Lou Yi, Daoist Xuanji, Overlord Chu Feng, and the ship captain stood together at the stern's wheelhouse.

This was the highest point on the entire ship, watching the water condition to guard against any unforeseen incidents.

Fortunately, the night passed peacefully.

From the next day, Lou Yi, Chu Feng, and Daoist Xuanji, the three Martial Master level experts, took turns on night watch. The old Shi, due to severe injuries, needed rest and did not participate.

As for the ship captain, he had the second helm and third helm to rotate, so there was no worry about energy issues.

Perhaps the route chosen by the ship captain was good; for two consecutive days, the large wooden ship did not encounter any mishaps.

"Eh, I don't think this Longjiang River is all that. Why does everyone speak so mysteriously about it?" During the day, on deck, Zhan Weida smiled at the cute girl Xu Yun.

The two held hands, appearing close and sweet.

"Maybe it's just that the time has been short?" Xu Yun said hesitantly.

Just as the words fell, a black shadow appeared above their heads.

"Damn!"

Zhan Weida looked up, shuddering.

It was a giant water bird, over three meters long, with a slender neck and snow-white feathers, golden claws that were powerful when curved.

The shiny black beak was sharp and long, like a cold, flashing sword, making one doubt its power.

Without a word, Zhan Weida pulled Xu Yun and ran wildly into the cabin, shouting loudly, "Lou Yi!"

The giant water bird heard the noise, hesitating no more, and suddenly spread its wings, diving down.

The sharp beak aimed directly at Zhan Weida's back!

"Bring it on!"

A magnetic female voice suddenly rang out from the second-floor cabin.

Following that, a slender figure soared skyward, instantly arriving before the giant water bird.

A flash of silver, and the water bird was easily cut in two, crashing heavily onto the deck, causing the entire ship to shake.

Shi Caifeng, holding a silver hook, looked at the dead water bird with satisfaction, muttering, "These two days were so boring, this is just right to cheer me up."

"Damn it, trying to ambush me, today you're being eaten!" Zhan Weida angrily rushed up, giving the water bird's corpse a hard kick.

The ship captain came over, face changing drastically, saying, "Quickly throw it overboard!"

However, it was too late.

'Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!'

A vast white cloud rapidly moved in from the distant sky.

Upon closer look, it was a group of giant water birds, each over three meters long.

The leading one was even more massive, with wings spanning seven or eight meters, hardly inferior to the eagle monster that attacked the city before.

"We can't let them destroy the masts!" the ship captain shouted.

"This is easily done!"

Overlord Chu Feng, activating his Lightweight Skill, produced a faint white glow at his feet, 'swish, swish,' zooming into the high sky, raising a Golden Melon in his hand.

"Die!"

He aimed directly at the largest Bird King, hurling the melon down, a heavy sound of it tearing through the air was heard.

The Bird King showed a look of astonishment in its eyes, hurriedly dodging sideways, barely evading.

The Golden Melon then smashed into the thick flock of birds.

A 'boom' resounded like thunder on a flat ground.

A large white shockwave crazily dissipated around, as birds screeched mournfully, with black feathers falling like snowflakes.

And the giant water birds fell 'plop, plop' into the water, splashing waves.

Overlord Chu Feng, with unmatched power, was outstanding even among martial masters.

One violent strike of a Golden Melon scattered the flock of birds.

And the Bird King, who narrowly escaped disaster just now, stabilized its position, trying to counterattack.

Unexpectedly, another person flew beneath it, thrusting a sword precisely into its slender neck.

The white Sword Qi sliced lightly, severing a giant bird head, the headless body plummeting into the river.

The one who killed the Bird King with one blow was Daoist Xuanji.

Despite only having one arm, his martial arts remained masterful, one of the top three combatants on the ship.

The Bird King's death, plus many companions being slain, left the remaining water birds unwilling to fight, all beating their wings, fleeing far away.

"What a move, Heaven-ward Sword Qi!"

"Impressive, truly a Martial Master!"

The people on the ship were dazzled, wishing they too could join the aerial battle.

Unfortunately, they lacked Lightweight Skill and couldn't participate in such an advanced arena.

The top expert Lou Yi stood at the bow of the ship with his hands behind his back, holding the fort.

With two martial masters present, he often didn't need to act personally.

Moreover, he even obtained a lot of energy from some of the freshly dead water spirits.

But the ship captain still looked worriedly at the water heavily stained with blood, loudly shouting to the sailors, "Quickly, sail away from this water area!"

Zhan Weida laughed, "Uncle Jiao, the bird spirits are killed by us, what's there to fear?"

The ship captain ignored him, just kept urging.

"No, look under the water..." Xu Yun's face turned pale.

Zhan Weida sensed something wrong, and as he looked around the water surface, he immediately felt his scalp tingle.

Huge black shadows were continuously converging toward where the ship was.

Some of the water birds that had just fallen into the water weren't quite dead yet, flapping in the river.

But as the shadows neared, they suddenly and fearfully chirped, then were dragged into the water by an unseen force, without a chance to resist, vanishing without a trace.

And after dealing with the water birds, the shadows didn't stop spreading, instead continuing to surge toward the ship.

'Creak, creak, creak!'

'Creak, creak, creak!'

A tooth-aching sound rose, it was wood being gnawed on!

In the vast Longjiang, if the ship leaks, the fate awaiting everyone onboard is clear.

"We must drive them away!" The ship captain suddenly dragged out a large wooden barrel of purplish-red liquid from the cabin.

It emitted a rich plant aroma, likely the family heirloom, a wild herb root juice that could repel fish monsters.

The purplish-red liquid was poured along the ship's edge into the river.

Slowing down the approach of the unknown black creatures, but still unable to alter their intent and trend to attack.

"Die!"

Overlord Chu Feng was furious, jumping off the ship and walking on the water using his Lightweight Skill.

Smashing a Golden Melon fiercely against the shadow.

With a 'boom,' a white water column, difficult for even one person to encircle, shot into the sky.

Several black streaks flew onto the deck, splashing and jumping wildly.

Everyone saw, their expressions changed.

The shadows were black, watermelon-sized spherical monster fish, covered with black spines, with ghastly white eyes.

As their mouths opened, revealing rows of sharp teeth, they looked fierce.

Even on the deck, they frantically jumped, emitting eerie 'wu-wu' baby-like cries, seemingly trying to jump back into the water.

"Damn it, die!" A sailor angrily grabbed a broadsword, swinging it fiercely at the monster fish.

With several 'clang, clang' sounds, the broadsword collided with the spines on the monster fish, making a sound like hard objects hitting, but didn't break through the monster fish's defense.

This sent a chill to everyone's heart.

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