Divine-level Base

Chapter 415: Chapter 415: Suppressing the Sea Martial Venerable

The waves churned as a giant octopus, carrying the Sea Martial Venerable, rapidly approached Sun Yiluo.

"Demon Marshal, to what do I owe the pleasure of your visit?"

The Sea Martial Venerable stood atop the giant octopus, hands clasped behind his back, looking down on Sun Yiluo with an arrogant smirk.

Sun Yiluo’s eyes flashed with hostility as he said coldly, "Sea Martial Venerable! Was it you who led the Twelve Giant Demons here?"

The Sea Martial Venerable admitted brazenly, "That’s right! I was the one who led them here!"

Sun Yiluo gritted his teeth and demanded, "Do you have any idea that after the Twelve Giant Demons took care of Han Feng, they went on a rampage and massacred people in Qiguang City? Countless merchants died under their blades!"

The Sea Martial Venerable smiled faintly. "And so what? Even if the Twelve Giant Demons massacre the city, they’ll have to leave Qiguang City eventually. As long as there’s profit to be made, countless people will still come here to do business, even if it’s been purged once."

The Twelve Giant Demons were infamous for their habit of slaughtering cities, making them primary targets for extermination by the experts of the Five Great Demon Sects and the Great Zhou Demon Country. They could never establish a foothold in Qiguang City. Even if they massacred many merchants, they would ultimately have to leave.

The Sea Martial Venerable smiled arrogantly. "How about this? Seeing as Qiguang City has been massacred, you can reduce this month’s tribute by ten percent. Sun Yiluo, go back and prepare it at once. Otherwise, don’t blame our Sea Demon Association for being impolite."

Sun Yiluo mulled it over for a moment before saying, "Sea Martial Venerable, I’ve already prepared a feast. Why don’t we discuss this over a meal?"

The Sea Martial Venerable smiled faintly, his eyes glinting with vigilance. "Demon Marshal, I have no desire to get a taste of the Sea Saint Ten Erosions Powder. If you have something to say, say it here."

The Sea Saint Ten Erosions Powder was a bizarre and potent poison. Once afflicted, even the Sea Martial Venerable would be unable to live, yet unable to die.

’What a crafty old fox!’

Sun Yijian, who stood quietly behind Sun Yiluo, took a step forward. The muscles on his face rippled, and his features transformed into those of Han Feng. He then stared silently at the Sea Martial Venerable.

"Han Feng! Sun Yiluo, you’re colluding with Han Feng! So your invitation was a trap after all. Kill them, Bo Bo!"

The Sea Martial Venerable’s eyes narrowed. He shot backward, flying away as he commanded the giant octopus Sea Monster.

The sea churned, and eight terrifying tentacles, each over sixty meters long, erupted from the water, lashing toward the warship Shu Feng was on.

"A Sea Monster!!"

"The Sea Monster is attacking!!"

"..."

The sailors on the great ship watched in horror.

Countless merchant ships in the Cyan Demon Sea had been dragged to the seafloor by such giant octopus Sea Monsters, and the terror they inspired was seared into everyone’s mind.

’This giant octopus Sea Monster is terrifying, and we failed to lure the Sea Martial Venerable onto the ship. What do we do now?’

Worry flashed in Sun Yiluo’s eyes as he furiously channeled his Profound Qi, causing the phantom image of a vast sea to appear behind him. Though worried, he remained silent, preparing for a fight to the death.

"Come on out! My pet!"

Shu Feng stood on the deck and waved a hand toward the water below.

Ripples of light spread across the churning sea, and a hundred-meter-long Thunder Dragon Eel surfaced. The Thunder Curse Seal on its forehead flared, and in an instant, terrifying bolts of blue lightning shot out, blasting toward the giant octopus Sea Monster.

The giant octopus Sea Monster, so imperious just moments before, convulsed violently as the blue lightning struck. It immediately flipped onto its back, its pale underbelly facing the sky as it floated on the surface of the ocean.

’What’s happening? What in the world is that Sea Monster?’

The Sea Martial Venerable stared at the ferocious Thunder Dragon Eel, a chill running through his heart. With a flicker of movement, he rapidly shot backward in retreat.

The terrifying blue lightning spread with incredible speed, arcing onto the Sea Martial Venerable.

ZAP!!

Struck by the terrifying lightning, the Sea Martial Venerable was instantly paralyzed and fell into the sea.

A dense carpet of dead fish floated to the ocean’s surface.

The Thunder Dragon Eel swam over, opened its cavernous maw, and took a vicious bite out of the giant octopus Sea Monster.

The giant octopus Sea Monster twitched for a moment, then offered no resistance, allowing the Thunder Dragon Eel to tear it into pieces and swallow it mouthful by mouthful.

’He didn’t actually die! My lucky day!’

With a flicker, Shu Feng appeared before the Sea Martial Venerable. He gave the man a once-over, then grabbed him and tossed him directly into the Base Space for modification.

"Make for the island!"

At Shu Feng’s command, the great ship immediately set course for the small island.

As the great ship neared the island, countless sailors leaped overboard. Under the command of the Sea-Stepping Demon Marshal Sun Yiluo, they began their assault.

The island was only occupied by the Sea Martial Venerable and a few of his servants. They were no match for the Sea-Stepping Demon Marshal, and Sun Yiluo defeated them with ease.

Before long, the entire island had fallen.

「An hour later.」

Inside a palace, Shu Feng looked at the now fully modified Sea Martial Venerable and said coolly, "Sea Martial Venerable, tell me everything you know about the Sea Demon Association."

"Yes! The Sea Demon Association has one Association Leader, two Vice Association Leaders, and eight Guardians."

"I am one of the Vice Association Leaders. The other is Ning Master. He is at the Grandmaster Level and controls a Great Sea Monster—an orca."

"The Sea Demon Association Leader’s origins are unknown. He has always just had us call him Association Leader. He is in the Martial Venerable Realm and controls a Great Sea Monster—a Great Sea Jiao."

"The eight Guardians are all Martial Arts Grandmasters, but none of them control a Great Sea Monster."

"The Sea Demon Association Leader has mastered the Secret Technique for taming Great Sea Monsters. However, with that Secret Technique, a person can only control one Great Sea Monster at a time, which is why he handed control of two of them over to us."

"The Association Leader’s Great Sea Jiao is far more powerful than the Great Sea Monsters controlled by us two Vice Association Leaders."

The Sea Martial Venerable said respectfully.

Shu Feng took out a piece of Ocean Amber and asked curiously, "This Ocean Amber... where did you get it?"

To Shu Feng, the Ocean Amber was a source of Source Power. In theory, if he had enough Source Power, he could synthesize a terrifying monster with Spirit Saint Level combat power even without a Holy Soul. The only problem was that doing so would consume an astronomical amount of Source Power.

Still, for Shu Feng, the more Source Power he had, the better. His Lifebound Gu required an extraordinary amount of it to evolve into its various forms.