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Chapter 594: Return to Desolate Spirit Sea
🕑 Added 2024-04-21 04:51:41 +0000 UTCImmortal Path Space : Table of Content/Chapter List
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A month after Wang Hong emerged from seclusion, a fleet set sail from Qizhou Island, heading eastward.
This fleet consisted of three Large Sea Ships and ten Large-sized Flying Boats, with a total of ten thousand people, the majority of whom were martial practitioners.
Apart from Wang Hong, there were also ten Nascent Soul Cultivators aboard. The destination of the fleet this time was Desolate Spirit Island.
On the sea vessel, in a spacious dining hall, Wang Hong and a group of his subordinates were gathered for a meal.
On the dining table, there was a gigantic, bright red sea crab, its back shell already opened to reveal the tender, glistening crab meat inside. Some purple perilla leaves were sprinkled on top, filling the air with a delightful aroma.
Wang Hong picked up a crab leg thicker than a human thigh and dug into the tender white meat inside. He remarked, "Actually, we could hunt Demonic Beasts in the sea even without meat. The meat of this crab monster is quite delicious. And that giant sea prawn we caught yesterday tasted great too."
These past few days on the sea, every meal had been a feast of seafood, and he was starting to lose track of time. Wang Hong felt that the meat of sea Demonic Beasts was more tender and flavorful compared to those on land, which had a firmer texture.
"We used to hunt Demonic Beasts in the vicinity of Qizhou Island as well. It's just that over the years, the dumber ones among them have been wiped out," explained Skinny Monkey, his mouth dripping with oil from the meal.
"Why bother hunting dumb Demonic Beasts for meat? Does it matter if they're smart or not?" Wang Hong, who had been in closed-door cultivation for thirty years, found this situation quite strange and asked.
"It's not that we prefer eating the dumb ones, but the smart ones are hard to capture. Eventually, all the clever Demonic Beasts near Qizhou Island ran away, and they never come close anymore," replied Skinny Monkey, shedding light on the matter.
Indeed, this was not a sustainable approach. In general, the sea Demon Clan was stronger than the Demon Clan on land. If they antagonized them too much, they could gather their forces and easily annihilate Qizhou Island.
The fleet slowly made its way toward the Desolate Spirit Sea. The last time they traveled this route, they had been in a sorry state, losing a significant number of Flying Boats and soldiers to Demonic Beasts along the way.
This time, with eleven Nascent Soul Cultivators and three Large Sea Ships, they had no fear of Demonic Beasts trying to cause trouble along the way, except to provide an extra meal for the fleet.
The giant sea crab on the dining table was a prime example of this. It was only at the third-tier in strength, yet it insisted on blocking the path of the fleet, which led to its appearance on their dining table.
The fleet collected ingredients smoothly along the way, and they approached the edge of the Desolate Spirit Sea.
"Your Majesty, last time we scouted, we found large gatherings of savage beasts in the northern regions," Hu Jian, who had spent a year here in the past, had the deepest understanding of the Desolate Spirit Sea among this group.
"Very well! Order all the ships to head north," commanded Wang Hong.
Following Wang Hong's orders, the fleet changed its course and sailed northward.
As they progressed through the Desolate Spirit Sea, all the defensive shields on the ships were fully activated, and the Spirit Stones on board were rapidly consumed. They had already prepared themselves for this.
A few hours later, one of the sea vessels suddenly trembled violently, nearly capsizing. Beneath the ship, a massive wave churned up, revealing a creature that resembled a fish and a beast, a creature that was at least as powerful as a fourth-tier Demonic Beast based on the force with which it had struck the ship.
They had barely been in the Desolate Spirit Sea for less than a day when they encountered a savage beast.
This creature had just overturned a sea vessel with its recent collision, and now that it had revealed itself, there was no reason to let it go.
Immediately, the three sea vessels surrounded it, and the Spirit-Gathering Cannons and Spirit Energy Cannons on board all opened fire.
The Spirit-Gathering Cannons were equivalent in power to a strike from a Nascent Soul Cultivator. Across the three sea vessels, there were a total of fifteen Spirit-Gathering Cannons, launching enormous ice spikes resembling icicle spells toward the sea's savage beast.
Simultaneously, the Spirit Energy Cannons on both the sea vessels and Flying Boats were activated, firing hundreds of attacks at the sea savage beast.
Among these hundreds of attacks, nearly half were magical arts similar to binding spells, restricting the enemy's movement.
After a round of bombardment, the savage beast floated motionless on the sea surface, bearing several holes pierced by the ice spikes.
A savage beast that rivaled a Nascent Soul Cultivator's strength had been slain in a single blow. This was undeniably a significant advancement in the overall power of the Great Chu Immortal Nation.
This had been achieved without any of the Nascent Soul Cultivators aboard the ships even needing to get involved, relying solely on the cannons of the sea vessels and Flying Boats.
They retrieved the enormous corpse of this savage beast and proceeded to butcher it on the spot.
The various materials from the savage beast could be used for refining tools and other purposes, with many possessing special properties.
For example, Wang Hong's black cloak had the ability to block Divine Sense.
This savage beast was no smaller than the sea vessel itself, and harvesting its meat would provide sustenance for many martial practitioners.
Once the fleet entered this area, savage beasts became more densely concentrated. Over the past few days, they had managed to kill one or two savage beasts equivalent to Nascent Soul stage every day.
At the peak, they had encountered three of them at once. However, they dared not venture further. The further they went, the denser the savage beasts became, and their strength continued to increase.
During their previous encounter with three savage beasts, the fleet had struggled to handle them. It had taken the combined efforts of all ten Nascent Soul Cultivators to kill them.
Moreover, Cultivators and the fleet couldn't stay in the Desolate Spirit Sea for an extended period. Over time, the loss of Spirit Qi would cause the Cultivators' cultivation levels to slowly decline, and the Spirit Qi of the sea vessels and Flying Boats would be depleted, rendering them mundane.
So, at regular intervals, they needed to leave the Desolate Spirit Sea and rest in areas with Spirit Qi to replenish some of it.
However, even so, these sea vessels would still experience a decrease in their lifespan due to this.
After hunting savage beasts with the fleet for a few days, Wang Hong felt that there was no immediate danger in this area. Therefore, he decided to temporarily depart, as he needed to visit the Hezhou continent.
"I need to make a trip to Hezhou. You can continue hunting savage beasts here and also explore the nearby waters and islands. Perhaps there will be some unexpected gains," Wang Hong instructed.
He remembered that he had once harvested an acre of Spiritual Herbs in a savage beast cave mansion, and these unique Spiritual Herbs were now mature in his Space.
Through his pharmacological research, he discovered that these Spiritual Herbs had unexpected benefits for a martial practitioner's cultivation. They contained a powerful mutated energy that could accelerate a martial practitioner's progress.
The efficacy of these Spiritual Herbs even surpassed the commonly used pills by Immortal Cultivators.
Especially the small tree bearing fruit, which had now grown to several zhang in height, its fruits were found to be non-toxic after Wang Hong's assessment.
When these fruits ripened, they emitted a tempting aroma, and Wang Hong had personally tasted some, finding their flavor excellent.
Moreover, they had a significant effect on fourth-tier martial practitioners.
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