Hold Them Here First

Inside the market.

Treasure Fish, Treasure Plants, minerals, Demon Beast remains, plants from every corner of the world, seeds, small creatures—even delicious fish alone could fill a long list, drawing passing Demon Beasts and displaying all the splendor of the underwater world.

While wandering about, Liang Qu even saw someone selling a kind of big-mouthed fish. Its selling point was that it could help clean up excrement and keep caves tidy.

They were expensive, yet quite a few Great Demons bought them.

"Elder Zong Yin, the strongest force behind the Sea Merchants shouldn't be the Sea Market Master, should it?"

A Celestial Grandmaster was certainly formidable, among the first rank below Martial Saints, but not enough to roam Jianghuai freely and trade wherever they pleased.

There would always be those bold enough to take risks.

Other demons must have been backing the Sea Market Master.

Long Zongyin answered with certainty, "Your Excellency has guessed correctly. The Sea Merchants are primarily governed by two factions: the Mermaid Tribe and the Octopus Clan. Merfolk are much like humans, born with exceptional intelligence. Octopuses, meanwhile, possess innate talent; once they become Spirit Monsters, they can speak human language.

"Both clans have Demon Kings. Together, they are a dominant power even across the entire sea.

"The Sea Market Master's husband is the Octopus King of the Sea, known as Undying and Unextinguished, one who divines blessings and foretells calamities. He is famed for his absolute neutrality."

The Sea Market Master's husband?

So it really was a female.

Liang Qu looked toward the pale-blue octopus in the market.

The Sea Market Master noticed his gaze and waved her tentacles.

Honestly.

Among Great Demons, he had never seen one so warm and proactive.

A Demon Beast with such a rare sense of friendliness.

Da Pang and