The radiance of daybreak swept over the sea, illuminating everything, including Xu Qing.

Eventually, he exhaled. The terrifying entity at the sea floor had disappeared along with the coming of day. He had no idea who that giant was, nor who the dragon chariot belonged to. He hadn’t seen any mention of them in the sea annals. But even just a distant glimpse of the giant had left him completely shaken, and also convinced that it was something absolutely astonishing. And for something that powerful to be dragging a chariot begged the question of who the owner of the chariot was, and what sort of glory they had commanded in the past. Thankfully, the giant didn’t seem to have any evil intentions, or at least, not toward someone as weak as Xu Qing.

“The Forbidden Sea....” Xu Qing murmured, the vigilance in his eyes growing more intense.

Now that he had personally experienced some of the danger of the sea, he was going to be even more cautious in his travels. And would not deviate at all from the navigation route indicated on the sea chart.

A few days passed.

Xu Qing didn’t see any other people. He was now getting more familiar with the Forbidden Sea. On a few occasions, he encountered sea beasts, and a few times, he was forced to fight. Every encounter ended with him acquiring...