Early in the morning, the East Sea was filled with mist, and the colorful morning glow separated the sky and sea.
The morning stars were sparse in the blue sky, and a few seabirds leisurely flew across the blue and purple sea surface.
Xu Qi 'an stood at the bow of the ship, facing the sea breeze, moving forward as if he was cutting through the waves.
A few feet behind him, Nine-tailed Fox, wearing a fur coat around her waist, sat on the side of the ship, squinting her foxy eyes and looking at the sea in the distance.
In the sea breeze, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her side profile was exquisite and beautiful, a stunner of peerless beauty.
The ship under their feet was the instrument of the Celestial Commissioner, and it could sail a thousand miles a day. The ship's power came from the Water and Wind Formations that Sun Xuanji engraved at the bottom of the ship. With the ship's construction material, its service life was about two months.
Any longer, and warlocks would need to carry out maintenance, replacing the formations, and the materials to support the formations.
"Is it very novel?"
Nine-tailed Fox's smile was like an old lady teasing a younger brother who had not graduated. "The Nether Silkworm is not far from the Southern Border. This is your real sea trip. Do you yearn to go overseas?"
He had been standing at the bow of the ship for several hours.
Xu Qi 'an turned a deaf ear to her and looked into the distance. After a long time, he pointed to the end of the horizon and said in a low voice,
"Do you know what is on the other side of the sea?"
Nine-tailed Fox was stunned and answered instinctively,
"Descendants of Gods and Demons."
"No!"
Xu Qi 'an shook his head and turned around, his eyes shining.
"I thought that the other side of the sea was freedom, but later I found out that it was an enemy, and later I found out that it was a virus!"
When Xu Qi 'an saw the bewitching fox's blank expression, he felt that it was pointless to look at her.
Boring, don't you understand my joke!
At this time, Nine-tailed Fox reacted and said,
"You're talking nonsense again."
Xu Qi 'an asked,
"What do you mean again?"
It seems like we are very familiar with each other.
Nine-tailed Celestial Fox was obviously not an obedient woman who would answer every question. She blinked and said slyly,
"Guess!"
Other than Fu Xiang, who else could it be … Xu Qi 'an ignored her and continued to look at the sea.
"Tell me about what you've seen and heard overseas."
The silver-haired demoness put away her seductive demeanor and looked to the southwest.
"Head southwest for another five hundred kilometers and there is an island full of caves. The island is inhabited by Mermaids. The Mermaid Queen is a Transcendent and is probably at the early third rank. That is the first coordinate after we set out.
"Once we reach the Merfolk Island, we have to head south."
The Mermaid is a little lacking in transcendence. Even if I drain her blood, it will not be of any benefit to me … Xu Qi 'an's heart skipped a beat.
"Do they sing? Luring the fishermen out to sea with their songs and tricking them into the sea to eat them? "
Do they lure the fishermen with songs and eat? "
"If they want to eat people, do they need to sing to lure them? "Qi Mermaids?" Mermaids.
"This is different from the mermaids in my imagination …" Xu Qi 'an said unwillingly.
"Sea"
The Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox explained in a chatty manner.
"The body of a human and the tail of a fish. The tail is covered in green or black scales. The mermaids are beautiful, and both men and women have outstanding appearances. Well, it is said that they are extremely loyal to their spouses. Once they are married, they will only lust for him or her.
"Once their spouse dies, mermaids will not look for new partners. They will even live alone. Mermaids who are three hundred years old will produce a bead in their bodies. When they hold the bead and see their sweetheart, the bead will glow. "
You remind me of the question that troubles most youths. Should I choose the head or the tail … Xu Qi 'an lampooned in his heart as he commented,
"What an interesting race."
The only pity was that they had a human body and a fish tail. It was beautiful but not practical.
"Apart from the familiar route, have you tried to expand the route?" Xu Qi 'an said, "You did not find your kin. It is likely that it is not on the route you are familiar with."
"That is why I said that you have never been to the sea. Your knowledge is limited."
The silver-haired demoness smiled. There was a sense of superiority in her smile, like an eagle flying in the sky looking down at a frog at the bottom of a well.
"It is not as simple as you think. Although you can travel to Mount Mu Jing in the Western Region, Jiuzhou is only a part of this world. It is not the whole world. You have no idea how vast the world outside Jiuzhou is.
"You also have no idea how vast and boundless the ocean is. Once you take the wrong route, you may get lost in the vast ocean. Even if you are a Rank One Warrior who can fly, you will still get lost.
