The "little island" slowly rose. Fang Yun's expression shifted as he slowly steered the Dragon Boat backward.
Fang Yun stared at the enormous fountain and listened to its thunderous roar, reminded of a gigantic creature of the sea.
A whale.
But this island had already measured more than two li across, and it was still slowly growing. What whale could be this enormous? It had to be a Whale Sage at the very least.
Fang Yun's thoughts grew tangled. He could no longer be certain whether this was Sea of Learning Island, much less whether it was a giant whale. The water below was packed with dense schools of fish, and even close to the little island, he could not see what lay hidden underwater.
"Moo..."
A sound resembling yet unlike a bull's bellow came from the little island, heavy yet piercing. Fang Yun even felt that his body could barely withstand it.
The sound lasted a full hundred breaths before the entire "island" finally appeared before him.
It was indeed no island.
It was a purplish-black giant whale ten li long, lying before him like a mountain peak. Fang Yun searched through the Ancient Demon Inheritance for a long while but found no similar whale. Apart from its size, there was nothing particularly unusual about this giant whale-it was simply an ordinary giant whale magnified many times over.
If shrunk to the size of a normal whale, it would surely have been exceptionally beautiful.
But it was too large. Even all the sea beasts had fled in terror. Although Fang Yun sensed no threat whatsoever from the giant whale, he remained on full alert, ready to flee at any moment.
At last, the Purple Giant Whale opened its eyes, its gaze sweeping over Fang Yun.
Fang Yun let out