115: Chapter 115 The Storm Gathers, Thunder Surges! The Vast Ocean Rumbles, Four-Armed Sea Apes Rise!

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A stick of incense passed; there was no movement.

Two sticks of incense passed; it remained deathly silent.

Shi Jian lay prone behind a massive coral reef, his mind returning to a state of calm.

His Divine Sense expanded to its limit, covering a hundred miles of sea; under the effect of the water-repelling bead, the seawater did not interfere with his Divine Sense.

Suddenly—

From deep within the Black Wind Abyss, a muffled roar echoed.

Even through the seawater, it still made Shi Jian's eardrums buzz.

Immediately after, the seawater at the mouth of the abyss began to churn violently.

A violent Spiritual Pressure, like an underwater volcanic eruption, soared into the sky from the fissure, its terrifying demonic aura sweeping in all directions!

Shi Jian narrowed his eyes slightly.

It's coming!

A massive blue-gray palm reached out from the edge of the Black Wind Abyss, its four fingers as thick as pillars, gripping the rock wall at the edge of the fissure.

The rock rapidly crumbled and collapsed under that palm!

Next, another palm reached out.

Then a third.

A fourth.

The Sea Ape Beast slowly climbed out of the abyss, with a hint of eeriness, like a sea spider, quite unsettling.

As the giant beast emerged from the sea abyss, Shi Jian finally saw the full appearance of this Yao Beast.

It stood sixty feet tall, a head taller than Shi Jian's fifty-foot body, and was covered in a layer of short, dense blue-gray fur that glinted with a metallic cold light in the darkness of the deep sea.

Its four arms were thick and powerful, each palm the size of a millstone, with translucent webbing between the fingers, giving it a strange look.

In the center of its head stood a curved, dark green ox horn, with circles of water-blue patterns wrapped around the horn.

A third eye was embedded in its forehead, its pupil deep blue, emitting an eerie, ghostly light.

It was exactly the main ingredient needed by Perfected Qing Shan!

Behind it trailed an ox-like tail with a tuft of dark green bristles at the tip, swaying slowly in the water and disturbing the undercurrents.

The Sea Ape Beast stepped onto the mouth of the abyss, its four arms suddenly spreading wide as it raised its head and let out a roar of rage!

The roar turned into a physical sound wave, shattering all the reefs within dozens of feet; its aura was incredibly profound, faintly surpassing Shi Jian's.

Level 5 Yao General.

A Great Water-attribute Demon.

The absolute overlord of this sea region.

The hair all over Shi Jian's body stood on end instantly, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly—this wasn't fear, but excitement, an instinctual belligerence born of his beastly nature!

The strength of this Sea Ape Beast was at least half a notch stronger than Yan Qiu.

In underwater combat, water-attribute Yao Beasts held a natural advantage; this giant beast's combat power was likely comparable to a Golden Core Middle Stage Human Race Cultivator.

"Monkey, come and meet your death!"

Shi Jian was the first to strike.

The fifty-foot-tall Thunder Bear transformed into a streak of purple-gold thunder light in the deep sea, lunging straight for the Sea Ape Beast; once he moved, it was with the momentum of a thousand thunders!

The thunder core inside his body rotated frantically, and Purple Heaven Divine Thunder rapidly condensed on his surface along the path of the Mad Thunder Demon Classic.

Divine Ability: Thunder Armor!

A layer of solid purple-gold thunder light covered his entire body, from fur to bone, wrapping him layer by layer as thunder roared and wild lightning coursed through him!

The moment the Thunder Armor formed, Shi Jian's explosive power increased several times over.

The Sea Ape Beast's third eye also widened.

Although they were both Yao Generals of the same rank, its aura was truly not weak; it must be some kind of unique species of heaven and earth. It just didn't know why this land-dwelling Yao General had dived into the deep sea to look for trouble...

"Roll!"

The Sea Ape Beast barked low, with no intention of backing down.

This was its territory; there was no reason to retreat!

Its lower two arms suddenly smashed into the seawater.

"Boom—!"

The seawater for miles around was instantly drawn and condensed, turning into a thousand-foot water column that carried the weight of the vast sea, slamming head-on into Shi Jian.

Manipulating the vast sea, with water as the Foundation.

The power of this strike was enough to level a small mountain!

Shi Jian did not dodge or avoid it.

The purple-gold light on his Thunder Armor surged, and he slammed into the water column with his Physical Body!

"Bang—!"

The water column exploded, and waves scattered in all directions.

Shi Jian's body was pushed back dozens of feet, and fine cracks appeared on the surface of his Thunder Armor, but they were repaired within a breath.

"Powerful! Again!"

Shi Jian grinned coldly, his Battle Intent fanatical!

He steadied himself and shook his claws; purple-gold thunder light exploded into countless arcs in the water, spreading continuously through the sea!

In the sea, the Way of Thunder was also not weak!

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—"

Countless thunder snakes spread through the seawater, sweeping toward the Sea Ape Beast.

The Sea Ape Beast roared, crossing its upper two arms to shield itself; instantly, a water shield several feet wide condensed into shape. When the thunder struck the water shield, it was actually diverted and neutralized.

It was like punching cotton; Shi Jian's attack methods failed to have any effect at all.

