BOOM!

CRASH!

In the abysmal depths of the sea, thick bolts of lightning danced wildly, like an irate thunder god, illuminating a sea spanning several tens of miles.

The blinding light flashed and suddenly plunged back into darkness.

But then, a splendid Sword Light surged up, shimmering brilliantly, and shone in all directions!

At this moment, Shen Mo battled a powerful sea creature, neither snake nor eel. Unsurprisingly, it was a mutated Heavenly Demon that had Demon-corrupted a member of the Marine Race.

Shen Mo had once caught a glimpse of this Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon from afar on Golden Turtle Island.

At that time, it was still at the middle-stage of Class III, but now it possessed the formidable cultivation of the late-stage of Class III.

Clearly, this demon head had devoured at least two human Spirit Sea Realm cultivators or big demons of the Marine Race, and had recently obtained a large amount of blood food. This explained its rapid advancement in cultivation.

The Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon's strongest Skill was its ability to release bolts of lightning from its body, much like the electric eels Shen Mo recalled from his previous life.

Its power far surpassed the lightning arcs Lu Ming, with his Thunder Body, could unleash.

Of course, this was also because Lu Ming's Cultivation Realm had not yet reached the late-stage of the Spirit Sea Realm. Otherwise, with his Spiritual Body and the Riverside Sect's Thunder-type cultivation method…

This Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon, even with its innate Skill, would be no match for Lu Ming's thunder-type magic!

But for now, its lightning attacks posed a significant threat to Shen Mo.

"Shen, your Cultivation Realm is far inferior to its. Perhaps you should withdraw for now!"

Clam Girl Ming Yu, hiding far off, over a hundred li away, fought back her fear. Her pale face peeked from her shell as she sent a psychic message to Shen Mo.

"You possess a magic artifact refined from an Ink Sac; once the black ink fog is released, it can shield you from its sense pursuit…"

"With your Escape Skill, you can definitely take the opportunity to flee."

"There's no need to fight it to the death. It won't be too late to kill it once we find one or two late-stage Class III experts!"

Cultivators at the Spirit Sea Realm are also Class III creatures, merely addressed by a different term.

Even though Clam Girl Ming Yu was terrified of the Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon, she did not immediately flee.

In her heart, Shen Mo had only provoked the late-stage Class III demon head because he had followed her guidance to track it, so she couldn't bring herself to abandon Shen Mo and flee alone.

"That's not necessarily true!" Shen Mo replied with a single thought and then ignored Clam Girl Ming Yu, focusing on the formidable enemy before him.

This demon head had only recently advanced to the late-stage of Class III and had evolved from a Class II mutated Heavenly Demon. Its methods were rather simplistic, unlike the versatile Demon-corrupted cultivators, making it relatively easier to handle!

His magic and martial arts had all been cultivated to a level ordinary people could scarcely reach.

He also possessed multiple Innate Divine Abilities and a Special Destiny.

Every external aid he could rely on was exceptionally powerful.

He had dared to fight Spirit Sea Realm experts even when he was only at the Qi Gathering Realm. Naturally, he wouldn't fear this mutated Heavenly Demon, which possessed only its realm and a lightning-type Skill.

SWOOSH!

The Starfall Sword Qi slashed the Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon's massive body, leaving a hideous wound.

Copious amounts of viscous, oily blood and dense Demonic Qi gushed from the wound, dispersing into the seawater.

This, however, successfully enraged the Heavenly Demon.

"You brat! A mere early-stage Spirit Sea Realm cultivator dares to fight me!"

"Once I capture you, I'll swallow you alive, grinding your bones bit by bit, digesting your flesh, blood, and soul…" roared the Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon.

Then, a massive arc of lightning, as thick as a water barrel, erupted from its body.

In the blink of an eye, like a true bolt of lightning, it shot towards Shen Mo.

Shen Mo had already manifested his Three-headed Six-armed form; his Mana flowing, he cast several Wall Palm defenses before him.

Layer upon layer, phantoms of the Wall Water Badger, resembling Pig Badgers, stacked up before him.

The power of this Palm was so immense that not even a furious strike from the big demon Shen Lei could breach it. It seemed more than capable of resisting the Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon's lightning arc.

However, a glint of cunning flashed in the Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon's eyes.

The lightning arc, which the Wall Palm should have blocked, suddenly displayed another astonishing characteristic…

Like sunlight passing through ice, it pierced the multiple layers of seemingly impenetrable defenses without losing any strength!

I've really underestimated you! Shen Mo murmured.

Whether on land or in the sea, typically only demonic beasts possessing the bloodline of ancient primordial species had a chance to awaken the Innate Divine Ability hidden within their veins.

Among the various Skills, some were strong and others weak, but one thing was certain: all Skills possessed unique marvels.

For example, the Four Great Skills Shen Mo possessed had significantly boosted his cultivation speed and overall combat prowess.

The Skill of the big demon Shen Lei had even deceived the five senses of nearly thirty human experts and big demons of the Marine Race, allowing it to escape right under their noses and nearly causing all their deaths on Golden Turtle Island.

And the Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon before him, although its other abilities were mediocre, its lightning-type Skill was indeed extraordinary.

Though previously blockable by the Wall Palm, it now passed through as if the defenses were nothing, piercing the layers of Wall Water Badger phantom defenses to strike Shen Mo directly!

CLANG!

CLANG!

CLANG!

Several crisp clangs rang out as blades of Universe Sword Qi slashed at the lightning arc before him.

Meanwhile, Shen Mo's second pair of hands, having retrieved it from his Universe Bag, now held a shield shaped like a blood-red, crystalline shell.

It was refined from the blood-colored shell obtained after slaying a Demon-corrupted member of the Marine Race.

The formidable Sword Qi dissipated much of the lightning arc's power, but inexplicably, the arc then grew even thicker.

Noticing the smug look on the Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon's face, Shen Mo instantly understood. This lightning Skill, as long as a mere trace of it remained, could be fueled by subsequent thunder power, continuously growing stronger until it blasted the enemy to ash!

BANG!

The shell-shaped shield pulsed with crimson light, momentarily resisting the powerful lightning.

The next instant, this newly refined high-grade profound level magic artifact exploded into fragments finer than dust.

The lightning struck Shen Mo, his outer robes instantly turning to ash.

His recently repaired Auspicious Snow inner armor was blasted with a large hole.

Simultaneously, the Nine-Extreme Crystal Sand covering Shen Mo's body like Scale Armor was greatly diminished, retracting directly into him.

BOOM!

Shen Mo was completely engulfed by the thunder light!

Clam Girl Ming Yu, watching from afar, trembled with fear. Seeing Shen Mo struck by lightning, her eyes reddened, and she was on the verge of tears.

But before her tears could fall, Shen Mo emerged from the thunder light.

Apart from scorched hair and smoke rising from his body, he was largely unharmed!

With the opening of his Spirit Sea and his Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique reaching the "Transcendence" level, even Shen Mo himself hadn't known just how robust his vitality had become.

Now, it had been somewhat validated!

In any case, the Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon's peculiar and formidable lightning Skill couldn't kill him in a single strike!

Before this demon head could register shock or fear, Shen Mo had already launched a Soul-chasing Extinction Palm at it from afar.

His newly manifested two heads and two pairs of arms rapidly aged and withered, and the power of Nirvana emanating from his hands was so terrifying it made the Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon's scales crawl.

The Soul-chasing Palm, appearing as if formed from wisps of black smoke, carried this destructive aura and, in an instant, struck the Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon.

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