Cultivation begins in the endless sea.

"There are second-tier sea monsters ahead."

Lin Qing's face darkened, and he explained a few words to Bai Ling'er beside him.

"Stay inside the spirit boat and don't come out."

"I'll be right back."

Lin Qing took out the Azure Lotus Sword that his father had reforged, and with a gentle tap, it transformed into a pale blue stream of light that disappeared into the seawater.

"senior…"

Bai Ling'er was not a shallow person. She saw that Lin Qing's sword was moving extremely fast in the water, and she was certain that the young senior Lin she had identified was no ordinary person!

Hei Tan only had time to explain a few words to Hei Gou before he felt a powerful pressure coming from ahead.

"Quickly activate the Black Fiend Array!"

Hei Tan roared loudly in the language of the sea tribe. Upon hearing this, the eight first-tier sea monsters, including Hei Gou, scattered and lined up in eight directions, their bodies instantly surging with black sea demonic energy.

The eight streams of malevolent energy intertwined, faintly condensing into a dark and gloomy demonic array. The malevolent energy surged incessantly, guarding behind the black pool, poised to strike.

Hei Tan held the large demonic sword slightly in both hands, his long black hair with reddish tinges floating in the seawater, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was sensing something with his divine sense.

Suddenly, his eyes snapped open.

The demonic weapon transformed into a black streak, heading straight for the point of blue light ahead.

"go!"

Following closely behind, the Black Ditch, pulling along a sea monster shaped like an inkfish, also swept towards Lin Qing.

Lin Qing snorted coldly, and the modified Azure Lotus Sword, with a swirling tail of light, collided with the greatsword demon weapon with a "whoosh"!

"Buzz".

The two separated as soon as they touched, and Hei Tan felt the broadsword tremble slightly, realizing something was wrong.

Lin Qing remained expressionless, simply reaching into his storage bag. A dark, ring-shaped magical artifact emerged from the seawater—the Beast Taming Ring.

"Heaven and earth, myriad spirits, are all at my command. The beast ring is unsealed, now guarding the eight directions!"

Lin Qing's hands moved swiftly, forming hand seals as he chanted incantations.

As soon as he finished speaking, the spiritual light of the Beast Taming Ring in front of him surged, and silver ripples spread across the dark patterns. From the center of the Beast Taming Ring, rings of suppressing evil ripples quickly spread out, suppressing the sea demons that were enveloped by the Black Gully and other demons in the array!

Hei Tan's pupils shrank sharply, his face filled with disbelief.

He thought he had the home-field advantage in the sea and could put up a fight. But the opponent's magical artifact was extremely strange, actually suppressing the demon beasts and even the array formation that Black Gulch and the others had painstakingly cultivated for many years was suppressed.

Seeing the black pool, he no longer hesitated. He rubbed his hands together, and a small whirlpool appeared in front of him. His lower body transformed back into a fish tail, and he plunged into it. The small whirlpool carried him swiftly towards Lin Qingzuo.

"Take this punch!"

A burly figure suddenly emerged from the small vortex.

Hei Tan completely shed his human form, his lower body transforming into a massive fish tail covered in black scales. His muscles bulged, and the veins on his thick arms throbbed as he unleashed a punch carrying the immense power of the sea race's blood energy.

Sea creatures are inherently strong, and as a second-tier sea monster, he has awakened a trace of bloodline talent, making his physical defense capabilities reach the level of a second-tier demon weapon!

"Bang-"

In a moment of haste, Lin Qing summoned a small black shield, managing to block the power of the punch.

"Sizzle—"

The small black shield flashed with spiritual light, and the shield slightly dented inward, clearly indicating that the punch had put great pressure on it.

"ha!"

Seeing this, Hei Tan was overjoyed and quickly raised his fists repeatedly.

"Bang bang bang—"

The veins on its scaled arms bulged, carrying immense water pressure, making it incredibly savage!

"Quickly lend Third Brother a hand."

