Chapter 750: The North Sea Fish

"There's something at the bottom of the Black Sea!" someone on the shore suddenly shouted.

"Rumble~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

The entire Black Sea began to quake, causing the surrounding shores to tremble violently. Weaker cultivators almost lost their footing and quickly took to the skies.

The Black Sea churned violently, a massive expanse stretching thousands of miles. What could be causing such a disturbance beneath these waters?

The seawater of the Black Sea was highly corrosive, devoid of any life. Even strong cultivators dared not dwell within it for long, and even the spirits of the underworld would disintegrate upon contact.

This was a dead sea, truly lifeless. In the underworld, such a sea had another name: the Nether Sea.

What could be underneath? No life could survive there. Only Sovereign-level cultivators dared to touch the water, and only Emperor-level cultivators dared to dive in, but even they wouldn't stay long. Not even Heaven-level cultivators would train there.

What could be causing such a commotion in this sea?

In the sky, Di Xuanhe was fiercely battling ten Heaven-level cultivators, their clash creating black holes that obscured everything.

On the other side, Zhong Shan sat cross-legged on the head of the hundred-foot-long monster, its eight massive tails thrashing around, creating spatial rifts. Even Tian Xiaozi and the female elder hesitated.

On the Black Sea, the water roared as it rose and fell, a powerful aura emanating from the depths.

Sensing this aura, nearly all the surrounding cultivators felt a chill, their faces turning pale.

Many quickly retreated, moving farther and farther back, leaving only a few Heaven-level cultivators to continue watching.

Everyone watched in shock as the sea surged, revealing a massive creature.

"Whoosh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

With a powerful splash, a colossal bone banner shot up like a towering mountain, then sank back down.

"It's coming out, it's coming out!" someone exclaimed.

What was that? Everyone stared in disbelief.

An island? No, bigger—a continent? From the Black Sea, a massive landmass slowly emerged, with towering peaks piercing the clouds, each smooth and strangely shaped.

The landmass rose, stretching to a distant edge, spanning three thousand miles. A three-thousand-mile landmass?

"Wait! That's not an island; it's a fish, a giant fish!" someone shouted in horror.

A three-thousand-mile-long fish?

Everyone watched in stunned disbelief. What was this? A three-thousand-mile-long fish? Impossible!

Sure enough, as the enormity of it sank in, the colossal fish head emerged, its round forehead bulging, with two long dragon whiskers extending from its nose.

"What kind of fish is that?"

"I don't know!"

People stared blankly at the enormous fish, their eyes filled with confusion.

"Whoosh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

Two massive fins suddenly emerged from the sides of the fish.

Two gigantic wings soared into the sky! Wings? They weren't fins but bird wings. Roc wings. This enormous fish actually had the wings of a Roc.

From a distance, people were dumbfounded. How could such a fish exist in the world?

Among the stunned onlookers was the ancestor of the Yi family from the Great You Dynasty in the underworld. Beside him stood a blue-robed man holding a folding fan—the same Yi Lanque who had once helped Zhong Shan overthrow the Tian family by spreading the word.

"Que'er, do you recognize this creature?" the Yi family ancestor asked Yi Lanque.

Despite Yi Lanque's relatively low cultivation level, he held an indispensable position within the Yi family, acting as the de facto master in the open, while secretly following Yi Lanque's orders.

"Behold the North Sea fish, named Kun. The Kun is so vast, spanning thousands of miles, and when it transforms into a bird, it is called the Roc. The Roc's back is also immense, stretching thousands of miles. When it takes flight, its wings spread like the clouds across the sky," Yi Lanque said, tapping his folding fan thoughtfully.

"A Kunpeng? The Kunpeng, ranked eighty-eighth on the divine beast list of the Grand Thousand Worlds? Are you saying this is a Kunpeng?" The Yi family ancestor was startled.

"This Black Sea is precisely the Nether Sea, where neither living nor dead can linger. Isn't it the perfect place for a Kunpeng to be nurtured?" Yi Lanque explained.

The Yi family ancestor stared in astonishment.

"What should we do?" The ancestor's eyes twitched nervously.

"Step back for now. The Tian family has hidden a Kunpeng here, but this Kunpeng is still in its juvenile stage, predominantly in its 'Kun' form. Let's retreat and see what happens next," Yi Lanque advised.

"Understood."

The colossal Kunpeng, stretching three thousand miles long, made a breathtaking entrance. Tian Xiaozi landed on its head.

The Kunpeng turned, spreading its wings as it faced the Baji Tianwei.

