In just a few breaths, only Lin Sheng and Lingyu Princess remained on the warship.
Watching Lin Sheng's ruthless and decisive methods, Lingyu Princess felt a sense of unreality.
He was clearly just a Bones Transformation Martial Artist who had not yet entered the Divine Form, and although his Bloodline potential was not bad, the Divine Transformation Realm Martial Artists on the ship who had fallen into a state of madness were like children in front of him, with almost no power to resist.
Even she herself knew she could never achieve that.
Especially the singing coming from the mist at this moment, its influence was growing stronger.
Her Cloud Shadow Dragon Bloodline also felt somewhat powerless at this moment.
Although she could still barely hold on, at this rate, it would probably not take long before she would also struggle to maintain a clear mind.
Yet, Lin Sheng on the deck was still able to persist, and he seemed to not be severely affected.
Although the crisis was temporarily resolved, Lingyu Princess felt no relief in her heart; instead, it sank even further.
Because a Yao Beast capable of such mental influence was definitely not an ordinary Yao Beast, and its methods would certainly not be as simple as just this strange singing.
Now, the Divine Form experts on the ship had essentially lost their combat capability.
Facing such a powerful Yao Beast, the consequences were naturally self-evident.
"Your Excellency Lin Sheng, it's best we hide in the cabin and not provoke that Yao Beast. I have already sent a distress signal to Shi Po. As long as we hold on for a while until Shi Po returns, we will be safe."
However, Lin Sheng walked towards the edge of the deck without looking back.
"Your Highness Princess, I'm afraid it's already too late."
Lin Sheng's calm voice rang out.
At the same time, the gray mist in front of the warship surged, parting to both sides.
The eerie, beautiful singing became clearer at this moment, as if it was lingering in everyone's ears.
The suddenly elevated singing made Lingyu Princess momentarily dazed, but fortunately, the green scales on both sides of her cheeks surged, and the green light in her eyes brightened, allowing her to regain clarity.
However, her complexion turned pale, showing a hint of weariness.
Clearly, resisting this singing consumed a great deal of mental power.
Lingyu Princess felt an indescribable powerful aura continuously approaching from the mist.
She looked up ahead and saw a giant wave dozens of feet high suddenly appear.
And within the wave, a strange, ugly, and ferocious Yao Beast with a human upper body and a fish tail lower body slowly emerged.
Its cheeks were dark green, with fine scales clearly visible. Where a mouth should have been, there were thick scales, but on both sides of its cheeks, there were two mouth-like organs continuously opening and closing, emitting a series of melodious songs.
Its two greenish-purple eyes, filled with intense bloodlust and greed, stared at the people on the ship.
To be precise, it was looking at Lin Sheng and Lingyu, who were still on the deck.
The moment she met its greenish-purple eyes, Lingyu Princess felt a strong sense of warning from a powerful threat.
She possessed the Cloud Shadow Dragon Bloodline, and her Bloodline potential was extremely high, already endowed with all the talents of this Bloodline.
In addition to Dragon Might, her perception of danger was also exceptionally keen.
With just that one glance, she could confirm that the strength of this Yao Beast in front of her, even if not as powerful as the Thousand-hole Squid, was certainly not far behind.
Moreover, it possessed an extremely strange and powerful ability to charm minds.
If all the Divine Transformation Realm Martial Artists on the ship were unharmed and worked together, they might not be able to stop the opponent, but in the current situation, that was clearly impossible.
Even if she could still endure under the singing, she definitely wouldn't have much power to resist.
Thinking of this, Lingyu Princess's face became extremely grim.
She endured the excruciating headache in her mind, stood up, and drew the long sword in her hand.
"Your Excellency Lin Sheng, I can see that you still have strength. Take this opportunity to escape quickly."
As she spoke, she walked with some difficulty towards Lin Sheng.
Hearing this, Lin Sheng turned his head and looked at Lingyu Princess, who had a resolute expression, and for the first time, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
He hadn't expected that at this point, this Imperial Princess would actually let him go first.
"Your staying here would only add another life. I will briefly delay for a few breaths for you. Whether you can hold on until Shi Po arrives depends on your fortune, Your Excellency Lin Sheng."
As Lingyu Princess spoke, a green glow surged on the long sword in her hand, and a powerful aura emanated from her body.
Lin Sheng was very familiar with this aura; it was the Dragon Might talent activated to its limit.
However, at this moment, the Princess's already pale face had become even more withered and weak.
"I never thought I, Lingyu, would die here."
