Chapter 173: The Heiyuan Calamity

After Heiyuanmolong left the Canglan Realm, it fled to a relatively barren world.

The world's ambient Qi concentration is extremely low; it can hardly obtain any sustenance.

Worse still—while escaping, it was wounded by a totem‑grade Heiyuan Evil Beast.

It now faces the risk of being "infected" by the Heiyuan Law!

Heiyuanmolong did not give up; it chose a life‑or‑death gamble, using its own flesh as a battlefield, wielding countless rule‑based forces to devour the Heiyuan Law.

After an unknown number of years.

With an astonishing will and remarkable vitality, Heiyuanmolong not only succeeded in suppressing the Heiyuan Law's erosion!

It even began gradually unraveling and mastering the Heiyuan Law.

Another long span of years passed.

Heiyuanmolong fully mastered Heiyuan Energy, its power advancing further, reaching the pinnacle of the Totem Realm! Thus it became the Heiyuanmolong of today! It can ascend to the Divine Realm at any moment! Only the Heiyuan path is highly unusual.

Heiyuanmolong has a premonition: once it ascends to the Divine Realm, it will suffer mental invasion by a powerful evil deity, becoming that deity's fodder!

Therefore Heiyuanmolong does not rush to ascend; it begins wandering across many worlds, seeking a way to resolve the ascension risk.

While traveling other worlds, Heiyuanmolong discovered that Heiyuan Catastrophes are not confined to the Canglan Realm! When a world's ambient Qi reaches a certain peak, a Heiyuan Catastrophe suddenly erupts, sweeping like a "great purge," devouring and infecting the vast majority of its transcendent beings! After turning all transcendent life into Heiyuan creatures and completely draining the world's Qi, the catastrophe seeks the next "target."

Thus some survivors of a Heiyuan Catastrophe refer to it as the "Zero‑Reset Calamity."

After centuries of trial and research, Heiyuanmolong finally found a possible solution to the risk.

It is to, at the instant of ascending to the Divine Realm, transfer its consciousness and soul onto a duplicate body.

Making the true self a "hollow shell."

Then, during the true self's ascension, wait for the evil deity to appear, slay it at its weakest moment, and instead refine it! Finally, the consciousness returns to the original body.

This way it can not only ascend to the Divine Realm in one stroke, but also become a top‑tier entity within that realm!

The only problem is how to slay the descending evil deity! The best solution is, of course, to enlist a mythic being's aid.

Yet Heiyuanmolong remains uneasy.

When it separates from its body it is at its most vulnerable; if the summoned mythic being turns malicious, after slaying the evil deity it could seize the true body, leaving Heiyuanmolong helpless.

Hence Heiyuanmolong is preparing a super puppet capable of briefly unleashing Divine Realm power! It has already gathered many materials for this.

Only the two most crucial items remain.

A Divine Heart and a Divine Soul.

Thus, this time, discovering a possibly gravely wounded deity in this newly Qi‑reviving world, Heiyuanmolong became extremely excited.

At that moment, Heiyuanmolong saw a red glimmer appear in the nearby sea.

It was a low‑rank Lantern Ghost Carfish of the Lord Realm.

Seeing the ghost carfish, Heiyuanmolong's eyes grew thoughtful.

Then, with a flick of its body, it suddenly materialized before the lantern ghost carfish and swallowed it whole.

Poor lantern ghost carfish, barely registering what happened, already became a dish for Heiyuanmolong's duplicate.

After devouring the carfish, Heiyuanmolong's body began to change rapidly.

Its form expanded laterally, luminous tendrils sprouted from its head, red spots appeared on its body, and in an instant its appearance became that of the swallowed lantern ghost carfish.

Heiyuanmolong prepared to use the "Lantern Ghost Carfish" form to hunt the Hydra Giant Serpent, delivering a killing blow without giving it a chance! Though Heiyuanmolong is confident in this duplicate's strength.

In this newly Qi‑reviving world, the Catastrophe Realm can be called a truly invincible existence! It sweeps all before it, unstoppable!

Yet it still does not wish to startle the serpent and let the Hydra Giant Serpent escape.

After all, that Hydra Giant Serpent has behind it a Suanni that backs a deity‑level being.

Even though that deity is now very weak, it remains a deity!

Possessing unimaginable power and means.

Being a bit more cautious never hurts.

