Translator: AnubisTL
Boom————
The sea erupted in a massive explosion as a Deep Sea Moon Shadow Whale, as large as a small mountain, suddenly leaped out of the water, blotting out the sky and stirring up a colossal wave tens of thousands of meters high.
Its tail, dozens of meters wide, swung with incredible speed, sending the dozen or so half-crippled Sea Demons at the Sea Condensation Fourth Layer flying.
With its mouth wide open, a terrifying suction force drew in the previously splashed water, along with Gu Feng and Hua Wenyue, swallowing them whole.
Strange, deafening syllables echoed, resembling a roaring laughter.
Then, it plunged back into the depths of the sea and vanished!
Everything happened so quickly that the Coral Stone was still turning, preparing to charge forward.
The dozen or so Sea Demons at the Sea Condensation Fourth Layer were still howling.
A series of sudden changes had been completed in an instant.
They were gone!
"Damn it!!!!" The Sea Demons roared in fury.
"Gu Feng!!!"
"Senior Sister Hua!!!"
Duan Yansheng and the others, their eyes bloodshot, stared into the dark abyss of the sea, shouting in despair!
Only the crashing waves and the howling sea wind answered them.
"Kill!!!"
They bellowed, charging at the remaining dozen or so Sea Demons.
Everything Gu Feng had done in the past had been exposed, but none of it mattered now.
He was so strong, with his power, he could have easily broken through alone...
He was their savior!
They fought with all their might, killing the Sea Demons...
When everything finally calmed down, the figures of the two were forever gone.
They stood dumbfounded, gazing at the sea, helplessly looking around...
Human experts had arrived!
...
In a mysterious space filled with corrosive liquid, the protective Array Formations of the Spirit Boat were fully activated.
Hua Wenyue sat dazedly on the deck, staring at the man beside her with graying temples, who had fallen into a deep sleep.
Her gaze was complex, her heart a whirlwind of emotions.
Faced with this man, whom she had once been determined to kill, she found herself unable to strike.
Sigh—
The space was cold and dark, with no sense of time passing. Occasionally, some Sea Demons would be sucked in, struggling and wailing in the corrosive liquid before disappearing in an instant.
Hua Wenyue would occasionally enter the cabin to check on the control center.
After exhausting all the Natural Treasures she had on her into the central boiler, she reached into Gu Feng's belt and retrieved a Storage Ring.
Perhaps due to the severe damage to Gu Feng's Soul, Hua Wenyue didn't have much trouble opening the Storage Ring.
She poured the Natural Treasures inside into the boiler, generating Spiritual Power to maintain the Spirit Boat's Array Formations.
Most of the time, she remained silent.
Occasionally, she would grumble about Gu Feng's greed, saying things like "You'd rather have money than your life," "Who asked you to save me," or "These things must have been taken from my passage."
As for how much longer they could hold on, she dared not think about it, nor could she figure it out.
She only knew that they must be very, very far from the Great Chu Dynasty, beyond imagination.
Sometimes she thought about giving up, since the outcome would be the same anyway.
Yet, looking at Gu Feng on the deck, occasionally frowning in his sleep, she abandoned that thought.
...
A battle erupted outside. The Deep Sea Moon Shadow Whale that had swallowed them seemed to be in trouble.
Hua Wenyue felt a glimmer of hope, hoping that the attackers would destroy the Deep Sea Moon Shadow Whale, allowing them to escape.
But things didn't go as planned. After a long period of turmoil, the Deep Sea Moon Shadow Whale remained intact.
When the remains of a fallen Sea Demon came into view, Hua Wenyue's hope faded.
After that, there was another long period of calm, a time that felt both endless and fleeting.
Hua Wenyue fiddled with the empty Storage Ring, her tool for keeping track of time. Each time she emptied a Storage Ring, it marked the passing of a day.
More than ten days ago, she had found the Storage Ring that contained the pills. Inside, there was a vast array of pills.
Each bottle of pills had a label with a description of the pill, written in a playful tone.
For example, on the Spirit Replenishing Pill: "Tastes a bit sweet, but eating too much will give you cavities."
And on the Soul Replenishing Pill: "Your Soul Power is so strong, you probably don't need this, so I'll make less of it."
These kinds of words, filled with a sense of care, were scattered throughout.
Hua Wenyue had an impression of this young girl. She had once followed Gu Feng to the Flower Sect at the Grand Harmony Academy. She was a lively girl, and when she saw Gu Feng teasing the female cultivators of the Flower Sect, she would puff up in anger, which was quite adorable.
She had an older sister named Yan Yexue, who was the one who crafted those Poison Pills.
