Chapter 557 - 552: Mysterious Creature

Chapter 557: Chapter 552: Mysterious Creature

A blast of Thunder Sword Aura shot out from Ning Jiang’s sword and struck the White Whale’s stomach, but it left no visible damage.

Ning Jiang frowned. ’When Little Dragon Girl was first swallowed, she must have tried to break out too. But she clearly failed, or she wouldn’t be unconscious right now.’

"Hmph. Let’s see if you can withstand my Taiyang Divine Fire."

As he spoke, the image of a great sun appeared in his right eye. The next moment, golden Divine Fire surged forth from it.

The Taiyang Divine Fire was powerful enough to burn an Earth Martial Realm Peak expert to death in just a few breaths. And although this White Whale was comparable to the Heaven-Reaching Realm, it wasn’t a true living being. Its strength couldn’t compare to a genuine Heaven-Reaching Realm master.

The Flame shot out, concentrating on a single point. The White Whale instantly felt the pain and let out a tremendous roar!

"Hm?"

Immediately after, Ning Jiang felt the White Whale’s resistance. Inside its stomach, a vast wave of Energy crashed down on him like a tidal wave, making him feel as though his body was about to be crushed.

’I just have to hold on for a moment!’

Although Ning Jiang still had the Qingtian Roc’s blood he could activate, he didn’t want to waste a trump card unless it was absolutely critical.

CRACKLE.

He activated the Thunder Power within him, instantly forming a Thunder Dharma Body around himself. With the Thunder Dharma Body, his posture stabilized at once.

However, against the White Whale’s immense Power, even the Thunder Dharma Body wasn’t enough. In less than a breath’s time, cracks spread all over it, and it was on the verge of shattering.

But just then, Ning Jiang’s Taiyang Divine Fire took effect!

The golden Flame had successfully burned a hole in the White Whale’s body.

’Now’s my chance.’

Ning Jiang’s eyes narrowed; he naturally wouldn’t let such a good opportunity slip by. He stretched his limbs, stomped his foot, and shot out like an arrow released from a bow.

SHHIIING.

In a near instant, he burst out from the White Whale’s body.

But the danger was far from over!

With Ning Jiang’s current strength, even with the Taiyang Divine Fire, it was still impossible to completely burn this Heaven-Reaching Realm unicorn White Whale to death.

The wound on its stomach wasn’t fatal. The White Whale let out an enraged roar, opened its mouth again, and tried to swallow Ning Jiang and his companion.

"Go."

Not daring to delay, Ning Jiang held the unconscious Little Dragon Girl in one arm, commanded the Thunder Dragon Sword, and achieved Man and Sword as One, instantly flying into the distance.

The combination of Thunder Power and Sword Control brought his speed to a terrifying level.

"Huh? It’s not chasing me?"

Ning Jiang was surprised to find that the unicorn White Whale hadn’t followed.

"Something’s not right!"

Suddenly, Ning Jiang stopped in his tracks. He felt that something was wrong—an instinctual premonition. A moment later, the vast white fog around him seemed to come alive, surging toward him from all directions!

Even more astonishingly, the cries of White Whales began to ring out from all around.

The calls rose and fell, one after another, seemingly without end. Ning Jiang estimated there were at least a thousand of them. Moreover, among them were several tyrannical auras that made his heart sink—dozens of Heaven-Reaching Realm White Whales.

’This is definitely not an Array!’

At this moment, Ning Jiang could finally be certain that this place was not something as simple as an Ancient Grand Array.

’A white fog that causes people to lose their way, combined with these White Whales born from the mist... If I’m not mistaken, it must be that kind of creature. I never thought such an ancient being would be here.’

’It seems the Dragon Race bloodline in Little Dragon Girl is what attracted it. This is going to be troublesome.’

Ning Jiang let out a long breath.

Ordinary people wouldn’t understand the origin of this white fog and would just assume it was some Ancient Grand Array. But Ning Jiang, as a Venerable from a hundred thousand years ago, was vastly experienced and knowledgeable. He had already guessed the truth of the matter.

’From the looks of it, that thing is still in its growth phase. But even so, it’s very difficult to deal with. I’ll have to think of something.’

Ning Jiang’s eyes flickered. The situation was extremely dire. Even if he activated the Qingtian Roc’s Bloodline Power, it would be difficult to escape.

The White Whales were continuously swarming him from all sides. Furthermore, if he tried to force a breakout, a Celestial Martial Realm King Level White Whale might appear!

"Give... her... to me..."

A voice echoed out from the surrounding fog.

The voice sounded very young, like that of a six or seven-year-old child.

’So that must be the creature.’

With that, Ning Jiang was completely certain of the identity of the being that had created this vast fog.

"Fine, you can have her."

Ning Jiang no longer insisted and handed Little Dragon Girl over. It wasn’t that he was leaving her to die; he understood that giving her up was his only option right now. He was certain that Little Dragon Girl would not be in any mortal danger for the time being.

In the meantime, he needed to make some preparations. Only then would he have the confidence to rescue her from this place!

Little Dragon Girl was swallowed by another unicorn White Whale. Afterward, the other whales stopped attacking Ning Jiang, turned, and left. Soon, the surrounding horde of White Whales dispersed, and everything returned to calm.

’It seems its nature isn’t so bad after all.’

Seeing this, Ning Jiang breathed a sigh of relief. His worst-case scenario had involved a vicious battle.

’With this pearl, I’ll be able to find Little Dragon Girl again later.’

Ning Jiang put away the Seven-Colored Pearl. Just then, he heard the sound of a large ship breaking through the waves in the distance.

’There are people here? They must be the Martial Artists who were trapped in this place in the past.’

Ning Jiang recalled Gu Huaying telling him that some Martial Artists in the past had gotten trapped in the Foggy Area and, unable to get out, had simply settled down and started living there.

Soon, the large ship pulled up in front of Ning Jiang.

On the ship’s deck stood several Martial Artists. The one in the lead was an old man smoking a pipe. Beside him was a young woman in green. The young woman’s features weren’t breathtakingly beautiful, but she was petite, charming, and had a well-proportioned figure.

"Hey, who are you?"

The young woman in green looked at Ning Jiang curiously.

"No need to ask. He must be an outsider. He’s not wearing the mark of Mist Island. Probably just another unlucky soul who got lost in the Foggy Area," someone next to her said.

"You look lost. How about it? Want to come with us to Mist Island? The guide fee will be ten thousand Spirit Stones," the old man spoke up.

These Martial Artists had been trapped in the Foggy Area for a long time and were actually in dire need of Spirit Stones. There were no Spirit Stone Veins in the Foggy Area, so their supply dwindled with every use.

And as someone who had just entered the Foggy Area, Ning Jiang was bound to have a good number of Spirit Stones on him.

"Alright."

Ning Jiang nodded. Ten thousand Spirit Stones was not a large sum to him.