Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1211: Demon Dragon Scorpion

Chapter 1211: Chapter 1211: Demon Dragon Scorpion

On the boundless sea, several huge ships cleaved the waves at high speed.

By this time, the eastern sky had begun to show light, with dawn about to break.

From here to Misty Island, there was nearly a hundred li of sea journey.

Although the ships from Misty Island had not yet caught up with the ship Fang Bai and others were on, the distance was now less than two hundred zhang.

Standing on the deck of the Twin Six ship, the Martial Artists with good eyesight could even clearly see the faces of the people on the other ships.

"Elder Fang, our high-grade Essence Stones have all been consumed!"

A disciple from Green Bamboo Stronghold rushed out from the control room of the ship to Fang Bai’s side, speaking anxiously.

In the absence of Wu Rongshan, Fang Bai, serving as Elder of Tribute of the Green Bamboo Stronghold, had become the backbone of this ship; everything was directed to him for decisions.

"Here are some high-grade Essence Stones in this Spatial Ring, use these first!"

Fang Bai furrowed his brows and tossed a Spatial Ring containing tens of thousands of high-grade Essence Stones to the sailor, casually wiping off the ring’s restrictions.

The sailor, as if receiving a treasure, grabbed the Spatial Ring thrown by Fang Bai and ran back to the ship’s control room.

All this way, the ship Fang Bai was on had maintained extreme cruising speed by expending all high-grade Essence Stones, thus it had not been overtaken by the ships from Misty Island.

Now, the store of high-grade Essence Stones on board was exhausted. If they switched to using medium or low-grade Essence Stones, the ship’s speed would immediately slow down, and it wouldn’t be long before they were intercepted by the pursuing ships behind them.

Fang Bai understood that although the tens of thousands of high-grade Essence Stones he brought out seemed ample, they essentially wouldn’t last long in powering the ship.

Seeing Fang Bai taking out part of the high-grade Essence Stones, Su Linglong and others also opened their purses, contributing their own high-grade Essence Stones, which Ghost Hand then delivered into the ship’s control room.

Although Fang Bai knew that these Essence Stones were but a drop in the bucket and could not propel the ship very far, in this critical moment, delaying even for a moment was valuable.

"You brat, see where you can escape to today! Once we catch up to you, I will ensure that the Martial Artists aboard your entire ship become a feast for the Sea Beasts in the Purgatory Sea, clearing the hatred in Madam Linghu’s heart!"

While Fang Bai’s mind was racing and he was pondering countermeasures, a chillingly cold female laughter came from a pursuing ship behind, clearly heard by all the Martial Artists on board, including Fang Bai.

The laughter came from Madam Linghu.

Having been trapped in the Minor Demon Trapping Array by Fang Bai for over two hours, Madam Linghu had just broken out of the array, knowing that Fang Bai would inevitably head back to the ship at the harbor and leave Misty Island at the first opportunity. She went directly aboard Misty Island’s ship and arrived at the harbor, intending to stop the ship on which Fang Bai was.

In Madam Linghu’s view, once Fang Bai escaped from Misty Island, he could potentially make public what he witnessed, by which time, Misty Island’s reputation would be destroyed, and no ship would dare to dock there.

Without ships docking, Madam Linghu would be unable to find suitable Martial Artists for combined cultivation, and the Martial Artists on Misty Island would also struggle to obtain the resources needed for cultivation.

In the long run, the islanders of Misty Island would surely become restless, unable to focus on their cultivation, and might even leave Misty Island due to a lack of cultivation resources.

Should such a situation occur, it would mark the beginning of Misty Island’s decline, and even Madam Linghu herself would likely be unable to continue staying on the island.

By then, Misty Island would become a desolate and uninhabited island hanging isolated over the sea.

Therefore, Madam Linghu was determined, she absolutely could not let Fang Bai leave alive, and she had no intention to spare even one of the thousand Martial Artists aboard Fang Bai’s ship.

Seeing that the distance between the two ships grew increasingly closer, and that it would take at most another half hour to intercept Fang Bai’s ship, Madam Linghu’s cold laughter continued, projecting her voice across the air.

The two ships were several hundred meters apart, and with the strong winds and rough waves, the fact that Madam Linghu could project her voice clearly into the ears of Fang Bai and the others was a truly astonishing display of strength. On the ship, among the thousands of Martial Artists, only Fang Bai could achieve the same feat.

Everyone knew that Madam Linghu was the Island Master of Misty Island. Although her true power had always been a mystery to outsiders, it was said to be no less than that of a Sect Master of a first-rate Sect.

If the rumors were true, then Madam Linghu was at least a Martial Artist at the Universe Level perfection realm.

In the eyes of the majority of Martial Artists in the True Martial Realm, Universe Level perfection was the pinnacle of strength in this world. Thus, when they heard the name Madam Linghu, the faces of the thousands of Martial Artists on Fang Bai’s ship drastically changed.

"Elder Fang, what should we do?"

The temporary captain of the ship, a Core Disciple from Green Bamboo Stronghold filling in for Wu Rongshan, asked with a panicked expression, turning to Fang Bai.

The eyes of the other Martial Artists also focused on Fang Bai.

Fang Bai gazed intently into the distance towards the sea where the sunrise was emerging; the waves were tumultuous there, dotted with golden specks, and a thick concentration of Water Element Qi lingered over that area of the sea.

"Spare no expense, accelerate forward! Head towards there!"

Fang Bai, sensing the dense Water Element Qi gathering in the sea ahead, suddenly brightened up, his face revealing joy as he pointed towards the place shimmering with specks of golden light.

The Martial Artists on the ship were not powerful enough to sense the rich Water Element Qi concentrated in that area of the sea ahead and did not understand Fang Bai’s intentions. However, seeing the joy on Fang Bai’s face, they felt somewhat relieved from their tense and panicky mood.

The crew controlling the ship, all disciples from Green Bamboo Stronghold, regarded Fang Bai’s command as paramount. Upon hearing his order, they immediately turned the ship around and used up all the remaining Essence Stones to drive the ship at full speed.

"Quick... Chase after them!"

Madam Linghu, extremely familiar with the sea conditions within a thousand miles of Misty Island, saw Fang Bai and the others’ ship heading towards the sea area with gathering Water Element Qi and flickering golden lights, and she frowned, urgently urging her subordinates to accelerate their pursuit.

"Brother Fang, something’s not right! It seems there are Sea Beasts there!"

"Those Sea Beasts seem to be much more powerful than the Dragon Scale Whales we encountered before!"

"Yes, I’ve sensed it too!"

"Perhaps that sea area is the territory of those Sea Beasts. Entering it might enrage them!"

"Stay calm, Brother Fang must have his reasons!"

...

When Fang Bai and the others’ ship was still a few miles away from the golden shimmering sea area, the keenly sensitive Wu De, Su Linglong, and Dongfang Ruhua had already realized that the area was a zone of activity for a group of Spirit Beasts.

"Have you never heard of the Demon Dragon Scorpion?"

Fang Bai suddenly turned his head and asked.

Dongfang Ruhua tilted his head and said, "Demon Dragon Scorpion? I’ve never heard of it! Is it a type of Sea Beast? Could it be..."

"You’ve guessed right!"

Fang Bai, with a gleaming look in his eyes, gazed towards the sea ahead, smiling relaxedly and said, "That shimmering gold ahead is indeed the Demon Dragon Scorpion, and it’s from the most noble, most powerful category! The attack power and destructive force of a mature Demon Dragon Scorpion exceed those of a Cosmic Level perfection human Martial Artist!"