Chapter 998: 998. Set Sail

On the southeast coast of the Tiandou Empire, Shengli Bay is calm, the weather is a bit gloomy, the clouds are low, and occasionally a beam of stubborn sunlight breaks through the haze and sprinkles on the sea, leaving a large dazzling light spot. Shuttle, like a water bug that can be grasped by reaching out.

Haibo also seems to be awakened by the sun, and the yellow and blue waves are dancing happily. From time to time, white waves surge up and shoot snow-like sprays on the beach.

In the distance, in the misty summer fog, the water surface of the harbor shone like neon lights, the white sails of fishing boats appeared and disappeared like seagulls, the dolphins swayed, showing their backs like bulls, and gray mullet It shone silvery in the sunlight.

On the mountain wall not far from the bay, lotus flowers are smiling in front of the slope, young sheep are jumping among the rocks, shepherd boys, some are playing the reed flute, some are lying on the grass, looking up at the changing floating animals. The blue shadows radiated by the white clouds move faintly in the early yellow rice fields. In the peaceful village in the distance, there is a young village girl who reflects her homemade spring skirt by the stream; farmers three and four with pipes in their mouths, predicting the harvest of autumn, and old women sitting outside their homes in the sunshine To keep warm, there are many children around them, holding yellow and white money in their hands, dancing and cheering in circles.

There are fishing fires on the bay, the high mountains in the distance, and the coconut groves nearby are clearly defined like silhouettes.

"Woo--"

A piercing whine broke the tranquility of the bay and attracted the attention of many people in the port.

However, a huge steamship set sail from the pier, driving the propellers in the hot steam water of the boiler to turn up layers of white waves, leaving a long ripple on the sea.

The whole body of this steamship is made of iron armor, like a steel giant lying on the sea, with a length of more than 200 meters, which is dozens of times the size of many fishing boats, it is like a giant on the sea , in front of this steam ship, many fishing boats look extremely small.

The steamship flies across the sea and sails through the waves. The bow of the iron-clad boat pierces the blue waves and bravely advances along a waterway. The next flashing water strip, the water strip expanded to the distant sea surface, and there were thousands of hectares of waves.

Seeing this, the nearby fishermen quickly drove away the fishing boats, otherwise, the amplitude of the waves it set off would be enough to overturn the surrounding fishing boats.

Fortunately, the fishermen were out of danger and did not suffer any losses after a lot of scrambling.

Seeing the huge ship in the distance drifting away, many people showed shock or fear, and talked a lot:

"What is this, why have I never seen it before?"

"Are you blind, didn't you see the flag of the Imperial Navy hanging on the deck railing?"

"Hey, isn't the Imperial Navy the endorsement of trash? How could there be such a large warship?"

"Who knows, maybe this is the trump card that the empire is planning to deal with Sea God Island."

"Hiss, from this point of view, the bastards of Sea God Island are going to be in trouble."

It's a pity that these mountain villagers have limited knowledge and can't see the whole picture, and all kinds of guesses are wrong.

On the bow of the boat, a young man in white stood tall and straight, with his hands behind his back, facing the sea breeze, squinting his eyes slightly.

The fog locks the mountains and the mountains lock the fog, and the sky connects to the water and the tail to the sky. The sea in the distance, under the bright sunshine, is like pieces of fish scales spread on the water surface, and like naughty children constantly jumping to the shore.

Gusts of warm wind mingled with the fishy smell of the ocean rushed towards Yang Ming's face, making Yang Ming's black hair messy.

Traveling across the Douluo Continent for so many years, it was the first time for Yang Ming to see the sea and set sail on a warship, which felt quite fresh.

Behind him, a group of marines were busy, adjusting the sails, identifying the course, running the rudder, and wiping the deck. Everyone had a job.

Lou Gao, known as the world's three great master craftsmen, was measuring various operating data of the steamship with all kinds of strange instruments in his hands.

As the designer and builder of this steamship, Lou Gao has high expectations for this steamship. After all, in the past, no one has ever built a warship for oceangoing sailing. Just cruising along the coast is not considered clever.

