825: Chapter 825 There is a beast in the North Sea, its name is Kun!

Outside the transparent glass, in the direction of the bow.

A bottomless, massive shadow was moving slowly on the sea surface.

The shadow was even larger than the aurora; its exposed back alone occupied almost the entire sea surface in front of the bow.

The shadow was covered in a dark black carapace, with textures as rough as mountain rock strata, and a layer of glowing algae attached to its surface, emitting a faint blue fluorescence beneath the dark water.

As the shadow surfaced, a massive head slowly emerged from the sea.

That head was the size of a bus, with two curved horns on top, their edges as sharp as two giant scythes.

Its eyes were like two searchlights, emitting a cold, chilling light in the darkness.

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and looked toward that head.

The next second.

A piece of information suddenly surged into his mind.

It was an ancient record buried deep within the Houtu Inheritance, like a dusty scroll blown open by the wind...

"In the North Sea, there is a beast, its name is Kun."

"The Kun is so vast, no one knows how many thousands of miles it spans."

"Transforming into a bird, its name is Peng; when it rages and flies, its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky."

Ye Chen's pupils contracted slightly.

Kun.

A prehistoric giant beast recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, a legendary existence capable of swallowing rivers and spitting out seas.

He had thought it was just the mythological imagination of the ancients, merely magnifying the image of a whale infinitely.

But he hadn't expected...

Today, he actually saw a living creature with his own eyes?

So.

The monsters in the Classic of Mountains and Seas might very well all be real?

But upon closer perception, he discovered something off...

Although the aura of this giant beast before him was majestic and terrifying, it was far from the world-destroying might of the legends.

It was more like a...

Cub?

Or rather, some kind of descendant carrying the bloodline of the Kun, rather than the true ancient Kunpeng.

But even so, it was enough to make everyone on the entire aurora tremble with fear!

Now.

The cabin had already descended into chaos.

Passengers who had just been hiding from the storm in their cabins were now all crowded into the main hall cabin.

They stared at this scene, dumbfounded, their eyes full of loss of focus.

"My God! My heavens... Is that a Kunpeng?"

"It's a Kunpeng! Exactly like the one in the books! Everyone run!!!"

"Run where? It's the ocean all around!"

...

Everyone was at their breaking point.

They were only heading to Antarctica to watch a feast.

But they hadn't expected...

To actually encounter such a huge monster.

Once that monster pressed down, it would definitely swallow the entire ship.

And the people on the ship would all be buried in the sea!

And once buried in the sea, everyone knew very well what the consequences would be...

Almost zero chance of survival!

At this moment, a sailor rushed out from the cockpit, roaring at the crowd with a face full of terror: "Everyone return to your cabins immediately! Do not stand in the hall cabin..."

Before the words fell, the ship tilted violently to one side.

The giant beast turned in the deep sea; just a simple movement, and the stirred-up undercurrent was enough to make the aurora sway like a toy.

Immediately after.

A wall of water rose from the direction of the bow.

That water wall was over a dozen stories high, and the seawater blocked out the sky and sun as it pressed down on the aurora.

The whole place was terrified, but it was too late to run into the cabins now!

The screaming all around exploded like boiling water.

"Help! The ship is going to capsize!"

"God, someone save us!"

"I don't want to die... I haven't even taken a wife! I'm still a virgin!"

...

The whole place fell into a panic.

Everyone's faces turned pale.

They finally realized...

Just how terrifying the ocean really is.

But.

Just as everyone was in complete disarray, they suddenly noticed a figure that seemed very wrong...

Because.

That person actually! Actually! Actually! Walked out of the cabin and onto the deck!!!

"Hey! Look everyone! Someone went out!"

"Is that guy crazy? With waves that big outside, he's still walking out?!"

"That person is... Ye Chen! It's that Ye Chen!"

...

The whole place was boiling!

Everyone's gazes fell toward the outside of the cabin door.

They saw.

Ye Chen, with his hands in his pockets, stepped out of the cabin door, braving the gale and waves, and walked onto the deck.

The seawater had already overflowed, submerging his shoe tops and soaking his pant legs.

Yet he seemed to feel nothing, not even affected by the violent swaying of the ship.

"Is he crazy? Does he think just because he can fight a few people, he can deal with a giant beast?"

"Ignorant and fearless! It would be good if he died!"

"If you want to die, don't drag everyone else down with you!"

...

Everyone thought that Ye Chen must have been scared out of his mind.

Otherwise...

How would a normal person want to go and throw their life away?

