The Ning family's full-body divine boats gradually approached the twenty-three divine boats in front of them. Zhan Chen began to look around, and the surrounding waters seemed to become wider. The distance from one side to the other side was at least two hundred miles.
All the ships were docked in an inlet. After they sailed into the inlet, they found that it was calm, the water was clear, the waves were sparkling, and there were no monsters making waves.
Zhan Chen couldn't help but be curious about this, and asked Ning Weitian next to him: Master, this inlet is so strange, why is it different from the places we just passed by, and we didn't even see a single monster.
Ning Weitian replied: Zhan Chen, this bay is called Taiping Bay, and it is also a strange place in the Yuan River. Not only is the water quality different from other places in the Yuan River, but there is not a single monster living in it.
The ancestors in the Abyss Pond discovered that this place was different and believed that this was the land of Ji Rui, so all the Heaven-Bearing Ceremonies were held here, and this time was no exception.
Zhan Chen was amazed: I don’t know what the secret is here.
Ning Weitian sighed: Zhan Chen, your cultivation and mine are not enough to explore the secrets here. What we have to do now is to follow the large army and jump out of this abyss first.
Zhan Chen was startled, then nodded.
The Ning family's Tongtian Divine Boat arrived at its destination and finally reunited with other Tongtian Divine Boats.
Zhan Chen also observed that there were three Tongtian Divine Boats at the front, which were particularly outstanding. They were very large, twice the size of other Tongtian Divine Boats. After a closer look, he finally identified the top of the main mast of one of them.
A fluttering black flag was the flag of the Black Feather Army, so he pointed to the big ship in front and asked: Master, isn’t that the flag of the Black Feather Army in front of me?
Ning Weitian nodded and replied: Yes, that is the ship of our city lord Sun Ming. The city lord's palace is very powerful. The ships they built are more than twice as big as ours. My ship only weighs about 30 million kilograms, and theirs
The ship can weigh 80 million pounds
I don’t understand. Is the bigger the boat better?
Of course, the bigger the ship, the more guards it carries. For example, the ship of the Black Feather Army has at least a thousand guards on board; and the stronger the ship's defense capability, the more monsters can't shake it, and it can sail faster in strong winds and waves.
smooth.
I don’t understand. Thirty million kilograms is already far beyond the power of a ninth-level monster. Is it necessary to build a giant ship weighing eighty million kilograms?
You are right, the strength of the ninth-level monster is only between three million and ten million kilograms, so our Shenzhou is enough to cope with all situations. However, the ship has more guards and sufficient power.
This will be of great benefit to future voyages.
Zhan Chen nodded as if understanding. At this time, he noticed that the Ning family's ship was not the smallest. There were also some ships smaller than them. Some families' ships were probably only about 20 million kilograms, and the escorts were no more than 20 million pounds.
Three hundred; of course, there are also large ships weighing 40 million catties or even 50 million catties, second only to those city lords' vehicles.
Just by looking at the ships parked in Taiping Bay, you can have a general understanding of the strength of each family in each city. Because those Tongtian Shenzhou are the embodiment of their family's power. Those with strong wealth will naturally build larger ships.
After some comparisons, Zhan Chen found that the Ning family could only rank in the middle among all families.
Next, one after another, the Tongtian Shenzhou came from afar and merged into the large army. Near noon, no more Shenzhous merged in, and the total number of Tongtian Shenzhou in Taiping Bay reached thirty-six.
, the giant ship belonging to the city lord's palace of the five major cities is located at the forefront of the pair, while the Tongtian Shenzhou of other forces follows closely behind. The ships are so close to each other that they can even clearly observe the situation on the other side's deck.
Suddenly, bursts of melodious and long-lasting horn sounds came from the end of the building boat, resounding throughout the entire water area.
Ning Weitian, who was standing at the front of the bow, murmured: Has it finally begun? Then, he turned to Zhan Chen and ordered: Zhan Chen, please quickly gather everyone to the bow.
After Zhan Chen received the order, he entered the cabin and announced the master's order. After a moment, the five hundred people on the ship gathered at the front of the deck, looking at the tall ships in the distance.
At this time, all the city lords of the five major cities gathered at the bow of Sun Ming, the lord of the Nightless City, where a nine-story altar had already been set up.
As the representative, Sun Ming stepped onto the top of the altar, lit red incense and inserted it into the incense burner. Then he took out a long jade slip and began to recite scriptures about praying to God. The text of the scriptures is ancient and mysterious, and the general content is
It is a spell to drive away monsters.
Facing the unknown waters ahead, facing life and death, everyone's fears cannot be dismissed, and they can only pin their hopes on this superstitious form.
The scripture was very long, and it took Sun Ming half an hour to read it before he finished it. After that, he walked off the altar, stood in a row with the other four city lords, looked up at the sky, with a pious face, and sang in unison: kowtow.
Then, they knelt down and bowed nine times to the sky. At this time, all the people standing on the Tongtian Divine Boat also followed their example and bowed to the sky.
