Chapter 354
Longbo
"What, what is this..."
Tan Sheng stared in disbelief. He looked up and saw a gigantic head with two pairs of golden, vertical pupils that shone brighter than the stars, sending chills down his spine.
The black seawater flowed continuously down the gray-blue skin covered with scales, from the forehead to the neck, then from the neck to the chest, and finally plunged into the Dark Sea, taking a full several dozen breaths.
This is a giant standing in the deep sea, as if the ocean only reaches halfway up to him.
With each breath, a long wind rises, accompanied by clouds and mist, as if a mountain-moving giant born from ancient mountains and seas, possessing an unimaginably powerful force.
"Its face was covered in scales, and it had gill slits behind its ears. Its palms were webbed, and there were membranes connecting its fingers. Its pupils stood upright like those of a dragon..."
Yu Zhensheng's eyes flickered as he carefully observed the giant's appearance, seemingly trying to confirm something.
"You old bastard, just tell me already, what exactly is this thing?!"
Yu Tianheng couldn't help but urge him on.
As the grandmaster of Southern School of Yin Opera, he has traveled all over the country over the years and has seen all kinds of demons and monsters. He has even crossed the Nether Sea several times.
Such a bizarrely shaped giant, resembling a human, a fish, and a dragon, was something he had never seen before in his life.
Moreover, this giant is not merely a giant with a towering body; it also possesses innate and powerful magical abilities, its breath carrying the force of clouds and mist, and containing the power to move mountains and fill seas.
Even a master of Yin-Yang magic who had reached the sixth level of mastery felt a chill run down his spine and his scalp tingle, experiencing an unusually heavy sense of oppression.
With just a gentle squeeze, the treasure ship would instantly turn into pieces.
"If I'm not mistaken, he should be the legendary... Longbo person."
As soon as Yu Zhensheng uttered the words "Uncle Long," the giant's eyes shone brightly, and he stared intently at Yu Zhensheng.
"You know...our people?"
He didn't roar, and even deliberately lowered his voice, but it still had a deafening sense of intimidation. The breath he exhaled when he opened his mouth formed a hurricane that stirred up waves.
Even though the giant was filled with curiosity about Yu Zhensheng, most of his mind was still fixed on the tiny man in white.
Although the man didn't speak, he just stared quietly, yet there was a sharp edge about him that made even him feel a slight unease.
"of course."
Yu Zhensheng smiled slightly. Facing such a behemoth, he could still talk and laugh with ease. This composure and calmness made the giant look at him with even greater respect.
The people on this ship are no ordinary mortals.
"The Classic of Strange Things - Northwest Wilderness Records: There are people in the northwest overseas who are a thousand miles tall, with a distance of a thousand miles between their two feet. Their waist is 1,600 miles in circumference, and they drink five dou of heavenly wine every day. These are the people of Longbo, whose eyes are like the sun and moon, whose noses are like hanging rivers, and who live for 18,000 years."
Yu Zhensheng is well-versed in classical texts, readily quoting various ancient books, demonstrating his profound knowledge.
But Yu Tianheng retorted, "Although this giant is indeed very large, it is not thousands of miles long, and it is far from the Longbo people you described."
"Don't rush, there's more to the story."
Yu Zhensheng first looked up at the giant to make sure the giant didn't show any displeasure before continuing.
"Legend has it that in ancient times, there were five immortal mountains carried by giant turtles in Guixu, east of the Bohai Sea. These mountains were named Daiyu, Yuanqiao, Fanghu, Yingzhou, and Penglai. However, after the Dragon Man drank the Heavenly Wine, he crossed the vast sea and arrived at Guixu. He used a fishing rod to fish away all six giant turtles in one go, causing the immortal mountains Daiyu and Yuanqiao to drift to the North Pole and sink..."
"The Heavenly Emperor was furious and punished the Longbo people by confining them to the depths of Guixu and greatly reducing their height. Of course, even so, they are still enormous to us."
Yu Tianheng then realized that the giant before him was a descendant of the ancient Longbo people, but in a greatly reduced form.
Yao Taifeng and Tan Sheng were both shocked upon hearing this. Such a giant, who stood on the vast ocean and was as tall as Mount Tai, was actually a giant whose height had been greatly reduced. If he were the ancient Longbo people, how magnificent he would have been.
“You’re right. Our race has been punished by the Heavenly Emperor, and our height and lifespan have been greatly reduced. We no longer possess the divine power to pluck stars and seize the moon that we had in ancient times. But even so…” The giant’s voice changed as he spoke, suddenly becoming high-pitched and excited, his eyes blazing with fury.
Whoosh!
He raised his other hand from the deep sea, and with a sharp hiss, a giant python, tens of meters long, emerged, its tail coiled around his arm, struggling violently.
Only then did Yao Taifeng realize that the tremors from the sea must have been the giant fighting the python demon.
"If anyone dares to offend my people, kill them!"
With that thunderous killing cry, the giant python's head was crushed, splattering out a lot of red and white substances.
The tightly coiled python's body went limp, and its tail crashed into the sea, creating huge waves.
Have you ever seen... a child of our tribe?
"He's only seventy years old, roughly equivalent to... a seven-year-old child of your race, short in stature, and wrapped in a whale skin skirt..."
Longbo had been isolated from the world for a long time. Although he could speak the human language, it was very obscure and unfamiliar to him. However, he still tried his best to explain in detail and looked at Zhou Sheng and the others with expectant eyes.
Yu Zhensheng shook his head and said, "We haven't seen any other Longbo people along our journey."
The giant's eyes dimmed instantly. He didn't speak, but slowly lowered the boat.
The moment the ship touched the sea, even the hot-tempered Yu Tianheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Compared to the giant's palm, even the perilous Nether Sea seemed so safe and reliable.
"I thought...you were...ordinary people...afraid the boat would capsize..."
The giant even spoke up to explain.
It turns out that during his battle with the giant serpent of the underworld, he was worried that the waves he created during the fight might accidentally injure the mortals on the ship, so he specially appeared to support the ship with his palm.
After discovering that the people on the ship were not ordinary, they rekindled their hope and asked about the whereabouts of their tribesmen, but unfortunately, they had never seen them either.
After saying that, he skillfully took out the giant axe hanging from his waist, easily cut open the snake's belly, skinned it and bled it, washed it with seawater, and then stuffed it into his mouth.
Looking at the reddened seawater all around, Zhou Sheng and the others couldn't help but sigh inwardly, realizing that their entire boatload of people probably wouldn't even be enough to fill the enemy's teeth.
After replenishing their food supplies, the giant nodded to them and turned to leave.
At that moment, a voice rang out leisurely.
"I have seen."
boom!
The giant Lumberjack suddenly turned around, his eyes gleaming.
Because the turning speed was too fast, it even stirred up a huge wave tens of feet high, causing the treasure ship to sway again.
When he saw that it was the white-clad man who even he was somewhat wary of, Longbo Giant's eyes immediately showed suspicion.
Yu Zhensheng tensed up, constantly giving his apprentice meaningful glances.
"You brat, the Longbo people have just been isolated from the world for too long and don't understand human relationships, but they're not stupid. On the contrary, they're very serious, and once they find out they've been cheated, they'll fight to the death!"
...(End of this chapter)