Chapter 0430: Gathering for the Sea Folk’s Sea Festival

The Sea Folk’s Sea Festival is a grand event for them. It is sacred, bloody, and a culture deeply ingrained in their identity.
Two thousand years ago, the Yellow Dragon destroyed the Sea Folk’s altar using the Group of Immortals Pavilion, then fought a fierce battle with Zewei from the Thunderflame Mansion. The destructive power of their clash caused the entire Eternal Island to sink beneath the endless sea.
Although the Eternal Island sank and its altar was destroyed by the Yellow Dragon, the then-current Sea God, Apton, mobilized the entire Sea Folk race and spent sixty years rebuilding an altar on another island near the Eternal Island, retaining its original name.
Thus, aside from that one instance when the festival could not be completed perfectly due to the Yellow Dragon, no further accidents have occurred.
Amidst widespread anticipation, the Sea Folk’s Sea Festival, this grand event for them, finally arrived.
On this day, the sun shone brightly. The surface of the endless sea was a deep blue, serene, and seemed especially beautiful because of this special day.
On the Eternal Island, colorful flags fluttered in the wind. Teams of Sea Folk warriors clad in magnificent armor moved about, looking imposing. At first glance, there seemed to be millions of them, demonstrating the Sea Folk’s formidable strength.
The central square of the Eternal Island covered an area of nearly a thousand li, and the rebuilt altar was several li in size and stood twenty to thirty zhang tall—just as it was before it was destroyed by the Yellow Dragon.
Many Sea Folk tribes had already gathered in the square. Two thousand years later, some of the once-powerful tribes, such as the Taidel family and the Kris family, remained strong.
As noon approached, warriors from the Taidel family arrived on sea horse giants, while those from the Kris family came on unicorn sea beasts. Gradually, almost all of the hundreds of Sea Folk tribes had gathered.
Suddenly, thunderous roars echoed through the air, forming a powerful sonic storm that disrupted the airflow across the entire Eternal Island. Many weaker warriors fell to the ground.
The warriors of all tribes paled in fear.
“It’s them! It’s the Blue Whale tribe!” someone exclaimed. In an instant, everyone was in awe.
Two thousand years ago, due to the Yellow Dragon, the Blue Whale tribe grew powerful. After two thousand years of development, it had become one of the two dominant forces among the Sea Folk, its strength on par with that of the Phoenix tribe.

After the roar of the ox disappeared, the crowd saw the waves in the distance rising continuously and shaking violently, as if terrifying beasts lurked within them. Gradually, under the terrified gazes of everyone, three thousand members of the Blue Whale clan emerged from the waves, riding giant oxen covered in blue scales and standing several zhang tall. These oxen with blue scales were none other than the Blue-Scaled Rhinoceroses. Back then, when the Yellow Dragon and the Blue Whale clan arrived, they also came riding these Blue-Scaled Rhinoceroses, which the Yellow Dragon had tamed and given to the Blue Whale clan. Two thousand years later, these Blue-Scaled Rhinoceroses had become the “sacred beasts” of the Blue Whale clan, and only their core members were allowed to ride them or be granted such mounts by the clan’s leaders. All three thousand members of the Blue Whale clan were core members, each possessing the strength of an eighth-level warrior. At the forefront of the clan was its current leader—Krad, who had been the young clan leader back then. Two thousand years later, Krad was no longer the mere seventh-level warrior he once was; he had transcended the divine realm and reached the pinnacle of strength in the Eternal Realm. It was because of this that the Blue Whale clan had become so powerful. Krad led the clan members, riding the Blue-Scaled Rhinoceroses, out of the waves and slowly onto the island. Under the respectful and admiring gazes of the sea tribes, they stopped at the front of the altar. Just as Krad and the clan members stood at the front of the altar, the once calm sea suddenly became turbulent again. Wave after wave rolled in, forming wall after wall of waves that gradually reached a height of a hundred zhang. The sound of the waves grew louder and louder, filling an area of thousands of miles around. Boom! Boom! The sound was like thunder. “This Kaul truly deserves to be the Sea God; every time he appears, he turns the endless sea into chaos,” Krad said with a smile upon seeing this. Two thousand years later, although Krad was now the leader of the Blue Whale clan, he still spoke in his old style. His voice spread throughout the entire square and, carried by the wind, reached the ears of the current Sea God Kaul and the current Sea Queen Tiff, who had not yet landed. The sea tribes members blushed but none dared to speak. At that moment, waves rose several miles high, lifting the Sea God Kaul and the Sea Queen Tiff, along with others, onto the Eternal Island and depositing them on the altar. As Kaul settled on the altar, he looked at Krad, his expression unreadable: “Leader Krad, you’ve come so early.” “Not early at all. Hehe, just two steps ahead of you. We just arrived, and here you are, following right behind us,” Krad said with a smile.

The dominance of the Blue Whale clan was not good news for Coel, the sea god who ruled the sea creatures. Over the years, the relationship between this dominant clan and the sea creatures had become tense. Although the Blue Whale clan was still considered part of the sea creatures in name, they were no longer under Coel’s control.

