"Over there—what in the world is going on?"
Tang San looked up at the sea of waves beneath the distant clear sky. With his strength, he inexplicably felt a chill rising from the depths of his heart, an intense and bone-deep terror.
A flash of light flickered in Tang San's left hand, and the Clear Sky Hammer appeared out of thin air in his grasp. The Divine Slaughter's Domain engraved upon it radiated dazzling white light. Every pattern was so clear that its icy aura made him shudder.
He clearly sensed that the feeling transmitted to him from the Divine Slaughter's Domain was extremely ominous—a warning filled with danger.
"Heider, what in the world is going on? What's over there, and why did you do this?"
"Hehehehe... Hahahaha..."
Heider's face twisted into a ferocious, distorted expression. The muscles on his face writhed like earthworms as he descended into hysterical madness. "You bastards killed my son. Now we'll all die together!
"We've already reached the Demon Whale Sea, and with these abnormal currents, that Demon Whale must be awake. It's the foremost of the three great overlords of the near seas—a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. You're all doomed! Hahahaha..."
"Bastard!"
Dai Mubai and Oscar frantically turned the helm, but to no avail. After jamming the ship's course, Heider destroyed the helm and the other deceleration and steering mechanisms. They had no way to change direction or slow down.
Heider's eyes were filled with a mocking smile. "Too late. It's already too late. We've entered the Demon Whale Sea.
"With the commotion this Demon Whale has caused, it's probably hunting. It won't let any creature that enters its territory escape. You've most likely already been spotted.
"I forgot to tell you: Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in the ocean are several times more terrifying than