Raid

After traveling for over nine thousand years, the spacecraft finally reached a natural Wormhole. This was also the end of its journey; the remaining distance would have to be covered by each party on its own.

After passing through the Wormhole, they were not far from the Floating Sand Sea.

Luo Feng and the other two continued flying for another three months.

"We're about to reach the Floating Sand Sea." Inside his spacecraft, Luo Feng looked at the fully simulated scenery, feeling rather expectant. Before he knew it, an endless region of black lightning had appeared in the distance. Beneath the lightning region was the dark sea of the Floating Sand Sea.

The sea was so vast that even after the spacecraft rose several light-years, they still could not see its end.

"The cycle in which the Floating Sand Fruits mature is when the greatest number of experts arrive, and the competition is also the most brutal. Every time, large numbers of Eternal True Gods and even Saint Realms perish." Looking at the endless Floating Sand Sea, Luo Feng could not help imagining the bloody competition that would unfold.

During the cycle in which the Floating Sand Fruits matured, the entire Floating Sand Sea was undoubtedly the most "lively" place. Eternal True Gods and Saint Realms from the many nations, tribes, and other forces of the Origin Continent were countless. There were even some Void True Gods, and quite a few groups would come to join in the excitement.

That would be when the true gathering of experts took place, all for one of the 10,081 Floating Sand Fruits.

"Still, the more experts competing for them, the better."

The more experts there were, the happier Luo Feng became. He would have a greater chance of fishing in troubled waters and obtaining benefits.

Morosa had already evolved to possess the battle strength of a Four-Origin Saint Realm, without revealing his true body. Tie Nanhe also possessed the battle strength of a Mid-tier Third Source. More importantly, Luo Feng had the Lie Yuan Technique. Even top-tier Saint Realms would fall victim to it if they were careless. In terms of threat, Luo Feng's group might appear weak on the surface, but in reality, they were the strongest.

Precisely because they appeared weak, the three of them could join forces and pretend to be pigs while eating tigers.

"The more chaotic the battle, the greater the opportunity..." Luo Feng thought.

The spacecraft advanced rapidly at 9,400 times the speed of light. The scenery outside the portholes changed swiftly, and the closer they drew to the Floating Sand Sea, the stranger everything became. Vast stretches of primeval forest had already formed around the sea. The forests were shrouded in hazy mist, and according to the records, ferocious beasts occupied all these primeval forests around the sea, turning them into paradises and territories for vicious beasts. Weaker adventurers did not dare enter them rashly.

"Once we pass through this forest, we'll reach the Outer Region of the Floating Sand Sea." Luo Feng looked at the simulated scenery. The Outer Region of the Floating Sand Sea was an area where the various races of the Origin Continent operated, and it was much safer than this forest. Thus, most Eternal True Gods who came to the Floating Sand Sea would choose to settle in the Outer Region.

Of course, a small number of Eternal True Gods would form teams or follow some Saint Realms, attempting to find a Floating Sand Island to settle on.

Luo Feng's target this time was also one of the 10,081 Floating Sand Islands.

The high-altitude region above the endless sea was practically a no-fly zone. Because of the Floating Sand Sea's special nature, the high-altitude region was filled with thunder and lightning. In the densest areas, even Ninth-Order and Tenth-Origin Saint Realms would be blasted into pieces. The weaker areas were still powerful enough to kill most Eternal True Gods.

Therefore, anyone who wanted to reach a Floating Sand Island without being electrocuted could only fly at low altitude.

As the spacecraft entered the sea's territory, Luo Feng naturally had to lower its altitude until it was only several thousand kilometers above sea level.

"Morosa, Tie Nanhe, stay alert." As the spacecraft descended, Luo Feng's expression grew more solemn. Waves rolled across the dark, heavy surface of the sea, and occasionally, powerful fluctuations could be sensed from beneath it. Those were the sea beasts living in the Floating Sand Sea.

Thus, when flying at low altitude, the greatest fear was an attack by the vicious beasts of the sea!

The beasts in the sea almost all hated the various races of the Origin Continent. They viewed every race as an invader and would launch a fierce attack as soon as they discovered one.

"Yes, Master." Morosa and Tie Nanhe answered in unison.

At the same time, Morosa's divine sense began enveloping the surrounding area spanning several light-years. However, once his divine sense reached the sea, it seemed to encounter an extremely powerful obstruction. It could penetrate only to a depth of ten thousand kilometers.

At this moment,

More than fifteen thousand kilometers beneath the surface of the Floating Sand Sea, directly ahead of Luo Feng's group, eight enormous sea beasts were gathered. Each sea beast measured tens of millions of kilometers in size. Their bodies resembled octopuses, but were not entirely the same. They had far more than eight arms—each possessed over a hundred terrifying tentacles. Their spindle-shaped heads were pitch-black, resembling a mountain peak and a massive sword at the same time, with two round black eyes embedded in them.

The eight Sea Martens gathered together, surrounding the largest one among them.

"Comrades, throughout the endless years, the foreign races have constantly hunted and killed our people. Countless members of our race have died at their hands. The hatred between us and the foreign races has long become irreconcilable!"

"The king has also said that over the next tens of billions of eras, even more foreign races from the Origin Continent will pour into our territory, hunt our people, and seize our Floating Sand Fruits! As the masters of this place, we absolutely cannot let these foreign races have it easy! If one comes, we kill one. If two come, we kill both. No matter how many come, we kill them all!"

"As your captain, since the seven of you have been assigned to this squad, you must follow my orders. You are not to act alone. Although each of you is extremely powerful individually, by joining forces, you can unleash even greater strength. Not only will your ability to survive become stronger, you'll also be able to kill more foreign races!"

