Translator: CinderTL
"Master, the ocean tide is about to erupt."
"I strongly advise against venturing there."
That day, several miles from the Merfolk Clan's underwater palace, a geological fault had fractured the seabed, creating a deep-sea cliff.
Delia, clad in a long yellow-patterned dress, stood at the cliff's edge, gazing into the distance with a grave expression. She seemed hesitant to speak.
Following her gaze, the normally pitch-black depths were illuminated by swirling underwater tornadoes, coalescing into a colossal storm. Each vortex measured dozens of meters in diameter, occasionally flashing with silver lightning snakes that crackled with thunderous booms, resembling thunderclouds at the bottom of the sea.
"My decision is made," Chen Feng said, shaking his head. He stood beside Delia at the cliff's edge, with Gata swimming up behind him, her eyes wide with curiosity.
He knew that the ocean tide's triennial grand eruption was imminent, its immense power capable of sealing off the Abyss Cliff entirely. But precisely because of this danger, he needed to act quickly.
The reason was simple:
Perhaps the Holy Shield Colossus can now venture deeper into the storm?
A glint flashed in Chen Feng's eyes as he recalled that colossal reef pillar—hundreds, perhaps nearly a thousand meters tall—resembling a severed arm.
Steel Bones' upgrades demanded ever-increasing resources.
But Earth no longer offered sufficient opportunities to provide the high-grade metallic nutrients he needed.
So...
Whoosh!
The seawater surged into turbulent waves.
The Golden Stone Wings sliced through the water, carrying Chen Feng as they soared and glided toward the distant storm-ravaged seabed.
Boom!!
Silver serpents danced amidst swarms of lightning.
Towering tornadoes blotted out the sky, their turbulent energy even stirring the White Mist hovering above the bay.
Focus unwavering, Chen Feng stood atop the Holy Shield Colossus's shoulder, a subtle azure-gold hue quietly spreading across his body.
The surrounding tornadoes churned the water into violent whirlpools, exerting immense suction.
But the Holy Shield Colossus effortlessly shrugged off their grip with its brute strength.
Together, they plunged hundreds of meters deep into the heart of the storm cluster.
Crackle!
Lightning struck, and Steel Bones transformed into a crimson-gold shield.
Clang!
A crisp metallic ring reverberated through the water as Chen Feng absorbed the impact, his body trembling slightly as he dissipated the force.
"Hmm?"
Narrowing his eyes, he sensed the Storm Force had intensified.
Could it be due to the impending major surge in the ocean's tides?
The thought flashed through his mind as another barrage of lightning bolts descended.
Steel Bones emerged from the test unscathed. Instantly, the Holy Shield Colossus erupted in golden light, forming an invisible barrier that forcefully propelled it into the heart of the storm.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Tornadoes blotted out the sky, and hurricanes raged across the seabed. It was as if dozens of sea dragons were thrashing wildly, their fangs bared as silver serpents of lightning struck relentlessly.
Blue Heart Stones drifted up from the seabed, only to be snatched away by the storm and pulverized into nothingness.
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
Muffled impacts reverberated against the golden barrier protecting the Holy Shield Colossus. Chen Feng recalled how they had been stopped here before, unable to advance even an inch.
But now...
Boom!
A pillar of golden light exploded skyward—the raw power of an Envoy Rank warrior unleashed!
The rock-carved body erupted in golden radiance, once again tearing through the silver serpents and the storm, penetrating a thousand meters deeper.
On the Abyss Cliff, Delia and the others saw only a fleeting flash of gold before the storm swallowed them whole. Gata, ordered to stay put, widened his bulging eyes, relying solely on his Soul Flame to sense their position.
Meanwhile, Chen Feng's perception was being crushed by an invisible pressure, steadily shrinking until it barely extended a hundred meters.
This was no surprise. After all, this was the legendary Battleground of the Gods. Even after millennia, remnants of the two deities' power still lingered here.
Boom!
The storm surged anew, erupting violently from the dark seabed and soaring skyward.
At that critical moment, the Holy Shield Colossus unleashed a thunderous punch, meeting the storm head-on.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The surrounding seawater exploded with a series of muffled, earth-shattering booms.
