novellhall Chapter 184 Escaping the Pale, Suffocating Sea, Encountering a Real Ship!
Chapter 184 Escaping the Pale, Suffocating Sea, Encountering a Real Ship!
Chapter 184 Escaping the Pale, Suffocating Sea, Encountering a Real Ship!
The world was a pale white.
The sky was originally a deep blue, but starting from a certain dividing line, the sky on the left turned into a grayish-white like a camera film, while the sky on the right, although the same as before, was made to appear exceptionally vibrant.
The same is true of the sea. Starting from that dividing line that stretches across the sky, the sea on the left becomes grayish-white, and the vast blue sea belongs only to the right side of the dividing line.
Unfortunately, the Red Porcupine, along with everyone on board, was on the left side of the dividing line!
The Pale Tide Sea.
The name popped into everyone's mind.
The Pale Tide Sea, also known as the Pale Breath Sea, is one of the few areas on the Baron Ocean that even the Overlords dare not enter casually!
At this moment, everything on the ship turned pale.
Everything, from the original brown deck to the white sails, and even the pink dresses and bright red high heels worn by the pirates, turned grayish-white, like a camera negative.
It felt as if everyone was trapped inside a giant, boundless film.
Xia Fa's gaze was calm and focused; he did not panic. His first action was to observe his surroundings.
As far as the eye could see, there was still the vast ocean, but the seawater had turned an eerie gray-white color, and even the churning waves were gray-white.
In the distance, there are several broken islands. Large pieces of island debris and countless pebbles rise into the air, then slowly fall, and then rise again, creating a bizarre scene.
Further out into the gray sky and sea, one can see countless ruins, broken into pieces, floating on the water.
Strange plants grow among the ruins, and occasionally the shadowy figures of unknown creatures flash by.
But everything—the ruins, the plants, the unknown creatures—was gray and white.
A strange whale cry rang out, like a long, mournful horn, inexplicably carrying a sense of tragedy and desolation.
The sea suddenly shattered as a traveling whale, as large as a towering mountain, crashed through the surface and countless floating islands, its body spraying grayish-white water as it hurtled into the sky.
A giant rift suddenly appeared in the sky, and the traveling whale crashed into it. The rift then disappeared, leaving only starlight.
Xia Fa looked at this scene with great surprise, because the traveling whale was actually over 10,000 meters long!
It's worth noting that the longest of the migratory whales they hunted this time was only a little over fifty meters long!
A whale that can travel for 10,000 meters in length—that's practically the king of all whales!
"It runs so fast! A traveling whale of this size is certainly cautious enough."
Prince Justinian sighed and shook his head.
Xia Fa asked curiously:
"How so?"
Prince Justinian sighed deeply:
"If we could capture a traveling whale of this size, we could obtain a supreme-level secret contract, a top-tier treasure, numbered 000."
The probability of obtaining the initial sealed artifact, divine fruit, and celestial metal—and so on—will far exceed that of any other traveling whale. Unfortunately…
They are too cautious.
The captain of the Red Pork Pufferfish also exclaimed:
"Yes, the leader used to hunt down these traveling whales with a diameter of 10,000 meters, but they either hid in a few extremely dangerous sea areas such as the Pale Sea of Breath or in the Protoss Realm, making them impossible to catch."
Xia Fa asked in confusion:
"Then why didn't you make a move just now? It took at least a few seconds for it to emerge from the sea and enter the Protoss Realm."
He certainly wasn't asking the captain of the Red Porcupine, but rather Prince Justinian and Avalon.
Avalon then spoke calmly and quietly:
"It's simple, because we can't beat it. Even if Justinian and I joined forces, we still wouldn't be a match for it."
He looked into Xia Fa's eyes and said very sincerely:
"In fact, if it wanted to, it could swallow all of us on board in one gulp, along with the ship itself, because its power is comparable to that of a transcendent monarch."
Xia Fa almost lost his mind, a traveling whale whose strength is comparable to a transcendent monarch?
Wait, then why is it running?
Prince Justinian smiled wryly:
"I know what you're thinking, Xia Fa. In fact, the stronger the traveling whale, the more cautious it becomes; otherwise, it wouldn't live to grow this big."
