Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Huge volumes of seawater crashed onto the deck, and Zhao Sheng was heavily slammed by the water as well.

However, he was well-prepared, and with a thought, his entire body was enveloped by a large Water Ball, which cushioned the impact of the seawater and prevented any injury.

Some crew members reacted too slowly and were hurled out by the surging waves, quickly disappearing into the vast ocean.

But the sailors of the Da Fu were cultivators, not so easily killed.

Zhao Sheng simply did not have the luxury to consider the fate of those men.

At this moment, the battle between the Da Fu and the Spirit Whale had just begun.

The Spirit Whale tried to repeat its old trick, but the Da Fu easily dodged it.

Under Hai Dafu's skilled control, the maneuvering of the Da Fu was almost like an art form.

Subsequently, no matter how often the Spirit Whale attempted to ram, the Da Fu neatly avoided each collision.

The entire sequence was thrilling and exciting, almost indescribable, akin to... bullfighting!

Half a day later, the nearby seawater had turned blood red, the Spirit Whale's energy was greatly depleted, and its initial sharpness had been erased.

With a mournful cry, the Spirit Whale suddenly swung its tail and dove rapidly toward the seabed.

Bang, bang, bang!

Twelve whale barrier ropes suddenly tightened, and the immense pulling force caused the bow of the Da Fu to quickly sink; if this continued, the hull would inevitably submerge beneath the sea.

Seeing this, Hai Dafu was not alarmed but delighted, knowing this was the Spirit Whale's final struggle.

"Everyone, hurry into the cabin, the whaling slip is starting!"

Wow!

Upon hearing the captain's order, a sailor shouted excitedly, the most dangerous stage of whaling had passed—next was the lengthy journey under the sea.

Once the Spirit Whale's energy was exhausted and its blood flowed, the harvest would come.

Two breaths later, the deck was completely empty,

As seawater washed over the deck, a dim light film enveloped the Da Fu.

The next moment, the Da Fu had vanished from the sea surface.

The Da Fu was being dragged towards the depths of the sea by the Spirit Whale.

Inside the cabin, Zhao Sheng and others returned to their positions, their hands pressed to the cabin walls' Spirit Array, silently contributing their Spiritual Power to the Spirit Stone Furnace.

At this time, that was all they could do.

Elsewhere, in the steering cabin, Hai Lan'er and Li Mu guarded the door, while Hai Dafu firmly held the helm, his gaze piercing through the crystal window, watching the fleeing Spirit Whale ahead.

He could feel that the speed of the ship was gradually decreasing, which meant that the Spirit Whale was about to exhaust its strength.

Half a day later, the speed of the Da Fu had become very slow.

However, at this moment, Hai Dafu became unusually tense, not only to guard against the Spirit Whale's dying strike but also because the Da Fu had now dived thousands of feet below the sea.

Surrounding them was pitch darkness, with only the occasional luminescent, bizarre sea creatures appearing, making visibility extremely poor.

Facing such a mysterious and unknown sea area, no amount of caution was too much.

A moment later, Hai Lan'er suddenly exclaimed, "Dad, what is that?"

Before the words had fully left her mouth, Li Mu dashed to the crystal window, gazing ahead with a grave expression.

Seeing the phenomenon ahead, Hai Dafu involuntarily furrowed his brows.

As the trio looked ahead, a faint blue light suddenly appeared in the pitch-black water.

This flame bobbed in the water, although its brightness was extremely weak, seemingly about to extinguish at any moment, yet it was very conspicuous against the dark background.

As the Da Fu slowly moved forward, more and more of these faint blue lights appeared in the water.

Gradually, a cluster of light reached the steering cabin, yet it seemed like an illusion, silently passing through the thick walls into the cabin.

Seeing this scene, Hai Lan'er and Li Mu stepped aside, while Hai Dafu appeared thoughtful.

The next second, this cluster of light also penetrated the wall and disappeared from their sight.

However, this was just the beginning, as more and more faint blue lights passed through the hull and appeared before the trio.