The emergence of the massive Kunpeng caused all but the Heaven-level experts to retreat, unable to withstand its presence.

How powerful was the Kunpeng?

No one knew for sure, but one thing was certain—it had not surpassed the twelfth level of the Heaven Extreme Realm, the limit for mortals. However, divine beasts differed from mortals, possessing unique abilities that far surpassed human capabilities.

Like the gluttonous Taotie of old that devoured everything, the Brain-Eating Beast that inhabited countless minds, or the Fire Qilin that could either conceal its aura or incinerate the world.

The Kunpeng was undoubtedly endowed with its own terrifying innate abilities.

"Swallow them!" Tian Xiaozi commanded, pointing towards Zhong Shan.

"Roar~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

A deafening roar shook the surrounding space. The enormous Kunpeng opened its gaping maw, lunging towards Zhong Shan.

With a span of thousands of miles, its mouth was terrifyingly vast.

At that moment, the Baji Tianwei, having devoured the Slaughter Immortal Sword, turned crimson, its bloodthirsty aura skyrocketing, painting the sky red.

"Chirp~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

The Baji Tianwei's body began to grow, expanding rapidly until it reached a thousand feet. Its eight massive tails thrashed about, causing more and more space to shatter.

The formidable Baji Tianwei showed no signs of slowing its growth.

"What kind of monster is that? It can grow too?" someone from the crowd exclaimed in shock.

Gradually, the Baji Tianwei's figure became obscured as the expanding black hole enveloped it, and the broken space grew larger and larger.

The energy from the Immortal Slaying Sword was enormous, causing Ba Ji Tian Wei to grow uncontrollably. Its eight giant tails turned a bloody red, and its size rapidly expanded—first to a thousand feet, then a mile, and eventually, it reached over two thousand miles. The black hole it created also expanded to over three thousand miles, making it comparable to the size of Kunpeng.

Tian Xiaozi, who was commanding Kunpeng to attack, suddenly hesitated. He stared in shock at the massive black hole, unable to believe that Ba Ji Tian Wei had grown to match Kunpeng's size. What kind of monster was this?

Half an hour later, the blood-red Ba Ji Tian Wei gradually returned to its original color. Its eight tails reverted from their bloody hue to their original eight colors as the Immortal Slaying Sword was completely digested.

This time, Ba Ji Tian Wei had truly feasted. Its eight tails stretched, causing the space around it to fracture. As the space stabilized, the scene within the black hole was revealed.

Zhong Shan stood atop Ba Ji Tian Wei's head, facing off against Tian Xiaozi, who stood on Kunpeng. Both men, each on their colossal beasts, glared at each other intensely.

Tian Xiaozi felt frustrated and uneasy. Through Kunpeng's instincts, he sensed fear—a fear of the monstrous creature in front of them. Kunpeng, which had been the Tian family's hidden trump card, had its grandeur overshadowed almost immediately by Ba Ji Tian Wei.

"Chiiyaaah!" Ba Ji Tian Wei let out a deafening cry toward Kunpeng.

"Roooar!" Kunpeng responded, refusing to back down despite its fear. It was a proud divine beast.

The roar from the two massive creatures caused the distant spectators to gulp in amazement. What were they witnessing? These weren't just high-level cultivator battles; these were titanic clashes of monstrous beasts beyond imagination.

Zhong Shan stretched his muscles, his bones cracking as he felt a sense of relief and satisfaction. The breakthrough from absorbing the Immortal Slaying Sword's energy had propelled him to the third level of the Heavenly Realm. If he could absorb the other three Immortal Swords—Extinguishing, Entrapping, and Absolute—how much more powerful would he become?

Ba Ji Tian Wei had also experienced significant enhancements, its speed now rivaling that of an ordinary Heavenly Realm cultivator.

"Tian Xiaozi, you are ambitious yet lacking, intelligent but narrow-minded, clear-sighted but short-sighted, believing the world revolves around you? You dared to scheme against Zhong Shan? Today, I'll leave you with a lasting impression!" Zhong Shan's voice boomed.

Zhong Shan spoke loudly, ensuring that all distant cultivators could hear him. It was as if he was making a public statement.

In the distance, Yi Lanque, observing Zhong Shan, raised an eyebrow.

"Retreat," Yi Lanque instructed the Yi family patriarch.

The patriarch nodded and led the Yi family disciples further back.

As Ba Ji Tian Wei's eight massive tails swung with tremendous force, the sky shook violently. The powerful vibrations shattered the surrounding space, creating a massive black hole that engulfed Ba Ji Tian Wei, Kunpeng, Zhong Shan, and Tian Xiaozi.