Water Domain!

There were two Beast Emperors on Earth.

The Eight-Clawed Beast Emperor and the Thunder Dragon Emperor.

In the original story, they had appeared alongside the Golden Horn Beast and attacked human cities.

But now, the Golden Horn Beast was still an egg somewhere in some ocean trench.

The two Beast Emperors were still lurking in the depths of the sea, waiting for an opportunity to attack the land.

The sun was bright today—perfect weather for hunting.

Whoosh!

The Triangular Fighter Jet hovered in midair as three figures stepped out.

The azure sea lay perfectly calm, as though something was brewing beneath its surface.

"Gu Ce, make your move," Thor said excitedly.

Gu Ce nodded slightly and drew the Frost Sword from his back.

Wave Sword Technique!

Over the past few days, through studying the "Ice Desolation Sword Technique—Basic Chapter" and Rimuru's guidance, Gu Ce had steadily perfected this sword move, gaining the power to move mountains and fill seas!

Splash!

The water churned as Gu Ce's strike cleaved straight through the ocean, opening a fissure across the sea.

The fissure did not last long. Seawater quickly rushed back in, forming waves nearly a hundred meters high. If they crashed down, they could easily destroy an entire town.

Hong glanced at Gu Ce, somewhat surprised.

Although Gu Ce had yet to master a Domain, his comprehension of the Water Artistic Conception seemed to have reached an extremely profound level. It likely would not be long before he mastered a Domain ahead of Thor.

"Can this really draw out the Beast Emperors?" Gu Ce looked skeptically at Thor as the sea gradually calmed again.

Thor turned his gaze toward Hong.

Seeing this, Hong could only say helplessly, "It should work, right? The satellites observed those two Beast Emperors appearing near these waters last time."

"We made such a huge commotion right at their doorstep. Aren't they coming out to take a look?" Thor asked in confusion.

"Wait, something seems to be coming." Gu Ce focused on the sea below.

After Six Eyes evolved, it had become even sharper. Thor had once been able to appear silently behind him, but now, unless it was a Stellar Level expert specializing in concealment, no one could escape Gu Ce's eyes.

A shadow was rapidly approaching beneath the water. It was long and massive, over a hundred meters in size.

Roar!

A gigantic dragon head burst from the water and lunged to bite Gu Ce, only for Gu Ce to slash out with his sword, instantly splitting it vertically in two to prevent it from reviving.

"The East Sea Azure Dragon?" Hong raised an eyebrow.

He had not expected this rather famous King-level Monster to emerge.

Since Hong had spread his Light Domain around himself and Thor, concealing them, the East Sea Azure Dragon had seen only Gu Ce. The moment it surfaced, it was easily killed.

The surface of the sea remained calm for quite some time.

It seemed the monsters below were discussing whom to send out next.

Gu Ce was already getting bored when movement finally appeared below.

More than a dozen shadows burst out of the sea at once!

Even if Mohandesen, the "Ice Snow Emperor," had been here, he would not have gained any advantage against more than a dozen King-level Monsters. He might even have been chased away.

But do not forget—Gu Ce excelled most at fighting one against many.

Wave Sword Technique!

As the long sword swung, every strike raised a wave that crashed heavily onto the King-level Monsters.

The Water Artistic Conception was contained within them. As Gu Ce's understanding of "water" deepened, the Water Domain emerged almost naturally!

The enhanced talent from consuming the Sky's End Ice Crystal Fruit, together with the changes brought by Six Eyes' Evolution, had finally shown their effects!

"Good!"

Gu Ce was overjoyed. The Water Domain directly bound all of the monsters.

One sword!

Slash!

Suppressed by the Water Domain, the monsters had no chance to resist at all.

A Planetary Level warrior with a Domain was invincible among those of the same rank and could even fight across major realms.

One had to know that most experts stuck at the Universe Level were unable to break through to Domain Lord precisely because they had failed to master a Domain!

"Second Brother, you need to work harder." Up in the sky, Hong looked at Thor beside him.

Thor looked on the verge of tears. "Brother Hong, how exactly do you comprehend a Domain? Why does it feel like all of you make it look so easy?"

"Comprehension of one's realm can only be achieved by oneself." Hong shook his head slightly. "Second Brother, I can't help you with that either."

As these King-level Monsters fell, the water's surface calmed once more.

Yet this time, even after waiting two or three hours, the water remained completely still.

The monsters below seemed to be afraid.

"Should we go down and kill them?" Gu Ce looked at the other two in the air.

Now that he had mastered the Water Domain, it was hard to say whose home ground the depths of the sea truly were.

While Gu Ce and the other two took action, on land, the five major powers joined forces with the two martial arts schools and the HR Alliance to begin their counterattack against the monsters.

This time, it was unlike the monster tide led by the Golden Horn Beast in the original story.

The attack initiated by humanity caught the monsters completely off guard.

The sea monsters' attention had all been drawn away, and the greatest threat had vanished.

With the strength of all humanity on Earth brought together, dealing with the King-level Monsters on land was not much of a problem.

On Huaxia's side, the military led by Jia Yi took the lead, while Gu Hechang and Gu Hesheng also went to help.

Within Huaxia, all the King-level Monsters lurking in the deep mountains, beneath rivers, and far underground were found and exterminated one by one.

Numerous sophisticated laser cannons were set up to guard the major base cities. Any monster that dared seize the opportunity to attack a city would be blasted to ashes.

The items Gu Ce had brought out of Bronze City were all handed over to Gu Hechang. After keeping some useful items, Gu Hechang donated most of them to the military, allowing Huaxia not only to suffer minimal losses in this counteroffensive war, but also to gain greatly.

After the main King-level Monsters were dealt with, the Lord-level Monsters, now without King-level Monsters to lead them, lost their heads and actually dared to attack the base cities. Naturally, they were annihilated by the laser cannons.

Later on, even laser cannons were no longer needed. The War Gods within the base cities simply went out to hunt. Wang Heng, who had advanced to War God, was now the President of the Lightning Martial Arts School in Jiangnan Base City, and he slew several Lord-level Monsters in succession.

Elsewhere, although they did not achieve as overwhelming a victory as Huaxia, they still gained a great deal.

King-level Monsters were resources in themselves. The United States, led by Mohandesen, possessed a higher level of technology than Huaxia, making it even easier for them to deal with those King-level Monsters. They suffered virtually no losses.

Only some relatively remote base cities suffered severe damage during this operation, though they still gained something from it.

Overall, humanity had won a resounding victory!

In the depths of the sea.

The three had already learned of the results on land.

That meant the only place left to deal with was the ocean.

Whether in strength or numbers, the monsters in the ocean surpassed those on land by several times. The two strongest Beast Emperors also came from the ocean.

With the Water Domain activated, Gu Ce led Hong and Thor straight into the seabed, quickly finding their target for this trip.

The Eight-Clawed Beast Emperor!

It was renowned for its defense, regenerative abilities, venom, and crushing power!

The East Sea Azure Dragon was its subordinate, and this sea region most likely belonged to its territory.

"Who's going?" Thor asked.

With the Water Domain's support, all three were confident they could solo the Eight-Clawed Beast Emperor.

"I'll do it. I just happened to gain some insight," Gu Ce said with a smile.