"The younger sister makes pills, the older sister makes Poison Pills—what a strange pair of sisters!" Hua Wenyue chuckled softly.
Since discovering the Spirit Pills, she had taken on an additional task: feeding Gu Feng, who was in a deep slumber, pills that restored Soul Power every day.
Unfortunately, it didn't seem to have much effect.
On this day, the Deep Sea Moon Shadow Whale was attacked again. This time, the enemy was strong, and Hua Wenyue heard its furious roar.
Cracks appeared on the walls of the space, and thick, crimson blood seeped out, quickly mixing with the corrosive liquid.
This turmoil lasted for a long time, and it wasn't until she had used three Storage Rings that things finally calmed down.
The flow of the liquid inside the space slowed, and Hua Wenyue knew that the Deep Sea Moon Shadow Whale had been defeated.
Then, a fragmented voice reached her ears: "The Deep Sea Moon Shadow Whale clan has been persuaded by the East Sea Dragon Clan and has betrayed us!"
Hua Wenyue didn't bother to struggle. She simply sat quietly on the deck, waiting for the other party to dig them out of the belly of the Deep Sea Moon Shadow Whale.
Swoosh—
A sharp bone knife sliced open the belly of the Deep Sea Moon Shadow Whale, and the space shattered. A beam of light shone through.
Suddenly, whether it was an illusion or not, a voice rang in her ears: "If you manage to escape, tell the East Sea Dragon Clan that we, the Deep Sea Moon Shadow Whale clan, did our best!"
Hua Wenyue was stunned, and then she saw the liquid inside the space surge violently.
An overwhelming pressure shot them out along with the Spirit Boat.
Boom—
A deafening explosion sounded behind them as the massive body of the Deep Sea Moon Shadow Whale exploded into a brilliant mushroom cloud, taking the Sea Demon that had defeated it with it.
A huge hole appeared in the sea, and the surging waves spread out, sending the Spirit Boat flying tens of thousands of miles away.
...
The sea was a vast expanse of blue, stretching endlessly.
In the distance, a tiny, battered Spirit Boat, no larger than a sesame seed, slowly sailed across the horizon.
The explosion had destroyed all the Array Formations inside and outside the Spirit Boat, even stripping it of its ability to fly.
Hua Wenyue piloted the Spirit Boat, not daring to fly. When she encountered powerful Sea Demons, she would conceal her aura and hide in the crevices of underwater reefs, only emerging after the enemy had left.
Occasionally, when she encountered weaker Sea Demons, she would swiftly eliminate them to avoid exposing her presence.
And so, she drifted across the ocean for over a month.
In her spare time, she contemplated the Cultivation Method inherited from her predecessors. The method had no name, so she named it herself: the Nine Heavens Profound Skill.
After fully integrating it, she absorbed some of the energy that nine seniors had infused into her body, transforming her Dantian into a sea and breaking through to the Sea Condensation Realm.
In the surging ocean of Spiritual Power, a Nine-Colored Lotus took root, and Dao essence soared.
"I really want to spar with you! Let's see who's stronger now, you or me!"
Perhaps even she hadn't noticed that, although she still wanted to fight Gu Feng, the killing intent she once harbored was now gone.
As the sun dipped below the horizon, the temperature turned chilly. Hua Wenyue picked up Gu Feng and carried him into the cabin.
Suddenly, her expression shifted as she detected the presence of Sea Demons following them.
She struck with lightning speed, quickly killing several of them, but one managed to escape her attack range.
Just as she hesitated, a green figure flashed past her at incredible speed, delivering a punch that obliterated the fleeing demon.
Hua Wenyue was stunned, then a faint anger surfaced on her face.
"You've been awake for a while, haven't you?"
Even if she were foolish, she could tell that Gu Feng hadn't just woken up. Someone who had just regained consciousness would still be groggy, not so fiercely alert.
Gu Feng walked over with a grin, "It's fine, just pretend I'm still unconscious."
"Get lost!" Hua Wenyue snapped, raising her hand to strike, but Gu Feng caught her wrist.
"Be a little gentler, or you'll have a hard time finding a husband," he said, then swaggered back to the Spirit Boat and lay down on the recliner Hua Wenyue had crafted for him from rocks.
"By the way, you look great with long hair!" Gu Feng's offhand remark made Hua Wenyue pause. She glanced at her hair cascading over her chest, then stomped her foot in annoyance.
"Move!"
"Why should I? I'm injured, and I saved your life," Gu Feng said matter-of-factly, rocking the recliner as he took out some Spirit Wine and gulped down a few mouthfuls.
