Going to the Beast Tide to Restock

In Jiangnan Base City, a magnificent hotel was hosting a welcome banquet for the new Inspector of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall. Influential figures from all factions had arrived to offer their congratulations and get to know this young Inspector of the Martial Arts Hall.

At the banquet, glasses clinked and people mingled. After Xue Xi finished congratulating Luo Feng, she pulled Xu Xin into a corner to sit down, leaving Luo Feng to handle the socializing on his own.

Xu Xin had dressed meticulously for the evening; her exquisite gown accentuated her proud figure, making Xue Xi feel a little inferior. However, she quickly consoled herself: It's fine, small is both light and easy, it's completely unnecessary to worry.

Seeing Xue Xi's gaze sneaking toward her chest, Xu Xin covered her mouth and chuckled softly. The sensitive Xue Xi immediately looked up and rolled her eyes at the "mocking" Xu Xin: "What's so funny? I'm still growing, I definitely won't be worse than you in the future. Don't believe me? How about we compare again in a few years?"

Xu Xin looked at the bristling Xue Xi with amusement: "No, it's not that I don't believe you. Besides, small is also quite cute!" As she spoke, she stretched out her devilish claws, ready to tease, scaring Xue Xi into quickly changing the subject.

"Anyway, enough about me. Let's talk about you and Luo Feng. How is it going, tell me!" She leaned close to Xu Xin's ear with a gossipy expression.

"You're going to be the death of me!" Xu Xin was indeed shyly distracted, pushing away the warm breath of Xue Xi near her ear as she replied: "It's going quite well. Ever since A-Feng graduated from the Elite Training Camp—and he's the only one who obtained that gene multiplier boost from your Braised Pork Knuckle—my family has been wishing we could get married tomorrow."

Xue Xi balled up her small fists: "Then congratulations to you both. Make sure to call me when you get married; whether it's in the kitchen or as a bridesmaid, I'm up for the task."

Xu Xin pinched Xue Xi's cheek: "Of course. I won't hide it from you—as the eldest daughter of the Xu Family, I've never really had a true playmate growing up. Most were just hypocritical people acting for the sake of family interests. If I don't invite you, who would I invite? If you don't show up, hehe, I'll just hold the wedding right in your restaurant!"

The two were whispering in the corner when, suddenly!

Military commander Li Dawei received a phone call and shouted: "What? A level-one monster horde has suddenly erupted in the sea? Alright, I understand, I'll be there immediately!"

Following that, he issued an invitation to all the War Gods present. Xue Xi felt a surge of joy internally; this monster horde was originally supposed to erupt months later, but it seemed the military commander had been aiming for the large gathering of War Gods at the banquet all along, thus accelerating the counterattack against the offshore monsters.

Xu Xin watched Luo Feng leave, her brows furrowed; it was clear she was very worried about him.

Xue Xi comforted Xu Xin: "Don't worry too much. I'll head over there in a bit to help you keep an eye on your little boyfriend, and maybe pick up some high-grade seafood ingredients while I'm at it—I might need them for new dishes later."

Hearing that her friend was also heading to the battlefield, Xu Xin felt much more at ease. She had heard Luo Feng talk about how easily Xue Xi had killed two villainous War Gods, one of whom was even a High-Level War God: "Alright, then I'll leave it to you. You must be careful too; you can never be careless on the battlefield."

Xue Xi nodded, drew the Coiled Dragon Blade from the Universe Pot in her pocket, and steered her flying blade to speed toward the mouth of the Huangpu River.

Flying at high speed through the air, the Coiled Dragon Blade wove through the clouds. In less than half an hour, the distant coastline was clearly visible, yet the seawater itself could not be seen.

This was because the sea surface was blanketed by the dense corpses of marine monsters, and an overwhelming number of various aquatic monsters were springing out from beneath the carcasses.

Among them were fierce arthropod monsters, land-familiar reptilian monsters, bizarre cnidarian and echinoderm aquatic monsters, and a vast, dark mass of the most numerous fish-type monsters!

Yet, this sheer number of monsters was blocked from advancing by a massive war fortress on the river—a war base constructed entirely of reinforced concrete!

Countless ferocious gun barrels protruded from the base, turning into a torrent of steel that tore apart the monsters with low defense. Above them were rows of laser cannons, aiming at the paths of high-level monsters; the moment they crossed the line, they would be reduced to ash by the laser "death lines"!

Occasionally, when a monster managed to break through the defense line and reach the base walls, military Martial Artists would step up with wine flasks in hand for a fair duel. For a moment, the scales of victory in the monster horde tipped toward the human side.

At the very front of the battle line, the War God-level Martial Artists summoned by Li Dawei were slaughtering high-level monster lords, paralyzing the command of the horde.

Xue Xi was also infected by the blood-pumping atmosphere of the battlefield. She raised her blade, selected a few high-level sea delicacies, and charged in. Of course, a necessary Combat Meal was indispensable before that.

With the strength-boosting Lamb Paomo in her stomach, a bite of the high-energy reserve Gaoqiao Scallion Pancake, followed by the speed-enhancing Pan-Fried Bun, and finally a handful of Five-Spice Beans and Pear Syrup Candy for double defense, Xue Xi felt like Popeye after eating his spinach—her self-confidence was overflowing!

With her spiritual perception extending over tens of kilometers, she sensed three monsters with the strongest life auras beneath the sea. If Xue Xi's guess was correct, these should be the two mid-level lord Mountain-Quaking Whales and the high-level lord Sky-Hissing Beast mentioned in the original story.