Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1254 - 1255: Coral Thicket

"Kui Shui Xuanwu is actually so violent?"

The boyish Long Boduo asked curiously while eating. In his eyes, Kui Shui Xuanwu rarely spoke and always seemed aloof. Glancing at Long Boduo, Agunas replied irritably,

"If the kingdom you protect were treated like this, how would you react?"

"The kingdom I protect? I have no interest in getting mixed up with humans."

Upon hearing Agunas’ question, Long Boduo looked at him strangely and responded. Ghost-type Divine Beasts like him rarely interact with humans, let alone protect human kingdoms. After all, humans inherently fear them, and even if they initiate contact, there’s no guarantee of a favorable outcome. Over time, Ghost-type Divine Beasts have stopped appearing before humans.

"Then it’s hard to explain to you."

Rolling his eyes, Agunas said helplessly. He didn’t expect to successfully explain this matter anyway. Besides, Long Boduo and Kui Shui Xuanwu didn’t have much of a relationship. Furthermore, the Kui Shui Xuanwu of the Yuhe Dynasty was a member of the previous generation, which had little connection to the current Kui Shui Xuanwu. Even if Long Boduo disapproved of its actions, it wouldn’t make much of a difference.

"Are we still visiting the relics? I think that nearby coral cluster looks good."

Sitting on the beach within the Island Jellyfish’s domain, Feng Yuan suggested to Qi Chen and their group. Qi Chen nodded reluctantly and said,

"It’s better not to visit the relics. We’re here to travel, not to train..."

The Yuhe Dynasty relic earlier wasn’t too dangerous, at least not exceptionally so. If they went to another relic, who knows what might happen. Qi Chen was well aware that many relics involved challenges even for Feng Yuan, and whether they’d encounter danger was uncertain. Since they were on a trip rather than an adventure, there was no need to risk visiting such perilous places.

"True. Then how about taking a break and heading to the coral cluster?"

After thinking for a moment, Feng Yuan proposed. Yang Hongzhi nodded and said,

"Sure, but where is the coral cluster?"

From what he remembered, there didn’t seem to be one nearby. Hearing Yang Hongzhi’s question, Feng Yuan explained,

"It’s nearby—I just saw it earlier. Speaking of which, we could also check out the Deep Sea region to see those massive ordinary creatures~"

Something occurred to Feng Yuan, and he said excitedly. Delong Tower glanced at Feng Yuan and remarked,

"In that case, I’ll probably need to bring them along."

Although Beastmasters possess Beast Taming powers that assist in diving beneath the ocean and maintaining extended underwater breathing, diving into deeper areas requires significant strength. While Yang Hongzhi might be unaffected, Qi Chen and his companions lacked the necessary strength. Without Delong Tower’s assistance, they simply couldn’t descend into such deep regions—the immense water pressure would prevent them from reaching those depths.

"No problem! The underwater world is fascinating~"

Laughing mischievously, Feng Yuan replied. Thinking back to the remains of the Nien Wheel he had seen before, Feng Yuan wondered whether he should try searching for something similar. But then he decided against it. Even though the chances were high that the remains in the Black Sea’s depths were harmless, encountering something still operational would spell trouble.

He didn’t want to battle powerful ancient artifacts deep in the ocean—that would just be asking for trouble.

Feng Yuan held a piece of coral in front of Xiao Ji. Xiao Ji, struggling desperately against the water currents, looked at the coral under his neck in confusion. After a moment, Xiao Ji appeared dissatisfied and moved the coral onto his head instead. Noticing Xiao Ji’s struggle against the currents, Delong Tower lightly waved his hand.

The water currents within the coral cluster were rather chaotic because this area was already at the Black Sea’s bottom. Nearby lay the energy-converging sea trench, and the circulating energy flow created turbulent water currents here. As Delong Tower controlled the flow, the coral cluster’s interior gradually calmed.

Small fish accustomed to the chaotic currents cautiously poked their heads out. However, being non-Spirit Beasts, they lacked cognitive abilities. They merely sensed changes in their living environment and, after hesitating briefly, suddenly darted away from the coral cluster as though perceiving great danger.

