I Want to Fly Higher

However, before Wolf One and his crew could even fire their guns, they felt the seawater around them begin to stir... and then a terrifying force surged up from the seabed...

"What's going on?" Wolf One startled. He tried to struggle, trying to get out of the turbulent seawater.

However, the force of the rising seawater was incredibly powerful, and it also faintly carried the aura of a demonic cultivator. Oh no, Water Demon is causing trouble!

The ocean is the Water Demon's greatest domain, and encountering Water Demon at this time is the most troublesome thing. But... they clearly checked the surroundings before making their move and found nothing unusual. Where did this Sea Demon come from?

Also, why did this Water Demon attack our group?

Could it be that some terrifying Water Demon happened to be passing by and got hungry? Seeing them, it seemed quite appetizing?

The Wolf One tried to struggle, but it was no use.

He couldn't even change his position in the raging sea... Since he couldn't resist it, he could only endure it to the best of his ability. Wolf One could only try his best to mobilize the true energy in his body to protect himself.

His teammates silently made the same choice.

Compared to Wolf One and the others, Song Shuhang was even more bewildered, tears streaming down his face. When the seawater began to rise and become unusually turbulent, he knew that the 'great tsunami' predicted by Venerable White was coming!

But Senior White... you said there would be a tsunami a hundred meters away, but I'm only fifty meters away from the island at most, right? He was consciously controlling his swimming range, so why did the tsunami come?

Moreover, there's an even more important question—how to activate the 'Disposable Song Shuhang 001 Edition'?

What a rip-off! Before diving in, I only remembered to ask if this 'Disposable Song Shuhang 001 Edition' would send him spiraling into the sky in 'Blade Storm Mode,' but I forgot to ask Senior White how to activate it?

Is it still the 'Moon Prism Power Transformation'? That embarrassing incantation, he really doesn't want to recite it a second time after just one recitation.

Moreover, he's currently in the seawater, and seawater will rush in whenever he opens his mouth. How can he recite the activation incantation?

Boom!

The waves surged up, instantly reaching a height of nearly twenty meters, demonstrating considerable power.

The waves, carrying Wolf One's gang, crashed onto the island's shore—it seemed they were destined to be washed ashore and killed.

The moment he was swept up, the Great General Fox Ten instinctively looked towards the terrifying white-clad figure on the island. He then saw a serene smile on the white-clad figure's face, as if the sudden tsunami was exactly what the white-clad cultivator had anticipated.

Was it really this terrifyingly handsome monk who did the trick?

I should have advised Wolf One a long time ago that we should have used a gentler method to redeem 'Shark Nine' and 'Whale Eight'. Kidnapping a young monk and a young man is such a radical idea; it's not a good plan at all.

Fox Ten felt bitter, but this was just Zhuge Liang, a post-hoc commentary that was utterly useless.

The waves, carrying Wolf One and Song Shuhang, continued to crash towards the island.

Song Shuhang was swept away by the tsunami. He seemed to be unlucky, trapped under the tsunami and being pulled further and further towards the seabed... Like the Wolf One Team, he was also unable to struggle. Under the power of this near-natural disaster, Shuhang felt his own insignificance and a deep sense of powerlessness.

"Speaking of which... is it more difficult for Fish Leaping Dragon Gate than for me to Shanghai right now?" Song Shuhang suddenly remembered the description that Senior White had given him... At this moment, the effects of his 'Turtle-Breathing Technique' were still in effect, so he didn't need to worry about breathing.

Venerable White described was the true 'Fish Leaping Dragon Gate,' not Song Shuhang's ' leaping over the Dragon Gate Leap's bottleneck at the First-Grade Realm. However, even if the difficulty of the 'leaping over the Dragon Gate Leap's bottleneck was only one-tenth of the current pressure, Song Shuhang still felt terrified.

"But... I won't give up easily. I'll break through the bottleneck of 'Dragon Gate Leap' in one go. What I want is not just 'living a long life'." Song Shuhang clenched his fist and thought to himself.

Just as this thought flashed through his mind, the 'Disposable Song Shuhang 001 Edition' badge on his body suddenly lit up.

Then, he felt a continuous surge of power rising up within him. This power generated a strong propulsion that pushed his body out of the swirling eddies of the seawater.

"This thing worked!" Song Shuhang's heart skipped a beat, and he took the opportunity to swim and dart towards the sea.

The Talisman Treasure that Senior White had added was incredibly powerful; under its influence, swimming to the surface seemed effortless. Song Shuhang's body rode the waves, directly confronting the oncoming sea waves before Wolf One and the others could only watch in disbelief, finally breaking through the surface.

"Haha, I'm out in no time." Song Shuhang laughed, preparing to take the opportunity to swim to the edge of the island and go to Senior White.

But at this moment, he suddenly felt that his body was somewhat out of control, and there was still a continuous flow of power within him, and the propulsive force under his feet had not stopped.

Finally, Song Shuhang's body shot out of the sea like an underwater missile. Without the resistance of water, his ascent speed was greatly enhanced, and he shot straight up into the sky.

Song Shuhang: "..."

