Encountering Sea Raiders

The Ark is a very common mode of transportation in the Eternal Sea.

Initially, Human Clan cultivators entered the Eternal Sea using Water-Avoidance Instruction Law Technique.

Although the Water-Avoidance Instruction is a basic Law Technique, its prolonged use can still be troublesome for the Human Clan cultivators.

Moreover, the Eternal Sea itself is very unfriendly to the Human Clan cultivators. The rate at which True Essence is consumed is several times that on the mainland. Even if Nascent Soul Realm cultivator uses the Water-Avoidance Instruction for a long time, the True Essence in their body will eventually be exhausted.

Fortunately, someone discovered a peculiar metal in the Eternal Sea God Stone.

This Sea God Stone is very strange; it has no effect when added to offensive magical Law Artifact.

However, once a vehicle-type magical Law Artifact is added, the consumption of True Essence in the bodies of the Human Clan cultivators riding in the Eternal Sea can be reduced to a level comparable to that on the mainland.

This type of vehicle, incorporating Sea God Stone, was called the Ark by the Human Clan cultivators.

Within the Eternal Sea, the Ark can be considered a boon for the Human Clan cultivators.

At this moment, Yi Xuan was standing on an ark that looked similar to a multi-story ship.

Strangely, this ark did not travel on the surface of the sea, but rather roamed the sea.

Standing on the deck, Yi Xuan looked at the seawater that was being excluded by the Ark with great curiosity. He had never expected that the Eternal Sea would be so magical; from the surface, the seawater appeared to be pitch black.

Once underwater, the seawater was incredibly clear. Even though the ark had already descended several hundred meters, looking up, one could still see the sun in the sky through the water.

"Your Majesty! Your subordinate is incompetent; a year has passed and you still haven't found the person you're looking for!"

Lü Huang stood behind Yi Xuan, head bowed, and spoke.

Yi Xuan wasn't angry. Instead, he looked at some sea fish outside the ark and said with a smile, "I know what's going on in the Eternal Sea. It's the territory of the Sea Clan, and you've already done a lot of work by gathering so much information in the past year. Junior Sister Mu's matter is clearly not that simple; ordinary Sea Clan cultivators probably don't even have the right to know!"

Yi Xuan's statement was based on fact. When he heard the descriptions from the disciples who had been saved by Junior Sister Mu at the Azure Cloud Sect, Yi Xuan, Xiao Anhe, and Cui Yan all agreed that Mu Anqing's strength at that time was at least at the Spirit Transformation stage, or even higher.

Otherwise, how could they have the capability to repel a tsunami several hundred meters high?

However, Yi Xuan had his own ideas. He felt that the strength that Junior Sister Mu had shown at the time was definitely more than just the Spirit Transformation Realm.

After all, three Spirit Transformation cultivators had died at his hands. Although Yi Xuan had never personally experienced the strength of Spirit Transformation, he could still judge whether Spirit Transformation could withstand a tsunami.

In short, it's all about dreaming.

Even a Spirit Transformation stage expert like Yi Xuan couldn't withstand the DF Express, so how could he possibly stop a tsunami? Isn't that just nonsense?

Moreover, Junior Sister Mu didn't just block the tsunami; she repelled it. In any case, Yi Xuan didn't know what level of strength was required to achieve that; the Spirit Transformation was definitely not enough.

The fact that Mu Anqing was originally only at the Early Grain Avoidance), could unleash such heaven-defying strength left Xiao Anhe and Cui Yan with no other explanation than possession.

Yi Xuan naturally agreed with this conjecture, so Mu Anqing, who was able to exert such strength after being possessed, was definitely not someone that ordinary Sea Clan could come into contact with.

This is also why Lü Huang and his group haven't been able to gather any information even after a year in the Eternal Sea.

Yi Xuan was about to pat Lü Huang on the shoulder to comfort him when the entire ark suddenly shuddered. Yi Xuan's strength was undeniable, and even he was somewhat unsteady on his feet during the tremor.

Fortunately, Lü Huang reacted quickly and caught Yi Xuan in time.

The people standing on the planks looked ahead and saw a huge object appear in their sight not far away.

It turned out to be a gigantic ray, even larger than the largest Yi Xuan had ever seen in his previous life. Its wingspan was estimated to be nearly fifty or sixty meters, and there were quite a few people standing on its broad back.

Lü Huang also saw the enormous ray, and he also saw the pattern on its belly.

Meanwhile, many people on the ark also saw the pattern, and their expressions turned extremely grim.

"What's wrong? Who are those people?"

Seeing that Lü Huang's expression was not good, Yi Xuan asked curiously.

"This is terrible! I never expected to run into pirates!"

"Sea pirates?"

"That's right!"

Lü Huang nodded and said, "The so-called sea pirates are a unique group of people among the Sea Clan who make a living by robbing Human Clan caravans!"

"Huh? Such a thing exists? Why have I never heard you mention it before? Is this the first time you've encountered something like this?"

Although Yi Xuan asked this question, he knew in his heart that this was definitely not the first time that Lü Huang and the others had encountered pirates, otherwise they would not have been able to determine the identities of the pirates so quickly.

Lü Huang shook his head. "What's there to talk about with such a trivial matter? After all, every human caravan will encounter this to some extent. It's better to lose money than to suffer any more trouble!"

How can one avoid disaster by spending money?

"According to the old rules, if a robbed Human Clan caravan returns half of its loot, the pirates will let them go!"

"Wouldn't all that work have been for nothing?"

Lü Huang waved his hand and said, "No, trade between the Eternal Sea and the continent is very profitable. Even if only half of the wealth is left, the various merchant guilds will still make a profit! This is why these merchant guilds have been able to operate for so long!"

Yi Xuan nodded. Indeed, profit is the driving force behind everything.

However, he couldn't understand why the Sea Clan didn't step in and do something about it.

Upon hearing Yi Xuan's question, Lü Huang wore a utterly ridiculous expression. "Manage? How? Expect the Sea Clan to manage the Sea Clan? Don't dream. Human Clan are inherently inferior to the Sea Clan in the Eternal Sea, and being bullied is something we can't help!"

Yi Xuan also realized the characteristics of the Eternal Sea: within its range, the strength of the Human Clan would be weakened.

Even with the existence of the Ark, where cultivators can greatly reduce the loss of their True Essence, their strength will still be affected.

Not to mention that no Human Clan cultivator would dare to confront the Sea Clan on the ark, naturally because the ark's defenses were not strong.

It can be said that any Human Clan cultivator who enters the Eternal Sea will be a level below their own strength when fighting.

Just like Lü Huang, who was clearly at the initial stage of the Golden Core realm, he could only exert the strength of the Early Grain Avoidance in the Eternal Sea. Moreover, because his True Essence was consumed quickly, he could not maintain this level of combat power.

This demonstrates the significant disadvantages Human Clan faces in the Eternal Sea.

The disparity in strength is what has made these Sea Clan increasingly arrogant towards humans.

Looking at the clamoring Sea Clan outside the ark, Yi Xuan seemed lost in thought.