Chapter 789 - 710: Reaching the Peak 109
Shuangshuang had forgotten, both Fei Hu and Bai Sheng are big cats, and naturally cats love to eat fish. Letting cats break into a fish nest would surely excite these two big cats greatly; they could eat their favorite fish every day from now on.
Shuangshuang glanced at Bai Sheng, and indeed beneath Bai Sheng’s calm expression was a somewhat concealed but identical look to Fei Hu’s when watching fish.
Shuangshuang couldn’t help but find it funny, picking up Fei Hu and giving him a good petting, she laughed and promised, "Once we enter Sea China, we won’t do anything else; we’ll go have an all-fish feast for a few days first. It’s said that Sea China’s all-fish feast is renowned and considered top-notch delicacies. Since we’re here, we must taste it."
"Mom, you’re so nice, Fei Hu loves Mom the most!" Upon hearing Shuangshuang’s words, Fei Hu was the first to cheer, rubbing fiercely against Shuangshuang.
Tan Feiyu and Lu Tianyi were also very happy. Although they aren’t cats, they love to eat fish as well. Even Bai Sheng couldn’t keep his cold demeanor, his lips consistently curling up.
As they ventured deeper into the ocean, everyone began to feel a pressure from the sea pressing against them. This sense of compression was initially subtle but intensified with their descent deeper into the sea, forcing everyone to begin channeling their Spiritual Power to resist this pressure.
Shuangshuang closed her eyes, carefully sensing the pressure around her. This pressure was different from the pressure she experienced during her Cultivation on the Heaven-Reaching Road at Wuji Sect. The pressure on the Heaven-Reaching Road was akin to lifting heavy objects, carrying weight, with gravity coming from above.
Whereas the pressure in the sea was omnidirectional, not just from above, but from all sides, including beneath and even affecting one’s breath. Under such pressure, cultivation was more comprehensive, higher than the cultivation method of the Heaven-Reaching Road, and the tempering of the body was more thorough.
As Shuangshuang pondered the matter of pressure, the passage became increasingly dark, slowly reaching the point where one couldn’t see ahead, when suddenly, numerous soft, fist-sized, brightly colored little jellyfish appeared on both sides of the passage; red, pink, pale yellow, bright green, sky blue...
The variously colored jellyfish emitted kaleidoscopic light, illuminating the entire passage in vibrant colors, extraordinarily beautiful, even lighting up the darkened sea outside the passage considerably. These little jellyfish had quite strong lighting abilities.
The pressure here still wasn’t very strong, unless one’s cultivation was terribly weak, so there was no need to fully operate Spiritual Power to resist. Thus, everyone walking through the passage had the leisure to enjoy the scenery, and for a moment, they were enraptured by the stunning view, especially the sea fish attracted by the light outside, which were quite beautiful.
These sea fish were luminescent, but even being luminescent doesn’t mean they’re all beautiful. There were those with bizarre shapes exceeding human imagination, and of course, others were incomparably beautiful, captivating people’s gaze. So many glowing fish gathered together directly illuminated large marine areas around the passage.
Just as everyone was admiring this rare-to-see scenery, a tiny bright spot suddenly appeared in the still pitch-black seawater in the distance. The bright spot was rapidly approaching the passage, and as it got closer, the light grew brighter and brighter.
The light eventually became as dazzling as the sun falling into the sea, leaving no shadow to be seen inside the passage due to its intense brilliance. The multi-colored glow from the jellyfish inside the passage was instantly drowned out by the piercing white light.
Everyone instinctively shut their eyes, for the light was overly blinding, yet as they closed their eyes, everyone instantly extended their Divine Sense. Divine Sense could see more clearly than eyes, devoid of dead angles up or down, all around, and wasn’t fearful of the strong light’s stimulation.
Though not afraid of strong light, after extending their Divine Sense, everyone sensed nothing but blinding white light, yet vaguely could see that the white light was emanating from a gigantic creature, so large its head couldn’t be seen!
This massive creature was colossal beyond belief; its gaping mouth directly encompassed a large segment of the passage. Amidst the dazzling white light, everyone could faintly sense the creature’s enormous fangs and throat resembling a giant black hole.
This was a Magic Beast, undoubtedly. But what level this Magic Beast belonged to, most in the passage couldn’t fathom, except and naturally Shuangshuang could sense its Level.
It was precisely due to sensing its Level that Shuangshuang appeared somewhat serious, for in her perception, the Magic Beast’s formidable strength was on par with hers, meaning the creature must have shapeshifted into a Martial Venerable Perfect Level Magic Beast!
Shuangshuang’s mood was heavy not because she feared being unable to defeat it; although her Martial Venerable Perfection cultivation was not yet stable, her ability to fight across a Great Realm meant she was unafraid of this massive creature-like a small sun.
Shuangshuang was worried because they were in the sea, surrounded by water. Although the passage was sturdy, it wouldn’t withstand attacks from a Martial Venerable Perfect Level Magic Beast. If the creature broke the passage, everyone would fall into the ocean.
Humans’ most suitable environment is on land. Once in the sea, they’re not in their realm. Facing this Magic Beast in the deep sea, Shuangshuang worried she couldn’t ensure the safety of her companions around her.
Shuangshuang’s Flying Heaven Palace could allow everyone to hide in the sea for a while, but its defense wasn’t strong, definitely unable to withstand the attacks of a Martial Venerate expert; this was Shuangshuang’s sole concern.
Though she thought this way, Shuangshuang didn’t show it outwardly. She merely stayed alert, ready, if the passage was broken, to attack swiftly, ideally severely injuring the opponent with one strike, facilitating a speedy resolution, and protecting Tan Feiyu and Fei Hu well.
But unexpectedly for Shuangshuang, the massive creature, like a small sun, showed no intention of biting through the passage. After enveloping the passage with its big mouth, it made a loud "pop" sound, simply sucking on the passage once before leaving!
Then, the giant creature’s mouth continued sucking along the passage section by section, the "pop pop" sound persisting, and everyone inside the passage, including Shuangshuang, was dumbfounded by this development.
They had been gearing up for a life-threatening battle, thinking they were about to face their greatest life-or-death crisis ever, only for this crisis to be resolved so simply!?
It was only after the Magic Beast emitting light like a small sun departed that everyone standing dumbfounded within the passage finally came to their senses.
Then they discovered all the luminescent marine creatures attracted by the jellyfish’s light inside the passage had vanished. Shuangshuang looked at the pristine seawater outside the passage, eventually realizing the terrifying, shapeshifting Martial Venerable Perfect Level Magic Beast had come to feed!