Li Ling and Mu Qingsi possessed extraordinary eyesight and soon saw what was happening in the distance through the layers of light.
Within the dark clouds appeared a group of strange beings with scales on their cheeks and spiny fins on their ears. They were merfolk, one of the great demon cultivator races of the sea.
Their leader wore ancient-looking battle armor and cut an imposing figure, making it clear that he was no ordinary person. Beneath his feet stood enormous sea beasts resembling sea lions magnified dozens, even hundreds of times, with horns on their heads and surging waves beneath them.
There were a dozen or so of them, each twenty to thirty zhang long. In mere moments, they drove towering waves forward like a tsunami.
Several whale-class treasure ships lay moored outside Northsky Island's harbor. Before they could react, they were swept aside, snapped and smashed like toys.
These enormous sea lion monsters were the legendary Sea Tower Beasts. Coastal fishermen and merchant sailors often saw these huge creatures sleeping upright in the water, still as towers, hence their name.
Light shimmered along the embankment. Phantom pillars rose from the surrounding islands, supporting a protective membrane. An immense hemispherical field of gang essence enveloped all of Northsky Island, but moments later, the great demon general struck out with his palm from afar, shaking it violently.
Boom!
A thunderous crash rang out, and raging surf battered the shore nearby, throwing up a thousand layers of waves.
"Merfolk?"
"Don't they live in the deep sea? Why would they come looking for trouble with the Merchant Association for no reason?"
Li Ling and Mu Qingsi discussed it privately.
They employed shrimp soldiers, crab generals, and shell maidens at their residence, so they knew something about the races of the sea.
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