Volume 3: The Great Merging Era Chapter 41 (3) Thunder and Fire

  The night grew darker, and the Carnival Glory remained still, constantly searching for Lin Xuebai and Lei Zhen, but no matter what, they couldn't be found. However, without finding the leader of the alliance, this cruise ship wouldn't set sail again; losing even the leader was a huge loss of face.

  Where exactly are Lin Xingbai and Lei Zhen?

  Originally, in the nine days of thunder whip's true thunder, against the fire volcano eruption of the divine fire burning heaven knife, that one move against each other, Lin Xingbai won a little, and Lei Zhen lost half a move. The matter was originally settled like this, but the two had already fought 299 moves before, and now they were using their strongest moves against each other again. After releasing this move, Lei Zhen felt that his internal true energy was empty, while Lin Xingbai also felt that his Wu tribe's original power was slightly depleted.

  The original power of the Wu tribe existed in every cell, and it was not so easy to empty. However, Lin Xingbai rushed over thousands of miles, destroying Wan Genhai's True Arrow at the same time. Immediately after, he fought against Lei Zhen for over 300 rounds, which was really too fast. The original power in the cells didn't have time to transform and come out, resulting in Lin Xingbai also feeling empty inside his body.

  The two of them fell into the sea at the same time. Falling into the sea was nothing, as long as the two people's true yuan force and witch tribe yuan force recovered, they could naturally break out of the sea and come out, even if they were on the seabed, there would be no unexpected events to speak of.

  As they fell, it was either good or bad luck that Lei Zheng landed on Lin Xingbai's body, and the two of them tumbled into the sea together. As soon as they hit the water, the seawater soaked through Lei Zheng's clothes, which were a snow-white shirt and a snow-white skirt. The outcome was naturally predictable.

  Lin Xingbai is below, Lei Zhen is above.

  This posture is indeed a bit ambiguous, but it's just temporary. Due to the intense mental focus from the previous exchange of ultimate moves, neither of them noticed. In just a few more seconds, Lei's true yuan force and Lin Xingbai's witch tribe yuan force will recover, and they can naturally break out at that time.

  Just at this moment, a sudden change occurred. What kind of change was it that suddenly arose?

  There are many strange creatures in the ocean. These creatures, either from ancient times or suddenly produced by genetic mutations, are so diverse and bizarre that humans can't possibly discover them all.

  The ocean is originally the second most mysterious place on Earth.

  The first mystery lies in the deepest part of the Earth's core, which is also a forbidden zone that humans cannot enter.

  For example, in the ocean there is a fish called Donghai Dagyu. According to the "Taiping Guangji", this Donghai Dagyu is the largest animal in the East China Sea. People who go out to sea see the head of the fish on the first day and only see the tail of the fish on the seventh day. When the Donghai fish gives birth, the seawater within a hundred miles is all bloody red.

  Of course, it's a bit of an exaggeration to say that you can walk for seven days and still see the tail. But it gives you an idea of just how long and large this fish is.

  In the Xianxia world's bizarre news, there is a legend about this fish. It is said that once it opens its mouth, it has an incredibly strong suction power, even whales cannot escape its grasp. Once sucked in, even cultivators would be trapped for twelve hours.

  In twelve hours, a strange power will be produced in the belly of the big fish in the East Sea. Only after twelve hours can there be a possibility of escape.

  This East Sea big fish is indeed strange and abnormal, it must be able to trap for twelve hours, which is enough to reverse the good fortune. Fortunately, no one can capture this East Sea big fish. As soon as the fish is captured, it will immediately self-destruct, making it impossible for anyone in the Cultivation Realm to use this strange power.

  As Lin Xingbai and Lei Zhen fell into the sea, at this moment, 500 meters below the surface of the sea, there was a huge fish from the East Sea. The huge fish didn't know how long or wide it was, but suddenly took a mouthful of water. This mouthful of water happened to be the few seconds when Lin Xingbai and Lei Zhen's bodies were slightly empty. As a result, both Lin Xingbai and Lei Zhen were swallowed into its belly.

  Lin Xingbai and Lei Zhen had not yet reacted, after all, it was their first time encountering such a situation.

  It fell into his belly. Lei Zhen said strangely: "Is this a big fish from the East Sea?"

  "It seems so." Lin Xingbai nodded, and then the two of them reacted, realizing they would be locked up for twelve hours. Although after twelve hours, with their own strength, they could definitely escape, but still, being locked up for twelve hours was quite annoying.

  Since I have fallen into the belly of a fish for twelve hours, then let it be twelve hours. This is called making the best of a bad situation.

  It's strange to say, but this big fish in the East China Sea is indeed the largest in the East. Its interior is incredibly spacious and bright, unlike other fish which have dark bellies. Not only is it bright, but also very clean.

  Nothing strange happens without a cause.

  In the belly of the big fish in the East Sea.

  Lei Zhen found a high point to sit down and used his true yuan force to dry his clothes, which had been soaked through earlier. His white clothes were truly embarrassing to death.

