Taoyuan Teacher's luck was good.
Over the next few days, Su Ran's fishing harvest surpassed twenty types of fish, catching over a hundred, and gaining over five thousand years of spirit ring and Spirit Bone enhancement.
Among them were even four Sea Spirit Beasts over ten thousand years old, three of which were distributed to water-element Disciples to absorb as their fifth spirit ring:
[Gu Qingbo, Spirit Azure Sailfish, obtained a twenty-two-thousand-year-old Sharp-nosed Fierce Shark spirit ring.
Even in Taoyuan Teacher's fishing state, the Sharp-nosed Fierce Shark's sharp drill nearly pierced the Peach Garden's hull, almost risking a shipwreck. It was finally repelled and injured by Shui Yueer's fifth Spirit Ability, Ancient Dragon Gall Tide Power, and controlled by Shui Bing'er, making the harvest difficult.
Gu Qingbo awakened her core fifth Spirit Ability — Azure Vortex Drill Kill.]
[Azure Vortex Drill Kill: The Spirit Azure Sailfish grows a sharp drill, charging and ramming enemies with unstoppable power. On land, it resembles a drill tank; in the sea, it's as swift as a water missile.]
[Shen Liuyu, Spirit Cold Crystal Ice Crocodile, obtained a twenty-three-thousand-year-old Profound Ice Sea Whale spirit ring.
Profound Ice Sea Whale: Its massive body carries sharp ice shards that can easily tear through ocean vessels and pierce the bodies of Spirit Beasts. Wherever it goes, it can emit accompanying ice spikes in the Sea Area, even leaving many scratches on the Peach Garden's hull.
Shen Liuyu awakened her core fifth Spirit Ability — Profound Ice Domain · Crocodile Flow.]
[Profound Ice Domain · Crocodile Flow: Summons a continuous attack-accompanying ice domain, enhancing one's attack power, and each attack will carry ice crocodile breath and charge.]
[Qiu Ruoshui, Spirit Lotus Sea Spear, obtained a twenty-two-thousand-year-old Moon Scar Water Spirit Mother.
The Moon Scar Water Spirit Mother was a Spirit Beast like a cold moon, emitting a cool and majestic light that could freeze the Soul of anyone who looked directly at it. As it swam, it left a long trail of ice crystals and moonlight behind it, like a dazzling galaxy winding through the seawater, enough to form a current that made it difficult for the Peach Garden to move forward.
Qiu Ruoshui awakened her core fifth Spirit Ability — Moon Scar Flow · Lotus Chill.]
[Moon Scar Flow · Lotus Chill: The spear is imbued with a Moon Scar mark, and with each attack, a Lotus Moon Slash is released as a supplementary attack, enhancing attack power. The Moon Scar can also reduce the enemy's movement speed or even repel them.]
The nine Peach Garden students who went to the Western Sea for Cultivation, four Spirit Ancestors with four spirit rings, successfully Broke Through to level fifty-one on their way to Sea God Island, gaining the fifth Spirit Ability that elevated their strength.
All Cultivation Disciples reached the five-ring Spirit King Realm, with Shui Bing'er's spirit power even reaching nearly level sixty.
Although Shui Bing'er's first four spirit rings were standard configurations and did not meet the high quality of Peach Garden Academy, due to her outstanding talent and good strength, the age of her fifth spirit ring was also close to twenty thousand years.
As for the age of the sixth spirit ring, Taoyuan Teacher envisioned it must be thirty-five thousand years, or even forty thousand years or more, to meet her Cultivation expectations and the academy's required spirit ring configuration standards.
However, Spirit Beasts over forty thousand years old are undoubtedly giant marine beasts in the ocean. It is normal for them to be fifty meters long, and some natural marine behemoths at this age can even grow to one hundred meters, stirring up huge waves that could even capsize the Peach Garden. Moreover, they generally live in the deep sea, possess a certain level of intelligence, and are very rare, making them very difficult to catch by fishing.
Even big fish weighing dozens of pounds are like small shrimp in their mouths, let alone just a small fishing hook bait?
Although Su Ran used special bait that could increase the Spirit Beast's age and vitality after consumption, which was very attractive to Spirit Beasts, ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Beasts would occasionally take the bait.
