The Beast Tide had arrived!

This was a major event for both Jiangnan and Jiangbei; Sea Temple Island hadn't been attacked by Sea Demons in two hundred years. This time, they had appeared ahead of schedule. It signified the emergence of a powerful being among the Sea Demons, someone who had forcefully shattered the seal in its final stages!

Luo Yi and Lin Song felt darkness creeping into their vision and nearly fainted. Their bodies were rigid with fear, and they didn't dare move a muscle, terrified the Sea Demons would notice them. But it was too late. They had certainly been discovered, as Sea Demons were already swimming slowly toward the shore.

RUMBLE...

Leading the charge was a gigantic sea turtle. It was none other than the Demon King Realm expert, Gui Siqian, commander of these tens of thousands of Sea Demons.

"This aura..." Luo Yi's lips trembled. He desperately wanted to run, but his legs wouldn't obey, and he couldn't even summon the courage to turn around. Before the enormous Demonic Beast, he and Lin Song were as insignificant as ants beneath a giant elephant, not even remotely its equal.

BANG.

BANG.

BANG.

With each step the sea turtle took, the beach trembled violently. A terrifying pressure spread out, heralding the end of the world.

"Where is Lin Ju, the sealer from the Lin Family? Have him come see me!" Gui Siqian tilted his head, his cold gaze fixed on Lin Song. After all, it was a Demon King Realm Demonic Beast. It could effortlessly sense that the bloodline in Lin Song's body was identical to that of the Lin Family member who had suppressed it beneath the sea.

Lin Ju? That Martial Dao powerhouse of the Lin Family was currently in a hotel a hundred sea miles away.

Lin Song swallowed hard and said cautiously, "R-Replying to you, Senior… Senior Lin Ju is not on the island."

The moment Lin Song finished speaking, Gui Siqian's head shot forward. It bit down, crushing Lin Song's body, and after a few chews, swallowed him whole. With a chilling smile, it said, "The taste of humans is truly exquisite."

GULP.

The sound of swallowing echoed all around as other Sea Demons gradually came ashore. They sniffed the air vigorously, intoxicated by the scent of blood. Their gazes were fixed firmly on the spot where Luo Yi and Xu Lai stood, having clearly marked the two men as lambs for the slaughter.

"..."

Luo Yi's face was deathly pale. He stared blankly at the spot where his good friend had stood just moments before his death, then broke into loud wails. "Please, don't kill me! I'll find Lin Ju for you! I have a phone, I'll call him! Please don't kill me..."

"Three minutes," Gui Siqian stated indifferently. "If I don't see him, you die."

With trembling fingers, Luo Yi hurriedly dialed Lin Ju's number, but the call went unanswered. He tried once. Twice. A third time! Nearly a minute passed before the call finally connected.

"Senior Lin Ju, the Beast Tide… The Beast Tide is here! Save me! Come save me!"

Hearing Luo Yi's piercing screams, Lin Ju shot to his feet on the other end of the line, his scalp tingling with dread. The Demonic Beasts broke the seal? Although it was expected, he never imagined they would be this fast!

"Where is Song'er!?" Lin Ju asked anxiously.

"...He's... he's next to me," Luo Yi lied, his voice trembling. "Senior Lin Ju, you have to come quickly!"

With no time to think, Lin Ju tossed his phone aside and shot into the sky, transforming into a streak of light as he sped toward Sea Temple Island, a hundred sea miles away. Facing a horde of unknown strength, even as a mid-Ninth Grade Martial Artist, he couldn't guarantee he would escape unscathed. But he had to go. Lin Song was the Family Head's most beloved grandson. If he died on the island, Lin Ju would undoubtedly be held responsible.

But a hundred sea miles was still a considerable distance. It took Lin Ju a full two minutes of flying to arrive, and that was only by expending his spiritual energy without reserve, heedless of the potential damage to his essence seed. Even so, he was too late.

Hovering high in the air, without a second to rest, Lin Ju saw Luo Yi surrounded by the Beast Tide, being savagely dismembered. The stench of blood and the sounds of screaming filled the air, acrid and piercing.

"Senior Lin Ju, Lin Song is dead! Save me..." A nearly unrecognizable Luo Yi, a mangled mess of flesh and blood, still managed to reach a hand toward the sky. But in the next instant, that hand was severed by a massive pincer.

"No!" Lin Ju roared in anger, but it was futile.

Luo Yi's eyes bulged in a final, hateful glare, completely and utterly dead.

Xu Lai watched this scene unfold calmly, making no move to interfere. Any Sea Demons that tried to approach him simply exploded, their bodies disintegrating into wisps of smoke. This display was witnessed not only by Gui Siqian on the ground but also by Lin Ju in the sky.

He landed beside Xu Lai and demanded furiously, "Who are you? You clearly had the power to protect Lin Song and Luo Yi! Why did you just stand by and watch?"

Xu Lai clasped his hands behind his back and replied nonchalantly, "Why should I save them?"

"Because you're Human, and they're Sea Demons! It's the natural duty of the strong to help the weak!" Lin Ju rebuked. To instantly kill over a dozen Demonic Beasts comparable to Sixth Grade Martial Artists required a cultivation level of at least the peak of the Seventh Grade Boundary.

"Oh?" Xu Lai offered a smile that was not quite a smile. "Then why did you abandon the seal's location? Are the residents of this island not Human?"

"..."

Lin Ju was speechless, unable to find a retort. But then, a realization dawned on him, and his expression turned to ice. "Jiangnan's only native Martial Ancestor, Niu Taishan, is in seclusion. That means you're Xu Lai from the East Sea!"

Upon recognizing Xu Lai, Lin Ju's eyes filled with hatred. If Xu Lai hadn't refused to visit the Lin Family in Jiangbei, if Su Daiyi hadn't snubbed the son of the Lin Family's steward… the Lin Family Head would never have abandoned Sea Temple Island to retreat to the East Sea. Everything… it was all Xu Lai's fault!

"Xu Lai?" Gui Siqian paused, its expression turning serious. Just hours earlier, Demon General Beibei, under the command of Demon King Yao Man, had advised it to leave this sea, saying, "Xu Lai has killed a Thunder Beast; he has a bad temper."

"That's me," Xu Lai said, digging a finger in his ear with clear annoyance. "Are you done talking? If so, I'll be leaving. My wife and daughter are waiting for me to come back for a barbecue."

"Lin Song is dead. You can join him!" Lin Ju declared. His spiritual energy surged, and in an instant, he soared into the sky. He had no intention of dealing with the Beast Tide anymore. Let Sea Temple Island be utterly destroyed! And, of course, that included Xu Lai and his wife and daughter.

However, Lin Ju couldn't escape. Gui Siqian's pressure spread out, and beneath the Demon King Realm—all were mere ants.

All Lin Ju saw was dark clouds instantly rolling in overhead, obscuring the bright moon. The next second, a terrifying pressure descended from the sky, slamming him from a hundred meters up and crashing him onto the beach below.

"PFFT!"

Lin Ju coughed up a large mouthful of blood, his face a mask of horror as he stared at the enormous turtle. "You... You've reached the Great Demon Realm!"

Ten years ago, when Lin Ju had gone to reinforce the seal, he had encountered this very sea turtle. It had knelt and begged him to spare its life. But Lin Ju had refused. Back then, Gui Siqian was merely at the Half-Step Great Demon Realm. Ten years later… the creature had grown to a level that terrified him.

"Great Demon?" Gui Siqian's mouth split into a wide, brilliant grin. "Thanks to you, I'm now in the Demon King Realm."

"..."

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