CHAPTER 693: CHAPTER 179 SEEKING A BREAKTHROUGH_2

Lu Hong had been in the sea realm for four days, encountering countless formidable sea creatures along the way and ceaselessly engaging in slaughter; with almost every step he took within the sea realm stained in the blood of the strong sea creatures.

During the Era of the Gods, the Sea God had not yet passed away. With a manifestation of powerful Laws, strong figures emerged within the sea race.

Among them, the strongest were the Sea God’s personally taught eighteen disciples, known as the Eighteen Seekers of the Sea.

Ranked first among them was the most powerful Heavenly God of the sea race—the God of Raging Waves.

On land, Lionheart was unrivaled; on sea, the God of Raging Waves was equally formidable.

The Lionheart God was the strongest Heavenly God during the Era of the Gods. However, the God of Raging Waves was not far behind. As long as the battle was on the sea, the Lionheart God might not be able to defeat the God of Raging Waves.

It is also worth explaining that, just like the Goddess of Fate, the Sea God did not partake in such comparisons due to his unique status and having never made a move, therefore could not be judged.

After four days of bloodshed, the entire sea race within a hundred-thousand-mile radius knew of Lu Hong’s existence.

"This brash fool, to brazenly enter our sea realm and slaughter our sea race’s men!" a Third Transition Peak Naga furiously slammed down her wine cup, picked up six bladed spears, and sought to challenge Lu Hong to battle.

"Natidak, wait a moment, don’t get excited, don’t get excited."

Seeing how agitated she was, the messenger hastily held Natidak back, advising, "Now is not the time for you to take action."

"He has wantonly slaughtered our people, and it’s not the time for me to take action?" Natidak shook off the other’s restraint and said gravely, "Though I am a disciple of the God of Raging Waves, I am also a member of the Naga tribe. How can I sit idly by while my people are being slaughtered?"

"But it really isn’t the right time! There are still many Sea Kings who haven’t made a move yet. Your status is higher than theirs. If you take action now, it would grant this Human Race individual an unwarranted status. Only other-race top powerhouses should be worth your move; otherwise, it would be a loss of face for our sea tribe."

Natidas turned to face the messenger and said word for word, "Is face more important than our young men’s lives?!"

The messenger, equally solemn, responded, "Glory is above all!"

Indeed, as a closed-door disciple of the God of Raging Waves, deeply entrusted with the true transmission and expected to inherit the name of the God of Raging Waves, Natidak was bound to be a prominent figure stirring the seas and a top echelon member of the sea tribe.

Hearing this, Natidak stopped in his tracks and sat back down, "Then when do you think I can make my move?"

"If our Sea Kings fail to suppress the opponent, then it would be reasonable for you to intervene. Otherwise, this individual is not worthy to be your enemy!"

Natidas understood. The real purpose of the messenger’s visit was not to prompt him into action but to summon the Sea Kings through his authority.

For the sake of the sea tribe’s dignity and to prevent more deaths among the sea tribe’s men, Natidak agreed and instructed his personal attendant, "Immediately send a message to the Seven Kings, telling them to confront that human. Don’t delay for a moment!"

The Seven Kings of the sea race were the top seven among all the crowned powerhouses, ranked just below Natidak, the inheritor of the God of Raging Waves, who also selected them as Protectors, acting under Natidak’s command.

Upon receiving Natidak’s message, the first of the Seven Kings, King Jinyang, was the first to arrive, standing before Lu Hong.

Faced with the formidable sea race powerhouse before him, Lu Hong asked, "You appear strong; may I know your name?"

"Sea King, King Jinyang!"

"Human Race, Xiao Zheng!"

Names exchanged, the great battle commenced.

In order to seek breakthrough in battle and despite having slain countless sea race powerhouses after entering the sea realm, he had not activated Bloodthirst, needing to find a way to push his potential to the limit and seek a divine position in desperation.

Compared to the land’s crowned other-race powerhouses, those crowned in the sea realm crushed the land kings on virtually every level.

The reason was simple: the blessing of the Sea God!

Thus, for Lu Hong, confronting King Jinyang was no small challenge.

Lu Hong made the first move. Despite being deep under the sea, his speed was unimpaired, charging at King Jinyang.

Facing Lu Hong’s sudden strike, King Jinyang’s expression remained unchanged, a pure gold trident landed in his palm, which he fiercely thrust at Lu Hong.

Although it was a single strike, the angle of the attack was incredibly cunning, forcing Lu Hong to retract his sword in defense.

With the screeching collision of their weapons, King Jinyang surged forth, pressuring Lu Hong into continuous retreat.

Only with difficulty did Lu Hong stabilize his posture when suddenly, from somewhere, another trident was swept horizontally towards Lu Hong’s waist.

Lu Hong was about to fend off the trident pressing him down and block with his sword, but found he couldn’t muster enough strength to flick away his opponent’s weapon. Left with no choice, he exploded with Bloodthirst and sent King Jinyang reeling back.

King Jinyang stepped back to stabilize himself and chuckled, "I thought I couldn’t force your Magic Power out."

"I seem to be a notch weaker than you."

King Jinyang shook his head, "I had activated my Magic Power earlier, but it blends with the sea, making it hard for ordinary people to notice."

Lu Hong nodded, recognizing that this ancient sea realm was drastically different from later ages.

"If you hadn’t killed so many of our sea realm’s strongmen, we could have been friends," King Jinyang lamented with the respect heroes often have for each other.

Lu Hong smiled slightly, "As soon as I entered the sea realm, I was surrounded and attacked by a group of sea creatures. If I hadn’t fought back, wouldn’t I have been waiting for death?"

King Jinyang could only maintain silence in response to Lu Hong’s words; the Sea God had decreed long ago forbidding any creature from entering the sea, otherwise all would be considered enemies. It was normal for the sea creatures to attack him, and Lu Hong’s retaliation was equally justified.