Demonic beasts were inferior to human martial artists in terms of agility and reflexes. However, demonic beasts' defense far surpassed that of humans. Adding their powerful vitality, an attack that could injure an extreme Astral Reaching expert might not be able to injure a Bewilderment Fog Beast.
"Grand Elder Chen, do you need our help?"
Ye Chen looked at the other party.
Grand Elder Chen smiled, "Although this old man is old, I can still handle a Bewilderment Fog Beast. You two don't need to do anything. I'll play with it."
Grand Elder Chen was in high spirits. It was no wonder. As a grand elder, it was impossible for him to exchange pointers whenever he wanted. Even if he did, he would stop at the right time. How could he be as happy as now?
Bang!
The lake water parted as Grand Elder Chen charged straight out, clashing with the Bewilderment Fog Beast.
A moment later!
Grand Elder Chen returned, his clothes dyed in blood.
"Not bad, straightforward. Grand Elder Ye, you don't know, but overseeing the ship is a job we look forward to."
Ye Chen said, "Aren't you afraid that we'll also disappear mysteriously?"
"To be honest, I'd like to know what made them disappear." Grand Elder Chen didn't seem to care.
Liu Mei nodded, "I'm also curious."
…
After sailing for two thousand five hundred li, the ship began to circle around the island. Of the thirty thousand li Bewilderment Fog Forbidden Zone, they could only explore five to six thousand li in the center.
"There are so many Bewilderment Fog Bewilderment Bewilderment Fog Bewilderment Island. It's only been five to six thousand li in the center of the forbidden zone.
Grand Elder Chen praised, "Formidable! No wonder Grand Elder Sun suffered in your hands."
"I'm still far from it. If I encounter an Island Master, I'll have to flee as well." Ye Chen's heart moved as he mentioned the matter of the three Island Masters.
Hearing him, Grand Elder Chen said, "Actually, the three Island Masters are nothing special. Do you know why their battle power surpasses ours?"
"Is it because of their martial will?"
Liu Mei interrupted.
"No!" Grand Elder Chen shook his head, "In terms of martial will, we're more or less the same. Even if we condense a martial soul embryo, we can't be that much stronger. The reason why the three Island Masters surpass us is because they have upper grade artifacts. An upper grade artifact can increase their attack power by seventy to eighty percent, while a mid grade artifact can increase it by thirty to forty percent at most."
"Attack power increase by seventy to eighty percent? An Astral Reaching expert can display the might of an upper grade artifact? "Ye Chen asked doubtfully.
Grand Elder Chen explained, "Putting aside low grade artifacts, mid grade and upper grade artifacts both require Zhen Yuan to activate. At Clasping Yuan realm, because the body is filled with Zhen Qi, even a mid grade artifact can increase one's attack power by thirty to forty percent. A Clasping Yuan martial artist's attack power is clearly incomparable to an Astral Reaching expert's attack power by thirty to forty percent. However, after entering the Astral Reaching realm, there is no such problem. Be it an Astral Reaching expert or a Sea of Soul realm expert, they all use Zhen Yuan. Therefore, with an upper grade artifact, an Astral Reaching expert can activate fifty percent of its power, directly increasing their attack power by seventy to eighty percent. In a battle of the same level, they would be practically invincible and unstoppable."
Ye Chen faintly nodded. Indeed, one side could increase attack power by thirty to forty percent, while the other side could increase attack power by seventy to eighty percent. How could they fight? As long as they were hit, their Protective Zhen Yuan would shatter for sure.
"What kind of upper grade artifacts do the three island masters have? Do they have any defensive upper grade artifacts?" After these days of interaction, Ye Chen and Grand Elder Chen had a pretty good relationship, so he couldn't help but ask.
"Sub Island Master Wang has a pair of earth attribute upper grade gloves. Sub Island Master Cui has an upper grade blade. As for Island Master, his upper grade artifact is a pair of thunder attribute iron hammers. Its might is quite powerful, even above the other two. But, I don't know if they have any upper grade artifacts." After pausing for a moment, Grand Elder Chen continued, "If my guess is correct, the three island masters have no intention of going out. At least, before advancing to the Sea of Soul realm, they won't be in a hurry to go out. Upper grade artifacts are absolutely rare objects in the True Spirit Continent. If they go out, they will have to face the pressure of Sea of Soul realm experts. After all, many Sea of Soul realm experts don't even have an upper grade artifact. If they encounter an even better upper grade artifact, and the opponent is an Astral Reaching expert, they will certainly make a move to snatch it."
Hearing Grand Elder Chen's words, Ye Chen understood why the three island masters were unrivalled in the Astral Reaching realm. Upper grade artifacts could increase attack power by seventy to eighty percent. One could well imagine that an upper grade artifact could also increase defense by seventy to eighty percent. With the two superimposed together, who among Astral Reaching experts could contend against them? Unless the opponent also had an upper grade artifact, they could only flee.
"Fortunately, I don't have an upper grade artifact. Otherwise, it would be troublesome to go out." Liu Mei joked.
Ye Chen smiled. As an extreme Astral Reaching expert, there was no one who didn't yearn for an upper grade artifact. Even if they couldn't use it in ordinary times, it would still be a trump card at a crucial moment.
The night gradually deepened, and the fog became so dense that one couldn't even see their own fingers. Only the light ball on the small Sensing Tower flickered with light.
On the deck, the Clasping Yuan martial artists on shift were constantly paying attention to the Sensing Tower. As soon as an orange-red light appeared, they would immediately move in, lest they lose contact with the island.
