This is why Li Fei didn't voice his speculation on the spot just now.
If this got out, it could very likely shake the army's morale!
"The West Continent has so ans to control Ninth Grade Beasts? Even you can't completely control them and can only force them into an alliance, what basis does the West Continent have?"
Wenren Zheng's expression was sowhat grave.
Even for him, the Great Blue Military God who had been through a hundred battles and spent his life in armor, this expedition still carried imnse pressure.
Because this war was not only about the lives of hundreds of thousands, it also concerned the Da Lan Dynasty's National Fortune and future for several centuries to co, and his own Tao achievents!
This was almost a battle with no way out, and Wenren Zheng had never planned to leave himself any retreat.
If the expedition failed, he would definitely choose to die in battle!
"I don't know either. I've already had the Void Pool Clam shuttle through the void to scout ahead and see if it can find anything."
Li Fei said.
He looked at Wenren Zheng and said in a firm tone, "Don't worry. Even if we really encounter Ninth Grade, we'll just cut them down!"
Wenren Zheng laughed boldly. "Good!"
After the two chatted a few more words, Wenren Zheng left the room.
Li Fei sat alone in the room, closing his eyes to rest.
A mont later, Ning Qingman pushed the door open and ca in.
She walked over to sit beside Li Fei, quietly watching him.
Although Li Fei always looked calm and unruffled, at ease.
Having known each other for so many years, she could vaguely feel that the pressure in Li Fei's heart was actually not small.
Even if he was The World's Number One.
Li Fei opened his eyes, looked at Ning Qingman, and smiled:
"What is it?"
Ning Qingman also smiled. "Nothing. Has the Void Pool Clam co back yet?"
Li Fei: "Not yet. But with its abilities, even if a few Ninth Grade surrounded it, it shouldn't be in any danger."
Ning Qingman: "Mm. Actually, it might not really be a few Ninth Grade Beasts stirring up trouble. It could just be that the other side borrowed Heaven and Earth's Power."
Li Fei nodded. "Let's hope so."
...
That night, the Void Pool Clam returned to the fleet.
"I sensed the aura of Ninth Grade, and more than one."
The intel brought back by the Void Pool Clam confird Li Fei's guess.
This was the worst outco!
"How many Ninth Grade Beasts did you sense?"
Li Fei asked.
Void Pool Clam: "At least three."
Li Fei: "Can you locate them?"
Void Pool Clam: "I need ti. Their auras are everywhere in the water."
Li Fei: "Find them as quickly as possible."
...
Two days later, the fleet once again encountered a storm at sea!
And this ti, the strength of the storm was in no way weaker than the last.
The several Peak Strong Persons made their moves again. As before, Li Fei was responsible for breaking the waves, while the others protected the fleet.
After the storm, a sense of unease began to spread through the army.
The Soldiers all realized sothing was wrong.
No matter how bad their luck, they shouldn't be running into two storms of this scale within three days.
On the flying ship where Li Fei was, a war council was convened once more.
This ti, besides the Commander and several Vice Commanders, all the Advanced officers in the army, the Great Grandmasters and Top-level True Man, were present.
"From the current situation, the storms we've encountered are very likely being created by Ninth Grade Beasts."
Li Fei said to everyone.
At this point, there was no aning in hiding it anymore; the important thing was to solve the problem.
Hearing the words "Ninth Grade Beasts," all the officers were very surprised and also realized how thorny the problem was.
"I'll lead the Western Garrison Army to find these Ninth Grade Beasts and take them out."
Wenren Zheng spoke.
Li Fei had told him that over the past few days the Void Pool Clam had been searching for those few Ninth Grades in the sea. Now that the storm had just passed, the 'traces' left by the other side would be more obvious, so there was a great chance of finding them.
"No need. You all stay and guard the fleet, I'll make a trip."
Li Fei said.
Wenren Zheng frowned and was about to refuse.
In his view, Li Fei was in no way less important than this army, and was even more important than the lives of these hundreds of thousands put together!
If it were several Peak Strong Persons, he instead wouldn't worry about Li Fei.
But Ninth Grade Beasts happened to not be very restrained by Li Fei's "Only I have the unique thod," and the battle would be in the sea—too much of a disadvantage.
It would be better for him to take the Western Garrison Army and the Void Pool Clam to test the waters first.
"Ning Qingman will go with , and with the Void Pool Clam there, nothing will happen."
Li Fei sent a Transmission to Wenren Zheng.
He was the Commander, so in the end Wenren Zheng still chose to go with his will.
Thus, for the first ti, the entire fleet ca to a halt on the sea.
