The next day, Chen Daolin chatted with several demigod friends he had met in Flower Calyx City at a tavern. Their acquaintance had begun with the Incineration Beast tide triggered by the tidal upheaval.
Chen Daolin had happened to pass through a stretch of sea near Flower Calyx City and saw them being besieged by a pack of Incineration Beasts, their situation extremely dire. With certain intentions in mind, he had stepped in to help the demigods break free. These demigods were a group that had ventured through the Endless Abyssal Sea together for many years. On one hand, they were grateful for Chen Daolin's aid; on the other, they admired his formidable strength.
One was willing, and the other receptive. They soon became familiar with one another.
Inside a private room on the third floor of Heavenly Sea Tower, a famous establishment on Flower Calyx City's bustling streets, several demigods sat around a table, drinking and chatting merrily.
They vaguely regarded a black-haired young man wearing a golden mask and exuding a sharp, capable aura as their center.
A charming woman with purple skin and a vertical mark resembling an eye between her brows spoke in a soft, pleasant voice. "Big Brother Chen, let me toast you. In all my years of cultivation, it's experts like you whom I admire most."
Chen Daolin smiled faintly and raised his cup. Because he wore the Astral Realm Armor mask, these ordinary demigods naturally could not discern his true strength. They all believed him to be a peak demigod. Even in the Endless Abyssal Sea, peak demigods stood at the pinnacle of the pyramid. After all, eternal-level divine beings were simply too rare and too lofty. Even a massive faction would only possess a few. So long as no gods emerged, a