The two sages who had just summoned their magical treasures to attack Hai Yi witnessed Di Jiu slay Bei Yin with a single strike. Shocked, they quickly retreated backward.
"Daoist Di, killing someone aboard the Chaos Ship seems rather unreasonable, don't you think?" a detached voice called out. Sage Tan Ji and Sage Tai Hong landed simultaneously; it was Sage Tan Ji who spoke.
Sage Hai Yi had already reacted, immediately sending a voice transmission to Di Jiu, "Daoist Di, people have been killing freely on this Chaos Ship for years. Besides, Bei Yin attacked your..."
Sage Hai Yi's voice transmission stopped just in time. Almost simultaneously, the powerful divine senses of Sage Tan Ji and Sage Tai Hong swept in. Di Jiu instantly sensed that these two sages' divine senses carried their own world rules. If Sage Hai Yi hadn't halted his transmission, Tan Ji and Tai Hong would have learned everything.
Di Jiu sighed inwardly. These guys, regardless of their cultivation level, were all cunning beyond words.
Di Jiu laughed heartily. "Fellow Daoists, Bei Yin attacked my protective array directly. Am I supposed to let him attack and not retaliate? Or is it that, aboard this Chaos Ship, only I, Di Jiu, am forbidden from defending myself when bullied?"
At this moment, Di Jiu had already guessed that the earlier violent shaking of the ship was likely due to repeated clashes among sages. The tremors hadn't subsided but had grown even stronger, suggesting that Sage Tan Ji and Sage Tai Hong had lost control over the many sages aboard.
Sage Tan Ji had questioned Di Jiu about killing aboard the Chaos Ship right away, clearly taking advantage of Di Jiu's ignorance regarding the recent changes on the ship. After all, Di Jiu had gone into seclusion as soon as he returned, so it was normal for him to be unaware of the upheaval.
Now, with Di Jiu's retort, Sage Tan Ji and Sage Tai Hong realized that Di Jiu was already aware of the changes aboard the ship.
At this point, although the Chaos Ship hadn't completely collapsed, not only was attacking someone else's protective array dangerous—even leaving your own protective array could get you killed if you were alone.