72: A deep-sea overlord? We just need someone to tow our ship.

On the deck, the blood rain ceased.

The nauseating, fishy, sweet stench, mixed with the salty dampness of the sea, irritated everyone's nasal cavity.

Sun Hai, Divine Boat Chief Steward, stood at the bow, looking at the ink-green sea, his legs still weak.

He had sailed this sea-crossing divine boat in the Endless Dead Sea for over a hundred years and had seen countless dangers, but today's scene overturned all his understanding.

"Wang... Immortal Revered Master Wang."

Sun Hai moved his feet with difficulty, walked in front of Wang Duojin, and squeezed out a smile that looked worse than crying.

"Thanks to Immortal Revered Master Zhao's intervention, otherwise, our ship would have been..."

"Enough, enough." Wang Duojin waved his hand impatiently. He was directing several Outer Sect Disciples to cast their Magic Treasure fishing nets to salvage the floating Yao Beast remains on the sea surface.

"Don't say those useless things. The defensive Formation of your ship is too poor. That hit just now damaged several of my treasures. I'll settle this account with you later."

As he spoke, he picked up a glowing Yao Beast shell and weighed it in his hand.

"Tsk, Void Sea Demon shell, excellent Materials for refining heart-protection mirrors. Chief Steward Sun, according to the rules, shouldn't everyone who sees it get a share?"

Sun Hai's mouth twitched fiercely.

Everyone who sees it gets a share?

This whole Yao Beast was killed by your Junior Brother alone!

What does it have to do with me?

But he didn't dare to say it.

He could only accompany it with a smiling face: "Yes, yes. Immortal Revered Master Wang is right. These... these should all belong to the Myriad Dao Divine Sect. I will send people to help you salvage them!"

He turned his head and was about to give orders to his subordinates.

"Wait."

A cold voice sounded from behind.

Su Linger walked over. She glanced at the happy fellow Disciples who were salvaging the spoils, and then at the pale-faced ship guards standing aside, not daring to move.

She said to Wang Duojin: "Third Junior Brother, these are Fourth Junior Brother's spoils."

Wang Duojin was stunned and chuckled: "Second Senior Sister, you say that, but we are all one family. Why distinguish between yours and mine? Besides, I am also generating revenue for the Sect!"

"What about these?"

Su Linger pointed to the ship guards who were still trembling slightly, and then pointed to the passengers in the cabin below who were poking their heads out with fear in their eyes.

"Are they also your spoils?"

Wang Duojin's smile froze.

Su Linger didn't look at him anymore but walked to Sun Hai.

"Chief Steward Sun."

"What are your orders, Fairy?" Sun Hai hurriedly bowed.

"Take half of these Yao Beast Materials and give them to the passengers and guards on the ship to calm their shock."

Su Linger's voice carried no emotion.

"Just say it's a gift from my Myriad Dao Divine Sect."

Sun Hai was stunned.

A gift?

These are Void Sea Demon Materials!

Any bone could be worth a fortune if taken to the Central Plains!

Just like that, gifted?

"This... how can this be!" He hurriedly declined.

"When has the Myriad Dao Divine Sect's actions ever required your input?"

Su Linger's gaze turned cold.

Sun Hai trembled all over, not daring to speak more, and immediately bowed to accept the order.

"Yes! This subordinate obeys!"

He turned around and, using his spiritual power, announced loudly to all the guards and the passengers below.

"The Myriad Dao Divine Sect Fairy has given an order! Half of the proceeds from this monster slaying will be gifted to you all to console your shock!"

The entire sea-crossing divine boat was first deathly silent.

Immediately, it erupted into mountain-shaking, unbelievable cheers!

"The Myriad Dao Divine Sect is merciful!"

"Thank you, Fairy!"

Wang Duojin looked at this scene, opened his mouth, and in the end, didn't say anything.

He just scratched his head and muttered softly.

"Second Senior Sister is really... no, this perspective is becoming more and more like Revered Master."

Ye Chenfeng leaned on the ship rail, looking at Su Linger's cold back, a trace of a smile flashed in his eyes.

...

Heaven-rank Room No. 1.

Chu Xuanjin lay on his exclusive rocking chair, swaying leisurely.

【Ding! Host's Disciple Su Linger has bestowed grace upon the masses in the Endless Dead Sea, spreading the benevolent name of the Sect!】

【Sect reputation has increased significantly!】

【Reward: Sect strategic-level supplies · Deep Sea Beast Summoning Horn * 1!】

【【Deep Sea Beast Summoning Horn】: A relic of the ancient Sea God. Blowing this horn can randomly summon an ancient relic species from the depths of the Endless Dead Sea. Note: The summoned creature's allegiance and strength are unknown. Host, please use with caution.】

Chu Xuanjin looked at the ancient, mottled horn on the System panel, which seemed to be polished from the skull of some giant beast, and raised his eyebrows.

"Interesting."

With a thought, the horn appeared in his hand.

It felt cold and heavy.

On it, a trace of ancient aura belonging to a god remained.

He brought the horn to his lips.

Then, he blew it gently.

"Woo — —"

There was no sound.

Or rather, it was not a sound that could be heard with ears.

It was an ancient rhythm that acted directly on the Divine Soul and the level of Laws.

An invisible ripple spread from the top floor of the sea-crossing divine boat.

It penetrated the ship's protective barrier, penetrated the deathly black seawater, and penetrated layers of spatial faults.

It traveled towards the deeper parts of the ten-thousand-zhang abyss, where even sunlight could not reach.

...

In the abyss of the Dead Sea, next to a huge submarine volcano.

This is a forbidden zone for life.