The whole ceremony is over here. After that, the city lords of the other four major cities left one after another and returned to their own Divine Boats to prepare for the voyage.
Ning Weitian also shouted to everyone on the boat: We are also preparing to set off. Later, everyone should work harder and try to follow the fleet as closely as possible. In this way, the attacks by monsters we encounter will be reduced.
Everyone was stunned and nodded in agreement. After a while, everything was ready. The ship of Sun Ming and other city lords was regarded as the flagship of the fleet, and the ships of the major families followed closely behind.
At this time, several flagships sounded long horn sounds at the same time, which was a reminder that everyone was about to set sail again.
Sure enough, several flagships were launched at the same time and headed towards the wider river outside Taiping Bay.
The Ning family's boat also sailed out of Taiping Bay along with other boats. At the bow of the boat, Ning Weitian said to Zhan Chen: Zhan Chen, I'm afraid we will enter Yuanhai, the core area of Yuanhe River, in the near future. I want everyone to be more careful.
Follow my orders.
Zhan Chen wondered: Yuanhe is obviously a river, why is it called a sea?
The so-called sea refers to the center of the Abyss River. I heard that there, the surface of the river reaches a radius of five hundred miles, and no one knows how deep it is. It is no different from the sea, so it is called the Abyss.
The sea, and the monsters that live there are all above the eighth level, and even the ninth level monsters are not uncommon. That is where we are going now.
They are all monsters of level eight or above, so how should we get there? Zhan Chen Jing said.
How else can we live like this? Otherwise, why did we build the Heaven-Tong Shenzhou just to avoid being torn apart by those big guys?
While the two of them were talking and asking, the monsters had already come to the door. One after another, seventh-level elementary and seventh-level intermediate monsters jumped out of the water and swarmed toward the deck.
Normally, these monsters hate each other and kill each other, and scenes of the weak and the strong are repeated every day. However, today, once humans break into their territory, these former opponents become friends, and they are united in dealing with the outside world and sharing the same hatred.
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The continuous attacks overwhelmed the worshipers on the ship, and they had to adopt a rotation system. Half of them fought the monsters, and the other part went to rest and recover their true energy. When those people recovered, they could take over the battle.
A worshiper who has fought to the point of fatigue.
Casualties finally occurred, and suddenly there was a crash from the side of the boat, and a huge monster jumped out. It was covered in scales and had a row of sharp dorsal fins on its back. It was particularly distinctive, with a long and flat snout, and a long inside.
It is full of fangs, and its four legs are like huge eagle claws, but there are webs between the claws and claws. It has a tail that is five meters long, with spikes at the end, like a sharp spear, and a pair of dim eyes.
, staring greedily at the worshipers who were waiting solemnly on the boat.
That was what the worshipers on the ship of the Abyssal Spear Monster couldn't help but shout. The Abyssal Spear Monster is a seventh-level high-level monster, and ordinary Martial Emperor Dzogchen experts cannot easily break through its defenses.
Seeing that it was about to invade the ship, one of the worshipers shouted: "Go to hell" and slashed a sword energy at it.
However, his attack was too weak and could not cause enough damage to the Abyssal Spear monster. Instead, it aroused its wildness. The monster quickly swept its giant tail, and the sharp tail scratched the body of the worshiper.
Passed by, causing a wound that was as deep as the bone.
Ah, the worshiper screamed and fell to the side, seriously injured.
The monster still wanted to pounce on the injured, but heard an angry cry from the side: You evil beast, you are seeking death.
It turned out that Yang Nan saw this scene, rushed over, stabbed out his sword, and successfully penetrated the abdomen of the Abyssal Spear Monster, killing the monster.
However, this was just the beginning. More seventh-level high-level monsters, and even seventh-level top-notch monsters, jumped onto the side of the ship, pounced on everyone, and fought with the worshipers on the ship.
Seeing that the protection woven on the ship was being continuously broken through by the monsters, and the casualties of the worshipers were also rising, Zhan Chen couldn't help but feel anxious, and wanted to leave the bow of the ship to help the people behind.
But he heard Ning Weitian next to him shout: Zhan Chen, don’t go
Zhan Chen couldn't help being stunned and asked anxiously: Master, why is this?
Because we are about to enter the most dangerous abyss. Those monsters will retreat automatically, and you must try to conserve your combat power at this time and deal with those eighth-level monsters with me.
But
Don't be hesitant, trust the other guards, they can handle it.
When Zhan Chen heard what he said, he had no choice but to turn back and guard the bow of the boat with Ning Weitian, letting the monsters and worshipers behind them fight.
Sure enough, after a while, the scenery ahead changed again. The power of the black forest completely disappeared. What came into view was the vast abyss. The water in the abyss was different from what Zhan Chen saw. It was pitch black, like ink.
The same black, extremely deep, like a nightmare.
The monsters who were still fighting with the worshipers on the boat became timid when they saw the black water, started to retreat, jumped into the water one after another, and fled wildly.
Zhan Chen looked at the seemingly endless abyss ahead. It seemed so calm at the moment. However, once their fleet entered it, there would be turbulent waves.