By the time the whale's tail smashed toward the sea, the Boundary-Setting Gate before Yuan Yu had already closed.
The wound his blade had just carved was still bleeding, but the Demon Whale paid it no heed and swept his tail toward the fishing boat. Xiao Bai led her pod beneath its hull, pushing the bow several yards aside. The wave still came crashing down. Unable to keep their footing on deck, the fishermen clung to the railings and retreated into the cabin.
Yuan Yu landed in front of the whale's tail and slashed horizontally with the Tribulation Blade, extending the wound along the old cut. Pain made the Demon Whale redirect his tail toward him, finally sparing the fishing boat a direct hit.
"Got your eye on this boat?" Yuan Yu asked, raising his blade. "Can't you make a living going after another one?"
The Demon Whale turned his single eye toward him, and the seawater changed color. From aboard the Escort Ship, Tang San saw the current taking shape and immediately told Xiao Bai to fall back. That wave was under the control of the Demon Whale's soul power; the Azure Sea Bottle could not absorb it. Yuan Yu did not touch it either, instead using the Boundary-Setting Gate to shift straight to another reef within a hundred yards.
The wave struck empty air, but the reef cracked beneath his feet.
Before the reef sank, Yuan Yu turned to look at the fleet. The three fishing boats had set out together. Now one had lost its rudder, and another's sails had been torn apart by the whale's waves. The nearest Sea God Island Patrol Ship was still several miles away. If the Demon Whale struck with his tail again, the people aboard would not even have time to