Magma flows quietly in the pitch-black seawater, forming a strange and magnificent picture.

A huge shadow, comparable to a mountain range, crouched on the crater.

It was sleeping.

Every breath caused the surrounding seawater to surge violently.

Just then.

The invisible ripple arrived here.

The sleeping shadow trembled suddenly.

Two vertical pupils, like molten gold and larger than the sea-crossing divine boat, slowly opened.

In those eyes, there was no anger, no doubt.

There was only an endless majesty stemming from ancient times, and a trace of displeasure at being disturbed.

It moved.

Its huge body stirred up ten thousand years of dust and hot magma.

It swam slowly in the direction from which the ripple came.

Where it passed, space was slightly distorted.

As if this Dead Sea could not bear its existence.

...

On the deck.

Everyone was still cheering for the distribution of spoils.

No one noticed that a real catastrophe was quietly descending.

Only Ye Chenfeng suddenly raised his head and looked at the pitch-black sea.

The broken sword in his hand was humming slightly.

"What's wrong, First Senior Brother?" Lin Yi asked curiously from the side.

"Something is coming up."

Ye Chenfeng's voice was unprecedentedly solemn.

"A... big guy."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the entire sea-crossing divine boat shook violently again!

This time, it was ten times more intense than when the Void Sea Demon appeared before!

As if the entire ocean had been boiled!

"Rumble — —"

From beneath the sea surface came muffled sounds like thunder.

A shadow, a hundred times larger than the previous Void Sea Demon, was rushing up from the ten-thousand-zhang abyss at an incredible speed!

"That... what is that!"

On the deck, someone pointed to the sea, letting out a desperate scream that had changed its pitch.

Splosh!

The pitch-black sea surface was torn apart by an indescribable force!

A head, a head alone larger than the entire sea-crossing divine boat, emerged from the water.

That head was covered in deep blue, ten-thousand-year-old ice-like armor.

On the armor, natural ancient divine patterns representing the Origin of Water were engraved.

It had no eyes, no nose.

Only a giant mouth capable of swallowing the sun, moon, and stars.

It just floated there quietly.

An absolute pressure, stemming from the level of life, shrouded the entire world.

Under this pressure, space was wailing.

Laws were retreating.

The ship's protective light shield didn't even last a breath before it shattered inch by inch like fragile glass!

Puff! Puff! Puff!

On the deck, except for Ye Chenfeng, Su Linger, and a few others.

All the other Disciples, regardless of cultivation level, whether from the Eastern Wilderness or the Central Plains, all spat out a mouthful of blood at this moment and collapsed to the ground, their Divine Souls nearly crushed directly by this pressure!

Even Sun Hai, a Great Perfection of Nascent Soul Transformation Stage expert, felt his Dao Fruit cracking inch by inch!

"Le... Leviathan..."

His lips trembled as he spat out a forbidden name that only existed in the oldest nautical charts.

"It is... the overlord of this Dead Sea..."

Great Perfection of Void Refining!

Or even a terrifying existence that had already stepped half a foot into the Body Integration stage!

Why would it appear here!

That huge head turned slowly.

It seemed to be looking for something.

Finally, its "gaze" locked onto the direction of Heaven-rank Room No. 1.

An ancient, majestic voice, as if resounding directly in everyone's Soul, echoed between heaven and earth.

"Who awakened me."

No one answered.

Or rather, no one could answer.

Under this pressure, even moving a finger became a luxury.

"Humble... insects."

The voice seemed to carry a trace of impatience.

"Offer up your Souls."

"As the price for disturbing my slumber."

It opened its giant mouth capable of swallowing everything.

An irresistible, terrifying suction force stemming from the Origin of Space instantly shrouded the entire sea-crossing divine boat!

The hull began to slide uncontrollably towards that abyss-like giant mouth!

It's over.

These two words remained in everyone's mind.

Despair, like cold seawater, drowned everyone's heart.

Just then.

"Creak — —"

A slight sound, like an old wooden door in the mortal world being pushed open, rang out.

The door of Heaven-rank Room No. 1 opened.

A figure in green robes, yawning, walked out from inside, bleary-eyed.

He stretched and complained.

"So noisy."

"Can't a person even take a good nap?"

As soon as he appeared.

The terrifying pressure that could crush heaven and earth instantly vanished.

The terrifying suction force that could swallow all things also stopped abruptly.

As if it had been gently wiped away by an invisible hand.

Leviathan's huge body stiffened suddenly.

Its invisible "gaze" was locked tightly onto the seemingly plain-looking man in green robes.

It felt it.

A fear that made its Soul, which had been silent for ten thousand years, tremble.

"You, are you the one who blew the horn?"

Chu Xuanjin rubbed his eyes and looked at the guy who was bigger than a mountain, his tone as if asking a neighbor if it was their dog barking.

Leviathan did not answer.

Its huge body began to slowly back away.

It wanted to run.

"I'm asking you a question."

Chu Xuanjin's tone was still flat.

But his gaze fell on Leviathan.

Boom!

On Leviathan's blue armor, which was comparable to divine iron, a crack deep enough to see the bone appeared out of thin air!

It let out a painful groan, and its whole body trembled violently.

It was afraid.

It was terrified.

The creature in front of it was not an existence it could understand.

It was a kind of absolute suppression on the level of life!

A thought of submission and fear came from the depths of its Soul.

"Great... existence... I... I am willing..."

"Enough." Chu Xuanjin waved his hand impatiently.

"Just right, this boat is moving too slowly."

He pointed to Sun Hai, who was already scared silly.

"Go find a sturdy chain."

"Have it pull the boat in front."

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PS: Ying ying ying, the takeoff failed, family.