Splash! Splash!
The lake water surged, and ripples appeared one after another.
It was unknown whether it was Ye Chen's misconception, but Bewilderment Fog Ship accelerated.
It should be known that there was no wind in the forbidden zone, and the ship's speed was fixed. Therefore, its speed could only be slow, and not fast.
"Could someone have changed their speed?"
Ye Chen creased his brows.
As time passed, his misconception turned into reality. Bewilderment Fog Ship had indeed accelerated, and it was getting faster and faster. From one hundred li per hour, it increased to one hundred and ten li, one hundred and thirty li, one hundred and sixty li, and then two hundred li.
"What's going on?"
In a short hour, Bewilderment Fog Ship's speed had increased to such a degree. And this was only because the ship was huge, which made it difficult to perceive its speed.
Pushing open the cabin door, Ye Chen arrived on the deck.
Releasing his soul power, Ye Chen noticed that there were huge arcs above the lake water, extending for who knew how many li.
"This is …?" Ye Chen pinched his chin. Soon after, he seemed to have thought of something, "It's a whirlpool, an incomparably huge whirlpool."
If a whirlpool was large enough, the spiral arms would extend for a very long distance. According to the thickness of the spiral arms above the lake water, Ye Chen estimated that the whirlpool ahead was at least thirty li in diameter. A thirty li whirlpool was simply a devouring black hole. Any object that approached it would be devoured, and the devouring energy it produced would also suck in objects in the air.
"Quickly turn the ship around!" Ye Chen shouted.
The one steering the ship was a Clasping Yuan Realm martial artist. He didn't have a soul power as terrifying as Ye Chen's. Moreover, he had never encountered such a situation before. He didn't know what was going on, but when he saw Ye Chen's ice-cold pupils, he subconsciously turned the steering wheel inward.
The ship was huge, and changing direction wasn't an easy thing to do. Moreover, the entire ship seemed to be somewhat out of control, and was being dragged forward.
"Grand Elder Ye, we can't change direction."
"You continue to steer the ship." Making a prompt decision, Ye Chen flew up and arrived at the right side of Bewilderment Fog.
Infused with Zhen Yuan, he slowly pushed out.
Creak!
The ship gradually turned around, emitting a sound of being overwhelmed.
At this moment, Grand Elder Chen and Liu Mei walked out.
"Grand Elder Ye, what happened?" Grand Elder Chen asked.
Ye Chen said, "There's a huge whirlpool ahead, and the ship is heading in that direction."
"What?"
The two were greatly shocked.
"The three of us worked together to change the ship's direction. Hopefully, we can leave the range of the whirlpool." Without the ship, it was unknown whether they could return to Bewilderment Fog Island. Every year, many Astral Reaching experts would be trapped to death in Bewilderment Fog. Back then, they had also arrived at Bewilderment Fog Island by chance.
With the three of them working together, the effect was much better. One was in charge of activating Zhen Yuan to protect the ship, one was in charge of breaking the water flow and guiding the ship, and one was in charge of exerting force on the ship.
Rumble!
Abruptly —
The ship uncontrollably slid sideways.
Several li to the right of the ship, a huge whirlpool gradually formed. From one li, it became two li, three li, five li …
It was as if it was changing with every breath!
"Not good, another whirlpool has appeared."
Ye Chen exerted force with both his arms. With a turn, the entire ship soared into the sky. Then, he operated his Zhen Yuan to resist the suction of the whirlpool.
The three of them were like three flies beside a black hole, flapping their wings with all their might.
Unfortunately, the whirlpool was getting bigger and bigger. In a short while, it had expanded to thirty to forty li in size. It was pitch black inside, and the bottom couldn't be seen. The three of them and the ship were right above the whirlpool.
"Grand Elder Ye, abandon Bewilderment Fog Ship and escape."
The suction was getting stronger and stronger. Grand Elder Chen gave up on the idea of dragging the ship back.
Helpless, Ye Chen nodded. The whirlpool of this Bewilderment Fog Forbidden Zone was incomparably frightening. The suction it produced could even suck in peak Astral Reaching experts. Although the three of them were powerful, they would still be sucked in after a long time. They wouldn't be able to escape even if they wanted to.
Just as they were about to let go of the ship, a white mist tornado suddenly rushed out of the whirlpool, directly wrapping the three of them and the ship inside.
Huff Huff Huff …
The intense whirlpool made Ye Chen lose control, and his body involuntarily revolved around the eye of the tornado.
"This mist tornado is not an ordinary tornado. It's actually formed from pure Yuan Qi." Pure Yuan Qi was incomparably powerful. Forming a tornado with a diameter of several dozen li was simply invincible, unless someone could break it in one strike.
At this moment, Ye Chen naturally didn't have the strength to do so.
It might have been an instant, or it might have been a long time. The three of them completely lost contact with the outside world. The small Sensing Pagoda on Bewilderment Fog Ship was also thoroughly extinguished, on the verge of collapse.
"Thanks to these two, I finally know how Bewilderment Fog Ship and the three Grand Elders disappeared a dozen years ago." Ye Chen smiled bitterly. This time, his soul power was restricted by ninety percent. His mental power simply couldn't radiate out, and his Zhen Yuan was also suppressed within his body. His entire body drifted along with the waves, sinking into the darkness within the darkness.
"Yeah, something happened to Bewilderment Fog Ship!" Bewilderment Fog Island, Bewilderment Fog Palace. The black-robed old man noticed that the Sensing Pagoda was flashing with an orange radiance. It was a sign that something had happened to the small Sensing Pagoda.
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