Chen Feng felt the oppressive pressure intensifying with each meter he descended, and the Storm Force grew stronger accordingly.
Forgetting his awe, he urgently scanned the increasingly near depths of the Deep Sea.
Hundreds of meters away, in the shadowy depths illuminated by the storm's lightning, he glimpsed a massive, fractured reef column lying submerged on the seabed.
It stretched for hundreds of meters, perhaps even approaching a kilometer in length.
Its surface was a mottled blend of dark blue and black, and luminescent Blue Heart Stones occasionally broke free, drifting upward to be swept into the storm's embrace.
Whirling storm tornadoes formed a nearly impenetrable barrier on either side, leaving only narrow gaps in their airtight blockade.
Chen Feng frowned slightly, noticing that the dark blue-black coloration did indeed resemble traces of armor.
However, prolonged decay had left the remnants heavily eroded and corroded, with little left intact.
"Keep going," he muttered after a moment's hesitation, his determination hardening.
Beyond the Blue Heart Stones, he desperately wanted to confirm whether this was truly the Sea God's severed arm.
Chen Feng couldn't shake the feeling that the legends of the Nine True Gods and this Secret Realm were inextricably linked to the power of his Dream Realm.
Boom!
Golden light erupted.
The Holy Shield Colossus shattered a hundred-meter-wide storm with a thunderous blast, and the diamond crystal atop its Crown blazed anew.
Earth Vein Power surged from the seabed as Chen Feng forcefully channeled it.
A sandstorm swirled into existence, attempting to rival the raging storm.
The effort strained the Holy Shield Colossus to its limits, its immense power clearly overwhelmed. It wouldn't last long.
Chen Feng wasted no time. He leaped from the Colossus's shoulders.
Whoosh!
His Blood Wings beat, accompanied by a thunderous roar.
Crackling arcs of electricity flashed past as he dodged silver serpentine lightning strikes, plunging deeper into the sea.
Fifty meters, a hundred, two hundred...
An invisible pressure permeated the depths, slowing his descent.
Yet he pressed on, drawing closer to the seabed. The Holy Shield Colossus followed close behind, guarding his flanks.
Boom!
A massive lightning bolt materialized from nowhere, its destructive power overwhelming.
The Crimson-Gold Orb on his Steel Bones buckled and charred under the impact. Chen Feng was hurled backward weightlessly, only to be barely caught by the approaching Holy Shield Colossus.
"Something's not right," Chen Feng muttered, coughing lightly. He felt his Qi and Blood surge violently, surprised by the lingering strength of the storm force on the seabed. He even suspected its power had reached angelic levels.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Before he could fully regain his composure, another massive lightning bolt struck. The surrounding seabed storm seemed to react, contracting and swirling relentlessly toward him like a living thing.
In this critical moment...
"Mo!!!"
The Holy Shield Colossus roared furiously, the diamond crystal on its Crown blazing with light.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Its body swelled dramatically as it activated Gigantification, transforming into a forty-meter-tall behemoth—a true giant of the deep.
The Colossus hurled its massive stone fists, creating towering pillars of water that forcefully blocked the lightning strikes and even halted the advance of the storm's vortex.
Scorched marks appeared on its Golden Armor, evidence of the terrifying bombardment that would have strained even an Envoy Rank warrior.
Whoosh!
Seizing the opportunity, Chen Feng darted forward again, charging toward the massive reef column.
The distance between them rapidly closed, shrinking to a mere hundred meters.
He was almost there...
"Hmm?"
Chen Feng's perception flickered, and he instinctively turned his gaze toward the eastern end of the reef column lying on the seabed. A faint blue light shimmered there.
In an instant, Chen Feng's pupils constricted as he clearly identified the source: a Talent Light Orb!
The half-meter-sized orb floated above the reef column, radiating a soft, ethereal glow.
His carefully laid plan shattered. Chen Feng's eyes burned with intense focus as he surged forward without hesitation, his every move now guided by this new prize.
Boom!
