Chapter 413: Fish Bai (2/2)
The man coughed up some blood and glared at Lu Yin. “Kill me. If you have the ability, then just kill me already.”
Lu Yin’s lips curled upwards. “There’s no need to try to agitate me. You don’t really want to die. If you do wish to die, then just kill yourself. I won’t stop you.”
The Cruiser clenched both fists as his entire body quivered, either out of anger or fear it was unknown.
“Alright, let’s continue fishing,” Lu Yin shouted as he tossed the Cruiser back into the ocean again.
A day later, Lu Yin looked behind him to check the path that they had taken, and he saw that his path had deviated, as expected.
After he had started testing the ocean with his bait, he had walked along the beach in a straight line for three days. However, his path had deviated from a straight line, even though he had never moved further away from the forest or the ocean. This meant that the beach was curved in an arc. This further confirmed his guess that the entire sealed space was circular in shape, which included both the golden ocean and the forested area.
Of course, this was just a conjecture of his. It could also be that just the ocean was curved. However, Lu Yin trusted his own intuition. When he calculated the arc and angle from his three days of travel, it was highly probable that this place was circular.
Lu Yin made the calculations again. If this space was actually circular, then it would take him at least half a year to walk around this ocean once with his current speed, which was too long.
He turned around and looked at the mountain in the ocean, as that place was the only variable he could see.
He did not wish to be trapped in this sealed space forever. Thus, even if approaching the mountain was dangerous, it was still better than being trapped in this place for the rest of his life.
“Monkey, have you translated those words yet?” Lu Yin suddenly thought of this matter from before.
The monkey was agonized. “This monkey has reviewed all the journals and written records and used them for comparison. I’ve only translated one character so far—‘hate.’”
“Hate? Hate whom?” Lu Yin was curious.
“I just said that I’ve only translated one word. There’s thirteen characters in total, and this ‘hate’ word is actually four of them.”
“To pierce someone with five pikes is indeed an act of hate,” Lu Yin murmured, “Alright, you keep translating.”
He then cast a malicious look at the bound Cruiser.
At this moment, the man was still numb. His entire body was soaked in water, and the resentment in his eyes had only grown more intense.
He sensed Lu Yin’s gaze on him, and his heart sank. He actually felt some desire to jump into the ocean of his own accord.
Lu Yin gently tugged on the star energy rope. “Don’t be so anxious to jump into the ocean. We’ve worked hard to explore the coastal waters these past few days, so now, we need to set higher goals.”
The man felt his scalp turn numb, and the resentment in his eyes was replaced with dread. “Wha- what is it you want?”
Lu Yin grinned and casually tossed the man into the ocean. This time, the star energy rope kept extending. The man was thrown far out into the depths of the ocean by an enormous force, and his face went pale. The depths were an entirely new territory and were filled with the terror of the unknown. He recalled the fear that he had felt the first time he had been tossed into the ocean, and he could not stop himself from pleading for his life, but it was useless. Lu Yin had already made up his mind to start making his way towards the mountain.
He felt that scaling the mountain might be the only way out.
Plop!
The man had been tossed dozens of kilometers into the ocean, which was a distance that could not be seen by any regular human. Only cultivators could see such a distance, though Lu Yin could see even further.
Given the Cruiser’s current condition, if Lu Yin wanted to maintain control of him, then he could not lessen the intensity of his star energy any more. This distance was Lu Yin’s limit. Any further and the man would be able to break free from the star energy restraints and escape.
Lu Yin stood on the beach and waited anxiously. An hour later, he suddenly pulled on the string and hauled the man back, who slammed onto the beach while panting heavily.
“It looks like there’s really nothing in the ocean,” Lu Yin muttered.
The man glared fiercely at Lu Yin and then at the mountain, his thoughts unknown.
After multiple days of probing the ocean with the man as bait, Lu Yin finally decided to enter it himself since he felt that things were safe.
“Seventh Bro, be careful. This place is very weird. Let’s keep exploring a while longer.” The monkey tried to dissuade him from entering the ocean.
Lu Yin shook his head. “The furthest range I can still control this person at is only about ten kilometers. He can escape if I cast him out any farther. If we wish to keep exploring, then we can only do that by entering the ocean.”
The monkey knew that Lu Yin was right, and he didn’t want to stay trapped in this place forever either.
Lu Yin did not plan to delay things, so he directly headed out across the golden ocean, moving straight towards the mountain.
By his calculations, the mountain should not be that far from the beach. However, after traveling for a bit, Lu Yin tossed the Cruiser out to act as bait and test the water in front of him for half a day. Then, he would continue on only after determining that the path forward was safe.
By repeating this routine, Lu Yin covered hundreds of kilometers and gradually approached the high mountain. It would only take him a few more rounds of fishing.
Plop!
The captive Cruiser was tossed out in the ocean again. He had already lost count of how many times he had been tossed out. He was now certain that there was nothing in the ocean and that it was very safe. His terror had gradually disappeared, and his thoughts had cleared themselves. Through the crystal clear water, he could see Lu Yin in the distance, cautiously scanning his surroundings.
The Cruiser suddenly activated his innate gift and exerted his maximum strength to forcefully break free of the star energy restraints. Then, he quickly dashed in another direction.