"Hahaha, hahahaha..."
After the Abyssal Tiger Lord vanished, Yu Xian felt thoroughly invigorated and couldn't help bursting into laughter.
Exhilarating, so comfortable.
He had finally found a martial art suited to him.
At this moment, the biological force field left his mind crystal clear; every gesture and movement allowed him to perceive his true heart with ease.
Most importantly, even if cultivated all the way to Mighty One, this power was endless, its potential not in the least inferior to any technique in the myriad realms. Thus, there was no longer any need for him to learn other martial arts—focusing on force field martial arts would suffice.
"Alright, we can head back now," Yu Xian said to Nora once his exuberant joy subsided.
There was no need for him to remain aboard the Primordial Water any longer. Although he knew the Primordial Water held even more Beast King Boxing forms, he wasn't actually suited for Beast King Boxing.
Beast King Boxing was better suited to emperors or naturally wild individuals.
He had neither the desire to be an emperor nor had he grown up as an untamed wild child, making him ill-suited to learn Beast King Boxing. However, now that he had mastered the biological force field, he could easily find a boxing technique suited to him and gradually adapt it himself.
The biological force field was the foundation; boxing techniques were merely routines.
Returning from the Primordial Water to the Aska, Yu Xian exited the King of the Abyss Battle Armor and finally relaxed completely.
He entered the bridge and released the others from the grotto-heaven space. Everyone smiled; they were finally back. Although the King of the Abyss Battle Armor was very safe, it ultimately wasn't as reassuring as the Aska.
Once everyone sat down, Yu Xian shared his gains from this trip.
Upon learning about the biological force field, both Nora and Niman grew somewhat interested, so Yu Xian promised to take his time teaching them when he had a chance.
Mastering this kind of power wasn't something that could be done overnight, because most people's biological force fields had completely lost their sensitivity. In particular, between people, biological force fields frequently collided unconsciously; people had long grown accustomed to one another's fields and could no longer detect their existence.
It was actually like one's nose.
A person's eyes can actually see their own nose, but the human brain automatically filters out its existence.
The biological force field was much the same. So even if Yu Xian used his biological force field to stimulate Nora's and Niman's biological force fields, before they mastered the proper method, the result would merely be that he would learn many of Nora's and Niman's secrets, coming to understand even their most private facets in vivid detail.
This was also the most perverted aspect of the biological force field: simply by controlling one's biological force field to touch another's, one could easily see through a person.
After discussing their gains, the next topic was where to go.
Since there was no longer any need to investigate the Primordial Water, and they already knew that Shui Yuetian was on Earth, what they needed to do now was return to Crescent Bay and then head to Earth.
Once they decided to return to Crescent Bay, Yu Xian said in a relaxed tone, "Then I should contact Hai Liwei and tell him to head back as well. Staying in the Abyss is far too dangerous."
Earlier, the abyssal giant mosquitoes had inflicted heavy losses on the Sea Clan; there was no telling what dangers lay ahead if they continued sailing.
Moreover, there was no point in Hai Liwei and his people pressing forward anyway. They might as well hurry back to Crescent Bay.
Yu Xian hacked into Hai Liwei's Star Ring and immediately saw that Hai Liwei was locked in combat.
Still on the deck, a burning corpse was madly attacking Hai Liwei. All around lay bodies of Sea Clan members, most of them already charred.
"An Abyssal Combuster!"
When Yu Xian saw the corpse and synced the visual feed for everyone, Niman gasped.
She went on to explain, "An Abyssal Combuster's body is constantly ablaze with abyssal fire. This flame is tremendously powerful and can corrode living beings. Furthermore, when it's injured, the flame can mend its wounds. If the damage truly cannot be repaired, it will detonate after accumulating a certain amount of damage."
"A self-destructing monster—truly repulsive," Yu Xian agreed with a nod.
Niman said gravely, "The problem is that the Abyssal Combuster is also an immortal entity. After self-destructing, it can be reborn from the Abyss."
"So disgusting."
"Disgusting +1."
"Disgusting +10086."
Yu Xian, Nora, Little Nora, and Little Huangquan all felt that this thing was even more revolting than the Abyssal Tiger Lord.
"Is there really no way to kill them for good?" Nora couldn't help asking.
Yu Xian chuckled. "We'll have to wait until tomorrow to ask and find out."
They had used up today's three questions; they couldn't consult Auntie Number Two again until tomorrow.
If any lifeform below the Star Rank knew the answer, Auntie Number Two might be able to resolve their puzzle. But if no lifeform below the Star Rank knew how to kill an Abyssal Combuster permanently, Auntie Number Two wouldn't be able to answer the question either.
"The Sea Clan really had it rough this time. Shui Yuetian was abducted, and now so many clansmen have fallen," Niman remarked with sympathy.
Yu Xian also felt that the Sea Clan had suffered a tragic fate, especially Hai Liwei. As clan patriarch, he was bound to be in immense pain right now. After all, he had led these people out himself; losing even one was agonizing, let alone so many.
Of course, as the saying went, a benevolent person cannot command an army. Yu Xian was simply too kind-hearted and certainly ill-suited to be a general.
Hai Liwei, as the leader of a clan, shouldn't be so fragile. The fact that the man could maintain his composure while enraged to contend with the Abyssal Combuster made it clear he didn't need anyone's comfort or pity.
Because Hai Liwei was in the middle of battle, Yu Xian didn't want to disturb him lest it distract him.
With that, Yu Xian and the others simply switched to spectator mode. Meanwhile, Niman ordered Muse to set sail and head toward Hai Liwei's warship first. If they happened across them, they might still be able to lend a hand.
"Alright, keep the screen shared. I'm going back to my room to take a bath," Niman said to everyone, picking up Little Nia.
Little Nora hopped down from its chair as well and said, "Big Brother, I'm sleepy. I'm going to bed."
"Let's head back too." Nora nudged Yu Xian's shoulder lightly with hers.
Yu Xian nodded. "Yeah, today was indeed pretty tiring. Little Huangquan, what about you?"
"I'm going to the training room," Little Huangquan said.
With that, the gathering dispersed, and Yu Xian returned to their room together with Nora.
On the other side, Hai Liwei knocked back the Abyssal Combuster with a heavy sword strike and swiftly retreated. He took several bottles of potions from his storage ring and downed them, only then feeling the burning heat in his chest slowly recede.
The Abyssal Combuster's flames were actually far more terrifying than what Niman had described. Even without being touched by the fire directly, mere exposure to the intense heat would cause injury.
Most of the Sea Clan members on the deck had actually been roasted to death by the Abyssal Combuster, not burned to death.
The reason their bodies appeared charred was that they had slowly blackened after dying, rather than being incinerated while alive.
Hai Liwei glared fixedly at the Abyssal Combuster, knowing that if this dragged on, not a single person aboard the ship would survive.
His eyes narrowed slightly as he resolved to perish together with the Abyssal Combuster. Though the creature could be reborn after death, the time he bought would be enough for the remaining clansmen to escape alive.
Just as he prepared to strike, however, an energy cascade rippled through the abyssal space to his right, and a warship slowly descended from the void...
Chapter 304