Sea beasts

“Don’t mind what happened just now!”

“It’s not that I won’t give someone a ride, but my ship can’t have any unlucky good-for-nothings!”

“Let’s travel together from now on. Just call me Tiger Mountain.”

“Those two are Fo Shan and Liu Shan.”

Tiger Mountain patted Zhong Qing’s shoulder while turning to introduce them.

Zhong Qing also smiled.

He had genuinely thought Tiger Mountain was going to attack him at first.

However, when they actually started fighting, he realized Tiger Mountain had no intention of harming him and had suppressed his strength significantly when making a move.

So, Zhong Qing didn't mind at all.

At the same time, he looked over and nodded at the two tall Cultivators standing next to the little girl Nian Nian.

These three had similar appearances and similar names; they must be brothers of some sort. No wonder Ou Zishu didn’t dare to act presumptuous in front of them.

One against three, he couldn't win, couldn't win.

“There’s no need to introduce this one, is there? This is Nian Nian, the Qingfeng Temple’s treasured pearl.”

After another round of introductions, Nian Nian, with wide eyes, came up to Zhong Qing and exclaimed in surprise, “Wow, I can’t believe you’re so strong! You can actually exchange moves with my Master.”

“How about you teach me a few moves when you’re free in the future?”

“I can give you all my snacks.”

As she spoke, her delicate little hand tugged at Zhong Qing’s clothes, her eyes full of fervent anticipation.

Ou Zishu, standing beside them, spread his hands helplessly.

He indicated that he couldn’t do anything about a child.

“Young and promising, truly young and promising. But speaking of which, Bai Ling, who annihilated the North Demon Cave some time ago, looks to be about the same age as this little brother.”

Tiger Mountain fixed his gaze on Zhong Qing.

Zhong Qing smiled, unable to resist rubbing his nose.

“Don’t be discouraged. Didn’t I just say you’re also very good, even if you’re far inferior to Bai Ling?”

“Speaking of which, she only grew strong in the last two years.”

“When her wings hadn’t fully grown, I happened to be traveling that year and exchanged a few moves with her. At that time, her strength was similar to yours now. We exchanged pointers for three hundred rounds, and I barely managed to win by a hair.”

“It’s just that when I saw her again in Demon City recently, her growth was too fast. I could only last a hundred moves against her.”

“So, your future is still promising.”

“Eh, Senior Brother, when the True Demon Inheritance appeared, didn’t you take us there, but we couldn’t even enter the Demon City gate and were trapped by the first Formation for a month before getting out…?”

Before Ou Zishu could finish speaking, the bronze broadsword on Tiger Mountain’s back swung directly.

“Hey, hey, hey, hey!”

On the small ship, Tiger Mountain chased Ou Zishu, while Liu Shan and Fo Shan followed closely, trying to mediate.

Zhong Qing watched the two big men chase and flee, and couldn't help but laugh.

Just then.

The crewman at the stern of the ship suddenly shouted.

“Damn it! We’ve run into a Sea Beast clan! Everyone, be silent! Do not look the Sea Race in the eye!”

Zhong Qing was a bit confused, and Nian Nian rushed over like a flash.

Nian Nian stood on her tiptoes and reached out to cover Zhong Qing’s eyes directly.

“Bad luck, bad luck! Quickly close your eyes and control your Profound Qi! Absolutely do not let it leak out!”

“Although your strength is a tiny bit stronger than mine, this young lady has more experience with sea expeditions than you, so you must listen to me! If you don’t listen to me, you’ll be captured by the Sea Beasts!”

On the Chaotic Demon Sea, the standard way to deal with Sea Beasts was to play dead and stop the flow of Profound Qi.

The little girl lowered her head, her two playful pigtails now sticking up high, looking very serious.

Zhong Qing followed Nian Nian’s actions and sat down on the deck with her.

Ou Zishu and the Tiger Mountain brothers also stopped their chase, each placing their broadswords horizontally across their chests, sitting cross-legged on the ground, lowering their gazes to seal their Profound Qi.

From everyone’s movements, they seemed very accustomed to all of this.

They intended to seal their Profound Qi to reduce the chance of being discovered by some presence.

Suddenly, the small boat fell into a profound silence.

But Zhong Qing suddenly felt a strange sensation.

With his eyes lowered, his Divine Sense directly expanded outwards.

The Chaotic Demon Sea before him had changed its appearance at some point.

From the seemingly endless crimson mist, a huge, ethereal building suddenly emerged.

The phantom building, from the moment it appeared, maintained a constant distance from the small boat. If it weren't for the boat cutting through the water, one might even think the boat was stationary.

Although the surroundings were clearly an endless sea, this towering structure seemed to rise from the sea, like a high tower or a Milky Way descending from high in the sky.

Even more bizarrely, within the phantom of that building, countless bright spots were constantly flickering. Upon closer inspection, they were actually pairs upon pairs of ghostly eyes blinking.

