Chapter 499

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Protagonist:

Yu Zhangsheng

From Lanzhou entering the sea mouth, to the Beihai Yu, there is still a considerably vast stretch of sea domain in between, which belongs to the Nan Yu.

This distance, for ordinary mortals, is a chasm difficult to cross in a lifetime; for cultivators, it also counts as distant. This stretch of sea domain is also the range of Nan Yu cultivators going out to sea; most cultivators, when going out to sea, are active within this range, acquiring resources.

The great sea, in this world, remains a vast heaven and earth; its loneliness is silent, just quietly solemn in this world, bearing time, bearing history, occupying most of the area of this world. The resources in the ocean, for cultivators, are still a treasure trove waiting to be excavated.

Whether it is the ubiquitous sea spirit beasts in the vast ocean, or the ruins from distant ages sunken on the seabed, or the heavenly materials and earthly treasures brewed within the ocean environment itself...

For cultivators, they all have great value; therefore, the profession of sea-seekers arose spontaneously.

The sea surface shimmered with rippling light; under the sunlight, it refracted various colors of radiance. Looking out, one could see ship after ship, like leaves drifting on the sea surface. Upon entering deeper, the ships became sparse; on the vast sea surface, besides occasional reefs and surging great waves, undulating billows, only monotony remained.

"Truly leisurely; peaceful years, probably just like this."

In the sea domain, on the spirit boat where Yu Zhangsheng and Wei Lao were, Yu Zhangsheng stood on the deck gazing into the distance; the sea wind beat against his sleeves, the sleeves flapped noisily, the sky light was bright, his eyes revealed a trance, and he sighed with emotion.

From treading the sea until now, the two had sailed for over two months; from the Lanzhou Continent, they were already extremely far. In this boundless sea domain, looking out, besides surging waves, nothing else was seen.

After the initial shock, for the remaining time, facing this increasingly monotonous and unchanging sea surface, Yu Zhangsheng had also grown accustomed; while cultivating, everything was still fairly peaceful, a rare peace of mind.

And the spirit qi concentration on the sea domain was actually much richer than on the continent; this also meant cultivating here was faster and more suitable than other places.

And during this two-month voyage, fortunately because of the Xuan Turtle, under its released aura, many sea spirit beasts left early, not daring to come provoke them.

However, it was not completely calm; among them, some strange tales, even with Yu Zhangsheng's knowledge, counted as greatly broadening his horizons.

For the cultivation world, the great sea is perhaps a place even more mysterious than land is to humans; the vast sea domain, the special environment — how many ferocious dangers are brewed within is unknown.

But compared to the continent where humans are the undisputed overlords, in the ocean, spirit beasts have become the rulers of the sea domain; without human cultivator interference, under natural development, in this sea domain, many spirit beasts have reached heights that can be called terrifying to cultivators.

For example, last month Yu Zhangsheng encountered a giant whale spirit beast a thousand zhang long; when it suddenly surfaced, it stirred up heaven-shocking huge waves, covering the sky horizon; amid overturning clouds and rain, it swallowed a Jiaolong-shaped other spirit beast into its belly in one gulp.

Fluctuations of fear erupted; the Jiaolong screamed miserably; the aura it erupted had actually reached the fifth rank, but before this giant whale it had no power to resist at all, directly swallowed and refined in one gulp.

Fortunately, perhaps because this giant whale's body was too large, it looked down on Yu Zhangsheng this tiny shrimp; therefore it did not pay attention to Yu Zhangsheng; after eating the Jiaolong, it continued to lurk in the pitch-black abyssal seabed, leaving only Yu Zhangsheng with a pounding heart, even more careful and cautious.

Sixth-rank spirit beasts, in the sea domain depths, perhaps are not often seen, yet are not considered rare; fifth-rank spirit beasts are even more not counted as top-tier.

Thus, for the remaining journey, Yu Zhangsheng was even more cautious, extremely careful; fortunately, this kind of thing did not continue to happen.

And besides the threat of sea spirit beasts, man-made disasters, in the sea domain, are equally common and severe.

Different from the profession of sea-seekers, who specialize in going out to sea to search for resources, pirates are also active in the sea domain; as the name implies, they are a group of existences who specialize in robbing others' spirit boats, seizing resources, killing people and silencing witnesses.

Their specific number is unknown, difficult to count; most reside in groups; according to strength size and number of people, they are divided into different pirate groups.

Because in the Beihai Yu, many forces are entrenched, the stakes are huge, far beyond what this group of petty characters can resist or covet; therefore, pirates generally are active within the range of the Beihai Yu and the Lanzhou sea domain.

This kind of thing, in the great sea, is commonplace, not surprising.

For example, another two months passed; the spirit boat continued heading toward the Beihai Yu; after a journey with scares but no danger, at noon this day, the sunlight was brilliant; on the deck, Yu Zhangsheng who was cultivating with eyes closed slowly opened his eyes; Wei Lao beside him simultaneously stood up, slightly frowning, looking at Yu Zhangsheng.

