Divine-level Base

Chapter 410: Chapter 410: Sea Demon Association

Inside the Sun Mansion.

Shu Feng said calmly, "Tell me, why has the tribute from Qiguang City been decreasing year by year?"

Sun Yiluo replied respectfully, "Reporting to Master! The reason Qiguang City’s tribute has been decreasing annually is because it’s been split between Yuan Xian’Er, Tuo Mingxia, the Sea Martial Venerable, and the three of us."

"The Sea Martial Venerable? Who is he?"

Shu Feng’s brows furrowed slightly as he asked with curiosity.

"The Sea Martial Venerable is the Vice-President of the Sea Demon Association in the Cyan Demon Sea. He himself only has a Grandmaster Level cultivation base, but he possesses a terrifyingly powerful Great Sea Monster. He threatened us, demanding we offer him tribute or he would cut off Qiguang City’s maritime trade."

"We’ve already reported this to Yuan Xian’Er and Tuo Mingxia, but they were powerless to help. The Sea Demon Association is based in the Cyan Demon Sea, after all, and they have the terrifying ability to tame Sea Monsters. Although the Bi Yao Demon Sect is powerful, there’s nothing they can do about the Sea Demon Association either."

"We used the Sea Martial Venerable’s demand for tribute as an opportunity to embezzle a little more, which is why Qiguang City’s tribute has been decreasing year by year."

Sun Yiluo obediently explained the whole story behind the reduced tribute from Qiguang City.

Shu Feng said, "A Sea Monster? Do you have the remains of a powerful Sea Monster? Preferably the bones of a Martial Saint Level one."

Guo Hai said, "Reporting to Master, I have a bone from a Martial Saint Level Great Sea Monster."

The most precious parts of Martial Saint Level Great Sea Monsters are their Inner Cores. These Inner Cores are the main ingredients for all kinds of Top Level elixirs, and each one is priceless.

Aside from that, their claws, fangs, and certain bones are also quite valuable. It’s not uncommon for the bones from their less important parts to be bought by others.

Sun Yiluo shot Guo Hai a glance and said respectfully, "I also have the bones of a Martial Saint Level Great Sea Monster!"

Although Sun Yiluo and Guo Hai were now both Shu Feng’s servants, there was still competition between them. Whoever could win more of Shu Feng’s favor would gain more benefits within Qiguang City.

Shu Feng said, "Take me to your Treasure Vault, Sun Yiluo!"

"Yes, Master!"

’My heart is bleeding,’ Sun Yiluo thought, but he still replied obediently.

Led by Sun Yiluo, Shu Feng and his party passed through numerous corridors and arrived before a rockery.

Upon arriving at the rockery, Sun Yiluo immediately walked to an ordinary stone brick a hundred meters to its west and channeled his Profound Qi into it.

CLICK! CLACK!

Amidst the sound of moving mechanisms, a hidden passage appeared before Shu Feng and his party.

Shu Feng walked along the passage for about five hundred meters, and a massive Treasure Vault, approximately ten thousand square meters in size, appeared before his eyes.

Inside the vast Treasure Vault were piles of Gold, Inner Cores from the Cyan Demon Sea’s Sea Beasts, countless bottles of priceless elixirs, and all sorts of precious Treasures of Heaven and Earth.

"Not bad! With these elixirs, I can easily advance to the Grandmaster Realm!"

Shu Feng gazed at the precious elixirs in the Treasure Vault, the corners of his mouth lifting into a slight smile as he collected bottle after bottle of precious Cultivation Elixirs.

Sun Yiluo was the underground ruler of Qiguang City, which was how he had been able to obtain so many precious elixirs. However, his cultivation had already hit a bottleneck. No matter how many more elixirs he took, he couldn’t break through, which was all to Shu Feng’s benefit.

Barring any miracles, Sun Yiluo would remain at the Half-step Martial Venerable Realm for the rest of his life, never able to break through. Due to his Cultivation Technique and Constitution, he was fated to be stuck at the Half-step Martial Venerable Realm forever.

This was why the True Disciples of major powers like the Bi Yao Demon Sect had a higher status than even the Elders—they possessed terrifying potential for growth, and each one of them had a chance of reaching the Martial Saint realm.

"Source Energy!!"

Shu Feng’s eyes suddenly lit up. He grabbed a white, amber-like stone, a fervent gleam flashing in his eyes.

Sun Yiluo, ever perceptive, immediately said, "Master, that is Ocean Amber, a specialty of the Sea Demon Association. It can be made into exquisite jewelry and has the effect of calming the mind and aiding cultivation."

Shu Feng said, "The Sea Demon Association, huh? Sun Yiluo, go and get me more of this Ocean Amber. The more, the better."

Sun Yiluo replied with utmost respect, "Yes, Master!"

"What’s this?"

Shu Feng picked up a transparent Crystal Box. Inside, a palm-sized bone lay quietly, faint arcs of blue Thunder Light coiling around it, giving it a profoundly mysterious air.

Sun Yiluo said, "Master, that is from a Tier Six Exotic Beast. It’s a bone from a Martial Saint Level Great Sea Monster, a Thunder Dragon Eel."

Shu Feng frowned slightly. ’A Thunder Dragon Eel! I still have 3 points of Thunder Divinity, 2 points of Defense Divinity, and 1 point of Power Divinity. With the addition of Source Energy, the only thing I’m missing is a Holy Soul. The souls I have on hand aren’t enough to synthesize a Holy Soul!’

The vast majority of terrifying Martial Saint Level monsters required a Holy Soul to control their own immense power and, at the same time, leverage Heaven and Earth’s Power to annihilate their enemies.

This was also how the Human Race’s Spirit Saints and Martial Saints, despite having physical constitutions far inferior to those of Void Demon Dukes, were still able to suppress one Void Demon Powerhouse after another.

Shu Feng pondered for a moment before making a decision. ’I’ll synthesize a Semi-Saint Level Thunder Dragon Eel first. Then I’ll go to the Cyan Demon Sea to hunt Sea Monsters, collect souls, and synthesize a Holy Soul!’

「Inside the Base Space.」

"Source Energy +3000!"

"..."

Shu Feng continuously tossed pieces of Sea Amber into the Resource Dissolving Pool, and vast amounts of Source Energy were instantly broken down and extracted.

’700,000 Source Energy! What a huge harvest! And this is just a fraction of it! The Sea Demon Association is sitting on massive reserves of Source Energy. If I want to take them down, I’ll need an incredibly powerful Sea Monster of my own!’

Shu Feng tossed the Thunder Dragon Eel bone into the Genetic Collector.

The snake-like Genetic Collector opened its massive maw, revealing countless razor-sharp teeth. It bit down hard on the Thunder Dragon Eel bone, and with a few CRUNCHES, shattered it and swallowed it whole.

Countless streams of data flowed out from the Central Analyzer, rapidly analyzing the Thunder Dragon Eel’s genes.

The Thunder Dragon Eel was a terrifying Martial Saint Level monster, a native of the Black Tortoise Realm. In Shu Feng’s gene library, only the Divine Gene was superior to that of the Thunder Dragon Eel.

The genes of the white Giant Dragon were not even worth mentioning in comparison. Fusing them would only result in a monster weaker than the Thunder Dragon Eel.

As for the Divine Gene, if it were integrated into the Thunder Dragon Eel’s genes to induce a mutation, the required Source Energy would be far more than the 700,000 he currently had.

Shu Feng commanded, "Synthesize the most powerful Thunder Dragon Eel possible with the resources I currently possess!"