As the group conversed, they headed straight for the eastern waters of China.
"It will take us about three days to arrive. For safety, we aren't traveling in a straight line," Chen Qinghai stated, opening a virtual screen that displayed their route.
Everyone nodded, having no objections.
"Minister, why don't we have the officials set up more spatial passages? It would be so much faster to transport people."
Chen Shu directly threw the ingredients Chen Dahli had expertly cooked into Xiao Huang's mouth. After digestion, it visibly grew a little larger.
"Are you out of your mind?"
Chen Qinghai glanced at him and replied, "If it were that easy, would they have dispatched thirty King-level experts?"
"Uh..."
Chen Shu shrugged and said, "I figured the old man was testing us on purpose..."
"If I'm not mistaken, the one constructing the passage is Principal Ning's Silver Fox," Fang Wei said from the side. "Actually, with King-level Three-star strength, one couldn't even construct a single passage this long. They probably had to use some special means to accomplish it."
"With the Principal's strength, it's indeed impossible," Liu Feng nodded. As the Vice Principal of the academy, he understood Ning Bufan's capabilities a little. He sighed, "It's a shame the old man doesn't have a spirit with a spatial contract. Otherwise, he could have built dozens of passages and rescued everyone at the rescue point directly."
Chen Shu nodded in understanding but then became a little curious, asking, "Do you know information about the old man's contract spirits?"
"Hmm?" Chen Qinghai turned his head, asking warily, "What are you trying to do?"
"..." Chen Shu's mouth twitched. "I'm just asking out of curiosity, why are you so vigilant..." He made it sound as if he wanted to deal with the old man. Even if he had the intention, he lacked the strength...
"We don't know much. Only experts who frequently reside in Dragon Abyss might have seen the old man in action," Liu Feng shook his head. "I only know of the Dark King Vermilion Bird and the Great Snow King; I don't know about the others."
"I do know a little..." Chen Qinghai instantly lowered his voice, appearing incredibly mysterious.
"Oh?"
Everyone leaned in. They were all quite curious about the old man's combat power, after all, he was the strongest on Blue Star.
"One of the abilities of the little yellow cat on the old man's shoulder is to manipulate gravity..." Chen Qinghai's eyes showed longing. "I once saw tens of thousands of King-level ferocious beasts instantly crushed into meat paste."
"That scene, tsk tsk, was extremely bloody..."
"..."
Everyone's expressions shook, their faces filled with admiration.
"Gravity?" Chen Shu recalled his first encounter with the old man, where he was easily handled. It was likely the ability of that little cat.
"Anything else?" Chen Shu quickly asked. "Legendary-level cultivators have six contract spirits, right?"
"I haven't seen the other two. Perhaps only Principal Ning and his ilk know." Chen Qinghai shook his head. In his eyes, the old man was still incredibly mysterious. Moreover, even if they knew about the old man's four contract spirits, they didn't understand their full combat capabilities. Even King-level contract spirits had one or two ultimate skills; the old man's trump cards were even more unimaginable. After all, being able to offer a divine skill as a reward for the world competition meant the old man himself lacked nothing in divine skills... To this day, the old man's true strength remained a mystery...
While the group was discussing, they had already reached the outskirts of Blue Sea City. On the coastline, border guards were visible everywhere, each person fully alert, constantly guarding against invasions from sea ferocious beasts. The situation was critical now, and even without any ferocious beast invasions, the authorities had proactively contracted their defense lines. After all, with insufficient combat power, it was best to protect the humans on land as much as possible.
The group encountered no obstruction; the Tian Bing Feng Wang alone was sufficient as a pass.
"Is the nearby sea so quiet?" Chen Shu looked down, expecting to find clusters of ferocious beasts. After all, according to television reports, the seas had already become a kingdom of ferocious beasts, inaccessible to humans.
"They have no intention of attacking, so they won't come close to provoke us," Chen Qinghai stated calmly. "Once ferocious beasts appear nearby, it means their full-scale offensive has begun!"
An hour later, the group arrived in an unfamiliar sea area.
"There are ferocious beasts," Chen Shu's brows furrowed. Below them, a group of large black fish were swimming, possessing sharp fangs and blood-red eyes, appearing extremely ferocious.
"Don't provoke them," Chen Qinghai shook his head. The group directly flew past the ferocious beasts below. The King-level aura of the Tian Bing Feng Wang also deterred the ferocious beasts below, preventing them from making a move. Although the situation was critical, there were still occasional beast tamers flying in the sky above the sea. However, generally speaking, large groups would not pay attention to them. After all, Cang Hai Sha Huang's order to them was to break through every human stronghold. As for fleeing beast tamers, they were not worth chasing.
The group's passage went unhindered, easily penetrating deep into the sea. And just after they left, the calm sea surface suddenly experienced violent fluctuations.
Splash!
The seawater instantly dispersed, forming a giant vortex. The surrounding ferocious beasts seemed to sense something, and they all avoided it with expressions of fear. A terrifying jellyfish hundreds of meters long surfaced, its King-level pressure abruptly spreading! And standing atop the jellyfish was a man in a gray trench coat. His gaze was cold as he murmured to himself, "Southern River Ruffian Chen Shu... In these chaotic times, you still dare to show yourself?" The man's lips curved upwards, and with the giant jellyfish, he slowly sank into the seawater. The surrounding ferocious beasts, however, showed no intention of attacking. One must know that even the Tian Bing Feng Wang elicited murderous intent from the ferocious beasts, with no hint of fear. The man's unusual status was naturally due to his identity – a member of the Sacred Beast Association, who colluded with ferocious beasts!