Thunder and storms howled overhead, with towering waves crashing violently. The hull rocked fiercely, as if it would be swallowed and annihilated in the next second.
The Demon Empress looked at Shen Han Yu and then said in a deep voice:
"Quite a few powerful auras are heading this way. The choice is now yours."
Shen Han Yu carefully sensed them. His spiritual power threaded through countless massive creatures, eventually diving hundreds of meters into the deep sea before being abruptly withdrawn.
"These guys are not our targets. The suitable target is still lurking in the deep sea. I'll trouble you…"
Shen Han Yu looked at the Demon Empress and spoke softly.
The Demon Empress nodded gently, then walked to the edge of the hull and leaped, plunging straight into the pitch-black waves below.
Boom—
Countless dark purple lightning bolts exploded and surged around her. In the flickering electric light brought by the thunder, the Demon Empress transformed into her true form, the massive body of the Deep Sea Demon Whale, rising into the air. The surrounding seawater was rapidly evaporated and boiled, affecting everything within a radius of several hundred meters. The terrifying might of this strike momentarily shocked nearly all nearby creatures.
Under the Demon Empress's control, numerous massive figures were uncontrollably forced to the surface. Their bodies were covered in horrific scars left by the dark purple lightning. Many still retained signs of life, but they had already lost consciousness. The power of the Demon Empress's single strike was truly terrifying.
The sea surface churned with raging waves, yet the depths of the ocean remained calm as ever. No matter how great the turmoil above, it seemed not to have drawn much attention from the beings in the deep sea.
The giant ship gradually drifted along the current until it reached above a massive underwater crevice. The depth of over a thousand meters made this place look like a true hell, terrifying beyond words. By the time they arrived here, the previously rampant sea soul beasts had suddenly vanished as if extinct. Apart from the wind, waves, and gloomy sky that remained, the rest of the area was no different from a normal ocean.
A huge black shadow swept past from below. The Demon Empress reverted to her human form and appeared in mid-air in front of everyone.
After reboarding the giant ship, the Demon Empress looked at Shen Han Yu and slowly said:
"It's very strange. There is something in the abyss below that resonates with spiritual power, seriously affecting my exploration and search of this area. I won't be able to help you any further. Everything will be up to you now."
Shen Han Yu nodded lightly, his gaze turning to the people behind him. He spoke softly:
"Protect yourselves. I'm going down to take a look. Remember, no matter what happens, do not worry about me. Protecting yourselves is the best way to care for me. Understood?"
Everyone nodded. Shui Bing'er and Ye Lingling stepped forward to hug Shen Han Yu. Shen Liu Yu also eagerly gave Shen Han Yu a big hug, then whispered:
"Brother, remember to be careful…"
Shen Han Yu gently knocked on her forehead, chuckled lightly, and, with a backward step, leaped straight into the deep ocean.
...
In the boundless darkness, Shen Han Yu's figure shot downward like a swift arrow. As he passed through, countless bubbles slowly rose to the surface. Sudden sounds spread quickly through the seawater, momentarily attracting the attention of countless sea soul beasts.
Shen Han Yu kept his spiritual power constantly spread out, monitoring every movement in the surrounding ocean. The deeper he went, the stronger the pressure and the terrifying sense of suffocation became. In his eyes, the true conditions of the seabed gradually came into view.
The seawater here was somewhat murky, with many impurities floating within. Upon closer inspection, one could even spot remnants of damaged limbs from sea soul beasts. On both sides of Shen Han Yu were two towering underwater mountains, with a deep and narrow valley between them. For some unknown reason, loose rocks would occasionally slide down from these seabed mountains and finally fall into the darkness below.
Countless smaller sea soul beasts seemed to be the only life in this desolate world. They swam freely everywhere, without any worries or concerns.
Shen Han Yu's figure moved slowly forward and finally stopped on one of the ridges.
He glanced at the bottomless darkness below, then continued moving forward slowly. After traveling some distance along this underwater valley, a terrifying fluctuation suddenly erupted from the darkness ahead. For a moment, the surrounding valley seemed to be pulled by something. Countless crystalline lights appeared and responded to this fluctuation.
