Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1158 - 1159: The Event Begins

Seeing Xiao Ji really following down, Feng Yuan swam towards it and gently pressed its back to let the tense Xiao Ji relax a bit. At this moment, Feng Yuan noticed that a nearby water-type Spirit Beast seemed to have been paying attention to them for quite a while, and as he and Xiao Ji got closer, a stream of water shot towards them.

Of course, this was just a minor obstacle added for the diving tourists; even if left unattended, the stream wouldn’t cause any harm. At most, it would only push them back a little. Xiao Ji glared at the water-type Spirit Beast, seemingly ready to launch an attack, but Feng Yuan found it amusing and gently patted Xiao Ji, telling it to look at him, and shook his head signaling not to make a move.

He could tell that the Spirit Beast’s strength was only Common Level, and moreover, it was only following orders to trouble the divers, so there was no need to take action against it.

Seeing Xiao Ji’s annoyed expression, Feng Yuan helplessly borrowed strength from Xiao Ji to raise a grey-colored barrier. Seeing Feng Yuan put up the barrier, the Spirit Beast quickly shifted its target since its only task was to add a bit of difficulty and fun for the tourists. Since it clearly couldn’t break the barrier, naturally, there was no need to keep an eye on him.

As for Delong Tower, who had followed Feng Yuan down, those Spirit Beasts ignored it completely. After all, its formidable oppression clearly indicated its identity. Glancing at Big Cat beside him, Delong Tower quickly dived towards the bottom. Although it always roamed the Starlit Sea in its original form, diving in human form now felt like a different experience.

Veronia glanced at the water-type Spirit Beasts hiding aside and dove straight away without much hesitation. It had no interest in crowding with Feng Yuan; a bunch of people clustering in such a place wasn’t interesting at all.

Agunas and Veronia both released their oppression, and the Spirit Beasts didn’t dare to engage them. After all, they were not foolish enough to attack knowing the others were Divine Beasts – what if they bore a grudge?

Kong Qing, maintaining an almost transparent Barrier, chased after Feng Yuan with Pomiti. Although those interception measures were ineffective against him, he was still worried about accidentally losing Pomiti, which would be troublesome.

Feng Yuan searched through the sand with his hand and signaled Xiao Ji to search together. Although he could use his spiritual sense to scan this patch of sand to confirm whether there were any objects and their locations, it would be no fun like that. Delong Tower landed next to Feng Yuan and started sorting through the ’treasures’ in the sand – for it, this was also a special experience.

Xiao Ji suddenly spread its wings and vigorously flapped them towards the sand, causing currents to continuously sweep across the thick layer of sand. Feng Yuan, finding it amusing, patted Xiao Ji and shook his head, signaling it to stop. There was nothing valuable here; if they were just after the reward, why wouldn’t Feng Yuan just use his spiritual sense?

Seeing Xiao Ji looking at him with a wronged expression, Feng Yuan understood it wanted to act in such a way because it had no hands. Pointing at Xiao Ji’s claws, Feng Yuan showed a smile. Looking at its own claws, Xiao Ji used them with some confusion to dig through the sand. Due to the different buoyancy here compared to on land, even when using both claws to dig, it only needed to lightly flap its wings to maintain posture. However, due to its inexperience, it often slanted in a certain direction because of the force when flapping its wings.

Kong Qing used his tail to sift through the sand for items, while Pomiti hugged Kong Qing’s head, watching its actions. Big Cat stood on the sand, constantly moving its paws. Unlike Xiao Ji, which flipped all the sand over, it could achieve a similar effect to human hands searching through the sand with just its paws.

Little Ice Cream, not wanting to be left out, landed on the sand. However, it lacked hands, and its little feet couldn’t do what Big Cat did. After contemplating, Little Ice Cream, taking advantage of its small size, directly burrowed into the sand. Seeing this, Feng Yuan didn’t stop it. After all, it still couldn’t master Telekinesis well, let alone the sand that blocked spiritual power. Even if it used Telekinesis, it would be hard to do anything to the sand.

