The appearance of the Burrowing Sea Otter instantly filled both Wang Ba and Qin Lingxiao with delight.
After all, Dafu had swum for over half a month without finding the end of the Sea Barrier. Even when they wanted to dive beneath it, the Fierce Beasts prowling around it, each with a terrifying presence, kept the two humans and their beast from daring to approach.
More troublesome still, they had yet to determine where they were.
They had also traveled in the opposite direction from the Sea Barrier, only to discover, after swimming through the sea for several days, that there was another Sea Barrier there.
The vastness and mystery of the deep sea left them both alarmed.
"If a Burrowing Sea Otter appeared here, we might already be close to the coast. In that case, we're probably heading in the right direction!"
Qin Lingxiao pondered aloud upon hearing this.
Wang Ba agreed with Qin Lingxiao's judgment, but his gaze swept over the Burrowing Sea Otter, which was still playing dead, escaping, and getting caught again. Then a meaningful smile appeared on his face.
He softly told Dafu to stop, then lifted the Burrowing Sea Otter, which had resumed playing dead, with Mother Qi of Ten Thousand Arts.
Watching the Burrowing Sea Otter play its part so diligently that it gave off not the slightest trace of life, Wang Ba calmly took a round black sea urchin covered in spines out of his Spirit Beast Bag.
It was a rare first-tier sea urchin, with no special abilities aside from its hard shell.
Dafu had fished it out of the sea earlier. Because it was relatively rare, Wang Ba had specifically kept it for his collection.
Yet the moment Wang Ba took it out, the Burrowing Sea Otter's cute, round nose