Landing

Far away.

A tiny black speck appeared on the horizon.

Mendel stood at the bow, scanning the distance. The moment he spotted the speck, he ordered the sailors to drop anchor and stop the ship.

Xiao Wu and the other women had all cultivated the Purple Demon Eyes. They knew they were about to reach their destination and had been ready for some time.

Mendel came over to Ye Qiu.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, my Sea Dongqing can only take you this far. Any farther, and we'll enter the waters of Sea God Island. Any ship that enters this area will immediately be attacked by the island's guardian beast—the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast I told you about. Be very careful when you cross the sea later. That guardian beast is terrifying, and extremely aggressive."

"Don't worry. I'll keep all that in mind."

Ye Qiu smiled and nodded.

Xiao Wu, however, was curious. "Captain Mendel, you keep talking about this guardian beast. What exactly is it?"

As for that—

Ye Qiu didn't say much. He didn't remember much about the habits of minor characters like the Demon Soul Great White Shark, so it was helpful to have Mendel explain.

Mendel explained, "The guardian beast is a shark that's cultivated for a hundred thousand years, and it's the fiercest kind of shark—the Demon Soul Great White Shark. They're known as the hunters of the sea. They're the most aggressive and ferocious Sea Soul Beasts. Even a thousand-year-old Demon Soul Great White Shark can hold its own against an ordinary ten-thousand-year-old Sea Soul Beast."

"It's not as large as the Deep Sea Demon Whale. I'd estimate it's about twenty meters long. But the Deep Sea Demon Whale can't begin to match its speed. There's no escaping once it attacks."

"Besides, ever since this guardian beast