Underworld Sea

Faced with the overwhelmingly powerful Sea King, Shana could only suppress the anger in his heart and choose to compromise.

"Agreed? Good. I accept—but the sacrifices must be doubled!" The Sea King unceremoniously doubled his demand.

"You..." Shana's face turned livid, but before the Sea King, he realized he did not even have room to negotiate.

Only then did the watching Players finally get a clear look at the Sea King's appearance.

Three blue stripes, like fish gills, were painted on each side of his face. His chest was covered in pale blue hair, and he stood around two meters tall. Yet even before the more than ten-meter-tall Shana, he completely overwhelmed him in sheer presence. His entire body radiated a ferocious aura, like that of a savage beast.

Outside the scene:

"What a badass! But why did he stop beating Shana? Keep beating him!"

"So strong! Shana was bleeding after just one punch. Could this Poseidon be level 999?"

"Stop talking! I'm already a Poseidon fan. I'm just waiting for him to beat Shana senseless!"

"One punch to suppress him—so awesome! Is there a class like this? I want to change classes into Poseidon!"

"Why are they chatting? Keep fighting! I've got my sunflower seeds and cola ready. Please continue, Poseidon, don't disappoint me!"

"What, unwilling?" The Sea King beckoned, and the trident suddenly shot out of the sea before landing firmly in his hand.

Taking a deep breath, Shana opened his mouth with a livid expression. "I agree. Take your army and leave."

"Hahahaha!" Seeing Shana submit, the Sea King's unrestrained laughter echoed along the shore.

He gave Shana another mocking glance, then let out a long howl. Instantly, all the Sea Monsters on the shore surged toward the sea.

"If you knew it would come to this, why send an envoy to provoke me? Shana, you need to understand that without the King of Beiqi, your land of Beiqi is nothing but a scattered rabble in this underworld. Anyone can bully you. You've lived this long—do I still need to remind you of the law of the jungle?"

After saying that, the Sea King leaped into the sea. A rapidly advancing wave soon appeared on the surface.

Watching the Sea King depart, Shana's eyes turned venomous. With a low roar, he slammed a fist into the ground. The earth shook, and a deep fist mark sank into the soil.

"Du Yan, you're courting death!"

Outside the scene:

"Confused fruit grows on the confused tree, and beneath the confused tree are you and me. That's it? The fight's over?"

"Same here. What the hell just happened? It's over?"

"Damn it, why did Poseidon stop fighting? I unpacked my sunflower seeds and Sprite for nothing?"

"One-star review, absolutely one-star review! This Poseidon is way too disappointing. He just let that bastard Shana go? What the hell?"

"Damn, the battle had only just gotten me excited and it was already over? I'd already taken my pants off!"

"Strongly condemning Poseidon. He was clearly so awesome earlier—why did he just leave after throwing out a few threats?"

"Although I couldn't hear what they said, I think Shana must have begged for mercy, and Poseidon let him go."

"Shameless Shana! He must have begged for mercy, or he would've been beaten into a pig's head!"

The livestream chat erupted with discussion. The Players were extremely dissatisfied with the Sea King's actions. The battle had only just reached its climax when he stopped, leaving many of them frustrated.

After closing the livestream page, Lu Wu turned to look at Bei Li, the perpetual eating machine.

"Xiao Li, who is this guy?"

"Huh?"

With her cheeks puffed out as she continued chewing, Bei Li looked at Lu Wu in confusion.

Rubbing his forehead, Lu Wu pointed at a screenshot on the computer screen. "This guy with all the chest hair."

This time, having heard clearly, Bei Li stretched her neck and swallowed all the food in her mouth before glancing at the screen.

"The Sea King? He's quite an impressive figure. Back then, he fought several times with the King of Beiqi."

"He fought my ancestor?"

Bei Li nodded vigorously. "They fought all the time. The King of Beiqi would go looking for him whenever he had nothing to do. He even took me along once, and I saw the King of Beiqi pin him to the ground and rub his face into the dirt. It looked painful!"

Lu Wu looked stunned. "Why would my ancestor go looking for him to fight?"

Bei Li spread her hands and replied helplessly, "Does fighting need a reason? If it did, maybe the King of Beiqi just wanted to bully him."

"Bul... bully him?"

Thinking of the imposing Sea King he had just seen, Lu Wu rubbed his forehead again. His ancestor truly was incredible, to actually pin such a fierce man to the ground and rub his face into the dirt. Sure enough, he was still far, far beneath his ancestor's level.

"By the way, why are you asking about the Sea King?" Bei Li reached her little hand toward a nearby snack bag, pulled out another box of chocolate, and asked as she opened it.

Hearing that, Lu Wu told her about what he had just seen in the livestream.

"Shana got beaten up?" Bei Li froze for a moment, then laughed. "Serves him right!"

"I think the Sea King must have figured that the King of Beiqi was dead, but he still couldn't let go of the grudge from being bullied back then. So he beat up Shana, one of the King of Beiqi's former subordinates, to vent his anger."

"Is the Sea King the strongest existence in this Underworld Sea?" Lu Wu asked again.

"Pfft!"

Upon hearing that, Bei Li sprayed out all the cola she had just drunk. "Cough, cough, hahaha!"

Seeing Bei Li look at him as if he were an idiot, Lu Wu gave an awkward smile. "Is something wrong with that?"

"Do you know how vast the Underworld Sea is? The Sea King is merely the ruler of the waters near the land of Beiqi. How could he possibly be called the ruler of the Underworld Sea? Even at the King of Beiqi's peak, that was a height he could never reach."

"The entire Underworld Sea connects all the major underworld regions. Its area is no smaller than the land, and it is divided into seven sea regions. At most, the Sea King is one of the overlords of a single sea region. He cannot even dominate one entire sea region."

"Someone that strong still can't dominate a sea region?"

Lu Wu looked extremely surprised. Having just witnessed the Sea King's strength, he had sincerely believed him to be incomparably powerful.

Bei Li nodded. "According to the King of Beiqi, the sea region near our land of Beiqi is called the False Void Sea Region. Its supreme overlord is Taowu, and it is said to be terrifyingly powerful. Even when the King of Beiqi was alive, he was no match for it. As for the Sea King, he is probably just one of Taowu's subordinates managing a smaller sea area."

After remaining silent for a while and digesting Bei Li's words, Lu Wu raised his head again.

"Xiao Li, once we take the Liuli District, do you think we should establish a navy? Otherwise, if the Sea King attacks us, our strength will be completely unable to withstand him."

Bei Li nodded at Lu Wu's suggestion. "I've thought about that too~ But we need to restore Netherworld's Equipment Depot first. There are many design blueprints inside, including one for a Ghost Ship that grows by devouring materials. Restoring that place would be very helpful to the development of our Player faction."

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