Chapter 91

Ai Xiaohai slipped away again, the "greatest animal trainer in history" once more quietly sneaked off.

He was most afraid of trouble. Everyone recognized him, and he disliked such scenes. So, taking advantage of others not noticing, he pulled Deng Mengmeng and Xu Yunqi and slipped away.

Fortunately, these two girls were no longer surprised by Ai Xiaohai's various magical performances. Who knew what kind of surprise Ai Xiaohai would give them next?

After sending them back to their rental, Deng Mengmeng still seemed a bit reluctant: "Ai Xiaohai, are you really not going to climb the mountain with us on the third?"

"No, it's boring," Ai Xiaohai said without hesitation. "With this time, I'd rather have a good sleep at home."

What he was thinking about wasn't sleeping, but taking advantage of these few days off to go back to the sea. Last time, he found a sunken ship in the sea, but the porcelain could only be seen, not sold, which was too much of a waste. This time, he was determined to have Dabai take him to explore deeper and farther into the sea for a few days.

He originally wanted to buy a diving watch to accurately control the time. However, a "Hublot Deep Sea Explorer" watch that could dive to a depth of four kilometers was far beyond Ai Xiaohai's budget.

That was a top luxury item, something Ai Xiaohai could only dream of.

There were cheaper diving watches, but what use were they to him if they could only dive a hundred or two hundred meters?

After preparing and returning, he couldn't wait to come to the Dong River, diving into the water, feeling incredibly comfortable.

Old Jiang the carp and Little Claw the crayfish saw the king appear and hurriedly rushed forward.

Old Jiang was fine, but when Ai Xiaohai saw Little Claw, he was startled. Goodness, it had only been a few days, and with his spiritual power, the crayfish had grown as large as a Cuban spiny lobster, commonly known as "Little Dragon."

Looking at its shrimp army, each one was unusually large, making them invincible in the Dong River.

This time, the main goal was to seek treasure, so he didn't say much to them, just gave them some encouragement, and swam toward the East Sea.

Gradually, a group of blue-ringed sea snakes appeared, swimming around Ai Xiaohai. No nearby creature dared to approach. This was the vanguard of the sea snake army coming to welcome King Ai.

Soon, the seawater churned, and a wondrous underwater scene appeared:

A large group of terrifying blue-ringed sea snakes and an even more terrifying great white shark appeared in front, and in the middle was a sea turtle.

As soon as they saw King Ai appear, these marine creatures quickly moved forward:

"We pay our respects to the king, may the king live ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand and ten thousand years!"

This was probably taught by Prime Minister Turtle, Turtle Cong. It seemed that appointing a prime minister to teach these marine creatures was indeed a good choice.

"King, since you are here today, why not stay for a few more days?" Turtle Cong swam to the king's side. "We will accompany the king, and we can also benefit from the divine aura and achieve our goals sooner."

Indeed, the smartest marine creature, speaking in a different way, made Ai Xiaohai laugh. Benefiting from the divine aura and achieving goals were not to be expected; even with more cultivation, they couldn't turn into humans. However, with the help of the Dragon Spirit Pearl's spiritual power, enhancing their intelligence and extending their lifespan was definitely possible.

He called over the great white shark and asked about the porcelain. With Dabai guarding, it was as safe as could be.

Ai Xiaohai nodded and instructed Dabai to immediately take him to the nearest sunken ship.

Dabai, having been enlightened by Prime Minister Turtle, understood many things and knew that the king was particularly interested in sunken ships. He had some selfish motives; he was the king of the sea, but the prime minister's position was taken by a sea turtle, which was too embarrassing. If he could please the king, the king might be happy and give him a position even higher than the prime minister, which would be very impressive.

The best way to please the king was to help him find the sunken ship and the treasures. So, upon hearing this, he was overjoyed.

Little Qing, however, was a bit dejected. Although they were the kings of the near sea, the deep sea was beyond the reach of the blue-ringed sea snakes. Seeing such a good opportunity to earn merit being taken by the great white shark...

...

Dabai had been to too many places, and with him as company, the journey wasn't boring.

Along the way, the marine creatures, seeing the great white shark, were scared and fled. From a distance, they watched quietly. Hmm? What kind of monster was that next to the great white shark?

The deeper and farther they swam, the more Dabai suddenly said, "King, there's a sunken ship ahead. I've been there before, but there was a squid there, and... I couldn't deal with it..."

Hearing about the sunken ship, Ai Xiaohai's spirits were greatly lifted.

Hmm, the squid Dabai mentioned was probably a giant squid. The giant squid is a formidable marine creature, with adult individuals at least twelve meters long, and some even reaching eighteen to twenty meters, weighing several tons.

