The enormous sea beast resembled a gigantic sea lion, standing upright with its head held high and an imposing air, though the iron anchor perched on its head looked rather comical.
Yet Ma Wanbao and the others felt no amusement whatsoever at the sight. Every one of them braced as though facing a formidable enemy.
It seemed to be a terrifyingly powerful peak Demon King, capable of wiping them all out at any moment.
"Do any of you recognize it?" Ma Wanbao asked.
"No," Yun Li and the others replied.
Much of the deep ocean consisted of forbidden regions that even cultivators struggled to enter. If an enormous sea beast rarely ventured into the human world, learning its background was difficult indeed.
For a moment, no one dared make a rash move.
Receiving no response, the beast lost patience with asking and launched an attack.
Its submerged body actually possessed enormous, humanlike hands. Gripping a gigantic hammer formed from water essence, it brazenly smashed it down at the people aboard the treasure ship.
Amid a thunderous crash, the restrictions on the deck shattered layer by layer, and a huge hole was smashed straight through it.
Ma Wanbao and the others bore the brunt of the attack and had no choice but to leap backward. Unexpectedly, the beast swung its water hammer sideways, unleashing another earth-shaking blow.
"What a chance! Let's escape!" a pirate transmitted excitedly.
They were simply too insignificant to pose any threat to the sea beast, which meant they were not its primary targets.
Luo Jingwei said, "Take our brothers and leave first. I'll stay here and keep watch."
"Commander Luo!"
For a moment, all the pirates froze.
Once an ordinary cultivator reached Foundation Establishment, his life immediately underwent a leap, setting him apart from others. If escape