Avalon shook his head:
"Actually, it should be the other way around. It's precisely because some individual migratory whales have extremely cautious survival rules, like this one,"
That's why they've been able to survive until now.
Xia Fa felt that both of their statements were correct, so he remained silent, but he still felt a little uneasy.
A traveling whale, comparable to a transcendent monarch, immediately fled without hesitation upon sensing their ship's presence in the Pale Sea of Breathlessness—
However, to be fair, if it weren't for its cautious nature, it probably wouldn't have lived to such a large size.
Having earned a staggering 770,000 gold pounds from dissecting a traveling whale with his own hands, and so easily at that, Xia Fa could already sense the fervor of the extraordinary individuals for traveling whales.
This is not just a craze for selecting and dissecting migratory whales, but also a craze for hunting migratory whales!
"Let's go. If we provoke those powerful and bizarre supernatural creatures in the Pale Sea of Breath, we might not be able to leave even if we wanted to."
Avalon spoke calmly, offering his suggestion.
Everyone nodded immediately. Captain Red Porcupine rushed into the captain's cabin, and the next moment, the bow of the thousand-meter-long giant ship turned around and aimed at the dividing line.
At first, everyone was indeed a little panicked when they discovered they had arrived at the Pale Sea of Suffocation.
But then, after determining their location and realizing they were only on the edge, they weren't so afraid anymore.
The more one is on the edge, the less influence the rules of "paleness" and "withering" within the Pale Sea of Breathlessness have.
On the other hand, those supernatural creatures that live in the depths of the Pale Sea of Breath, which are even more bizarre and incomprehensible than the strange, are naturally less likely to be encountered by people.
Therefore, everyone had the leisure to discuss that traveling whale whose size was comparable to a mountain.
Seeing the ship turn around, everyone waited quietly for the Red Porcupine to leave the area of the Pale Breath Sea.
Thump-thump-thump!
Suddenly, a pirate froze, falling straight down on the deck like a log, even bouncing back twice.
Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen pirates also stiffened and fell to the ground, their bodies changing from gray to black.
Moreover, starting with their clothes and hair, they gradually decayed and withered, turning into black and white dust that drifted into the air.
The first mate said in a deep voice:
"Don't panic, everyone. Only the Bacterium-level pirates are like this right now. We'll be heading out soon."
Prince Justinian and Avalon exchanged a glance, and this time both stepped onto the deck with one foot.
An unknown fluctuation emanated from beneath the feet of these two angelic overlords.
Whoosh! ! !
The Red Porcupine suddenly accelerated, its hull almost lifting off the water, and instantly burst out of the Pale Sea of Breath.
The sky suddenly changed from gray to azure, and the sea was an even more breathtakingly blue.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The pirates, whose bodies had been stiff, began to regain their color inch by inch, just like frozen people meeting the sunlight.
Xia Fa was surprised. He had also felt a slight influence from the rules of "Pale" and "Withering" just now, but it was not obvious at all and was directly blocked by the extraordinary power in his body.
However, from these dozen or so fungus-level pirates, he had already realized just how terrifying this Pale Sea of Breath was.
One can imagine that if their Protoss jump had accidentally landed directly in the heart of the Pale Sea of Breath, they would all have frozen to the ground and withered away.
That is the power of rules; no one below the level of a sovereign can resist it.
Xia Fa paid special attention to the tattered hems of the fallen pirates' clothes. As he expected, those hems, after turning to dust and dissipating, did not recover at all, even after leaving the Pale Sea of Breath.
"That's actually nothing. If you were to venture deep into the Pale Sea of Breathlessness, you'd discover that what's truly terrifying is the 1 within it."
"Pale" rules.
Prince Justinian spoke, and seeing that everyone was out of danger, he casually waved his hand and launched a fireball.
This fireball was only the size of a watermelon, but it was incredibly solid, like a napalm bomb, unlike ordinary fireballs which are loose and scattered.
Xia Fa couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Angels truly live up to their name. That fireball alone could probably destroy a small town at will."
The fireball spun around in the air for a moment, then suddenly plunged into the distant, pale sea of breath!
Keep watching, and an unbelievable scene unfolds!
The orange-yellow fireball, the instant it crossed the dividing line between gray and azure, suddenly turned into black and white!