This giant marine creature, which often engages in deadly battles with equally massive sperm whales, has always been shrouded in terrifying legends.

For a long time, the story of the "giant squid" has been passed down among sailors. In Norway, there is the legend of the "Norwegian Sea Monster, Kraken." The medieval English King Alfred the Great once said, "In the unfathomable depths of the sea, the Norwegian Sea Monster is sleeping, having slept for centuries and will continue to sleep on the giant sea worm. One day, when the sea worm's fire warms the seabed, humans and angels will witness it rising from the depths with a roar, and everything on the sea surface will be destroyed."

Even more terrifying is that a giant squid measuring 17.07 meters in length was once measured, with suckers on its tentacles 9.5 centimeters in diameter. However, from a captured sperm whale, scars from suckers over 40 centimeters in diameter were found.

From this, it was inferred that the giant squid that battled the whale might have been over 68 meters long. If there really was such a large giant squid, it would be almost the same as the legendary Norwegian Sea Monster.

A 68-meter-long giant squid, what kind of concept is that? No matter how fierce the great white shark's combat power, it could only avoid such a terrifying monster.

Ai Xiaohai didn't care about these things, instructing the great white shark to stay here and summoning countless candlefish, he swam alone in that direction.

68 meters? If he encountered such a giant squid, would he be a match? Ai Xiaohai wasn't sure. But he thought his luck wouldn't be that bad, right?

With the candlefish as company, the surroundings were very clear. Fish were almost nowhere to be seen, probably all becoming the squid's meal?

The shadow of a sunken ship appeared vaguely, and Dabai's information was indeed correct. Ai Xiaohai quickly increased his swimming speed.

The sea was silent, with no sound at all.

Ai Xiaohai suddenly felt a strange atmosphere, and the Dragon Spirit Pearl seemed to be transmitting a warning of danger...

His whole body became alert.

Although Ai Xiaohai was fearless and had the Dragon Spirit Pearl to protect him, for some reason, he felt a bit nervous.

The sunken ship was right in front of him, very large... From its appearance, it seemed to be an ancient sailing warship!

This giant of the sea, once a "devil's weapon" that dominated the oceans and was called by historians, now lay quietly in the cold depths of the sea.

No one knew what had happened to it. Was it sunk by the enemy, or attacked by a so-called sea monster?

However, Ai Xiaohai became excited. He knew very well the purpose of such warships—plunder!

What about maritime hegemony and protecting the country's merchant ships? All of that was just a self-deceiving facade. Whether it was the Spanish Armada or the British Royal Navy, they were no different from pirates in essence.

Pirates plundered merchant ships, while navies plundered colonies.

That's why pirate ships often carried a lot of loot when returning to their home country, which was the main reason why pirates would often risk everything to fight regular navies.

He hoped this was a warship that sank on its way back to the country.

He was getting closer... Two cannons appeared. These cannons were once the formidable weapons of sailing warships, but now they were rusted and covered with unknown marine plants.

Ai Xiaohai looked at them and thought that even if he took these two cannons out, there would still be a market for them. No matter what, this trip wouldn't be in vain.

Suddenly, the surroundings darkened... Ai Xiaohai was suddenly sucked in!

Yes, even with his quick reflexes, Ai Xiaohai couldn't avoid the sudden attack from the darkness!

He was tightly wrapped by a huge tentacle.

The giant marine monster—the giant squid—appeared!

This squid was incredibly cunning. It had long discovered this unwelcome visitor but remained hidden in the darkest place, waiting for the best opportunity.

Although Ai Xiaohai was powerful, the giant squid had lived in this sea for generations and was more familiar with the underwater world than anyone. It knew that darkness was its best weapon and was better at choosing the best attack point, where the fatal blow often began.

Moreover, the giant squid spent its entire life in battle. It was fierce and cruel, and almost every hunt involved a deadly struggle with sperm whales diving into the deep sea for food.

In these true life-and-death battles, the giant squid and the sperm whale would fight from the deep sea to the shallow sea. Either the sperm whale would eat the giant squid, or the giant squid would suffocate the whale to death by covering its blowhole with its tentacles.

In every battle, the giant squid fought with its life!

Years of combat had instinctively given the giant squid far more underwater battle experience than Ai Xiaohai could ever match.

On one side was the giant squid, which had experienced countless underwater battles from its youth to adulthood; on the other side was Ai Xiaohai, who had only fought the great white shark once and had almost no underwater combat experience. The disparity in strength was clear.

The giant squid's incredibly strong tentacles tightly

The king who could summon the wind and rain on land was now in trouble.

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