"Comrades, whether we can defend our territory depends on everyone's cooperation!"

The one who spoke was the leader of the eight Sea Martens. He was the largest, and even in his normal form, his height reached fifty million kilometers. Counting the length of his claws, he exceeded a hundred million kilometers.

According to the Sea Martens' system of strength, once one reached a height of fifty million kilometers, one possessed the strength of a Saint Realm. The captain of these eight Sea Martens undoubtedly possessed strength above the Saint Realm.

"Captain, we'll follow your arrangements in everything!"

"We'll follow the captain's orders and kill more foreign races." The other Sea Martens immediately voiced their agreement one after another.

"Good!" The captain let out a low growl. Suddenly, he slightly raised his head, as though he could see through the layers of seawater to the sky above. A fierce glint appeared in his eyes. "Hahaha, they came right on cue. Foreign races are here. They should be Saint Realms among the foreign races. Get ready, everyone. We'll strike at once and give them a grand welcome!"

"Yes!" The others immediately became excited.

At this time, Luo Feng's spacecraft was advancing rapidly above the sea, completely unaware of the danger beneath it.

Even Morosa could only extend his divine sense to a depth of ten thousand kilometers beneath the seawater. Any deeper, and it was compressed by the heavy seawater, making it impossible to penetrate further. Naturally, he could not discover the eight Sea Martens.

"Master, this sea seems quite peaceful. We haven't even seen any sea beasts. We're moving so fast that the sea beasts were probably scared off." The spacecraft had been flying for quite some time without encountering the expected attack, and Morosa immediately felt bored.

"Don't let your guard down. These sea beasts may not appear, but once they do, every one of them is incredibly powerful. Especially in the sea, it would probably take seven or eight beings of the same realm to deal with one of them. If we encounter a powerful attack, we should evade it if possible. We absolutely cannot be dragged into the sea." Luo Feng warned him.

The sea was the most dangerous place. Once trapped inside, one's strength would be greatly reduced. A First-Origin Saint Realm would be doing well to display the strength of a Ninth-Order Eternal True God. The sea beasts, on the other hand, possessed even greater strength within the sea. With one side weakened and the other strengthened, the gap would become even larger. If they could not break free in a short time after being dragged in, they might even be surrounded by the sea beasts and lose their lives.

The spacecraft continued forward rapidly.

Suddenly—

"Hm?" Morosa's expression changed slightly.

Luo Feng also sensed the intense fluctuations suddenly coming from the sea ahead.

Countless incomparably thick black tentacles burst wildly from the sea ahead. In an instant, tentacles filled the sky—there seemed to be nearly a thousand of them. Each radiated astonishing might... and more than a hundred of them were a full level stronger than the rest, possessing the might of a Saint Realm.

"They're Sea Marten tentacles! There are eight of them!" Luo Feng clearly sensed eight different auras. The strongest one should possess the strength of a Saint Realm. Luo Feng could not determine exactly how many Sources it had, but the other seven all possessed auras comparable to the Eternal True God Pinnacle. Within the sea, every one of them would be no weaker than a First-Origin Saint Realm.

"Morosa, can you deal with them?" Luo Feng felt as though the surrounding space-time had been sealed, with the resistance rapidly increasing.

"Master, the strongest sea beast should be at the level of a Two-Origin Saint Realm. With the sea's assistance, it can barely reach the Third Source level, but it poses no great threat to me. The only trouble is that their true bodies are hidden in the sea. To deal with them, we'll have to enter the sea or drag them out." Morosa's eyes held a trace of battle hunger.

"Then let's do it. Drag them out and finish this quickly!" To obtain Sea Marten Stones, they had to hunt Sea Martens. Luo Feng was also itching to fight.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After the spacecraft crashed through the tentacles, one tentacle after another was severed by the spacecraft, but the spacecraft's speed also dropped sharply.

"Out!" The spacecraft suddenly vanished. In its place, within the tentacles, appeared the three figures of Luo Feng, Morosa, and Tie Nanhe.

"Attack!" Luo Feng commanded.

The bodies of Luo Feng, Morosa, and Tie Nanhe expanded violently, reaching heights of nearly ten million kilometers in an instant.

Luo Feng locked onto one Sea Marten, while Morosa and Tie Nanhe divided the remaining seven between them. They each grabbed all of a target's tentacles and pulled them fiercely outward.

"What?" With his divine power fully ignited, Luo Feng's strength had completely surpassed Ninth-Order Eternal True God battle strength, reaching the level of an early-stage or even mid-stage First-Origin Saint Realm. Yet Luo Feng was shocked to discover that he could not pull a Sea Marten out. Instead, he was being dragged downward continuously.

"That strength is incredible!" Luo Feng's expression changed slightly.

One tentacle after another actively coiled around Luo Feng, trying to drag him into the sea.

"Hmph!" Luo Feng snorted inwardly and frantically poured his burning divine power into the source of the Chaos Golden Wings. A much more surging force immediately reinforced him. Luo Feng forcibly pulled on the tentacles and flew upward, and the balance of power between them shifted. He went from being at a disadvantage to gaining a slight upper hand.

On the other side, Morosa and Tie Nanhe possessed terrifying physical strength and had completely gained the upper hand. The Sea Martens whose true bodies lurked beneath the surface were being dragged out continuously.

The already turbulent sea surface surged even more violently as the giants below were pulled upward. Waves soared into the heavens, and enormous peaks rose from the surface of the sea.