"Senior White, brake! Brake!" Song Shuhang shouted loudly. Unconsciously, he had used the <Lion's Roar> technique, and his voice was like rolling thunder, carrying far and wide.

However, does Senior White have a concept of 'braking'? Obviously not. In Senior White's concept, there is only 'acceleration, triple speed, five times speed, ten times speed, and even higher acceleration'. Braking and such are crooked and unorthodox.

And so, Song Shuhang rose straight into the sky, flying higher and higher.

He was so naive. There was no Spiral Ascension, but there was rocket-like acceleration into the air.

I know the kind of happiness I want is in that higher sky. I want to fly higher, fly higher, dance like the wind, break free from its embrace. I want to fly higher~~ fly higher~~ wings whipping up a storm, my heart roaring. Fly higher... fly higher... fly higher...

"Oh, after removing the other functions, if all the energy of the Myriad-Mile Escape Technique is converted into upward propulsion, the propulsion effect seems to be too good, much stronger than I expected... This needs to be improved." Venerable White looked at Song Shuhang soaring into the sky and began to think about how to modify the 'Disposable Song Shuhang 002 Edition'.

Oh no, the issue isn't about how to modify the version; we should be rescuing Song Shuhang first.

The Venerable White calmly pulled out a wooden flying sword that he had already carved from his sleeve—fortunately, he was prepared in advance.

"Disposable Meteor Sword 001 Edition, Go You! Bring my young friend Song Shuhang back safely." Venerable White made a Sword Formula, and the wooden sword soared into the sky, chasing after Song Shuhang's soaring figure.

At the same time, with a loud crash, a huge wave slammed onto the island's beach... The instant it hit the island, the wave suddenly shattered and dissipated, turning into a shower of raindrops and returning to the sea.

On the beach, the members of the Wolf One gang collapsed to the ground, unable even to get up.

White Venerable glanced at Wolf One and the others, then looked at the submarine in the distance and smiled slightly. Venerable White then ignored Wolf One others, leaving them to lie motionless on the beach.

Wolf One and the others were panting heavily as they gradually regained their strength.

Ox Two glanced at Venerable White, completely baffled. He couldn't fathom what the white-robed cultivator was up to. He'd used his methods to bring them to the beach, but then left them hanging—what was he planning?

Venerable White picked up Yu Jiaojiao in one hand and smiled, "Thank you, Jiaojiao, you've done me a great favor... I have a question for you, has anything come to mind lately?"

He also had to give Yu Jiaojiao a small gift to mark their meeting. In addition, she had helped him with a small favor, so as a senior, how could he let her help him for nothing? Naturally, he had to give her something in return.

Yu Jiaojiao's body turned pink, as if she were a little shy.

After a moment, she spoke up, "Senior White, I do indeed want something."

"Tell me your story, and I'll see if I can grant your request," Venerable White said cheerfully.

"I would like to ask you, senior, to lend a hand... to give me a chance to 'Dragon Gate Empowerment'." Yu Jiaojiao's body turned even pinker, but her small eyes looked at Venerable White with great anticipation.

Venerable White's smile vanished, and he looked at Yu Jiaojiao seriously. "Dragon Gate Empowerment? Are you sure?"

On the path of cultivation, although demon cultivators have a longer Xiantian than humans, their cultivation speed is much slower than that of ordinary human cultivators before they condense their Demon Core and transform into human form.

Before condensing Demon Core, even if a demon cultivator reaches the Peak Fourth-Grade, they generally cannot transform into human form.

Unless some extraordinary encounter occurs—like the Onion Lady in Song Shuhang's pocket.

Or perhaps there are a few special races that, upon reaching the Fourth-Grade rank, have the opportunity to attain the state of 'half-human'.

Among snakes, there are several special species of Snake Demon who shed ten layers of snake skin for each level before Fourth-Grade Realm. When they advance to the Fourth-Grade Realm and shed their fortieth layer of skin, they can transform into a snake Snake Demon with a human upper body and a snake lower body. This form of Snake Demon often appears in China mythology and is very popular.

In addition... Fish Demon also have the opportunity to obtain a 'half-human' form. Their form is the legendary Mermaid form.

Unlike Snake Demon who shed their skin, Fish Demon need a Seventh-Grade Venerable to enlighten them when they attempt to break through to the Fourth-Grade Realm – this is known as "Dragon Gate Empowerment".

After the Dragon Gate Empowerment, the Fish Demon will transform into a half-human form, greatly increasing its cultivation speed. However... the difficulty of advancing in rank will increase tenfold, or even more, after the Dragon Gate Empowerment!

"Yes, I'm sure." Yu Jiaojiao's voice was still lovely, but unusually firm. "I've even prepared all the materials, rituals, and Spirit Stone needed for the 'Dragon Gate Empowerment'."

It seems that Yu Jiaojiao's desire to 'Dragon Gate Empowerment' was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather a plan she had been preparing for many years, perhaps even decades.

"I understand." Venerable White nodded gently. "Then, I'll add a condition as well."

The Venerable White's gaze fell upon Song Shuhang had already turned into a tiny black dot...