Chapter 3516: The Lord of the Vast Sea (Gone for Today)

She took out a cyan beast skin, which was a topographic map. It recorded all the places they had wandered through since leaving Canghai.

Bai Yuqi pointed to a spot and said, "We are currently here. About thirty trillion li to the east is human territory."

The place where they had previously encountered the eighth-tier demon beast was very far from here. It seemed the Thunder Domain was exceptionally vast.

Wang Mengbin nodded, formed a hand seal, and the Cross-Sea Thunder Boat flew eastward at high speed.

After flying over twenty trillion li, a deafening explosion echoed, and a huge crimson blaze shot into the sky, very conspicuous.

Wang Mengbin frowned, formed another hand seal, and the Cross-Sea Thunder Boat's spiritual light greatly intensified as it flew towards the crimson blaze.

Before long, the Cross-Sea Thunder Boat stopped. A stout old man in red robes and a graceful young woman in a blue dress were battling in the sky.

Both were somewhat astonished to see Wang Mengbin.

The young woman in blue hurriedly spoke, "Daoist Wang... Senior Wang, the Fiery Essence Clan is aiding evil and harming the innocent. Please lend us your assistance."

The red-robed old man's expression changed drastically. His body glowed with crimson light, and he transformed into a streak of red light, tearing through the air to escape. Before he could fly far, a massive silver lightning bolt struck down from the sky, hitting him precisely.

A pained shriek echoed from above, and a cluster of red flames along with a miniature nascent soul flew out from his body.

A stream of white light descended from the sky, enveloped the miniature nascent soul, and drew it into a white jade bottle, where it vanished.

Wang Qingfeng conjured a red-glowing jade bottle and collected the red flames, which were a sixth-tier spiritual flame.

Bai Yuqi performed soul-searching on the miniature nascent soul, her eyebrows furrowed. She said, "That eighth-tier demon beast has taken control of Canghai, forcing the Fiery Essence Clan to serve it and devouring many human cultivators."

The eighth-tier demon beast they had encountered that day appeared in the human-populated waters centuries ago. It went on a killing spree and, for some unknown reason, could speak human languages. Under its coercion, the Fiery Essence Clan clashed heavily with humans. The human race suffered continuous defeats, with most of their masters slain by the eighth-tier demon beast, and they were forced to scatter and flee to avoid pursuit.

"What exactly is going on? Tell me slowly," Wang Mengbin asked, looking at the young woman in the blue dress.

The young woman in blue slowly explained, "An eighth-tier demon beast suddenly emerged in Canghai. It can speak human languages, and it annihilated most of our human masters. The remaining human cultivators scattered, and the Fiery Essence Clan is assisting that demon beast in hunting us down."

"An eighth-tier demon beast!" Wang Mengbin declared. "We killed one before, so killing another won't be an issue! Board the boat! Take me to its lair, and we'll exterminate it."

The young woman in blue acknowledged, then flew onto the Cross-Sea Thunder Boat.

Wang Mengbin formed a hand seal, and the Cross-Sea Thunder Boat's spiritual light surged, transforming into a white rainbow that streaked through the air and vanished in a flash.

Nine Flames Island, the former stronghold of the Canghai Fiery Essence Clan, was now the lair of the Canghai Demonic Saint. The Canghai Demonic Saint was, in fact, the eighth-tier demon beast itself—a Fire Blazing Octopus.

In the northwest corner of the island, within an active volcano spewing black smoke, a colossal crimson octopus was submerged in red magma.

A graceful young woman in a purple dress and a stout old man in green robes stood on the ground near the volcano, their expressions respectful.

"Lord Zhang, we have already dispatched more personnel to search, and we believe we will soon find the hundred-thousand-year-old Seven-Star Jade Ganoderma," the young woman in purple cautiously stated.

For the survival of their clan, the Fiery Essence Clan had pledged allegiance to the eighth-tier Fire Blazing Octopus, collecting cultivation resources for it. Most of Canghai's human cultivators had already been devoured by it.

The Fiery Essence Clan was well aware that the Fire Blazing Octopus was only temporarily sparing them. If the octopus couldn't leave this place after a long time, it would exterminate all living beings, including the Fiery Essence Clan.

Whether they died sooner or later, death was inevitable; since they couldn't defeat it, they might as well delay their demise.

"Hmph, you said the same thing last time. Do you think I'm easily fooled?" an angry male voice rumbled. No sooner had the words fallen than a massive crimson tentacle shot out, instantly reaching the young woman in purple. It violently coiled around her body, then pulled her into the Fire Blazing Octopus's mouth, where she vanished.

The green-robed old man was terrified out of his wits and flew towards the sky. Before he could fly far, a massive crimson flame swept over, striking him and eliciting a pained scream.

A flash of green light illuminated the void a hundred li away, revealing the green-robed old man's figure. His eyes were filled with terror.

