CHAPTER 696: CHAPTER 181 NATIDAK

At that moment, an unexpected change occurred.

Blood Fiend Condense Sky Realm was struck by an attack, a huge gap torn open from the outside.

A familiar Sea God Trident pierced through the realm barrier, unleashing a ferocious thunderous power that shredded the world created by Lu Hong.

Looking at the suddenly appearing trident, Lu Hong recognized it; it was a Divine Artifact, a top-tier one forged by the Sea God.

Without the holy sword in hand, Lu Hong did not possess the ability to fight against it, only worth retreating from the realm, widening the distance, and dodging the attack range of the Sea God Trident.

As the Sea God Trident made its appearance, the Four Ocean King knew that their master, Natidak, had arrived at the battlefield.

Shattering the Blood Fiend Condense Sky Realm, Natidak did not pursue further, saving the Four Ocean King and then withdrawing.

As the realm barrier dissolved, Lu Hong also clearly saw the man appearing before him, a six-armed Naga!

"Human, I acknowledge your strength, you are worthy for me to personally make a move," Natidak continued, putting away the Divine Artifact, "My name is Natidak, may I ask for yours?"

"Human Race, Xiao Zheng." Hearing Natidak’s name, Lu Hong’s mouth twitched slightly, damn, this guy definitely was an ancestor of Nathias in later generations, he truly had disturbed the Natidak clan’s nest.

Accompanying Natidak were the last two Ocean Kings, and now the Seven Ocean Kings were gathered behind Natidak, guarding him.

Led by the Black Ocean King, the remaining Four Ocean Kings kneeled on one knee on the sea surface: "We are incompetent, please forgive us, master!"

Natidak glanced at his subordinates, instructing, "I’ve told you before, do not isolate yourselves. Without the Sea God’s blessing, you likely cannot withstand even the most common land-dwelling Baron Strong. You should remember this lesson, diligently cultivate thereafter, and do not disgrace our sea clan’s reputation."

"We obey!" they responded.

"Step back, the upcoming battle belongs only between Xiao Zheng and me, you are not to intervene."

Sending away the Seven Great Ocean Kings, Natidak did not rush to make a move, but walked directly towards Lu Hong, his over two meters tall stature looking down, he said, "Human, you entered my sea realm not merely to create slaughter, right?"

"This time coming into the sea realm, I have two matters," Lu Hong responded straightforwardly, "First, I am following the guidance of fate, hoping to find the opportunity to break through to the Heavenly God Realm in the sea realm, and second, to look for the Human Race Heavenly God who has fled into the sea realm."

"Opportunity?" Natidak shook his head, "The Heavenly God Realm is extremely difficult to reach. You are young, yet your strength is already rare, without four or five decades of accumulation, how can you glimpse the opportunity to ascend to godhood? As for the Human Race gods you seek, they have now been chased into the Northern Ocean, the God of Raging Waves considering it not easy for the Human Race to ascend, but since you’ve come into my sea realm against the will of the Sea God, punishment is inevitable, they shall be suppressed in the Northern Ocean, watched over personally by the Heavenly Dragon God, and only after a hundred years can they depart."

"Thank you for letting me know," replied Lu Hong.

Natidak’s intention was very clear, now I’ve made clear the two things you’ve come to the sea realm to do, you vainly hope to become a god, I think you can’t, do not bet your life on it, and the gods you seek, you have no chance to see them, imprisoned in the Northern Ocean, unable to defeat the Heavenly Dragon, you simply can’t get in.

Despite being thankful for the opponent’s frank disclosure, Lu Hong disagreed with Natidak’s view. He had filled all three lineages of his profession, and through fate, he sensed an opportunity for his breakthrough, hence Lu Hong firmly believed that this trip to the sea realm would definitely advance him to the Heavenly God Realm, and it was a must!

As the first person under the sea clan Heavenly Gods, Natidak’s strength was absolutely formidable, compared to other members of his clan, Natidak had no weaknesses and his magic power reserves were also very ample, just approaching him, one could feel the surging magic power tides churning within Natidak like the sea.

"So, can we begin now?"

Facing Lu Hong’s question, Natidak slightly smiled, "I think, we should be able to now."

As the words fell, their fists rained down like a torrential downpour.