"Want to interfere?"

Wei Lao asked indifferently.

Ahead, waves surged; two large spirit boats collided; among them, cultivators were fiercely killing each other; divine abilities and spell lights flickered across the sky; their might shook the heavens, blasting up wave after wave of huge waves, soaring sky-high; amid the waves, cultivators from both boats trod the waves in fierce combat.

Both boats were a hundred zhang in size; only one was even more massive; huge sails fluttered in the wind; with the sea wind they fiercely spread open; on the white sails, a pattern like a Jiaolong was depicted, lifelike, baring fangs and brandishing claws, fully displaying ferocity, serving as a flag.

On the other boat, huge sails fluttered noisily in the wind; a skull pattern was painted on them; the flagpole piercing the sails hung skull after skull, ferocious skulls, some beast, some human, flashing with faint red light; astonishing killing qi rose.

Whistling sounds, miserable cries echoed on the sea surface; sea water surged, gradually dyed a layer of red; corpse after corpse gradually fell into the sea water, pushed by sea waves, or sank into the seabed.

However, the side suffering more losses was obviously the one with the smaller spirit boat, which was the side with the Jiaolong pattern flag; as cultivator after cultivator fell, the losing trend was obviously set.

"Qin Kairong! Your Wu Zhi Pirate Group must not go too far; you even dare rob my Jiaolong Island's ships; truly lawless and arrogant beyond measure; truly think my Jiaolong Island has no one? If discovered by my Island Lord, he will surely exterminate your Wu Zhi Pirate Group entirely!"

On the Jiaolong Island side, a middle-aged cultivator wearing a green uniform robe, after striking away the other person he called Qin Kairong, angrily shouted.

A streak of fresh blood flowed from his forehead; his Golden Core mid-stage cultivation base spread out; but facing Qin Kairong, he still appeared not enough to look at.

"Hehe, Han Hua, look at what you're saying; in the vast hazy sea domain, who isn't a pirate? All are just living days of licking blood on knife edges; stop wasting words with me; hand over the fourth-rank spirit beast Painful Hai Long's inner dan, and I might still leave you a whole corpse."

Qin Kairong coldly laughed, looking at Han Hua; mockery in his eyes was obvious.

"You!"

Han Hua was furious to the extreme, pointing at Qin Kairong; his chest heaved violently; gritting his teeth, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood; "If not for our Island Lord not being here, how would you dare be so arrogant? Doing this, aren't you afraid of retaliation afterward?"

"Oh? You mean that little Jiaolong brat, hehe." Qin Kairong shook his head coldly laughing; "Even if he came, the outcome would be the same; moreover..."

Qin Kairong's tone paused; his gaze coldly swept over Han Hua and the three; his tone suddenly turned cold: "As long as I kill you all, in this boundless great sea, who would know it was me who killed?"

"Second-in-command, the Island Lord is not here; we are no match for this Qin Kairong; find a chance, we'll protect you to escape!"

The remaining three from Jiaolong Island approached Han Hua; all were covered in wounds, panting violently; two were Golden Core early-stage cultivation base; guarding beside Han Hua, they said with bitter smiles.

"This..." Han Hua bit his teeth tightly, pursed his lips, feeling the severe injuries in his body, silent, bitterness rising in his heart.

"Want to escape? The thought isn't bad, but unfortunately far from enough."

Qin Kairong smiled faintly and shook his head; with a wave, the two companions beside him raised their long blades high, looking at the three, their eyes excited and bloodthirsty.

"Enough; settle you early, and avoid long nights breeding many dreams; as for Jiaolong, if he comes looking, then just kill him together."

Qin Kairong looked at the three, hehe coldly laughing; his arm slowly raised; ice needle after ice needle continuously condensed, flashing cold light...

"It's over..."

Han Hua's heart sank; he took a deep breath, suppressed his body's injuries; with a wave of his sleeve, a protective barrier condensed in front.

"Huh?!"

Just then, Qin Kairong suddenly looked up; brows slightly furrowed; looking to the side not far away, he happened to make eye contact across the sea water with Yu Zhangsheng who was passing by; his hand movements stalled for a moment; narrowing his eyes, he sized him up.

Yu Zhangsheng's expression was cold; lowering his brows, he looked at the crowd; shook his head and did not intend to pay attention; thus without a sound, he continued driving the spirit boat treading the waves, about to leave.

Wei Lao seeing this, also just lightly curled his lip; naturally even more couldn't be bothered to pay attention.

Meanwhile, Qin Kairong watched Yu Changsheng and the others vigilantly, and after finding herself unable to see through their cultivation bases, her gaze flickered, hesitant and undecided.