Then, an incredible force enveloped it, or rather, an incomprehensible rule influenced it.
The fireball began to shrink and dim, and then with a "pop," it vanished.
Not only was Xia Fa quite surprised, but many pirates were also dumbfounded.
Because this is a fireball fired by an angel-level being!
When the fireball first appeared, everyone could vaguely sense just how solid it was and what terrifying destructive power it contained.
Unexpectedly, upon entering the edge of the Pale Sea of Breath, they were directly dissipated under the influence of the "Pale" rule!
"This is the rule of 'Paleness,' which applies to everything that has 'color,' whether it's a secret ability or various kinds of objects."
Anything containing color will be severely restrained, resulting in only one-tenth of its original strength being unleashed.
Prince Justinian sighed:
"So, even if Avalon and I were just angels, even if we both became extraordinary monarchs, under the influence of the pale rules in the Pale Sea of Breath, we might not be able to defeat that traveling whale."
In this instance, Prince Justinian essentially gave Xiafa a personal demonstration of how to teach him a lesson.
As a result, Xia Fa gained a profound understanding of this "pale" rule.
He pondered and said:
"So, that traveling whale, or all the traveling whales in the Pale Sea of Breathing, are unaffected by the rules of paleness and decay because they were born and raised in that place?"
Prince Justinian smiled slightly:
"Exactly. If you are lucky enough to catch one in the future, or buy one in the Worm Islands, you will find that the traveling whales that come from the Pale Breathing Sea are black and white."
He paused slightly, then added:
"If one day you have a reason to go to the Pale Sea of Breath, then remember not to provoke any supernatural creatures or strange beings that are of similar rank to you, because you simply cannot defeat them, let alone those of higher rank."
Xia Fa wholeheartedly agreed with this, but couldn't help but become curious.
If I enter the Silver Throne state, are the various Silver Throne secret abilities I use considered to have "color"?
If not, then this would be a major advantage for me in the Pale Sea of Breath.
Prince Justinian suddenly sighed:
"That's why I've always wanted the Silver Throne, a supreme-level contract. Although I know I'll never be able to sign a second supreme-level contract in my lifetime, most of the Silver Throne's contract abilities are silver-white. In this Pale Sea of Breath, the influence of the 'Pale' rule will be minimized!"
Xia Fa was taken aback at first, but then a feeling of joy welled up inside him.
So, if I become stronger in the future, for example, after signing the "Mysterious Singularity" hegemon-level secret contract and becoming a wolf-level superhuman, wouldn't I be able to go to this Pale Sea of Breathing to catch traveling whales?
However, you'll only be able to enter the Silver Throne state then, and it won't be easy to enter the Starry Silver Throne state, but it won't have much of an impact if you're only catching traveling whales.
Suddenly, Xia Fa thought of something, looked at Avalon, and asked:
"Could it be that you painted all your mobile armor white to avoid the 'Pale' rule?"
Avalon was quite straightforward:
"Yes, but it's also for aesthetic reasons."
Xiafa:
However, to be honest, it's quite a sight to behold.
Avalon immediately added:
"It's called 'Kungu Machine'. If you have the chance sometime, I can take you to my cockpit to play around."
Upon hearing this, Prince Justinian felt a pang of jealousy.
It seems that Avalon really approves of Shafa, as he was even willing to take him to the cockpit of the Kungu Machine.
It is said that the most beautiful girl in the entire Royal Sinnaran Mechanical Academy once begged Avalon countless times to see the cockpit of the Kungu Machine, but Avalon didn't even bother to respond to her.
If she found out, she'd probably be bursting with jealousy.
Xia Fa laughed heartily:
"That's good, the Kungu Machine? Got it."
"Um."
Avalon nodded slightly, then looked at Prince Justinian:
"It's your turn."
His thoughts jumped around so fast, but fortunately Prince Justinian could keep up, and so could Shafa.
Avalon meant that now that they were out of danger, they should continue dissecting the traveling whale.
Prince Justinian walked with a smile to the remaining eight traveling whales on the deck:
"Fortunately, although there was a little incident, it didn't affect anything."
He immediately began to carefully select the traveling whales, and the other pirates gathered around again.
At sea, fighting and battles are commonplace, and the pirates are used to it. The only difference is that this time, they didn't even need to fight a bloody battle. Lord Avalon directly destroyed five ships under the Roaring Emperor.
