Half of a rotting ancient ship was pushed by the current, crashing back and forth like an out-of-control battering ram.
Decayed chains whipped through the air, lashing the water without pause with sharp pops, splashing great quantities of icy droplets amid the din.
Several gigantic beast skeletons were swept into mad tumbles by the rushing current. An unknown fluid seeped from the cracks in their bones, spreading through the water into patches of sticky sludge.
A number of old spirit talismans glowing a ghostly green drifted in from nowhere. Rolled into a ball, their twisted runes resonated with one another, stirring waves of Nether Qi.
"The Nether River on the night of the full moon really is perilous!"
"These Nether Beasts are becoming more and more aggressive!"
"The closer we get to the first node, the more wrong things feel!"
A grave expression appeared on Xu Changqing's face.
If the initial school of Nether Fish had been something they could ignore, then everything they now saw and heard demanded their utmost attention.
Otherwise, there was every chance their boat would capsize.
Fortunately, no matter how violently the waves surged, the Ferry Boat remained steady.
Not only did it evade every danger, it continued forward at a constant speed.
But such stability came at a price.
The High-Grade Spirit Stones were being consumed far faster than he had imagined.
Good thing he had money, or he truly would not have been able to endure it.
Xu Changqing swept his Divine Sense beneath the water. Apart from swarms of Nether Fish, even larger Nether Beasts were swimming in the distance.
After driving away batch after batch of Nether Beasts, the three finally reached the first Frost-Abyss Node after half an hour.
However, to their surprise, the currents here were even more turbulent.