"Activate the formation!"
"A monster is approaching."
"Fellow cultivators, do not panic. Our merchant association's elders are here."
"We're about to reach shore. Hold on—the monster won't dare come ashore."
A commotion instantly erupted aboard the Clear Breeze Merchant Association's treasure ship. Over a hundred people turned to look behind them, their eyes filled with terror, fear, and fighting spirit...
A cerulean curtain of light rose over the treasure ship. Though the enormous waves battered it, the light curtain did not budge in the slightest.
The sight made everyone aboard the treasure ship secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
"It seems this monster has no intention of letting us go," Li Changsheng said, his right hand pressed to his chest. Upon his chest was a blood-red mark wreathed in demonic aura, hideous and terrifying.
The sea rolled backward as a colossal beast over a thousand zhang long emerged from the water, like a mountain. Massive barbs covered its entire body, while its skin resembled rough earth. Its huge eyes were wide open, and its limbs and head were shaped like those of a human.
With every step the colossal beast took, the seawater shook and massive waves surged up. It was incredibly fast.
The Clear Breeze Merchant Association elder steering the treasure ship seemed to sense something. He turned his head, and his face changed drastically, panic filling his eyes.
"It's the Cangzhuo Sea Demon! They say it was formed from the resentment and violent malice left behind by a great cultivator after death. We cannot fight it head-on!"
The treasure ship sped up by another thirty percent, but even that was still not enough to shake off the Cangzhuo Sea Demon.
Some cultivators had already begun leaving the treasure ship, erupting with their cultivation and fleeing.
Cultivators were generally