Ye Feng saw it was a giant tentacle several meters thick. When it struck down, it was like a pillar supporting the sky collapsing, causing the surrounding seawater to churn incessantly.
"Not good, quickly, steer the ship away!"
Seeing this, Geng Nian's urgent voice rang out, but the speed of the giant tentacle was too fast, and it was already too late to dodge.
Helpless, he then conjured a large saber, leaped towards the tentacle, and shouted, "Everyone attack together, stop it!!"
"Alright!"
Everyone quickly stopped what they were doing and rushed towards the giant tentacle. Ye Feng and the other two did not dare to be careless and immediately drew their weapons and charged forward.
Countless sword lights and saber shadows flashed. In the next second, under everyone's attack, the giant tentacle was instantly struck with pain and thrashed wildly.
But that was all. Soon, a glow flowed along the tentacle, repelling all their attacks, and it continued to strike towards the large ship.
Seeing this, everyone's faces turned grim. Fortunately, at this moment, the personnel controlling the large ship from below finally steered it out of the range of the tentacle's strike.
Splash~
A terrifying roar echoed. In the next moment, the giant tentacle slammed into the sea, instantly pushing the surrounding seawater tens of meters high. Countless sea spray splashed onto the ship, causing it to shake violently.
Ye Feng quickly stabilized himself. However, before he could catch his breath, he felt something trying to emerge from beneath the ship, instantly lifting the hull by a considerable amount.
"Damn it, that thing is below, quickly, keep activating the great formation to stabilize the ship!" Geng Nian's voice continued to sound.
After speaking, everyone ignored their fatigue and immediately channeled their spiritual energy into the ship's defensive formation. Only then was the ship barely stabilized and did not continue to rise.
Meanwhile, the personnel responsible for piloting the ship also accelerated to full speed. The deafening roar was like heavenly thunder, carrying everyone swiftly away from their original position.
Finally, through everyone's unremitting efforts, the large ship sailed out of the tentacle's range. At this moment, Ye Feng finally had the chance to look back.
Under his gaze, a massive head covered in tentacles slowly emerged from the water, watching them dance, stirring up splashing seawater.
However, to Ye Feng's surprise, while it watched, it did not pursue them. It simply stood its ground, watching Ye Feng and the others depart.
"Phew, thankfully, this thing didn't pursue. Otherwise, the situation would be even worse!" Ye Feng said with a sigh of relief. But as soon as he finished speaking, a cold laugh came from beside him.
"Heh, kid, you're celebrating too early. It didn't chase because there's something ahead that it dares not chase. Rest quickly and prepare for battle!"
A burly man said to Ye Feng.
"Something it dares not chase?" Hearing this, Ye Feng's eyes widened in confusion. A creature of this magnitude, and there was something it feared?
Soon, Ye Feng understood why.
Because at this moment, in front of the large ship, a colossal stone tablet thousands of meters high, piercing the clouds, materialized. Countless profound energies emanated from it, filled with ancient mystery.
"What is that?" Ye Feng's eyes widened as he asked, unable to imagine how a stone tablet thousands of meters high was formed.
If it were natural, the craftsmanship of nature indeed possessed such capability. But judging from the runes and energies on it, it seemed to be man-made.
It was unimaginable what kind of person possessed such power.
At this moment, Geng Nian, who had appeared beside him at some unknown time, said, "That is the legendary son of the dragon, Bixi, also known as Baxia!!"
"Son of the dragon Bixi?"
Ye Feng's eyes widened. He had read about the Nine Sons of the Dragon online before and thought it was just made up by later generations. Therefore, hearing this, he couldn't help but be somewhat shocked.
However, he soon revealed a look of understanding. Since the Kraken from Norse mythology had appeared, it wasn't strange for creatures from Chinese mythology to appear.
It was just that Ye Feng was puzzled as to why the legendary Bixi was here.
At this moment, Geng Nian explained, "Legend has it that a long time ago, there were no so-called cities in the Silent Soul Land. Everyone who came here was under the threat of dark creatures."
"Then, a mysterious man appeared. Not only did he lead the people of the Silent Soul Land to repel countless dark creatures, but he also established numerous cities to protect them."
"And the Lost City where we are is one of the cities he established. It is said that the large ship we are on was also built by him!"
"So that's how it is!" Ye Feng nodded, then asked in confusion, "But what does this Bixi have to do with it? Could it also be related to that person?"
"That's right! Do you know why we are going to Shattered Spirit Island to find spirit stones?"
Geng Nian nodded and explained, "It's because legend has it that beneath the seabed of Shattered Spirit Island lies an incredibly vast, high-grade spirit mine, which is why Shattered Spirit Island can continuously produce spirit stones."
"But in the Silent Soul Land, spiritual energy is something all creatures crave. Therefore, such a large spirit stone mine would naturally attract many creatures."
"The tentacle monster we just saw was one of them. In this sea area, there are many others that are not weaker than it, or even far stronger!"
"Therefore, to prevent those who come later from being attacked by these monsters while searching for spirit stones, that lord had the son of the dragon, Bixi, stationed here to suppress these monsters."
"What? Bixi was sent by that person?"
Hearing this, Ye Feng couldn't help but be surprised. After hearing the previous words, he had thought Bixi was also coveting the spirit stone mine. He hadn't expected it to be guarding it.
"But that's not right. If it was sent to suppress these monsters, why didn't it come out when the tentacle monster attacked us just now?"
Ye Feng was very confused.
Hearing this, Geng Nian shook his head and sighed, "I don't know the specific details. Perhaps because too much time has passed, Bixi has long forgotten its original mission and has fallen into slumber."
"However, what is certain is that even so, these monsters still dare not approach it. This is also why the tentacle monster did not pursue us!"
Geng Nian said this. He didn't know much about these things, as they were all passed down from ancient times. How could he know such detailed information?
Hearing this, Ye Feng also nodded. This was actually quite normal.
Let alone a divine beast like Bixi, even the Kraken, knowing that he was the next Sea God, still wanted to betray him, right?
Therefore, Bixi was much better than him. At least it didn't attack passing ships; instead, it had a deterrent effect.
"Alright, kid, I've said pretty much everything I need to. After passing through this sea area, it's Shattered Spirit Island. I hope we have enough harvest this time!"
Geng Nian said with a somewhat worried expression.
In recent times, their harvest on Shattered Spirit Island had been decreasing. Therefore, if they couldn't find enough spirit stones to maintain the Lost City's great formation, they might not be able to hold on during the next attack by dark creatures.
Ye Feng also nodded. However, just as he thought they would pass through this area normally, a change occurred before his eyes again...