It didn’t possess slender claws like Xiao Ji that could be put to use, and judging by its demeanor, it seemed that burrowing through sand and gravel caused it no harm, so naturally, it didn’t pay any attention to that.

Agunas also swam down and extended its small paws to sift through the sand and gravel. At this moment, it wondered whether it should transform into its human form. Not every Divine Beast had a human form, but that was mostly because they were too lazy to activate it; in fact, all Divine Beasts were capable of assuming their own human forms.

However, creatures like Long Boduo didn’t have much need for it, and if Veronia wasn’t in the ruling position at Mitradite, its original form would seem out of place on the throne, and it might not choose to activate its human form either. After all, during the Mythical Era, Divine Beasts had no need to conceal their identities and blend into human society.

Ah Mu followed Qi Chen and the others to a spot with fewer rocks to gently land, because of Ah Mu’s large size, Qi Chen and the team had not chosen a rocky area, as Ah Mu might not have been able to reach the bottom there, and even if it could, it would be inconvenient to move around.

Along the way, the Spirit Beasts naturally launched attacks at Ah Mu, but to no avail. Ah Mu’s size was an obvious deterrent, and their water currents could hardly push him. Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan were protected by Cotton’s Barrier, so they were untroubled.

On the sandy sea floor, Ah Mu’s huge palm could touch the rocks at the bottom if he exerted a bit more force. Watching Ah Mu carefully searching for treasures in the sand with his hands, Qi Chen smiled at Dou Yanlan. Cotton swam down from Dou Yanlan’s shoulder onto the sandy bottom and frantically started to dig with its front paws. After a while, upon reaching the bottom rocks, it immediately gave up on the large hole it had dug and moved to another spot to continue digging.

Yang Hongzhi, accompanied by Xiao Hui and Xiao Hei, also chose a spot not too far from Qi Chen to dive in. Although Xiao Hui and Xiao Hei had now mastered changing their size, their reduced size was still quite substantial and not suitable for entering rocky areas dense with boulders.

Similar to Cotton, Xiao Hui and Xiao Hei also kept digging holes, rapidly punctuating the once flat sandy area with numerous pits. Yang Hongzhi, who was searching through the gravel for items, cast a glance at the focused Najia beside him and then looked around. With so many people participating in the activity, it was surprising that he hadn’t yet seen any other tourists nearby; he wondered just how much they had expanded this space.

However, the environment here did share some similarities with the ocean. Yang Hongzhi wondered if he should find time to take Najia to dive in the real ocean. But if so... it might be better to follow Feng Yuan when he went to the seaside since they were already acquainted. Asking Feng Yuan for a small favor wouldn’t cause much embarrassment, as he’d likely agree to assist.

Of course, he wouldn’t trouble Feng Yuan with every small matter, but no one else could really help with this. The high-speed train trips to the seaside were infrequent and rather lengthy, consuming quite a bit of time. If Feng Yuan could help open a Space Gate by the sea, it could save that time. Moreover, Yang Hongzhi couldn’t be sure that they wouldn’t encounter any trouble in the ocean.

Although he had Najia by his side, Yang Hongzhi was well aware that Najia’s experience was limited, and should trouble arise, a reliable solution might not be at hand. Naturally, following a tour group or diving in the safe zones wouldn’t pose any issues.

Yet, since they would take the time to visit the seaside, the thought of not venturing deeper seemed unsatisfying. With this in mind, Yang Hongzhi decided to seek Feng Yuan’s advice on this matter after getting back on land.

Seeing Xiao Ji excitedly bringing over a tightly sealed shell, Feng Yuan gently patted Xiao Ji and smiled as he took the shell from its claw. Despite the shell being closed, Feng Yuan’s spiritual power could see several pearls inside. He put the shell into a cloth pouch hung on his wrist, encouraged Xiao Ji for a bit longer, and then continued to search for items among the sand and gravel.

That cloth pouch was a temporary storage item provided for the activity. After all, it was unlikely for tourists to bring storage equipment while swimming, and it wasn’t very convenient to head back to shore every time they found something. Hence, each participant was given a small storage pouch to hang on their wrist, making it easy to carry whatever they found.