"The ship's been breached!"
Someone screamed.
"It's the Patrol Bureau's Sea-Splitting Talisman!"
The old man in the corner suddenly jerked his head up, cold light flashing in his eyes. "They want to bury us all at the bottom of the river!"
"Don't worry!"
Just as all the passengers were at a loss, a deep voice came from the upper level of the Black Flood Dragon Boat. In the next instant, a vast force came crashing down and sealed the gap. The icy current of the underground river could no longer pour into the hull.
The ship gradually steadied, but the atmosphere inside the cabin remained taut.
Li Yunjing narrowed his eyes, his gaze turning toward the upper level of the ship.
That power just now was absolutely not something an ordinary cultivator could wield. At the very least, it had come from a cultivator at the fourth or fifth heaven of the Nascent Soul Realm!
"Everyone, stay calm."
The deep voice rang out again, carrying unquestionable authority. "The Black Flood Dragon Boat has traveled the underground dark rivers for thousands of years. A mere Sea-Splitting Talisman cannot do anything to us."
As the words fell, dense runes surfaced across the ship's body. Ghostly blue light flickered in the darkness, slowly repairing the damaged area.
"It's the Water Element Repair Formation!"
The old man in the corner exclaimed softly, "That's an ancient formation that's been lost for ages. This ship's owner... is no simple figure."
Li Yunjing, Zhao Qi, and Su Muqing exchanged a glance.
They had originally thought this was only an ordinary smuggling boat, but now it seemed the ship owner's background was far more complicated than they had imagined.
The Black Flood Dragon Boat continued forward, and the underground river's current grew increasingly turbulent.
The passengers in the