A massive amount of seawater crashed onto the deck, and Zhao Sheng was also hit hard by the seawater.
However, he was prepared. With a thought, his whole body was enveloped by a large water sphere. The water sphere cushioned the impact of the seawater, and he was not injured.
Some people were caught off guard and were swept away by the surging waves, quickly disappearing into the vast ocean.
However, the sailors of the Dafu were all cultivators, so they were not so easy to die.
Zhao Sheng had no time to consider the fate of those people.
At this moment, the "battle" between the Dafu and the Ling Whale had just begun.
The Spirit Whale tried to use the same trick again, but the Great Fortune easily dodged it.
Under Hai Dafu's control, the Dafu's evasive maneuvers were almost an art form.
Next, no matter how many times the spirit whale rammed into it, the Dafu dodged it all.
The whole process was thrilling and exciting, hard to describe in words, it looked like... bullfighting!
Half a day later, the nearby seawater had turned blood red. The spirit whale had exhausted its energy and its initial vigor had been worn away.
With a mournful cry, the spirit whale suddenly swung its tail and quickly dived to the bottom of the water.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The twelve whaling ropes suddenly tightened, and the enormous pull caused the bow of the Dafu ship to sink rapidly. If this continued, the ship would inevitably sink into the sea.
Hai Dafu was not surprised but delighted, knowing that this was the spirit whale's last desperate attempt.
"Everyone, get into the cabin! We're starting the whale-walking!"
Wow!
Upon hearing the captain's order, a sailor let out an excited shout; the most dangerous phase of whaling was finally over, and what followed was a long voyage at sea.
When the spirit whale is exhausted and its blood has drained, the harvest will come.
Two breaths later, the deck was empty.
As seawater washed over the deck, a thin film of light enveloped the Dafu.
The next moment, the Dafu was no longer visible on the sea.
The Dafu was dragged by the spirit whale and sank into the depths of the sea.
Inside the cabin, Zhao Sheng and the others returned to their positions, pressed their hands against the spirit array on the cabin wall, and silently contributed their spiritual power to the spirit stone furnace.
At this point, that was all they could do.
On the other side, Hai Lan'er and Li Mu guarded the cabin door in the helm, while Hai Dafu held the helm firmly, his eyes looking through the glass window at the fleeing spirit whale ahead.
He could feel the boat's speed gradually decreasing, which meant the whale was about to run out of energy.
Half a day later, the speed of the Dafu ship had become very, very slow.
However, at this moment, Hai Dafu became unusually nervous, not only because he had to guard against the dying attack of the spirit whale, but also because the Dafu had already dived to a depth of several thousand feet.
At this moment, the surroundings were pitch black, with occasional appearances of strange, glowing marine creatures, making visibility extremely poor.
When faced with such a mysterious and unknown sea area, no amount of precaution is too much.
A moment later, Hailan'er suddenly exclaimed, "Father, what is that?"
Before he could finish speaking, Li Mu flashed to the glass window and looked ahead with a solemn expression.
Upon seeing the strange phenomenon ahead, Hai Dafu couldn't help but frown.
As the three looked ahead, they saw a faint blue flame suddenly appear in the dark sea.
The flame floated in the seawater. Although its brightness was extremely weak and seemed to be about to go out at any moment, it was very conspicuous against the dark background.
As the Dafu slowly moved forward, more and more of the eerie blue flames appeared in the seawater.
Slowly, a ball of light touched the helm, but it seemed to be a phantom, silently passing through the thick walls and into the helm.
Seeing this, Hailan'er and Li Mu quickly moved away, while Hai Dafu seemed to be deep in thought.
The next second, the ball of light pierced through the wall and disappeared from everyone's sight.
However, this was just the beginning. More and more eerie blue flames passed through the ship and appeared in front of the three of them.
At the same time, the appearance of this strange light and flame caused a commotion below the cabin.
However, everyone quickly calmed down.
