Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After waking up, Annie was adamant that she would not return, even though her scalp would crawl every time she thought about the terrifying Black Mamba Giant Python. Left with no choice, all Elder Berger could do was stay as well.

The more powerful one’s Magical Energy was, the further he could send a magical message. Even though he was about to become a sage-level Spellcaster, Elder Berger could only send a magical message at a maximum distance of a few thousand miles. In the vast sea, in a situation where he could not directly contact the Chief Elder, all he could do was to inform his guards at the Magical Beast Territory using a magical message and get them to pass on the news to the untraceable Chief Elder.

According to the reports from his scouts, there was an island all the way south of the Sallero Harbor near the Mariana Trench. There were traces of a bunch of pirates there, with them frequently docking their ships to rest ashore. If his guess was right, that should be a gathering spot for the pirates in the Mariana Islands.

Destroying this spot would not only destroy the effective strength of the pirates, warning all of the pirates within the sea around the Magical Beast Territory, he could also further interrogate them about the whereabouts of the One-eyed Dragon. If he did not eliminate the merciless father of Ymir, he would pose as an extreme threat to the security of the territory.

After ordering the crew to continue forward and instructing them to not disturb him unnecessarily, Yang Ling sat cross-legged on the deck and began training.

A sea breeze blew past as he felt a majestic energy seep into his body, his Body Honing Wizard Mantra activating automatically. Under the conditioning of the energy, his muscles and bones strengthened continuously, over and over again…

Water element Magical Elements were abundant in the vast sea. A water element Spellcaster training for a day at sea could be equivalent to two day’s worth of training on land. Thus, many water element Spellcasters would train by seas, lakes or rivers.

Originally, the water element Magical Elements were even denser in the islands near the deep sea; Unfortunately, because of the animosity of the sea tribe, no one dared to take the risk and venture out to sea. Only fearless thugs like pirates would dare roam around in the nearby seas.

To an average person, there was an endless stream of water element Magical Elements at sea, but to yang ling, this was just a special form of spiritual energy. After setting up a simple Spirit Gathering Spell Formation on the deck, he could feel the majestic spiritual energy seeping into his body, converting itself into the black and white Wizard Power.

Ever since he absorbed a shred of source energy from the Dimension of Dead Souls as well as divinity from within the body of the Church’s Holy Maiden Angel, the Wizard Power in his body had turned black and white, its color unchanging no matter how much spiritual energy or energy from the stars he absorbed.

However, even though the Wizard Power had turned a strange color, the energy it harbored became even more massive. Over this period of time, even though he had not broken through to the level of mid-level Divine Wizard, Yang Ling could still feel an obvious improvement in his abilities. He did not have to strain when he was using a few high-level restrictions or Wizard Techniques.

After absorbing a large amount of energy, Yang Ling felt as though he was improving at a rapid rate, now getting closer and closer to the day he would advance to become a high-level Divine Wizard.

In the past, the maximum range of his Ice-sealing Domain was only a small step, and he could only keep it up for a few short minutes. Now, the radius had grown to nearly half a meter, and he could sustain it for about ten minutes. Even better, Yang Ling realized that he could create a light arrow or a long spear in the air just like the Corpse Wizard King could as long as he concentrated his mental energy.

The power of his close combat ability, powerful Ice-sealing Domain, ability to gather a large amount of energy, light arrows that could be used for long ranged attacks…

All these made Yang Ling confident that he would be able to kill an average Domain Expert even without his Magical Beast Army helping him. As long as he trained diligently and grasped the secrets of the Ice-sealing Throne, there would come a day where he would be able to face people at the peak of Domain Expert like the Chief Elder Faern and Elder Yakut head on.

Have we become the target of the pirates, or is a large storm coming?

Even though he had absorbed a large amount of energy, Yang Ling could not seem to settle down, instinctively sensing an unprecedented threat. He could not slip into a truly meditative state. A few days later, as the ship approached the Mariana Trench, the feeling of danger became even more intense; The speed of his training got slower, sometimes, it would even get interrupted by a strange pressure.

After taking a deep breath, Yang Ling slowly opened his eyes. He had wanted to take a walk around the ship, but unexpectedly, he had just stood up when Ashnamov who had been waiting for him for some time walked over quickly, “Sir, over these three days, we have already lost traces of five of our Frogman scouts, the situation seems to be…”

Lost traces of five Frogman scouts?

Looking at Ashnamov’s grim expression, Yang Ling’s heart shook.

Scouts were the sources of intelligence of an army. Even though there was danger in every corner in this vast sea, losing traces of five Frogman scouts in a row was clearly abnormal.

Did they meet with the ambush of the pirates, or…?

When he was training, if no one interrupted him, it was normal for him to remain motionless for ten days to two weeks, much less just three days. Originally, he had suspected that he had been overly paranoid while he was training. It now looks like there was indeed something wrong!

