The salty, fishy scent of the sea mingled with the hot, damp wind as the seven members of Shrek clung to broken planks and drifted across the ocean. Ever since the Sea Demon had been swallowed by the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, they had been adrift for two full days—Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Wings could not remain spread for long after his Soul Power ran dry, while Dai Mubai's White Tiger Spirit had weakened from the earlier battle against the Demon Whale King. The group could only rely on their remaining Soul Power to barely stay afloat.
"So dizzy..." Ning Rongrong had long since put away her Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. Her little face was pale as paper as she unconsciously gripped the plank, only for her fingertips to suddenly touch something slick—a Sea Viper! The purple-black snake coiled around her wrist, and its sharp fangs pierced her skin.
"Rongrong!" Oscar instantly produced a Detox Sausage, but he was still too late—the Sea Viper's deadly venom spread through Ning Rongrong's blood. Her eyelids drooped, and she passed out immediately. Then several more Sea Vipers shot out of the water. Zhu Zhuqing and Bai Chenxiang were bitten in succession, the poison rapidly spreading as they lost consciousness one after another. Though Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar desperately killed the Sea Vipers, they gradually fell unconscious from Soul Power Overdraft. Only Lin Zhixia, holding Xiao Wu's true body, barely held on with Star Breath Perception. In the end, her vision went black as well, and she collapsed onto the plank.
No one knew how much time had passed before Lin Zhixia was shaken awake by a bout of jostling. When she opened her eyes, she found herself lying in a room carpeted with animal hides, her wrists tied with thick