Only after the sonic shock wave passed did Lin Ke remove the crystals covering Mu Ting's and A Bang's ears.
The three had barely steadied themselves when the sky seemed to darken.
They looked up and saw hundreds of enormous beasts, each a hundred zhang long, flying slowly forward through the air.
Their bodies were scarlet, with antler-like horns growing from the tops of their heads.
Their enormous fins blotted out the sky and sun; seemingly, a gentle flap alone could disperse a hundred-li stretch of clouds.
Yet although these flying whales were scarlet, huge, goose-feather snowflakes fell wherever they passed.
As their enormous fins swept through the air, the snowflakes whirled wildly across the sky, actually causing the surface of the Black Sea to begin freezing slowly.
The fierce, swift wind blurred A Bang's voice. "This is bad! Those are Blizzard Qilin Whales. They're extremely ferocious creatures."
"They specifically prey on even larger sea beasts, like Black Tortoise spirit turtles."
"We should go back inside the sect!"
Lin Ke swept them with his mental power and discovered that the strongest of the Blizzard Qilin Whales was only at the early Fusion stage, while the Black Tortoise spirit turtle beneath their feet was clearly already at the Fusion middle stage.
Thus, he remained unruffled. "It's fine. From Fusion onward, a gulf separates every cultivation stage."
"They can't do anything to this spirit turtle. Staying apart from the sect actually reduces our risk."
"Is there anyone important to you in the sect?"
A Bang froze briefly, then said, "No."
"Then there's no need to go back."
"Just hide behind me."
The next instant, for some unknown reason, Lin Ke detected a cluster of blood-colored spiritual qi distinctly landing on him and Mu Ting.
Immediately, a Blizzard Qilin Whale's eyes turned red,