"Could it be that you're unwilling to show even King Feng any respect?" When Shark Qianshan saw the orderly ranks of demon scorpions, his eyelid twitched. The Azure Scorpion Clan was a cut above the Tigerstripe Demon Sharks in strength. Aside from their superior individual prowess, another crucial factor was that the Azure Scorpion Clan had mastered battle formations. In a large-scale conflict, even if the Tigerstripe Demon Sharks outnumbered them by nearly half, they would struggle to gain the slightest advantage. And even if the two sides reached a stalemate for a time, they would inevitably lose if they couldn't win quickly and the fight dragged on.
"What the hell is King Feng? Don't think you can just name-drop someone and get a few perks here. If you don't know what's good for you, you won't get a scrap—and you'll bring a devastating loss down on your clan!" Xie Lin scoffed.
Before Xie Lin's words had even faded, a gigantic dragon claw came crashing down from above. Startled, Xie Lin instinctively thrust his trident upward to meet it. The seawater around them surged, and as his Sea-Soul Trident churned the depths, the surrounding waters seemed to tremble.
Boom! A colossal wave surged outward, and several low-ranking scorpion demons around Xie Lin were tossed head over heels by the rushing undercurrents.
Under the pressure of the enormous dragon claw, Xie Lin's Sea-Soul Trident bent. His face flushed crimson, and as the dragon claw's shadow began to fade, dread filled his heart. He had blocked the blow, but the force had pressed him down so thoroughly that he could barely lift his head. Shark Qianshan had been telling the truth—Ying Feng really had appeared! Ying Feng's strength was even more terrifying than the rumors claimed. Just catching one of his attacks