Soul Emperor Martial God

A group of people left the city wall behind, entering a flat area of about ten miles in breadth.

Having crossed this ten-mile stretch, they would formally arrive at the Black Sea.

Of course, this area was garrisoned with a large number of soldiers, aggressive Subspirit Artifacts, and the like.

As well as numerous puppets.

Various strategies for troop formation and enemy engagement were in place.

The 16 fortresses, established here for many years, had developed very comprehensive defensive measures against enemies.

In this ten-mile area, soldiers numbered in the hundreds of thousands, enough to deal with most demon beast attacks.

And also the frequent stealthy demon beast raids.

The abyss demon beasts would launch a large-scale assault every hundred years.

But on regular days, there were also various small-scale attacks.

If they ever encountered an onslaught of demon beasts that was too difficult to repel, these soldiers could immediately retreat behind the city walls.

Advance to attack, retreat to defend.

But I digress.

Xiao Yi and his group had already flown to the edge of the Black Sea.

At the same time, the team from the Snow Winged Eagle Clan and Bai Mohan's team also set out.

However, during this first round of demon beast slaying, the teams must not interfere with each other.

The teams would also keep a great distance apart from one another.

Off to the side of the Flame Martial Fortress, the city wall stretched for nearly a thousand miles.

The three teams setting off simultaneously were naturally not going to run into each other.

The same went for the teams from the other 15 fortresses.

The entirety of the Endless Black Sea was over ten thousand miles long, maybe even longer.

The 16 fortresses were already lined up straight, standing in opposition to the Endless Black Sea.

47 teams set off from different points along this straight line, entering the Endless Black Sea without any chance of encountering each other.

Not to mention interfering with one another.

At this moment, the group was already above the Black Sea, walking on the water.

From behind, came the referee's loud reminder:

"Remember, the deeper you venture into the Endless Black Sea, the stronger the demon beasts become."

"You must not proceed beyond 3,000 miles."

Having said this, the elder soared into the sky and said no more.

Xiao Yi floated atop the water's surface, crouched slightly, and reached out to test the black water.

Walking on water was a simple technique.

Mysterious Profundity Realm Warriors who had mastered the art of Controlling the air would know this technique.

Not to mention that everyone in the group was of the Earth Origin Realm or above.

"Junior Brother Xiao Yi, be careful, this black water is highly toxic," Ye Ming cautioned with prudence.

"It's fine," Xiao Yi shook his head, submerging his arm fully into the black water.

"As expected," after a while, Xiao Yi withdrew his hand, murmuring to himself.

"This black water possesses intense toxicity and is highly corrosive."

"If someone of the Earth Origin Realm or lower were to touch even a hint of it, I fear they would be reduced to bone in an instant."

"However, for those above the Earth Origin Realm, who possess Primordial Power and use it to protect themselves, they can be safe from harm."

Primordial Power is the hallmark of the Earth Origin Realm. Below the Earth Origin Realm, it is only True Qi.

The explosive force and strength contained within Primordial Power far surpass True Qi.

"Senior Swordswoman has mentioned this before," Zhong Wuyou said, unable to hide his impatience.

"Let's move quickly to hunt the abyss demon beasts."

"Don't be careless," Xiao Yi said in a stern voice, "Just now, the deeper my arm went into the water, the stronger the toxicity of the black water became."

"Although the increase was subtle, it was barely noticeable."

A regular Martial Artist might not feel it.

But Xiao Yi was an Alchemist, extraordinarily sensitive to such sensations.

"If I'm not mistaken, not long after delving into the water, the toxicity will surge dramatically."

"During combat later, do not go underwater; stay on the surface of the sea."

Xiao Yi spoke gravely.

No sooner had his voice fallen when a water arrow suddenly shot out from the sea.

The black water arrow aimed straight for the Meteor Sword Master.

"Be careful," several Sword Masters nearby cried out in alarm.

Caught off guard, the Meteor Sword Master was hit directly.

Boom.

The black water arrow slammed into the Meteor Sword Master's Protective Primordial Power.