She murmured, the green light in her eyes growing brighter, but a sense of desolation filled her heart.
Roar...
At this moment, the mermaid Yao Beast on the giant wave in front of the warship seemed to have lost its patience, surging with the wave and shooting towards the two people on the warship.
"Go!"
Lingyu Princess let out a low growl, her face resolute, and she crouched slightly, ready to leap up.
However, before she could leap, a large, well-defined hand had already pressed her down.
Immediately after, an irresistible Giant Strength directly pushed her body backward, causing her to fall back in front of the cabin.
"Lin Sheng..."
Lingyu Princess frowned, about to tell him not to be reckless, but before she finished speaking, her eyes widened.
The tall and sturdy figure on the deck was rapidly expanding as if being inflated.
His loose clothes instantly burst, and in the blink of an eye, a massive giant over 6 meters tall appeared in sight.
"Princess, you'd best stand far away..."
Lin Sheng closed his eyes, slowly tilted his head back, and when he opened them again, his original brown-black pupils had been replaced by golden vertical pupils.
Golden flames surged from his body, and an indescribable ferocious aura swept through the surroundings.
He spread his hands, a look of enjoyment on his face.
After holding it in for so long, this feeling of being unconstrained was much more comfortable.
The golden vertical pupils flickered intensely with fire. Looking at the mermaid Yao Beast rapidly shooting towards him, Lin Sheng's mouth curled into a grin, revealing a mouthful of stark white sharp teeth.
He could feel that this mermaid Yao Beast also carried the blood of the Ink Sea Dragon Horseshoe Crab, and quite a lot of it, even comparable to the amount of blood in the Thousand-hole Squid.
Clearly, this Yao Beast was also attracted by him.
He was very excited, not only because this mermaid Yao Beast had the blood of the Ink Sea Dragon Horseshoe Crab, but also because it was clear from the annoying singing that this Yao Beast's spiritual attribute was definitely not low.
"Actively delivering itself to my doorstep, how exciting..."
As he murmured, he had already slightly bent his knees.
Boom—
The next moment, the deck beneath his feet collapsed, and Lin Sheng's figure shot towards the horizon like a cannonball, instantly colliding with the towering giant wave.
Bang!
With a dull thud, the giant wave seemed to have hit a hundred-foot-high wall, scattering and falling back into the sea.
Lin Sheng's figure continued undiminished, heading straight for the mermaid Yao Beast.
After seeing the massive change in its target, the mermaid Yao Beast's greenish-purple eyes flickered intensely in a human-like manner, clearly quite surprised.
However, very quickly, they were once again filled with greed and bloodlust.
A watery mist with a strong fishy smell emanated from its body. Looking at Lin Sheng, who was getting closer and closer, a hint of mockery appeared on its ugly and ferocious face.
Just as Lin Sheng rushed within ten meters of it, the mermaid Yao Beast's upper body suddenly split open with cracks on both sides of its chest, from which eight ferocious mouthparts, identical to those on the sides of its cheeks, emerged. All the mouthparts contracted as if taking a deep breath, and the next moment, they suddenly opened to their widest.
"Lin Sheng, be careful!!!"
Lingyu Princess, who had been watching the mermaid Yao Beast from the warship, felt an alarm bell ring in her heart the moment she saw this, and a strong sense of foreboding instantly filled her. She immediately cried out a warning.
But it was clearly too late.
Chirp—
An unimaginably sharp sound burst simultaneously from all the mermaid sea beast's mouthparts.
Unexpectedly, Lingyu Princess on the warship was not affected in the slightest, but she quickly realized that the mermaid Yao Beast's mental attack was now entirely concentrated on Lin Sheng.
"Oh no!!"
She clenched her fists, her face extremely grim.
As expected, Lin Sheng's figure in mid-air still maintained its forward-charging posture, but his cheeks and golden vertical pupils had become dull and rigid.
Seeing its prey fall for the trick, the mermaid sea beast's face revealed a smug, contemptuous smile, then its massive fish tail directly coiled around Lin Sheng, pulling him close.
Looking at the still dull and rigid Lin Sheng, the greed in its eyes grew even stronger. Without hesitation, two sharp claws, like steel knives, extended out.
The claws were extremely sharp and fast. Amidst a series of dense air blasts, they landed solidly on Lin Sheng's chest like phantoms.
However, the expected bloody scene of torn flesh and pierced organs did not unfold before its eyes. Instead, the two claws were blocked by the armor-like reddish-black cuticles on his chest.