As for whether I'm afraid of the Roaring Emperor chasing after me, I was quite afraid when we were in the Coral Algae Sea, since the Coral Algae Sea borders the Roaring Emperor's territory.
But now, we've reached the outer edge of the Pale Sea of Breath, and soon we'll be approaching the Worm Islands. The Worm Islands are one of the most prosperous places in the Baron Ocean, and also the territory of the Father of All Stars, so there's even less to fear from the Roaring Emperor's attack.
Therefore, everyone quickly adjusted their mindset and once again entered the tense and exciting whale dissection tour.
Most pirates weren't wealthy and loved to spend and enjoy life. Very few of them saved money. After all, they lived at sea and no one knew what would happen tomorrow, so they had to enjoy themselves while they could.
Therefore, many pirates could not afford a whale from a qualified origin and could only watch others dissect it, feasting their eyes and indulging in a visual feast.
Even so, it's still fun enough, like right now.
For some pirates, this was far more exciting than watching bar dancers perform.
Prince Justinian was clearly an expert; he simply circled the eight traveling whales once and immediately chose two that he liked.
Xia Fa had also observed those two migrating whales, but ultimately did not take action.
One of them was quite large, almost the size of a room. Its originally smooth, dark blue skin was covered with scars, and many of its teeth had fallen out.
But this traveling whale is not old; on the contrary, it looks like it is in its prime.
As for its five main characteristics, they are completely unrelated. It is clearly an eggshell, but it is decorated with spindle folds, and its teeth are normal whale whiskers. In short, you can't tell anything about it at all.
Therefore, Xia Fa was somewhat unsure and didn't choose it.
As for the second whale chosen by Prince Justinian, it was more normal, with lion teeth and grassland-like pupils, thus sharing a similar characteristic.
Prince Justinian extended a finger and touched the belly of the first traveling whale, which immediately split open.
Wow!
A purple light emerged, quite dazzling.
Purple light is one level lower than golden light, but that doesn't mean it doesn't contain good things.
Prince Justinian reached inside and pulled out a vial of medicine from the traveling whale's belly.
"A spicy potion that, once consumed, can withstand extreme low temperatures for three hours, or even the very rule of 'low temperature.' Its market price is around 5,600 gold pounds, and it will be even more expensive when a similar low-temperature rule appears."
Avalon seemed extremely familiar with the extraordinary items that could be extracted from the stomachs of traveling whales, and began to introduce them to Shafa.
Xia Fa nodded slightly. The price was reasonable, considering it allowed the superhumans to withstand the "low temperature" rule for three hours.
It can be surprisingly effective in certain strange or special areas.
Prince Justinian was not satisfied. He shook his head and went to cut the second traveling whale.
This time, unexpectedly, golden light emanated from the traveling whale!
Prince Justinian reached inside and pulled out a high-level secret document, which was carried on a hide with strange blue fur.
But this time, he showed a rare expression of joy.
"An Immortal Sentinel? It's actually an Immortal Sentinel!"
Upon hearing this, many pirates craned their necks, trying to catch a glimpse of this high-level secret agreement.
Even the captain of the Red Pufferfish looked surprised and laughed loudly:
"It's bloated! Your Highness, it's definitely bloated!"
"Slicing up" means that what is taken out of the belly of a traveling whale exceeds the original price of the whale. This is the term that everyone in this industry is most happy to hear.
In contrast, there are naturally terms like "dipping" and "flattening".
"The Immortal Sentinel—this high-level contract is quite rare, starting at 100,000 gold pounds on the market."
Xia Fa sighed inwardly. Of course, he had made a special effort to learn about advanced secret contracts. Even among advanced secret contracts, the Immortal Sentinel was considered quite powerful.
This advanced secret pact grants the signatory a certain degree of "physical immortality," as well as extremely high flight speed, the ability to emit high-heat rays, and several other secret pact abilities.
Of course, the most important thing is this ability of "physical immortality." No matter how many injuries one suffers, as long as they are not fatal, one can recover quickly.
That's why this high-level secret contract is so expensive.
Seeing the golden light emerge from the dissection, and in great intensity, Prince Justinian was finally satisfied and walked back to the crowd with a smile.
