Chapter 177: Deep Sea Giant Clam

Apart from this thundercloud vortex, Han Li had also witnessed more terrifying thunderstorms such as mist-tide thunderstorm and tornado thunderstorm along the way.

However, as Sun Ke had said, this cross-sea thunderboat was extremely sturdy. Although they encountered some risks, they all passed through safely without any danger.

The cross-sea thunderboat continued to speed forward, flying several hundred li in a few breaths, leaving the cloud vortex in the sky far behind.

After releasing the thunder forest, the cloud vortex slowly disappeared from the outermost layer, soon leaving only a black hole in the middle, which was about to dissipate as well.

Han Li was about to withdraw his gaze, but at that moment, the corner of his eye caught a blurry shadow emerging within the black hole.

However, the distance was too great, and there were still some residual thunder waves interfering in the air, so he couldn't see clearly.

With a thought, his divine sense immediately extended, spreading toward the black hole.

This place was deep within the Thunderstorm Ocean, where the spatial suppression force permeating the void was extremely strong. Even with his divine sense, he could only extend it several hundred li, barely reaching into the black hole.

Han Li's expression suddenly changed, and he nearly jumped up.

His divine sense sensed that the shadow inside the black hole was actually an enormous eye.

The eye was colossal, several hundred zhang in size, appearing orange-yellow. Within the huge pupil was a slender vertical slit, flickering with cold light.

Han Li's divine sense had reached its limit here and could not continue to probe the full appearance of the eye's owner.

However, judging solely from the size of the orange-yellow eyeball, its main body was definitely far larger than any creature Han Li had ever seen before.

At that moment, the orange-yellow eyeball seemed to sense Han Li's divine sense. It rotated slightly, 'looking' in his direction.

Han Li's heart skipped a beat, and an indescribable sense of unease surged within him. He wanted to withdraw his divine sense, but it was already too late.

A terrifying aura transmitted across the void, like a heavy hammer striking his soul.

Pfft! He spat out a large mouthful of blood, his face instantly turning deathly pale.

His soul trembled violently, like a candle flame in a gale, as if it were about to scatter at any moment.

At this critical juncture, he quickly steadied his mind and activated the Soul Refining Art.

The power of his divine sense in his mind fully activated, transforming into countless crystalline threads that wrapped around his soul. The trembling soul immediately stabilized.

These crystalline threads intertwined and fused, turning into crystalline chains that bound the soul layer by layer.

A powerful binding force descended, and the soul finally stabilized barely.

He opened his eyes, quickly took out a few pills and swallowed them, then flipped his hand to produce a small jade bottle containing half a bottle of light purple liquid, emitting a peculiar fragrance.

Han Li immediately tilted his head back and took a large gulp.

This was a soul-nourishing liquid he had prepared from the remaining Birth Soul Flower liquid after refining the Earth Deity Incarnation back then, which had considerable effects in restoring soul damage.

Under the effects of the liquid and pills, his complexion improved somewhat.

After taking a deep breath, he glanced outside again.

The cross-sea thunderboat was flying extremely fast. By now, it had completely left that sea area, and the black hole was obscured by other clouds, no longer visible.

But Han Li did not dare to be careless in the slightest. He waved his arm.

Hundreds of beams of light shot out, landing in various places within the room, activating one prohibition after another.

A black long blade appeared in his hand with a flash of light; it was the item obtained from Fang Pan.

He had already examined it over the past few days. This blade was a decent-quality acquired immortal artifact, containing a law of great destructive power, which was why it could break through the formidable defense of his Mountain Ape Giant transformation.

However, as to what kind of law it was, he was still unclear.

At the same time, several spiritual treasures appeared beside him, hovering and flying around, fully on guard.

The thunderboat sped forward, cutting through the waves. Time passed little by little, and in the blink of an eye, half an hour had gone by.

The surroundings were calm, with no anomalies.

Only then did he slowly relax his tense heart. He put away the black blade and the other spiritual treasures, but did not retract the surrounding prohibitions.

He sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and a green light rose up, enveloping his body.

A few days later, the green light dissipated, and Han Li's body emerged from within.

He slowly exhaled a breath. His complexion had improved considerably, and the damage to his soul had recovered by about half.

“What on earth was that giant eye…” Han Li was still shaken.

Although it was only a brief contact, he clearly felt the chasm-like gap between himself and the owner of that giant eye, like an ant compared to a giant. A single glance from the other party had nearly caused his soul to scatter.

He had heard from Sun Ke that some peculiar thunder beasts lived in the Thunderstorm Ocean, naturally capable of controlling thunder and lightning, and were very formidable.

But according to his description, the strongest of those thunder beasts were only equivalent to True Immortal realm cultivators, far too inferior to the owner of that giant eye.

At this thought, a certain remark Sun Ke had made that day suddenly surfaced in his mind. He had said that a certain unofficial history mentioned that the reason for the spatial suppression in the Thunderstorm Ocean was rumored to be due to a colossal giant beast dwelling there.

Could this rumor actually be true, and that colossal giant beast was the main body of that giant eye?

Han Li's mind churned, then he shook his head.

There was no use dwelling on these matters. He had barely escaped danger with great difficulty and had no desire to encounter such a terrifying giant beast again.

Half a year later.

On the top floor of the cross-sea thunderboat, a spacious room several dozen zhang in size.

Some tables and chairs were placed here, separated by delicate bonsai or screens, giving it the appearance of a tavern.

