"That's a storm."
Though Chu Feng and the others hadn't pushed through the crowd, his Heavenly Eye's gaze could pierce straight through the mass of people.
So he saw it — a colossal storm had appeared over the vast ocean, stretching across the sky like a single blinding line, pressing inward along the coastline.
Black hurricanes interwove with crimson lightning, and the rumbling roar was absolutely terrifying.
Neither the black hurricanes nor the crimson lightning appeared without cause.
They were attacking people — attacking those who had stepped into the sea and were trying to make their way toward the Celestial Island.
And already, quite a few people could no longer hold their ground. Terrified by the storm's overwhelming power, they had turned tail and fled back.
Those whose strength was insufficient and who tried to force their way through were injured on the spot. Some even screamed out in agony before dying right before everyone's eyes, their bodies blown to shreds and utterly annihilated.
"That storm was generated by a formation — it's man-made, and its offensive power is not to be underestimated. An ordinary Half Emperor would find it extremely difficult to break through, and anyone below the Half Emperor level would have virtually no chance of surviving the crossing."
"Such a method cannot be called anything but formidable. I wonder if it's the doing of the Forging Immortal," Zhantai Xue said.
"No wonder so many people have gathered at the Golden Coast but none dare to step into the ocean. They're all afraid of that storm," Chu Feng remarked.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh—
However, just as everyone stared at the savage storm with terror written across their faces, suddenly a number of figures charged into the sea.
These individuals were all Half Emperor-level experts. Among them were even three elders at the peak of Half Emperor — they clearly didn't belong to the same faction, yet at this moment they shared the same goal: to escort a group of younger, weaker juniors through the storm and into the Celestial Island.
Even so, once they entered the ocean, not a single one of them dared to fly through the air. Instead, they walked upon the waves, treading the water in formation, pushing against the towering swells as they charged headlong toward the terrifying storm without looking back.
The sight was truly something — a battle between man and nature, awe-inspiring in its grandeur.
"Chu Feng, let's get moving too," Hong Qiang spoke up. To everyone's surprise, there was a hint of excitement in his voice.
"All right, let's go."
Since even Hong Qiang was getting fired up, Chu Feng was all the more eager. So many powerful experts charging through that storm together — just thinking about it was exhilarating.
Having made their decision, Chu Feng's trio used their agile movement techniques to weave through the dense layers of people and make their way toward the ocean.
After considerable effort, the three of them finally set foot in the sea. But the moment they did, Chu Feng's pupils contracted sharply as a change flickered through his eyes.
The pressure in this ocean was immense. Walking across the water's surface was extraordinarily difficult — every single step required an enormous expenditure of strength.
Under normal circumstances, with Chu Feng's current abilities, he could already cover several li in an instant. A distance of a thousand li would take only a brief moment. Even if this stretch of ocean was ninety thousand li across, it shouldn't have taken him long to cross.
But the ocean's pressure stripped Chu Feng and the others of their ability to display their true strength. Under these conditions, even at his best, Chu Feng calculated that crossing this ocean would take at least two days and two nights — and that was only if they encountered absolutely no further trouble.
That alone showed just how terrifying the ocean's pressure truly was.
"Chu Feng, Miss Zhantai — allow me to carry you across," Hong Qiang said suddenly.
"We'll trouble Senior Hong Qiang, then," Chu Feng and Zhantai Xue both nodded. Under this kind of pressure, relying on their own strength would cost them considerable time and energy. But with Hong Qiang, a peak Half Emperor, lending a hand, it would save them no small amount of trouble.