Ninth In the World

“Which direction should we head towards?” Mu Jie asked the moment they left the Mission Hall as she looked at Di Jiu.

 The jade slip the three of them had received stated clearly seven locations within the Lackluster Ocean where large amounts of Stacked Partition Herb could be found.

 Among the three of them, Di Jiu had the weakest cultivation level while Mu Jie had the strongest after attaining the Dao Modeling. Now, however, both Mu Jie and Zhuo Wujia were looking at Di Jiu for directions.

 “Let’s go to Honeycomb Beach,” replied Di Jiu without hesitation.

 Zhuo Wujia instantly commented, “Brother Di, I don’t think we can obtain many Stacked Partition Herbs at the Honeycomb Beach. Indeed, Honeycomb Beach produces the biggest amount of Stacked Partition Herbs, but it is also located nearest to the Lackluster Ocean Divine City. Due to this proximity, it is likely that there will not be many left by the time we get there.”

 Mu Jie looked at Di Jiu curiously as well, for she’d had the exact same thought as Zhuo Wujia. Honeycomb Beach was indeed the location that produced the largest amount of Stacked Partition Herbs on the jade slip. However, it was also true that it was located nearest to the Lackluster Ocean Divine City. Such a place most likely would not have many Stacked Partition Herbs left even if the information stated was true.

 In other words, even if there were Stacked Partition Herbs there, those herbs must have been obtained by others given the number of people who had accepted this mission.

 Di Jiu explained, “The reward for the Stacked Partition Herb mission suddenly increased and more people accepted the mission. We do not own any top-notch flying Dharma treasures, so we will definitely be unable to catch up to anyone no matter where we go. This is because we do not have any divine crystals to purchase the Lackluster Ocean’s introduction jade slip. Therefore, we do not know what kind of place Honeycomb Beach is.”

 “However, given how close Honeycomb Beach is to the Lackluster Ocean Divine City, the number of Stacked Partition Herbs there remains the biggest. This means that it is a dangerous place to be, so not many people will actually choose to visit it. Even if others make the same decision as us, we will still have a chance since we are headed to such a dangerous place.”

 However, Di Jiu quickly discarded this notion. He would not open a store even if he intended to sell flying Dharma treasures in the Lackluster Ocean Divine City.

 The Lackluster Ocean Divine City evidently appeared to be a very lawless place. It seemed to be similar to a market. There was also no one guarding the city given how they’d entered and left the Lackluster Ocean Divine City without any obstacles. This also meant that the management of this divine city was messy and weak. In that case, it would not be a good place to open a store.

 The flying Dharma treasure brought them deeper and deeper into the Lackluster Ocean, and Di Jiu sensed that his Spiritual Force was increasingly being suppressed. The boundless darkness seemed like a brick wall. The further in they went, the worse the suppression of their Spiritual Force was.

 Mu Jie was about to say that this place caused some kind of suppression when a black shadow charged toward his flying boat.

 Bam! The black shadow collided with the flying boat, causing the Defense Array restriction of the flying boat to emit cracking sounds.

 “It is an ocean demon…” Zhuo Wujia was very experienced. Therefore, he knew that it was an ocean demon from the Lackluster Ocean the moment this black shadow collided with the flying boat.

 “It is an Eight-Legged Ocean Rat.” Mu Jie’s Spiritual Force was much more powerful than Zhuo Wujia’s, so she was able to see more clearly. The thing that had lunged at the boat looked exactly like a rat. Its two teeth looked like two sharp sabers, its eight legs were covered by a thick layer of scales, and each leg had three pointed claws. The collision of these pointed claws with the Defense Array was what had caused the flying boat to shake violently.

 Di Jiu activated the Defense Array, and Zhuo Wujia used his Cosmic Kun Pagoda to attack the rat.

 Boom! The Cosmic Kun Pagoda slammed onto the Eight-Legged Ocean Rat, causing the flying boat to shake from the impact even more violently. Zhuo Wujia’s face turned red and he took a few steps back.

 That rat was completely uninjured. Moreover, it screeched and lunged forward again.

 Mu Jie hastily charged forward. Her two Half-Moon Blades released a circle-shaped blade flare.

 Pew! Blood exploded as the air seemed to be invaded by a fishy smell.

 Mu Jie was about to comment on how smelly the rat’s blood was when she stared off in the distance, paralyzed. Through her Spiritual Force, she sensed that a tide of Eight-Legged Ocean Rats was swarming over, the sheer number making them appear like dark clouds.

 After guarding the Wormhole for so long, Mu Jie had even seen a true Worm Tide before. However, the infinite Eight-Legged Ocean Rat Tide was something she had never seen. It was different on a significantly larger scale.

 This Rat Tide was about to surround them completely, and once that happened, they would no longer be able to escape or stay alive.

 Upon sensing the space getting increasingly smaller with her Spiritual Force, Mu Jie felt desperate. She knew very well that even though Di Jiu’s flying boat was considered a low-grade divine weapon, it might not be capable of escaping this entrapment.

 Di Jiu shouted, “Let me take both of you away!”

 As soon as he said that, he lifted both of them and immediately executed the Spiritual Force escape technique without waiting for Mu Jie and Zhuo Wujia’s reply.

 He could escape so long as his Spiritual Force could slip past the gaps in the Rat Tide. These gaps were swiftly disappearing. He was worried that they would be trapped there forever if he hesitated for even a second.