Chapter 404: Crisis In The Ocean of Death (1/2)

Kuang Wang looked at him, shocked. “Did you see an illusion?”

Lu Yin did not know how to explain it, as he had not seen an illusion exactly. Rather, he had sensed the gathering power right before an illusion manifested, and that was also what he had just destroyed. “I can sense the appearance of the illusions.”

“Impossible. No one has ever been able to sense the illusions before they appear.” Kuang Wang immediately denied Lu Yin’s claim. “Perhaps you saw what the illusion wanted you to.”

The others agreed with Kuang Wang’s thoughts.

Lu Yin could not explain himself. The Ocean of Death had a similar origin to the Sky Platform, and his eyes had changed after he climbed it. He had long since seen the rune lines that made up the Ocean of Death, and they were definitely not an illusion. However, he had no way of explaining all this to Kuang Wang.

“You don’t have to bother about it. In any case, don’t be worried. I can take care of the illusions in advance, so just focus on sailing across the Ocean of Death.” Lu Yin was adamant in this statement.

Kuang Wang seemed to want to rebut, but he was interrupted by Xia Luo. “It doesn’t matter if Lu Yin is right or not. We can’t change anything. Let’s listen to him, and we’ll just act whenever we see an illusion.”

Kuang Wang nodded, as Xia Luo had laid out a sound plan. “Alright. Everyone, remember: attack as soon as you see an illusion.”

Zora was still panicking even while Coco was trying to comfort her. Kuang Wang and Feng Shang both had uneasy expressions as well.

Only Xia Luo remained calm, as he seemed to believe Lu Yin.

“Seventh Bro, this place is haunted,” the monkey said. He hadn’t spoken for a while and could no longer endure the silence.

Lu Yin looked around and unleashed another attack, dispersing some more converging rune lines. This time, they had appeared beside Kuang Wang. For a second, he even believed that Lu Yin was attacking him and nearly retaliated.

Their side was alright for now, but Shamrock Enterprises and the spirit hunters’ boats had just entered the region with the illusions.

Lu Yin turned around and squinted. The spirit hunters’ boat was currently enveloped by the rune lines, to the extent where he could not even see the people inside, which indicated that a disaster had struck them.

Sure enough, the spirit hunters’s boat quickly capsized.

Now, only the Shamrock Enterprises team remained behind Lu Yin’s team.

Not much later, the Shamrock Enterprises’ students also vanished from the Ocean of Death.

Finally, only one boat remained.

At present, they had been sailing for around five days in total, and the speed of the star energy boat was neither slow nor fast. They had traversed quite an impressive distance during these five days, but the end was still not in sight.

The water grew more turbid, and looking into the ocean gave one a feeling of being engulfed.

Lu Yin maintained the star energy in his eyes as he vigilantly observed the surroundings, taking action from time to time.

Kuang Wang and Feng Shang were now certain that Lu Yin truly could sense the illusions as they formed. This puzzled Kuang Wang to no end, as not even Starsibyl could do this; Lu Yin’s success had toppled his understanding of the world. He nearly asked about it several times, but he managed to control himself.

“Brother Xia, you’re very tired. Do you want Coco to give you a jab?” Coco looked at Xia Luo with concern.

Xia Luo shook his head with a smile. “There’s no need, Coco.”

Even Xia Luo, who was always calm, did not dare to allow Coco to stab him with her syringe. Coco, who still had not managed to test out her method of treatment on anyone in the Astral Combat Academy, felt rather sullen.

Zora couldn’t stand it anymore. “Coco is from the Windrift Hall. Even though her syringe is rather large, it won’t pierce your body. It uses the meridians to treat injuries, which then allows the body to recover faster. It’s an innate gift that’s famous for its treatment in Windrift Hall.”

Coco immediately nodded and then expectantly looked back at Xia Luo.

Feng Shang could not endure it either. “Actually, your explanation makes things even more horrifying.”

Zora had already made her best case for Coco.

The cute little girl fell silent, as she had not been able to treat anyone in a long, long time.

“Careful, there’s something abnormal up ahead,” Lu Yin suddenly spoke as he stared into the distance. It was the first time such an expression had appeared on his face since the group had started their venture across the Ocean of Death.

Feng Shang and the others looked in the direction that Lu Yin was staring in. They shockingly saw a figure walking atop the Ocean of Death, heading straight for them.

Coco screamed in fear as she stared at the distant figure in terror, while Zora’s face was also deathly white, as if she had seen a ghost. This was the Ocean of Death, but someone was actually walking on it.

Lu Yin stood up. “That should be a war spirit, but it’s not an ordinary one.”

“It might be an illusion,” Kuang Wang commented.

Lu Yin could not determine which one it was, because the figure had appeared in the distance and not materialized within his range of vision. It already had a solid figure when he first saw it, and since its rune lines had already appeared before he had noticed it, he could not tell its origins.

“How do you guys think the illusions are formed? The same way as a war spirit? Are they birthed from former students who came here before?” Xia Luo asked as he stared at the approaching figure.