In the blink of an eye, Zhan Chen stayed at sea for more than half a year, and the armored ship he was riding on followed the fleet and gradually entered the center of the ocean.
He had never thought before that the journey to the Wanfa Continent would be so far, and that so much time had already been spent before entering the Endless Wind Zone.
Now, facing the calm and monotonous sea every day, Zhan Chen felt a little bored. Even the small winds and waves could not stir up some waves in his heart. In other words, he was looking forward to the early arrival of strong winds and waves.
On this day, Zhan Chen came out to the deck to get some air as usual. Suddenly he saw a man pointing forward and shouting: Look, what is that in front of you?
Zhan Chen followed the pointing of his finger and looked far into the distance, and saw what seemed to be a black line where the water and the sky met.
Almost everyone's eyes were attracted to the black line, and some even boldly concluded that the area ahead was the Endless Wind Zone.
Zhan Chen was also filled with surprise and uncertainty. Like everyone else on the deck, he stared intently at the black line.
As the fleet gradually approached, the black line became clearer and thicker, slowly revealing its true face of Lushan in front of people.
It was a black cloud with no visible edges, just like the billowing smoke from a blazing fire, blocking all the sea in front.
The clouds were so low that they almost clung to the sea, as if these clouds were emerging from the sea.
Seeing this scene, Zhan Chen and everyone knew clearly that the Endless Wind Zone had really arrived.
At this time, people on other sailboats were already very busy. The inexperienced crew members were like ants on a hot pot, wandering around the ship and were at a loss; the experienced crew members would rush to fix the sails.
Put it away, because once it enters a storm, those sails will capsize the ship in an instant.
Zhan Chen originally wanted to stay on the deck and experience for himself how dangerous the endless wind is, but then he heard a voice from the pilothouse on the deck: Those who are still on the deck, please pay attention and return to the cabin quickly.
Attention to those still on the deck, please return to the cabin quickly
The voice urged over and over again, and the people on the deck obediently entered the cabin one after another. Zhan Chen had no choice but to give up his bold idea, follow those people, and enter the cabin.
After entering the cabin, he immediately went up the stairs and returned to his room. Through the glazed windows on the wall, he continued to pay attention to the actions outside. In this way, although the view he saw was limited, he could still take in the vast scenery outside the window.
Close your eyes.
Not long after, the fleet gradually entered the area dominated by dark clouds. Zhan Chen found that the distance he could see began to shorten greatly, and he could only see clearly things within a thousand meters away from him.
In his impression, the wind was originally colorless, but the scene before him completely subverted his perception.
The wind in the Endless Wind Zone is black, raging in the air, like steel knives waving, and the originally calm sea water is turned upside down by them, setting off waves, like boiling water.
Zhan Chen felt that the soles of his feet were shaking, and there was a sudden jolt that almost made him fall. He subconsciously grabbed the iron table next to him to stabilize his balance.
Then, he felt that the soles of his feet kept rolling, and he had to adjust his posture and try his best to maintain the balance of his body.
At this time, the best choice was to fall on the bed, but Zhan Chen propped up the table and continued to stare out the window. He could clearly see the scene on another sailboat a few hundred meters away from the armored ship.
Without sails, the ships on the opposite side could rely on human power to drive them, and the crew members were working hard to keep the giant ship moving forward.
Not only do they have to overcome the weight of the sailboat, the resistance and waves of the sea, but they also have to deal with the strong wind blowing in the air. When one group of people gets tired of rocking the boat, another group of people will immediately come up to take their place.
Now Zhan Chen finally understood that compared with those people, he was lucky to be on the iron-clad ship. If he had boarded the other ship by mistake at that time, they might have forced them to paddle the other ship, but by then, he would not have been able to help himself.
If you don’t work hard, the boat will capsize and everyone will die together.
However, what Zhan Chen didn't expect was that this was just the beginning of a nightmare. Just like the appetizers before a big banquet, the crisis that followed would be even more shocking.
Zhan Chen quickly adapted to the bumps, but being locked in a closed room and subject to such violent shaking made him unable to practice and could only wait for a long time.
One day has passed, two days have passed, three days have passed
He finally couldn't stay any longer and was eager to leave the confined space and take a breath. So he boldly walked out of the room and went downstairs, only to find that the cabin door was open and many people had already come outside.
Thought: It seems that there is more than one person with the same idea as me.
So he stepped out of the cabin door and came outside. The black wind outside was very strong. It blew against the face and made people feel stinging. However, it would not cause harm to the martial saint, especially someone like Zhan Chen who had reached the level of cultivation.
A strong man in the ultimate realm of Martial Saint Dzogchen is even more concerned about this storm.
The strong wind whipped up huge waves, which hit the iron-clad ship violently, breaking into waves and splashing on his body like raindrops, soaking his clothes, but making him feel more relaxed, just like a death row prisoner who had successfully escaped from prison.
