East Sea Soul Masters Were Scarce?!

Within the Heavenly Screen, the scene shifted, and Yin Hongye's group arrived at the port of Eastsea City.

The port was not large. Several warships were docked there, their armored hulls glinting with a cold sheen beneath the sun.

The sea breeze carried a damp, salty scent as it rushed toward them. Several soldiers hurried along the docks carrying supplies, their expressions tense.

The commander of the Eastsea Legion was already waiting there. He was powerfully built, broad-shouldered and thick-backed, standing like a wall.

A Super Douluo and a Three-Word Battle Armor Master. Anywhere in the Federation, he would have been a figure of considerable standing.

Yet the expression on his face was one of unmistakable desperation.

When he saw Yin Hongye and the others descend, he strode forward to greet them.

"Red Lotus Douluo, you're finally here." He clasped his fists in greeting, his voice rough. "That beast is too fast in the water. My Battle Armor domain is practically useless against it."

"How did you provoke a sea soul beast?" Yin Hongye was genuinely curious about that.

"It was an accident during an exercise."

"The Eastsea Legion should have Sea Soul Masters, shouldn't it...?"

"We do, but you know how it is. East Sea Soul Master resources are scarce. We can't compare to inland places like Heaven Dou City and Star Luo City..."

"I understand. Leave it to me." Yin Hongye roughly understood the reason now.

Outside the Heavenly Screen, several Sea Soul Masters along the East Sea coast exchanged glances, unable to suppress the confusion in their eyes.

"East Sea Soul Master resources are scarce?" A dark-skinned middle-aged Soul Master frowned deeply. "What kind of nonsense is that? I grew up by the East Sea. If anyone knows how many Sea Soul Masters there are here, it's me."

An older Sea Soul Master at the Soul Sage level shook his head as well, his tone carrying a trace of indignation. "We may not be as powerful as people of the future, but I'm still a genuine Soul Sage. What's so difficult about establishing a family lineage?"

"Exactly." Another person chimed in. "The East Sea twenty thousand years later should be far beyond us in both resources and technology. How could they not even gather a decent Sea Soul Master?"

Yet no one could answer them, and they themselves did not know.

On Sea God Island, Bo Saixi stood before the Sea God Temple, the sea wind whipping her silver-white hair through the air.

Of course, she knew what the continent's coastal regions were like.

They were the foundation of Sea Soul Masters, where countless Sea Soul Master families had multiplied generation after generation, their inheritances never once severed.

But what had that legion commander inside the Heavenly Screen said? East Sea Soul Master resources were scarce.

Bo Saixi tightened her grip on her scepter, her knuckles turning white from the force.

"Where is the inheritance of us Sea Soul Masters...?"

Her voice was low, nearly forced through clenched teeth. The Titled Douluo of the Seven Sacred Pillars remained silent, lowering their heads one after another.

They could not understand it either. Why had Sea Soul Masters become so scarce twenty thousand years later?

Within the Heavenly Screen, the commander of the Eastsea Legion led everyone aboard a warship.

The vessel cleaved through the waves, racing toward the deep sea at an astonishing speed, leaving a long white wake behind it.

Qian Renxue stood on the deck, feeling the sea wind rushing toward her. Her golden hair flew in the wind, and a rare flicker of shock rose in her eyes.

This ship was simply too fast.

It was countless times faster than ships from twenty thousand years ago.

Yuanen Yehui stood beside her, both hands gripping the railing tightly. Na'er was equally flustered, fear visible in her eyes.

Outside the Heavenly Screen, in the Star Luo Empire's imperial palace, the Star Luo Emperor leaned forward slightly, staring at the ironclad vessel cutting through the waves. His eyes shone as though he had laid eyes on an unparalleled beauty.

"This thing is good." He turned to the ministers beside him, barely able to conceal his eagerness. "Can we build one?"

The ministers exchanged glances, but none of them dared answer. Why did their emperor keep thinking about things they were incapable of doing?