No sooner had the green-robed old man appeared than a colossal crimson tentacle descended from the sky, coiled around his body, and pulled him into the Fire Blazing Octopus's mouth, where he vanished.

A thunderous boom reverberated, and an enormous silver lightning pillar descended from the sky, striking towards the Fire Blazing Octopus.

Just as the Fire Blazing Octopus was about to cast a spell to dodge, a man's thunderous roar erupted, echoing across the entire Nine Flames Island. Upon hearing it, the Fiery Essence Clan cultivators on the island all collapsed.

The Fire Blazing Octopus's head spun in a daze. By the time it recovered, it had already been struck by the silver lightning pillar, letting out a pained shriek.

A dazzling silver lightning glow illuminated the sky, and Wang Mengbin appeared, holding the Nine Thunder Spirit-Slaying Spear with an indifferent expression.

Innumerable crimson fireballs surged from the void, hurtling towards Wang Mengbin.

Wang Mengbin formed a hand seal, and a loud peal of thunder reverberated in the sky. Tens of thousands of massive silver lightning bolts tore through the firmament, shattering the crimson fireballs.

As the lightning dissipated, black smoke billowed from the Fire Blazing Octopus's body.

"You've actually advanced to the Mahayana stage!" the Fire Blazing Octopus exclaimed, recognizing Wang Mengbin.

Wang Mengbin sneered, "Last time, I was running from you. This time, I'm afraid you won't escape." He lightly shook the Nine Thunder Spirit-Slaying Spear in his hand, and an incomparably thick nine-colored lightning bolt shot out, heading directly for the Fire Blazing Octopus. Simultaneously, a piercing thunderclap echoed from the sky, and tens of thousands of massive silver lightning bolts tore through the firmament, also heading straight for the Fire Blazing Octopus.

Before the Fire Blazing Octopus could cast a spell to defend itself, a man's earth-shattering roar reverberated, causing the Fire Blazing Octopus to let out a painful shriek, feeling its sea of consciousness about to tear apart.

By the time it recovered, tens of thousands of massive silver lightning bolts and nine-colored lightning bolts struck its body one after another. A rumbling explosion ensued, and dazzling lightning enveloped the Fire Blazing Octopus's body.

Wang Mengbin flicked his wrist, and the Nine Thunder Spirit-Slaying Spear flew from his hand, transforming into a nine-colored rainbow that shot straight towards the Fire Blazing Octopus.

He shook his right hand, and a massive nine-colored lightning spear shot out—the very Nine-Colored Divine Thunder.

A tragic wail resounded, and the entire Nine Flames Island shook violently. A significant portion of Nine Flames Island was razed to the ground, and lightning surged skyward.

A miniature octopus flew out from its body. Before it could fly far, Wang Mengbin appeared, snatched the miniature octopus, and performed soul-searching on it.

"Just as I expected," Wang Mengbin muttered to himself.

By a stroke of luck, the Fire Blazing Octopus discovered a ninety-thousand-year-old Nine Flames Grass within an active volcano. After devouring the Nine Flames Grass and a large number of seventh-tier demon beasts, it fortuitously advanced to the eighth-tier. The last time it encountered Wang Mengbin and his group, it killed Lin Qing. Inside Lin Qing's storage ring was a seventy-thousand-year-old Seven-Star Jade Ganoderma. Consuming this allowed the Fire Blazing Octopus to speak human languages, but it still couldn't transform into human form.

It had recklessly rampaged into the human-populated waters, going on a killing spree in the hope of transforming into human form. Its control over the Fiery Essence Clan was also driven by the desire to obtain the hundred-thousand-year-old Seven-Star Jade Ganoderma; if it couldn't find it, it intended to slaughter all cultivators in Canghai.

Now that most of Canghai's cultivators were dead or wounded, it was for the best. The Wang family could unify Canghai with rightful justification.

Wang Mengbin took out the Void-Expanding Disk, infused it with a hand seal, and said, "Wife, it's resolved. You can come over now!"

"Alright, we'll be right there," Bai Yuqi's voice responded.

A moment later, the Cross-Sea Thunder Boat flew in from a distance.

"The fire spiritual energy here is abundant; it's an excellent place for cultivation," Wang Qingfeng said with a smile.

"Yingjie, Hongxue, take some people to clear out the Fiery Essence Clan cultivators," Wang Mengbin instructed. "Post notices telling the human cultivators they no longer need to hide."

Wang Yingjie and Liu Hongxue agreed, then left with several hundred clan members. The Fiery Essence Clan had few Integration stage cultivators left and would be no match for them.

Wang Qingfeng and Dong Xueli directed the clan members to clean up the battlefield. From now on, Nine Flames Island would be a stronghold of the Wang family. Strictly speaking, the Wang family was now the ruler of Canghai.

Bai Yuqi led the formation masters to set up a large-scale communication array. She had already established one on Qinglian Island, so by setting up another here, they could establish contact with their clan members on Qinglian Island.