NOVPUB"Just survey the nearby area, don’t dare to venture too far on your own."
Wang Ba sternly warned.
Upon hearing his words, Qin Lingxiao nodded in agreement, not objecting in the least.
She wasn’t foolish enough to wander too far without understanding the situation.
The two quickly got ready.
Wang Ba hid the four Golden Core Craftsmen from the Feather Serpent Tribe who were in infinite slumber inside the island and placed some self-activating attacking talismans.
If anyone accidentally woke up and attempted to escape, they would directly trigger the explosion.
Although the chance of that happening was slim, Wang Ba never gambled on probabilities.
Afterwards, he put away the Wu Monkey King. He and Qin Lingxiao both guided the flying Magic Tool and made a round trip around the outskirts of the island.
They hadn’t been flying over the placid sea surface for long when they passed the whirlpools surrounding the island. The next thing they saw were enormous rolling waves whose crashes were deafening to the ear.
They observed that the direction with the highest waves was the one closer to the distant sea barrier, which was also the one where the shadows under the water were becoming surprisingly large.
"We can’t go any further!"
Wang Ba had a sudden realization.
The sight of the deep-sea Alien Beasts occasionally revealing part of their bodies was enough to send waves of fear and respect through him.
What troubled him more was the sight of colossal whales surging out of the turbulent waves, breaching the surface of the water and blotting out the sky to splash back down, stirring up towering swells.
The oppressive power radiating from their massive bodies halted his advance towards the sea barrier.
Qin Lingxiao, too, watched this scene unfold without disagreeing with Wang Ba, instead skillfully altering her direction of flight to head away from the sea barrier.
After circling over the sea for a while, neither of them dared to linger. They swiftly returned to the island.
Following this, they consumed spirit food or Elixir to restore their Mana. After eating some of the fish caught by the Wu Monkey King, they prepared for another round of exploration beyond the island.
This had become a routine for many days.
They encountered some dangerous situations, but with Wang Ba revealing his true form and Qin Lingxiao utilizing her treasures, they were able to peacefully resolve them.
Their teamwork improved with each passing day.
With their intermittent explorations, they became more familiar with the surroundings of the island for nearly a hundred miles, excluding the direction of the sea barrier.
Aside from the decent-sized island they were on, this vast sea only had some scattered reefs and islands that could be submerged at any time, making them unfit for residing.
One day, after they had completed their routine exploration of the distal sea region, they flew back to the island – one flying high and the other flying low.
"The direction towards the sea barrier has the most Demonic Beasts, but there are also some mid to high-class beasts in the other directions... if we plan to cross the sea barrier, it’s going to be very difficult. We should consider flying towards the West Sea Country bypassing the range covered by the sea barrier, but currently we still can’t determine the exact direction of the West Sea Country..."
As Qin Lingxiao flew, she looked up and shared her summary with Wang Ba.
Her Mana wasn’t as powerful as Wang Ba’s, so she flew at a lower altitude to conserve Mana, while Wang Ba needed a broader view to discover any impending danger quickly.
"Not only the direction to West Sea Country, I’m even doubting whether this sea barrier is the same one we encountered before..."
Wang Ba said with a hint of trepidation.
Hearing Wang Ba’s words, Qin Lingxiao couldn’t help but feel her heart sink.
"Let’s go back for now. Tomorrow we can go a bit further and see if we can find a suitable place to stay. If we do, we can move there."
After remaining silent for a while, Qin Lingxiao suggested.
Wang Ba nodded in agreement. Just as he was about to say something, his eyes scanned over the sea surface below and he suddenly stopped.
Under the deeply black surface of the sea, a triangular shadow was quickly moving below.
In the direction of the island.
"Is it the Class IV beast we saw for the first time?"
Wang Ba was a little surprised.
Qin Lingxiao also noticed the triangular shadow soon, surprised: "It’s swimming so fast!"
Wang Ba couldn’t help but furrow his brow.
He had an uncanny feeling that something wasn’t quite right.
But since the island was their only rest point nearby, even though sensing unease, they had no choice but to follow.
Not long after, as the triangular shadow was about to disappear from their sight in the blink of an eye, Wang Ba finally realized where the odd feeling was coming from.
"Its previous hunting speed was extremely slow...but now it’s swimming so fast... could it be..."
While he was speaking, something drastic occurred beneath the sea!
From the sea in the distance, a giant black ray eel suddenly whippet out of the water!
Its triangular body was followed by a long tail studded with quills!
It bore a resemblance to the stingray that had injured Zhen Boen previously.
The difference only lay in their sizes.
"It’s that Class IV beast!"
Feeling the aura of the enormous black ray eel, Wang Ba instantly recognized it.
The black ray eel was half the size of the island, but at that moment, it was frantically flapping its wing-like pectoral fins, leaping high into the air to speed away. Even without reading the creature’s expression, Wang Ba could sense the ray eel’s intense fear!
"What is it scared of?!"
Both Wang Ba and Qin Lingxiao were taken aback.
Then, in the next moment.
The sea surface underneath the ray eel suddenly sunk downwards!
Next, to Wang Ba and Qin Lingxiao’s horror, a giant mouth, appearing similar to the snout of a Pig Dragon, burst out of the water! 𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