In the next instant, waves that struck straight at the soul came surging. Under the echoes throughout the entire valley, the surroundings shook violently. Even the seawater began to boil, stirring up countless dust and impurities that completely blocked the already scarce light, plunging the area into total darkness.
And in this endless darkness, three scarlet light points suddenly lit up, then converged into a terrifying red beam that shot straight toward Shen Han Yu.
Shen Han Yu raised his hand and blocked the red beam. Soul power erupted around him, and strands of blue light began to appear in the surrounding seawater. Under their mutual illumination, much of the endless darkness was dispelled, finally revealing the owner of those three scarlet light points.
It was a massive fish-type soul beast covered in dark, heavy scales. Its appearance was extremely ugly. Its eyes were blood-red like lanterns dyed crimson, emitting a devouring glow. Its body was at least thirty meters long, covered with various protrusions and sharp, blade-like scales.
The tail of this giant beast was particularly strange. From a distance, the end of its tail looked like it had grown a huge blood-red eyeball. Even as it swam, this blood-red eyeball could turn and scan in all directions with regularity, occasionally emitting a peculiar fluctuation, the same kind that had just attacked Shen Han Yu.
Seeing such a strangely shaped soul beast, Shen Han Yu couldn't help but feel slightly stunned. He had considerable knowledge of both oceanic and terrestrial soul beasts, yet he had never seen any mention of a creature like this in any ancient texts.
If it wasn't some already extinct rare species, then it could only be explained by mutation.
At such close range, Shen Han Yu could clearly sense the aura within the opponent's body, it had clearly reached the level of a ferocious beast.
Yet judging by its ferocious appearance, it seemed to lack much intelligence. The giant beast's eyes still retained the purest wildness and killing intent.
After a brief moment of surprise, Shen Han Yu quickly regained his composure. No matter how novel or heaven-defying the opponent was, it was ultimately just a soul beast that had barely stepped into the ferocious beast level. Even with many means, it was nothing more than futile struggling in front of him.
Sensing Shen Han Yu's intention, a trace of wariness appeared in the giant beast's eyes. All three eyeballs instantly turned toward Shen Han Yu at once. Terrifying spiritual interference swept over, followed by overwhelming red energy beams.
Shen Han Yu's figure swiftly weaved through the dense energy beams, constantly closing in on the giant beast ahead. Until a certain moment, his figure flashed past, and in the seawater behind him, a streak of fresh red slowly bloomed, followed by several shed scales.
Watching the opponent's painful struggle turn the entire seabed upside down, Shen Han Yu slowly reached out. Terrifying soul power directly captured and controlled it, then headed toward the sea surface together.
The dripping of blood continued. Quite a few bold sea soul beasts were drawn from afar by the blood, but they were all slain by Shen Han Yu one by one. Before long, light reappeared. Immediately after, the still gloomy sky also came into Shen Han Yu's view. The giant beast he had been dragging behind him was thrown into the sky as well.
Two buzzing sounds came from the distance. The people on the giant ship seemed to have noticed the commotion here and were rushing over. As the ship approached and slowly decelerated, the people on board poked their heads out one after another, looking at the strangely ugly soul beast with some surprise.
You Meng Chu and the Demon Empress flew down first. Shen Han Yu looked at the two and said:
"Can you recognize what kind of soul beast this guy is…"
You Meng Chu observed it for a moment, then shook her head first. She believed she knew nearly eighty percent of the soul beasts in the entire plane, but this one before her eyes was truly something she had never heard of.
