The whale island descended rapidly, far exceeding its ascent speed. By the time the few individuals quickly regrouped, the water level had risen to their waists.
"Holy crap, what's going on!" Fatty, relying on his bulk, struggled to drag Wu Tianzhen through the turbulent water. However, the boat they had moored at the shore was being pushed further and further away by the sudden, violent waves, and they were almost unable to reach it.
"This whale comes up once every few decades or centuries, and it just leaves without doing anything?"
"No matter how much of a shut-in you are, you wouldn't be like this, would you?!"
Wu Tianzhen wanted to reply to Fatty, but as soon as he opened his mouth, seawater splashed directly into his face, choking him. He coughed for a long time, then suddenly realized Zhang Qiling had disappeared from his surroundings.
"Something's wrong, Fatty, cough cough cough—" He coughed his lungs out but still managed to roar and frantically pat Fatty's back, "Where's Xiao Ge?! Where did Xiao Ge go!!"
Hearing this, Fatty's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately stopped and looked around. However, the splashing waves obscured his vision, and amidst the churning white foam, Zhang Qiling's silhouette of black was nowhere to be found. Even Hei Yanjing, who had been leisurely following nearby, had vanished.
For a moment, it seemed as if they were the only two left on the vast sea.
"Damn it!" Fatty slapped his thigh, "We're doomed. Don't tell me our Xiao Ge eloped with that Hei Yanjing?!"
"What the hell, you dead fatty, what nonsense are you spouting?" Wu Tianzhen was initially panicked by the remark, but he quickly regained his confidence—
Someone as weak as him might just drown here. If things got even more absurd, being eaten by that whale wouldn't be impossible. Xiao Ge would definitely not leave them without saying anything.
Wu Tianzhen: ...How to put it, gaining confidence from his own weakness was a bit sad.
As if to confirm his thoughts, a huge explosion suddenly echoed in their ears!
The explosives they had placed in the water were triggered by something, and with the explosion, a massive crimson object burst through the waves!
A torrent of foul-smelling blood rained down, covering the two of them. When they looked closely, it was a giant, crimson sea snake as thick as a stone pillar!
The sea snake appeared from nowhere, its visible length already tens of meters, with an incalculable portion submerged. It thrashed violently on the sea surface, its coiled body rising and falling, creating even larger waves, truly like a water-controlling dragon!
On its raised triangular head, a protrusion gleamed white. Its sinister eyes widened in agony, and soon focused on Wu Tianzhen and Fatty nearby!
And just as it tilted its neck back, about to unleash an attack—
A black shadow broke through layers of white waves and landed squarely on the giant snake's head!
Zhang Qiling's blade gleamed under the sun, sharp and piercing through the foam. It seemed as if the blade itself vibrated with excitement, emitting a scorching heat that instantly vaporized all the splashing seawater into mist!
Entwined with this dragon-like mist, the tip of the Black Gold Ancient Sword precisely struck the protrusion on the giant snake's head, emitting a piercing screech of "zizizi"!
The snake's armor-like skin on its head instantly tore open, blood flowing down in rivulets. Within the blood, a white light suddenly erupted!
After its skin covering the protrusion split, a small, jade-like cone was revealed, emitting an unusual luster, much like the single horn on the head of a mythical dragon.
Seeing this, Fatty's eyes lit up: "Good heavens, we were wondering what Xiao Ge was off doing, turns out our Xiao Ge was out earning some extra cash!"
"Hehehe, that thing looks like a treasure, we've struck it rich this time, hahaha!"
As he said this, Fatty was almost eager to go closer. But at that moment, the injured giant snake suddenly opened its mouth and let out a piercing roar like a female ghost's wail!
The sound pierced their eardrums, possessing extreme penetrating power, causing massive waves to erupt on the surrounding water surface—
Then! The sound abruptly stopped—
It turned out Zhang Qiling found it too noisy. He leaped down, twisting his body in mid-air and delivering a whip kick to the triangular head, the sudden force sending the snake flying!
The snake was forced to shut its mouth in mid-air, and a white fang was knocked out, flying out and splashing into the water.
It slammed into the wall of a nearby palace, feeling its dignity as the overlord of the deep sea deeply wounded. To preserve its remaining pride, it didn't bother to retrieve its fang and, like a tumbler, spun back, intending to demonstrate its strength to Zhang Qiling!
...But it didn't succeed.
As it gleefully discovered Zhang Qiling had fallen into the water after that kick, appearing to be at its mercy, and excitedly charged forward—
Another heavy blow suddenly smashed into its other temple. The giant snake, with no ability to resist, was smashed back by the force, collapsing a palace. As it "flew" through the air, its sharp eyes helped it clearly see Zhang Qiling's expressionless (but mocking) face in the water.
Zhang Qiling had no desire to comment on the giant snake's despair. He looked to the other side, where Hei Yanjing, who had caused the giant snake's second defeat, was jumping down from the roof of a palace there, grinning as if he wanted to do it again. xxs
Gurgling sounds came from underwater, indicating the snake was moving rapidly below.
Wu Tianzhen and Fatty felt as if the snake was charging directly at them, startled, and prepared to fight the giant serpent—
But the snake merely feinted, shooting past them without a moment's pause, seemingly completely demoralized.
Snakey: Heh, you two think I'll fall for it again? I get it now, you creatures in this form are all bad news!!
Hei Yanjing and Zhang Qiling were completely unaware of the psychological trauma they had inflicted on a poor little snake. They waded through the water to the two of them, Hei Yanjing still tossing the sharp snake horn in his hand.
Fatty's eyes followed the snake horn for a moment before reluctantly looking away.
...If Xiao Ge were holding it, he could have asked for it directly, but if it was Hei Yanjing, he really wouldn't feel comfortable snatching someone else's spoils.
Xiao Ge, oh Xiao Ge, Fatty thought with tears he couldn't shed: Look at your child, he doesn't even hurry when he snatches things...
Zhang Qiling: ...?