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"Spirit Master adults, be careful. We are about to speed past the vicinity of the Demon Whale Sea Area. The Demon Whale Sea Area is the most terrifying in this region. It is said to be home to an extremely massive and ferocious Spirit Beast that can easily capsize large ships over a hundred meters long. After passing the Demon Whale Sea Area, we will not be far from Sea God Island; it will take at most two days to arrive."
In the vast ocean, Captain Mara became nervous at this moment and reminded the crew.
Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er, Yu Hairou, and the other students looked at the vast ocean and finally breathed a sigh of relief:
"We're finally almost there."
"Traveling by ship is truly an ordeal. Although there was the Cultivation of hunting spirit rings during the process, most of the time was very boring."
"Yes, I was so bored that I asked Bing'er to Ice Seal me to train my ice resistance."
"But Taoyuan Teacher is patient. He just sits on the upper deck fishing, not eating or drinking anything. Doesn't he get tired of it at all?"
"Wait, wait a minute! Look over there, it seems like there's a big ship!"
Gu Qingbo pointed to the Sea Area a thousand meters ahead to the left, where a black dot was moving.
"Isn't it normal to see a ship? We've occasionally encountered some fishing boats these past few days. Are there residents in the sea too?"
"No, it seems to be coming for us!"
"It's a pirate ship!"
"A pirate ship?!"
When the Mara Sisters saw the appearance of the approaching ship through the binoculars, their expressions instantly changed drastically, looking even worse than Taoyuan Teacher's expression when he fished up a ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Beast.
First Mate Mani quickly ran out of the cockpit and urgently informed Shui Bing'er and the other Spirit Masters of the other ship's identity.
"It's the Purple Pearl Pirate Gang's ship — the Sea Demon. I've seen this pirate ship before; it often pretends to be a friendly vessel in Vast Sea City, selecting wealthy individuals or ships to plunder. It's one of the big pirate gangs in the West Sea."
"Purple Pearl Pirate Gang? Why does that sound familiar?"
"I remember now. This is a pirate gang mentioned in the West Sea catalog that Taoyuan Teacher gave us. The record states that this pirate gang has over three thousand members, including over two hundred Spirit Masters. It is indeed a very large organization. If it were on the continent, it could already establish a large Sect."
Hearing the name of the Purple Pearl Pirate Gang, Shui Bing'er's eyes narrowed, and relevant information quickly surfaced in her mind.
"Yes, the Purple Pearl Pirate Gang is very powerful, so they are what we fear the most. At best, all our wealth will be plundered; at worst, we'll die and be thrown into the sea to feed the fish. The Demon Whale Sea Area is very dangerous, and there's only one route to avoid it, so the Purple Pearl Pirate Gang might be using this fact to select their prey here."
Mani, the younger sister, looked very scared. They were here to make money, and it would be too much of a loss if they lost their lives here.
"So, what is the strength of the pirates in this Purple Pearl Pirate Gang?"
"The strongest should have spirit power of seventy or eighty levels. Usually, when a large ship like the Sea Demon is deployed, it must be led by a pirate captain-level Spirit Master. The Purple Pearl Pirate Gang's captain is at least a five-ring Spirit King."
"A five-ring Spirit King, huh?"
"First Mate, don't panic. Go back and steer properly. If this Sea Demon is just passing by, then fine, but if they dare to attack us, it'll be a good opportunity for us to test our newly acquired fifth Spirit Abilities. Forget a Spirit King; even if a Spirit Emperor or Spirit Saint came, we could defeat them."
Xue Wu comforted Mani. Her words were not empty boasts. With her, Bing'er, and Yue'er all present, not only were their individual strengths outstanding, but their Martial Soul Fusion Skill could already challenge Spirit Emperors two years ago, let alone today?
"With those words from the Spirit Master adults, I feel relieved." Mani took a deep breath, but still felt a bit nervous.
Just then, with a hum.
From the Sea Demon, which was hundreds of meters away and flying the Purple Pearl Pirate Gang flag, a series of hooked ropes swung towards the Peach Garden, latching onto its deck.
Dozens of pirates appeared on the Sea Demon, all of them Spirit Masters. The leading few had four or five spirit rings each and were wearing purple and black pirate uniforms:
"The Purple Pearl Pirate Gang robs the rich to help the poor, and our glory descends! Surrender and you won't be killed; otherwise, prepare to be thrown into the sea to feed the sharks!"
"Everyone, put all your treasures on the deck!"
"I am Hydel, the pirate captain determined to be the Dominator of this Sea Area!"
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