Chapter 103 - Emergency Landing (1/2)

Swoosh!

The wind was blowing hard on the Forgotten Ocean. At one point, in that immense expanse of water, there was a large ship standing still after an unexpected battle. It was Captain Fu's ship, where Hei, Lian, Xing, and Ye were traveling.

At the moment, despite the questions in their hearts, neither the captain nor his men could have the luxury of asking questions to the two young VIP passengers who had shown incredible strength.

They had to check the damage done by the spirit beasts as soon as possible and decide what to do. Right now, they were in the middle of the ocean, and the nearest cities were days crossing away. They could only pray that the damage wasn't massive and could hold out until they reached the next island.

Meanwhile, Hei and Lian, with the two little divine beasts, Ye and Xing, were collecting the carcasses of the dead spirit beasts. Only the Manta impaled on the deck of the ship by Xing was still alive, albeit not for long. Hei had indeed ordered his little sister not to kill the enemy spirit beast because he wanted to ask it some questions.

What interested Hei to know who their master was. The one who had ordered the three spirit beasts to attack every ship nearby. The wild spirit beasts, even if another spirit beast commanded them, would have used the term boss or leader. Master was a foreign term in the spirit beasts' world, except for those who had made a spirit pact with a human.

Therefore, it was very likely that a human had sent the three aquatic spirit beasts. Moreover, even if the spirit beasts were territorial, as long as you didn't create confusion in their territory, they would hardly make every effort to destroy the intruder.

And as Hei had suspected, the three spirit beasts had made a spirit pact with a beast tamer. Their goal was to kill anyone who approached his position. They didn't know what, but it seemed that their master and other humans were looking for something and didn't want to be disturbed for any reason.

”Alright. Thanks for the info. Xing, put an end to its suffering now.”

'Yes, big brother.' Xing said as she raised one of her legs before piercing the manta on its head, ending its life. At that point, Xing began to dissect the dead spirit beast in search of its spirit core.

'A beast tamer and an unknown number of other humans... since he can control three spirit beasts comparable to a sixth stage spirit apprentice, the tamer must be at least a sixth stage. If he is in the company of others, then even his companions should be at the sixth stage, at least. There is no reason to investigate, and yet I am curious about the reason for their actions.'

While Hei meditated to himself, the sailors on board had finished checking the status of the ship and had communicated everything to Captain Fu. The captain had a grim expression on his face and gave some orders before heading to Hei and Lian.

Taking a look at the carcasses of the spirit beasts, Captain Fu communicated the situation to the two youths.

”First of all, I want to thank you for the help you gave us. Thanks to you, we managed to avoid victims among my crew. Unfortunately, the great white shark has caused considerable damage to the ship, and we are forced to make an emergency landing. Nearby there is an abandoned island. By momentarily tapping the leaks, we can reach the island and land on the ground. Then we will make an emergency repair so that we can resume the journey. It means, however, that once we arrive at the next island, we should stop for at least several days to complete the repairs accurately. So, you can decide whether to wait, or I can ask if there is any other boat that leaves immediately and accepts passengers.”

Listening to the captain's words, Hei replied with a slight smile.

”Do not worry. For now, let's focus on getting to the island and repairing the ship. We will take care of the rest when the time comes. ”

Noticing Hei's calm, Captain Fu was even more surprised. Typically, a boy so young would have been at least a little shaken by this sudden change in plans, but Hei was rather calm as if nothing serious had happened.

”I'm sorry to say when you helped us, but we can't carry all three spirit beasts. The octopus, in particular, is cumbersome and would just slow us down. If you have already taken its spirit core, we will throw it into the sea then.”

”Ah, no. There's no need. I'll handle that.”

After saying those words, Hei got up and went near the body of the manta. The spirit beast was then sucked into the Heart, or to be precise, into the Secret Dimension inside the Heart. Then he made the same with the body of the great white shark and the octopus.

Watching the three spirit beasts disappear like that, Captain Fu and his men opened wide both their eyes and mouths. It was amazing how those massive bodies had been sucked instantly.

”Space ring ...?” Captain Fu muttered to himself as he couldn't believe it.

As a seventh-stage spirit apprentice, he also owned a pair of space rings, but they weren't remotely large to contain all the three spirit beasts. Consequently, it was probable that the young boy in front of him had more than two space rings and that they were also first-rate space rings.

'The order to transport them came from the Forest Kingdom King of the Rainbow Island. But there is no way that they are part of the royal family. Then, they are part of a big sect? Indeed, their cultivation level is so advanced despite their young age.'