As the small boat sped forward, four ships suddenly appeared ahead.

Although these four ships could not compare with the large ships of the Holy Land, they were still three times bigger than the small boat Duan Gujin was currently on.

Seeing the four large ships blocking the way, Jiang Qichen's mind raced, and he directed his small boat to swiftly weave through them.

Just as a young man on one of those four ships saw a small boat ahead actually overtaking them, his heart swelled with rage, and he ordered his subordinate to hand him a boat hook.

The young man was dressed in extravagant clothing, looking very much like a young nobleman.

His complexion was somewhat pale, and his eyes showed a hint of lasciviousness.

"Everyone, row faster! Chase down that fishing boat ahead!"

The young man shouted loudly to command the people behind him.

The people behind him, upon hearing the young nobleman's shouts, dared not disobey.

Thus, the young man's small boat quickly chased after Duan Gujin's small boat.

"Everyone, look! The boat behind us seems to be chasing us."

Fang Xiaomei soon noticed a small boat pursuing them from behind and informed Jiang Qichen and the others.

Duan Gujin extended his Divine Sense; he soon realized there was indeed a small boat chasing them, and on it, a young man was waving an iron hook.

"What is that young man trying to do?"

After pondering for a moment with doubt in his heart, Duan Gujin saw the young man throw the iron hook toward their small boat.

Duan Gujin immediately understood, the young man was targeting them.

"Do you know that young man?"

Duan Gujin quickly asked.

"We don't know him!"

Jiang Qichen and the other two replied almost in unison.

"Get ready for battle, that person is coming for us!"

Duan Gujin hurriedly told everyone to prepare for the confrontation.

Jiang Qichen and the others immediately took out all their Dark Weapons, ready to meet the young nobleman in battle.

"Hit!"

Despite seeing Duan Gujin and the other three draw their Dark Weapons, the young nobleman's eyes were filled with disdain for them.

He aimed the iron hook at the small boat where Duan Gujin was and then threw it forcefully, the iron hook whizzing through the air toward them.

Seeing the opponent's action, Duan Gujin immediately understood it was a provocation.

With a movement of his mind, he waved his right hand, and a burst of Sword Qi shot out rapidly, directly colliding with the iron hook.

With a loud boom, the iron hook was destroyed by Duan Gujin's Sword Qi and fell into the sea.

"These people are rebelling! They've grown audacious!"

Seeing this, the young nobleman became furious, and he commanded his subordinates to pursue Duan Gujin's boat and to use all their strength to ram and sink Jiang Qichen's boat.

"Everyone, be careful! That man wants to ram and sink our boat!"

Duan Gujin, with his Divine Sense, heard the young nobleman's orders to his subordinates loud and clear, so he warned Jiang Qichen and the others to be cautious of the small boat coming up from behind.

"Brace yourselves! I'm going to activate the Acceleration Array on this small boat now!"

Hearing Duan Gujin's words, excitement flickered in Jiang Qichen's eyes, which puzzled Duan Gujin.

"How strange! Why does Jiang Qichen seem not at all nervous, but actually very excited? This is completely illogical!"

Duan Gujin's eyes flickered, sensing something extraordinary about Jiang Qichen.

So, he observed Jiang Qichen carefully.

After a while, he had a realization.

"I get it now, Jiang Qichen must have that kind of interest towards Fang Xiaomei. That's why he wanted to show off his talents in front of her!"

Duan Gujin exhaled a murky breath as he saw the affection in Jiang Qichen's eyes when he looked at Fang Xiaomei.

He observed for a while and noticed that Fang Xiaomei did not particularly look towards Jiang Qichen.

"Could it be that Fang Xiaomei has no such feelings for him? Does that mean he's been pining for her alone?"

Duan Gujin couldn't discern the exact relationship between Jiang Qichen and Fang Xiaomei; thus, he could only scratch his nose and stop minding their affairs.

"Whoosh!"

Jiang Qichen infused Primordial Power into the small boat, and, under the urging of the Acceleration Array, indeed, it swiftly left the boats behind.

"Ha ha ha! We've left them behind!"

Jiang Qichen exclaimed excitedly with a face full of laughter.

"Yes! Yes!"

Chen Daping hastily nodded in agreement, and Fang Xiaomei's face also brimmed with smiles.

Just as the four of them thought they had escaped peril, something unexpected happened—their small boat suddenly came to a stop.

"My God! What happened?"

Jiang Qichen was instantly panicked and quickly checked the small boat only to discover that the boat's Array was broken.

"Damn it! The boat's Array is broken!"

Jiang Qichen's forehead immediately beaded with sweat the size of soybeans, having never anticipated that the small boat would fail at such a critical moment.

"Don't you have any other boats?"

Duan Gujin quickly asked.

"I do have other boats, but none are as fast as this one!" Jiang Qichen answered.

Duan Gujin drew a sharp breath, his eyes flashing rapidly.

He had previously checked Jiang Qichen's small boat and found that the Array inside was a mess, naturally prone to serious issues.

Just now, Jiang Qichen had activated the boat's internal Acceleration Array to make it speed up.

The boat indeed accelerated for a distance and shook off the large ship behind them.

But because of internal overheating, the Acceleration Array had completely destroyed the inner Array in one fell swoop.

Even with enough repair materials on hand, it would take time for Duan Gujin to fix it.

Further, even if he managed to repair their current small boat, its speed would be greatly reduced.

"Come aboard my boat!" Duan Gujin's Divine Sense moved, and he brought out the fishing boat he had purchased earlier.

Upon seeing the fishing boat released by Duan Gujin, Jiang Qichen, and the others, they all gasped in shock.

The same thought involuntarily crossed their minds.

"This little boat is so shabby!"

A moment later, Jiang Qichen exclaimed, "Duan Gujin, your fishing boat doesn't have an Acceleration Array!"

"Follow me, and you won't be wrong!"

With a leap, Duan Gujin jumped onto the fishing boat. He had them all follow him aboard the fishing boat, then instructed Jiang Qichen to collect the broken small boat.

With a thought, he infused Primordial Power into the fishing boat.

Upon his infusion of Primordial Power, the boat rapidly surged forward.

Jiang Qichen knew that there indeed were people in the world who could infuse Primordial Power into small boats, which would then rapidly advance forward.

However, this method drastically exhausted Mana.

Jiang Qichen and the other three looked at Duan Gujin somewhat skeptically; after a while, they came to a sudden realization.

"What we need to do now is to not get caught by those few large boats behind us! As long as we shake off the pursuers behind us, we'll be fine!"

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