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Meanwhile.

On the endless sea surface, a male and female sea demon warrior are cultivating purified seaweed.

One of them, a female sea demon with lake‑blue long hair, sows while watching a "movie."

The Ice Lion Kingdom has existed for several months, and most factories have resumed production.

Especially after close contact and full cooperation with Dongxia, various industrial and tech supply chains have restarted production.

Human electronic products have also begun to become popular among the sea demon clan and other sentient transcendent beings.

Although due to magnetic fields 99% of phones lack signal, they can still play downloaded movies.

The other, a robust male sea demon, releases a "Minor Spirit Rain Technique" over the area seeded by the blue‑haired sea demon.

"Life is really good now!"

The blue‑haired female sea demon sighed after the movie.

Previously, while drifting with the sea demon clan and Lord Sea God across the ocean, they not only had to hunt daily but also constantly feared Heiyuan creatures.

Today's life is something they could never have imagined before.

"Indeed, thanks to His Majesty the Lion King. Otherwise, whether we'd still be alive is questionable."

The male sea demon agreed.

"Praise His Majesty the Lion King!"

The Ice Lion Kingdom's strength is entirely due to Suanni's existence.

Because of the two previous battles, the aid to the sea demon clan, and especially Suanni's near‑divine power.

Thus the sea demon clan now holds great respect and reverence for Chen Mo.

Soon, under the "Minor Spirit Rain Technique," the pure‑water seaweed seeds sprout rapidly and quickly grow into seedlings.

In the blink of an eye, a dense green "grassland" appeared on the sea surface.

"At the current pace, it won't be long before we can return home."

Watching the rapidly growing purification seaweed, the male sea demon's eyes couldn't help but show a hint of yearning and anticipation.

"Let's go! Begin purifying the Black Sea!"

The male sea demon spoke.

The usual steps for purifying black water are to cultivate a large amount of purification seaweed near the black water, then release it into the Black Sea.

"Mm‑hmm."

The blue‑haired sea demon nodded, put down the phone, and then mobilized the water‑type spiritual energy within its body.

As the water‑type spiritual energy surged, a small wave formed in front of her, then lifted a large amount of purification seaweed, advancing toward the nearby black‑water sea area.

Thanks to abundant spiritual plants and divine pills.

Within just a few months, her extraordinary rank rose to the low‑level Lord realm! That was something she had never dared imagine before. Soon, the freshly cultivated expanse of purification seaweed was released into the black‑water sea area.

When the purification seaweed began cleansing the water quality, the male sea demon took a black device resembling an old television set from his backpack.

This is the Black Abyss Energy Detector.

It is a device developed by scientists of the Ice Lion Kingdom, based on the Spiritual Energy Concentration Detector.

Because before the last battle, the Black Abyss jellyfish and the Black Gold Dragon both used their special abilities to lurk near the sea demon clan, gathering a great deal of intelligence, yet they were not discovered by the sea demon clan.

Therefore, after the war, the sea demon clan and the Ice Lion Kingdom's research institute jointly developed this Black Abyss Energy Detector.

This device can precisely and effectively detect Black Abyss energy fluctuations and the traces left by Black Abyss sea beasts within a radius of several tens of kilometers, thereby determining whether Black Abyss beings exist and their strength.

During the purification process, Black Abyss sea beasts may appear to cause destruction, and they must protect these seaweeds.

After taking out the black device, the sea demon pressed the activation button.

In an instant, an invisible signal spread outward.

Beep beep beep! After only one minute, the warning light on the Black Abyss Energy Detector flashed a dazzling red, and the alarm sounded continuously!

The male sea demon hurriedly looked at the screen of the Black Abyss Energy Detector.

He saw that on the screen, the needle had already jumped to the 7th level—and it was the limit of the 7th level!

The Black Abyss Energy Detector has a total of seven scales.

Each scale represents the core region, the extraordinary rank of Black Abyss sea beasts.

The first six scales correspond respectively to the low, middle, and high tiers of the Extraordinary realm, and the low, middle, and high tiers of the Lord realm.

The seventh deep‑red scale, however, indicates that within a radius of ten kilometers, there is the aura of a Black Abyss being of the King realm.

"The seventh slot! A Black Abyss sea beast of the King realm!"

Seeing the needle on the Black Abyss Energy Detector suddenly surge to the seventh slot.

