Nine Infant

The Myriad Tribulation Sea Calamities is infamous for its ferocity, where many powerful wild beasts lurk, hiding in its deep waters.

For these wild beasts, the allure of the Demon Luring Grass might not be so great anymore...

However... if you draw upon the pure vital energy from the Empress Secret Realm, that would be a different story.

Yi Yun took a deep breath, and his body plummeted like a meteor, disappearing directly beneath the sea surface. The seawater, impacted by the energy, parted to the sides, and Yi Yun continued to sink to a depth of tens of thousands of feet below the surface.

At this depth, the immense pressure and resistance of the seawater would place a considerable burden on Yi Yun's body. Under such pressure, Yi Yun's ability to attack or dodge would be greatly diminished.

But Yi Yun had no choice but to take the risk, because the truly terrifying wild beasts lurked in the deepest parts of the ocean.

Ordinary martial artists would be utterly powerless against such sea beasts, let alone on the seabed, or even on the surface. Choosing to fight on the seabed would be tantamount to suicide.

Even Yi Yun would have no chance of winning against a wild beast at the peak of the Saint realm if he encountered one in the ocean, and he wouldn't even have a chance of escaping.

Yi Yun adjusted his physical condition to its best, using his senses to radiate outwards, alert to any potential dangers. After confirming that there were no wild beasts within a hundred miles, Yi Yun connected his mind to the God Descending Tower array plate and slowly opened the Empress Secret Realm.

Opening the entrance to the Empress Secret Realm from such a distance requires a huge amount of vital energy. Yi Yun swallowed an ancient relic and used all his Pure Yang Power to open the entrance to the Empress Secret Realm little by little with great difficulty.

In the pitch-black depths of the ocean, a faint light slowly appeared, then gradually expanded, forming a purple vortex.

Under immense pressure, the seawater spun rapidly, surging towards the whirlpool.

A beam of light burst forth from the whirlpool, piercing through the thick seawater, shooting straight out of the ocean and into the sky.

A massive gate of light slowly emerged from the depths of the Myriad Tribulation Sea; the entrance to the Empress Secret Realm had been fully opened.

Having opened the entrance to the Empress Secret Realm in the remote depths of the Myriad Tribulation Sea, Yi Yun wasn't too worried about being discovered; he could unleash his full power.

The portal opened wider and wider, and the purest Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi in the Empress Secret Realm slowly dissipated from its entrance.

Here we go!

Yi Yun connected his spiritual power to the Purple Crystal, activating his Energy Vision to lock onto all changes in the surrounding sea.

With his Energy Vision, Yi Yun could easily see any movement within a radius of hundreds of miles, no matter how dark the seabed was. The more powerful the wild beast, the stronger the energy fluctuations contained within its body, and it was impossible for it to escape Yi Yun's eyes.

It can be said that, in terms of the keenness of perception underwater, Yi Yun even surpasses the wild beasts of the sea.

Deep within the Myriad Tribulation Sea, there were not as many sea beasts as on the surface. From the initial darkness and silence, slowly, three shadows appeared in Yi Yun's Energy Vision.

They were drawn here by the pure Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi in the Empress Secret Realm. Yi Yun could see these huge Black Shadow clearly, but he did not recognize any of them.

The Undying Sea is too deep and too wide. Many kinds of wild beasts lurk in the deepest part of the Undying Sea, and some of them may never surface in their entire lives, so it is normal that they are unknown to people.

The three deep-sea beasts before Yi Yun were between tens and hundreds of meters long. He had never seen any records of them in any ancient books. Perhaps in the long history of the Tianyuan Realm, some people had seen these sea beasts, but those eyewitnesses may have perished in the stomachs of the sea beasts and never returned. Naturally, they could not record their experiences for posterity.

Although he didn't recognize them, Yi Yun could sense their terrifying nature from the powerful energy fluctuations emanating from these wild beasts.

Yi Yun assessed his own strength and felt that he could handle one of the wild beasts, but if all three sea beasts came at him, Yi Yun would have no choice but to flee.

Compared to these three deep-sea beasts, the Eight-headed Sea Dragon that Yi Yun had previously shot down was nothing.

Yi Yun gently stroked his Space Ring, took out the rusty broken sword, and waited patiently without moving it.

The three sea beasts remained still, forming a triangle around Yi Yun.

These three underwater overlords clearly possessed high intelligence. They could discern that the sudden appearance of such dense Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi on the seabed was suspicious. They were not only wary of Yi Yun, but also of other sea beasts.

