168: Chapter 168 Rivals Meet, Eyes Filled with Hatred

"Yes, Captain!" He Yushui replied happily.

She held the little fox in her arms, gently rubbing her chin against its soft fur.

The little fox squinted its eyes comfortably, making purring sounds in its throat.

Its nine fluffy tails swished back and forth in the crook of He Yushui's arm.

"This level of cuteness is just unbelievable!" Tuan Xiaoying leaned in, reaching out a finger to poke the little fox's nose.

The little fox haughtily turned its head away, and with a slap, one of its tails swatted Tuan Xiaoying's hand away.

"Ouch, quite the temper you have there." Tuan Xiaoying wasn't annoyed at all; instead, she laughed even more happily.

Su Mei, holding a coffee cup, leaned against the railing and chuckled, "Foxes are naturally arrogant, especially an exotic beast of this quality. Yushui, you'll have to train it well."

The atmosphere on the deck was rarely this relaxed.

The oppressive feeling of sailing through the black-and-white world over the past few days seemed to have been diluted quite a bit by this adorable little creature.

However, at that very moment, a sudden change occurred!

The Ice Spirit Jade Fox, which had just been enjoying itself and rolling around coquettishly in He Yushui's arms, suddenly froze.

Its snow-white fur instantly stood on end, making it look like a giant dandelion.

Its two cute fox ears pricked up vigilantly, the tips twitching slightly.

"Ying!"

The little fox suddenly leaped off He Yushui's shoulder.

It dug its four claws into the ground, staring fixedly in a certain direction at the bow of the ship, baring its sharp teeth and letting out a low, threatening growl from its throat.

A visible, ice-blue cold aura spread out from beneath its feet, instantly forming a thin layer of frost on the deck.

"What's wrong?"

He Yushui was stunned and instinctively wanted to reach out and hold it.

"Don't move." Li Taiping's voice dropped.

He immediately looked in the direction the little fox was staring.

Ahead lay a stretch of ink-colored seawater as viscous as mercury.

Immediately after, his superhuman perception caught the violent energy surging frantically from the depths of the seabed.

The next second, the phenomenon erupted.

That ink-colored seawater, viscous like mercury, suddenly exploded, as if it were a bursting eardrum!

"Boom!"

A dull, tearing sound rang out, and the temperature of the surrounding air rose by dozens of degrees out of thin air!

"Back away!" Xia Zhi shouted coldly, her long sword instantly unsheathed.

A clear, cold sword light traced a crescent-shaped arc in the distorted air.

The girls quickly retreated, shielding He Yushui and the little fox in the center.

"Roar—"

A hideous, serpent-like creature roared as it burst out of the water!

Li Taiping narrowed his eyes, and the system's information panel appeared directly on his retina.

[Exotic Beast: Fei Yi]

[Life Level: Peak Excellent Grade]

[Trait: Drought strikes upon sight. Born with control over extreme flames; wherever it passes, the land is scorched for a thousand miles.]

This monster looked extremely bizarre, with a body length of over thirty meters.

Beneath one massive head, two thick bodies branched out.

It looked like a snake, yet it was neither dragon nor serpent.

Its abdomen had no claws, but instead grew huge, webbed feet with sharp barbs.

In this monotonous black-and-white world, the slight brownish-red tint on its body appeared exceptionally glaring and fierce.

"What is this ugly thing! It looks so lazily designed!"

Tuan Xiaoying covered her nose, her face full of disgust.

Compared to the little fox just now, its looks are practically pathetic.

"Careful, the temperature on its body is very high."

At this moment, the little Ice Fox on the deck didn't retreat; instead, it took a step forward.

Its fur stood on end, and the fierce glint in its eyes grew stronger.

The frost under its feet quickly condensed into several sharp ice spikes, pointing directly at the Fei Yi in mid-air.

The brownish-red Fei Yi also noticed the little fox on the deck.

A hint of anthropomorphic greed flashed in its vertical pupils.

Its two bodies writhed frantically in mid-air, and the raging fire on its body roared, burning even more fiercely.

One ice, one fire.

One white, one red.

Two diametrically opposed auras formed a distinct and strange contrast of colors over this sea area.