Pursued by the Top Grade Saintess after Engagement Annulled-Chapter 273 - 271: Deep into the Endless Sea, Ambushed
Half a month later, the two of them flew towards another coastline of the Celestial Wind Province.
They were still on land, flying much of the way themselves. Once at sea, they would have to switch places with the Exotic Beasts.
As they approached the coast, Xia Feng looked slightly puzzled: "Did your Empire always value maritime industry this much?"
Don’t blame him for being curious. Even children know the terror of the Endless Sea, yet there were many vessels engaged in simple fishing along this coast.
Just in the short time he watched, a ship had a piece of its wooden plank bitten off by a gigantic Sea Beast.
The Celestial Wind Province used to be the Celestial Wind Empire, and Feng Yu was its last emperor, so asking him was certainly the right choice.
Feng Yu, usually carefree, appeared a bit numb and silent at the moment.
"Yes, focusing on the maritime industry; Celestial Wind’s position is near the coast, and seventy percent of its border is ocean."
"Everyone knows the sea is dangerous, but what choice do they have?"
"If we don’t fight for it, people can’t survive."
He glanced at the coast with a hint of poignant pity but quickly looked away.
Xia Feng’s expression was sour: "But now they’ve been incorporated into the Great Xia. Celestial Wind is just a province; they could move to another province and do something else."
"I refuse to believe the Great Xia hasn’t properly settled these people."
Feng Yu chuckled lightly: "The Great Xia must have offered them alternatives, new paths."
"But this is their root; who would want to leave their ancestral land for another city?"
"Those who really wanted to strive have all gone to sea."
"If they could catch anything at sea or experience some fortune, it would be enough to sustain them for three generations or more."
Feng Yu continued to fly towards the coast, with a hint of lament in his expression: "Your Highness, you need not worry; the people of Celestial Wind are surely grateful to you."
"Following the Great Xia brings a sense of security they could never have with me."
He turned his head, replacing his former solemn expression with a slight, mischievous smile: "I feel the same—with Your Highness, I feel much safer than leading subjects myself."
Xia Feng rolled his eyes, flying after him towards the sea.
Not half a day later, the sea vessels were out of sight, and Nine Evils emerged from Xia Feng’s sleeve, reverting to its original size.
It came out with half its body in the sea, only leaving its head and a portion of its tail above water.
Standing atop its head, Xia Feng felt a bit uncomfortable with its appearance, glancing around.
Were they not hurrying, Xia Feng really wanted to see Nine Evils in its full form.
The nearby Profound Beebird also enlarged, its wingspan reaching four to five meters. Feng Yu sat atop it, his body emitting traces of the Great Dao of Wind to speed it up.
Although the Profound Beebird was fast, it occasionally had to rest on Nine Evils’ tail for a while.
It didn’t want to land next to Xia Feng, since it lacked the courage to step onto Nine Evils’ head.
After its third landing, Nine Evils suddenly extended more of its body from the sea, gazing in a certain direction.
Xia Feng paused: "Sea Beast?"
Nine Evils hesitated before speaking: "It seems like they’re coming straight for us."
As soon as the words fell, dozens of Demigod-level Sea Beasts poked their heads out from the sea, followed by countless Martial Sovereign-level Sea Beasts.
Xia Feng’s expression changed instantly, turning to shout at Feng Yu: "Go quickly!"
Feng Yu paused, not hesitating to approach him: "I want to fight alongside Your Highness."
Xia Feng felt this fool was utterly idiotic, glaring at him: "Get out of here now. Obviously, it’s an ambush. You’ll only get in the way."
As he said this, he had already taken out the Void Cauldron.
He couldn’t afford to be arrogant. These were dozens of Demigods and over a hundred Martial Sovereigns.
On the ocean, they were natural rulers, with the advantage of terrain—dozens of Demigods might be more troublesome than dozens of Martial Gods.
Feng Yu appeared hesitant, so Xia Feng flicked his finger at the Void Cauldron, a transparent ripple sending Feng Yu and the Profound Beebird flying away.
Though it pushed them far, the force was remarkably gentle.
The Profound Beebird was uncertain, asking Feng Yu: "What should we do now?"
Feng Yu gritted his teeth: "Head back to the coast, and wait for His Highness to return!"
After he spoke, he unleashed the Great Dao of Wind rules around him, fiercely striking some of the nearby Martial Sovereign-level Sea Beasts, and then quickly retreated with the Profound Beebird.
But the further they flew toward the coast, the heavier Feng Yu’s heart grew.
He had actively attacked those Sea Beasts, fearing they would pursue him relentlessly.
Yet, despite flying a great distance, not a single Sea Beast pursued—they all remained fixed on Xia Feng’s position.
Something was wrong.
Not only Feng Yu realized it, but Xia Feng did too.
But he couldn’t figure out what was amiss.
The eyes of the Sea Beasts were tinged with red, staring at Xia Feng in a frenzied state of irrationality.
Even when he tried reasoning or negotiating with them, they wouldn’t listen.
His face pale, his right fist was laced with sharp Sword Qi, which he violently struck against the Void Cauldron.
Countless strands of unreadable Sword Qi spread from the Void Cauldron, shooting toward the Sea Beasts.
As thunderclouds flickered in the sky, the sea battlefield turned into a dim, alternate world.
Now, Nine Evils was a Celestial Tier Ninth Layer Martial Sovereign level Exotic Beast. Due to the Heaven-Swallowing Grass, it was even stronger than normal Exotic Beasts of the same level.
But it couldn’t match over a dozen Demigods around it.
Nine Evils’ body quickly split into several figures; except for the tail, which remained connected, it looked like nine Heaven-Swallowing Pythons.
A layer of faint nine-colored mist enveloped its body, dispersing subtly throughout the surrounding sea.
Suddenly, one of the Python heads turned unnaturally pale, fixing its gaze on Xia Feng.
"Your Highness, there seems to be some strange aura on your neck that attracted them."
Xia Feng was still using the Void Cauldron to fend off the Sea Beasts, his right fist bloody and mangled from repeatedly striking the Void Cauldron with Great Dao Rules.
Upon hearing Nine Evils, he appeared confused.
His neck? Ever since the ladies left, nothing strange had touched his neck.
Suddenly, he recalled when the Beiman Empire’s envoy had placed a sky-blue sash around his neck long ago when they presented a treaty.