Yan Qingwu stood in the crowd, not going to stop Ye Chen.

After all.

She knew very well that Ye Chen never did things he wasn't sure about.

However.

Every time she looked up at the giant beast, she would secretly break into a cold sweat for Ye Chen...

...

On the deck, there were gale-force winds and giant waves, with seawater pouring down.

Ye Chen walked to the railing at the very front of the bow and stopped.

In front of him, that Kunpeng was already within reach.

Its head was even more massive than the entire aurora, its two horns carving two bottomless water trails on the sea surface, and its vertical pupils stared down at him from a high vantage point.

In that instant, it felt as if the entire world had frozen.

Everyone on the ship held their breath, their eyes fixed on the figure standing at the bow.

They thought Ye Chen would draw a sword, pull out a firearm, or burst out with some earth-shattering momentum...

But Ye Chen did not.

He simply raised both hands, then brought his palms together, fingertips joined, thumbs pressed close, forming a strange gesture.

Then.

He brought them close to his mouth and began to play.

"Woo —"

A sound, like an ancient horn, flowed from Ye Chen's fingertips, passing through the wind and rain, sweeping over the great waves, and drifted toward that giant beast.

Everyone in the cabin was stunned.

"What is he doing? Blowing... a trumpet?"

"Damn! Does he think he's an animal tamer? You think it'll run away just because you blow a sound?"

"Dream on! How the hell could this possibly be useful!"

...

Watching this scene, everyone's hearts were in their throats.

But the next second.

A bizarre scene occurred...

The giant beast's movements suddenly stopped.

Its head tilted slightly, and the fierce light in its two vertical pupils faded instantly.

Immediately after.

It emitted a low cry, as if responding to Ye Chen, and then its massive body carved a giant arc on the sea surface and sank into the deep sea.

The seawater surged, and the currents churned.

But the giant waves were subsiding at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the wind gradually died down.

In less than ten seconds.

That shadow that blocked out the sky and sun disappeared bit by bit beneath the dark blue sea surface.

Until it was completely gone without a trace.

The sea surface returned to calm, leaving only the aurora like a small boat.

There was a dead silence in the cabin for a few seconds.

Immediately after.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

"Holy crap... Did that monster actually leave???"

"Impossible! This isn't scientific! This completely contradicts common sense! How could it possibly run away just by listening to a tune?"

"It must be a blind cat bumping into a dead mouse! It has nothing to do with him!"

...

The cabin exploded again.

Many people felt that this was just a coincidence!

On the deck, Ye Chen lowered his hands and let out a long breath.

Then.

He turned around and walked back to the cabin.

But the moment he pushed open the cabin door, the entire cabin full of people looked toward him.

Ye Chen walked in expressionlessly and said indifferently: "It has run away, everyone go back to your own business."

"Hey!"

In the crowd, a young man couldn't help but shout, "That thing... did you really chase it away?"

Ye Chen shook the water droplets off his hands: "Yes."

As soon as the words fell.

The cabin went quiet.

Immediately after.

I don't know who laughed first, and then a burst of mockery rippled through the cabin.

"Hahaha! Did everyone hear that? He said he chased it away!"

"Blew a whistle, and the monster ran away? Then he should go participate in a talent show!"

"Buddy, even if you want to show off, can you pick a more reliable story? That thing is a giant beast! You think it's a husky at the entrance of a residential complex?"

"Forget it, I think it was just good luck; that monster just didn't want to eat people, and it has nothing to do with him."

...

Various sounds of sarcasm and questioning came flooding in.

Derek also squeezed to the front row and spoke with a sneer.

"Mr. Ye truly has great skills, to be able to make such a giant beast retreat just by blowing a tune; if you don't go to the circus to be an animal tamer, it's truly a waste of talent!"

When the people around heard this, the laughter grew even louder.

"Young Master Derek is right! Who can't brag? I could even say I could blow the waves back with a fart!"

"Exactly, it was clearly a coincidence, yet he insists on gilding his own face!"

"With such a thick skin, no wonder he dared to hit people in public; so he's practiced!"

...

Watching this scene.

Yan Qingwu's expression turned cold.

"I'm telling you people, you are truly ingrates."

"Just now, the ship was about to capsize, and it was he who went out and got rid of the monster. You got your lives back, and you turn around and deny it?"

"If you're so capable, why were you crying just now???"

She could completely believe that this was Ye Chen's doing.

But she hadn't expected...

That this group of people would be so shameless as to not admit it, and even mock him?

This...

Who could tolerate this???