The Demon Empress examined the ugly soul beast in front of her, then after a moment of hesitation, said:
"This doesn't look like any normal soul beast. The eyeball at the end of its tail somewhat resembles the characteristics of a ghost fish, while its body seems similar to crocodile-type soul beasts. If I had to guess, this guy is very likely a product born from the hybridization of multiple soul beasts. Otherwise, I really can't imagine any soul beast mutating into this appearance just through mutation…"
Shen Han Yu raised an eyebrow and said softly:
"This guy has been hiding deep in the crevice of the underwater valley, and it has placed many of its own scales down there. Once it releases its spiritual power, the surrounding scales will reflect it, forming spiritual waves in the vicinity to attack the souls of intruders…"
"What the Demon Empress said makes sense. The existence of this sea area itself is somewhat strange, and the soul beasts living here also have some issues. We've seen such deformed species before. There's nothing to sigh about…"
The two nodded. At the upper railing, several small heads poked out to observe the situation below. A trace of surprise flashed in everyone's eyes.
Xu Yue Xuan and Mo Ying stood not far away, staring blankly at the scene below. After a long while, listening to the chattering discussions of the sailors nearby, the two finally came back to their senses.
The sea breeze blew against their faces. Xu Yue Xuan's somewhat dazed voice sounded:
"Mo Ying, what do you think is the year limit of this sea soul beast they hunted…"
Mo Ying remained silent for a moment, then said:
"If I didn't mishear earlier, they went out this time for a collective soul hunt. The year limit attribute of this soul beast cannot be determined, but just judging by its aura, it is more powerful than any soul beast I have ever seen…"
"And earlier, that seven-thousand-year-old bloodthirsty mad shark was already an extremely powerful soul beast, yet they showed no reaction to it. Moreover, judging from their intentions, their real target should be far above this year's limit. What do you think now…"
Mo Ying stood behind Xu Yue Xuan without saying a word, momentarily at a loss for what to say.
On the other side, Shen Liu Yu let out a cheer, then the surrounding space twisted. Her entire figure instantly disappeared from the spot. When she reappeared, she was already beside Shen Han Yu and the others.
The Snow Empress followed closely behind. Looking at the giant beast that had already fallen unconscious below, she said with some surprise:
"A ferocious beast… and a mutated one at that. Can Ah Yu's body absorb such a powerful soul ring? This…"
Shen Han Yu smiled and waved his hand, then looked at Shen Liu Yu and said softly:
"Ah Yu, do you have confidence? If you're really afraid of accidents, we can also search for other suitable targets."
Shen Liu Yu pouted, then made a funny face at Shen Han Yu and said with some dissatisfaction:
"Brother, you have to trust your dear sister. Besides, if it really doesn't work, you can just help out…"
Shen Han Yu spread his hands but did not refuse.
Under everyone's encouraging gazes, Shen Liu Yu summoned a huge wind blade mixed with evil energy, then dove down at extremely high speed and directly pierced the heart of the giant beast before her.
Red energy rose and quickly condensed, forming a huge crimson soul ring.
Terrifying soul power fluctuations surged, sweeping up the surrounding seawater and forming a massive vortex below. Shen Han Yu slightly raised his hand, but before he could act, the strange mark on Shen Liu Yu's forehead suddenly erupted with a burst of light. The surrounding sea surface quickly returned to calm. During this process, the crimson soul ring had safely settled onto Shen Liu Yu's body. The mark on her forehead continued to emit faint light, and before long, it completely wrapped Shen Liu Yu in a black cocoon.
While Shen Liu Yu was absorbing the soul ring, the others also began hunting suitable soul rings for themselves. This area had many soul beasts, almost enough to meet everyone's needs. In a short time, the goals of this trip were nearly all completed.
The Demon Empress, having nothing to do, transformed into her true form and dove into the massive underwater canyon. Her strength was among the top in the ocean, so there was naturally no need to worry about her safety. Unexpectedly, after some exploration, the Demon Empress actually found something interesting.
It was a huge blood-red eyeball. There was no wrapping around it. Its diameter was over one meter, and it contained no life aura or soul power or spiritual power. It was as if it had been frozen in time, quietly gazing at everything it could see, giving people a chilling feeling.
According to the Demon Empress's description, she discovered it at the deepest part of a deep abyss underwater. At that depth, life was already extremely scarce. It was in such an environment that, due to her accidental collision, the nearby rocks underwent large-scale collapse. Amid the chaos, the Demon Empress noticed the blood-red object that fell from the mountain's body, a terrifying and ferocious huge blood eye.
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