Chapter 1 The Azure Sky and Boundless Sea

A clear sky, ten thousand miles without a cloud. Scorching sunlight poured down upon the boundless ocean.

A massive dragon boat cleaved through the waves, speeding across the surface of the sea. Behind it, the seawater surged like two curtains rising to the heavens, before crashing back down upon the surface with a resounding boom.

The dragon boat was enormous and long, spanning hundreds of zhang from east to west, and seven stories high. On each level, squads of elite, well-trained soldiers patrolled.

"Phew!"

Gazing at the faintly visible dark line in the distance, a young man on the deck wiped his forehead and breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Finally, we've crossed the Wu Wang Sea..."

The Northern Sea was vast and boundless. The azure sky and the sea met almost at a single point. They had been traveling for over a decade, and this was the first time they had seen any color other than blue on the horizon.

"Now that we see islands, it seems we've passed the Wu Wang Sea..."

Someone emerged from the cabin, speaking against the strong gale, "The Northern Sea is bitterly cold. This mission is truly too difficult."

The ship sped forward, and the wind roared like thunder on the deck, yet the newcomer's voice was not diminished in the slightest.

"That lord hasn't said a word, and you dare to complain? If Commander Fang heard you, you'd be getting a beating."

Hearing his companion's lament, the young man shook his head.

"After more than a decade of hardship, can't I even complain? Eh? What are you..."

The newcomer walked onto the deck, rambling on and on, but received no response from his companion. Suddenly sensing something amiss, he looked up and saw his companion staring blankly upwards, as if in a daze.

Unable to resist, he turned to look as well.

And he, too, was stunned.

Rumble!

Above the long sky, wind and thunder converged. The cloudless, clear sky was instantly covered by a dark color. Terrifying thunderclouds spread across the sea in an instant.

On the calm sea, terrifying waves suddenly rose, and raging waves rose hundreds of zhang high, crashing heavily on the surface of the sea like collapsing mountains.

The sea was in turmoil!

"How could this be?!"

"A storm?! How could a storm suddenly rise?"

"No, no!"

The dramatic change in the sky instantly alarmed everyone on the ship. Beneath the rising and falling waves, the huge dragon boat appeared as a small leaf in the raging waves.

"Everyone, prepare for battle!"

From the seventh level of the ship, someone let out a long roar, followed by thousands of streams of light bursting forth, forming a huge light shield that completely enveloped the dragon boat.

"How could there be such turmoil? A great demon?"

The dragon boat was in chaos, and all the soldiers unsheathed their swords, facing a formidable enemy.

The dragon boat they were on was a warship of the Great Zhou Dynasty, blessed with divine powers that allowed it to traverse the sea like an arrow. Ordinary storms were no match for it.

At this moment, the dragon boat shook violently, indicating that this storm was not a normal one.

"It hurts me so much!"

At one moment, an angry roar echoed through the sky.

This roar originated from the sea, and in an instant, it had risen to the high heavens. In the blink of an eye, the boundless ocean had turned into boiling water.

"Damn it! To be killed!"

As the angry roar reverberated, countless waves rolled, and countless seawater surged into the sky and fell, turning into a terrifying rainstorm that stretched for tens of thousands of miles.

Crack!

A flash of lightning illuminated the pale faces of the many petrified soldiers on the dragon boat.

Then, a pair of eyes filled with endless coldness appeared between heaven and earth, the cold light replacing the great sun as the only light in this sea area.

Who, who is this?!

The minds of all the soldiers on the dragon boat trembled. The moment they faced the light in those eyes, they were all struck by lightning. Their swords and sabers fell from their hands, and their magical powers went out of control.

Even more so, some almost knelt down in the pouring seawater.

Boom!

An old man stepped out of the cabin, stepping into mid-air. With a surge of his aura, he stabilized the surrounding wind and waves, and at the same time, shouted loudly:

"We have no intention of offending you. We are just passing by. Please, friend, give us passage!"

Thunder and lightning rolled over the sea, and the wind and waves roared, a scene of destruction.

That cold gaze looked down indifferently, like a god looking down on ants.

Buzz~

As it lowered its eyes, the void suddenly wrinkled. The many soldiers up and down the dragon boat only felt their minds buzzing, and instantly lost their perception of the outside world.

They all fainted to the ground.

It was already like this for those watching from the side, and the old man in the air bore the brunt of it. His body shook, and he fell from mid-air with blood spurting from his seven orifices, shocked and angry:

"A Yuanshen Grand Cultivator?!"

The old man's heart was filled with shock and anger. He never expected that after more than ten years of calm seas, just as they were about to reach the Southern Zhan Continent, they would encounter a Yuanshen Grand Cultivator!

The Northern Sea was boundless, with countless demons and monsters within, but existences like this were as rare as phoenix feathers and dragon horns.

Ordinary cultivators might not encounter one in a thousand years.

Why did he have to run into one?

As the gaze looked down, a thunderous sound fell from the sky, resounding for thousands of miles:

"Who are you?"

"Wu Wang Sea King? You are the Wu Wang Sea King?"

The old man fell to the deck, his hair covering his face in a disheveled state, but he seemed to recognize the owner of this gaze: "You, this ship, you must not touch this ship!"

"Oh?"

Qing Wuju lowered his eyes indifferently. The anger of his destroyed Dharma body had not yet subsided, and upon hearing this, his voice added a bit of coldness: "You travel by boat across the sea, so what is your background?"

Although this boat was extremely large, it could be called a masterpiece in the mortal world, but it was only among mortals.

It was neither a strange object nor a spiritual treasure.

Anyone with any cultivation would not take it seriously.

"I....."

