Ye Fei smiled, then took out a water-repelling pearl and dived into the seabed.
With the water-repelling pearl, Ye Fei was unaffected by the deep sea, feeling completely at ease.
However, he remained vigilant. The seabed was likely inhabited by many sea beasts, and a swarm attack would be disastrous.
As the green faint light grew closer, Ye Fei knew he was nearing the luminescent stone.
At the same time, he became more alert, ready for combat at any moment.
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Ye Fei reached a luminescent stone.
With a whoosh, Ye Fei accelerated and quickly collected the luminescent stone.
Just as he was about to return, he heard several beastly roars!
Unfortunately, he had the bad luck of encountering sea beasts returning from a hunt!
And there were three of them!
Four-eyed Azurewater Beasts!
Ye Fei immediately recognized the three sea beasts!
His heart leaped into his throat.
These three sea beasts were not weak. The weakest among them had a cultivation base of the early ninth stage of Qi refinement!
And this was underwater, their home turf.
Even though he could fight beyond his level, his combat power would be somewhat reduced in the sea.
Roar, roar, roar.
These three sea beasts had guarded this large luminescent stone for many years, becoming the overlords of this area.
No other sea beasts dared to challenge them.
Now, a mere human cultivator had snatched their prize, how could they not be enraged!
Roar after roar pierced through the water, impacting Ye Fei's eardrums.
Fortunately, he quickly sealed his ears with his yuan force, or he would have gone deaf from the roars.
The seabed rippled from the roars of the three sea beasts.
Nangong Qingxue, who was guarding the surface, felt her heart tighten as she saw the ripples.
"Beasts, enough! Stop it!"
"Stop roaring!"
Ye Fei frowned.
"Shall we negotiate?"
"This luminescent stone is merely a plaything for you, with no other purpose."
"If you are willing to give me this luminescent stone, I can offer you some high-grade pills!"
"To show my sincerity, I'll toss one to you first. See if you're satisfied?"
Ye Fei did not wish for a major conflict and said directly.
He put a high-grade Restoration Pill into a small jade bottle and tossed it in front of the three sea beasts.
These three sea beasts had considerable intelligence and could understand Ye Fei's words.
After taking the small jade bottle into their mouths, the three sea beasts gathered together and communicated with roars.
Ye Fei waited with good spirits, confident that the pills would hold immense appeal for them.
After a while, the roars of the three sea beasts subsided.
"How is it?"
"Have you all decided?"
"What do you think of my pills?"
Ye Fei coaxed them.
The smallest sea beast nodded humanely, only to be suppressed by the other two larger beasts.
Then, one of the sea beasts, whose cultivation was at the peak of the ninth stage of Qi refinement, slapped its massive tail and roared at Ye Fei. Its eyes, however, remained fixed on a new bottle of pills Ye Fei had taken out.
"You mean you need two more bottles of these pills?"
Ye Fei pointed to the pills in his hand and asked.
The sea beast at the peak of the ninth stage of Qi refinement roared in affirmation.
"I agree!"
"But what if you go back on your word? I won't know what to do!"
"So, shouldn't you also show some sincerity?"
Ye Fei's eyes darted to the smallest sea beast.
Roar, roar, roar.
However, before he could finish speaking, more violent roars erupted one after another.
"Since you have no sincerity, I can only apologize!"
"My companion is still on the surface, and together we might not be your match!"
Ye Fei's expression suddenly changed.
The highest-cultivated sea beast roared again.
It seemed Ye Fei was about to enrage it further.
However, before Ye Fei could speak, a cry for help reached him.
"Ye Fei, where are you?"
"Someone is trying to steal our ship!"
With a splash, Nangong Qingxue was violently kicked into the sea by a man in black.
Ye Fei could no longer hold back. He charged forward, grabbed Nangong Qingxue, and gave her the last water-repelling pearl.
"What exactly is happening?"
Ye Fei asked anxiously.
"I don't know, they just appeared out of nowhere!"
"Let's go, I'll go face them now!"
With a whoosh, Ye Fei rushed towards the surface.
As for the three sea beasts, seeing Ye Fei leave, they roared and followed.
Nangong Qingxue's face paled, and she followed Ye Fei closely.
When they emerged from the water, the ship was already gone, taken by the men in black.
"They're ahead, they haven't gone far!"
"Let's chase them!"
Ye Fei spotted the three men in black standing on the ship.
In less than fifteen minutes, Ye Fei caught up to the three men in black.
"You three thieves, stealing my ship without authorization, you deserve to die!"
Ye Fei was soaking wet, and his usually imposing voice was somewhat subdued.
"Where did this brat come from?"
"How dare you speak so arrogantly in front of your grandpa!"
"Your grandpa fancies this ship!"
"Consider it filial piety to your grandpa!"
"If I were you, I'd run away quickly, or you won't be able to escape later!"
Ye Fei cast a hand seal and stood with one foot on the edge of the ship.
His sword was already drawn.
"Qingxue, collect this ship for me!"
Ye Fei sneered, waiting to see their predicament when they fell into the sea.
Nangong Qingxue chanted a few incantations, then waved her sleeve. The ship suddenly shrank and returned to Nangong Qingxue's hand.
"Ah!"
The smug expressions of the three men in black instantly turned to terror.