The black shadow finally dispersed into a cloud of black mist, slowly fading into the surroundings.
Ye Qiong shook the scraps off his baseball bat.
"Good thing this thing was weak. One hit and it shattered."
Tribbie walked to the edge of the gorge and peered down for a long while before turning back.
"Dean, the spatial barrier here has been eroded in many places. This passage is the largest of them. The source should be deeper down, but I can't tell what kind of power it is. Its aura makes me feel uneasy."
Ye Qiong followed her gaze downward.
"But this is already the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's territory. If we don't deal with it soon, I'm afraid those things will only keep multiplying."
It seemed he would have to find someone to guard this place.
With that thought, Ye Qiong turned and swam toward the southern side of the gorge, where the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King appeared most often.
After swimming for about the time it took an incense stick to burn, the seawater suddenly grew heavy, and an immense pressure spread from nearby.
Ye Qiong came to a halt.
A colossal beast with an enormous silhouette slowly rose from the deep sea. It was larger than any soul beast Ye Qiong had ever seen.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King!
The overlord of the sea, whose cultivation was nearing a million years.
Its voice was like muffled thunder rolling up from the seabed.
"Human, you have stepped onto my territory."
Ye Qiong looked up at it.
"I know. I came to discuss something with you."
"You came to discuss something with this king?"
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King let out a low laugh.
"You, a human ant, what right do you have to speak