459: Chapter 454: Battle with the Shark!
459: Chapter 454: Battle with the Shark!
“Come on, get on!”
Ye Tian extended his hand to Xia Ya, and with Ye Tian’s help, Xia Ya sat on the wooden plank…
After sitting on the wooden plank, Xia Ya was surprised to find that the plank, which she initially thought would be unstable, was actually balanced by Ye Tian’s control, preventing both of them from falling into the sea.
As a pirate, Xia Ya ordinarily did not mind the differences between men and women, and now, having been rescued by Ye Tian and trapped together on such a small wooden plank, she couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.
Her face was flushed, then pale, not at all resembling the imposing pirate she was but rather like the girl next door.
Ye Tian also noticed Xia Ya and said directly, “My body is strong, so it doesn’t matter if my clothes get wet.
They will dry quickly, but you’re a woman.
If you don’t dry your clothes soon, you might get sick!”
Ye Tian spoke with gentle persuasion, but Xia Ya’s face turned even redder.
“But how can I dry my clothes?”
“It’s simple!” Ye Tian smiled and added, “Take off your clothes, and I’ll dry them for you!”
“Take them off…
wouldn’t that mean I’m…”
Xia Ya felt even more embarrassed.
How could she possibly take off her clothes while sharing a plank with Ye Tian?
In the past, Xia Ya had never shown such bashfulness until she met Ye Tian, after which she began to harbor such girlish thoughts.
“To take them off or not is up to you!”
Ye Tian sneered and then said.
Getting Ye Tian’s implication, Xia Ya, as a woman, suddenly felt a sense of security from him.
This feeling of safety made her start to boldly remove her clothes.
“Take it!”
Xia Ya shyly handed her clothing to Ye Tian and covered her body with both hands.
“Don’t make that face, I’m not a bad guy!”
Ye Tian wore a mischievous smile, glancing at Xia Ya from time to time.
Of course, his primary task was still to help Xia Ya dry her clothes.
Ye Tian took out his wooden sword and hung all of Xia Ya’s clothes on it.
Then, he summoned all his strength into the wooden sword.
The entire sword began to emit heat, which drove out all the moisture from Xia Ya’s clothes!
In just a minute or two, all of Xia Ya’s clothing was dry!
“All done!”
Ye Tian then returned the dry clothes to Xia Ya, who was amazed.
What kind of divine weapon was this sword, capable not only of splitting thunderclouds but also acting as a clothes dryer?
After Xia Ya had put her clothes back on, Ye Tian said, “Xia Ya, now you be my navigator.
Just tell me which direction we should sail!
”
“This way…”
Xia Ya carefully observed the nearby water currents and the clouds in the sky, then pointed southeastward.
“This direction!”
“OK!”
Ye Tian made a gesture and started to paddle.
Xia Ya watched in surprise as Ye Tian paddled.
His hands were strong and powerful, like twin oars, propelling the plank forward.
And the speed at which the plank moved was not slow at all, it was comparable to that of a speedboat.
Xia Ya had never seen anyone paddle with their hands quickly enough to achieve such speed.
Ye Tian paddled not only swiftly but also kept the plank very stable, as if they were on a boat, showing no sign of tipping…
This meant that Ye Tian’s skills were nothing short of magical!
“Huh?
What’s that?”
Just as they were about to reach their destination, Xia Ya spotted something ominous.
On the surface of the sea, a succession of fins appeared, moving very quickly toward them.
“This this this this this…”
Xia Ya was so frightened she couldn’t speak.
Having been a pirate for many years, she was all too familiar with these most terrifying creatures of the ocean.
“What’s wrong?” Ye Tian asked with a smile.
“Shark shark shark shark shark…”
Xia Ya stammered in fear.
The last thing people stranded at sea wanted to encounter was sharks, with their keen noses.
As soon as they smelled blood, no matter how far away, they would come swimming.
Moreover, sharks never attacked alone; they came in groups.
The unfortunate souls who were lucky enough to cling to life could hardly escape the sharp teeth of sharks.
So many sharks feasting on a single person would only take minutes, leaving no chance for escape.
“It’s just sharks.
What’s there to be scared of?”
Ye Tian laughed, his smile not a bitter one but one full of genuine disdain.
“I’m not joking, with so many sharks, we are definitely going to die today!”
Xia Ya said in despair, even if Ye Tian could split the thunderclouds with his wooden sword, she did not believe he would be able to escape from these sharks.
“I’ll be right back, you keep your balance, and don’t fall down!”
Ye Tian said with a smile, then, with a light tap of his toes, he left the wooden plank.
