Huben sped westward with Sea Star Douluo and Sea Spear Douluo in custody, their soul power sealed. Two days later, he had crossed the waters where the East Sea met the South Sea and entered the heart of the South Sea.
Just as he prepared to accelerate through the South Sea and head straight for the West Sea, a rapid succession of splashes suddenly came from the waters ahead.
Huben's gaze sharpened, and he immediately slowed down. One hand gripped the shoulders of his two captives while he secretly gathered strength in the other, his wary gaze sweeping ahead.
The splashing drew ever closer, accompanied by bursts of piercing whistles. Moments later, a vast school of silver-and-red figures emerged from the deep blue waters.
They were long, sleek tuna, each seventy to eighty feet in length. Gleaming silver scales covered their bodies, while a fiery crimson sheen edged their backs and tail fins.
At their head was an exceptionally massive tuna, nearly two hundred feet long. The crimson along his back was richer and deeper than that of his companions, like a blaze moving through the water. His gaze was sharp as a blade. Once he recognized Huben's face, he abruptly slowed, then transformed into a human figure and approached across the water.
The man wore close-fitting silver-and-red clothes. His face was sharply defined, and his short crimson hair looked as though it had been set ablaze. He stopped about ten paces from Huben, first glancing at Sea Star Douluo and Sea Spear Douluo in his grip, then cupping his fist in salute. His voice held a note of surprise. "So it is the Sacred Beast! I am Yan Qiang, leader of the South Sea Yan Qiang Tuna Group. I did not know you would be passing through and failed