The money wasn't much to him; it mainly proved that he had a very good eye for choosing whales for his trip.
Without saying a word, Avalon walked straight to the remaining six traveling whales.
Avalon was extremely meticulous in his selection, observing each whale for several minutes. Clearly, in addition to selecting whales based on the five major characteristics of traveling whales, he must have his own more advanced selection method.
But after observing all the traveling whales, Avalon shook his head and sighed:
"There's not much good stuff left. I guess one of these two might be the purple one."
He dissected the two traveling whales he had chosen. Although he could have used mechanical devices instead of manual labor, he chose to do it himself, even when it came to reaching inside the whales' bellies to retrieve things.
Sure enough, only purple light emerged from the bellies of the two traveling whales. Immediately afterward, Avalon pulled out an extraordinary piece of metal and a secret treasure shaped like a bow and arrow from each of them.
"That's fine. These two items together are worth about ten thousand gold pounds. Let's break even."
Prince Justinian spoke with a smile, clearly in a good mood. Although there was a suspicion of him picking first, he had won a small victory against his old rival Avalon this time, especially in the business of dissecting whales, which both sides cared about very much.
Only four traveling whales remained on the deck. One of them was to be handed over to the Father of Ten Thousand Stars, while the remaining three belonged to the Red Porcupine.
But the captain of the Red Pufferfish was very cunning and did not choose to continue dissecting the remaining three traveling whales, even though he was itching to do so.
As Avalon said, the better ones of the eleven traveling whales were chosen by Shaphat, Prince Justinian, and Avalon himself.
In this situation, it's unlikely that any good finds can be extracted from the remaining four traveling whales.
The problem is, the people on the ship knew, but the whale-dissecting fanatics in the Worm Islands didn't!
Even the most elusive whales found in the Coral Algae Sea have a very small chance of yielding a three-colored jewel, which can earn you hundreds of thousands of gold pounds!
Therefore, a single whale from the Coral Sea in good condition can fetch tens of thousands of gold pounds on the market, while even a less desirable one starts at five thousand gold pounds.
Knowing that it was impossible to find anything good from the three whales, Captain Red Pufferfish immediately chose to transport them to the Worm Islands and sell them!
The captain of the Red Porcupine Whale personally hauled the remaining four traveling whales into the cabin.
As he walked back up the gangway to the deck, he waved his hand and began issuing orders.
"Alright, guys, we can't waste this cut-up traveling whale, let's get started!"
The pirates immediately sprang into action, dragging the travel whales, whose bellies had been cut open, into the kitchen and beginning to butcher them.
The skin of a traveling whale is extremely valuable and can even be used to craft secret treasures; its thick layer of fat is also very precious.
Some migratory whales also have star-like blood inside their bodies, which is an extremely important occult material.
Besides that, there's naturally the meat of the traveling whales that pirates crave most!
While the whales from the Coral Algae Sea are far inferior to those from the Pale Breath Sea, they are still considerably better than those from the Black Reef Sea, Clownfish Sea, Honeycomb Rock Sea, and so on.
By analogy, the meat of a traveling whale in the coral algae-rich sea is basically equivalent to the meat of a whale-level supernatural creature!
At this moment, the Red Porcupine is slowly sailing away from the Pale Sea of Breath. A barbecue grill has been set up on board, and thick slices of traveling whale meat are being grilled over charcoal, filling the deck with an enticing aroma.
Some pirates were also brewing whale soup, sprinkling in ingredients such as perilla and mint.
There were also people steaming a traveling whale, standing by with expectant faces waiting.
But just then, a ship that looked like a sightseeing boat suddenly burst out of the Pale Sea of Breath!
The fact that a ship could emerge from the Pale Sea of Breath was already enough to attract everyone's attention.
But immediately, upon seeing the rapidly approaching ship, everyone—including Xia Fa, Prince Justinian, Avalon, and the others on board—felt a chill and their expressions varied.
Moreover, they all appeared extremely solemn.
It was indeed a sightseeing boat.
The sightseeing boat was filled with male and female university students, who were waving enthusiastically at them.
Xiafa immediately recalled the rumors that Axo had told him before he set sail.
entity!
For the first time, the group of entities that stayed on the ship appeared in a group!