Time passed like a white steed flashing through a crevice, and in the blink of an eye, two months had quietly slipped by.
The two ocean-going giants, the Dou Luo and the Star Luo, had already completed two-thirds of their voyage, drawing ever closer to the Star Luo Continent.
The next morning, a pale white appeared where the sea met the sky, and the rising morning sun sprinkled golden light across the azure ocean surface.
"We're finally almost there..."
Xie Xie stood by the ship's railing, taking a deep breath of the salty sea breeze, his face radiating anticipation.
Though these two months of maritime life had been novel, for someone accustomed to life on land like him, it had indeed felt somewhat long.
Tang Wulin walked over, anticipation gleaming in his eyes: "I heard the scenery of the Star Luo Continent is quite different from our Dou Luo Continent. It's rather exciting to think about."
"Wulin, I think you're just thinking about the specialty cuisine of the Star Luo Continent, aren't you?" A voice filled with amusement came from behind.
Fang Yang was seen holding Gu Yue's hand as they arrived on the deck.
In the morning light, Gu Yue was dressed in white as pure as snow, her ink-black hair gently swaying in the sea breeze, making her already refined and ethereal face appear even more exquisite.
Fang Yang wore a neat black combat suit, his tall and straight figure looking especially spirited. Standing together, the two were like a perfect couple stepping out of a painting.
"That's right, that's right, you glutton, Wulin." Xie Xie laughed in agreement.
Tang Wulin scratched his head embarrassedly, admitting frankly: "I do indeed want to try the food of the Star Luo Continent."
Just as everyone was chatting and laughing, in another corner of the Star Luo.
Qiangu Zhangting watched Fang Yang and the others with a gloomy expression.
His eyes were filled with killing intent, his fingers unconsciously gripping the railing tight.
"Young Master Qiangu, we're not far from the Star Luo Continent now. Shall we take action?" A middle-aged man accompanying him asked in a low voice.
Qiangu Zhangting nodded coldly: "Proceed according to plan."
He took out an exquisite medicine bottle from his storage soul guide device.
The middle-aged man respectfully accepted the bottle, then silently departed.
"Hmph, I'll let you all taste the flavor of sea soul beasts." Qiangu Zhangting muttered to himself, a sinister smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
The bottle contained a specially made Beast Powder from the Spirit Pagoda, which had an extremely strong attraction to sea soul beasts.
The quantity in this bottle was enough to attract an astonishing number of sea soul beast swarms.
Just at this peaceful morning, a massive boom suddenly resounded throughout the entire giant ship, immediately followed by violent shaking of the Star Luo.
The hull suddenly tilted, and the people on deck instantly lost their footing.
"What's going on?" Xie Xie hurriedly grabbed the railing to steady himself.
Tang Wulin's expression changed: "Something's wrong!"
For the Star Luo, a giant ship like this, to shake so violently—it was definitely no ordinary wave.
Fang Yang wrapped one arm around Gu Yue's waist to help her steady herself, simultaneously sensing the abnormal fluctuations coming from beneath the sea surface.
The originally calm sea suddenly churned with unnatural waves, as if some massive creature was awakening underwater.
In the distance, dark shadows slowly surfaced, revealing ferocious outlines.
"That's the Demon Tiger Whale King!" Xie Xie cried out in shock upon seeing them.
It was indeed the Demon Tiger Whale King. Its gray-black skin gleamed with a metallic luster, its dark red eyes exposed fierce light, and its sharp teeth were like massive swords.
As a gregarious, bloodthirsty member of the tiger whale race, its appearance often meant even greater danger.
The azure sea surface had already turned into a deep gray-black. Countless Demon Tiger Whales occupied the entire sea region, completely surrounding the Star Luo.
Several hundred meters away on the sea surface, massive water columns were continuously striking the Star Luo.
The ship had already activated its soul guide protective shield. The water columns crashed against the shield, creating ripples while bringing violent shaking and swaying.
"All personnel, be on guard!"
The voice of the Scarlet Dragon Douluo, Zhuo Shi, resounded across the deck, his figure already appearing at the bow of the ship.
He watched with a grave expression as more and more Demon Tiger Whales appeared on the sea surface, his body's blood and qi continuously surging, his scorching aura making the surrounding air slightly distort.
Wu Zhangkong and Shen Yi, seeing this situation, also quickly rushed to the deck.
The other experts on the Dou Luo and Star Luo appeared one after another, and for a moment, soul power fluctuations rose and fell all around.
Qiangu Zhangting secretly sneered in the corner—this was exactly the situation he wanted to see.
Suddenly, another massive water column came hurtling toward the Star Luo.
"Audacious!"
The Scarlet Dragon Douluo, Zhuo Shi, shouted upon seeing this.
His figure flashed, appearing in front of the water column. He raised his right hand, red light blazing brilliantly, and fiercely struck the water column.
In an instant, the water column collapsed, transforming into countless water droplets that scattered down like a heavy rain.
At this moment, a terrifying consciousness that made one's blood run cold transmitted from the sea: "Humans, you shall all be buried here."
A colossal creature over a thousand meters long slowly surfaced. The moment it appeared, the entire sea region seemed to dim by several degrees.
Its gray-black body was covered with scars left from battles, and its dark red giant eyes were like two blood moons, emanating an aura of cruelty and violence.
This was a hundred-thousand-year Demon Tiger Whale King!
It led over ten thousand Demon Tiger Whales to completely surround the two giant ships, the Star Luo and the Dou Luo.
The weakest of these Demon Tiger Whales had thousand-year cultivation, and there were nearly a thousand ten-thousand-year spirit beasts among them.
Such a terrifying number was no less than the former Great Star Dou Forest. The situation for the human side did not look optimistic.
The Scarlet Dragon Douluo, Zhuo Shi, watched the Demon Tiger Whale King with a grave expression, speaking in a deep voice: "Demon Tiger Whale King, we are merely passing through this sea region and do not wish to come into conflict with you."
"Make way, and we shall not interfere with each other. Otherwise, do you truly think you alone can stop us? Humans have never complained about having too many spirit rings!"
At these words, the Demon Tiger Whale King's aura visibly became frenzied.
The terrifying pressure of a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast was fully released, and the entire sea region churned violently under its rage.
"Arrogant humans!"
The Demon Tiger Whale King let out a heaven-shaking roar. "Today, I shall let you witness what a true overlord of the ocean is!"
"Oh? This aura seems somewhat familiar..." Fang Yang looked at the Demon Tiger Whale King, a trace of confusion flashing in his eyes.
If he remembered correctly, this Demon Tiger Whale King should have been entrenched in the deep sea region. How did it suddenly appear in these coastal waters?
In fact, the Demon Tiger Whale King had indeed originally inhabited the deep sea region. But not long ago, it encountered a disaster out of nowhere.
For some unknown reason, the overlord of the deep sea, the Deep Sea Dragon, suddenly intruded into its territory and immediately started a fierce battle with it.
Though the Demon Tiger Whale King possessed formidable strength, it was ultimately no match for the Deep Sea Dragon and had no choice but to flee its territory in panic.
Just as it was searching for a new territory, the medicine powder Qiangu Zhangting had scattered happened to drift into this sea region.
That specially made Beast Powder had a fatal attraction to sea soul beasts, making the already enraged Demon Tiger Whale King even more furious, which led to the current scene.
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