The Heavenly Book ascended into the sky, emitting golden streams of light as its pages fluttered, enveloping the entire Pioneer.
Su Wen condensed and shaped each page, arranging them according to a special pattern. The pages vanished, and a light gold barrier formed around the Pioneer, protecting it.
"Thank you, Master Wen!" The sailors were overjoyed.
Su Wen's protection was far stronger than anything they could muster. This golden light barrier could likely withstand even a full-strength attack from a Spirit Saint, so it was more than enough to safeguard the Pioneer.
Fighting Heaven Douluo also felt reassured about the Pioneer's safety. Every time a storm approached, he would leave the Pioneer and venture into the heart of the storm to experience the Storm Conceptual Design more closely.
Su Wen used his Heavenly Book Martial Spirit to directly sense the power of the storm and gain insights from it. The many Spirit Masters on the Pioneer continued to cultivate as they sailed.
Two and a half months after setting sail, the Pioneer was navigating the ocean under a clear sky, with nothing but the blue sea and sky in sight. By this time, even Su Wen, a newcomer, had grown accustomed to life at sea, not to mention the sailors who had spent even longer on the ocean.
"Stay alert, there might be danger ahead," Su Wen warned, feeling a slight itch between his eyebrows.
The sailors, who were steering the ship, grew excited. Over the past two months, they had been gaining insights from the repeated storms, though many had not fully grasped the method. Now, all fifteen sailors, along with Hai Da, had completely mastered the key techniques.
Upon hearing that another storm was approaching, they were all filled with excitement. At the same time, the fifteen sailors began to sense that their separation from the ocean had diminished. It was a feeling that came from the disappearance of their fear of the sea.
Based on Su Wen's observations and judgment, it seemed that through repeated experiences of storms and the feeling of navigating the ocean, they were on the verge of understanding the prototype of the Ocean Conceptual Design.
On the deck, Su Wen and the sailors were prepared to face the storm. However, this time, it seemed different from any previous encounters.
The storm raged violently, fiercer than any they had faced before. The tsunami was overwhelming, with each wave potentially threatening to capsize the Pioneer.
Su Wen took a deep breath and fixed his gaze on the direction to the side and ahead. There, a significant fluctuation of Soul Power was coming from.
"This time, it might not be a natural disaster," he said slowly.
Upon hearing Su Wen, Hai Da and Fighting Heaven Douluo also looked towards the direction Su Wen was watching. Their perception was not as strong as Su Wen's, so they only noticed it after his warning.
"We've entered the territory of a powerful Sea Spirit Beast tribe!" Hai Da exclaimed.
He turned to the sailors who were ready for the storm and urged, "Set sail and quickly leave this area!"
Unlike storms, which are transient and dissipate relatively quickly, the threat from a Sea Spirit Beast tribe was a different matter altogether.
Now that they had accidentally entered the territory of a powerful Sea Spirit Beast tribe, simply waiting in place would not help them overcome the crisis.
The sailors quickly returned to their posts, adjusted the sails, and changed course.
"Hmm?" Su Wen suddenly focused his gaze and locked onto a distant light with his Spiritual Power.
"Stop! Don't rush to leave!"
Su Wen took a deep breath, and a magnificent vertical eye appeared on his forehead. When he absorbed the Spirit Ring of the Void Silver Moon Tapir, his Phantom Eye had undergone an evolution. After absorbing the Spirit Ring of the Dark Devilgod Tiger, Su Wen's Spiritual Power had greatly increased, which also contributed to the growth of his Phantom Eye.
With the Dark Devilgod Tiger's corpse in his possession and having left behind the Evil God Pearl, Su Wen had been attempting to refine the pearl daily. This had also influenced his Phantom Eye, giving it a sinister aura.
In fact, rather than being influenced, Su Wen had infused the power of the Evil God Pearl into the Phantom Eye during the refining process.
The Phantom Eye appeared, and Su Wen no longer needed to conceal it. He no longer hid his Spirit Ring or its color, so there was no need to cover up the Phantom Eye either. However, he still did not freely discuss the specific functions and abilities of the Phantom Eye.
With the Phantom Eye activated, Su Wen looked in that direction and saw a brilliant light as if it were falling from the sky, illuminating a Spirit Beast.
Su Wen took a deep breath and found a record from his memory.
"What's wrong?" Fighting Heaven Douluo asked, puzzled by Su Wen's reaction.
At this point, the aura of Sea Spirit Beasts over ten thousand years old was coming from that direction. If they didn't leave soon, escaping might become difficult.
"Don't worry, I've sensed it. The oldest Sea Spirit Beast here is no more than one hundred thousand years old."
Hiss~~~
What are you saying?
Only a hundred thousand years old?
How can you belittle the significance of a hundred thousand-year-old Spirit Beast to say such a thing?
A hundred thousand-year-old Spirit Beast corresponds to a Spirit Master level of at least rank 95. Moreover, among these hundred thousand-year-old Spirit Beasts, those with extraordinary bloodlines might even reach the level of a rank 96 or 97 Titled Douluo.
The key is that this is the ocean, their home turf, and there are many other ten-thousand-year-old counterparts nearby. This is far more frightening than encountering a peak rank 98 Douluo.
"Don't rush. Look at that column of light."
Following Su Wen's pointing direction and observing closely, one could vaguely see a towering column of light. Amid the stormy clouds and the turbulent sea, this column of light was not immediately noticeable and might be mistaken for a lightning trail.
But even if it is a column of light, so what?
"That column of light fell from the starry sky and landed on the sea."
"I have seen records of such a Spirit Beast. It is the Star God Clam, which can absorb the Power of Stars for cultivation and also assist other Spirit Beasts with the Power of Stars."
"Star God Clam?" Fighting Heaven Douluo looked puzzled. Hai Da also appeared confused.
"Star God Clam is a truly super Spirit Beast, on par with the Titan Giant Ape, and it is an auxiliary type."
"It is said that the Star God Clam has the bloodline of the Star God and is naturally attuned to the Power of Stars. Its cultivation is entirely based on absorbing the Power of Stars, without needing to absorb 'lower-level' heaven and earth energy."
"Are the pearls it produces some kind of precious material?" Fighting Heaven Douluo asked, puzzled.
If it were just about precious materials, there would be no need to take such risks.
Su Wen shook his head.
"Although the pearls are valuable, what's actually more valuable is its Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone."
Uh.
They had overlooked that.
Fighting Heaven Douluo and the others were speechless. They hadn't immediately thought of the greatest benefit a rare Spirit Beast offers to a Spirit Master.
The main issue was that none of the Spirit Masters present needed the Spirit Ring of the Spirit Beast, and Su Wen had no affinity with the Star God Clam, so no one thought of this.
"However, none of us actually need its Spirit Ring."
Spirit Bones, on the other hand, would be useful. Could the Star God Clam guarantee the production of Spirit Bones?
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