Long Boduo stealthily approached Najia from behind, clutching a long, fish-like creature in his hands. He had discovered this intriguing organism by chance. Although not a Spirit Beast, it could emit electricity. Feeling quite familiar with Najia, Long Boduo couldn’t resist attempting an impish prank. Najia initially failed to notice Long Boduo’s actions until Yang Hongzhi turned around and saw Long Boduo’s mischievous grin. Instantly reminded of Feng Yuan, Yang Hongzhi thought,

This guy makes the same face before pulling pranks! Could it be...?

Yang Hongzhi stretched out his hand to tap Najia in warning. Having spent time with Feng Yuan, Najia recognized Long Boduo’s familiar expression and sighed inwardly. Pointing with a small finger, Najia summoned a bright yellow meteor that streaked toward Long Boduo. Realizing what had happened, Long Boduo quickly tossed the fish aside and fled.

Najia hadn’t intended to hit him with the meteor—it was just meant to scare him. Had it struck Long Boduo, he might not have had the ability to dodge considering Najia’s power. Observing the fish escape and emit bursts of electricity, Najia immediately deduced what Long Boduo intended to do.

Corrupted by Feng Yuan, Najia thought helplessly. Never did he expect Long Boduo to start pulling pranks as well. Noticing Najia’s odd gaze, Feng Yuan looked at him in confusion. But since nobody planned to use their abilities for underwater communication, Feng Yuan couldn’t understand what Najia was trying to convey.

After a brief pause, Najia stopped looking at Feng Yuan. Since it wasn’t a big deal, there was no need to clarify now. Meanwhile, Long Boduo swam over to Delong Tower, curiously observing the peculiar creature in his hands.

Resembling a disk, the strange creature had eight pairs of limbs around the edge and two round, bewildered eyes on its surface that stared at Delong Tower. Though it had an odd appearance, Long Boduo was certain it wasn’t a Spirit Beast.

After a closer look, Delong Tower released the disk-like creature, which immediately darted away upon touching the ground, clearly terrified of him.

But that wasn’t surprising—though Delong Tower was the Lord of the Great Sea, he didn’t govern all ocean creatures. And even if he did, it wasn’t reasonable to expect every creature to like or respect him. ƒreewebɳovel.com

Little Ice Cream quietly snuck up behind Pomiti, preparing to toss a piece of coral debris he had picked up. Before he could act, Kong Qing’s tail swept him away. Did Little Ice Cream really think Kong Qing hadn’t noticed his intentions? Trying to imitate Feng Yuan? Without even considering Pomiti’s situation? A scatterbrained little creature, toying with someone as delicate as Pomiti!

Kong Qing cared more about Pomiti than Little Ice Cream. After all, he had spent considerable time with Pomiti and developed a strong bond. Nearby, Big Cat hesitated but refrained from acting. Like Kong Qing, he also felt affection for Pomiti. Regardless of what the future held, taking care of Pomiti for so long had created undeniable emotional ties.

Clinging to Kong Qing’s head, Pomiti looked around in confusion. After a moment, she hugged Kong Qing’s head even tighter with her little hands.

Once again, Feng Yuan presented a piece of coral to Xiao Ji. This time, Xiao Ji finally lost his patience and glared at Feng Yuan unhappily. Xiao Ji’s wings spread slightly in apparent anger. Scratching his head, Feng Yuan looked at the coral piece in his hands and placed it in a different bag. Unable to explain underwater, he decided to clarify once they returned to the surface.

Later, the group, carrying their finds, swam back to the waiting Island Jellyfish. Sitting on the beach, Feng Yuan took out the coral fragments and held them up in front of Xiao Ji, saying,

"Let me see if these can be used as your accessories."

Waiting for the water droplets on his body to dry, Xiao Ji blushed slightly upon hearing Feng Yuan’s words. Previously, he thought Feng Yuan was just teasing him again, but now he realized the true intention behind it. Agunas glanced at Feng Yuan curiously and asked,

"Didn’t you already collect quite a few similar items? Why the need for more?"

"They’re different. Those were found at the Water Park; these come from the ocean. The source makes all the difference~"

Gesturing earnestly, Feng Yuan explained. Rolling his eyes, Agunas didn’t bother responding. In his view, weren’t they all the same?