The helmsman, Li, closed his eyes as he watched the chain, thousands of meters long, sink into the sea at an inconceivable speed.
The old man, resembling a withered tree, also began to tremble.
*Thump…*
In five seconds, the thousand-meter-long chain reached its base with a dull thud.
The ferry, moving like a flying sword, abruptly halted.
*Hum…*
The ship’s protective formation flashed brightly.
This was the formation’s light, activated only when the ship experienced immense impact.
*Whoosh…*
Just as everyone thought it was over.
Suddenly, the entire ship let out a whistling sound.
The hull, as if transformed into a flail, swung outwards centered on the anchor, creating a massive wake on the sea surface.
Incredibly, the ship flew straight, tilting to the left, its hull nearly parallel to the sea.
Normally, such a situation would cause the ship to capsize.
But due to the sheer speed, this tilt was corrected in an instant.
At the moment of correction, the ship had completed a hundred-and-eighty-degree turn.
It was now facing directly away from the sea eye.
“Huh?” Helmsman Li’s previously closed eyes snapped open wide.
*Bang…*
At this moment, a muffled sound came from the anchor chain at the ship’s bow.
The hull, having already turned a hundred and eighty degrees, suddenly tilted again, seemingly continuing its turn.
“Wrath of the Moon God, appear! Cheetah form… Tear, Slash, Savage Bite, Condense!”
Chu Tian, holding a long spear, swung his three-pointed, double-edged blade, which shone with scorching light.
“Break for me!”
“Mountain Splitting Chop!”
Chu Tian leaped into the air, whirling Wrath of the Moon God in a wide arc.
Grasping the handle with both hands, he fiercely chopped down at the ten-meter thick anchor chain.
*Crunch…*
The sharpness of Wrath of the Moon God, combined with the condensed power of the Cheetah form’s skills, easily sliced through the ten-meter thick refined steel chain as if it were tofu.
*Swish…*
Freed from the chain’s restraint, the thousand-meter-long ferry was propelled backward.
“Thinking of your mom, eh? Full throttle, are you all idiots? What are you thinking? Can this damned boat break through or not?”
Having completed his actions, Chu Tian returned to the bow.
He looked at the stunned crowd and immediately began to curse.
“Engine room, operate at overload! Even if the thrusters explode, you must charge through!”
Helmsman Li transformed into a streak of light in the air, shouting as he rushed towards the engine room at the stern.
*Wooooosh…*
In the blink of an eye, a whistling sound emanated from the entire stern of the ship.
The retreating ferry’s speed began to slow. After a full two minutes, the momentum from being flung like a flail was finally canceled out.
Slowly, it began to move forward, gradually pushing against the direction of the sea eye.
“Huff…”
Seeing this, Chu Tian knew the danger had passed.
As long as the ship’s power was sufficient to travel against the current, it could break free from the sea eye’s pull.
There was no fear of slow progress, only of insufficient power.
It seemed the ship could still contend with the current at this distance.
Fortunately, these fools listened. If it had been half a minute later, all their efforts might have been in vain.
At this moment, Chu Tian felt fortunate to have been born on Blue Star. He was a university student, having studied Apollonius’s work, "Conics," and was familiar with parabolic and circular motion.
Otherwise, he would have been as clueless as these people.
Everything was starting to move in a positive direction.
The withered-tree-like old man descended from the air and approached Chu Tian.
“I am Gu Feng. On behalf of the Yun Shui Merchant Guild, I thank little brother for your timely assistance.”
This old man, who had always worn a smile when he last appeared before Chu Tian, was now very solemn.
The people behind him also bowed to Chu Tian with the old man.
“Don’t say useless things. Arrange some top-floor rooms for me!”
Chu Tian waved his hand. He had stayed in the lower decks long enough, and his冥雾 (Ming Wu) was gone.
He wanted a few top-floor rooms to rest well.
“This…”
Gu Feng was taken aback. He hadn’t expected Chu Tian to directly ask for top-floor rooms.
However, the top-floor rooms were already occupied; those sects had them booked year-round.
“What? You can’t even handle such a small matter? Is your Yun Shui Merchant Guild that stingy? Fine, fine… just go away!”
Chu Tian said with a look of disdain, clearly not wanting to see the old man any longer.
“My Heavenly Sect is willing to give up our room!”
Suddenly, someone from the top floor spoke.
“My Earth Fiend Sect can also yield our room to little brother!”
In an instant, a clamor erupted from the top floor.
Someone secretly cursed the Heavenly Sect.
He awkwardly touched his nose.
Since someone was willing to give up rooms, it was naturally for the better.
This young man before them possessed formidable strength.
Moreover, the long spear in his hand was undoubtedly an extraordinary artifact.
He knew that the ship’s anchor chain was made of thousand-times refined steel, reinforced with formation defenses and some special materials.
Even spirit treasures capable of cutting through iron like mud could barely scratch it.
Yet, his spear had sliced through the chain as if it were tofu.
He couldn’t fathom the young man’s background. His cultivation was so high that he couldn’t discern it, and he possessed such a divine weapon.
Even the sons of sect leaders from the top sects in the Central Continent might not enjoy such treatment.
Such a divine weapon should be enshrined in the sect’s ancestral hall.
Anyone who dared to use it casually would surely invite covetous glances, even life-threatening danger.
Chu Tian had been observing with his divine sense. The transport ship’s speed was gradually increasing.
As they moved further away from the sea eye, the binding force lessened.
It seemed the danger had passed.
He patted his damp clothes, leaped up, and landed directly on the top floor.
The elders from the top-floor sects quickly gathered around him.
On the deck, Gu Feng
saw that he had been politely rebuffed, and the faces of his companions were odd.
But there was nothing they could do; after all, they had offended him before.
“Let’s go, what are you staring at!”
Gu Feng, the old man, felt his pride wounded.
He cursed at the few individuals behind him.
His figure flickered, and he disappeared.
The seven people behind him exchanged glances, their faces suppressed smiles.
They had followed Gu Feng for decades and had never seen him so flustered.
They were incredibly impressed by that young man, Chu Tian.
“Today, my Heavenly Sect will host a banquet to entertain young brother Chu Tian! Don’t try to snatch him away!”
“What young brother? Your Heavenly Sect really doesn’t know how to speak. You should call Chu Tian senior. In the path of martial arts, those who achieve greater things are teachers. What airs is your Heavenly East Sect putting on!” The speaker was an elder from the Earth Fiend Sect.
The Heavenly Sect and the Earth Fiend Sect had always been at odds.
At this moment, they naturally sought any opportunity to belittle the other.