Seeing this, Han Hua and the other two beside her brightened; watching Yu Changsheng's group about to leave, they grew anxious at once and hurriedly shouted, "Dao Friends, we are from Jiaolong Island. We do not ask the several Dao Friends to rescue us, but only ask that after descending the mountain you pass a message to our Island Master: I, Han Hua, because Qin Kairong kills to seize treasure, wants the Rank Four Sea Beast Inner Pills we obtained from going to sea, and was killed by the Wu Zhi Pirate Group's Qin Kairong!"

"At that time, our Island Master will certainly reward you heavily, and be endlessly grateful."

Once he finished speaking, the air abruptly fell still; Qin Kairong sharply turned her head, looking at Han Hua, her complexion gloomy, killing intent exposed.

"Shut up!"

Yu Changsheng's steps paused; he lowered his brows to look at Han Hua, who was pursing her lips with a pale complexion, his brow furrowed slightly, and he spoke indifferently, "Not interested."

Having said that, Yu Changsheng looked at Qin Kairong, lifted his leg, and was about to leave.

"Wait a moment."

An abrupt voice suddenly rang out — it was Qin Kairong, her complexion alternating between gloom and clarity, her gaze concentrated, looking deeply at Yu Changsheng and the others, her mouth corners twitching, her expression unkind. "Hm?" Yu Changsheng raised an eyebrow, but he did not look at Qin Kairong; instead, he looked at Wei Lao.

Wei Lao's expression was calm; he glanced at the crowd below and said to Yu Changsheng, "The Rank Four Sea Beast Soaring Sea Dragon, although its strength is nothing remarkable, its bloodline is exceedingly rare; for spirit beasts of the same attribute it is the finest, greatly nourishing ingredient, worth no small value, and for the Xuan Turtle it is just the thing."

Hearing this, Yu Changsheng understood in his heart; he nodded lightly, and his cold gaze turned to Qin Kairong.

Qin Kairong gritted her teeth, her brow sinking, a fierce light flashing in her eyes; after weighing things repeatedly, she spoke sinisterly, "Originally I did not want to keep you, but since you have all heard, to prevent you from informing, there is no choice."

In Qin Kairong's estimation, although she could not get a measure on Yu Changsheng and the others' cultivation bases, judging by their situation, their youthful appearances meant they surely would not be high; otherwise they would not be leaving in such haste.

Moreover, she herself was Foundation Establishment Golden Core Late Stage; in this sea region, as long as no Sub-Talisman appeared, self-preservation should be no problem. Facing Qin Kairong's threat, Yu Changsheng chose to ignore it, instead turning his head to look at Han Hua, furrowing his brow and speaking indifferently, "Where is the Sea Beast Inner Pill?"

Han Hua took a deep breath, looked at Yu Changsheng, involuntarily lowered her head, and murmured in a low voice, "It is with me; if the Dao Friend helps me escape this predicament, there will certainly be a heavy reward."

Seeing herself directly ignored, Qin Kairong's expression hardened, then she laughed from extreme anger, waved her sleeve and said coldly, "Yun Feng, Yun He, accompany this guest and play a bit."

As her words fell, the two companions beside her instantly burst into motion; the long blades in their hands raised high, they rushed at Yu Changsheng and hacked down heavily.

"Clamorous!"

Yu Changsheng frowned, looked at the two, a cold glint flashing in his eyes; he neither dodged nor evaded, extended a single finger, his fleshly power erupting, qi and blood surging and condensing into a giant finger, which he flicked at the two charging forward! "Dang!"

The next moment, the long blades in Yun Feng and Yun He's hands were flicked away, their bodies like kites with broken strings, in an instant flying backward, mouthful after mouthful of fresh blood continuously flowing from their mouths, bleeding into the Void.

And Yu Changsheng's expression was stern, unmoved; his whole body's qi and blood surged, once more condensing in the high sky into a blood-colored giant palm, pressing down toward the two flying backward! "Hong long long!"

In an instant, every bone in Yun He and Yun Feng's bodies shattered completely, their eyeballs bulging out; the terror on their faces had not yet fully solidified when two clusters of flames spontaneously ignited on their bodies, and without a single miserable scream, their bodies thoroughly turned to ash and were scattered by the wind.

"What?"

"How is this possible, you are a Sub-Talisman True Lord?!"

Qin Kairong froze, shrieked, looked at Yu Changsheng, undisguised terror in her eyes; the next moment, without the slightest hesitation, she turned to flee.

Fast, too fast — from Yu Changsheng making a move to the end, only two breaths' time had passed, and he had already suppressed Yun He and Yun Feng; such strength, in Qin Kairong's view, was unfathomable, only a Sub-Talisman could possess it.

Therefore, how could she not flee; her heart trembled incomparably, terror permeating every corner of her mind, and she secretly regretted bitterly.

"Want to run, is there any use?"

Yu Changsheng looked at Qin Kairong's fleeing figure, shook his head indifferently, extended his hand and flicked lightly; the next instant, a sword light abruptly slashed across.

"Pu..."

The next instant, a human head quietly flew up. (Chapter End)