"Let me tell you some secrets that ordinary Extraordinary Masters do not know. There was once a descendant of gods and devils who went to explore the sea and got lost in the boundless ocean. When it returned to Jiuzhou, it was already more than ten years later.
"Do you know how he got it back? It is related to a secret of this world. "
After that, the silver-haired demoness stared at Xu Qi 'an, trying to see the surprise and curiosity in his eyes.
"What secret?"
Xu Qi 'an asked indifferently.
"It is nothing more than going around the world and finding out that the world is round …" he complained in his heart.
Nine-tailed Celestial Fox was not satisfied with his attitude. She snorted and changed her mind. She did not want to tell him what the real world was like.
For example, outside Jiuzhou, on the boundless ocean, there were not only islands, but also boundless lands.
For example, after the descendant of gods and devils drifted for several years and flew in one direction, he returned to Jiuzhou and found out that the world was round.
Although these secrets were not important, they were related to the nature of the world.
After Xu Ningyan advanced to the Rank One Warrior, his attitude became so arrogant. She was not happy to tell him these things.
She wanted him to be an ignorant native of Jiuzhou.
"Are there any Rank Two descendants of gods and devils on the route you know?" Xu Qi 'an asked.
The silver-haired demoness shook her head.
"My lord alone can destroy all the settlements of the descendants of gods and devils on the route."
That was a little unbearable. All that was left behind were "ugly melons and cracked dates", completely useless. Xu Qi 'an frowned.
It was almost impossible to become a half-step Martial God with the blood essence of a Rank Three. Although quantity could lead to quality, even Xu Qi 'an did not know where the limit of quantity was.
Perhaps killing all the Rank Three in Jiuzhou, including the descendants of gods and devils, would not be enough to help him become a half-step Martial God.
"We are just trying our luck at sea. Don't get your hopes up. However, after the Mermaid Island, you might find something eight hundred li south. It is a very interesting place."
Nine-tailed Celestial Fox did not give him a definite answer.
"Where is it?" Xu Qi 'an asked.
However, the silver-haired demoness did not tell him.
The two drifted in the sea for three days. On the fourth day, Xu Qi 'an's consciousness was immersed in the Earthly Tome fragment. He noticed that the light orbs corresponding to the eight fragments had become extremely dim.
This meant that the connection between the fragment in his hand and the other eight fragments was extremely weak. In layman's terms, there was no signal.
'I feel like in a few more days, I will drift until I lose contact …' As his consciousness was immersed in the Earthly Tome, his ears twitched. He heard the silver-haired demoness's sweet voice.
"That's the Mermaid Island."
Xu Qi 'an quickly opened his eyes and saw Nine-tailed Fox's tall figure standing at the bow of the ship. She was pointing at the horizon.
He could vaguely see the silhouette of an island.
Due to the distance and angle, he could only see a corner of the island. He could not tell how big it was.
The silver-haired demoness giggled.
"The mermaids are gentle. We can go there as guests and find out if there are any settlements of descendants of gods and devils in the sea. As you know, descendants of gods and devils with water attributes like to live in the sea.
"And the sea is not a place we are familiar with. The mermaids can live on land and under the sea."
Although she had gone out to sea several times, she had never explored the sea.
The vixen was not good at water battles. If she was unlucky and encountered a water-type Transcendent of the same realm, it was very likely that she would fail.
Of course, the boorish Warrior did not have such concerns. Even if he was attacked by a water-type Transcendent of the same realm, the Warrior could use his boorishness to return to the sea safely after suffering the most vicious beating.
"Hmm, if I remember correctly, the Mermaid Queen is still unmarried. Xu Yinluo can subdue her and keep her by his side. He can visit her when he is lonely." The vixen smiled charmingly.
"Teasing me makes you happy?" Xu Qi 'an glanced at her and changed the topic.
"Yes, there's no time to lose. Let's hurry to the Mermaid Island to gather information."
As he spoke, the surging waves sent a floating corpse over. The corpse's body was already pale from being soaked in the water. Its upper body was not much different from a human female. Its hair was dark green and there was a row of small dorsal fins on its back.
Its lower body was probably a fishtail. The reason why it was said "probably" was because the tail was severed at the waist. The cut was bloody as if it had been bitten off by some monster.
This mermaid wore a light armor weaved from vines. The inside of the armor was a bloody mess. It had been dead for a long time.
"Huh?"
Nine-tailed Celestial Fox examined the corpse for a moment and said, "This is the Mermaid Queen's personal guard.
"These are the personal guards of the Merfolk Queen. Hmm, looks like the Merfolk are in trouble."