At the same time, the appearance of these peculiar flames also caused some disturbance below the ship's cabin.

However, everyone quickly calmed down again.

Because everyone realized that these flames were harmless; they were like ghosts or illusions, not interacting with the material world at all.

Someone was inadvertently passed through by a flame but found themselves completely unharmed.

Watching countless flames appear and disappear, Hai Lan'er, unable to contain her curiosity, asked Hai Dafu, "Dad, what are these things?"

Hai Dafu shook his head, unsure, and said, "There are too many unknowns in this world, I'm also not sure what they are, but they feel a bit like the phosphorescence from the sea bottom that's mentioned in rumors."

Hai Lan'er, growing excited, pressed on, "Dad, don't you think they look like some kind of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire? Hmm, they could very well be a kind of Spiritual Fire never discovered before!"

As she spoke, Hai Lan'er tried to capture these odd flames, and Li Mu next to her also seemed moved by the idea.

Hai Dafu thought for a moment and didn't stop his daughter's actions while his attention returned to the dying Spirit Whale.

Elsewhere, some of the sailors in the cabin, just like Hai Lan'er, thought to capture these blue flames, with the quicker ones already attempting to catch them.

Seeing someone take the lead, others followed suit, each deploying their methods, except for... Zhao Sheng!

At that moment, his face was as grave as water, his body far from the cabin walls, he diligently avoided contact with the flames while secretly observing everyone's expressions.

Because in Zhao Sheng's view, these blue flames were distinctly surrounded by a faint black mist, and when someone touched the flames, a thin layer of black also appeared mingled in the white light around that person's body.

Black represents death!

The flames are dangerous, extremely dangerous!

Having seen this scene, Zhao Sheng's mind rang with alarm bells, his Danger Perception fully activated.

"Don't touch! These flames are very peculiar, and could likely be dangerous! It's best not to touch them!" Out of kindness, Zhao Sheng intended to warn them.

Some, like Chen Laoer, heeded his advice.

Having spent several months together, Chen Laoer knew very well that Zhao Sheng, despite seeming young and naïve, was actually calm and exceptionally mature, not one to speak without reason.

If he issued a warning, then he surely must have perceived some danger.

Chen Laoer thinking so didn't mean others agreed with Zhao Sheng's view.

In plain terms, it was greed.

Such peculiar flames, unrecognized and unseen by anyone in the cabin.

In the Tianzhu Realm, the more bizarre and unusual, the more precious. Particularly fire-related Strange Treasures are even more valuable.

If these blue flames were a type of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire, or even some extremely rare kind of Heaven and Earth True Fire.

Then... they would be made for life!

Good advice is hard to accept with a doomed fate.

Seeing everyone looking as if greed was their life, Zhao Sheng then refrained from speaking further.

Chen Laoer moved in close to Zhao Sheng, and asked in a low voice, "Little Tian, did you discover something?"

Zhao Sheng first nodded, then shook his head, and whispered like an ant's whisper, "Leader Chen, I have been extraordinarily sensitive spiritually since I was a child. The moment I saw those flames, I sensed great danger, very great danger!"

Chen Laoer was stunned on hearing this, then fell silent. Zhao Sheng's reasoning seemed far-fetched, but in the Cultivation World, those with extraordinary spiritual sense were not uncommon.

"You... um?!"

Oops!

Chen Laoer had just begun to speak when he abruptly stopped, and Zhao Sheng also suddenly gasped in shock.

The two exchanged glances, then said at the same time, "Did you feel it too?"

At that moment, those in the cabin trying to capture the flames unanimously halted their actions.

Just then, everyone sensed something unusual. A sinister and cold Spiritual Energy stealthily flowed into the cabin.

This Spiritual Energy was clearly different from the Five Element Spiritual Energy.

Zhao Sheng held his breath and concentrated, his spirit sensing heaven and earth, and then "saw" countless gray spiritual energy particles filling the surrounding space.

Instantly, a rare kind of Spiritual Energy abruptly surfaced in Zhao Sheng's mind.