Chapter 0045: The Sea of Death

There are four extremely dangerous places on the Hengyuan Continent, and the Sea of Death is one of them.
Although the Hell Demons live in the underground world, they are still considered one of the races of the Hengyuan Continent.
If the Magical Beast Mountains are the empire of surface magical beasts, then the Sea of Death is the paradise for dark magical beasts that inhabit the underground world.
Ninety percent of the dark magical beasts in the underground world gather in this Sea of Death.
“Let’s go,” said Huang Long as he gazed at the faint black mist covering the surface of the Sea of Death. Bog and the two beasts followed closely behind.
As they flew, Huang Long sent out his spiritual sense and saw various dark magical beasts living beneath the sea—red pythons, golden toads, toothy sharks, and even some extremely rare ones like the Nine-Tailed Flying Locust Beast.
In their habitats, underground corals could be seen everywhere, water plants swayed, and pearl oysters secreted pearls, creating a unique beauty.
Yet, amidst this peaceful beauty, bloody battles were common. In this law of the jungle, the weak could easily become food for the strong at any moment.
Along the edges of the Sea of Death, there were mostly low-tier dark magical beasts. As Huang Long and his companions ventured deeper, they occasionally encountered mid-tier ones.
Just as surface mercenary groups entered the Magical Beast Mountains to hunt magical beasts, in the Sea of Death, they might occasionally run into some demons.
Most of these demons came for the dark magical beasts, traveling on massive ships hundreds of meters long that resembled leaves, floating on the sea surface. The ships were pitch black, and Huang Long could tell they were made from a very hard ore from hell—Jiuyin Iron Ore—making them extremely sturdy. Moreover, the ships had magical immunity materials, so ordinary low- and mid-tier dark magical beasts couldn’t shake them.
“Master, these are the demons’ Jiuyin Iron Armor Ships. Should we go down and take them so you can enjoy them?” asked the Golden-Eyed Purple Ape Endi, licking its lips. It thought Huang Long was interested after seeing him gaze at the ships.
Huang Long shook his head. “It’s better to avoid trouble. No need.” Then, suddenly, he pointed with both hands, parting the seawater ahead, and a beam of golden light shot out, landing in his hands.
“That’s a golden crystal!” Bog recognized the ore in Huang Long’s hands, his eyes shining.
Golden crystals were rare on the Hengyuan Continent. Auction houses would take centuries to produce one half the size of a fist! They were crucial for those who practiced gold-based magic and combat energy.
Bog and the two beasts followed behind Huang Long, marveling all the way.

Huang Long seemed to have eyes even underwater; he had collected countless rare minerals like golden crystals and aged precious medicinal herbs.
“Too bad no purple crystals have formed yet,” Huang Long said regretfully as he looked at the golden crystal before him, then stored it in the Five Pits Divine Cauldron.
Although this golden crystal was quite good, it was only a few hundred years old. If purple crystals could form after tens of thousands of years, integrating them into the Immortals’ Pavilion might further enhance its quality.
Borg and the two beasts were speechless.
“Hey!” Not long after storing the golden crystal, Huang Long spotted something underwater. With a snap of his hands, a red light flashed, and an object flew up.
A faint red glow spread around, making Borg and the two beasts feel warm all over.
“That’s Coral Blood Jade,” Borg and the two beasts exclaimed.
Indeed, it was Coral Blood Jade.
When Huang Long’s divine sense probed it, he was also surprised—not because of its rarity, but because he remembered that his aunt Zhao Miao had given him Coral Blood Jade as a birthday gift on his grandfather’s 80th birthday. He still remembered the shocked expressions of everyone present at that time.
After being surprised, he stored the Coral Blood Jade in the Five Pits Divine Cauldron and continued on his journey.
This Sea of Death had existed since the formation of the underground world, spanning countless tens of thousands of years. Thus, along the way, Huang Long encountered some useful items—such as rainbow magic mushrooms, spirit light grass, purple qi spirit stones, and cold yang yin soil, all of which were suitable for potion-making and artifact refinement.
A few days later, Huang Long and his companions gradually approached the sea area where higher-tier dark magical beasts lived.
Higher-tier dark magical beasts usually had their own territories, just like powerful humans. Although their territories weren’t as large as those of the sacred realm’s dark magical beasts, it was rare to see even one such beast in an area spanning several miles.
Compared to the sea areas inhabited by lower-tier dark magical beasts, there were far fewer battles here.
“Huh, what’s that energy fluctuation?” One day, while flying behind Huang Long, Borg looked in surprise toward a direction in the north.
The energy fluctuation was strong and didn’t resemble the battles of higher-tier dark magical beasts, which caught Borg’s attention.
“Let’s go take a look,” Huang Long said. He too sensed the energy fluctuation and flew northward with Borg and the two beasts.
When they got closer and saw what was ahead, Borg couldn’t help but gasp.
In the sea ahead, a giant green ox-headed creature the size of a mountain floated on the surface. Although the underground dragon Piel was quite large, it paled in comparison to this green ox-headed beast.

From the massive blue ox head, its mouth turned skyward, came a deep, resonant mooing sound that could be heard for miles. The wind, water, and darkness elements surrounding the sea surrounded the blue ox head, raging violently as they were continuously drawn into it. Meanwhile, the blue ox head was undergoing astonishing changes at a speed that was visible to the naked eye. First, its huge eyes shifted from dark red to light red, the surrounding demonic aura faded, and its blue horns turned dark gold and became much smaller, with a faint icy glow emanating from them.

“Master, this is a Level 9 peak dark magical beast—the Sky Blue Python Ox. It is evolving toward a Sacred Realm being,” said Pyr, the Cave Dragon, from the side.

The Yellow Dragon nodded. He knew about the Sky Blue Python Ox—this kind of dark magical beast had extraordinary talents, comparable to those of the Dragon Clan’s king, the Golden Sacred Dragon. It was already a Level 9 magical beast by birth. If it evolved to the Sacred Realm, even if only to the early or middle stages, Pyr might not be able to defeat it.

“A Sacred Realm dark magical beast.” The Yellow Dragon stared at the evolving Sky Blue Python Ox—this was the greatest gain of his journey.

He remembered that in his past life, the mount of the Three Pure Ones and the leader of the Taoist sect, Laozi, was a blue ox. Similarly, the mount of the leader of the Intercepting Sect, Tongtian, was also a type of ox—the Ox Demon King.

“Maybe I should change my mount too and become a cowherd?” The Yellow Dragon smiled faintly.

As the Sky Blue Python Ox neared the final stage of its evolution, suddenly, a giant ship appeared in the distance, cutting through the waves with great momentum. Its size was twice that of the Nine Yin Ironclad Ship the Yellow Dragon had seen before. Unlike the pitch-black color of the Nine Yin Ironclad Ship, this giant ship emitted a faint golden glow.

“It’s the Vajra Giant Ship!” Bog recognized that it was a ship reserved only for the royal family of the underground demon race. He was slightly shocked, as even among the royal family of the underground demons, not just ordinary members could ride on the Vajra Giant Ship.

It was clear that the appearance of this giant ship was related to the Sky Blue Python Ox.