One day later.
On the top deck of the Sea Demon Ship, everyone looked out and saw a blurry outline appearing and disappearing where the sea and sky met in the distance.
Shui Yue'er was the first to exclaim, pressing herself against the side of the boat, her eyes shining brightly. " Sea God Island! I see Sea God Island!"
Her tone was filled with barely suppressed excitement.
Shui Bing'er stood beside her younger sister, her gaze also fixed on that silhouette, her expression serene, but a hint of anticipation flashing in her eyes.
Huo Wu crossed her arms, a slight smile playing on her lips, "Finally here. After drifting at sea for so long, my bones are practically rusting."
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling stood side by side beside Lin Mo, their gazes fixed on the distant, faintly visible island.
Zhu Zhuqing stood at the edge of the crowd, silent, but a Shiny flashed in her cold eyes.
Is this Sea God Island? Can I really find a place here, as Lin Mo said, where I can spend the rest of my life?
Sea God Island, their destination, they had finally arrived.
Hai cautiously walked to Lin Mo's side, bowing low with a fawning smile on his face.
" Your Prince Lin, Sea God Island is just ahead."
He pointed to the distant silhouette, his voice tinged with obvious fear. "This is all I can take you this far."
"Further ahead lies the territory of Sea God Island. Any ship that enters this area will immediately be attacked by the island's guardian beasts."
Lin Mo nodded. "I know."
The guardian beast of the island, the Demon Soul Great White Shark King with 100,000 years of cultivation.
Even Titled Douluo would never want to fight a being of this level in the sea.
Lin Mo flipped his wrist and took out an item from the Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse at his waist.
It was a spindle-shaped object about a foot long, milky white in color, with a dragon-head-shaped front end and a fish-tail-like upright tail. On each side were four wings that looked like fish fins.
Dragon Abyss Boat.
Lin Mo infused his Soul Power into it, and the Dragon Abyss Boat instantly transformed into a stream of light, rising from his hand and heading towards the sea.
The hull rapidly increased in size, and in the blink of an eye, it had become a special small boat about twelve meters long.
The Dragon Abyss Boat is crystal clear, as if it were carved from colorless crystal, with a faint white halo on its surface.
The bow is shaped like a dragon's head, while the stern resembles a fish's tail, with four fin-like wings on each side.
The Dragon Abyss Boat itself is sealed, but at this moment the upper hatch opened, revealing a total of twelve seats inside.
The oar handles are located on the seats; there is one on every seat except for the four at the very front and the four at the very back.
Lin Mo turned to look at the group. "Let's go."
As soon as he finished speaking, he Splash first and landed steadily on the Dragon Abyss Boat.
Dugu Yan followed closely behind, followed by Ye Lingling, Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Feng Xiaotian, and Zhu Zhuqing.
The eight people jumped into the Dragon Abyss Boat one by one and found seats to sit down.
The interior of the Dragon Abyss Boat is spacious enough to easily accommodate eight people.
Lin Mo did not immediately close the hatch, but turned to look at the sea above the Sea Demon Ship.
At that moment, Hai was standing on the deck, a look of relief on his face.
When he saw Lin Mo's gaze fall upon him, his body stiffened slightly, and the expression on his face instantly changed.
Lin Mo didn't speak, just quietly watched him.
That calm gaze sent a chill down Hai's spine.
He swallowed hard, his Prince Lin's apple Rollout, and quickly said, "Your Highness, rest assured, I swear by the Sea God, I will never reveal your whereabouts to anyone!"
I swear by the Sea God.
For Sea Soul Master who worships the Sea God, this is no less than swearing an oath with their own Martial Soul; it is the most solemn vow.
After Hai finished speaking, he looked nervously at Lin Mo, waiting for his response.
Upon hearing this, Lin Mo's lips curled up slightly, revealing a playful smile.
Swear by the Sea God?
If a group of pirates truly had faith in the Sea God, how could they have fallen so low as to become pirates?
He sneered inwardly, but remained outwardly calm.
Lin Mo raised his hand and pointed to the things piled up on the deck of the Sea Demon Ship.
Those were the remains of Sea Soul Beast that the Charizard had captured these past few days; most of the edible parts had been packed up and taken away.
All that remains on the ship today are some bones and parts they are reluctant to eat.
The most striking thing is the skeleton of that ancient, Evil Spirit Orca.
The enormous skeleton occupied almost half of the deck, gleaming white in the sunlight.
Lin Mo said casually, "Besides the Gold Soul Coin I've already given you, consider this an extra reward."
"After all, you've done your part, even if you haven't achieved anything significant, you've still put in a lot of hard work, following us all this way."
As soon as he finished speaking, the rest of the crew on the Sea Demon Ship, except for Hai, were overjoyed.
The first mate's eyes lit up; he stared intently at the skeleton of the Evil Spirit Orca, his eyes practically gleaming.