The windows around the room were wide and large, made of transparent material, allowing a clear view of the outside.

Since crossing the entire Thunderstorm Ocean would take several years, staying cooped up in one's room was quite boring. Therefore, the thunderboat also had some recreational areas such as taverns and tea rooms.

After passing through the initial dangerous zones, the people on board gradually got used to the occasional lightning and thunder outside, and some began to drink and chat here.

At a table, Sun Ke and Han Li sat facing each other.

Sun Ke, with a smile on his face, held a deep red exquisite wine bottle and poured wine into both their cups.

“Brother Li, this is the famous Red Crane Wine from my hometown. It tastes excellent. Come, have a taste.” Sun Ke chuckled.

Han Li, upon hearing this, didn't say much. He picked up the cup and took a small sip.

Sun Ke was fond of alcohol and stored all kinds of fine wines in his storage device. However, drinking alone was no fun, so he often dragged Han Li to accompany him.

Since after drinking, Sun Ke would often reveal some strange tales of the immortal realm he had read in various texts, Han Li was happy to occasionally join him for a few cups.

This wine was mellow and smooth, penetrating the heart and lungs. After drinking, a slight warmth spread in the dantian, which was quite beneficial for low and mid-level cultivators in their cultivation, but for Han Li, it had no significant effect.

He held the wine cup and looked outside.

Through the transparent window, he could clearly see the denser thunderclouds outside, with thick, bright lightning tearing through the void, making one's skin and hair stand on end just by looking.

This place was already the central area of the Thunderstorm Ocean. The prohibitions outside the cross-sea thunderboat had been fully activated, and its flying speed was much slower than before.

“What a scene of a thunder world! It's a pity my strength is insufficient, otherwise I would definitely explore this Thunderstorm Ocean thoroughly. Some immortals mentioned in their surviving notes that although this sea is dangerous, precisely because of that, it nurtures countless rare thunder materials that are nowhere to be found in the outside world. I've even heard that there are rare treasures containing the law of thunder.” Sun Ke also looked out the window and sighed.

“Opportunities and fortune always coexist with risk. As they say, the greater the risk, the greater the eventual gain, but of course, the risk of falling also increases.” Han Li nodded in agreement.

“Brother Li speaks truly! Haha, let's drink, let's drink!” Sun Ke laughed heartily, then quickly stood up to refill Han Li's cup.

Rumble!

At that moment, the thunderclouds outside suddenly churned again. This time, the scope was even larger. As far as the eye could see, all the thunderclouds were shaking and surging, as if the sky were collapsing.

“A thunderstorm again!” Sun Ke was slightly startled.

Han Li also stood up and walked toward the entrance of the tavern.

This place was at the very top of the cross-sea thunderboat. When a thunderstorm occurred, the impact here was the greatest, so every time a thunderstorm happened, people had to evacuate.

Countless bolts of lightning converged, forming snake-like entities, each several hundred zhang long, weaving through the thunderclouds and the sea below.

Rumble!

Wherever the thunder snakes passed, the sea surface exploded directly.

“It's a Serpent Thunderstorm!”

The faces of everyone present changed. They quickly left the tavern and took shelter in the lower levels of the giant boat.

The Serpent Thunderstorm was the most powerful type of thunderstorm. The cross-sea thunderboat also stopped advancing, trying its best to dodge left and right to avoid being directly hit by the giant thunder snakes.

“What a disappointment. Brother Li, I'll head back first.” Sun Ke, somewhat displeased, greeted Han Li and walked toward his own room.

Han Li looked through the nearby window at the rampaging lightning outside. Just as he was about to turn back, his gaze suddenly froze, and he extended his divine sense.

About five to six hundred li away from the giant boat, the sea surface suddenly churned, forming a huge whirlpool.

A blue, round object several hundred zhang in size emerged from the whirlpool. It was an enormous sea clam. Blue patterns resembling lightning bolts appeared on its shell, and a powerful aura emanated from this creature, clearly at the True Immortal level.

The giant clam shell slowly opened, and two elephant-trunk-like purple tentacles extended from within. From the hole in the middle, streams of purple smoke sprayed out.

Swoosh!

A ball of purple light shot out from the clam shell, revealing an object the size of a human head.

Thick purple electric arcs coiled around this object. Due to the blinding purple light, the contents inside were unclear, but it seemed to be a sphere.

As soon as the purple thunder sphere appeared, the surrounding lightning immediately churned.

One after another, thick bolts of lightning converged toward the sphere, merging into it.

After absorbing the lightning, the electric light emitted by the purple sphere became even more dazzling.

A series of strange sounds came from the giant clam shell, as if the giant clam was roaring excitedly.

“That clam pearl…” Han Li's heart stirred.

Although the distance was great, his divine sense barely reached there, but he clearly sensed the strong law fluctuations emanating from the purple sphere.

Whether that spherical object was the giant clam's pearl or not, it definitely contained extremely intense thunder laws.

After a moment's deliberation, he quickly returned to his room, waved his hand to sacrifice a series of array flags, and set up several array prohibitions within the room.

Then, his form flickered, transforming into a blur that sped outward.

Although some prohibitions were set up around the giant boat, they naturally had no effect on him.

As soon as Han Li left the thunderboat, he flipped his hand to sacrifice the Taiyi Purification Talisman, easily penetrating through, and flew toward the location of the giant clam.