There is no previous experience as a reference, and it is the first ocean voyage, if there is a mistake in the middle, it will be lost forever.

Fortunately, the world where Yang Ming lived in his last life, although the level of power is far inferior to the world of Douluo Continent, the level of technology is far superior, and the Internet is developed, and all kinds of information are exploding. Even if Yang Ming has never eaten pork, he has seen it. For pork, before sailing, people prepare a lot of fresh water and fruits to ensure the health of the crew.

After staying on the boat for a long time, the freshness brought by the sea gradually faded away, and the all-blue sky and white clouds began to become boring. Yang Ming yawned, passed by Lou Gao, the master craftsman, and returned to the boat. In his own rest room.

Compared with the cramped and narrow single room of ordinary sailors, Yang Ming's rest room is much larger, with one living room and one bedroom, and it is also equipped with a kitchen and bathroom. But in this steamship, it can definitely be regarded as a luxury house, the kind that money can't buy.

Open the window and let the sea breeze from the outside blow in for ventilation. Yang Ming picked up a blanket and spread it on the ground, sat cross-legged on it and began to meditate.

Now, after the battle with Pope Bibi Dong and Po Saixi, the chief priest of the Sea God Temple, Yang Ming's strength has reached the peak in the world. If he wants to continue climbing, he must break through the limit.

In the body, there is the "Indestructible Sutra". After experiencing the previous battle with the God of Greed, Yang Ming's muscles and bones have grown all over again, and the inscriptions of the "Indestructible Sutra" are all over the body. As long as Yang Ming wants to , You can bypass the blockade of the gods in the god world in minutes, and become a god with your body.

However, Yang Ming always wanted to break through with the level of soul power and the physical body, so he delayed until now.

"Soon."

"I have a hunch that as long as the world of reincarnation of the six realms swallows the Sun and Moon Continent, the world of reincarnation of the six realms will undergo a complete transformation. At that time, I will be able to undergo a radical change and become an unprecedented god."

Thinking about something in his heart, Yang Ming slowly closed his eyes, and seized all the time to polish his soul power, allowing the already pure soul power to be further compressed, compressed, and compressed again.

If any of Yang Ming's acquaintances saw this scene here, they would surely be filled with emotion:

"Don't be afraid that others are more talented than you, but be afraid that those who are more talented than you will work harder than you."

The steamship built by the god craftsman Lou Gao himself was very fast, heading straight towards the Sun Moon Continent at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour.

The sun rises and the moon sets, and the stars move.

Soon, several days passed.

On this day, when the steamship was approaching the sea area of ​​the Demon Whale, a strong wind suddenly blew up on the sea surface. In the meantime, any creatures and ships that approach will be easily torn to pieces.

Although the Tiandou Empire's navy has always been weak, they are well-trained after all. Even if they encounter unprecedented storms, order is still maintained on the whole.

The captain is a veteran with more than 40 years of sailing experience. He calmly and forcefully directed the crew to fold up the white sails on the railings, put both hands on the rudder, and shifted the direction with enough strength to keep the steamboat away from the direction of the waterspout to avoid waterspouts. Open this ferocious storm.

However, what surprised the captain was that all the navigation instruments on board were out of order at this time, and even the waterspout that covered the sky seemed to have consciousness, and it followed unhurriedly, stalking from a distance. Behind the steamship.

"What the hell!"

The captain's face was livid, and his calloused hands slapped the rudder heavily, venting his depression.

The captain didn't believe in evil, and continued to turn the rudder, and hurriedly ordered the steamship to change its course, trying to get rid of the waterspout behind him.

Turning in such a large direction, the entire steamship was almost tilted at an angle of forty-five degrees in the raging sea, and was almost about to be overturned by the big waves.

Fortunately, the steamboat with a length of more than 200 meters is very heavy, and it is not so easy to be overturned. Instead, the helmsman and sailors in the ship are dizzy. Feeling sick all over.

But when the captain saw the weird waterspout still hanging behind the hull, he couldn't help but blurted out a curse.

"what happened?"