“Ashnamov, order the soldiers to strengthen our defenses. We must not let our guard down!” Yang Ling gave a terse order after taking out the Heart of the Ocean which could display naval charts in real time.

As this was his first time out at sea, most of the areas on the Heart of the Ocean was pitch black, displaying only the path the team took like a silk band.

Could he adopt the strategy he used in the forest and instruct his Magical Beast Army to scout the path ahead and display the area on the Heart of the Ocean.

Remembering how he had instructed his Magical Beast Army to scout the terrain around the Shauna Valley and the Black Forest while holding the Heart of the Ocean, Yang Ling quickly summoned a dozen Twin-legged Flying Dragons. He instructed the Flying Dragon King Seylius to scout the area of a ten mile radius with the ship as the center.

The Horned Bee Beasts are fast and had a small stature, able to easily avoid the hidden scouts of the enemies. On land, they were the best scouts; However, on the vast ocean, what was more important was the altitude a creature could fly in and how long they could fly for, so as to reliably obtain the information he needed. Compared to the Horned Bee Beasts that had not enough stamina, the powerful Twin-legged Flying Dragons were undoubtedly the better choice.

Through the speedy Twin-legged Flying Dragons, the image of the surrounding terrain floated in Yang Ling’s mind and was displayed on the Heart of the Ocean in real time. However, even after instructing the Flying Dragons to fly low and close to the waves, he did not find anything strange around the fleet.

Could all of these be an accident?

Yang Ling knit his brows after being unable to find anything strange. There was nothing suspicious on the calm surface of the sea. There were no islands, no large sea creatures, in fact, there were not even protruding rocks. In that instant, he could not fathom where the danger could come from.

Hmph, I’ll deal with it as they come!

After instructing Ashnamov to strengthen the defenses, Yang Ling did not further waste his efforts, walking quickly toward the cabins. After having trained for a few days, he was starting to miss the cocktails mixed by Sofia and the snacks made meticulously by Anna.

“Brother Yang, this way, quick, the dishes are ready, quick!”

After knowing that Yang Ling had woken up, Anna rushed about excitedly, preparing a sumptuous meal along with her followers and servants. Sofia was at the side mixing cocktails. Having worked at the bar for some time in the past, her skills when it came to mixing drinks awed even the so-called bartender of the royal family John.

“Hey, uncle, you have this many delicacies for you the moment you wake up, Sofia and Sister Anna are too biased!” The little imp made a face at Yang Ling, then took big bites of the delicacies on the table. The others waited for Yang Ling before they started eating, while she did not care that much, deciding to have a try at every dish first.

She called me ‘uncle’, but called Sofia and Anna ‘sister’?

Tsk tsk, the relationship here is messy indeed!

Looking at the energetic imp that was Annie, Yang Ling shook his head. Other than long worm-like creatures like the Black Mamba Giant Python, there might not be anything else in this world that could scare this playful imp.

“En, this shark’s fin is not bad, much better than the one back home. It’s so smooth, and it does not stick to the teeth!”

“This wine tastes good too, if my guess is right, this must be the best batch from the year 182!”

…

The little imp ate as she gave her praises. The servants had just placed the food down when she and the Corpse Wizard King would fight to be the first to have a taste. When she was at the Barkley Family, even though she did not have to worry about what to eat, with her servants changing up the styles of the delicacies every now and then; She did not know why it felt less delicious than the food she was having now.

Annie’s mouth was not large, but her chewing speed was even faster than the Corpse Wizard King who was gulping down food like a pig. She polished a plate of Siberian Crispy Peanuts that Anna had meticulously prepared for Yang Ling in the blink of an eye. She looked around as she ate, wanting to see if the servants were going to bring in any more delicacies.

“Ah…”

After finishing a glass of wine, looking at the few barrels of rum leaning by the window by the sea, Annie walked over with her wine glass. She had wanted to get the servants to pour her a glass to have a taste when she suddenly saw that there was a black wood-like object outside the window. Looking closely, she realized that that was not driftwood, but clearly a terrifying head of a snake. She let out a scream, her body turning limp in fright.

“Ah… Pythons, all of them are pythons!”

“Release the arrows, quick, release the arrows!”

…

Just as Annie was shouting in fear, shocked exclamations and pathetic cries came from the soldiers on the deck. The group rushed out to have a look, only to have their scalps crawl instantly.

On the surface of the sea was a horde of triangular snake heads. Black Mamba Giant Pythons that were dozens of meters long, some even hundreds of meters long, had heavily surrounded the fleet. Eerily, both the Frogman scouts and the patrolling Twin-legged Flying Dragons had failed to detect these giant pythons before this.

Deep sea giant pythons?

Looking at the horde of countless Mamba Giant Pythons emerging out of the surface of the water, Yang Ling’s heart sank further, realizing the only possibility for the sudden appearance of the pythons.

Only creatures that could dive deep under the sea could avoid the Frogman scouts who were adept swimmers as well as the Twin-legged Flying Dragons that had great visual acuity, silently surrounding the entire fleet!