Later, Ye Yu and the others headed to the sea territory of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
Tang San and the others each rode on a Demon Soul Great White Shark, while Ye Yu rode on Xiao Bai.
Deep within the Vast Sea Qiankun Shield, although underwater, it isolated the seawater.
Xiao Bai and the others' bodies weren't covered, only their backs were.
Ye Yu rode on Xiao Bai, while Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun rode on a fifty-thousand-year Demon Soul Great White Shark, and Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Bai Shenxiang rode on a sixty-thousand-year one.
Traveling to the sea territory of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King would take some time, so Ye Yu and the others chatted amongst themselves. Sea God Island had prepared a feast, and they ate and drank as they talked.
Ma Hongjun said, "Xiao Bai, you're so huge, all of us could fit on you without feeling cramped. Why not let us all on? You'd go much faster, and we'd get there quicker."
Xiao Bai said resolutely, "I am my master's exclusive mount and can only be ridden by my master. Naturally, I can't carry all of you."
Ma Hongjun shrugged, "Alright, but could you slow down a bit? We can't keep up, and since you know where the Deep Sea Demon Whale King is, make sure not to lose us."
Xiao Bai pondered for a moment, "How about this: I'll transform into my human form. Although my strength will decrease slightly, I'll be able to match their speed in the water."
Xiao Bai asked Ye Yu, "Master, what do you think? You've always ridden my true form. Would transforming into a human form be uncomfortable for you?"
Ye Yu thought to himself, "How could that be uncomfortable? I'd love it."
However, on the surface, Ye Yu feigned confusion, picking up and sipping a juice prepared by Sea God Island, "Umm… if you become human, how would I ride you?"
"Of course, you'd ride on my back, holding my shoulders. Or, I could style my hair into pigtails."
"Pfft!"
As Xiao Bai finished speaking, Ye Yu sprayed juice from his mouth.
"Cough, cough, cough!!"
Seeing Ye Yu choke, Xiao Bai asked in surprise, "Master, what's wrong? Did I say something inappropriate?"
On a fifty-thousand-year Demon Soul Great White Shark beside them, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai were also dumbfounded, not expecting Xiao Bai to say such a thing, and they looked at Ye Yu with immense envy.
"Boss Yu, your mount is really something else."
"Xiao Bai truly goes above and beyond."
Ma Hongjun curiously said, "Xiao Bai, you're not as simple as you seem. Who would have thought you'd know about pigtails?"
Xiao Bai didn't understand what Ma Hongjun was saying, nor could she decipher the looks from Dai Mubai and the others, and asked in puzzlement, "What's wrong? Isn't that a method one would naturally think of?"
Ma Hongjun sighed lightly, "I read too much into it. Xiao Bai, you are truly innocent."
Ning Rongrong scorned Ma Hongjun and the others, "Your minds are overactive. Xiao Bai may have lived a long time, but her mind is as innocent as a human child's. One casual remark, and you overthink."
Xiao Bai eagerly asked, "Tell me, what were they thinking? In their view, do pigtails have some other meaning?"
Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai laughed and shook their heads, "No other meaning."
"Then I'll transform into human form now."
The next moment, Xiao Bai's enormous body transformed into a human form.
In human form, Xiao Bai was a tall and beautiful maiden with an exotic charm, extremely beautiful. A white leather outfit showcased a perfect physique in a perfect S-curve, and her blue hair cascaded behind her, streaming in the wind as they moved quickly.
Xiao Bai softly said, "Master, I'll tie my hair into pigtails so that you don't have to hold my shoulders. This way, the hair won't keep hitting your face; just hold on to my hair."
Soon, Xiao Bai styled her blue hair into pigtails.
"This… alright."
Ye Yu didn't think much, continuing to consider Xiao Bai as his mount.
However, it wasn't long before Ye Yu signaled to stop.
"Xiao Bai, come join Xiao Wu and the others on the Great White Shark."
Xiao Bai was confused, "Master, why? Are you uncomfortable with me in human form as your mount?"
"It's not that." Ye Yu didn't know how to explain; Xiao Bai was just too innocent.
"Not today, maybe another day."
Xiao Bai nodded obediently, "Alright then."
Afterward, Xiao Bai joined Xiao Wu and the others, while Ye Yu stayed with Tang San and the others.
The reason for stopping was that while it was good, it was hard to endure. Although Ye Yu was mentally resilient, usually able to tolerate, the recent vivid images in his mind, as if experienced firsthand, especially with the godly Qianren Xue, had stirred some inner fire, and given this situation, he felt incapable of handling it.
Ye Yu exhaled a breath, internally sighing, "The images in my mind, once thought of, replay repeatedly without watching them to the end, and I can't seem to delete them. Perhaps, I can only delete them after watching to completion."
Ye Yu mused, "I'll watch them alone another day, not because I want to, but because I need to finish watching to delete them properly. Yes, that's definitely the reason..."
The human-formed Xiao Bai reminded, "I know your goal, and since Master can't act, I must warn you, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King has immeasurable cultivation, and you must be careful. His strength is near godlike, and within the ocean, perhaps even your godly Qianren Xue would find it difficult to kill him."
Hearing this, Tang San realized that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King might be even stronger than he imagined, given what he already knew about the terrifying abilities of Qianren Xue.
This mission, Tang San took very seriously and cautiously said, "Xiao Bai, you know much about him, so tell us about the abilities and overall strength of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. Even if we can't match his strength, we will strategize to deal with him."
Dai Mubai agreed, "Xiao San is very smart and often comes up with excellent strategies, combining his strength to kill many stronger foes."
Xiao Bai frowned, "My knowledge is limited, but our entire Demon Soul Great White Shark group or the previous Evil Demon Tiger Whales combined couldn't defeat him. After all, there's only one Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and the Evil Demon Tiger Whales didn't kill him to take over as ocean overlords."
Xiao Bai solemnly said, "To be honest, I haven't seen the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. I know nothing about his abilities, although me, along with the now-dead Evil Demon Tiger Whale King and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, are commonly referred to as the three ocean overlords. But that's a human-given title. We haven't seen each other. The ocean is four times the size of the land, and the number of sea beasts is many times that of land soul beasts. Of the three supposed overlords of ours, me and the Evil Demon Tiger Whale King are maybe only coastal overlords, because the ocean is vast and filled with unknown soul beasts. In the distant ocean, deep sea regions, who knows how many hundred-thousand-year soul beasts are hidden, possibly hundreds or even thousands."
Tang San was shocked, indeed, that many.
Xiao Bai gravely said, "I'm telling you this to underline his power. Any sea beast is strictly warned by elders at birth not to enter the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's territory. Perhaps..."
Xiao Bai widened her eyes in amazement, "Perhaps even all the hundred-thousand-year sea soul beasts in the ocean put together are no match for him."
Upon hearing this, Tang San found himself shaken.
"Alright, I have a rough idea of how terrifying he is."
At this moment, Ye Yu said, "For your Sea God's eighth trial, Xiao San, I can't help actively, but if the Deep Sea Demon Whale King provokes me, I can take action without breaking the eighth trial rules."