"Anger speeds up aging. Don't end up like me, with streaks of gray in my hair despite being young and in my prime!"
At this, Hua Wenyue was taken aback. Her sharp gaze softened, and she sat cross-legged on the deck, pretending to casually ask, "How's your injury?"
"My Soul Power is severely damaged. It's not going to recover so easily," Gu Feng replied with a bitter smile. His condition was far from as optimistic as it appeared on the surface.
His Immortal Eye was lifeless, and his Soul Power was barely a tenth of what it once was. Several Soul-based attack techniques were now unusable.
At this point, he wasn't much stronger than Hua Wenyue. What was worse, in the vast ocean, he couldn't find any Natural Treasures to restore his Soul. Prolonged damage like this could leave his Soul with irreparable scars.
"You know, in all these months, you never thought to give me a bath. You didn't even care that my clothes were stuck to me!" Gu Feng complained.
Before the silent Hua Wenyue could react, Gu Feng stripped off his clothes, jumped into the water, and began washing himself.
"Have you no shame!" Hua Wenyue shouted, her face flushed with anger.
"What's the big deal? You've already seen and touched everything there is to see..." Gu Feng said nonchalantly, then hummed a tune as he scrubbed himself in the sea.
Hua Wenyue had no choice but to stomp her foot on the deck in frustration.
"Get me some clothes!"
"I don't have any!"
"How can you not have any? I always bring extra sets!"
"While you were unconscious, we encountered several fights, all of which I handled."
Upon hearing this, Gu Feng felt like crying but had no tears. To dispel the bad luck, he tore the robe he had taken off earlier into shreds.
"What should we do then?"
"Let's just stay in the sea!" Leaning against the railing of the Spirit Boat, Hua Wenyue said cheerfully.
The next moment, she was furious.
Gu Feng, completely naked, swaggered onto the Spirit Boat, lay down on the rocking chair, and leisurely sipped the Spirit Wine.
"Are you an exhibitionist? Have you no shame at all!" Hua Wenyue quickly turned her head away, gritting her teeth and shouting.
"I'm afraid I'll catch a cold if I stay in the cold seawater for too long," Gu Feng shamelessly replied.
"Why don't you go and figure out a way to make me some clothes."
"Why should I!" Hua Wenyue immediately bristled.
"Just a casual suggestion. Anyway, I don't care. It's more comfortable without clothes," Gu Feng shrugged indifferently.
"You—"
Hua Wenyue's chest heaved with anger. In interactions between men and women, no matter who is not wearing clothes, it's always the woman who suffers.
Helpless, she could only dive into the sea, kill a large fish that hadn't yet gained intelligence, and skin it.
After a series of treatments to remove the fishy smell, she made a strange robe and threw it to Gu Feng.
"Tsk tsk tsk—beautiful, skillful, and talented. Truly the darling of heaven. Are you the illegitimate daughter of the heavens?" Gu Feng praised.
Hua Wenyue coldly turned her head away, but a hint of joy flickered in her eyes. Although she was a favored daughter of heaven and had heard many praises, most came from elders who admired her talent and said she would surely lead the Flower Sect in the future.
As for her peers, they felt inferior in her presence and lacked the courage to praise her.
Such blatant words were a first for her, and she felt both novelty and joy.
"Is this how you deceive those girls?"
"Which girls are you referring to?" Gu Feng asked, puzzled.
"Chu Youhuan and the others."
Hearing this, Gu Feng couldn't help but sigh, "Now that we're in the vast sea, not even knowing where the Great Chu Dynasty is, returning seems like a distant dream."
"I'm sorry... it's my fault!" Hua Wenyue lowered her head, speaking dejectedly.
If she hadn't been reckless and had followed Gu Feng's instructions to enter the Coral Stone, he wouldn't have had to forcibly activate that terrifying secret technique to save her, leaving himself half-dead and adrift at sea, unable to find the way back.
"If you really feel sorry, then—"
"Then what?" Hua Wenyue glanced at him and asked.
"Then let's find an island, settle down, and have children!" Gu Feng grinned.
"What did you say!!!" Hua Wenyue's eyes widened.
"Children will have children, and those children will have grandchildren, and so on endlessly. As long as we have enough descendants, we can send them in all directions to search, and eventually, we'll find the Great Chu..."
As he spoke, Gu Feng suddenly stood up, grabbed Hua Wenyue, and pinned her to the deck.
"Do you know why there are almost no female sailors on voyages?" Gu Feng asked with a wicked smile.
"Why... why!" Hua Wenyue, pale with fear, struggled desperately and asked tremblingly.
"Because, hehehe, they're afraid of situations like this happening!"
(End of the Chapter)
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