As soon as the captain’s voice fell, the door of the captain’s room was opened, and a biting cold sea breeze brought a lot of rainwater in. In an instant, the people in the captain’s room were soaked by the rain. There was also rainwater all over the instruments.

The bad-tempered captain opened his mouth and was about to curse, but when he saw that it was Yang Ming, he turned his face as quickly as a book, forced a smile on his face, and said:

"It turned out that the guild master came to guide me. Please forgive me for my disappointment."

Yang Ming walked to the side of the captain, said in a cold tone:

"Speak the truth."

"Yes, yes, little one understands."

The captain took out a sea chart, which seemed to have a history. The sea chart was very old. It used simple lines to outline the sea area near the coast of the Empire and Sea God Island, and there were also taboo areas circled with dots and crosses in handwriting.

After comparing the direction and geographical location, the captain's face turned pale.

Seeing Yang Ming staring at him, he had no choice but to explain:

"Master, this sea chart of mine was bought from Sea God Island by my deceased father, and it records the sea area of ​​the nearby area. If I guessed correctly, we accidentally entered the sea area of ​​the magic whale. It is a taboo area that even sea soul masters are afraid of."

"The Demonic Whale Sea is located between the southeast of the empire and Sea God Island. The volcanic and seismic activities here are very strong, the seabed terrain is very complicated, and there are many hidden reefs. If a ship accidentally touches those reefs, it is easy to run aground. At the same time , the Demon Whale sea area is still the deepest place nearby. It is said that there is a thousand-meter-deep trench under the sea surface. If a flying soul master looks down from a high altitude, the sea here is the deepest place. More importantly, this area The weather in the sea area is erratic, it may be cloudless one second, and it may be squalling and showering the next second."

"In addition, there are a large number of carnivorous sea spirit beasts distributed in the magic whale sea area. These sea spirit beasts are extremely ferocious, and they often go out hunting in groups. Once outsiders enter this sea area, they will will be attacked collectively by them."

Speaking of this, the captain paused slightly.

Seeing that Yang Ming's face remained unchanged, the captain patted himself on the head before reacting abruptly.

Fuck!

With the leader personally sitting in the town, what should be worried about now is not us, but those sea soul beasts, right?

After thinking about it, the captain continued with a cautious attitude:

"Of course, the reason why the Demonic Whale Sea Area has this name is that there is a Demonic Whale living in the trench below this area, hence the name."

"According to the legends passed down from generation to generation by the residents of Sea God Island, this deep-sea demon whale king is a sea soul beast that has been cultivated for millions of years. It is only one line away from becoming a god. It is called the overlord of the sea. It is said that it will only lurk on the bottom of the sea, and it only needs to open its mouth to devour sea creatures, which is enough to survive."

"Also, I heard that the experienced fishermen of Sea God Island once said that the left eye of this deep-sea demon whale king is blind, and it faces east in the four seasons of the year, while it faces west in summer and winter. In this way, even if a ship passes through the sea area of ​​the magic whale, it only needs to sail in the direction where it is blind, and it will not easily offend it. As I said just now, it is very lazy and will not take the initiative to attack, excluding The enemy who invaded its territory is now summer, and there is still some time before autumn, so its head is facing west, its blind left eye is in the south of its body, and our steamship is just on its south side , the current situation should not have happened.”

The captain looked at the waterspout following closely behind the hull, and raised his hand with some shame to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

He was a little worried now that the waterspout behind was created by the deep sea demon whale king. If this was the case, it would be fatal to ordinary people like them.

The power of nature is infinite, but the imagination of mortals is limited.

Because of this, the captain couldn't imagine how strong Yang Ming was. Even though he had heard countless versions of the legend about Yang Ming, he had never seen it with his own eyes after all. On the contrary, the continuous waterspout behind him was a real threat, so He has no idea.

After being reminded by the captain, Yang Ming, who had just finished his training, suddenly came to his senses.

In memory, there is indeed such a deep sea demon whale king, but it was slaughtered by Tang San in the original book and became his spirit ring.

"Could it be that this guy is blind and wants to trouble me?"

With a flash of thought, a fierce light flashed in Yang Ming's eyes.