It feels like escaping from a gloomy prison.
Lying on the guardrail of the ship, enjoying the rare fresh air, Zhan Chen began to observe the surroundings, and immediately discovered that nearly half of the ships following them had disappeared. Where did the missing ships go? This phenomenon aroused his curiosity.
So after observing carefully for a while, I found that the distance between the boat in front and the boat behind was quietly increasing.
Even on the sailboats surrounding the armored ship, the faces of the warriors rowing the oars showed deep weariness, and some even began to show pessimism and negative emotions. He immediately understood the reason.
Those boats that disappeared were probably unable to keep up with the speed of the first echelon and were left far behind. It was like a square meter long-distance running race. At first, everyone followed closely, but as we got to the back, those with weaker physical fitness
Athletes will fall further behind, and the same principle applies to sailboats.
Seeing that the dissuasion was ineffective, the cab was too lazy to deal with Zhan Chen and the other passengers. Anyway, they had already collected the Immortal Stone in their pockets. As for the lives and deaths of the passengers, they were not responsible. So Zhan Chen and most of the passengers resumed their journey.
Deck ventilation habits.
Appreciating the power of nature is also very helpful for understanding martial arts. Zhan Chen often stayed on the deck for an hour to understand the unique rhythm of the ups and downs of the waves. He was pleasantly surprised to find that understanding made his Golden Mian Sword The swordsmanship began to improve significantly, and many connections between the swordsmanship became more natural and unexpected.
However, the closer to the center of the Endless Wind, the fiercer the storm became, and after three months of sailing in this sea area, the intensity of the wind and waves reached its extreme.
A black wind can stir up huge waves up to hundreds of meters high, causing the sea surface to fluctuate, sometimes rising high and sometimes sinking down. The iron-clad ship seems to have climbed up a mountain and fallen into an abyss.
Zhan Chen was taking a breath on the deck, and his heart seemed to be rising and falling with the ups and downs of the ship under his feet.
The danger came quietly. A huge gust of wind blew up and set off a 100-foot-high wave next to the armored ship. It hit their ship head-over-heels with lightning speed.
Seeing this, Zhan Chen reacted immediately and rushed into the cabin. The moment he entered the cabin, someone immediately closed and locked the cabin door tightly.
At this time, there were still two or three people outside who had not had time to enter, and it was this one step that separated life and death.
Zhan Chen only felt the armored ship tremble violently, and his body flew out involuntarily and fell to the ground. However, such an impact was neither painful nor itchy for Wu Sheng's physique.
He immediately stood up and rushed to the glazed window next to him. When he looked out through the window, he saw a scene he would never forget.
At this time, they had been pushed deep into the ocean floor, and the surroundings were filled with countless water bubbles. Through those water bubbles, Zhan Chen clearly saw that right next to their iron-clad ship, sailboats were being dismembered directly in the water. , turned into a pile of broken wood.
He even saw many people struggling in the water, trying their best to get themselves out of the water, but he knew very well that these people were hopeless. In the Endless Wind Zone, falling into the water meant death.
Here, I have to admire how strong the iron-clad ship is. It has withstood the beating of such big waves and the pressure of deep water without causing any damage or even a single crack.
After a while, the armored ship slowly rose again, reappeared on the water, and continued to move forward with the fragmented fleet.
The test after that was even worse. Every day, the armored ship Zhan Chen was on was buried almost four or five times by huge waves. Every time the ship sank under the sea, Zhan Chen and others were worried, fearing that the armored ship would disappear. Like other sailboats, it was broken into pieces.
Only the five Taoist warriors headed by Chen Qiming could keep their expressions as normal. They seemed to be confident about the armored ship's defense, and in fact this was indeed the case.
The voyage in the Endless Wind Zone was extremely arduous and long. Three months passed in the blink of an eye, but Zhan Chen felt as if three hundred years had passed. He looked forward to breaking out of this sea area as soon as possible and no longer live such a frightening life.
Three months later, the wind at sea was decreasing. However, this time, he, like other passengers, became cautious. Perhaps it was because of his previous near-death experience that he still has lingering fears.
It wasn't until the black wind completely weakened and the black clouds began to subside that Zhan Chen dared to come out of the cabin again and came to the deck. He looked around and saw that there were only less than twenty ships left in the originally mighty fleet. Almost 99% of the ships were annihilated in the endless wind.
The ships that can pass the test of the endless wind all have the strongest hulls and the most experienced crews. Zhan Chen silently paid attention to them, because they are all true braves.
At this time, the black clouds receded, and the golden sunlight shone through the clouds, coating each ship with a gorgeous glow, which seemed to symbolize the glory of victory. However, Zhan Chen knew that the test was not over at all.
There is a dangerous reef waiting for them behind.