The carcass of the Evil Spirit Orca!
Although it had been dismantled, leaving only bones and inedible parts, it was still the corpse of Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and the corpse left behind by a marine overlord like the Evil Spirit Orca.
Even if only bones remain, they can fetch a very good price.
Moreover, it is quite good as a material for building ships. The residual aura of the Evil Spirit Orca on it is enough to deter most Sea Soul Beast from approaching.
This is a priceless treasure.
After all, ocean overlords of the level of the Evil Spirit Orca are so powerful that even those that are only a few thousand years old are rarely able to kill them, let alone those that are only ten thousand years old.
The crew members bowed to Lin Mo in gratitude, their faces full of thanks.
Only Hai stood still, his expression somewhat complicated.
Looking into Lin Mo's calm eyes, he felt an inexplicable unease.
But he quickly suppressed that feeling.
Maybe I'm just being too sensitive.
Since His Highness Prince Lin has already offered payment, this matter is now considered closed.
Hai bowed respectfully. "Thank you Prince Lin."
Lin Mo nodded and said no more.
He withdrew his gaze, turned and walked into the Dragon Abyss Boat, closing the hatch behind him.
The moment the hatch closed, silence fell over the Dragon Abyss Boat.
The transparent hull of the boat clearly displays everything outside to everyone.
Lin Mo sat down in the driver's seat, and with the infusion of Soul Power, the Dragon Abyss Boat trembled slightly and began to slowly descend.
The Dragon Abyss Boat quickly submerged completely into the sea and disappeared from the sight of the crew of the Sea Demon Ship.
Hai stood on the deck, feeling a strange sense of relief.
He turned to look at the crew members who were cheering around the skeleton of the Evil Spirit Orca, and a smile appeared on his face.
Regardless, although the robbery was unsuccessful this time, the Harvest were still considerable.
The skeleton of a ten-thousand-year-old Evil Spirit Orca —this is a rare find that money can't buy.
"Men, pack everything up, we're heading back!" Hai waved his hand, his voice laced with laughter.
The crew members agreed and began to get busy.
The Sea Demon Ship turned its bow around and headed back the way it came.
Everything seemed so calm.
Beneath the surface of the sea, a transparent shadow is quietly disappearing into the distance.
Lin Mo watched the Sea Demon Ship gradually disappear from sight through the transparent hull of the submarine, a slight smile playing on his lips.
His eyes held a deathly stillness, as if he were looking at a dead person.
Dragon Abyss Boat, everyone was admiring the surrounding ocean world through the transparent walls of the vessel.
The 360-degree unobstructed view made them feel as if they were in the middle of the ocean.
Shui Yue'er pressed herself against the transparent hull of the boat, her eyes sparkling, constantly exclaiming, "So beautiful! Sister, look, that fish is so beautiful!"
Shui Bing'er stood beside her, a faint smile on her lips, her gaze fixed on the Schooling swimming by.
Huo Wu crossed her arms and looked around with great interest, occasionally letting out a few words of admiration.
Feng Xiaotian sat in his seat, gazing into the distance through the hull of the boat, his expression calm, but a glint of new light flashed in his eyes.
This was the first time he had ever dived into the depths of the ocean in this way.
Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan sat side by side behind Lin Mo, their eyes fixed on the surrounding scenery.
Dugu Yan said softly, "This Dragon Abyss Boat is indeed quite good; I spent ten thousand Gold Soul Coin."
Ye Lingling nodded in agreement.
Just then, Feng Xiaotian suddenly spoke.
He looked at Lin Mo, his tone tinged with concern, " Lin Mo, are you just going to let them go like this?"
He paused, then continued, "I originally thought you would discard them after they've served their purpose and simply sink them at sea."
"In my opinion, these pirates are no different from the Wolf Bandits we encountered before."
Feng Xiaotian's voice was calm, but the meaning behind his words was direct. "Killing them is nothing to regret."
These pirates all deserved to die.
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere Dragon Abyss Boat tensed slightly.
Upon hearing this, Lin Mo's lips curled up slightly, revealing a playful smile.
He said casually, "Like I just said, these 'tools' have worked so hard to bring us this far to the vicinity of Sea God Island. They deserve credit for their hard work, even if they haven't done anything particularly meritorious."
He paused, then said with a hint of mockery, "Discarding a useful tool after it's no longer needed doesn't suit my style."
Upon hearing this, Feng Xiaotian, and wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Shui Bing'er beside him.
Shui Bing'er looked at Lin Mo with her purple eyes and said softly, " Lin Mo, do you really believe that these people won't reveal our whereabouts?"
Her voice wasn't loud, but it silenced everyone present.
Believe the oath of a group of pirates? That's impossible.
Shui Bing'er's words drew everyone's attention to Lin Mo.
Lin Mo shook his head, his tone full of sarcasm. "What's so special about a bunch of pirates?"