  Lin Xingbai also found a high place to sit down and used the Wu tribe's mysterious power to dry his clothes.

  "You are... Teacher Lin." The tense atmosphere was broken by this sentence: "Lin Xingbai, Teacher Lin."

  Lin Xingbai was taken aback, only then realizing that the intense fight earlier, combined with being soaked in seawater, had caused his disguise to fail, revealing his true face. He felt a bit awkward for a moment: "Uh, yeah."

  Lei Zhen suddenly felt a little strange, how to say it, in the past when he was in school, all teachers and students were afraid of him, but only this Lin Xingbai teacher was not afraid of him at all, sometimes even showing concern for him. The scenes that had happened at Quyi Guizu Middle School flooded his mind again.

  "Hey, Lei Zhen, don't sleep in class." Lin Xingbai patted Lei Zhen's head.

  "Others want to sleep, so sleepy." Lei was really sleepy and shook his head.

  It suddenly rained, and all the other students either opened their umbrellas or borrowed one to share with someone else on their way home, while Lei Zhen had no friends at school.

  "How come you didn't bring an umbrella? Use mine to go back."

  "Thanks for the umbrella, Teacher Lin." Lei Zhen took the umbrella. Although he wouldn't get wet even without it, receiving this kind of intention always felt great.

  The girl was biting a bun and making a low humming sound when a bento box appeared in front of her, "Eating only bread is not good for your development, here, I'll give you this bento." Lin Xingbai handed over the bun.

  "Thank you, Teacher Lin."

  ……

  Everything has happened, and all things have passed through my mind.

  When everyone was afraid of her, only Lin Xingbai teacher treated her well. This naturally moved her. So, it can be said that Lei Zhen's feelings for Lin Xingbai were somewhat special, although she didn't show it much. However, the fact that the Alliance Master of the Northern Cultivator Alliance allowed a teacher to slap her face shows a glimpse of this.

  And it's not just the school, but also in the Northern Cultivators' Alliance, everyone else only respects and fears her, no one has ever spoken to her like that before. So, in Lei Zhen's heart, Lin Xingbai has always been quite special.

  He is the only one who cares about her.

  At this time, it was unexpectedly discovered that Lin Xingbai, the Death God, was actually Teacher Lin Xingbai, with a somewhat inexplicable flavor.

  Lin Xingbai didn't take it seriously, originally this identity disguise was casual, even if someone exposed it, nothing would happen, at most just one less alias.

  Like this, Lei Zhen and Lin Xingbai stared at each other, the failure of the disguise technique triggered many unexpected events.

  Lei's eyes were fixed on Lin Xingbai: "Teacher Lin, didn't you know that Chu Yuzhen and Qu Feiyan knew your true identity before I did?"

  "It seems so." Lin Xingbai nodded.

  "So that's how it is, I hate you." Lei Zhenwei's face was slightly red with anger, his cheeks puffed out.

  Lin Xingbai now has a feeling that the atmosphere is not quite right, and this doesn't seem like something an enemy would say. Speaking of which, there's some strange power in the belly of the East Sea's great fish that makes it impossible for people trapped inside to meditate, making things rather dull.

  Lin Xingbai didn't know what to say at first, but Lei Zhen had already spoken up: "Right, Teacher Lin, tell me a story!" At this moment, Lei Zhen didn't seem like the usual overbearing person, but rather like a little girl. This has to be traced back to Lei Zhen's childhood.

  Lei's childhood was really lonely, without parents, relatives, or masters, she was always alone. It was also by chance that she obtained a secret recipe and then relied on her innate talent to cultivate until now.

  So she had a rather inexplicable feeling towards Lin Xingbai, which was already evident when they were in Quyi Aristocracy Middle School, and Lin Xingbai seemed to be her only family.

  As Lei Zhen raised her pretty face with those longing eyes, Lin Xingbai had no choice but to start telling the story.

  As they talked, time slowly slipped away.

  One hour after another...

  After talking for a few hours, Leizhen fell asleep. Before she knew it, she was leaning against Lin Xingbai's body and had fallen into a deep sleep, something she hadn't experienced in a long time. Lin Xingbai smiled slightly, indeed, the current Leizhen couldn't be considered that overbearing tyrant, but just a little girl.

  When it was past the eleventh hour, Lei Zhen woke up.

  "Teacher Lin, the secret of Lin Xingbai is that he's actually Lin Xuebai. I won't tell anyone, not even my subordinates, including Di Yun." Lei Zhen smiled: "This is a secret between us, and also, what happened with the big fish in Donghai is also a secret between us, it must not be told to Chu Yuzheng and Qu Feiyan."

  "Alright." Lin Xingbai nodded slightly, this wasn't anything out of the ordinary anyway.

  Time is passing bit by bit.

  "Do you know, to be honest, I really wish time could stay at this moment, with only you and me in the belly of the East Sea's big fish." Murmuring softly, Lin Xingbai focused his attention on the upcoming time and didn't hear Lei Ye's words clearly.

  Twelve hours have passed.