Ye Cangtian glanced at the surrounding captains and said, "My lords, you must have heard of the dangers of the sea. If you wish to leave now, there is still time. Once we reach the sea, leaving will be impossible."
"Heh, Mr. Ye, you don't need to worry about this matter! Since the Guangming Hall and the Hidden Group dare to continue, our Five Poisons Sect will naturally follow!"
As Ye Cangtian's voice fell, Qian Zu of the Five Poisons Sect sneered and directly declared his stance.
In his opinion, the greater the risk, the greater the reward, and he could not retreat with his men at this time!
With Qian Zu's declaration, the captains of the various factions around were incited, and they all expressed their willingness to continue together.
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian couldn't help but sigh. He had tried his best to dissuade them, but these people were blinded.
There was no point in him saying anything more. In the end, he could only take it one step at a time and leave things to fate.
On the other side, after failing to persuade them, the captains began to organize their men and build warships.
More than ten days passed in a flash. With the concerted efforts of everyone, the warships were finally built, and everyone eagerly set sail.
...
In the beginning, the sea was calm and exceptionally peaceful.
It even gave people the feeling of going out for a pleasure trip.
But the good times did not last. Just one day later, when the coastline disappeared, the calm sea became turbulent.
All powerful sea creatures became violent upon discovering the human ships and began to attack fiercely.
Fortunately, the cultivators on the warships were not weak, and dealing with these ordinary sea creatures, even fighting in the sea, was not a problem.
The only thing that troubled everyone was the sheer number of sea creatures. These creatures were simply inexhaustible.
Seeing some people being worn down and dying while protecting the ships, Ye Cangtian finally felt a pang of pity.
Although these people were hateful, it was too tragic for them to be eaten by ordinary sea creatures like this.
Moreover, if they were constantly under attack, when would they ever reach their destination!
With these thoughts in mind, Ye Cangtian finally contacted Nami.
With Nami's covert assistance, the sea surface calmed down again.
...
Thus, the exploration team, under Ye Cangtian's guidance, explored for nearly three months.
As the team was sailing on the sea, they bypassed various secret realms and dangerous places on the seabed.
Everyone understood in their hearts that by bypassing these dangerous places and secret realms, they might lose many opportunities to find treasures.
But these were not important. The important thing was that they had also avoided risks.
Boom!
Finally, amidst the calm, the sea began to boil again.
In front of the ships, something slowly emerged from the water, appearing like a small mountain from afar.
In the next moment, something on the small mountain seemed to light up, flashing with a seductive red glow.
"Holy cow, what a big shark!"
Yang Chen's eyes widened as he looked at the colossal creature in the distance.
Lan Yue, standing beside him, pointed to the surrounding sea and said, "It's not just sharks, there are also octopuses and whales. Most importantly, their auras have all reached the level of demonic beasts."
"Demonic beasts..."
Hearing this, Yang Chen's mouth twitched. Demonic beast level was equivalent to Quasi-Heavenly level, and he was not their match at the moment.
Seeing the three great demonic beasts blocking the path of the exploration team, the expressions of people from other factions changed drastically.
Let alone in the sea, even on land, these three demonic beast level monsters were not something they could contend with!
Similarly, Brandon and others from Guangming Hall looked grim.
These sea demonic beasts were extremely powerful in the ocean, and their combat power was somewhat reduced in the sea.
Therefore, if a battle truly broke out, they might not be their opponents.
The next moment, Brandon walked up to Dracula and said, "My lord, what should we do?"
Hearing this, Dracula swept his gaze towards Ye Cangtian on the other side of the deck and slowly walked over, saying, "Ye Cangtian, where is your merman friend? Can you talk to them?"
Although Nami had been helping covertly during these days, Dracula, being a Heavenly level expert, had long known of her existence.
Moreover, since she was a merman, he believed Nami would find a way to communicate with them.
If they succeeded, the treasure hunting team could avoid a battle and thus prevent heavy casualties.
Ye Cangtian nodded upon hearing this.
In fact, he also wanted to know what had happened.
Logically speaking, Nami, as royalty of the merfolk, should have no problem commanding these demonic beasts. Why were these demonic beasts attacking them?
With that thought, Ye Cangtian called out to Nami.
Not long after, Nami leaped from the sea and landed on the deck.
As if she knew what Ye Cangtian was going to ask, she walked directly to him and began to explain.
The three demonic beasts before them were the Ancient Demonic Whale, the Ancient Blood Shark, and the Ancient Octopus. They were acting under the orders of the Flood Dragon to guard this sea area.
Furthermore, any Flood Dragon's status was comparable to that of the Merman royalty.
Therefore, they did not give Nami face, even if it was her.
Not only that, they also threatened that if humans did not withdraw from this sea area, they would only be buried here.
"Hmph, just three beasts, and they really think I'm a pushover!"
Before Ye Cangtian could speak, Dracula, who had heard Nami's explanation, became furious.
After all, he was a Heavenly level expert of Guangming Hall, how could he be threatened by a few Quasi-Heavenly level demonic beasts?
The next moment, he shouted loudly, "Everyone listen! Those three demonic beasts are blocking our way and want to bury us at the bottom of the sea. I order you to eliminate them at all costs!"
As his voice fell, everyone understood that Nami could no longer protect them.
If they wanted to continue treasure hunting, the only thing they could do was to clear all obstacles.
With this thought, a roar that shook the heavens and earth erupted from their mouths.
The next moment, warships, along with the ships of Guangming Hall, charged towards the demonic beasts.
Once they reached the demonic beast level, both sea creatures and other beings possessed intelligence comparable to humans.
When the three great demonic beasts in the sea saw the humans charging at them, they understood everything and immediately launched a fierce attack.
Waves surged, and roars echoed. Many of the approaching ships were smashed to pieces by the demonic beasts' attacks.
Even when the people from various factions fell into the sea, they tenaciously attacked the three great demonic beasts.
Greed and the instinct for survival had taken over their minds.
Gradually, the seawater turned red, and figures floated on the surface of the sea.
After all, fighting in the sea was definitely the home ground of the three great demonic beasts, and their combat power was astonishing.
In a short period, over a hundred people had already perished at the hands of the demonic beasts.
In contrast, the three great demonic beasts only suffered some minor injuries.
Seeing this situation, Ye Cangtian frowned slightly and looked at Dracula, who was calmly watching.
"Dracula, if you don't make a move now, these people will be gone."
Hearing Ye Cangtian's words, Dracula slowly turned around and said indifferently, "What does that have to do with me? Since they came for treasure, they should be prepared to pay with their lives!"
Saying that, Dracula added, "Ye Cangtian, if you are soft-hearted, you are welcome to make a move!"
In Dracula's opinion, as long as Ye Cangtian was safe and could continue to guide them, nothing else mattered. Anyone could die.
Hmph! Guangming Hall is indeed full of such cold-blooded and heartless individuals!
Ye Cangtian snorted coldly in his heart, his eyes darting around.
After a moment, he said, "Dracula, the journey is not yet at its end. There may be many more dangerous places ahead. Are you sure that without these people, the Guangming Hall team alone can persevere until the end?"