He might as well ask whether they could dig one up.

That possibility seemed a little more likely.

They looked back at the Heavenly Screen. The warship continued breaking through the waves and soon reached the stretch of sea where the incident had occurred.

"This is the area."

The moment the Eastsea Legion commander finished speaking, the surface of the sea suddenly began to churn.

The once-calm dark-blue water seemed to be stirred from below by a giant hand, throwing up wave after wave of white foam.

A thick column of water shot into the sky, exploding into a spray that filled the air.

Then, a Sea Dragon with a deep-blue body burst through the waves.

It was more than twenty meters long. Its scales reflected a frigid metallic luster beneath the sunlight, while rows of bone spines stood erect along its back. It raised its dragon head high, a low roar rolling from its throat.

Seawater cascaded down its body like an inverted waterfall. Without hesitation, it twisted and slammed forward, its dragon head crashing solidly into the warship's soul-tool protective barrier.

Boom—!

The protective barrier thundered violently, pale-blue patterns of light spreading outward like ripples across water.

The Eastsea Legion commander's face turned livid. "That's the beast. It's been disrupting the Federation's sea transport routes. It has the Demon-Breaking Domain, so my Battle Armor domain is useless."

Yin Hongye lowered his gaze to the Sea Dragon circling beside the ship, his eyes traveling from its head to its tail as if measuring something.

"At this length, it's a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, isn't it?"

"It's normal that you can't kill it. In the sea, creatures like this are strengthened. It should be comparable to a Three-Word Battle Armor Master."

After saying that, he lightly tapped the deck with the tip of his foot and swept out from the warship, stepping across the sea as though he were walking on solid ground.

The Sea Dragon raised its enormous head from the water. Its vertical pupils reflected that tiny human, and a deep chuckle rumbled in its throat.

"Another land Soul Master. Landlubber, you can't catch me."

Yin Hongye smiled calmly.

"Sorry. In naval combat, I can exchange a few moves with Vast Sea Douluo."

The instant his words fell, a red glimmer surfaced in Yin Hongye's eyes.

Killing intent solidified around him.

Visible dark-red streams, like ribbons of silk, swept toward the Sea Dragon.

Mu Hongchen watched this scene without surprise. His gaze passed over the crimson ribbons and settled on the Sea Dragon atop the water.

The Sea Dragon's pupils suddenly contracted.

That killing intent struck directly at its soul, as though someone had placed a blade against its throat.

But it did not retreat.

It was the king of these waters, and a king would not flee.

"Courting death." The Sea Dragon snarled, its massive body bursting from the water. Its dragon claws tore through the air with a piercing shriek.

It lunged straight at Yin Hongye, moving so quickly that it drew a white line across the sea.

A chill flashed through Yin Hongye's eyes, and a dark-red spear condensed out of thin air. Its shaft was long and slender, its patterns pulsing like veins, as though it were alive.

The Sea Dragon's sharp claws were already closing in on his face, whipping up violent gusts.

Yin Hongye struck in an instant, delivering only a simple thrust. The spear tip collided with the dragon claw in a violent crash.

The Sea Dragon felt a tremendous force explode through the bones of its claw. Every scale along its forelimb shattered, and dark-red dragon blood rained down.

"Y-you're a Limit Douluo!" Fear entered the Sea Dragon's voice for the first time.

It wanted to retreat, but Yin Hongye's second spear strike had already arrived. The spear shaft swept sideways and smashed into the Sea Dragon's flank, the dull crack of breaking bones clearly audible.

The Sea Dragon's huge body flew away like a kite with its string cut. It crashed into the sea with an enormous splash, bounced back up, then smashed down again. Only after three consecutive impacts did it barely steady itself.

It wanted to flee.

The instant that thought arose, the Sea Dragon plunged headfirst into the sea.

But the crimson ribbons followed immediately, piercing into the water and clamping onto it like giant snakes, refusing to let go.