Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Crack... Boom, boom!

Above the Endless Ocean, thick clouds darkened the sky, and within them, lightning flashed and thunder roared. Chains of thick blue and white lightning crisscrossed, forming a net, and the sound of thunder echoed through heaven and earth.

It was as if a hole had opened in the sky, and rain cascaded down like a flood from the dark clouds.

Accompanying the howling winds, massive waves rose high on the vast ocean, churning one after another, pounding against everything.

The fifty-yard-long Treasure Ship Da Fu, amidst such extreme and harsh weather, was like a toy tossed about—now thrown high, now submerged by the waves, and then stubbornly surfacing once more. The ship's body swung violently back and forth, nearly capsizing several times.

Yet all this did not extinguish Hai Dafu's dreams of striking it rich.

Under his skilled control, the crew cooperated seamlessly, piloting the Da Fu through the torrential rain and waves, doggedly pursuing the pod of Spirit Whales.

One hour,

Four hours,

After six hours, the thunder in the sky abruptly ceased. The rain stopped and the clouds dispersed as quickly as they had come, making way for the bright sun once again.

Hai Dafu couldn't care less where the ship had drifted. All he saw were the thick columns of water spurting up from the sea surface not far away.

What an opportunity!

Seeing that this Spirit Whale had become separated from the rest of the pod, Hai Dafu made a split-second decision. He extended his Divine Sense to its limit, encompassing everyone on board.

A piece of information flowed into everyone's minds: "Attention, all hands on deck, everyone to your positions. Whether we dine in luxury or return empty-handed, it all depends on our teamwork. Let's move!"

In the cabin, Chen Laoer leaped up excitedly, shouting, "Hey, finally we can start the slaughter! I've been waiting so long I'm getting moldy."

Zhao Sheng also jumped down from the wall where he had braced himself and climbed up onto the deck following Chen Laoer.

Soon after, the sailors on the deck of the Da Fu took their positions while a pale golden net of Spiritual Power emerged from below, connecting all crew members into the Formation.

At this moment, Hai Dafu, bare-chested, stood behind a large Dragon-shooting Crossbow. Li Mu and a sailor at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer also manned the other two crossbows.

Hai Dafu, with a commanding presence, turned to look at the crew and asked in a grave tone, "Everyone ready?"

The sailors immediately cheered, "Captain, we're all dying for action, give the order already!"

Seeing their high spirits, Hai Dafu smiled in satisfaction before turning back and gripping the firing mechanism of the Dragon-shooting Crossbow.

Amid the clicking sounds, the Dragon-shooting Crossbow adjusted its position slightly, the Crossbow Arrows gleaming coldly, their sharp tips aimed at a Spirit Whale resting on the sea surface about a mile away.

Boom... Boom, boom!

With a burst of noise, the six-foot-long Mystic Iron Crossbow Arrows suddenly disappeared from the crossbow, shooting out at a speed too fast for the naked eye to see.

Zhao Sheng had just heard the buzzing vibration of the crossbow strings next to his ear when he suddenly heard a high-pitched and pitiful whale cry.

At that moment, three columns of blood erupted from the ocean in the distance, quickly turning the nearby sea surface red.

Hum!

In an instant, Zhao Sheng saw three silver-white ropes surge out of the ocean. The ropes were pulled taut in a flash, and then the body of the Da Fu shook violently. The bow of the ship lurched downwards,

Zhao Sheng felt a strong force pushing him from behind. Luckily, he had been forewarned and braced his feet firmly, saving himself from embarrassment.

"Mind your footing and engage the Formation," Hai Dafu instructed his crew with remarkable calm.

Meanwhile, the Da Fu began to move slowly forward, gradually picking up speed.

Zhao Sheng was taken aback. So great was the force of the Spirit Whale that it could pull a fifty-yard-long Treasure Ship, weighing a thousand tons.

Thinking this, Zhao Sheng wasted no time. Spiritual Power surged rapidly from his Dantian, pouring into the Spiritual Power Formation at his feet.

A breath later, the Spiritual Power net on the deck already shimmered brilliantly, radiating dense Five-colored Spiritual Light.

As this spectacle unfolded, the speed of the Da Fu actually began to slow down little by little.

