Secret Intelligence

The Crimson-Faced Heavenly King coughed softly twice and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. His breathing was deep and steady; as his Internal Energy circulated, he recovered considerably and continued,

"The Sea Clan is a people who have lived along the shores of the East Sea for generations. Most of them are close to water by nature, born masters at riding the tides and parting the waves. They believe in and worship the Divine Dragon said in ancient legends to dwell in the depths of the East Sea.

"The ancestor of the Sea Clan was said to have been merely a disciple of a small sect upon the East Sea. His talent was dull and his comprehension ordinary. Compared with a heaven-blessed prodigy like you, the difference was like the sun and moon against a firefly.

"Yet this man possessed immense fortune. He seemed to have crossed paths with the Divine Dragon, and from then on, he was reborn. Not only did he cultivate World-Shaking Martial Arts and create the Divine Water Art, he even lived for more than two hundred years. Relying on his own martial prowess and lifespan, he forcibly multiplied and sheltered the Sea Clan.

"The reason the Sea Clan believes in and worships the Divine Dragon was the rule laid down by this old ancestor. Later, it gradually became a custom and tradition.

"I have only heard fragments of these tales. Wusheng Laomu gathered them."

He was explaining the origins of the Sea Clan and the Divine Water Art to Duàn Yì, resolving his doubts.

Duàn Yì nodded, his heart burning even hotter. He had also noticed that when the Crimson-Faced Heavenly King mentioned the Sea Clan ancestor who had lived for over two hundred years, the fluctuations in his tone had become