Although the Black Gully Sea Fiends not far away were suppressed by the Beast Taming Ring, they were not willing to just stand by and watch. The group exchanged glances and quickly drew out another Sea Fiend from the water beneath their feet, rushing towards Lin Qing.

Lin Qing's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately opened his mouth, letting a drop of Heavy Profound True Water drip onto his fist.

"boom-"

A drop of water, a punch of power.

Half a breath later, the two met, first forming an eerie silence, then a shockwave of distorted and deformed seawater suddenly exploded.

"Boom!"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Qing retreated without making a sound, and at the same time made a hand seal to bring back the Beast Taming Ring, which slowly rotated behind his head, releasing pressure to suppress the surging sea demons beneath his feet!

"After the Foundation Establishment, the Chongxuan True Water has been re-refined, and this drop now possesses the power of two thousand jin."

"But the siren seemed completely unaffected."

"His physical body is indeed extremely powerful."

Lin Qing only thought for a moment, then with a surge of magic power, he condensed the immense magic power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator into a palm over ten feet in size.

Chongxuan True Water Chonglan Palm!

Its color is dark green, and its shape is like a cold, turbulent pool.

Hei Tan's expression darkened as he activated the ancestral power within his bloodline.

"Ugh!"

With a thrust of his waist, he squeezed and separated the seawater, creating a visible undercurrent of air that crashed into the giant palm that had absorbed the three drops of true water!

"boom-"

The underwater shockwave, several times stronger than the previous pressure, instantly disrupted the formation of Heigou and the others for a moment. Bai Ling'er, who was further away, even felt the spirit boat bobbing!

Lin Qing narrowed his eyes and took the opportunity to unleash the Five Elements Water Escape technique after merging with the Cold Vein, reaching its maximum speed. He disappeared from his original spot almost instantly and arrived silently in front of Hei Gou and the others.

Before anyone could sense anything amiss, they felt their breath catch in their throats and their bodies stiffen involuntarily.

"ah-"

Amidst the horrified gazes of the crowd, three drops of profound true water were thrown down!

"Pfft!"

In an instant, it took the lives of three sea monsters, including Black Tan's younger brother, Black Ditch!

The formation was instantly broken!

Lin Qing pressed his advantage relentlessly, the Beast Taming Ring behind his head spinning continuously, releasing countless auras of suppression, keeping the remaining sea monsters frozen in place. Then, with a flick of his Azure Lotus Sword, he annihilated them all in just a few moves.

"How dare you!"

At this moment, Hei Tan finally broke free from the battle and roared angrily, baring his teeth.

With a loud shout, his upper body suddenly swelled to more than twice its original size, transforming into a small mountain that pressed down menacingly!

Lin Qing's expression was solemn. Although he could see that there were traces of blood seeping from Hei Tan's right hand, indicating that he had been injured by Chong Lan's palm strike earlier, Hei Tan had now undergone another transformation. His entire body was covered in scales, and his whole being, no, his entire demonic body, had become incredibly bizarre.

"Bang!"

The small hill smashed Lin Qing's head and shattered his body, but it immediately dispersed into countless points of light, reappearing several feet away.

That point of light was naturally Lin Qing's phantom image.

Lin Qing, standing on the Azure Lotus Sword and activating the Five Elements Water Escape technique, was already extremely fast. Seeing that he had dodged the attack from the Black Pool, he tossed the Beast Taming Ring behind his head.

As the beast-taming ring spun, it emitted silver ripples. Its power to suppress evil was pushed to the limit, which actually slowed down the speed of the black pool rushing towards it by a lot!

Hei Tan felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively wanted to back away to create some distance, but then he saw Lin Qing wave his hand and a large net shimmering with golden light descend upon him!

The Douling Net was a spoil of war captured during the battle against pirates in Sujiafang City.

It was after it self-destructed during its escape from the ocean that only a few magical artifacts remained.

"Buzz—"

Douling.com has covered the Black Pool!

However, due to its limited rank, as Hei Tan exerted force, the spiritual light of the spirit net began to dim, clearly unable to hold it for more than two breaths!