In an instant, a strong fear quickly spread through the hearts of the two sea demons.

The needle's scale on the device reached the extreme of the seventh level! It exceeded the Black Abyss Energy Detector's limit! This Black Abyss sea beast's extraordinary rank may surpass the King realm!

"Could it be… the device malfunctioned?"

"No."

The male sea demon shook his head.

He uses the Black Abyss Energy Detector every day and has never encountered an error!

However, both sea demons are veteran fighters who have endured many brutal battles; their mental fortitude is strong, and they quickly overcame their inner fear.

The female sea demon with lake‑blue long hair took a colorful conch out of her backpack.

War horn.

The sound it emits can travel nearly 100 kilometers.

Although that hidden King‑realm Black Abyss being is likely concealed nearby.

Once the horn is sounded, they are very likely to be discovered and killed by the hidden King‑realm Black Abyss being nearby! Yet sacrificing oneself to kill this Black Abyss sea beast and allow nearby comrades to seek help is completely worth it! "Stop!"

Just as the blue‑haired female sea demon's resolve ignited, wanting to sound the horn, a companion beside her hurriedly stopped her.

"You're courting death!"

"I'm not afraid of death."

The blue‑haired female sea demon's gaze was resolute, showing an attitude unafraid of sacrifice.

"If you're not afraid of death, don't endanger the other clan members either!"

The male sea demon was speechless for a moment, then snatched the war horn.

"Black Abyss beings of the King realm are simply beyond our capacity to deal with!"

"Now that it has resurfaced and hasn't appeared, that certainly means it has ulterior motives. Our immediate priority is to report the situation here to the clan chief and the Sea God at once!"

While saying that, the male sea demon summoned his companion, the unicorn dolphin, and then leapt upward.

The unicorn dolphin burst out at astonishing speed, drawing a long white line across the sea surface.

The blue‑haired female sea demon also recovered, feeling a bit ashamed, realizing she was still not calm enough.

Then she summoned her own unicorn dolphin and followed—

"I understand; you did well this time."

About an hour later.

Through the two sea demons' report, the sea demon clan chief Siren learned of the situation.

Her gaze grew solemn.

"Sure enough, as His Majesty predicted, these Black Abyss sea beasts have reappeared so quickly."

After the last great battle with the Black Abyss beings, His Majesty Suan Ni instructed them not to be careless.

These Black Abyss beings may very well rise again.

I never expected that just over a month would pass, and we would again find the trace of a King-level Abyssal Sea Beast! "This King-level Abyssal Spirit has not revealed its whereabouts; is it trying to gather information, or does it have some other purpose?"

The Sea Siren thought for a moment, then told the Sea Demon guard beside her: "Go tell this news to the Sea God."

Yes, sir!

After receiving the order, the Sea Demon guard swiftly swam toward the direction where the Hydra Giant Snake was.

"Lu Lin, take the Spirit Dolphin squad and come with me!"

The Siren prepared to lead the team herself to scout the situation.

If it is merely a King-level initial-stage Abyssal Sea Beast, we can handle it ourselves; there's no need to report to His Majesty.

But if this Abyssal Spirit is extremely powerful, we must request the Lion King's help! Soon, the Siren arrived at the sea area where the King-level Abyssal Spirit's trace was detected.

"Stay here on standby; if I don't return within two hours, retreat immediately and leave this place!"

To avoid startling the enemy, the Sea Siren had the other Sea Demons standby in the nearby waters, while she personally began the investigation.

She also held an Abyssal Energy Detector in her hand.

However, this Abyssal Energy Detector is the latest version; not only has its size been greatly reduced, but it can also automatically draw a current map of the surrounding Abyssal energy, rather than analyzing where the Abyssal Spirit might be located!

After one hour of searching, the Siren discovered a plain-looking Lantern Ghost Fish at a depth of around 500 meters.

This fish has a dull, stupid appearance; in fact, they are indeed a dull, stupid creature.

Even though this Lantern Ghost Fish before us has advanced to the Lord-level, its intelligence is still not high.

It seemed completely unaware of the Sea Siren, swimming straight toward her position.

The Siren glanced at the Abyssal Energy Detector and found that the Abyssal energy emanating from this Lantern Ghost Fish was extremely low, almost zero.

(End of Chapter)