The next day, the sun rose.
The sunlight by the sea was extremely abundant, and six months of coastal living had darkened Lin Beiya and Shi Nuo's complexions by several shades.
They had turned a healthy bronze color.
What was strange, however, was that Ming Xin's complexion was completely unaffected by the sun.
As Shi Nuo put it, "I've never seen anyone whiter than you, kid, including all those women."
Ming Xin felt quite helpless being teased by Shi Nuo; this seemed to be an innate talent he acquired after his Spirit Awakening, something he couldn't control.
After breakfast, the three brothers began their individual physical training.
Lin Beiya and Shi Nuo could now train in the deep sea at 10,000 meters, while Ming Xin was slightly less capable, only able to practice in the deep sea at 6,000 meters.
Watching Ming Xin dive into the ocean dozens of nautical miles away, Shi Nuo quickly turned to Lin Beiya beside him.
"Shall we begin?"
"No rush, won't it take him some time to reach the seabed?"
"And I still need to go down and prepare."
"You wait for my signal."
Lin Beiya smiled and shook his head, then plunged into the sea.
Activating Psychokinesis Teleportation, Lin Beiya reached the seabed in less than a few minutes.
Feeling the pressure on his bones, Lin Beiya slowly spread his mental force in the sea and began to investigate.
The three brothers relied on the three Source Water Generals created by Ming Xin's third Spirit Ability to sense dangerous sea Spirit Beasts from afar, allowing them to leave in advance and Cultivate in a safe location.
However, to set up this scheme for Ming Xin now, it was naturally impossible to bring the Source Water Generals down.
Soon, Lin Beiya sensed the presence of a group of Black-Scaled Tiger Sharks ten kilometers away.
"You're the ones; you'll have to really put that kid through his paces."
Lin Beiya instantly vanished into the sea, and a few minutes later, the figures of the Black-Scaled Tiger Sharks appeared.
Upon discovering a human nearby, the group of Tiger Sharks immediately surrounded him from all directions.
After a quick scan, Lin Beiya determined that this was a shark group led by a 10,000-year-old Tiger Shark.
There were 13 of them in total; besides the leading Tiger Shark, the others' Cultivation ranged from 6,000 to 9,000 years.
This was just enough to pose a fatal threat to Ming Xin, who was deep underwater, without completely overwhelming him to the point of being unable to fight back.
The age of Black-Scaled Tiger Sharks was also easy to judge: a body length of ten meters was the 10,000-year threshold, and after reaching 10,000 years of Cultivation, they would grow one meter longer for every additional 10,000 years.
Tiger Shark subordinates with lengths ranging from six to nine meters had less than 10,000 years of Cultivation.
Watching the group of Tiger Sharks, jaws agape, surround him, Lin Beiya immediately raised his arm, and dozens of golden rays shot out, penetrating the brains of these Tiger Sharks.
"Phantom Demon Emperor Fist!"
It had to be said, the gemini's ultimate move was truly effective.
Soon, these sharks, like Puppets, floated around Lin Beiya, awaiting his command.
"Go attack that child 30 kilometers away, but don't attack vital points."
The 13 Black-Scaled Tiger Sharks received Lin Beiya's command and majestically charged towards the shallow sea area.
Lin Beiya also quickly used Teleportation to reach the surface of the sea.
Seeing him surface, Shi Nuo instantly understood that the preparations were complete, put on his taurus gold cloth, and plunged into the sea.
Next was the moment to test his acting skills... 6,000 meters underwater, Ming Xin was meditating and Cultivating spirit power as usual.
This was a win-win approach, as it both trained his physique and enhanced his spirit power.
Of course, he hadn't forgotten to release the Source Water General created by his third Spirit Ability to patrol around him, preventing dangerous sea Spirit Beasts from approaching.
A few minutes later, Ming Xin quickly received a warning from the Source Water General.
"Black-Scaled Tiger Sharks? And a lot of them?"
"It seems I need to hide."
Ming Xin quickly exited his Cultivation state and swam rapidly towards the surface.
He planned to return to Cultivate after the group of Tiger Sharks left.
But unlike usual, these Tiger Sharks seemed to have locked onto him as their target, charging straight towards him.
As a result, Ming Xin, who wasn't psychologically prepared, quickly found himself surrounded.
However, he didn't panic; the Cancer Gold Card was in his spirit tool, and he could use Yomi Hirasaka to avoid danger.
But a shocking scene soon unfolded: he couldn't find the Cancer Gold Card in his spirit tool.
This meant that he, who had not yet Awakened his Cosmo, couldn't go to Yomi Hirasaka.
To set up this scheme for the kid, Lin Beiya had naturally considered the abilities of the cancer gold cloth, and it was impossible to let him take refuge in Yomi Hirasaka; the moment the other party dived into the seabed, he recalled the cloth.
"Why did Big Brother Beiya recall the cloth at this time?"
Although Ming Xin felt very confused, the impending crisis prevented him from thinking too much.
How not to become food for this group of Tiger Sharks was what he should be considering now.
"Source Water General, protect!"
As his Spirit was released, three clusters of dark flames, wreathed in azure seawater, slowly surrounded Ming Xin.
Continuously drawing water, they formed a three-meter-diameter vacuum sphere around him, while the seawater created a barrier protecting the sphere.
When everything was complete, the vanguard of the Tiger Shark group arrived before Ming Xin and, without thinking, launched a fierce attack on the water sphere.
"Pfft."
The circular water flow effectively dissolved this round of impact, but some of the force still caused water to penetrate the vacuum space.
Touching the water splashing onto his face, Ming Xin's heart was heavy.
If this continued, his defense would eventually be breached.
"No, I can't sit back and wait. I'm not their match in the water."
As the Tiger Shark vanguard launched another charge, this time Ming Xin didn't wait for them to hit the water barrier before releasing his first Spirit Ability.
"First Spirit Ability · Soul Seize!"
Ming Xin wanted to rely on Soul force to interfere with the Tiger Shark group's movements.
But this time he miscalculated again; how could Tiger Sharks controlled by Lin Beiya's Phantom Demon Emperor Fist have their control easily taken away by him?
Seeing the completely ineffective Soul Seize, Ming Xin's face became extremely grim.
His Flame General was completely useless underwater; he could only try to see if the Lightning General could make the Tiger Shark group give up their attack.
"Lightning General · Discharge!"
Pale blue arcs of electricity quickly spread, but Ming Xin, who had not systematically studied science, naturally didn't know that shark skin is non-conductive in most cases.
Even if it were conductive, a Discharge with only the attack power of a Spirit Grandmaster would merely cause them some tingling, not to mention that these sharks' bodies were currently beyond their own control.
After only a brief tremor, the Tiger Shark group once again launched a fierce assault on the water barrier.
"Damn it, what should I do now? Am I going to die here?"
Seeing the water barrier about to be breached, Ming Xin felt extremely anxious yet helpless; his limited means simply couldn't harm the Tiger Shark group.
Just as the barrier shattered and the sharks were about to swarm and tear Ming Xin apart.
A huge Golden Wild Bull suddenly charged from a distance, quickly knocking out two Tiger Sharks in its path.
Ming Xin, who had been in despair, immediately showed joy.
"Big Brother Shi Nuo!"