"Swear by the Sea God?"
He scoffed, "If they truly had faith in the Sea God, how could they have stooped to being pirates who make a living by plundering others?"
"Given any opportunity, they would definitely exchange this intelligence for a hefty amount of Gold Soul Coin."
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
If that's the case, why did Lin Mo let them leave?
Dugu Yan blinked, then suddenly reached out and patted Lin Mo's shoulder.
A smile flickered in her emerald green eyes, "I was wondering why you were so generous as to leave everything to them, even though it's useless to us."
"So you had a backup plan, huh?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Lin Mo again.
Huo Wu raised an eyebrow. "A backup plan? What backup plan?"
Shui Yue'er's eyes sparkled. " Lin Mo, did you tamper with the things you left for them?"
Lin Mo didn't explain further, "Let me keep you in suspense for now!"
Lin Mo didn't intend to kill them outright, but he also didn't intend to let them go easily.
Those pirates who commit murder and robbery should just die.
The Sea Demon Ship is now tainted with the aura of numerous Sea Soul Beast.
The skeletons and internal organs of the Sea Soul Beast that the Charizard had previously captured and used as food were all stored in the cabin of the Sea Demon Ship.
In addition, there was the skeleton of that enormous, Evil Spirit Orca on the deck.
The aura emanating from these things was enough to easily attract attacks from other powerful Sea Soul Beast.
The reason why the Sea Demon Ship was able to reach the vicinity of Sea God Island smoothly without encountering Sea Soul Beast was purely because the Charizard was acting as a guard.
The Charizard hovered above the Sea Demon Ship, its powerful aura deterring the Sea Soul Beast from approaching.
Along the way, the Charizard's extremely Swagger hunting attitude attracted quite a few powerful Sea Soul Beast.
Now that the Charizard is no longer protecting them, do we even need to guess how those Sea Soul Beast will deal with the Sea Demon Ship?
If Hai and his group can successfully leave Sea God Island and return to the Purple Pearl Pirates's base or the mainland, then they will truly be the Child of Destiny!
Lin Mo withdrew his gaze and stopped thinking about it.
He looked at everyone and said calmly, "There's no rush to go to the island. Let's wait here for a while."
"After nightfall, the activity level of the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan will decrease significantly, which will greatly reduce our risk of landing on the island."
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.
It's still daytime; landing on the island at this time would be too risky.
Let's talk about it tonight.
The Dragon Abyss Boat slowly submerged and stopped at a depth of about fifty meters below the surface.
Schooling swam around the boat, and occasionally a huge Sea Soul Beast would swim by in the distance, but after sensing the aura that Lin Mo deliberately released from the Dragon Abyss Boat, it would quickly move away.
The group remained inside the Dragon Abyss Boat, enjoying the surrounding scenery through the transparent walls.
Time passed slowly.
The sunlight gradually dimmed, and the light on the sea became weaker and weaker.
As the last ray of sunlight disappeared below the horizon, the surrounding seawater was plunged into complete darkness.
But soon, tiny lights began to appear in the darkness.
The glow emitted by plankton in the ocean illuminates the dark seabed in a dreamlike way.
After a long while, the night deepened.
Lin Mo stood up and looked at everyone. "That's enough, we can set off now."
Upon hearing this, everyone stood up.
He didn't set off immediately, but instead looked at Dugu Yan.
Dugu Yan understood. She took a deep breath, and the blue triangular mark between her eyebrows slowly emerged, emitting a faint glow.
The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
The next moment, a faint blue light spread from her body, quickly enveloping her.
Vast Sea Protective Shroud.
Where the blue light passed, the surrounding seawater seemed to be pushed aside by an invisible force, forming a spherical space with a diameter of about five meters.
Not a single drop of seawater got on her.
Dugu Yan looked at Lin Mo and nodded.
Dugu Yan was the first to leap out of the Dragon Abyss Boat, and with the protection of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, she landed steadily on the seabed.
The others followed closely behind, leaving the Dragon Abyss Boat one after another.
After the last person entered the Vast Sea Protective Shroud, Lin Mo raised his hand and gestured, causing the Dragon Abyss Boat to rapidly Minimize and transform into a streak of light, flying back into his Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse.
The group stood inside the Vast Sea Protective Shroud, looking around through the faint blue light.
Huo Wu looked around with great interest, clicking her tongue in amazement. "This thing is really convenient. With it, we can be in the sea just like we are on land."
Feng Xiaotian nodded in agreement.
Shui Bing'er said softly, "With this, our risk of landing on the island will be greatly reduced."
The group stood inside the Vast Sea Protective Shroud, gazing into the distance through the faint blue light.
In the darkness, a huge silhouette was faintly visible.
That's Sea God Island.
Their destination.
Shui Yue'er took a deep breath, her voice filled with barely suppressed excitement. " Sea God Island is right in front of us!"