The old man opened his mouth to speak, when he heard a slightly panicked voice from the cabin: "Commander Fang, what happened? Why is the boat shaking so badly?"

Qing Wuju lowered his eyes and stared. He saw a richly dressed young man staggering out of the cabin.

The young man was thin, with a face full of panic. His eyes were grayish-white, as if he was blind. At this moment, he was grabbing the cabin door, his face full of terror.

"Young, Young Master!"

When the old man saw the young man, he coughed up a pool of blood in anxiety. He was anxious and terrified. Finally, he knelt on the deck and kowtowed repeatedly: "Sea King, you, no, you must not hurt him!"

"Mm?"

In a soft sound, the sea parted, and a golden light stepped out from the monstrous waves. Qing Wuju landed on the dragon boat that was undulating in the waves.

He ignored the old man kneeling on the ground, his gaze falling on the frightened and bewildered young man.

Accurately speaking, it was on his waist.

It was a wooden牌 with somewhat poor craftsmanship, but when Qing Wuju saw it, his pupils shrank.

"Ru Yi is here in person?!"

Boom!

The moment Qing Wuju's words left his mouth, his expression changed.

He retreated thousands of miles in a flash. On the dragon boat, a golden light surged like a waterfall against the current, and in an instant, it had soared into the high sky.

Its light was like a sword, easily tearing apart the dark rainstorm that filled the sky and sea.

Then, a phantom appeared in the long sky.

When the phantom first appeared, it was only the size of an ordinary person, but in an instant, it transformed into a giant god ten thousand, hundred thousand zhang tall!

With a swaying crown and an imperial sword hanging from his waist.

At the moment of its emergence, the rolling sea area of ​​tens of thousands of miles had returned to calm, the wind had dissipated, and the light of the great sun once again flowed down.

Illuminating the Northern Sea.

"This humble servant Fang Shanmin, greets the Crown Prince!"

The phantom stood in the sky, like a divine mountain connecting the sky and the earth, with unparalleled power. The old man was overjoyed when he saw it, and kowtowed repeatedly.

Qing Wuju's eyes narrowed as he looked at the phantom, and said word by word: "Great Zhou Crown Prince, Long Xingyi?!"

Qing Wuju was shocked.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was even stronger than the Myriad Dragons Nest that Wu Wang Sea relied on. Although it could not be compared with the two holy lands high above.

But it was already the top power in the world!

Especially, it was rumored that the Heavenly Emperor's lineage of the Great Zhou Dynasty possessed the bloodline of the God Emperor, which was the most honorable bloodline between heaven and earth.

All the royal families of the Great Zhou Dynasty were born to live forever, and it was a truly supreme bloodline!

Especially this Long Xingyi, who was very similar to his ancestor, and was suspected of having cultivated the Imperial Extreme Dharma Body!

And in the case that the Great Zhou Emperor had not appeared for many years, he was almost equivalent to the Great Zhou Emperor!

He was a truly powerful overlord.

Buzz~

Amidst the swirling divine light, a gaze that revealed no emotion looked at Qing Wuju: "Wu Wang Sea King?"

Crack~

It seemed like a thunderbolt fell from the sky:

"Kneel!"

Boom!

It was as if an ancient star had completely exploded above the sea, bursting out its life's light.

In an instant, the water in the sea area of ​​tens of thousands of miles had risen into the air, as if it wanted to reach the sky.

Under the earth-shattering explosion, the void was trembling, the spiritual energy, the omnipresent flow of energy, all were violently agitated, boiling, and roaring!

The terrifying air waves swept across everything tangible and intangible, like the collapse of the sky, entailing endless majestic power.

Falling down heavily!

"Stop, I.....!"

Qing Wuju's expression changed drastically, but before he could speak, he was completely submerged.

At this moment, he only felt the Mount Sumeru in ancient legends crash into him. Caught off guard, his ten layers of protective magical powers were instantly defeated.

His entire being was struck down from the sky.

At a speed exceeding the naked eye, he crashed heavily onto the bottom of the hundred thousand zhang sea!

Buzz~

Terrifying ripples spread from the seabed in all directions. Countless sea monsters and beasts were turned into blood mist upon contact with these ripples.

Ten thousand miles of sea area were dyed red at this moment!

Ten billion sea beasts all turned into withered souls.

Even in broad daylight, it was as if terrifying gusts of wind transformed by Yin Fiends were blowing, as if ghosts and gods were being attracted!

"Ah!!!"

But the giant shadow only glanced over, and a series of extremely terrified wails came from the surrounding void.

All the ghosts and gods that had been attracted were frantically fleeing, screaming and wailing.

Rumble!

The rising waves rolled down like mountains falling to the ground, and crashed back into the reddened sea.

"Ah!"

Beneath the deep mud of the seabed, Qing Wuju knelt on both knees. When he looked up again, his eyes were completely bloodshot, even dripping with blood:

"How dare you humiliate me?!!!"

If his Dharma body had not been destroyed once, even a Dharma Body Realm expert, how could an imprint carved at some unknown time force him to kneel?!

At this moment, Qing Wuju's heart was filled with extreme anger!

The humiliation of kneeling was even greater than the hatred of having his Dharma body destroyed!

"What about the Dharma Body? What about the Earth Immortal? An imprint dares to humiliate me?!"

Qing Wuju roared and tore through the hundred thousand zhang of seawater, leaping into the sky. His magical powers were burning and boiling, and he unleashed the Great Extinction Dragon God Palm again:

"Then let this seat see if the Imperial Extreme Shocking World can compare with the Five-Colored Divine Light?!"

"Mm?"

The divine shadow spanning between heaven and earth suddenly moved its eyes and looked down again:

"You said... Five-Colored Divine Light?!"