Time, like a white steed, galloped by, and two months passed in the blink of an eye.
The two ocean liners, Douluo and Star Luo, had already completed two-thirds of their journey and were getting closer to the Star Luo Continent.
The next morning, the horizon where the sea met the sky glowed with a fish-belly white, and the rising sun cast golden rays across the azure sea.
"It's finally almost here..."
Xie Xie stood by the ship's rail, taking a deep breath of the salty sea air, his face filled with anticipation.
Although the two months of life at sea had been novel, for someone accustomed to land life, it had indeed felt a bit long.
Tang Wulin walked over, his eyes sparkling with anticipation: "I heard that the scenery of the Star Luo Continent is vastly different from our Douluo Continent, which is quite exciting."
"Wu Lin, I think you're just looking forward to the unique delicacies of the Star Luo Continent, aren't you?" A smiling voice came from behind him.
Fang Yang and Gu Yue appeared on the deck, hand in hand.
In the morning light, Gu Yue wore a white dress as pure as snow, her ink-black hair gently fluttering in the sea breeze, making her clear and ethereal face appear even more exquisite.
Fang Yang, in a crisp black outfit, looked especially energetic with his tall and straight posture. Standing together, the two resembled a perfect couple stepping out of a painting.
"Exactly, exactly, you, Wu Lin," Xie Xie chimed in with a laugh.
Tang Wulin scratched his head sheepishly, admitting frankly, "I really do want to try the food of the Star Luo Continent."
While everyone was chatting and laughing, in another corner of the Star Luo, Qian Gu Zhang Ting watched Fang Yang and the others with a gloomy expression.
His eyes were filled with killing intent, and his fingers unconsciously tightened their grip on the railing.
"Young Master Qian Gu, we are not far from the Star Luo Continent now. Should we proceed with the plan?" A middle-aged man accompanying him quietly asked.
Qian Gu Zhang Ting nodded coldly: "Proceed as planned."
He took out an exquisite medicine bottle from his spirit tool.
The middle-aged man respectfully took the medicine bottle and then quietly departed.
"Hmph, let them taste the flavor of sea Spirit Beasts," Qian Gu Zhang Ting muttered to himself, a sinister smile playing on his lips.
The medicine bottle contained a special Spirit Beast powder from the Spirit Transfer Pagoda, which had an extremely strong attraction for sea Spirit Beasts.
The amount in this bottle was enough to attract an astonishing number of sea Spirit Beasts.
Just in this calm morning, a huge roar suddenly resounded throughout the giant ship, followed by violent tremors on the Star Luo.
The ship tilted sharply, and everyone on the deck immediately lost their footing.
"What's going on?" Xie Xie quickly grabbed the railing to steady himself.
Tang Wulin's expression changed: "This movement isn't right!"
Such violent tremors from a giant ship like the Star Luo could not be caused by ordinary waves.
Fang Yang put an arm around Gu Yue's waist, helping her steady herself, while also sensing abnormal fluctuations from beneath the sea surface.
The originally calm sea suddenly churned with unnatural waves, as if some colossal creature was awakening underwater.
In the distance, dark shadows slowly emerged from the water, revealing their ferocious outlines.
"That's an Evil Spirit Orca King!" Xie Xie exclaimed in shock at the sight.
It was an Evil Spirit Orca King, its grey-black skin gleaming with a metallic luster, its dark red eyes revealing fierce light, and its sharp teeth like giant swords.
As a communal predator among the orca species, its appearance often signified a greater crisis.
The azure sea had turned a deep grey-black, countless Evil Spirit Orcas occupying the entire sea area, completely surrounding the Star Luo.
Hundreds of meters away, giant water columns continuously impacted the Star Luo.
The ship's spirit tool shield had been activated, and the water columns striking the shield created ripples, accompanied by violent tremors and shaking.
"All hands, prepare for battle!"
Red Dragon Douluo Zhuo Shi's voice echoed across the deck, his figure already appearing at the bow of the ship.
He gazed solemnly at the increasing number of Evil Spirit Orcas on the sea surface, his Qi and blood surging, and the scorching aura slightly distorting the surrounding air.
Wu Changkong and Shen Yi, seeing this, also quickly rushed to the deck.
Other powerful individuals from the Douluo and Star Luo ships appeared one after another, and for a moment, spirit power fluctuations rose and fell all around.
Qian Gu Zhang Ting sneered in a corner; this was exactly the situation he wanted to see.
Suddenly, another massive water column struck towards the Star Luo.
"How dare you!"
Red Dragon Douluo Zhuo Shi, seeing this, shouted.
His figure flickered, appearing in front of the water column. He raised his right hand, a crimson light blazing, and fiercely slammed it onto the water column.
In an instant, the water column disintegrated, turning into a shower of water droplets, as if a heavy rain had fallen.
At this moment, a terrifying and chilling thought emanated from the sea: "Humans, you shall all be buried here."
A colossal creature, over a thousand meters long, slowly emerged from the water. As it appeared, the entire sea seemed to dim a few shades.
Its grey-black surface was covered with battle scars, and its dark red giant eyes, like two blood moons, exuded an aura of cruelty and savagery.
This was an Evil Spirit Orca King of over a hundred thousand years!
It led tens of thousands of Evil Spirit Orcas, completely surrounding the two giant ships, the Star Luo and the Douluo.
The weakest of these Evil Spirit Orcas had a thousand years of cultivation, and there were nearly a thousand ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts.
Such a terrifying number was comparable to the former Star Dou Great Forest. The human side's situation was not optimistic.
Red Dragon Douluo Zhuo Shi's face was solemn as he looked at the Evil Spirit Orca King and said in a deep voice: "Evil Spirit Orca King, we are merely passing through this sea area and do not wish to conflict with you."
"Clear the way. We will not interfere with each other. Otherwise, do you truly believe you alone can stop us? Humans never consider the number of spirit rings too many!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the Evil Spirit Orca King's aura visibly became frantic.
The terrifying pressure of a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast was fully unleashed, and the entire sea area churned violently under its rage.
"Arrogant humans!"
The Evil Spirit Orca King let out an earth-shattering roar, "Today, I will show you what a true overlord of the ocean is!"
"Oh? This aura feels somewhat familiar..." Fang Yang looked at the Evil Spirit Orca King, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.
If he remembered correctly, this Evil Spirit Orca King should have been entrenched in the deep-sea region, so why would it suddenly appear in these shallow waters?
In fact, the Evil Spirit Orca King originally did inhabit the deep-sea region. But not long ago, it encountered an unexpected disaster.
For some unknown reason, the deep-sea overlord, the Cang Dragon, suddenly invaded its territory and immediately engaged it in a fierce battle.
Although the Evil Spirit Orca King was powerful, it was ultimately no match for the Cang Dragon and had to flee its territory in a hurry.
Just as it was searching for a new territory, the powder scattered by Qian Gu Zhang Ting happened to drift into this sea area.
That special Spirit Beast powder had a fatal attraction for sea Spirit Beasts, further enraging the already angry Evil Spirit Orca King, which led to the current scene.
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