As a result, Krade spoke to Coel in a rather rude manner.

Coel didn’t seem too bothered, but the current sea queen, Tiff, showed signs of anger on her face.

Just then, suddenly, a phoenix cry came from the distant skies, its sound piercing through the heavens and passing through thousands of miles of clouds, causing a humming sound to ripple across the Eternal Island.

The sea creatures looked up in surprise and saw hundreds of phoenixes flying toward them through the clouds, their bodies glowing brightly. In particular, the lead phoenix was hundreds of feet tall, with flames swirling around it like a sea of fire.

Upon seeing the appearance of the phoenixes, Coel’s usually calm expression hardened, his eyes flashing with cold light.

Although the Blue Whale clan was powerful and beyond Coel’s control, they were still part of the sea creatures, so they posed no threat to the entire sea race. But the phoenixes were different—they were not part of the sea creatures and belonged to an external race, just like the dragons who had been destroyed by the Yellow Dragon in the past.

Thus, Coel had always wanted to eliminate them, especially in recent years, his desire growing stronger.

As Coel pondered this, all the hundreds of phoenixes landed and stood in front of the altar, side by side with the Blue Whale clan.

“Hehe, Chief Nicole, it’s been years! You’re getting even more beautiful!” Krade said cheerfully to Nicole after the phoenixes landed.

Due to the events involving the Yellow Dragon, Krade and Nicole had a good relationship.

Krade knew that Nicole had an interest in the Yellow Dragon and also understood why she remained in the Eternal Realm. But thinking of the Yellow Dragon, Krade sighed, “No matter how strong the Yellow Dragon was, he couldn’t return from the underworld in two thousand years.”

“Chief Krade, it’s good to see you,” Nicole replied with a smile. Compared to two thousand years ago, her playfulness and cuteness had faded, replaced by dignity. Yet, from the depths of her eyes, a hint of sorrow could be seen, evoking pity in others.

“Chief Nicole, I didn’t expect the phoenixes to show up uninvited. It’s quite surprising,” Coel said indifferently from the altar, interrupting their reunion.

“What? Don’t you welcome us, Sea God?” Nicole asked calmly.

“Welcome, most welcome! I had planned to wait until after the Sea Tribe’s Sea Festival before going to Phoenix Island to see you. Since you’ve come, I don’t need to go through the trouble of making that trip.” Sea God Kaoer suddenly laughed.
“Oh, we also give a warm welcome to Sea God Kaoer if he comes to our Phoenix Island,” Nicole said calmly.
A cold glint flashed in Sea God Kaoer’s eyes. He intended to send troops against Phoenix Island—this was no secret. The Phoenix clan must have heard about it. How dare Nicole, knowing full well his intentions, still lead her people to the Sea Festival?
Sea God Kaoer laughed twice but said nothing.
At that moment, Tiff, the Sea Tribe’s Empress, stepped forward from behind him and said, “Lord Sea God Kaoer, it’s almost noon now. Emperor Huang De of the Four Seas Empire still hasn’t arrived. What do you think? Should we…”
Huang Sheng had seized the throne of the Four Seas Empire with lightning speed and kept it a secret, ordering his ministers to stay silent. Thus, no one yet knew that Huang De was dead and Huang Sheng had taken his place.
Upon hearing this, Sea God Kaoer frowned, puzzled as well. Normally, Huang De should have arrived by now.
“Let’s wait a little longer,” Sea God Kaoer mused.
“Yes, Lord Sea God Kaoer,” Tiff could only obey and stand aside.
Just then, suddenly, chaos arose among the Sea Tribe below.
Thousands of dark dots appeared in the sky in the distance, flying toward them at incredible speed. As they got closer, everyone saw that they were all Purple Dragon Winged Dragons!
On each Purple Dragon Winged Dragon sat a golden warrior clad in dragon-patterned armor.
“It’s the Four Seas Empire! People from the Four Seas Empire have arrived!”
“Dragon warriors—and all of them are Sacred Realm Dragon Warriors!” The various Sea Tribe clans showed even greater shock and reverence than when they saw the Blue Whale clan or the Phoenix clan.
These Purple Dragon Winged Dragons were among the Sacred Realm magical beasts that Yellow Dragon had tamed back in the Sea of Death in Hell. Although there had only been a few dozen of them at first, after more than two thousand years of reproduction, their numbers had reached an astonishing level.
This time, all the Purple Dragon Winged Dragons were at the Sacred Realm level, and all the golden warriors were also powerful beings from the Sacred Realm. This was none other than the famous Sacred Realm Dragon Warrior Corps of the Four Seas Empire in the Eternal Yuan Realm!
Soon, the Sacred Realm Dragon Warrior Corps of the Four Seas Empire arrived over Eternal Island and then descended onto the square.
“Marquis Huang Sheng, this time, your emperor hasn’t come?” When the Sacred Realm Dragon Warrior Corps of the Four Seas Empire landed, Sea God Kaoer couldn’t see Huang De on the altar. Puzzled, he asked Huang Sheng.