Silver serpents of lightning danced wildly through the water, a massive bolt several meters thick crashing down.
Bang!
Chen Feng's Dark Flash Burst detonated, churning the sea into chaos. The Crimson-Gold Orb shattered the obstruction, and Chen Feng stretched out his arm to seize the Talent Light Orb.
A hundred meters... fifty meters... ten meters...
The distance closed rapidly, until only half a meter remained.
Just as victory seemed within reach—
Boom!
The seawater erupted, shaking violently. An immeasurable force surged upward from beneath the reef column, as if the collective power of the world's oceans had converged on this single point.
Whoosh!
Chen Feng was thrown backward, his eyes fixed on the elusive orb, now agonizingly out of reach.
Turbulent waves surged upward, the gray-black seabed convulsing as if struck by an earthquake. Tsunamis rose skyward in roaring columns.
The Holy Shield Colossus behind him unleashed a barrage of punches, forcibly shattering the surrounding storm and catching him.
For a moment, man and colossus hesitated, their gazes fixed on the seabed. But in the end, they chose to ascend and flee.
Seeking the cause, they focused their attention.
The tremors in the deep sea were growing increasingly violent, powerful shockwaves sweeping across kilometers and spreading endlessly.
Massive fissures erupted across the seabed, and the surrounding storm momentarily weakened.
Layer upon layer of surging seawater, carrying immense pressure, pulverized everything in its path. It even solidified living creatures and objects it engulfed, encasing them like amber.
"This is bad!"
Delia, perched on the Abyss Cliff, was the first to sense the danger, clearly feeling the reef beneath her feet tremble violently.
The Merfolk Clan turned pale with alarm, and Gata felt a primal fear grip her heart.
This was the raw power of the world's oceans—a catastrophic tide emanating from the seabed's core.
The powerful shockwaves momentarily dispersed even the storm and lightning. The Abyss Cliff shook violently, sending chunks of rock plummeting into the dark abyss as marine life scattered in terror.
"Master Feng Chen hasn't emerged yet!"
"What do we do?!"
Panic spread through the group as Delia stared intently into the depths of the ocean, where the storm still raged.
The lightning dimmed, and the storm's intensity waned, as if being swallowed by the sea.
Massive cracks spread across the underwater reef formations, some collapsing entirely and triggering violent tidal surges.
Farther away, in the shallower seabed, a tsunami of unimaginable scale arose, stretching nearly ten kilometers into the distance.
Relentless shockwaves pulsed through the water, transforming into invisible pressure waves that amplified the tsunami's terrifying force.
Just as everyone clenched their fists in desperation...
Whoosh!
A golden light erupted from within the towering tsunami!
The Holy Shield Colossus, having forcibly broken through all obstacles, sliced through the water with Chen Feng in tow, ascending to the Abyss Cliff.
Crash!
The colossal wave slammed into the cliff face, triggering a massive earthquake beneath the sea.
Delia and the others staggered, nearly losing their footing, and quickly retreated.
"It's Master Feng Chen!" a Mermaid exclaimed in relief. Delia's face lit up, and she exhaled deeply, a breath she hadn't realized she was holding.
Chen Feng didn't respond, turning instead to watch the surging ocean tides.
The Abyss Cliff seemed to mark the final boundary, the surrounding sea in complete upheaval.
The storm had frozen in place, its lightning dimmed into insignificance.
The tsunami's relentless waves carried immense pressure, solidifying the seawater into a colossal, thousand-meter-high ocean wall that stretched endlessly across the seabed.
This was the overwhelming power of the ocean's triennial eruption, so exaggerated that it could forcibly seal off both ends of an entire bay.
Any creature that approached would be drawn into the tide's gravitational pull and crushed alive by its immense force.
For a moment, Chen Feng recalled the tremendous impact he had experienced when he and the Holy Shield Colossus were trapped within the maelstrom.
Exhaling a long breath, he gazed down at the seabed tides, his expression flickering with uncertainty.
He had been just a hair's breadth away from obtaining that Light Orb—a Talent Light Orb, suspected to be connected to the ocean's tidal power and brimming with immense potential.
(End of the Chapter)
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