Night falls.

On the sea route from Huaxia to the Superpower Empire, the waters are calm and peaceful. One fishing boat after another sails through the waves, rowed by ordinary people who don't have the privilege of cultivation, still living their normal lives.

Tonight is just another ordinary evening, everyone going out to sea to fish and support their families.

Suddenly, the calm sea erupted with a violent storm, thunderclouds gathered, lightning flashed and thunder roared.

"What's going on? I specifically checked the weather forecast, and it didn't mention any storm!"

"Exactly, I checked the weather forecast before choosing this time to set out. So what do we do now?"

"Head back; there's no way we can fish in this weather."

"No way, my wife and kids are waiting for me to earn money. The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish, I'm not going back."

"Exactly, it's not easy to get out to sea; there's no way I'm just going back like this."

Some hesitated and wanted to return, while others were determined not to go back.

Because many of them barely get the chance to go out to sea, given the multitude of Demon Beasts nowadays, everyone had mentally prepared themselves before setting out.

How could they turn back just because of a bit of wind and waves?

"Look, what's that?!"

Just then, a fisherman on one of the boats suddenly pointed at the sea surface and shouted loudly.

Everyone else looked over and was instantly stunned.

On the sea, the water started swirling and slowly formed a whirlpool!

"Not good, run!!!" one fisherman screamed in terror.

All the captains hurriedly changed directions, trying to flee.

This was a whirlpool, and if they all got sucked in, it would be a fight for life and death.

But it was too late; the whirlpool expanded rapidly and soon engulfed all the fishing boats.

Even if the captains pushed their engines to the maximum, they still couldn't break free from the whirlpool's pull, quickly moving toward the center.

Seeing themselves getting closer to the whirlpool's center, everyone cried out in fear, wailing and sobbing, as they were all family people, with many families relying on them to make a living. If any of them died, it could ruin a family.

Just as everyone was getting closer to the whirlpool's center, suddenly, the whirlpool's suction stopped.

Everyone was stunned, but the next second, a huge wave rose from the whirlpool's center, sweeping towards the boats.

Poof!

The huge wave capsized all the fishing boats, everyone fell overboard, sank to the bottom, and then quickly resurfaced.

For a fisherman, who doesn't know how to swim? After all, being in this profession without knowing how to swim is akin to joking with one's life.

Because anytime they could encounter a situation like this.

"What's that?!"

One person surfaced and looked toward the whirlpool's center, witnessing an incredibly unbelievable scene.

A magnificent and bright-looking palace was slowly rising from the bottom of the sea, its every corner inlaid with a Luminous Pearl that lit up the dark sea surface with dazzling brilliance.

"I don't know, but it doesn't look good; we should swim to some of the boats that didn't capsize right away!"

Although all the fishing boats had been overturned by the huge wave, some miraculously righted themselves with the wave's sweep.

One by one, they swam frantically toward the fishing boats, fearing that a second's delay meant death.

Meanwhile, some, driven by curiosity, kept glancing back while swimming.

The palace quietly appeared on the sea surface, without any movement, but one of the fishermen was surprised to find that there was a person standing at the top of the palace!

More precisely, it was a person with the body of a fish and the head of a human!

"Monster, there's a monster!" cried the terrified fisherman, speeding up significantly.

With the fisherman's shouting, the creature seemingly heard and glanced at him.

Boom!

The sea again surged with fierce winds and waves, the palace slowly sank, disappearing entirely from the sea surface.

With the palace's disappearance, the sea restored its calmness as if nothing ever happened.

Yet the shocking scenes just witnessed would forever remain in the fishermen's hearts.

"What exactly was that?"

The fishermen looked one by one at the spot where the palace had been, feeling both terrified and relieved.

...

Meanwhile.

Elsewhere, in an unknown land over three million miles from Huaxia.

There lay a dormant active volcano.

Suddenly, the volcano emitted a booming sound, like a bomb exploding inside, spewing countless scalding hot lava around, towards surrounding forests or Demon Beasts, resembling a natural disaster.

In just a few minutes, the surrounding forests were entirely burned down, and thousands of Demon Beasts perished in this volcanic eruption, dying in bewilderment.

"Hahahaha, I'm back, Flame Demon!"

Inside the volcano, a voice akin to that of a demon resounded for miles, striking fear into the hearts of the Demon Beasts, deterring them from approaching.

Bang!

A giant hand formed of lava slammed down at the volcano's mouth, and a massive figure shot out.

Boom!

It smashed heavily onto the ground. A colossal entity, comparable to a giant mountain in size, its body blocking out the sun, human-like but formed of lava, exuding scorching heat.

The aura it exuded was terrifying, scaring the Demon Beasts into lowering their heads with just a distant glance.

For this colossal entity was the Saint King!

"Hmm, this wonderful Spiritual Qi is much better than the last life. Indeed, it's a wonderful era. I might break through to the quasi-Emperor." Flame Demon inhaled deeply, revealing an expression of enjoyment.

This Spiritual Qi is so exquisite, unbelievably pure.

It's much better than the last life's Spiritual Qi. He has great confidence in breaking through to the quasi-Emperor or even higher!

Flame Demon expanded his Divine Sense, sweeping Huaxia, and suddenly his body trembled, the corners of his mouth curled up in a joyful smile: "There's actually a place so rich in Spiritual Qi, it's simply marvelous beyond measure!"

He was looking in the direction of the Xiao Yao Sect.

There, several Spirit Veins existed, along with a top-level Spirit Gathering Array, concentrating the world's Spiritual Qi, obviously hundreds of times better than other places.

"Good, once I've stabilized my current realm, I'll set off." Flame Demon grinned, having already regarded the Xiao Yao Sect as his territory.

He didn't think this New World could have beings of a higher realm than himself; after all, he was a Saint King, even within the Profound Dust Realm, a being many revered with utmost respect.

Flame Demon leaped back into the volcano to stabilize his realm once more.

Meanwhile.

In the distant Antarctica, an iceberg suddenly shattered open.

A tiger with a body entirely covered in blue fur broke through the ice, towering massively above, even surpassing the nearby iceberg, casually swallowing several penguins, then also turned its gaze towards Huaxia.

"There, the Spiritual Qi is abundant, perfect for my cultivation." the Frost Wind Tiger spoke human words, its aura equally shocking, also in the Saint King realm.

It also had its eyes set on Huaxia's Spiritual Qi, specifically in the direction of the Xiao Yao Sect.

Thinking it over, it decided to return to stabilize its realm and set off for Huaxia in a few days.

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