In the suffocating seawater, a massive shadow slowly swept through the pitch-black waters. A dark green Ghost Eye stared at the floating silhouette of a ship above, silently swimming upward like a specter.
Bang—!!
The colossal shadow burst through the surface, waves surging as a monster over a hundred meters tall, half-bull and half-fish, emerged from the mist.
It looked down at the Explorer Ship, swaying and drifting amid the waves. Violence and killing intent flickered in its dark green eyes as its fan-like palm rose, then came whistling down!
Clang—!
The clear hum of a blade leaving its sheath rang out from the ship. A streak of blade light instantly pierced through space and struck the monster's neck!
Foul-smelling blood sprayed out, pouring onto the black sea like a gushing spring. The monster's head flew high into the air, while its heavy body slowly sank beneath the water and vanished without a trace.
On the Explorer Ship, Lin Qiye sat atop the cabin, expressionlessly sheathing Zhanbai.
Fetid blood mixed with seawater rained down from above, but a veil of night kept it all from touching him. His gaze calmly swept the surroundings. Once he confirmed that no more Mysteries were nearby, he lightly leaped down from the cabin roof and entered the cabin.
"Qingyu, how much longer until we arrive?"
"Not far now." An Qingyu steered the ship as he spoke. "Judging from the route, we've already entered the stretch that overlaps with Sword Saint Zhou Ping's route. From here to the mission location marked on the map, we have less than half a day's journey left."
"We've already reached Sword Saint Zhou Ping's route?" Lin Qiye raised his brows.
"Has your Mental Power found anything?" Shen Qingzhu, who had been standing by the window watching their surroundings, looked