The sea first receded thirty feet.
Then a wave taller than the mast bore down out of the darkness. No white foam crowned it. Heavy as a moving city wall, it dwarfed the ship before it.
"Hold on!" Dai Mubai roared.
Tang San pressed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud into his palm. The blue triangular object dissolved at once, and a layer of clear blue light enveloped everyone from Shrek. Their presences faded, as though they had become one with the sea beneath them.
Before the wave fell, silver coordinates spread across the sea's surface.
Bai Jin stood between the two ships and raised his right hand.
"Worldless Sky-Sealing."
The wall of water, dozens of meters high, stopped in midair. Its crest still curled downward, while fish hung motionless within it, their tail fins rigid.
Bai Jin flicked his five fingers. The wave split between the two ships and thundered past their hulls into the sea behind them. The Sea Demon Ship was shoved a hundred meters by the aftermath, its mast bending into a dangerous arc.
"East! Full speed!" Qian Renxue took command of the Patrol Ship.
The Six-Winged Angel rose into the air. Golden Soul Power became a broad sweep of feathered light, illuminating the people who had fallen overboard. Hu Liena guided the crew with her mental power, Xie Yue severed the broken ropes tangled around the rudder, and Yan used flames to dry the mainsail soaked by seawater.
A muffled impact came from beneath the sea.
The Patrol Ship's bottom bulged upward, lifting the entire vessel out of the water. Sailors flew up as gravity deserted them. Qian Renxue pressed down with her wings, and golden light caught the crowd. But the hull split with a tremendous crash, its planks curling outward like broken ribs.
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