Chapter 1696: Chapter 1696

Chapter 1696: Chapter 1696: He Polang

In the eyes of ordinary people, the white-haired elder seems unremarkable, just a hunched old man, but only a strong figure like Huo Zhenying knows how terrifying the white-haired elder truly is.

The cold sneer of the white-haired elder contained endless pressure, making Huo Zhenying shiver.

His seemingly cloudy eyes occasionally shot out a sharp gaze, as if capable of penetrating human hearts.

Huo Zhenying seemed quite afraid of the white-haired elder, daring not to meet his gaze. After taking a deep breath, he forced a smile, cupped his fist and slightly bowed, saying, “I didn’t expect to see Elder He here… I am preparing to train for a while on the Eastern Desolate Continent.”

Upon finishing this sentence, he immediately transmitted his voice to Fang Bai, saying, “This person is the Supreme Elder He Polang of Blue Sea Sect, whom I mentioned before. You must be very careful not to show any flaws.”

Fang Bai responded with a nod, slightly raising his head to glance at the white-haired elder, He Polang.

He Polang’s gaze happened to fall on Fang Bai beside Huo Zhenying.

Their gaze met, surprising He Polang that the opponent, a mere Soul Severing Perfection cultivator, actually dared to meet his gaze without dodging, even if it was only for a brief moment.

In He Polang’s eyes, the Fang Bai before him, at just over forty years old with cultivation at the Soul Severing Perfection realm, is considered extraordinary in talent, but still falls short compared to the geniuses of the Eastern Desolate Continent.

However, from Fang Bai, He Polang saw a unique temperament not even possessed by those geniuses on the Eastern Desolate Continent, an indescribable quality that made him feel this young man was far from simple.

Huo Zhenying hadn’t expected Fang Bai dared to stare He Polang down, couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat, gently coughed and nudged him with his elbow as a reminder.

In this world where strength rules, viewing a Supreme Elder’s interest, a younger Soul Severing Perfection cultivator and a triple Heavenly Tribulation expert in such a way is considered disrespectful and could lead to deadly consequences.

Fang Bai only withdrew his gaze then, grinning at Huo Zhenying, exhibiting a relaxed and carefree demeanor.

Seeing He Polang didn’t show any signs of anger, Huo Zhenying secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking Fang Bai probably didn’t realize that he strode past the Ghost Gate just now.

“Eastern Desolate Continent is filled with strong individuals and danger at every turn. Elder Huo, you ought to be careful.”

After a deep look at Fang Bai, He Polang shifted his gaze back to Huo Zhenying, gently stroking his white beard, speaking faintly.

Huo Zhenying bowed and replied, “Thank you for your advice, elder. I will be careful.”

“By the way, I wonder if there is any news from your sect about the murderer who killed my sect’s Elder Han and his disciple?”

He Polang slightly squinted his eyes and suddenly asked, his gaze towards Huo Zhenying tinged with more coldness.

The murder of Elder Han Dongweng and his disciple, although not committed by Huo Zhenying and his disciples, was somewhat connected to them. Although Blue Sea Sect never accused Yunhai Sect afterward, they demanded Yunhai Sect report any news of Fang Bai, and not to harbor or hide him, which Yunhai Sect agreed to.

Upon hearing He Polang suddenly mention it, Huo Zhenying’s heart tightened swiftly, hastily responding, “There hasn’t been any news of Fang Bai yet… If there is any in the future, we will definitely inform your sect.”

He Polang nodded, said grimly, “Daring enough to kill an elder and disciple of my Blue Sea Sect, Fang Bai has audacious impudence! If captured, he will certainly face a fate of being skinned and shattered! Hmph, with Blue Sea Sect disciples spread all over the world, I don’t believe Fang Bai can escape pursuit!”

As he spoke, his face showed savage expressions, murderous aura spreading all around, causing many strong figures on the lower deck to feel chills running down their spines.

Lowering his head, Huo Zhenying quickly glanced at Fang Bai, seeing that he wore a somewhat indifferent expression, couldn’t help but smile wryly, thinking he is the classic case of a newborn calf unafraid of a tiger, unaware of the triple Heavenly Tribulation strong expert’s might.

Now Blue Sea Sect offers a huge bounty for Fang Bai’s head. Once his identity is exposed, he might become a coveted prey for the strong ones on this entire ship, and at that time, on this vast sea, he absolutely couldn’t escape.

Fortunately, He Polang retreated to his room after finishing speaking, no longer paying attention to the two of them, allowing Huo Zhenying to finally relax his suspended heart.

“Friend Fang, it’s better to avoid the deck on the sea ship! If He Polang sees even a shred of evidence against you, it’ll be hard to save your life. Once we reach the Eastern Desolate Continent, you are free as a bird and won’t have to worry anymore.”

Huo Zhenying, caring deeply for Shi Xiaolian, and Fang Bai being Shi Xiaolian’s beloved, naturally couldn’t bear to see Fang Bai get into trouble, thus transmitting a reminder of caution.

Though Fang Bai wasn’t afraid of He Polang, he still appreciated Huo Zhenying’s sincere kindness.

That night, as two sea ships were sailing, disciples of Fan Hai Sect suddenly sounded a warning of sea beast attack.

Along the way, the strong individuals on the sea ship already accustomed to seeing sea beast attacks, thus when the warning from Fan Hai Sect came, they didn’t show much panic.

However, this time seemed different, as the Fan Hai Sect elder stationed on the sea ship also began to transmit messages summoning strong ones to the deck, making everyone aware that something was amiss.

Two thousand strong individuals rushed out of their rooms; some stood in the narrow corridor in front of their cabins and stared at the sea, while others came to the deck to stand with Fan Hai Sect disciples.

Every strong figure on the sea ship had excellent vision; as they stared closely under dim moonlight, they saw not far from the ship, rolling water waves and enormous black shadows moving forward with the ship, their speeds matching the ship’s.

The enormous black shadows are sea beasts, with sizes ranging from over ten lengths to more than twenty or thirty lengths, veritable giants of the sea.

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“Both sides of the ship, there might be over a hundred of them!”

“The Dragon Python is supposedly a descendant of the ancient Dragon Clan, with powerful attack capabilities. Now we’re in trouble!”

“This ship is sturdy, it should withstand those Dragon Python attacks, right?”

Seeing the row upon row of Dragon Pythons on the sea, feeling the overwhelming spirit beast aura emanating from them, the two thousand strong individuals aboard couldn’t help but grow tense.

Dragon Pythons are some of the fiercest, most troublesome sea beasts in the Black Sea. It is said that the largest Dragon Python seen by Martial Artists is fifty lengths long, with attacking power comparable to a human’s fifth Heavenly Tribulation expert, having the strength to flip a sea ship.

However, such Dragon Pythons are exceedingly rare and usually lurk deep in the sea, remaining unseen. Until now, there hasn’t been any reports of a sea ship being attacked by those most formidable Dragon Pythons.