Clearly, the ship's power was now fully engaged, and it began a struggle of force with the Spirit Whale.

Boom, boom, boom!

The Dragon-shooting Crossbow launched three volleys in succession, with nine Crossbow Arrows embedding deeply into the body of the Spirit Whale.

By this time, twelve Whale Barrier Ropes on the Da Fu were stretched straight, firmly linking the Spirit Whale to the ship.

"Very good!"

Seeing this, Hai Dafu's tongue licked excitedly at his lips, his gaze intently fixed on the fleeing Spirit Whale ahead.

If everything went smoothly, sooner or later the Spirit Whale would be in the bag for Da Fu.

However, he celebrated too soon!

The next second, the Whale Barrier Rope suddenly slackened and fell into the sea.

At the same time, a huge black and white whale tail, shaped like a character "八," suddenly stretched high into the air one nautical mile ahead before striking the water forcefully, splashing up a giant wave dozens of feet tall.

Seeing this, Hai Dafu's complexion changed dramatically, and he yelled frantically, "Bad news, dodge quickly!"

No sooner had his voice fallen than everyone aboard changed color as well, only to see a wide, mountain-like black whale back suddenly emerge nearby on the sea surface,

At that moment, within ten miles around, the sea water surged violently, and the Spirit Whale, having turned head to tail, carried an unimaginable volume of water, forming towering waves, which roared towards the Da Fu, about to collide with it.

With the thousands of tons that made up the Spirit Whale's massive bulk, plus the incalculable amount of water behind it, one could hardly imagine the consequences if the Da Fu were to be hit.

"Lift off, lift off!"

At this time, Hai Dafu's face was extremely ugly as he roared loudly, his body suddenly shooting up swiftly and throwing himself into the steering cabin.

The helmsman, Li Mu, also shouted loudly, "Everyone, don't hold back, inject your full Spiritual Power!"

Actually, there was no need for him to remind them; everyone knew that the most dangerous moment had arrived, and in that critical time, they all exerted themselves with all their might.

Zhao Sheng clasped a Spirit Stone in each hand, veins bulging on his forehead, the Spirit Power Vortex in his Dantian spinning like a whirlwind, as he poured all his Spiritual Power into the Formation under his feet like a flood.

Hum hum!

The web of the Formation immediately became dazzlingly bright, as the torrent of Spiritual Power was quickly channeled into the furnace filled with Spirit Stones within the cabin.

Boom!

The Da Fu shuddered violently, and then with a creaking sound, the hull began to slowly lift off from the sea surface.

Quicker, even quicker!

Watching the rapidly approaching gigantic waves, especially the massive brownish-black back at the very front, everyone grew desperately anxious.

One zhang,

Two zhang,

Three zhang,

...

The Da Fu rose swiftly into the air, just about to surpass the height of the waves.

However, at that very moment, the colossal body of the Spirit Whale suddenly leaped up from the sea, its tail striking the waves behind it, and with the force of the second impact, the whale's body had already exceeded the height of the Treasure Ship.

The next second, the whale's head dipped down, with a fearless momentum, aiming straight for the Da Fu.

"It's over!"

Seeing this, everyone was aghast, the same thought occurring to all of them.

Yet, as an experienced whaling veteran, Hai Dafu was not about to sit idly by and await his demise.

A fierce light flashed in his eyes, disregarding the risk of damaging the Spirit Stone Furnace, he immediately switched the Spiritual Power route from the Floating Array to the Gravity Magic Array.

Instantly, the Da Fu's hull jolted, then plummeted from the sky with a crash.

In that instant, the Spirit Whale broke through the mast and, barely grazing the deck, flew over the Da Fu. Three unlucky sailors, struck head-on by the whale, exploded into a mist of gore that splattered onto the whale's forehead.

Boom!

The giant wave, like a small mountain, smashed down onto the now-falling Da Fu.

The Da Fu tilted nearly ninety degrees, its stern rising high, seemingly on the verge of capsizing.

Luckily, there was a highly skilled captain aboard, and the Da Fu's bow turned just in time, its stern facing the wave; the hull was propelled out, avoiding a rollover tragedy by flying with the wave.