More than two hundred ships quickly closed in, forming a "circle" on the sea's surface.
The hull of each ship lit up with an azure glow, and a vast amount of Water Essence Qi surged endlessly toward the fleet.
Very soon, a huge semi‑transparent mbrane wrapped around the entire fleet, including the dozens of flying ships in the air.
This was the third type of array inscribed on the hulls of all ships—the [True One Round Water Formation].
This formation could be disassembled and combined; when more than two hundred ships gathered at specific positions, they could stack over two hundred small arrays together and combine them into one Big Array!
With the Big Array activated, plus Wenren Zheng, Wang Chengze, the two Imperial Camp Armies, and Bone Li lurking in the dark, even if several Ninth Grade Beasts attacked together, the fleet would not be wiped out just from the collateral shock.
It was just that every ti the Big Array was activated, the consumption would be no small matter, so Li Fei had to find the Ninth Grade beasts in the sea as quickly as possible and eliminate them.
Li Fei and Ning Qingman left the fleet, skimming over the sea surface.
"I keep feeling that this attack by Ninth Grade Beasts has sothing to do with things we might have forgotten."
Li Fei spoke to Ning Qingman as he sped forward.
Ning Qingman: "You an, the reason the West Continent can get help from Ninth Grade Beasts is related to the secret beneath the Extre Abyss?"
Li Fei: "Exactly."
Ning Qingman: "Then are the Void Pool Clam and Bone Li still trustworthy?"
Li Fei: "With the oath in place, they should be trustworthy, but we still have to stay alert."
Ning Qingman: "I understand."
The two talked as they went, and quickly arrived at where the Void Pool Clam was.
"Have you found them?"
Li Fei used Heart Sound to ask the Void Pool Clam.
Unlike human Peak Strong Persons, Ninth Grade Beasts did not carry Qi Fortune, so Li Fei could not sense and locate them through Qi Fortune.
Void Pool Clam: "They were just around here a mont ago; they should have dived into the sea by now."
Li Fei did not hesitate: "Then we go into the sea."
He grabbed Ning Qingman and stepped into the void with her.
The No Distance divine skill originally could not take another person along when traversing the void, and its manner of void traversal was intermittent; it could not stay in the void continuously like the Void Pool Clam.
But after reaching the Peak, Li Fei had, relying on Magic and Martial Unity, broadened the application limits of No Distance.
At this mont, carrying Ning Qingman, he "walked" in the void just like the Void Pool Clam, avoiding the seawater.
Constantly descending, plunging deep into the ocean.
The Void Pool Clam's perception of Ninth Grade was keener; from ti to ti it would open a slit in the void to sense the lingering auras in the sea.
...
Over thirty thousand ters below the sea.
Imnse water pressure, extre freezing cold, and absolute darkness.
A mountain‑like fish tail gently swayed, yet did not stir up any violent turbulence in the water.
This was a gigantic fish over three thousand ters long, its form sowhat similar to the Void Pool Clam.
Only, the Void Pool Clam was a great fish of the void, whereas this was a true deep‑sea leviathan.
Its body was clearly as massive as a mountain range, yet its movents were as gentle as a feather.
It was obviously moving rapidly through the water, yet this Water Domain remained extrely calm.
A tentacle as thick as a Mountain swept past above it.
In the distance, a giant beast whose shape resembled a colossal octopus was likewise moving swiftly.
Beneath the two giant beasts were silt, coral, and rocks, looking like the seabed, but this "seabed" was also moving.
This was an island moving through the deep sea.
The two sea storms that the West Expedition Army encountered were caused by these three Ninth Grade Beasts!
"All Eyes said that fleet has stopped."
"Looks like they've sent people to look for us."
"They're coming down here to find us? Then that's perfect for us to hunt them and Swallowing Dao!"
"All Eyes said there are many powerful humans among them, and there is one human whose strength even it cannot see through. It told us not to fight that one."
"Even it can't see through him? Then I'd like to see just what kind of human this is."
"Wan Lin, don't underestimate humans."
"This is the ocean—our ho field!"
Just as the two Ninth Grades were conversing via Heart Sound, a Heart Sound suddenly ca from far, far away:
"The humans have caught up."
"Oh?"
The giant fish's body suddenly halted.
"Wan Lin, what are you trying to do?"
The tentacle up ahead transmitted a Heart Sound.
The Ninth Grade Beast nad Wan Lin did not answer; it flicked its tail and swam upward.
A mont later, the tranquil Water Domain was violently disturbed!
In the distance, a dazzling light tore through the darkness, and blood spread through the water.
Very soon, Wan Lin returned, one of its eyeballs blasted apart:
"Run—"
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