The mermaid Yao Beast's face showed a human-like expression of astonishment; clearly, it hadn't expected this situation, but the next moment, it became enraged.
The scales on its two claws stood on end, and even thick, bulging veins could be seen, indicating it was using its full strength.
Pfft—
Finally, this time, the two claws pierced through the reddish-black cuticle, landing precisely on Lin Sheng's skin.
Just as the mermaid Yao Beast's face showed a look of bloodthirsty joy, a crisp sound of something breaking under unbearable pressure suddenly rang out.
What followed was a sharp pain from its claws.
It pulled back its claws, only to see that its originally sharp and ferocious claws were now broken.
The mermaid Yao Beast's eyes widened at this sight, revealing an expression of incomprehensible shock.
"Scum, are you scratching my itch...?"
At this moment, a low, hoarse voice suddenly echoed in its ear.
The mermaid Yao Beast abruptly looked up, only to be met with a face full of distorted ferocity.
Seeing those golden vertical pupils filled with tyrannical intent, the mermaid Yao Beast's body unconsciously trembled slightly.
"It's over..."
The threat of death swept through its body. The mermaid Yao Beast's eyes widened, and the giant wave beneath it surged, attempting to move away.
But unfortunately, it was already too late.
A reddish-black hand, like a sky-covering demonic claw, smashed down.
It landed on the mermaid Yao Beast's head.
Bang...
With a dull thud, the mermaid Yao Beast's movements froze in place.
Time seemed to stand still for a moment; everything became quiet.
The next moment, a massive explosion sound rang out, and the mermaid Yao Beast's body shattered, turning into a sky full of blood mist.
It was as if a blood rain had fallen. Lin Sheng, bathed in it, looked at the mermaid Yao Beast, which had no remains, then at his own palm, frowning slightly.
"Used too much force..."
Worried that the mermaid Yao Beast might be playing tricks or trying to escape, that slap just now was a bit too forceful, and this mermaid Yao Beast apparently wasn't known for its physique.
That's why it was slapped into blood mist.
Lin Sheng quickly mobilized his Qi.
Under the guidance of his Qi, all the blood gathered in his palm, forming a ball of blood.
He breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the feedback information from the System panel.
"Good thing it wasn't wasted!!"
He squeezed the blood ball in his hand, then returned to the deck.
His Divine Form returned to normal at a visible speed.
At this moment, Lingyu Princess stood frozen in place.
Her cheeks were still splattered with a few drops of blood, and she stood motionless like a wooden sculpture.
"Princess? Are you alright?"
Seeing Lingyu Princess's appearance, Lin Sheng's heart tightened. He certainly didn't want anything to happen to this noble Princess.
He took a few steps to her front, wiped the blood from her face, and after confirming she wasn't injured, he asked.
Feeling the warm hand glide across her cheek, Lingyu Princess suddenly startled awake.
Looking at Lin Sheng, who was so close, and feeling the strong aura emanating from him, she instinctively took a step back, then replied somewhat stammeringly.
"No... I'm fine..."
"Good that you're fine."
After confirming she was unharmed, Lin Sheng leaped into the sea, throwing the sailors and crew members who had fallen into the water back onto the ship one by one.
Although almost all the sailors and crew members from the other two warships had fallen into the sea.
Fortunately, not long after, except for a very few unlucky ones who fell into the deep sea and were carried away by fish, most people were unharmed.
After being rescued by Lin Sheng, they soon woke up one by one.
On the deck, Lingyu Princess's gaze remained fixed on the tall, bare-chested figure.
"A powerful Yao Beast just died like that, and it couldn't be deader..."
She murmured. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would have felt as if she had a bizarre dream.
"This is his true strength..."
Lingyu Princess murmured, feeling at this moment how wrong her previous conjecture with Shi Po had been.
What the Great Grandmaster valued was not his Bloodline potential, but this unimaginably terrifying combat power.
She could be certain that even a Peak Divine Transformation Realm Martial Artist facing that mermaid Yao Beast just now would absolutely not have escaped, let alone killed it.
The Lin Sheng before her, who seemed to only be in the Bones Transformation Realm, had actual combat power far beyond her imagination.
Thinking of this, her heart was filled with complex emotions.
Not long after, Shui Zhi, Hong Ye, and others also woke up.
Of course, compared to the people on the other two warships, these people had suffered quite a bit.
After confirming the threat was gone, they quickly consumed Medicinal Pills to recover.