Stranger Danger

The Sunchasing Dragon Whale did not seem to be interested in the fishes or aquatic creatures in the shallow sea though. It continued to dive deeper into the sea.

As the depth level increased, the surrounding scenery became increasingly unusual and unfathomable.

The environment became darker, scarier, and more oppressive as well.

There were flood dragons as thick as houses and as long as mountains. Entrenched at certain points of the deep sea, they were flicking forked tongues that were shrouded in some sort of grayish mist. Any creature that made contact with the mist would instantly disintegrate into ash, leaving not a single speck of flesh or blood behind.

There were humongous, transparent jellyfishes the size of literal mountains floating idly in the sea. It glowed like a rainbow and carried a mass of tentacles that were hundreds, possibly thousands of meters long. Each tentacle was covered in preys such as fishes and prawns, and every one of these preys were being dissolved into some sort of sticky, transparent goo.

A Nine-headed Profound Turtle bearing dragons and serpents on its back was swimming elegantly across the seawater. The dragons and serpents were intertwined with each other and unleashing waves of mysterious light at a fixed interval.

There was a strange, half-lion and half-elephant creature that shone so brightly that it illuminated every corner of the deep sea. Wherever the strange beast traveled, everything—the seaweeds, the rocks, the fishes, the shrimps etc—became as bright as candles as if a fire was ignited inside them.

There was a massive creature that was shaped like a starfish but had octopus-like tentacles growing out of its body. Over dozens of kilometers long, it engaged a strange three-headed shark in a furious battle and stirred up waves and soots that could be felt and seen from thousands of kilometers away.

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The living creatures weren’t the only spectacles or threats in the sea. There were also inanimate objects that were equally gorgeous and deadly.

For example, there was a massive sunken ship lying on the ocean floor. Through its tattered hulls, one could catch flashes of gold and pearls. It seemed to be hiding entire piles of treasures in its belly. However, the lure of riches was greatly dulled by the eerie, terrible wails that erupted from the sunken ship from time to time.

There was a massive island covered in strange flowers and unusual grass. Each flower was emitting a divine glow, and each grass was shining with spiritual qi. All of them were one-of-a-kind treasures that one was hardpressed to find on the surface.