Supreme Swordsman of the Nine Heavens

Lost Out on the Ocean

“It’s been two hours, yet we still don’t see a single living organism or the end of this.” Chu Xiachi leaned closer to Xiao Ran to tease, “Looks like your plan is history.”

Xiao Ran emphasised his exhale. “What can I say? They’re stronger.”

“Perfect World has its pros and cons. Since Ultimate Immortals Monument is history, you shouldn’t even need to guess what the soul race is up to next. Your race is unlikely able to sit out on this one now.”

“Circumstances may not be the worse yet. Nobody knows with absolute certainty.” Xiao Ran mused, I can’t see the slimmest chance of defeating Cheng Yan, but Mu Yu is a wild card.

“Halt!” Mu Yu called, prompting everyone to slam their brakes. Mu Yu fished up a leaf drifting toward him and notified, “We’ve been trapped.”

Cheng Yan went up to Mu Yu. “Are you sure?”

“I marked our location with leaves when we stopped previously. Since then, we’ve been continuing forward, meaning this leaf shouldn’t be ahead of us.” Mu Yu flicked his wrist, elevating leaves he planted in the water into the air. “The leaves are now in front of us. To be more explicit, we’ve been in the same spot all this time. As far as I’m concerned, this is the only way to know where we are since the scenery never changes.”

“You certain?” Lie Shang asked.

“He’s right. Look, I made that.” Qiao Xue pointed to an iceberg she left to drift in the water as a marker.

“We’re lost?” Xiang Nan queried.

“Most probably,” opined Cheng Yan. “Mu Yu, do you detect a formation?”

“It’s precisely because I can’t that I’m befuddled. It’s similar to circling in Mirror Formation; however, I do not detect any signs of an active formation,” Mu Yu replied. “How about we conduct an experiment?”

“Go on,” Ximen Buxing responded.

“We’ll head off in separate directions as teams of two for safety’s sake. If we keep going straight ahead and bump into each other, then there’s no doubt we’re trapped. According to my calculations, it took five hours to come across the first leaf. Fly at the same speed as before, keeping track of time until you return to where you started.” Mu Yu spawned a tall tree that would be easily visible into the sky. “This tree is our marker.”

“Is there any point to this?” challenged Yu Mo.

“We can use the time it takes to do a lap to estimate how large the ocean we’re trapped in is and glean a rough skeleton of the terrain, all of which is crucial information for us to make inferences. If a team doesn’t make it back on time, that means it’s the way out,” Mu Yu explained.

“How about I go with you, Mu Yu? I like being with you.” Wanwan giddily wrapped her arm around Mu Yu’s waist and gently exhaled into his ear.

“No!” Tian Ran and Qiao Xue shouted in unison.

Mu Yu wrestled Wanwan’s arm off, fully aware of what she was trying to achieve with her feminine wiles.

“What a pity.” Wanwan faked a pout as she meandered off.

Mu Yu proposed, “Wanwan, you go with Ximen Buxing since you two can’t separate. Qiao Xue, Tian Ran, you two should stick with A-Dai. Xiaoshuai will be with me. First Brother, you team up with Xiao Ran. Brother Xiang Nan, you go with Yu Mo. Chu Xiachi and Gu Yitian will be another team. Lie Shang, you going to be okay on your own?”

Lie Shang bobbed his head.

Strictly speaking, Mu Yu was also soloing. In saying that, Xiaoshuai’s observation and unorthodox ideas sometimes inspired ideas for Mu Yu. Teaming up with Qiao Xue or Tian Ran would only give him a different sort of problem. Neither Qiao Xue, Tian Ran nor Gu Yitian had reached Ascension Realm, which was why it was best for them to be paired up with someone who had. Cheng Yan and Xiang Nan’s side mission was obviously to keep Xiao Ran and Yu Mo in line.

“Brother Xiang Nan, pass me fourteen quality jade stones, the type that has ample spirit qi,” Mu Yu requested. Jade was the easiest material to install formations in. Thankfully, Xiang Nan’s earth ability made it as simple as snapping his fingers to manufacture them.

Mu Yu carved fourteen Teleporting Handsome Formations into the fourteen stones Xiang Nan summoned. “One for everyone. Crush your jade piece as soon as you’re in trouble. If you’re fast enough, you’ll be teleported back to this linden tree in an instant. If you do not see anything within six hours, crush the jade piece to return immediately as you might have found the exit route. Otherwise, you will be out of range for Teleporting Handsome Formation to work.”

“We can fly some serious distance within six hours at our level, so that’s some serious range. Good going,” complimented Ximen Buxing.

“You two be careful. Make sure A-Dai flies at the same pace as before,” Mu Yu told Qiao Xue and Tian Ran.

“Yes, yes,” Tian Ran and Qiao Xue responded.

Watching Mu Yu fly in the direction they were flying before, Xiaoshuai lamented, “What do we do if we can’t find any food here?”

“You were fine with not eating for millenniums when you were stuck in the spirit qi core… What did Qiao Xue and Tian Ran say to you?”

“Oh, now you care? You’re the player, so why do they keep taking it out on me?!”

“Bros have to look out for each other. What did they ask you? I need to prepare.”

“Tian Ran asked me who you like more. The question is a trap. No matter how you answer, you’re screwed,” Xiaoshuai answered whilst stomping on Mu Yu’s shoulder.

“I’ll them I like you the most.” Mu Yu gave Xiaoshuai’s head a rub. “I’ll buy you a hundred roast geese to make it up to you.”

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