Sea Beast "Cloud Shark"

Inside the Ku Hai Secret Realm lay a boundless ocean.

Beneath the ocean was a continent. When the Ku Hai Secret Realm entered its Underground Sea phase, the continent's surface would be exposed.

Gu Ce and the others had entered shortly after the Ku Hai Secret Realm transitioned from the Underground Sea to the Sky Sea. Its next change would come half a year later.

"Don't push yourselves! If necessary, call for help through the Virtual Universe, and our people will arrive immediately!"

On the spaceship, the bald Domain Lord gave his final instructions.

Those who could enter this secret realm all came from either wealthy or noble families.

Forget the bald Domain Lord—even the World Lord stationed in this secret realm might not be able to bear the consequences if the descendants favored by certain Immortals died here. They would have a hard time explaining themselves.

"Alright, you may disembark now."

Once the spaceship came to a stop, the bald Domain Lord gave one final word and sent everyone off the ship.

Gu Ce's figure flashed as he instantly leaped into the seawater.

"Master, the Sky Sea can reach a depth of one million meters at its deepest point, while its shallowest areas are only a little over one hundred thousand meters deep. If one falls from the Sky Sea, they will reach the bottom of the Ku Hai Secret Realm, where Ku Hai Raw Stones can be found," Rimuru said as he reviewed the Ku Hai Secret Realm's information.

"Ku Hai Raw Stones aren't worth much. They're useless." Gu Ce shook his head.

"Our goal is to find sea beasts to fight, preferably ninth-rank Stellar Level sea beasts or Universe-Level Sea Beasts. Rimuru, investigate the sea beasts nearby."

"Alright, right away." Rimuru nodded.

The detector activated, bringing everything within a fifty-kilometer radius into view.

Though its effectiveness was inferior to the detector aboard the Ice Desolation, it was still a large-scale detector. It could easily detect sea beasts below the Domain Lord level, and even World Lords would find it difficult to evade its scouting.

"There's a ninth-rank Stellar Level sea beast four kilometers away, and a Universe-Level Sea Beast fifteen kilometers away..."

Rimuru spoke rapidly.

Gu Ce nodded slightly, gripped the Cloud Sea Sword, and charged toward those sea beasts!

Kill!

The Cuimu Empire had only one Immortal, Diamant's ancestor.

Compared to the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, the Cuimu Empire was clearly much weaker. Its overall strength was nothing remarkable.

As the most gifted member of this generation of the royal family, Diamant carried all the hopes of the Cuimu Empire and was regarded as a candidate for the next emperor. If not for the elder brother above him, the position of crown prince would have fallen to him.

Diamant did not care about becoming emperor or crown prince. His dream was to become an Immortal and lead the Cuimu Empire to greater strength.

But his elder brother did not see things that way.

"Brother, you should leave the imperial palace on your own. Don't blame your brother for taking action."

"You'll regret this!"

"Brother, I am the crown prince! You need to understand your place."

Thinking back to what his elder brother had said that night, Diamant was still filled with rage.

Why should he receive preferential treatment just because he was the eldest son? Father favored him, Mother favored him, and our ancestor remained in seclusion. The empire was theirs to command!

Diamant knew his elder brother's talent well.

Even becoming a Domain Lord through his own cultivation would likely be difficult for him. Without relying on the empire's resources, did he want to become a World Lord?

That was nothing but a fool's dream!

Thus, under his elder brother's coercion, he fled the imperial capital with all his belongings and came to the Ku Hai Secret Realm, hoping to use the trials here to break through to the Universe Level!

Then he would join the Giant Axe Arena, first become a Universe-Level Great Axe Warrior, and climb step by step. At the very least, after becoming a World Lord, he would return and tell his elder brother that he had never wanted the throne at all!

These were Diamant's plans for his future.

"Hmph, a mere sea beast dares block my path?"

Diamant snorted, drew the long spear from his back, and engaged a massive octopus in battle.

The Ku Hai Secret Realm was enormous.

The area covered by the Sky Sea alone was already several times the size of Qiongling Star.

Ten thousand people scattered throughout it amounted to practically nothing.

At this moment, Xie Peng was exploring the Sky Sea with three newly found good brothers.

All four were useless playboys from great families, the kind who had never learned anything worthwhile. Their families had sent them here for training, but naturally, they only wanted to coast along if they could. In any case, their families would arrange a way out for them, and at most they would become Universe Level in this lifetime.

"Xie Peng, isn't your Blue Silver Clan more proficient in the Law of Wood? Why did you come here?" asked a gorgeously dressed man over three meters tall, with a pair of White Wings growing from his back.

"Xifo Wei, isn't your Thousand Feather Clan also proficient in the Law of Light? At least he's somewhat related to it. You're much further off," another man with deep-blue skin and four arms said with a laugh.

"Brother Gu Shan, your Suilan Clan is compatible with the Law of Water. This time, you have to let us see your Innate Secret Art," Xie Peng said with a smile.

"Don't worry." Gu Shan laughed heartily.

"Wait, something's moving." The last of them, also the shortest and dwarf-like in appearance, spoke cautiously.

"What?"

The four immediately fell silent and vigilantly looked around.

"It seems something is approaching," Gu Shan said with a frown.

At different times, the Ku Hai Secret Realm had different types of active sea beasts, and their temperaments and conditions varied as well.

During the Sky Sea phase, there was almost no source of food in the seawater.

This was when sea beasts were at their most vicious. They would actively attack every living creature they saw. Other than their own kind, every creature was their enemy. The main sea beasts were Cloud Sharks, Giant Star Whales, and Desert Sea Octopuses.

Among these three types, Cloud Sharks preferred to travel in groups and were also the most dangerous. Once surrounded by them, even Universe-Level warriors would struggle to escape death.

The surrounding sea was deathly silent, perfectly matching the scene of a Cloud Shark hunt.

"Hm?"

Gu Shan suddenly focused his gaze in one direction.

"What is it?" Xifo Wei asked nervously.

"It looks like we may need to call for help." Gu Shan sighed.

"Xie Peng, Xifo Wei, Mu Yuanli." Gu Shan's expression turned grave. "My Suilan Clan's Innate Secret Art is Listening Spring. It allows us to hear distant events through the currents of water. I can tell that a slaughter is taking place five hundred kilometers away from us."

"Large amounts of blood have dyed the sea red. Only a Cloud Shark pack could cause such a situation."

"Brother Gu Shan, can we really not escape?" Xie Peng was unwilling to accept it. They had just entered and already needed to call for help?

The fee for calling for help once was ten million Cosmic Coins!

That was already equivalent to the entrance fee.

Even as a member of the Blue Silver Royal Clan, he could not afford such a price.

Although they had one free opportunity, the secret realm would remain open for a full ninety years!

If they used it up at the beginning, what would they do later?

"No, I refuse to accept this." Xie Peng gritted his teeth.

"Me too. Even if it's difficult, I don't want to give up like this," Mu Yuanli said.

Although Xifo Wei did not speak, he nodded as well.

"You..." Gu Shan stared at them in surprise.

"Fine, I'll accompany you."

"Run in the opposite direction. Pray that the Cloud Shark pack hasn't discovered us yet. We still have a chance!"

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