Then there was a series of intense hissing corrosion noises.

The Meteor Sword Master's protective Primordial Power on the surface was visibly eroding at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Seconds later, the black water arrow dispersed.

His protective Primordial Power had been eroded by more than half.

"How corrosive," the Meteor Sword Master exclaimed in astonishment.

"Hm?" Xiao Yi's eyes narrowed.

"Come out," Xiao Yi shouted lowly as he launched a Sword Qi strike.

Waves of black water surged, and a shadow was forcibly shaken out.

"One-eyed Demon Fish?" Xiao Yi's brows slightly furrowed.

The shadow was only about a meter in size, but its appearance was somewhat fierce.

With a large head and small body, it had only one eye.

The eye took up most of its head.

Even now, as it was firmly grasped by Xiao Yi, it still bared its teeth and looked ferocious.

This was the One-eyed Demon Fish, a demon beast from the lowest depths of the Endless Black Sea.

Its strength was roughly around the Earth Element First Layer.

"What an ugly fish," Zhou Yueyao puckered her lips.

"Is it this thing that dispersed more than half of my protective Primordial Power?" the Meteor Sword Master furrowed his brows.

There were a dozen Sword Masters, and their Cultivation was all around the Earth Origin Sixth Layer.

The Meteor Sword Master was one of the strongest, with Seventh Layer Cultivation.

Could a demon beast with the strength of the Earth Element First Layer actually disperse more than half of his protective Primordial Power?

Xiao Yi frowned and said, "What really eroded your protective Primordial Power is the black water beneath the sea surface."

"The One-eyed Demon Fish has water control abilities."

In the Endless Black Sea, a trace of the black water on the surface was enough to leave no bones left in a Martial Artist below the Earth Origin Realm.

The deeper one went, the more potent the toxicity of the black water.

The One-eyed Demon Fish controlled the black water several meters deep and condensed it into water arrows.

The black water, several meters deep, had stronger toxicity.

Upon being condensed into water arrows, its power greatly increased.

This was what caused the protective True Qi of the Meteor Sword Master, who was at the Earth Origin Seventh Layer, to be corroded by more than half.

"Be careful," Xiao Yi said in a deep voice, "the One-eyed Demon Fish is the most common and lowest-level demon beast in the Endless Black Sea."

"There are endless numbers of such demon fish throughout the entire Endless Black Sea."

This meant that the entire sea surface was filled with these demon fish and such dangers everywhere.

Moreover, this was just the lowest level of danger.

Xiao Yi and his companions had just set foot at the edge of the Black Sea.

Continuing deeper, the crisis was unpredictable, and one had to be cautious.

With a swish.

Xiao Yi launched a Sword Qi, killing the One-eyed Demon Fish.

A large amount of black toxic blood flowed from the corpse of the One-eyed Demon Fish.

Xiao Yi retrieved the Demon Beast Core.

The group moved quickly deeper in.

After advancing about a hundred meters.

Boom... Boom... Boom...

Dozens of black water arrows suddenly shot out from the sea surface.

"Be careful, it's a group of One-eyed Demon Fish," Bai Bingxue coldly shouted.

Xiao Yi, Bai Bingxue, Lingg Yu, and the others did not make a move.

Although the East Sea Festival was a competition, it was also a rare experience.

The dozen Sword Masters, including the Fierce Tiger Sword Master, were well-prepared and acted instantly.

Swoosh... Swoosh... Swoosh...

Sword Qis were launched, instantly breaking the black water poison arrows.

"Meteor Soul Shaking," the Meteor Sword Master shouted coldly.

A scorching heat immediately converged in the Meteor Sword Master's hands.

The next second, a wave of scorching heat gushed out.

Dozens of One-eyed Demon Fish instantly turned into char.

Waves of heat rose from their bodies.

The group retrieved the Demon Beast Cores and continued on their way.

The cores of Abyss Demon Beasts were different from those of ordinary demon beasts.

Strands of black mist shrouded the cores.

These cores were the points.

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First update.