The days at sea were leisurely and comfortable.
According to the scheduled voyage, Wang Lu and the others would arrive at the eastern port of the Western Continent after a month at sea. This speed was already quite fast. Without the guidance of the sea-race girl Ayun, in order to ensure their safety, the fleet would likely spend several times more time to find a safe route on the ocean.
Most of the time at sea was spent leisurely. After leaving Nine Regions, the surrounding spiritual energy gradually changed, making it difficult for them to support their cultivation. Although it wouldn't cause them to lose their cultivation base, it was difficult to increase their cultivation base through meditation. Therefore, in addition to occasionally practicing their swordsmanship, most of the time was simply used for leisure.
The life at sea was very fresh for them. Considering that they would likely face a difficult test after entering the Western Continent, they might as well take this opportunity to relax and adjust their state. Among the several people, Liu Li was the happiest. She grew up in the Blue River Region of Spirit Sword Mountain and had never seen the sea. However, for her, who was simple in mind, the boundless sea was not boring at all. Instead, it contained endless fun. Every day, she ran back and forth on the deck, sometimes flying on her flying sword, braving the wind and breaking the waves not far from the fleet. As for Bai Shixuan and Quan Zouhua, most of the time, they were quietly sleeping in the guest room. Perhaps it was because their bodies as immortal beasts couldn't adapt to the change of the continent's laws as quickly as human beings, so they needed a period of recuperation.
As for Aya, she obviously had a strong interest in the sea-race girl Ayun. She often took the initiative to talk to her, asking about all kinds of anecdotes about the sea-race. Unfortunately, Ayun's response was very cold. Most of the time, she locked herself in her room. Occasionally, when she came out to breathe, she also ignored people.
After being rebuffed several times, Aya could only suppress her curiosity. However, in the end, she couldn't help it, so she seemed particularly uncomfortable. Wang Lu, who was watching from the side, shook his head and said to Aya, "Your way of asking questions is wrong, no wonder she doesn't like to talk to you."
Aya earnestly recalled, "Did I do something rude? I'm sorry, I don't know much about the sea-race, so if there's anything wrong, please advise me. "
Wang Lu said, "I'll give you a demonstration, then you'll know where you're lacking."
Then, Wang Lu brought Aya to A 'Yun's room and gently knocked on the door. The Sea Race girl coldly stood at the door and looked at Wang Lu. Her eyes revealed a questioning look.
Wang Lu smiled and said, "I have some questions for you, one hundred spirit stones per question, interested?"
Ah Yun thought for a moment and moved aside to let the door open. He then waved his hand and said softly, "Please come in."
Outside the room, Aya didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She didn't know if she was depressed or impressed.
Wang Lu threw a mustard seed bag filled with thousands of spirit stones to Aya and said, "You can ask all you want, I'm going to the deck to get some fresh air."
After a while, Aya reluctantly brought the empty mustard seed bag to the deck and approached Wang Lu.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
The two were silent for a moment. Aya smiled and asked, "Do you know a lot about the Sea Race?"
Wang Lu shrugged his shoulders. "Not many. This is the first time I've seen a living Sea Race member."
Aya asked, "So, are you good at judging people?"
Wang Lu nodded. "Judging people? Not bad. "Then he looked at Aya and said," A cup, right? "
"… …"
If it weren't for the fact that Aya's body was still unstable, she would have already started fighting.
Even so, Aya was still angry. Her face was extremely gloomy, hidden under the hood, like a dark cloud that was about to fall. However, at this moment, Aya's expression suddenly changed. "Huh?!"
Just as he was feeling bewildered, a barefoot young woman sprinted to the deck. She was gasping for breath, and her face was gloomy and uncertain.
Wang Lu stretched out his hand and said, "A 'Yun?"
However, Ayun didn't seem to see Wang Lu at all. He just ran straight to the side of the ship, clung to the edge of the ship with both hands, and stood on tiptoe to make his upper body as high as possible. His vision was cast into the distance of the vast ocean. His eyes looked around, and his expression was full of panic.
Wang Lu then turned his gaze, only to see that the left side of the pilot ship was calm. The warm sunlight sprinkled on the sea, like a layer of fragmented gold.
"Is this … urgent?"
Aya took half a step forward, patted Wang Lu on the shoulder, and said with a sinking voice, "Be careful, something is coming."
A moment later, even the person in charge of the fleet, Nie Yang, came up and asked anxiously, "A 'Yun, what's wrong?"
A 'Yun turned her head, her eyes filled with tears. The little girl nodded vigorously, then shook her head, but she didn't know what she meant.
But then, without her explanation, everyone realized that a great disaster was about to befall them.
The calm sea rose without warning, as if a towering mountain had risen from the flat land. A black mound suddenly rose from the side of the ship. The next moment, the sea turned into a waterfall and fell along the edge of the mound, revealing a ferocious giant beast.
It was an extremely large sea beast with an inestimable size. It had a round head and a hard, grayish-black shell. Below its head were dozens of tentacles, each of which was dozens of feet long. As the giant beast appeared, the tentacles slapped the surface of the sea, stirring up stormy waves, showing its great strength. Any one of these tentacles could crush the pilot ship into pieces.
"My God … such a big octopus?"
Seeing this amazing giant beast, Wang Lu was also shocked and involuntarily swallowed. The Endless Sea was full of dangers. He was tired of hearing this sentence in Nine Regions. However, when he actually encountered it, it was still horrifying.
"Sea beast, it's a sea beast!"
Before long, the whole fleet fell into panic. The sailors' screams rose and fell one after another. Under the panic, the fleet quickly lost control, and the originally neat formation suddenly became chaotic.
Looking at the sea beast that emerged from the water in the distance, Nie Yang's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. His well-maintained snow-white teeth were immediately bitten until they bled.