Because everyone discovered that these flames were harmless; they were like ghosts or phantoms, and had no interaction with the material world at all.
Someone was accidentally pierced through by a burst of light, only to find themselves unharmed.
Watching countless flames appear and disappear, Hailan'er couldn't contain her curiosity and asked, "Father, what are these things?"
Hai Dafu shook his head and said uncertainly, "There are too many unknown things in this world. I don't know what it is either. I just feel that it is somewhat similar to the legendary phosphorescent fire at the bottom of the sea."
Hailan'er became interested and asked, "Father, don't you think they resemble a kind of celestial fire? Hmm, it's very likely a kind of celestial fire that has never been discovered before!"
As she spoke, Hailan tried to collect these strange flames, and Li Mu, who was standing next to her, was also interested.
Hai Dafu thought for a moment and did not stop his daughter's actions, but instead turned his attention back to the dying spirit whale.
On the other side, some of the sailors in the cabin had clearly thought the same thing as Hailan'er, and some of the quicker ones had already begun to try to capture these ghostly blue flames.
Seeing someone take the lead, the others followed suit, each employing their own methods, except... Zhao Sheng!
At this moment, his face was ashen, and he kept his body far away from the cabin wall, trying his best to avoid being touched by the flames while secretly observing the expressions of the others.
In Zhao Sheng's vision, these dark blue flames were clearly covered with a faint black mist, and when someone touched the flames, a faint black mist would also appear in the white light around that person.
Black represents death!
The flames are dangerous, extremely dangerous!
Upon witnessing this scene, Zhao Sheng felt a constant alarm bell ring in his mind, and his sense of danger was fully activated.
"Don't touch them! These flames are strange and could be dangerous! It's best not to touch them!" Zhao Sheng kindly reminded them out of good intentions.
Some people listened to his advice, such as Chen Lao Er.
After spending several months together, Chen Lao Er realized that Zhao Sheng, who seemed young and naive, was actually calm, mature, and not someone who spoke carelessly.
Since he issued a warning, he must have discovered some danger.
Chen Lao Er's thinking doesn't mean that others agree with Zhao Sheng.
To put it bluntly, money is what moves people's hearts.
No one in the cabin recognized or had ever seen such a strange light.
In the Heavenly Pillar Realm, the more bizarre and unusual something is, the more precious it tends to be. Flame-related treasures, in particular, are even more valuable.
These ghostly blue flames could be a kind of celestial fire, or even some extremely rare true celestial fire.
Then, wouldn't they become rich?
The saying goes, "Good advice is hard to persuade, and a fool is bound to die."
Seeing that everyone looked greedy for money, Zhao Sheng stopped reminding them.
Chen Lao Er leaned close to Zhao Sheng and asked in a low voice, "Xiao Tian, have you discovered something?"
Zhao Sheng first nodded, then shook his head, and said in a voice barely audible, "Chief Chen, I've had an amazing sense of perception since I was a child. As soon as I saw those flames, I felt a sense of danger, a great danger!"
Chen Lao Er was taken aback upon hearing this, and then fell silent. Zhao Sheng's reason seemed absurd, but such people with extraordinary spiritual perception were not uncommon in the cultivation world.
"You... huh?!"
Huh!
Chen Lao Er had just started to speak when he abruptly stopped, and Zhao Sheng also suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
The two looked at each other and said at the same time, "Did you feel it?"
At that moment, everyone in the cabin who was trying to capture the light flames stopped what they were doing.
At that moment, everyone sensed something amiss. They felt a strange, cold, and chilling spiritual energy quietly seeping into the cabin.
This kind of spiritual energy is clearly different from the spiritual energy of the Five Elements.
Zhao Sheng held his breath and focused his mind on sensing the heavens and earth, and then "saw" that the surrounding space was filled with countless gray spiritual energy particles.
In an instant, a rare spiritual energy suddenly appeared in Zhao Sheng's heart.