's soul and thoroughly digest all important information in detail.

But it was currently the only effective method Gune had for obtaining information.

Over thirty Puppet Threads penetrated into the Yasha Fishman's head, and under Gune's meticulous manipulation, they slowly began to integrate into the depths of his soul.

But clearly, Gune felt the target's resistance.

Fortunately, this fellow had been drained of most of his blood by the Blood Tentacles and could not resist.

After about two or three minutes, Gune's thirty-plus Puppet Threads had fully infiltrated into the soul within his mind.

As Gune's fingers moved slightly,

the fifth-rank Yasha Fishman sat up stiffly from the ground like a puppet.

His eyes were closed, his face sallow.

"What is your name?"

Gune asked softly, beginning the interrogation.

"Hek... Ya... Si."

His voice was as stiff as an old, broken gear creaking.

Fortunately, he answered truthfully, which relieved Gune.

Being able to extract information was naturally the best.

"Who are those humans? Why are they cooperating with you?"

Hekyasi spoke intermittently.

"They are followers of the Giant God Church."

"Because... they want to develop the mines on the Misty Islands, saying they can help... their Giant God Church... forge demonic weapons. That's why they cooperate with us."

"Giant God Church, Giant God Demonic Weapons?"

Gune raised an eyebrow slightly.

Gune had heard of such strange and powerful weapons as 'Giant God Demonic Weapons'.

It was said to be a method of forging weapons taught by the Giant God to his followers.

They were called demonic weapons because they needed to be fed with flesh, blood, bones, and the lives of enemies.

Through killing and sacrifice, the weapon's power was continuously enhanced.

These were utterly—demonic weapons.

"You allowed them to develop the mines of the Misty Shadow Islands, and they cooperated with you in attacking our Sea Demon Ship? That can't be possible, right?"

After thinking, Gune asked.

"Of course... not."

Hekyasi, his face gradually twisting, continued intermittently.

"Lord Ogushan of the Giant God Church promised to help the Great Elder advance to Transcendent Master."

"Only then did the Great Elder agree to let them mine the ores."

"These days are the critical moment for the Great Elder's ceremony to advance to Transcendent Master."

"We patrol the entire Misty Shadow Islands, not allowing anyone to interfere. And those humans, to show sincerity, patrol with us."

"Because your Sea Demon Ship entered the range of the Misty Shadow Islands, we attacked. If you had left at the edge, we would not have attacked."

"So that's how it is."

Gune nodded slightly.

"Accidentally stumbled upon an evil deal between these aliens and heretical followers."

As Gune continued questioning, he felt the target's soul beginning to tremble slightly, and his face grew more distorted.

"Puppet Threads themselves are a method of control; penetrating into this fellow's soul is like stabbing a knife into his soul."

"This fellow won't last much longer; I need to speed up the questioning."

"What rank is this Ogushan? Is he a Transcendent Master?"

"No, Ogushan is at the sixth rank of transcendence, but his strength is considerable. I heard the Great Elder say that if Ogushan wanted, he could advance to Transcendent Master."

This made Gune's brow twitch.

"Suppressing his rank, another ambitious one."

Senior Nigel was one such person who suppressed his rank at the sixth rank of transcendence.

This heretical follower named 'Ogushan' was another.

"Fortunately, he's not a Transcendent Master, so the threat isn't that great."

"But I still need to be careful."

"I heard that there are many Sea Demon Trees on your Misty Shadow Islands. How did they appear?" After considering, Gune asked.

"Because we have been planting Sea Demon Trees. Often, we sell Sea Demon Trees to earn a large amount of resources."

"Planting Sea Demon Trees?" Gune's heart stirred slightly.

"So that means you have many Sea Demon Tree seeds?"

"Yes." His face twisted with pain and a hint of ferocity, Hekyasi's voice grew weaker, and his soul aura began to decline.

"I heard the Great Elder say that he once encountered a royal-grade Sea Demon Tree at sea, and that royal-grade Sea Demon Tree even communicated with him."

"And the Great Elder seemed to have obtained seeds of the royal-grade Sea Demon Tree from it... It was from that royal-grade Sea Demon Tree that the Great Elder learned the method of planting Sea Demon Trees."

"Royal-grade Sea Demon Tree?" Gune's expression flickered.

"Such a supreme treasure is rarely seen!" Gune sighed inwardly.

"A royal-grade Sea Demon Tree with self-awareness, drifting at sea? That would be on the same level as Meiesa?"

At this moment, the fifth-rank Yasha Fishman Hekyasi's aura began to show signs of dissipating.

He was about to die.

"Is there anything else about your Great Elder or that man named Ogushan?"

"There is..."

Hekyasi began to gasp heavily, his chest heaving violently, and his soul had started to dissipate.

He seemed to use his last strength to utter a sound.

"Decei... tful... Sea... Old... Man..."