However, because Lu Ye manipulated the battleship to avoid many attacks, the protective light screen lasted longer than ever before, thanks to the crew's efforts to maintain it. The crew aboard the Ghost Ship are indeed part of the battleship, but when facing enemies, they make every effort without the slightest negligence, which is undoubtedly good news. If in such an environment, even one's own crew cannot work together harmoniously, then there is no point in continuing this test; it would be utterly meaningless. In the sixth cycle, Lu Ye promptly controlled the battleship, accelerating to escape far away, while taking out two As-Close-As-Siblings Array Discs from his storage ring and tossing them to Qin Zong, commanding: "You all take these and gather all crew to the deck for defense. Strong enemies are coming soon!" The As-Close-As-Siblings Array Disc played a significant role in the Nine Provinces' resistance against the insect hives during the expedition to the Blood Refinement World, allowing many Nine Provinces cultivators to borrow power from each other, easily form formations, and using it here was indeed a good choice. The crew, though all at the Constellation Realm, vary in cultivation and have varying amounts of spirit force. Thus, when controlling the Formation on the deck, the power displayed by the Formation would be different, but with the help of the As-Close-As-Siblings Array Disc, they can collaborate better. Qin Zong gave a low shout: "Yes!" Immediately, he led Xiao Jianming and Xu Qingwei to the deck. Just as Hai Tang said, although these guys harbor ill feelings toward Lu Ye, they still strictly execute his orders. Lu Ye stood alone, immersing his mind, becoming familiar with various controls over the battleship. Still at that time, the warning shout rang out. Upon hearing the sound, Lu Ye realized it's likely one of the Ghost Ship's rules. No matter how hard he accelerates beforehand, he can't achieve the goal of delaying; the incoming threat always appears at the same time in the lookout's view. Soon, the battle erupted. The source of thɪs content is 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝘯𝘦𝘵 This time was pleasing. Under Lu Ye's control and the crew's efforts, the Long Dragon battleship managed to hold for nearly one incense stick's time before it was blasted apart. Lu Ye discovered he seemingly has a knack for controlling the battleship, perhaps linked to his background as a combat cultivator. Combat cultivators are adept at close combat; when controlling the battleship, it's merely substituting the individual's body with the battleship itself. Though controlling a battleship is more challenging, once the tricks are found and familiarized, it becomes traceable. If a magic cultivator were to do it, it probably wouldn't be so simple. Moreover, Lu Ye found another advantageous piece of information for himself: the deeper immersed his mind, the more spirit force he injects, the easier the control over the battleship. These things are not taught by others; they require deep personal experience. Lu Ye estimated that if he could escape this predicament, encounters with anything like battleships in the future should lead to easy control. This counts as a form of honing; acquiring an additional skill is ultimately not detrimental. But soon, Lu Ye discovered another problem. The consumption is too great, and he finally understood why the Ghost Ship imposes a rule where any cultivator, regardless of cultivation, can only exert Constellation Early Stage strength. Because Constellation Early Stage is the start of the upper three realms, with the smallest reserve of spirit force. Controlling the battleship demands a massive expenditure of spirit force—at such consumption levels, a cultivator at the Constellation Early Stage would exhaust their cultivation within six hours. Even if elixir pills are used to recover midway, it won't extend much longer. Especially for better control of the Long Dragon battleship, more spirit force is required, accelerating the individual cultivator's consumption. In other words, a cultivator who enters this ship must pass the test within a few Shichen, only then to leave and gain opportunities. If time drags on, the situation will become increasingly unfavorable, eventually falling into a vicious cycle, leading to inevitable doom. Hai Tang never mentioned this to Lu Ye; it's unknown whether it slipped her mind due to urgency or she deemed it unnecessary to say, thinking Lu Ye would perceive it. This issue is a significant hurdle for other cultivators, but for Lu Ye, it's really not a problem. In his cultivation with spirit jade, controlling rhythm is necessary for optimal efficiency. Realizing the excessive consumption of spirit force, Lu Ye immediately stuffed a piece of spirit jade into his mouth, chewing down. As for the wasted energy from the spirit jade... at this moment, does it really matter? When he left the Nine Provinces, he had around fifteen thousand pieces of spirit jade. The quantity has hardly changed since, as his finds along the way mostly suffice for his daily cultivation needs. At Constellation Early Stage, the use of spirit jade remains minimal. In the seventh cycle, Lu Ye turned his head to find Qin Zong and the others standing gawkily beside him like three quails. Seeing his gaze, Xiao Jianming asked the familiar question again: "Captain, do you have any orders?" "Where are the things I