172: Chapter 172 The Next Sea Battle

The Mythical Serpent's heart was roaring and howling, yet no one cared about the thoughts of a prisoner.

Li Taiping even casually hung the golden cage on the side of the ship, letting it sway in the sea breeze, leaving it to wait in despair for its fate of being cooked.

On the deck, however, it was a completely different scene.

Soothed by the delicious food, the fox-girl transformed from the Ice Spirit Jade Fox—Bing Yu—finally began to relax.

She ate the spiritual food fed to her by He Yushui in small bites, while curiously and reverently observing everyone on the ship with her ice-blue eyes.

The girls also showed great enthusiasm for this new "sister."

"Wow, Little Sister Bing Yu, your hair is so beautiful. Is it naturally white? What brand of shampoo do you use?"

Yun Jinxin was a fan of good looks, and seeing Bing Yu's waterfall-like snow-white hair, she was incredibly envious.

"Your skin is also so good, so white and tender. Tell us quickly, how do you maintain it?"

Song Yunque also leaned in. She was a beautiful woman of mixed heritage herself, but compared to Bing Yu's inhumanly beautiful appearance, she felt she was still lacking a bit.

"Um... I... I have never used shampoo, and I've never maintained it..."

Bing Yu was somewhat at a loss when asked. She had lived for hundreds of years, and this was the first time she had been surrounded by so many of her own kind asking her such questions.

"Ooh ooh ooh~ So white and smooth."

"Right, right, Bing Yu, do you really know magic? You know, the kind where you go 'biu' and can conjure ice cubes?" Tuan Xiaoying asked with an expectant look, gesturing with her hands.

Bing Yu looked at her, then at He Yushui, who was encouraging her from the side. After hesitating for a moment, she extended her fair palm.

With a thought, a mass of ice-blue cold air gathered in her palm. Soon, a crystalline, vivid, and lifelike ice-crystal rose appeared in her hand.

"Wow—!"

Another chorus of exclamations followed.

Tuan Xiaoying carefully took the ice rose. It felt cool to the touch but not piercingly cold, and it refracted colorful light under the sun, looking extremely beautiful.

"That's amazing! Big Sister Bing Yu, make another one! Make a little bunny!"

"I want a kitten!"

"I want ice cream!"

For a moment, Bing Yu was surrounded by people, and everyone was chattering, making it incredibly lively.

Watching this harmonious scene, a faint smile appeared on Li Taiping's face.

The atmosphere on the ship seemed to have become much more lively due to the addition of this new member.

He walked over to He Yushui, who was still studying how to eat the Mythical Serpent, and patted her on the shoulder.

"Yushui, this fox is not bad. Treat her well."

"That goes without saying, Captain!" He Yushui said, patting her chest in assurance. "She is my precious darling now! Whoever dares to bully her, I will be the first one to object!"

After speaking, she lowered her voice and said sneakily to Li Taiping:

"Captain, I just asked Bing Yu, and she said that the Mythical Serpent needs to be cooked using the 'Ice and Fire' method to maximize the energy in its meat, and it will taste the best! Let's eat it tonight, shall we?"

Li Taiping looked at her salivating appearance and shook his head with a chuckle.

"Fine, I'll listen to you. We'll have roasted Mythical Serpent tonight."

...

Over the next ten days, the "Many Children, Many Blessings" continued to sail within the sea area of the Mofeng Mountain and Sea.

With the addition of the Ice Spirit Jade Fox, a "local fox," the journey became much smoother.

Bing Yu knew this sea area like the back of her hand; she was perfectly clear about where powerful monsters were entrenched and where the safe shipping lanes were.

Under her guidance, the "Many Children, Many Blessings" avoided a lot of unnecessary trouble, and wherever it passed, it was almost unobstructed, sailing freely through the waves.

During these ten days, besides his daily cultivation and in-depth communication with The girls, Li Taiping spent most of his time searching for the forbidden floating island mentioned in the foreknowledge information, which hovered at the very top of the sea area.

But strangely, no matter how he looked, he couldn't find any clues about that floating island.

It was like a non-existent legend, existing only in the information from the foreknowledge.

However, although he didn't find the target, he didn't encounter any real danger either.

Those good grade and Excellent Grade Mountain Sea Giant Beasts that were everywhere, after sensing the terrifying strength of the "Many Children, Many Blessings", kept their distance and dared not approach at all.

This day.

Li Taiping, as usual, stood on the open-air balcony outside the captain's cabin on the third floor, leaning against the railing and looking at the monotonously outrageous ink-wash world in the distance, slowly closing his eyes.

His thoughts gradually drifted into memories.

Or rather, into worries about the future.

A few days ago, he had Chu Mengyao use the [Intelligence Prophet] Talent again to make a prophecy about the next sea area of the Mofeng Mountain and Sea.

The information received made even him, an epic grade powerhouse, feel a heavy pressure.

[Foreknowledge Information 1: The next sea area of the Mofeng Mountain and Sea is called the "Survival Eerie Sea."]

[Foreknowledge Information 2: In the eerie deep sea, there wanders an epic grade ghost possessing twelve types of "conceptual grade" abilities.]

[Foreknowledge Information 3: In a certain area of the eerie deep sea, there exists a strange zone of "effect preceding cause."]

[Foreknowledge Information 4...]