Chapter 924: Blood-drenched Sea

Chapter 924: Blood-drenched Sea

“What is that?”

Ye Qing had wrapped the Wave Breaking Golden Carp Boat in the Profound Yellow Mother Qi. Therefore, the vessel was cutting through the waves as steady as a rock.

However, right before they would approach White Fish Island, a gigantic eye suddenly appeared on the distant sea surface.

The eye seemed to be made up of clouds. Churning and rotating slowly, the surrounding clouds seemed to be drawing the dead wind and rain in the area toward the pupil. Then, the pupil itself began rotating itself.

A tornado took form on the sea in just the blink of an eye. Not only that, the tornado was rapidly growing in size and drawing water from the sea as well. In just a dozen of breaths or so, the tornado had grown into a titanic waterspout that seemed to connect heaven and earth together.

“That’s the Sea Dragon Eye, a Disaster-class Stranger,” Feng Qingyou answered.

“I see! No wonder it created such a massive waterspout,” Ye Qing remarked while admiring the curious phenomenon.

The Sea Dragon Eye was a Disaster-class Stranger. Shaped like a cloudy eye, it existed in the sea and generally appeared during stormy weather. After it made its appearance, it would absorb the surrounding gale, downpour, and sea water and form a titanic waterspout that connected heaven and earth. Wherever the waterspout traveled, that part of the sea was turned upside down, and all life was extinguished without mercy. It was much scarier than your ordinary waterspout.

In fact, there were multiple times in the history of Qi where the water spouts created by the Sea Dragon Eye had destroyed countless coastal cities.

That said, all Strangers were killable, and the Sea Dragon Eye was no exception. But of course, it wasn’t an easy feat.

First, one must destroy the waterspout before they could attack the Sea Dragon Eye. It was because the Sea Dragon Eye was hiding at the center of the waterspout. Only by destroying the waterspout could the Sea Dragon Eye be killed. Second, the Sea Dragon Eye was composed of cloud and air, meaning that it did not have a physical or fixed form. It was difficult for normal attacks to find purchase, and one mistake was all the Sea Dragon Eye needed to escape.

Logically speaking, the best time to kill the Sea Dragon Eye was before it created its waterspout. However, the Stranger normally hid itself in the deep sea and did not reveal itself easily, meaning that it was very difficult to detect. Once it made its appearance, it would take but a moment for the Sea Dragon Eye to form a waterspout.

In conclusion, the Sea Dragon Eye was a highly difficult and troublesome Stranger.

Ye Qing wasn’t afraid of the Sea Dragon Eye, but there was no reason for him to waste his stamina to defeat it either. He decided to stay out of its way and wait out the storm before continuing toward White Fish Island. This was because the Sea Dragon Eye would leave, and the waterspout it created would disappear after the storm had settled.

But right before Ye Qing could move the Wave Breaking Golden Carp Boat away from the Sea Dragon Eye, Feng Qingyou suddenly curled a finger and wrapped the entire boat in a strange energy. To Ye Qing’s senses, it felt as if the space they were occupying was isolated from the real world.

“What’s wrong?” Ye Qing stopped whatever he was doing and asked softly.

After the phoenix carriage was lowered to the floor, the man rose to his feet and stepped off his phoenix carriage. He walked to the edge of the bloody sea and clasped his hands in salute, greeting, “This crown prince is honored that you have chosen to show up in person, Blood Sovereign.”

As soon as the man finished, the bloody sea water abruptly withdrew unto itself, returning most of the sea water to normal. A short while later, it took on a humanoid form.

Although the thing looked humanoid with a head, a torso, and four limbs, it did not have any facial features such as eyes or nose. It also lacked any orifices and did not look male or female. Blood was dripping all over its body and spreading a thick, violent stench of blood throughout the air. It looked horrifying to say the least.

“Why have you called me here, Long Ao?”

A low, chilly, genderless voice rang.

“Because I have business to discuss with you, of course.”

The man named Long Ao replied smilingly, “This is no place to have that discussion though. The drinks are already prepared, so let us head to the hall together.”

The Blood Sovereign uttered coldly, “I don’t drink wine. I only drink fresh blood.”

Long Ao laughed loudly. “I know. I’ve already prepared your favorite, the fresh blood of children. You may drink to your heart’s content.”

“Excellent. I love drinking the fresh blood of children.”

The blood on the Blood Sovereign’s body stirred visibly as he said this. It was worth noting that the blood dripping into the sea would always circulate back to his body. It was quite unusual.

“I hope this isn’t a trick though, Long Ao. Otherwise, I don’t mind devouring you.”

“I am a prince of my word, Blood Sovereign. I wouldn’t dare.”

There was a glimmer of disdain in Long Ao’s eyes as he responded, though he made sure to suppress it fast enough that the Blood Sovereign noticed nothing. He gestured, “This way please.”

The Blood Sovereign stepped onto the rainbow road and trod forward with Long Ao following closely behind. It wasn’t long before they were gone, and the rainbow road slowly disappeared behind them.

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