The Blade-Wielding Legend

Chapter 1619 - 822: The Sinister Sea

Situ Hua’s eyes were filled with bitterness, the energy of defiance from a moment ago was completely gone.

He had exerted all his strength, yet Li Yan still held back the Thunder Technique.

If the Thunder Technique were unleashed, all those Southern Ocean Martial Arts would instantly disband.

After all, the Thunder Technique is the nemesis of all evils, no matter how strange the Southern Ocean Martial Arts may be, they are no match.

He recalled his youth when his family was poor, preventing him from entering a martial arts hall. He begged, served tea, and finally got admitted as a menial worker, constantly receiving disdain, and almost had his leg broken for trying to learn secretly.

Later, he went far afield as a merchant, became wealthy, and practiced overseas martial arts.

Thinking he could return to the Central Plains in glory, he hadn’t expected not to be a match for a young man.

Situ Hua then remembered when he defeated a martial master before, and said he wanted to participate in the Grandmaster Battle, the mocking eyes of the opponent.

The Divine State is indeed vast and full of hidden talents, heroes emerge endlessly...

No matter his wild imagination, others were in a good mood.

Crown Prince Xiao Jingheng’s tense expression finally relaxed, even showing a hint of a smile.

He coughed lightly, breaking the silence: "Amazing! Truly a battle between dragons and tigers! Mr. Situ’s boxing is exquisite, Young Hero Li is even more astonishing with his divine skills! Perfect exchange, stop at the right moment, excellent!"

"Someone, quickly help Mr. Situ down and use the best healing medicine for treatment!"

Immediately, attendants carefully helped Situ Hua, who was pale as gold paper and unable to stand independently.

Crown Prince Xiao Jingheng personally handed over a cup of warm tea to Li Yan, beaming: "Young Hero, well done! Have some tea first to relax. This warm-up should be enough, let’s discuss the plan for the treasure hunt at sea without delay!"

Although it’s a turn of events, his confidence in Li Yan’s ability increased.

The sea breeze passed through the courtyard, dispersing the faint scent of blood, and peace returned.

Li Yan took the cup of tea, drank it down, and his gaze fixed on the giant sea map in the hall.

On the sea map, that area was marked with a swirl of black fog...

......

Rumble!

Thunder roared, the thick dark fog seemed to weigh heavily on the South Sea.

The meticulously prepared Royal Sea Suppression was cautiously moving on the turbulent sea.

On the deck, Li Yan, Sha Lifei, Lv San, Long Yan’er, Wang Daoxuan, and three assistants sent by the Crown Prince: Fan Yu Master Xian Ashui, Foshan Martial Master Lei Wanjun, and even Situ Hua, whose ribs were just splinted and whose face was still pale.

They strained their eyes toward the front, trying to penetrate the dense and unyielding fog.

However, they could only see turbulent pale vapor a dozen or so meters outside the bow.

The Crown Prince Xiao Jingheng’s dispatched ship was sturdy and swift, the deck was broad, the bow mounted with fine Franco Machine Cannons using new-style gunpowder. On both sides of the ship, over ten Royal Tributor experts with hawk-like gazes.

Along with Li Yan’s group and Xian Ashui’s trio, they were robustly strong.

The sea map pointed to this sea area.

This place was filled with hidden reefs and lurked by pirates, Red-haired Barbarians, and the Southern Ocean Evil Path, a Shura battlefield for the legendary "Sea Stabilizing Night Light."

"This fog... comes ominously!"

Xian Ashui, with a thick Guangfu accent, furrowed his brows into a knot.

His dark blue tunic was adorned with dried Sea Beast Bone Pieces and shell strings at the waist.

As a Master who dealt with the sea for generations, he was visibly uneasy, "Neither wind nor rain, coming out of nowhere this kind of dense fog where you can’t see your hands, it’s not normal climate... Either the Dragon King is angry, or some demon is causing trouble, or... it’s a man-made illusion!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lv San suddenly twitched his ear, then abruptly shouted, "Sound underwater! Not a big fish, it’s... a ship!"

"Breaking through the water, rushing toward us! Very fast!"

The words made everyone’s heart shudder.

An underwater ship?

How could it be...

Didn’t expect to encounter such bizarre events right away.

Li Yan’s gaze turned icy, shouted:

"Wu Ba! Alert! Gunners to positions!"

Almost as the words fell, a huge and twisted shadow suddenly tore through the white curtain in the thick fog, like a ghost ship emerging from the Netherworld, carrying a nauseating stench of decay, crashing toward the left side of the Sea Suppression!

That ship was vaguely like the Red-haired Barbarians’ Galleon, but its masts were broken and tilted, sails tattered like strands, covered with moss and barnacles, reeking of death.

"Fire!" Li Yan’s order was decisive.

The Royal Tributor leading the firearm crew already had nerves stretched tight.

As Li Yan commanded, the gunners immediately lit the fire, the two heavy Franco Machine Cannons on the side emitted deafening roars!

Boom! The muzzle flash disappeared in the thick fog.

The death storm of lead bullets savagely plowed through the monster ship’s side.

Bang! Crack—!

Wood shrapnel scattered like decayed wood as the raging monster ship was easily ripped open with a huge gap.

But inertia carried it forward some distance, finally crashing into Sea Suppression’s solid side with a dull, teeth-grinding impact.

After several bumps, it finally came to a stop.

"Board her! Investigate!"

Several of the swiftest Royal Tributor first jumped over the side, landing on the enemy ship’s deck, followed by Li Yan, Wang Daoxuan, and others.

Much more intense than the sea’s scent, a nauseating stench of rust and decay hit them, making them want to vomit.

This ship, dead silent like a giant coffin.

The deck was slippery and sticky, covered in deep green algae, scattered with rusted and bent swords and broken matchlock guns.

"Look here!"