According to the "official introduction" on the growth tree of the Devil's Mask, the "Willpower Shield" skill appeared because the Devil's Mask was a consecrated object in the Japanese Warring States Daimyo Imagawa Yoshimoto Temple. It was worshipped for many years …
Currently, the progress bar of the Devil's Mask was 442/1000. According to Li Shuyi, the progress bar increased strangely. Sometimes, it would only increase by one point after killing a Boss. Sometimes, it would increase by several points after killing an Elite or even an Ordinary monster.
Last time, it increased the fastest in Huai Wang Village. Although it was only a few days of exploration and the battle was not very intense, the increase of the Devil's Mask's Mask's Mask was much higher than the experience of exploring a complete plane of existence.
Bai Xiaowen could not find any pattern. He could only let fate take its course. When it reached 1000 points, he could unlock the second skill.
Also, Bai Xiaowen received a notification that after killing Neturu, the main quest "The Prophet's Return" had been completed. He could submit it to the leader of the Guardian Camp.
Although Neturu did not drop anything like a kill certificate, the thousands of sailors Bai Xiaowen rescued were all witnesses, so there was no need for a kill certificate.
While Bai Xiaowen and the others were sailing in the undercurrent on the Specter Ship, the two Mutated White Eagles were also flying in the air. Relying on their telepathy with Bai Xiaowen (the vertical distance was less than 1500 meters, within the range of his control), they were also heading toward the Bonus Islands.
If they were ordinary birds, they would not be able to fly continuously on the sea. However, the Mutated White Eagles were different. They were "Wild Beasts/Flying Beasts". Flying was one of their innate abilities.
Just like the dragons in the Western Fantasy World (DND), flying was a supernatural ability that did not rely on wings. Otherwise, with the heavy and huge body of the dragons and the small proportion of their wings, it would be impossible for them to fly.
When the two white eagles flew slowly, they could reduce their energy consumption by gliding so that they could keep up with their natural recovery speed. Only when they flew at full speed or when they were carrying people would their energy consumption increase. After a while, they would need to rest. After all, they were not adults yet.
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"We're almost there. Get ready to leave the undercurrent."
Bai Xiaowen waved his hand and said, "Shu Yi, raise the flag and signal to Captain Julian behind us."
Li Shuyi agreed and pulled on a rope in the captain's cabin.
The rope was connected to the flagpole of the ghost ship, and the flag was made of the epidermal tissue of the luminous jellyfish, which shone in different colors at the bottom of the sea.
The Naga Tribe used the epidermal tissue of the luminous jellyfish to make a flag and a set of semaphore signals. However, Bai Xiaowen did not need to study so much. He just made a simple agreement with Captain Julian. When the flag was raised, they would begin to turn the rudder and leave the undercurrent.
Bai Xiaowen had learned from "Snake Traitor" Sasa how to identify the destination at the bottom of the sea and how to use the jellyfish flag. This captive was still very useful.
"Turn the rudder!"
Bai Xiaowen gripped the rudder and tilted it slightly to the right. He had used up some of his spiritual power. The magic array engraved at the bottom of the ship glowed. Suddenly, the Ghost Ship began to tilt to the right, and the hull began to shake.
Many sailors huddled in the cabins began to pray.
However, their worries were superfluous. The Naga Tribe had made such voyages many times, and they had long mastered the skill.
With the help of the current, the Ghost Ship rushed out of the current to the right. It slid at high speed for thousands of meters before it slowly came to a stop under the resistance of the sea.
The second Specter Ship behind him did the same. It left the undercurrent safely.
The moment it left the undercurrent, Bai Xiaowen suddenly felt the Bracelet of Misfortune on his left wrist burning. He hurriedly poured a trace of his spiritual power into it.
The illusion came again.
This time, Bai Xiaowen's vision swept across layers of space and came to an underground world full of caves and stalactites. This underground world was extremely spacious. There was only a thick natural crystal pillar that supported the dome. In the center of the crystal pillar, a glowing sphere could be vaguely seen.
The seawater gushed in, carrying a gigantic body with nine heads into the underground world.
The many heads of this huge monster roared at the same time. Although he could not hear the sound, Bai Xiaowen could still feel the tremors that hit him in the face. The glowing sphere gradually disintegrated and dissipated amidst the monster's roars.
The crystal pillar also broke, and the spacious underground world collapsed. The seawater swept in...
Bai Xiaowen's vision turned and he was already back on the surface.
This was an undulating mountain range. The landscape was somewhat familiar. Bai Xiaowen quickly recalled. This was a mountain range that he had seen when he was looking for the location of the Seven Divine Artifacts in the prophecy tablet.
"This is the Bonus Mountains!"
Bai Xiaowen suddenly realized. Then, in his vision, he saw a huge tide that was hundreds of meters tall rushing toward the mountain range like a dark blue wall and then drowning it...
His vision darkened, and Bai Xiaowen's consciousness withdrew from the Bracelet of Misfortune.
"This is not the future, but the past of the Bonus Islands."
Bai Xiaowen pondered for a moment and roughly understood the content of the illusion. However, this content only helped him understand the past of the Bonus Mountains turning into an island. He still had no idea how to keep the "Great Lord" in check.
"We're here. I can already see that the seawater has become much shallower. The seabed ahead is rising. Clearly, this is the Bonus Islands. Let's find a place to surface and bask in the sun … if it doesn't rain. Of course, don't let the Nagas discover us. "
In fact, hiding in the sea was the best choice. The seawater was their natural camouflage.
However, for the thousands of sailors and merchants, they had been at the bottom of the sea for too long. They urgently needed to breathe the air on the surface and raise their morale. This army of laborers was a force that could not be ignored.
With the overlooking vision of the two white eagles, it was not difficult for the ghost ship to find an uninhabited area to surface.
In an uninhabited area, the seawater suddenly surged upward, as if there was a spring hidden below. A mast protruded from the surface of the sea, followed by many other masts, and then the hull … The ghost ship, covered in seaweed and oysters, appeared on the surface of the sea with a splash.
The sailors cheered and walked to the deck, greedily breathing in the sea breeze.
The five members of the White Phoenix Squad also walked to the deck.
"Although that magic bubble allows us to breathe underwater, it's still not as comfortable as on the surface of the sea," Li Shuyi said.
Bai Xiaowen nodded with a smile. His eyesight was excellent. He could see a black dot on the surface of the sea far ahead. It had to be one of the uninhabited islands of the Bonus Islands.
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