Although Natidak had six arms, theoretically giving him an advantage in hand-to-hand combat, it was unfortunate for him that Lu Hong’s War Rhythms completely leveled that disparity.

However, Natidak’s punch speed had reached its limit, so the War Rhythms did not tip the scales of victory in Lu Hong’s favor.

Punches pounding flesh stirred the sea realm under the influence of magic power.

The Seven Great Ocean Kings, even though far from the battlefield, still felt terrified.

While marveling at their master’s strength, they were also secretly shocked that the human opposing him could possess strength comparable to the mightiest among the sea clan.

Although Gold Ocean King didn’t say much, his expression of squinting and winking was clearly telling others, "Look, look, this guy is so strong that he can draw even with Lord Natidak. I didn’t lose unjustly, did I?"

The battle escalated continuously, as the two fought from the sea surface to the seabed and then from the seabed back to the sea surface.

It must be said that Natidak had some integrity. Although he had scoured the seabed, he did not take advantage of his racial superiority to replenish his magic power from the sea.

He fought Lu Hong in a fair and square one-on-one man-to-man battle.

Lu Hong used both fists and feet to block Natidak’s two heavy punches and then followed with a Blood Qi Shockwave to try and push back another four incoming punches.

Facing the sudden explosion of the Blood Qi Impact, Natidak raised his arm to block, his azure magic power flowing around it, forming a mirror shield that blocked all the impacts.

The very next second, Lu Hong grabbed his twin swords and chopped down fiercely.

Unfortunately, Natidak had already seen through Lu Hong’s intention and had squeezed the Sea God Trident tightly with his top two arms already.

The clashing weapons emitted a sharp screech.

A collision between human-made weapons and a Divine Artifact was, needless to say, predictable.

Lu Hong’s heavy sword broke upon impact, and Lu Hong, losing the chance to press his initial advantage, quickly withdrew to prepare his defense.

However, Natidak did not pursue but instead said apologetically, "Sorry, I didn’t expect your weapon to be so fragile."

"It’s okay. Weapons are also a representation of one’s own strength," Lu Hong shook his head. "The battle can continue. There’s no need to worry about it now."

"No," Natidak refused, "We haven’t decided the winner in hand-to-hand combat, so in terms of weapons, we must have a decisive outcome between us."

Hearing Natidak’s words, Lu Hong smiled slightly, spreading his hands, "What should I do now without a suitable weapon?"

Natidak scratched his head, thought for a moment, and then said, "Hold on, let me ask the Sea God if there are any swords you can use."

Saying this, Natidak channeled magic power into the trident, and soon the Sea God responded to Natidak’s summon, projecting in front of him.

"Natidak, for what purpose have you summoned me?"

"Respected Sea God, Natidak is fighting with a human who has invaded our waters, but his weapon was shattered by your bestowed Divine Artifact. I wonder if you have any heavy swords in your collection that I could lend to this human."

Hearing Natidak’s words, the Sea God did not respond right away but looked at the chosen successor of the God of Raging Waves with a slightly scrutinizing gaze.

To be honest, the Sea God was also a bit baffled. They were invaders, after all; why not just finish him off? It must be that this guy has some issues with his brain.

Seeing that the Sea God was hesitant to respond, Natidak tried again to persuade, "Sea God, the human who has invaded our realm is named Xiao Zheng. He is very strong and seeks an opportunity in our waters. I haven’t encountered such a powerful adversary in a long time, and perhaps this is also an opportunity for me. Therefore, I hope for a fair battle. I ask for your understanding, Sea God!"

The Sea God’s apparition nodded slightly and then paused, turning to look at Lu Hong, "Human, what do you think?"

Lu Hong, thinking, bowed with clasped hands towards the Sea God: "It’s all up to the Sea God."

The ball was kicked back to the Sea God’s court, who no longer hesitated, slowly raised his hand, and two golden huge swords appeared in the palm of his hand.

They then automatically floated in front of Lu Hong.

"These two weapons are early prototypes I crafted. Although they don’t possess much power, their hardness can compare to my trident. If you can defeat Natidak, consider these Divine Artifact embryos as gifts to you!"

Having said this, the Sea God dissolved into foam, disappearing without a trace.

Lu Hong understood the words well. If he defeated Natidak, those two sword embryos would be the Sea God’s exchange for sparing Natidak’s life.

As for if Lu Hong lost, well, what use would words have for a dead man?