"A 'Yun, what's going on?"
A 'Yun's eyes wandered. Obviously, she didn't expect that there would be an uninvited guest on the supposedly peaceful route! As a member of the Sea Tribe, she had a basic sense of everything on the sea before going out to sea. Then, she could communicate with the creatures in the sea at any time to avoid those hostile sea beasts and storm-covered areas, and choose a peaceful area to advance.
Just half a day ago, she had just completed a sensing and confirmed that there were no sea beasts wandering nearby. Why did such a big guy suddenly appear? Perhaps, ordinary Sea Tribe people might not even meet one in their lifetime!
At this moment, everyone in the fleet felt a bone-piercing chill from the bottom of their hearts. It was as if they were going to be frozen. The next moment, a thunderous roar swept through the ship.
Many sailors with mortal physiques immediately bled from their ears and fainted. Even Nie Yang screamed as his breathing became chaotic due to the roar.
Wang Lu and others were not hurt by the sound waves, but after the roar, Wang Lu couldn't help but frown, because he felt that the sea beast seemed to be saying something.
"It said that it smelled our scent from thousands of miles away, so it immediately rushed over. It also said that it has been waiting for this moment for a long time."
Bai Shixuan's voice faintly sounded in his primordial spirit, translating for him. Wang Lu was surprised. "Little Bai, you can understand it?"
"It's probably because it's a beast." Bai Shixuan somewhat self-deprecatingly said, "It seems to be seeking revenge."
"Damn, when did we become enemies? Is it because we ate mustard octopus for lunch?"
At the same time, Ayun, who was clinging to the side of the ship, suddenly moved. Although the girl's face turned red and white, obviously not feeling well, she successfully resisted the shock of the sound waves. She stood firm, looked back strangely at Wang Lu and others, and then suddenly grabbed the plank of the ship and jumped up, seemingly wanting to jump over the ship and into the sea.
Aya reacted the fastest, stepped forward to hold the girl down, and warned, "The sea is more dangerous! We will do our best to protect you here! "
Ayun struggled hard, constantly trying to get closer to the side of the ship, and screamed, "Let me go, let me go!"
"Calm down!" Aya stretched out her hand and firmly suppressed Ayun. Although she was less than one ten-thousandth of her peak, she could easily suppress an ordinary girl. No matter how hard Ayun struggled, she couldn't get away.
"What are you doing!?" At this time, Nie Yang slowly came back to his senses and exclaimed, "Let her go! Otherwise, all of us will die! "
"What!?"
At this time, the sea beast had finished its opening remarks and was rushing forward with all its strength. Nie Yang said in horror, "Let her go! Otherwise, we will all die! She is the most important sacrifice to quell the anger of the sea god! "
"Sacrifice?!"
Whether it was Aya, Wang Lu, or Bai Shixuan, none of them were stupid. They immediately understood Nie Yang's explanation.
No wonder … no wonder the price of the Sea Race was so high! No wonder the little girl was covered with jewels and dressed herself as if she was going to be buried … It turned out that in addition to the navigation task, the Sea Race was the last insurance for the fleet. In case of a shipwreck, such as a sea beast attack or a storm, the Sea Race could sacrifice themselves as a sacrifice to the endless sea to quell the anger of the sea!
"The Sea Race have already made up their minds before going out to sea. If you stop her, you will only drag everyone down with you. Even Ayun himself will be ashamed. Let her go, it's too late!" Nie Yang roared and made a final effort.
Aya, on the other hand, calmed herself down and said to Wang Lu through primordial spirit communication, "Wang Lu, help me, save her."
Wang Lu was surprised. "Help you save her?" Then he pointed to the octopus sea monster. "Are you saying you want me to fight this kind of question mark monster alone?"
After a pause, Wang Lu said, "Aya, don't be such a saint. Although Ayun is indeed very pitiful, this is her duty, her destiny, and her consciousness. Everyone will die one day, don't take everything on yourself …"
Aya said, "This is not taking everything on myself. This sea beast is coming for me. A hundred years ago, when I crossed the Endless Sea, I encountered it and seriously injured it. Now it has recovered and is coming for revenge. "
"…"
"Ayun is one of the most outstanding descendants of this generation of the Sea Race. Her perception and navigation will never be wrong. If it weren't for me, she wouldn't have encountered this kind of fatal situation. I can't absolve myself from the blame, so it is my duty to rescue her. But I don't have enough strength now. "
Wang Lu was shocked. "Aya, do you really have to value a lover over a friend? Ayun's life isn't meant to end, so I deserve to die? "
Aya quickly explained, "I know this sea beast can't stop you. You have been preparing for so long on the mountain. Although there will be a price, but … I beg you. "
Wang Lu helplessly said with a smile, "Since you've said it like this, then I'll go forward bravely."
"After all, I promised you that I would be invincible. Let's just treat this as our first battle. "
Aya nodded. "Thank you. Although my strength is meager, I will do my best to fight side by side with you!"
"Fight side by side? That won't be necessary. "Wang Lu said and cut off the primordial spirit communication. At this time, the sea monster had already rushed to the side of the pilot ship.
Then, Wang Lu calmly took out something from his mustard seed bag and raised it in the air.
It was a Spirit Sword Heavenly Talisman, but it was obviously different from ordinary Heavenly Talismans. The talisman light flashed, and a white figure appeared from the light. The next moment, a layer of emerald green light cover enveloped the entire pilot ship. When the giant beast hit the light cover, its mountain-like body was bounced back and fell into the sea!
"Tsk, it hasn't been long since we left, but you already called for outside assistance. Little Lu, can you do it?"
The voice in mid-air was a bit concerned and a bit teasing. If it wasn't Wang Wu, who else could it be?
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