Xiao Bai's speed through the ocean was more than twice as fast as Su Wen and the others in the Pioneer. Additionally, Xiao Bai traveled in a straight line through the ocean, whereas Su Wen and the others had to navigate around obstacles even when following a set course in the Pioneer.
According to Su Wen's estimation, if Xiao Bai were to take them back to the Continent, it would probably take less than a month to reach it.
"Xiao Bai, you should be aware of the existence of another continent, right?" Su Wen asked while on Xiao Bai's back.
Xiao Bai responded naturally, "Of course, we know about it. Although we Demon Soul Great White Sharks live in the Deep Sea and do not approach the continent, we are aware of the existence of the two continents."
Just like their pace of life, since they live in the Deep Sea, it is relatively distant from the Continent, and the Deep Sea is naturally defined by the location of the Continent.
"Xiao Bai, do you know the route to the Sun-Moon Continent?" Su Wen asked.
The first test of the Sea God had made Su Wen realize a general direction for his future tests. The first test mentioned taking the first step in exploration, and naturally, there would be a second and third step, so the Sun-Moon Continent would definitely be visited.
Although there are navigation routes obtained from Spirit Hall, even the routes controlled by Spirit Hall have many uncertain sea areas, with risks that are not well managed.
This is also one of the reasons why Spirit Hall rarely goes to the Sun-Moon Continent and has not made its existence public.
Su Wen was asking Xiao Bai now to obtain a more complete route and a more specific distribution of dangers in the Deep Sea.
"Just call me when you need to go, and I'll take you there!" Xiao Bai said enthusiastically, agreeing to take Su Wen to the Sun-Moon Continent in the future.
Su Wen wasn't particularly surprised by this.
Even for Xiao Bai, transporting people across the ocean is quite troublesome, as the journey from Sea God Island to the Sun-Moon Continent could take a month or more.
This current task only takes three or four days, and Xiao Bai was asked to help because of the Sea God's influence.
However, it is noteworthy that Xiao Bai willingly offered to take on the laborious task of transporting people to the Sun-Moon Continent. While others might be surprised by this, Su Wen was not.
Since Xiao Bai had followed the Sea God, he had likely encountered tests similar to the God-level Nine Trials and inferred certain things, so offering early support was not unusual.
"By the way, Xiao Bai, are there any other large continents or significant islands in the ocean besides the Sun-Moon Continent?" Su Wen suddenly remembered something and asked Xiao Bai.
Xiao Bai hesitated for a moment, thought carefully for a while, and then slowly said, "Yes, there are larger islands, but what do you mean by 'large'?"
"Something about twice the size of Sea God Island would be considered," Su Wen used Sea God Island as an example.
"Such islands or small continents do exist. There are three of them, but the Sea God does not permit us to approach these three small continents."
Su Wen was taken aback, not expecting such a response from Xiao Bai.
Three small continents? And the Sea God forbids them from approaching these?
Su Wen turned to Sea Dragon Douluo and found that he seemed to be aware of this as well.
"Lord Sea God has issued orders through the Grand Priest that we are not to approach those three small continents. Communication is normal between the Sun-Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent, but since Sea God Island is situated between the two continents and separated by the ocean, communication is not convenient."
Sea God Island is not intentionally cut off from the outside world, but it is unavoidable.
Of course, the unwillingness to cut off communication here refers to the desire to have frequent communication with the higher-ups of the Continent, but it is limited by conditions. It does not mean that Sea God Island is completely closed off from the public and open to all Spirit Masters.
Communication with the Continent is possible, but Sea God Island also needs to maintain a relatively peaceful existence, so it will not fully integrate with the outside world.
"What are the three small continents you mentioned like?" Su Wen asked about the three small continents Xiao Bai had mentioned.
"Two of them are relatively large and can be considered continents. The smallest one can't be called a continent and should still be referred to as an island," Xiao Bai corrected Su Wen's description.
With this, Su Wen had some guesses in mind. The two larger ones are likely the Star Luo Continent and the Heaven Dou Continent from the future era.
"I don't know the specific distribution of races and Spirit Beasts on those two small continents, and we dare not approach them. However, what can be felt is that those two continents don't seem as dangerous. They feel similar to ordinary islands or the Sun-Moon Continent and Douluo Continent," Xiao Bai said.
"But that forbidden island is extremely mysterious. We have a very vague sense of its existence and only know that there is an island there. We can't perceive any more specific details, and since Lord Sea God does not allow us to approach it, we don't know the specifics."
Listening to Xiao Bai's explanation of these three places, Su Wen's thoughts were racing.
"Xiao Bai, if we encounter any islands with Spirit Masters along the way, please make a stop."
"Okay."
Su Wen realized that he also needed to spread his faith across the entire Douluo planet. He decided to take the opportunity to have Xiao Bai lead him to various major islands to establish branches of the Wisdom Palace.
Originally a few days' journey, Su Wen's additional requests made it extend significantly. However, Fighting Heaven Douluo and Sea Dragon Douluo had no objections.
As they continued to travel through the ocean, they were also reflecting and gaining insights.
Su Wen's Visualization Method, combined with the powerful abilities of the three, allowed them to confront various natural disasters at sea directly, making the Visualization Method's depiction of the ocean increasingly sophisticated.
Especially for Sea Dragon Douluo, his progress was the most noticeable.
Previously, his strongest attack was a self-created Spirit Skill, which could be described as a desperate technique used in life-or-death situations. Besides that, he had only one innate domain—Devilbreaker Domain.
Devilbreaker Domain only rendered his opponent's domain ineffective, reducing the enemy's strength without enhancing his own. He had not mastered any other combat domains.
Now, with Su Wen's Visualization Method assisting him in understanding the ocean's Conceptual Design, his Devilbreaker Domain has been improved.
To be precise, it wasn't about improving Devilbreaker Domain itself but rather creating a new Sea Dragon domain based on the existing one.
Two months later.
On the boundless ocean, the three of them moved quickly around a fish fin. Looking closely, a massive white shark, the dominant Spirit Beast of the ocean—the Demon Soul Great White Shark—could be seen beneath the surface.
"Get ready. The Bloodthirsty Crazy Shark is active in the sea area ahead," Xiao Bai reminded them.
Ahead, two more Demon Soul Great White Sharks appeared. Compared to Xiao Bai, they were naturally much smaller, but still enormous.
Su Wen judged that these two Demon Soul Great White Sharks were at the 70,000-year and 90,000-year cultivation levels respectively.
The three of them separated and rode on the three Demon Soul Great White Sharks. Su Wen was still on Xiao Bai's back, Sea Dragon Douluo rode the 90,000-year-old one, and Fighting Heaven Douluo rode the 70,000-year-old one.
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