gave you?" All three were bewildered, Qin Zong said: "What things?" Lu Ye realized that after reincarnation, everything had been reshaped, and the two As-Close-As-Siblings Array Discs he had given them before were lost without a trace. He immediately tossed out two array discs and issued the same orders as before. After the three left, Lu Ye began to get familiar again with controlling the battleship. This time he didn't waste energy to accelerate since no matter how he sped up, the enemy's attacks would always arrive punctually, so he decided not to waste that energy. He simply channeled all his spirit force into the orb controlling the Central Hub, familiarizing himself with every Array on the battleship and the power of every treasure embedded within those Arrays, all while controlling the battleship. Intense combat broke out once more, but it was more of a passive beating than a battle. Although Lu Ye's orders led Qin Zong and others to try to counterattack while defending against the enemy on the deck, such counterattacks needed Lu Ye's cooperation because Lu Ye controlled the battleship's movement and maneuvers; without proper coordination with the crew, effective counterattacks were difficult. Qin Zong activated several Arrays' powers, but they all struck empty space because the aim was off... In this situation, the defeat of the Long Dragon battleship was only a matter of time. What Lu Ye needed to do was to survive for as long as possible to continually accumulate experience in controlling the battleship. The eighth time, the ninth time, the tenth time... Unlike the other crew members, Hai Tang was always closely monitoring the changes in the battleship to infer Lu Ye's condition. In the beginning, she was pleased because Lu Ye was clearly improving rapidly in his control of the battleship, performing much better than she had before. This sort of progress could be directly felt, as the battleship could withstand enemy attacks for increasingly longer periods. But soon she noticed something wrong, as Lu Ye kept dodging and never retaliated. Gradually, she sighed, knowing that if things continued this way, no matter how much Lu Ye's skill in piloting the battleship advanced, it would be futile. This was because a Constellation Early Stage cultivator's spirit force reserve was insufficient to support prolonged control. And once Lu Ye's spirit force was exhausted, the Long Dragon battleship would become a target unable to dodge, until repeated deaths slowly but surely tied Lu Ye and the Ghost Ship together, leaving him unable to escape. She couldn't believe Lu Ye hadn't noticed this problem. But since he did, why wasn't there any change? As time passed, she began to notice something strange. The Long Dragon battleship was still deftly maneuvering and dodging, and the anticipated situation where the battleship became a sitting duck due to Lu Ye's depleted spirit force never occurred. Hai Tang couldn't quite figure it out. Did this Junior Brother Lu Ye have such deep spirit force reserves? This shouldn't be something a Constellation Early Stage cultivator could possess. But regardless, this was indeed happening, and if such a situation could be maintained, perhaps...there was hope? The sixteenth reincarnation! Lu Ye could clearly feel that his connection with the Long Dragon battleship had become very strong. Although he no longer worried about spirit force consumption, one matter could not be overlooked—his deaths were limited. Once he exceeded this limit, no matter how much effort he put in, it would be futile. This was the maximum number of deaths he assessed that he could endure. Exceeding this number would put him in danger. So, the opportunities left for him were few. Fortunately, through these repeated deaths, he had reached a point where controlling the Long Dragon battleship was as fluid as moving his own arm, without the initial discordance and awkwardness. This was as expected, because cultivators, especially those in the Constellation Realm, were not like ordinary people. Even if they had never encountered certain things before, they could quickly master them given enough time. Controlling a battleship wasn't inherently too difficult. The greatest problem faced by cultivators here was the terrifying spirit force consumption, which was the fundamental reason why many cultivators fell to the Ghost Ship. In the past, cultivators who came here would, after a few reincarnations, realize the issue of spirit force reserves and had to account for their own spirit force consumption. But this problem simply didn't exist for Lu Ye; he continuously exerted the maximum use of his spirit force from start to finish. Of course, this also had to do with the Long Dragon battleship's size. It's ultimately a battleship suitable for a little more than ten people to sail together, and when compared in stellar space, it's only a small battleship. If it were a large battleship, controlling it wouldn't be as simple. This time, during reincarnation, the frequency and number of times the Long Dragon battleship was attacked by enemies was significantly reduced to a minimum. In this state, even if an unfortunate hit occurred, as long as the protective array didn't break immediately, the crew could swiftly make amends and brace for the next attack. In other words, if the spirit force was sufficient, the Long Dragon battleship could continue to tangle with the invading enemy indefinitely!