Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 861 - 235: Sea Beast? Demons and Devils! The Offspring of Human and Demon Interaction?_2
"What is this?" Yun Jiuqing’s eyes gradually widened, and her pupils slowly contracted, as she sensed an indistinct threat from the shadow on the sea surface. Such a faint threat... made her feel somewhat uneasy!
"Not good!" As the threat instantly turned into a crisis, Yun Jiuqing quickly jerked her head back. At the same moment, she realized that the tips of her hair seemed to have been sliced off. She could even feel the whooshing sound of the wind by her ears.
A glimpse from the corner of her eye revealed an object, like a sharp arrow, brushing past her scalp. Had Yun Jiuqing reacted just a tad slower, that object might have already penetrated her head.
Her heart pounding, sweat formed in layers on her forehead. She was so close to losing her life right there! Looking at the expanse of sea before her, the expression on her face was far from pleasant.
"It’s gone!" She also noticed that the shadow by the ship’s side had vanished without a trace. It was as if it had never appeared before her at all.
Yun Jiuqing deeply furrowed her brows, "Could this be a sea beast? Where has it gone? I didn’t even notice it disappearing; it’s too fast, isn’t it?"
Just as she uttered these words, she heard a shout from not far behind her.
"In the sea! There seems to be something in the sea; come and look quickly!"
This was bad!
Yun Jiuqing immediately turned and looked back.
She saw a young sailor leaning out to look at the sea below.
Upon seeing this, Yun Jiuqing gasped in shock. She hadn’t expected this young sailor to be bolder than herself. Not knowing what lay beneath, he dared to stick his head out so far; did he not fear death? Yun Jiuqing hurriedly shouted, "Don’t stick your head out! It could very likely be the sea beast you mentioned!"
Hearing Yun Jiuqing’s shout, the young sailor hesitated for a moment. At that instant, he caught a glimpse of a shadow surfacing from the sea. When he saw that scene, a look of horror gradually spread across his young face, "Monster... monster..."
Swoosh!!!
From the water, an object like a sharp arrow suddenly shot out, targeting the young sailor’s throat with a speed too swift to cover one’s ears! Such velocity was hard for even cultivators to react to, let alone an ordinary sailor.
The young sailor saw a small object that appeared before him grow increasingly larger. He desperately wanted to move his body out of the way, but his body simply couldn’t react fast enough!
Thunk!
Yet, just as his face was filled with despair, suddenly a large hand stretched out from his side. That hand grabbed the young sailor by the back of his collar, lifting him as easily as if he were a small cat.
This allowed the young sailor to narrowly dodge the incoming object. Following that, he felt the person who lifted him let go, and he landed squarely on the wet deck.
Gratefully looking back, the young sailor almost stopped breathing. Because he saw... a very robust and towering figure, like a Demon Quelling Iron Tower, standing beside him.
The imposing presence made him swallow the words of gratitude he was about to voice. Clearly, the person who brought such overwhelming pressure was none other than Fan Wu!
Fan Wu glanced downward, ignoring the young sailor sitting on the ground, his eyes fixed on the sea beneath.
"Click..." Fan Wu broke into a smile, "It seems this voyage won’t be boring."
"Daoist Fan Wu, Daoist Fan Wu, Daoist Fan Wu!"
A slightly frantic voice called out.
Then they saw Huo Zhijin from Huo’s Marine, strenuously moving his stout legs, hurriedly running in this direction in a panic: "I... I heard the sailors say that a sea beast was attacking, is it true? Are there really sea beasts attacking right now? How many are there? Where are they... in the sea?"
Initially, a sinking merchant ship had given Huo Zhijin, the owner of Huo’s Marine, some psychological trauma. This had led to him becoming somewhat distraught now that a similar situation arose, his inner fears instantly triggered. Hence... in his rushed speech, his words came out somewhat incoherent.
Huo Zhijin was just an ordinary marine owner; he hadn’t betrayed any major powers, and his family had no inherited cultivator techniques. He was merely a wealthy merchant. Knowing that there might be sea beasts along the route yet still daring to set sail already required great courage.
Over the past few days, Huo Zhijin had been silently praying, hoping not to encounter any sea beasts. Because they had only one merchant ship, if it were to sink, he, the owner of Huo’s Marine, would have to lose his life right here.
