The Endless Marshlands.
The once dark-green ocean had become a boundless sea of blood, impossibly viscous, with scarcely an ocean demon beast left in sight.
There were exceptions, of course.
At that moment, an enormous, brilliantly colored scallop drifted upon the blood sea tide, its rainbow shell serving as a boat.
Within the shell, a lovely girl who looked no older than fifteen or sixteen gazed at the waters ahead, worry etched between her brows.
"Reporting to Your Highness."
Not far beside her, a Deep Sea jellyfish several hundred zhang in size was shrouded in a Black Light barrier that kept the surrounding blood sea at bay.
It floated on the surface and spoke in a low voice like a bull's bellow. "According to the intelligence gathered by our scouts, this is the source of the blood sea."
"For some unknown reason, the remains of the Sinful Dragon suppressed here all those years ago have broken free of their seal. Using the power of his own bones as a catalyst, he unleashed this catastrophe!"
The lovely girl nodded gently.
The Blood Sea Calamity's impact on human cultivators could not be ignored, but the ocean races had suffered the greatest losses.
When the tide first appeared, eighth-tier demon beasts could barely withstand it. Now that the blood sea was spreading, its corrosive power grew by the day. Even Sixth Tier demon beasts comparable to human Nascent Soul cultivators dreaded it.
Apart from a handful of unusual races, the ocean demon beasts had suffered devastating casualties. Yet the Deep Sea Royal Clan, which ruled the Endless Marshlands, remained utterly at a loss against this catastrophe!
"As long as the blood sea remains, our people will never know peace."
After a brief silence, the lovely girl said softly, "Although the tide's corrosion is