The plank began to sway gently, and Xia Ya almost fell.
Fortunately, as a pirate, she had a perfect grasp of her balance on the sea’s surface and managed to support herself with difficulty.
When Xia Ya looked at Ye Tian again, she was utterly dumbfounded…
Beneath Ye Tian’s feet, there was nothing to step on, yet he seemed to be walking on the water.
Such skill left Xia Ya utterly amazed!
Xia Ya remembered a Chinese martial arts novel she had once read, which featured a Qinggong technique called “water gliding.” Could it be that Ye Tian also knew this Qinggong?
Of course, Xia Ya barely had time to admire Ye Tian’s Qinggong, for at that moment, Ye Tian, stepping on the sea waters, was rushing towards the sharks.
The school of sharks also noticed the uninvited guest Ye Tian, but each and every shark did not regard this human as a threat.
In the sea, sharks are invincible, and once humans touch the water, their combat capabilities are greatly reduced.
No matter how strong a person is, they will be bitten to death by sharks!
However, Ye Tian did not feel fear at all.
He dived into the midst of the sharks and took a deep breath.
Then, Ye Tian’s body sank, and he plunged into the sea!
“Be careful!”
Xia Ya shouted as she saw Ye Tian sink into the water, but she was powerless to help.
At that moment, Ye Tian was facing dozens of sharks head-on, fearless.
One shark, upon seeing him, opened its gaping maw and swam towards Ye Tian.
Ye Tian did not dodge or evade.
As the shark approached, he quickly swung his fist!
“Thud!”
A muffled sound.
Ye Tian’s fist collided with the shark’s teeth.
But Ye Tian’s flesh and blood body suffered no harm, while the shark’s teeth were shattered by his punch.
The shark retreated in defeat, blood gushing unceasingly from the teeth Ye Tian had injured.
Seeing this, the other sharks rushed at Ye Tian in unison, each opening their jaws wide, eager to tear him to shreds.
But merely opening their mouths wide was not enough to threaten Ye Tian.
Since he couldn’t breathe, he had to fight quickly, so he slightly increased the power within his body.
A murderous aura accompanied by strength overflowed from Ye Tian’s body.
The sharks did not immediately sense his murderous intent, becoming his victims.
“Thud!” “Thud!” “Thud!”…
Ye Tian punched and kicked; even underwater, his fists and feet were formidable.
Each shark that attacked him was battered into a blur of flesh and blood…
Sharks are not kind creatures, even towards their own kind, and those sharks that were injured by Ye Tian and could not move quickly became food for their companions.
Below the sea surface, the scene became extremely chaotic…
However, there was one shark that remained undisturbed, its size far larger than the others; Ye Tian knew clearly that this shark must be the king of sharks.
In any species, there is always a king leading the group, and this shark before Ye Tian’s eyes was naturally the Shark King!
The Shark King opened its mouth like a black hole, viciously biting at Ye Tian.
Even underwater, Ye Tian could distinctly smell the bloodiness from the shark’s mouth.
This Shark King seemed to have eaten no small number of humans…
Faced with such a fierce attack, Ye Tian chose to meet it head-on.
He swung his fist, hitting the Shark King right in the face.
“Bang!”
A loud noise.
The Shark King’s face caved in under Ye Tian’s attack.
Had it been an ordinary shark, it would have been knocked unconscious by Ye Tian’s heavy blow, but this Shark King was truly the leader of the pack, with extraordinary fighting prowess.
After taking a punch from Ye Tian, the Shark King charged at him again, its mouth wide open, fiercely biting at Ye Tian!
But the bite missed.
Ye Tian’s figure had already quietly moved to the Shark King’s side…
In the water, Ye Tian’s swimming speed actually surpassed that of the Shark King!
“Bang!”
Ye Tian threw another punch, this time hitting the Shark King in the belly.
The Shark King retched violently, spitting blood from the blow.
Yet Ye Tian’s assault was not over.
He threw several more punches, each hitting the Shark King’s belly, punching a hole through it…
The thick-skinned Shark King, having taken several punches from Ye Tian, was still alive, but facing an opponent a hundred times fiercer than itself, it had no choice but to submit…
Above the sea surface, Xia Ya watched anxiously in the direction of the sharks.
Ye Tian had been under the sea for a minute or two now.
Normal people couldn’t hold their breath for that long.
Even if Ye Tian was powerful on land, he couldn’t possibly be a match for sharks in the water, right?
Sounds of fighting came from beneath the sea, faint but audible to the keen-eared Xia Ya…