The strangeness of the scene before him astonished even Zhong Qing.

Could some Sea Beasts on this Chaotic Demon Sea really create such a grand display?

It seemed he had underestimated these Sea Beasts.

“Ou Zishu!”

Tiger Mountain shouted, his voice lowered but unable to conceal his anxiety.

Following the sound, Ou Zishu had somehow stood up from the ground, his broadsword resting on his shoulder.

Ou Zishu seemed to be enchanted; with a swing of his broadsword, the massive blade propelled his body forward, striking towards the eerie void ahead on the deck.

He was actually going to charge directly into that strange void before them!

“Damn it! This guy is charmed! A Sea Beast that can charm Ou Zishu must be at least in the Sanyin Realm!”

Tiger Mountain charged out directly, throwing his broadsword like a javelin.

Clang!

A sound of metal colliding, as it struck Ou Zishu’s broadsword!

Tiger Mountain was risking injuring Ou Zishu, intending to stop him directly with external force.

But even so, Ou Zishu only paused slightly, then with a flick of his wrist, instantly deflected the broadsword Tiger Mountain had thrown.

Pfft!

The broadsword flew off the ship and plunged into the void of thick mist ahead, exploding immediately.

The countless ghostly eyes in the thick mist blinked simultaneously!

“It’s the mutated Sea Snake Race!”

“Nian Nian! Take care of yourself! And keep an eye on Zhong Qing, make sure he doesn’t move around!”

Tiger Mountain cursed, and Liu Shan and Fo Shan also sprang up, simultaneously throwing their broadswords to stop Ou Zishu.

At this moment, the crewman outside the cabin also realized something was wrong.

Countless ships departed from the Northern Domain port daily, and encountering Sea Beasts or the Yao Race was not uncommon.

Especially in the last thousand years, with the Human Race’s strength flourishing in the Northern Domain, even if Sea Beasts occasionally appeared within Liehai Pass, they had never caused such a grand commotion!

Otherwise, shipping in the Northern Domain port wouldn’t be so frequent nowadays.

But what was going on today?!

Nian Nian was terribly frightened. She could also see that if Ou Zishu jumped out of the cabin, he would inevitably meet the same fate as the broadsword that flew out!

Among her many Junior Martial Uncles, her favorite was the eccentric Ou Zishu!

“Thunder Dao!”

The Tiger Mountain brothers roared, then spread out, their finger techniques continuously connecting, and instantly three phantom heavenly lightning bolts shot out into the void.

“It’s our Qingfeng Temple’s secret art!”

“Sanyin Realm Sea Beasts aren’t impossible to deal with!”

Nian Nian became excited, her hands still covering Zhong Qing’s eyes.

Zhong Qing’s Divine Sense leaked out, and although his eyes were constantly covered, his perception of his surroundings remained very clear.

The three heavenly lightning bolts summoned by the Tiger Mountain brothers were similar to the phantom building in the thick mist.

The heavenly lightning was not real lightning, and the towering building was not a physical entity.

As long as the heavenly lightning shattered that phantom building, the Sea Beast casting the charm would lose its anchor.

Up to this point, the situation still seemed controllable.

Zhong Qing chose to remain still, only a warm current flowing from Nian Nian’s hands, which were covering his eyes, into her body.

Bang, bang, bang!

The three lightning Dao passed over Ou Zishu and exploded into the void. The countless eyes in the void building simultaneously narrowed, and a myriad of tiny, sticky hissing sounds erupted at once.

The crimson thick mist vanished in an instant.

Ou Zishu, who had reached the edge of the ship and was about to charge out, also recovered his clarity at this moment, stumbling and falling to the ground.

“It’s done!”

“See that?! This is the true strength of our Qingfeng Temple!”

Nian Nian shouted excitedly, raising her hands high in joy, waving her little fists to show off to Zhong Qing.

Whoosh!

Accompanying the explosion of the illusory building, its numerous evil eyes vanished simultaneously, followed by a dense, crackling sound of splashing water, as countless sea snakes fell into the water together.

“Ou Zishu, you damn it!”

“If it weren’t for this lightning Dao passed down by the Ancestral Master, I would have been collecting your corpse today!”

Tiger Mountain stepped forward, grabbed Ou Zishu from the ground, and slapped him twice.

Ou Zishu was still dazed, “I… I don’t know what happened. I clearly didn’t open my eyes…”

“You didn’t open your eyes and you got charmed by that thing? Huh?! You’re disgracing the Qingfeng Temple by saying that!”

At this moment, the crewman at the stern stood up, trembling uncontrollably.

His voice was filled with extreme fear and trembling.

“The Dragon… the Dragon King has come!”

Following the sound, two eyes, each as large as the bright moon in the sky, lit up on the dark sea surface. Those pitch-black pupils with cross patterns were staring directly at everyone on the small boat!