Chapter 799 - 159: The Fù Bird
"The Fu Bird is a type of bird with enormous wings, yet it has forsaken the sky to exist as an ocean creature."
"It can proceed deep underwater in a rowing-like manner, and with each stroke, it can stealthily travel thousands of miles."
"Its massive size, combined with its rowing motions, allows it to trigger tsunamis and create immense shockwaves across the ocean."
At some point, Jian Beifang had already walked out of the captain’s cabin of the Nightwalker, arriving at the control room.
In front of him, within the calmed winds and waves, the massive silhouette was slowly surfacing from below the sea.
Each feather of the Fu Bird was the size of a medium battleship, its jet-black sheen resembling forged steel.
The steel wings formed by the feathers, when flapped, gather gusts of hurricane beneath its wings, stirring up frenzy in the Water Planet’s seabed.
But now, it felt a bit hindered.
The solid white buns thrown into the sea by Bai Wuheng expanded explosively, transforming into enormous bun mountains that settled under the sea.
The hurricanes stirred by the Fu Bird crashed against the bun mountains, dissipating into nothingness.
Furious, the Fu Bird finally emerged from the depths of the sea.
Watching this scene, Jian Beifang recalled the moment he had met Bai Wuheng in his mind.
The scene flashed back to the previous night.
"Then should I also..."
"First collect some interest!"
Jian Beifang stepped towards Bai Wuheng, and along with him, the frost beneath his feet continued to thicken.
As Jian Beifang approached, the entire White Camel was frozen, including every crew member onboard, without exception.
Even if Jian Beifang was alone.
He still possessed the terrifying power to annihilate the White Camel.
This is the Sea Legend.
Even if it was just the former Sea Legend!
Bai Wuheng knew the enmity between Jian Beifang, known as General Beifang, and others, and also knew what the fate would be as the "brother of the enemy."
Beneath him, the frost had already frozen his legs completely, and was continuously moving upwards.
He knew he only had three breaths of time.
In those three breaths, Bai Wuheng had to figure out a way to survive from Jian Beifang’s hands!
One breath.
The frost had spread to Bai Wuheng’s waist.
Two breaths.
The frost froze his arms and climbed up to his neck.
Three breaths.
The frost was about to completely freeze his head when Bai Wuheng suddenly shouted:
"I have a way to repay the interest!"
"Killing me might vent your anger, but if you give me a chance, I can repay my share of the interest!"
Bai Wuheng’s words successfully halted the spreading frost.
Jian Beifang raised an eyebrow, a slight smile in his tone:
"A method of repaying the interest? Interesting, but I have to admit, you’ve piqued my curiosity."
Indeed, as Bai Wuheng said, even if he was killed, it was merely to vent anger, and such anger would remain unvented to a large extent.
In that battle of the Central Sea Area long ago, Bai Wuheng was just an insignificant character.
His real deep-seated hatred was directed at those three influential figures.
Maximizing benefits was currently Jian Beifang’s optimal choice.
However, he did not completely lift the freeze, still keeping Bai Wuheng’s body mostly frozen, leaving only his head able to speak.
Bai Wuheng exhaled a cold breath, speaking shiveringly:
"I know your Talent."
"And I’ve heard the legends of your rise."
"Element! You can devour Elements; the more Elements you devour, the more Elemental Talents you can possess!"
Upon hearing this, Jian Beifang’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Before he could speak, Bai Wuheng continued, "I know of an anomaly beast of Level 5 Adventuring Sea Area, and I know its exact location."
"If you devour it, you can regain the trait of the Wind Element."
Having an Ice Element trait already allowed Jian Beifang to dominate this sea area; having an additional Wind Element trait would...
Jian Beifang’s eyes gleamed faintly.
"You know the location of the anomaly beast? Interesting, is this, perhaps, destiny’s choice?"
He spoke to himself up to this point, then waved his hand, dispersing all the frost from Bai Wuheng’s body.
When Bai Wuheng had fully defrosted, recovering, a faint voice sounded behind him: "Take me there."
The scene returned to the present, in the Level 5 Anomaly Sea Area.
Jian Beifang’s gaze was fixed on the direction of the sea surface, repeating what he had said before:
"This is the ’interest.’"
...
"Brother Wuheng, it has revealed itself." Looking at the astonishingly large creature, Fu Bird, a captain from another ship spoke.
The reason Fu Bird was so troublesome was largely because it remained hidden deep in the ocean, stirring storms and tsunamis to destroy ships on the surface.
But after Bai Wuheng spent vast sums to specially concoct white buns targeting the Fu Bird, its strongest reliance was broken.
Though the surfaced Fu Bird remained strong, it was no longer invincible.
Now, it was time for the other ships to take action.
"Yes, proceed according to the plan we initially set." Bai Wuheng nodded.
After speaking, the Nightwalker began to withdraw, making way for the first ship’s positioning.
At the same time,
The other nine battleships advanced at full speed, dispersing into nine different positions in the sea area.
In doing so, they formed a massive encirclement, attempting to wrap the Fu Bird as if making dumplings.
"Swap the Ballast Stone!"
"Swap the Ballast Stone!"
"Swap..."
On every warship, as they reached the predetermined positions, they replaced the Ballast Stone onboard.
"Sky-Banning, Level 4 Adventuring Sea Area grade, Ballast Stone."
"Special Effect: When this ship is equipped with the ’Sky-Banning’ Ballast Stone, any flying units within the range of the Sky-Banning field will be subjected to a 10% flight restriction effect."
"Special Effect (Set): The flight restriction effect of Sky-Banning can stack."
Yes, stack.
This means when all nine ships replace their Ballast Stones with Sky-Banning, any flying units within this coverage will be subjected to a 90% flight restriction effect!
If it were just a single Sky-Banning Ballast Stone, its effect could almost be described as negligible.
Because here on the Water Planet, most dangers come from above or below the sea, with minimal threats from the sky.
Yet despite this, the Sky-Banning Ballast Stone still bears the price one would expect of a Level 4 Adventuring Sea Area grade item.
One Sky-Banning Ballast Stone may be costly, but to acquire a whole set of nine requires more than just wealth.
Under the 90% flight restriction, orange-red beams of light transformed into ropes, binding the Fu Bird entirely.
There were nine such light beams!
Seeing this, the smile on Jian Beifang’s face grew broader.
"Not a bad strategy." He complimented without reservation.