However, appearing weak to the enemy was also part of the plan.

Shi Jian's task was not to kill it underwater, but to lure it up!

Shi Jian fought while retreating, as if he were being completely suppressed, until he gradually moved the battlefield toward the surface...

"What exactly does this land-dwelling creature want?"

"Could there be an ambush?"

"The beast tide is coming; does the Human Race dare to enter the deep sea at this time? Are they looking for death?"

The Sea Ape Beast opened its third eye and scrutinized several times, but could not see any trace of this bear demon being enslaved...

He had originally thought that if this Foolish Bear was enslaved by the Human Race...

He could release the enslavement method and return the Foolish Bear's freedom, but after looking repeatedly, he just couldn't see anything unusual about the bear demon.

No abnormalities, yet it dared to provoke him.

This made the Sea Ape Beast even more curious; it wanted to see what the Foolish Bear's purpose was and who was plotting against it!

The next instant.

The giant ape moved all four arms, its massive body chasing at an incredible speed through the water, lifted by countless undercurrents as it charged straight for the surface!

Two massive figures, one after the other, rose rapidly from the deep sea toward the surface.

On the way, the Sea Ape Beast's upper right arm rose, condensing a deep blue water blade compressed from the power of the vast sea, slashing toward Shi Jian's back!

A chill ran down Shi Jian's spine, and the Thunder Armor on his back instantly thickened.

"Clang!"

The water blade slashed against the Thunder Armor, cutting through a layer of purple-gold light but failing to injure his skin or fur.

"Is that all?"

Shi Jian raised an eyebrow and struck back with a claw; a bolt of thunder struck the Sea Ape Beast's ox horn, the electrical arcs traveling through the single horn and instantly spreading through its entire body.

The Sea Ape Beast roared in pain, but the damage was not great.

The two sides traded blows all the way from the seabed to the surface.

Finally—

"Boom!"

The two massive creatures broke through the surface of the sea simultaneously; seawater poured down from mid-air like a waterfall, and the waves suddenly became turbulent as dark clouds gathered.

Shi Jian's four claws stepped onto the sea surface, the thunder light evaporating the seawater and sending up a large cloud of white mist.

The Sea Ape Beast's sixty-foot body stood tall on the sea surface, its four arms spread wide, its horn pointing to the sky, and its third eye emitting a ghostly blue glow.

Beneath its feet, the seawater for miles around also began to churn violently!

"Now!"

"Will you two not strike?!"

Shi Jian roared.

On either side, Daoist Yun Du and Perfected Qing Shan appeared simultaneously and unleashed their killing moves.

Daoist Yun Du sacrificed his Lifebound Treasure, using it as a base along with twelve Formation Flags to set up a trapping Formation in the air; instantly, a magnificent cloud palace occupied the heavens, and countless cloud chains reached out from the heavy clouds!

In an instant, thousands of cloud chains bound the Sea Ape Beast's limbs, locking it firmly in place.

Perfected Qing Shan threw a bronze mirror from his sleeve; the mirror's surface shot out dozens of ghostly green profound lights, which instantly transformed into many poisonous Yao creatures that dominated the area, forming an encirclement!

Surrounded on three sides, the Sea Ape Beast was firmly trapped on the sea surface.

Realizing it had been tricked, the Sea Ape Beast's third eye suddenly erupted with a beam of profound light that shot straight into the ninth heaven; wherever the light pillar passed, the clouds overhead exploded, followed by a torrential downpour!

This was no ordinary rain.

It was transformed from Dao charms; every drop of water contained the power of the vast sea...

Water droplets as dense as arrows fell from the sky, turning into thousands of water blades that poured down on the two men and the bear, covering miles and filled with killing intent!

"Here it comes."

Shi Jian let out a low growl and advanced instead of retreating.

His Thunder Armor operated at full capacity, the purple-gold light burning on him like a torch as he braved the sky full of water blades and lunged straight for the Sea Ape Beast!

He needed to stay close and tie it down to buy time for Daoist Yun Du and Qing Shan's Formation.

This battle had only just begun!

The Sea Ape Beast swung all four arms at once, carrying the power of half the sea region as they smashed down, as if heaven and earth were collapsing.

The purple light in Shi Jian's eyes flared as he opened his bloody maw.

The nine-patterned thunder core inside his body spun frantically; a storm arrived, accompanied by wild thunder, as the storm and thunder continuously converged and manifested.

Torrential rain, storms, wild thunder, and myriad clouds!

In this world, Dao charms manifested for a time, and countless tornadoes converged on the sea surface, as if a natural disaster and the end of the world had arrived.

Within the storm, the phantom of a giant bear roared, with thunder following it!

There was also the phantom of a giant ape, appearing in a posture of holding up the heavens; the myriad seas converged against the storm and thunder, displaying its Dao might.

The two collided, and giant waves rolled.

Seeing that their punch resulted in a draw, the bear and the ape retreated simultaneously.

The third eye on the Sea Ape Beast's forehead snapped open, and a spiritual shockwave erupted with ten thousand feet of brilliance!

Shi Jian's Divine Soul was hit hard.

"Hum—!"

A sharp pain rang through his head, and the storm and thunder also showed signs of collapsing.

"This is... a Divine Soul shockwave?!"

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