Following the route from his dream, Ye Yu first took Luo Ning to the old base of the Divine Sea Assembly’s Ba’an Sea branch.
Using the teleportation array beneath the throne, they were transported directly into the Divine Sea Assembly headquarters.
Here, Ye Yu once again saw the statues flanking the Divine Sea Assembly’s hall—
one of which was Xi Xingbai.
By this logic, the statues inside the main hall of the Divine Sea Assembly headquarters must be the so-called Ten Great Demon Generals that Jiang Jinhe mentioned.
But counting them, there seemed to be more than ten!
Ye Yu didn’t dwell on this or try to figure out their exact ranking.
He led Luo Ning directly to the statue of a burly man with a turtle shell on his back.
Recalling from memory, he knocked twice at the upper-left three spots and twice at the lower-right six spots of the turtle shell,
then slammed once in the center.
In an instant, a brilliant light exploded.
A huge, bottomless pit reappeared.
Luo Ning stared at the pit with a serious expression.
Yes, this aura—
she still remembered it clearly; it was from that black giant!
Ye Yu tightly grasped her hand and transmitted his voice in her mind: “It’s okay, I’m here.”
Luo Ning nodded firmly.
Without hesitation, they entered the pit.
But upon reaching the bottom, Ye Yu was surprised to find the massive giant that should have stood behind the bookshelves had completely vanished.
What was going on?
Could it be, based on the current timeline, that the giant had already left the Divine Sea Assembly?
That was impossible!
According to Luo Ning, even a thousand years later, the mysterious giant was still controlled by the Divine Sea Assembly.
How could it have left now?
While Ye Yu was pondering,
a man clad in deep blue Taoist robes slowly appeared.
This was none other than Chu Shouhe, Grandmaster of the Divine Sea Assembly.
“Two land-dwelling demons I’ve never met before—I’m really curious, how did you find such a secret place? Who told you?”
“Your answer is simple—why don’t you tell me where the giant is now? What exactly is that thing?”
Ye Yu raised his hand, pointing behind the bookshelves, eyes locked on Chu Shouhe,
fully alert.
In the dream, they had fought,
so Ye Yu knew this old octopus was no easy opponent.
Once its tentacles wrapped around you, your immortal energy would be completely drained in moments.
There was no room for carelessness.
Upon hearing Ye Yu’s words, a murderous glint flashed in Chu Shouhe’s eyes.
The existence of the Sea God was the Divine Sea Assembly’s greatest secret—
known only to a very few.
How could even outsiders like these land demons know?
This must be investigated thoroughly!
Chu Shouhe shook his head slightly: “Looks like neither of you intends to leave alive today.
Kill them, life or death is irrelevant, just take their souls!”
As his words fell,
eight sea demons of different species slowly emerged from the shadows.
Their appearances varied, but Ye Yu recognized them at a glance.
They were the very beings represented by those statues in the main hall.
No—these were their true forms.
All were at least mid Demon King Realm,
and one even at peak Demon King Realm.
Together, their combined demon power distorted the surrounding space.
Ye Yu frowned deeply.
Damn!
The Divine Sea Assembly really did have many powerful experts.
Not to be underestimated.
Eight Demon King Realm strong demons, plus Chu Shouhe standing by, ready to strike—
Ye Yu immediately decided to leave now.
After all, Luo Ning was still behind him.
He absolutely couldn’t let her be placed in danger!
So Ye Yu quickly took out the Boundary Pearl from his storage ring and was about to set a barrier and prepare to leave.
But suddenly, he sensed an inexplicable murderous intent from behind.
Turning around,
he saw that Luo Ning, who had originally stood behind him, was replaced without his notice.
In her place stood a water demon covered in seaweed.
Luo Ning had been switched behind Chu Shouhe.
This sudden exchange shocked Ye Yu—there was no sensed demon aura fluctuation during the swap.
The water demon grinned fiercely, forming hand seals as swirling water rapidly spun around her.
Seeing this, Ye Yu didn’t hesitate.
In an instant, he took out the Summoning Banner Lu Xian and thrust it at the water demon.
Since entering the Immortal Realm,
Lu Xian had been fed plenty of immortal souls; its grade had been steadily rising.
It had now reached the rank of superior immortal artifact, easily piercing the demon’s shoulder.
The water demon, in pain, was forced to release her hands.
Her eyes filled with disbelief, obviously not expecting this item to penetrate her demon robes so easily.
But she quickly recovered and tried to sever Lu Xian to pull it out.
Before she could act,
Ye Yu focused his mind.
Lu Xian suddenly expanded hundreds of times,
becoming a giant immortal artifact over a thousand zhang tall.
Instantly, an extremely dense aura of death arose.
Countless spirits surged wildly from the banner.
The pierced water demon was the first to suffer—within moments, the spirits had devoured her severely.
Immediately after, a sword aura struck, severing her head in an instant.
Ye Yu had already drawn his Yu Die Sword.
He raised his hand and pointed at Chu Shouhe.
His eyes were filled with killing intent, but he did not attack immediately—
because Luo Ning was still in their hands.
“Wonderful, really wonderful!
An immortal appearing in the demon world—
a scene unseen for many years.
Suddenly, I’m less inclined to kill you. What a dilemma.”
Chu Shouhe spoke, raising # Nоvеlight # his hand slightly.
The burly man with the turtle shell moved to Luo Ning’s side and said sternly,
“Surrender immediately, or I’ll kill this clam demon right before you!”
Ye Yu found himself trapped in a dilemma.
Damn it, what should he do now?
At that moment,
the previously dim environment suddenly lit with golden light.
So bright that no one present could open their eyes.
Immediately after, a pleasant cry rang out.
Ye Yu trembled all over.
That sound—it was a phoenix!
Soon, the light vanished, and Jiang Jinhe arrived beside Ye Yu with Luo Ning.
“Take her and leave, I’ll cover your retreat!”
Ye Yu’s eyes widened, completely baffled by Jiang Jinhe’s sudden appearance.
In fact,
since Ye Yu and Luo Ning left Jianyao City, Jiang Jinhe had been quietly following them.
She just wanted to see where Ye Yu was heading.
Though Jiang Jinhe knew it was all in vain—
Ye Yu would never be with her.
But Jiang Jinhe just couldn’t help herself.
Loving someone is something you can’t quit.
