The distance from Many-Treasure City to Sea Rainbow City was only a little over a hundred thousand li. Aboard the Nine Heavens Chasing the Moon Boat, the journey would take four or five days at most.
On the first day, Liu Changxu and his senior sister encountered no sea monsters of the third tier or higher. Everything went smoothly, putting them both considerably at ease.
But at first light on the second day, Liu Changxu spotted a school of third-tier Bloodthirsty Sharks moving across the sea more than two hundred li ahead.
To avoid stirring up trouble, Liu Changxu said to his senior sister, Su Jinxiu:
"Senior Sister, there's a school of third-tier Bloodthirsty Sharks more than two hundred li ahead. We'd better circle around to the left!"
"All right! But that will cost us more time."
Su Jinxiu sounded somewhat displeased.
Despite her displeasure, Su Jinxiu knew that fighting sea monsters on this boundless ocean was extremely unwise. They could easily attract a swarm of high-tier sea monsters!
Third-tier sea monsters were manageable, but if they attracted a fourth-tier sea monster, she and her junior brother would be in danger.
Under Su Jinxiu's control, the Nine Heavens Chasing the Moon Boat swiftly changed direction, tracing an elegant arc as it sped toward the left.
Only after taking a wide detour did the two of them escape the school of Bloodthirsty Sharks, and their tension finally eased completely.
Yet as the Wu Hour approached, Liu Changxu surveyed the airspace ahead with his Seven-Colored Glazed Eyes and suddenly discovered tens of thousands of Golden-Thread Sea Sparrows high in the sky three hundred li away.
The Golden-Thread Sea Sparrows were so densely packed that they nearly blotted out that stretch of sky. Liu Changxu's heart tightened, for he had detected an aura