If these sea creatures were to actually fight, the outcome would be uncertain.

But the more cautious a sea creature is, the more troublesome it becomes.

Yi Yun waited silently, his hand gripping the broken sword tightly. He also took the Sun-Shooting Nine Sorrows Bow and draped it over his left arm, ready to draw the bow and shoot an arrow at any moment.

Of course, the power of the Sun-Shooting Nine Sorrows Bow would be greatly weakened in water.

The three sea monsters began to slowly rotate around Yi Yun, a process that lasted for a full quarter of an hour. Then, at a certain moment, they suddenly stopped.

This was not a prelude to their attack; instead, they slowly retreated.

The sudden retreat of the three enormous sea beasts, and their retreat to a great distance, was an unusual situation that made Yi Yun's heart sink.

He saw a much smaller, Black Shadow slowly approaching from the depths of the Myriad Tribulation Sea.

Because of this smaller sea monster, the three underwater overlords retreated!

Within his Energy Vision, Yi Yun could clearly see that this Black Shadow was about ten meters in size. It had two thick black claws and a tail covered with black scales. On its robust body were nine long, snake-like necks, each with a head.

These nine heads are all different in shape. Some heads have a single horn, some have three eyes, and some have sharp fangs like spears.

Nine heads, some with one eye and some with three, were all staring at Yi Yun.

Sounds like the cries of infants emanated from the body of this ferocious sea monster.

Yi Yun held his breath. He recognized what the wild beast was and felt somewhat incredulous.

Among the many ancient texts left by Lord Qingyang, he had seen records of this wild beast. In the Tianyuan Realm, deep within the Undying Sea, there lived a powerful Nine-headed Serpent wild beast. The Nine-headed Serpent was born as Ancient Remnant Species, and as it matured, it would become Ancient True Spirit, which even Emperor would find difficult to confront head-on.

Among the Nine-headed Serpent, a very small Nine-headed Serpent awaken ancient bloodlines and become evolved forms of Nine-headed Serpent —the Nine-Headed Serpent.

The Black Shadow figure before us is none other than Jiuying!

When the Nine-Headed Serpent was first born, its strength was actually weaker than that of the Nine-headed Serpent, but its potential for growth far surpassed that of the Nine-headed Serpent.

As time goes by, if a Nine-Headed Serpent truly grows up, it will become a world-destroying force.

However, not every nine-headed infant can grow to adulthood.

Such a powerful wild beast, its growth and evolution are already capable of attracting heavenly calamities.

A nine-headed infant needs to constantly devour Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and absorb the essence of the sun and moon to become stronger and stronger in order to fight against the heavenly tribulation.

If they cannot withstand the attack, Jiuying will be struck down by the heavenly tribulation and reduced to ashes.

However, rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are scarce in the Tianyuan Realm, making the Nine-Headed Serpent's evolution extremely difficult.

In the history of the Tianyuan Realm, there has never been a truly adult Jiuying recorded in any ancient texts. As a result, Yi Yun was unaware that there was also a Jiuying in the Undying Sea of the Tianyuan Realm.

He originally thought that the Nine-Headed Serpent only existed in the Twelve Emperor Heavens.

From this perspective, if the Nine-headed Serpent that Undying Sea to mutate into the Nine-Headed Serpent, it would not be a blessing but rather a curse.

However, in the Yang God Emperor Heaven, such a mutation would be extraordinary. If such a Nine-Headed Serpent were intentionally tamed and provided with an abundant supply of rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, along with training and opportunities, it could even survive nine heavenly tribulations and become a Nine- Nine Tribulation Nine Infant. That would be a true divine beast, capable of competing with True Dragon True Phoenix.

"Nine-Headed Serpent... In the depths of this Myriad Tribulation Sea, I actually encountered a Nine-Headed Serpent..."

While Yi Yun was overjoyed, he also sensed a great crisis.

The Nine-Headed Serpent is extremely powerful. If it were Nine Tribulation Nine Infant, killing me would be as easy as killing an ant, without any suspense. Of course, in the Tianyuan Realm, it is impossible for Nine Tribulation Nine Infant to be born, just like a small village in the mortal world cannot cultivate Great Emperor.

Yi Yun gripped the broken sword and the Sun-Shooting Nine Sorrows Bow tightly, his mind on high alert. In this battle, he was facing the strongest opponent he had ever encountered in his life!

(To be continued~^~)