Crossing the Ring Sea in the Time It Takes an Incense Stick to Burn

An incense stick was planted in the sand.

Sea Horse Douluo lowered his palm, and three walls of water rose in the middle of the Ring Sea. The first was only five zhang high, but the other two rose over twenty zhang. Powerful, swirling currents churned within them.

"Begin."

Bai Chenxiang was the first to release her Needletail Swift Martial Soul. Four Spirit Rings—two yellow and two purple—rose beneath her feet. She flew up alongside the first wall, but the second bore down on her the moment she cleared its crest.

"Left!" Tang San shouted.

His Purple Demon Eyes caught the shift in the water. Bai Chenxiang folded her wings and slipped diagonally through a hollow on the wall's left side, carrying a thin rope ahead with her.

Tang San did not let everyone bunch together.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing formed one pair. Xiao Wu stayed with him in the middle, while Ning Rongrong and Oscar held back. Ma Hongjun covered them from the air. Blue Silver Emperor vines wrapped around each person's waist, with enough slack to let them move. If a current swept anyone away, Tang San could pull them back at once.

The first wall crashed down on them.

Dai Mubai activated his White Tiger Bodyguard Barrier and thrust both palms forward. The wave parted around the barrier. Zhu Zhuqing stepped on his shoulders and leaped over its crest. Once she landed in the water, she did not force her way ahead; she swam through the gaps Bai Chenxiang had found.

Xiao Wu took a more direct route. She activated Void just before the wall struck her and passed through its thickest point. The Soul Power in the seawater still made her chest tighten. When the three breaths were up, she grabbed the Blue Silver Emperor