Chapter 3016: Escaping the Pursuit

After Ye Liuyun and his group left the Flying Boat, they hurried toward the direction Qiong Qi had previously confirmed.

He now knows the bandit group has strong members, even masters like Wu Ying could be discovered by them, so he does not rush to release duplicates or masters such as Wu Ying.

Anyway, he has the Golden Pupil, which lets him observe their positions from afar in the Xingkong.

After Ye Liuyun's group departed, before he could release any duplicates, his Golden Pupil detected the Dragon Head Bandit Group's fleet direction, and a Flying Boat chased toward them.

That Flying Boat was then followed by a strong individual who emerged from another faction's Flying Boat.

Obviously, these people assumed their squad had some purpose and were following to investigate.

Ye Liuyun pretended not to know and immediately released Qiong Qi and Long Nv to guide the way.

Long Nv also tried her pressure effect. Wherever her pressure covered, the Sea Tribe fled, and even Sea Beasts of higher realms than Long Nv were no exception.

Long Nv's Bloodline Pressure also worked on Sea Beasts, at least suppressing those of the Guiyi Fifth Layer and fourth‑fifth layers; with this suppression, they need not worry even when encountering later‑stage Guiyi Sea Beasts.

So Lei Ming and Jiu Tou Mo Long were also released by Ye Liuyun, letting them jointly emit Bloodline Pressure, but none were allowed to reveal their true forms.

There are still people watching them. It might not be only the Dragon Head Bandit Group and that Unknown Force's strongman; perhaps the Shouxing Bandit Group also has eyes on them, so he acts with great caution.

Ye Liuyun's small squad was already few in number, unable to attract large packs of Sea Beasts. Individual Sea Beasts could not withstand the pressure from Long Nv and other Monster Beasts, so they moved very quickly, distancing themselves further from the Shouxing Bandit Group.

Half a day later, the strongman the Shouxing Bandit Group sent to monitor them withdrew. Only the Dragon Head Bandit Group's Flying Boat still trailed them from afar, and the unknown strongman behind lost interest and also retreated.

After another careful day of travel, Ye Liuyun finally released Wu Ying and Zhan Kong to scout whether anyone else was still watching them.

After a thorough check, Wu Ying and Zhan Kong confirmed that aside from that Flying Boat, no one else was monitoring them.

"All right! Long Nv, Lei Ming, and Jiu Tou Mo Long, dive into the water and find a large Sea Beast to attack the Flying Boat following us!"

Ye Liuyun again ordered Long Nv and the other Monster Beasts to locate a Sea Beast to deal with the Flying Boat.

Many Sea Beasts usually refuse to leave the water to attack targets far above the surface, but that doesn't mean they lack the ability. Some Sea Beasts of Guiyi Fifth and Sixth Layers can certainly reach the Flying Boat's position.

So Long Nv and the other two plunged directly into the water, surfacing their true forms after descending a short distance.

Once in the water, Long Nv's advantage manifested, moving unimpeded. Lei Ming and Jiu Tou Mo Long's power lagged far behind Long Nv's, so they could only rely on Bloodline Pressure to assist her.

Yet the Bloodline Pressure of these three Monster Beasts was already sufficient.

Long Nv led them deeper into the abyss, soon locating a Guiyi Fifth Layer Blue Whale. Under the three of their Bloodline Suppression, the Blue Whale had no will to resist, and faced with Long Nv's true dragon aura, it had no intention to fight.

Long Nv directly ordered it to attack the Flying Boat. The Blue Whale obeyed at once, turned around, began to ascend, and approached the Flying Boat from the water.

When its back suddenly burst out of the water, the Dragon Head Bandit Group's Flying Boat also spotted it, but couldn't dodge in time; a water column from the Blue Whale pierced the boat's defenses, even cracking the hull as the column's aftershock struck.

The ten bandits inside the Flying Boat immediately abandoned ship and fled, but the Blue Whale leapt out of the water, opened its massive jaws, and tried to swallow them.

The ten bandits scattered to avoid the Blue Whale's gaping mouth; they evaded the swallow but could not dodge the whale's tail.

The Blue Whale's massive, fan‑shaped tail spread wide, covering the sky, and most of the bandits

had not escaped its attack range. When it swiped its tail, six bandits were blown apart, and two others, stunned, fell into the water.

Then the Blue Whale let out a "boom" and plunged back into the desolate sea. The massive vortex it created sucked the two stunned Martial Cultivators in.

The Blue Whale opened its mouth and inhaled the surrounding Sea Beasts along with the two bandits, pulling them into its body. Afterwards, it reshaped itself in the water, its back breaking the surface, and sprayed a water column at the remaining two bandits.

However, the two bandits were already terrified and leapt far away, soaring high, so the Blue Whale failed to hit them this time.

"What a pity, it would have been better to burst out of the water and swallow that Flying Boat!"

Ye Liuyun thought the Blue Whale's attack was clumsy; it was a shame it didn't eliminate all the bandits at once. He sent a Transmission Voice to Long Nv, telling her to inform the Blue Whale to stand down and instead guard beneath them, preventing other Sea Beasts from ambushing them.

For the remaining two bandits, he dispatched Zhan Kong and Wu Ying to kill them. In no time, Zhan Kong and Wu Ying slew the two and returned to Ye Liuyun's side.

"Now it's completely quiet."

Ye Liuyun also released the Monster Beasts and duplicates, assigning one duplicate to focus on the Flying Boats' movements in the Xingkong and track the Shouxing Bandit Group's direction.

He let Qiong Qi lead the way, guiding everyone toward the Undersea Volcano.

Now a massive Blue Whale guards beneath them; even without Long Nv and the others releasing Bloodline Pressure, ordinary Sea Beasts dare not approach.

Lei Ming and Jiu Tou Mo Long also returned to Ye Liuyun's side, and he sent another duplicate to follow Long Nv deep underwater to scout the Sea Beast situation.

Long Nv's Divine Sense in the water can probe farther; even just by sensing water ripples and sounds, she can discern the surroundings. M..

Shortly after, Long Nv informed Ye Liuyun that a group of large sharks was approaching, though she could not yet identify the shark species.

But Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil quickly spotted a blood‑red triangular fin breaking the surface. The Blue Whale also sensed danger, emitting a warning hum.

"Blood Shark! It must have smelled the Blue Whale's scent and come to gang up on it. The Blue Whale isn't deep‑diving now, making it an easy target for the shark swarm," Long Nv also told Ye Liuyun.

At the same time, Long Nv and a duplicate surged forward, emitting a howl in the water to warn the shark group away.

The shark group hesitated, paused briefly, but still refused to give up the chance to kill the Blue Whale and came forward again.

A Blue Whale of such size would feed them for a month or two; they are reluctant to abandon this opportunity.