Su Shi'er narrowed his eyes. His solemn expression showed not the slightest panic.
He had clearly expected this scene long ago.
He knew full well that the Fire Flood Dragon's rain of flames had been blocked by the seawater, but there was no way it would simply let the matter rest.
The moment Li Piaoyue finished speaking, Su Shi'er's voice rang out through the seawater.
"Get on the flying vessel! We're going up!"
The instant he spoke, before Li Piaoyue and the others could respond,
Su Shi'er made a snap decision. His hand seals shifted abruptly, and the sea turtle formed by his technique suddenly shrank.
As his words fell, the sea turtle had already shrunk to just over thirty feet, neither too large nor too small, perfectly enclosing the flying vessel.
The people inside the sea turtle were also drawn uncontrollably toward Su Shi'er, returning to the flying vessel.
The sudden change left the seven of them visibly astonished.
They had been restrained in the water, yet the True Yuan within their bodies had been circulating all along, constantly maintaining their forms.
Yet as the currents shifted, an endless, gentle force surged forth, leaving them utterly unable to resist it.
Before the seven could recover from their shock,
Su Shi'er's voice rang out again.
"Heavenly Manipulation Path Yin and Yang the Edict Token Ripple Lotus Bloom!"
Though he was underwater, Su Shi'er formed seals and chanted incantations, his feet stepping the Seven Stars and Eight Trigrams, almost completely unaffected.
As the technique unfolded, the sea turtle surrounding the flying vessel and everyone aboard suddenly spun rapidly around the centerline of its body.
The sea turtle spun at an astonishing speed, churning the seawater at its tail.
In the blink of an eye, an underwater vortex appeared, trailing from the