By the East Sea, Vast Sea City.
The largest coastal city in eastern Douluo Continent was now shrouded in an apocalyptic scene.
Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, stood atop the city walls. Her long golden hair whipped wildly in the sea wind, while her angelic eyes reflected the countless dark shapes covering the distant horizon.
They were tens of thousands of Sea Soul Beasts, from century-old Soul Beasts in the shallows to ten-thousand-year Fierce Beasts from the deep sea. Drawn by some invisible summons, they surged toward humanity's coastline like a tidal wave.
The first wave of attacks had begun three days ago.
Without warning or any sign, thousands of Sea Soul Beasts had suddenly burst out from the waters around Vast Sea City's harbor, overturning every merchant vessel and fishing boat docked there.
Before the dockworkers and fishermen could react, Sea Soul Beasts leaped from the water and dragged them into the depths. They had not even had time to scream.
The moment Qian Renxue received the news, she organized Spirit Hall's Soul Master legions and rushed them to the coast.
The Angel Legion, the Spirit Hall Direct Soul Master Corps, and the Douluo Empire's Royal Soul Master Corps—three elite forces had all been deployed along the coastal defenses within three days.
Yet the Sea Soul Beasts held the advantage at sea. They always struck at the weakest points in humanity's defenses, then immediately retreated into the deep after succeeding, never lingering for battle.
Human Soul Masters were invincible on land, but once they pursued their enemies into the sea, the Sea Soul Beasts used the terrain to turn the tables and kill them.
In three days, seventeen fishing villages along the coast had been razed to the ground, five port cities had suffered devastating damage, and the