Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs-Chapter 360 - 307: Sea Race Divine Hall, Immortal Artifact Consciousness

The shape of the divine hall was ancient, with its foundations deeply embedded into the back of a giant turtle. Moss and sea winds had corroded it, leaving it weathered and mottled, having withstood countless years.

In front of the divine hall's tide-watching platform, water spirit qi lingered like mist. A figure in wide robes stood with his hands behind his back, his face archaic, his eyes purely black like an abyss, and tendrils on his cheeks and chin continuously twisting…

Behind him stood a row of black-robed, hooded elders of varying statures, each with an aura as deep as the sea. Some had wide mouths and sharp teeth, others gills on their cheeks, including Yakshas and Black Flood Dragons, all were creatures of the water.

"Reporting to the High Priest..."

An old Fish Demon elder's eyes flickered with ghost fire, "The Dark Tide General just launched a surprise attack on the You Dynasty's garrison on the southern coast of the Western Continent, but unfortunately, the opponent was well-prepared, and we suffered heavy losses."

The blue-skinned Yaksha beside him snorted coldly, "If ambushes were effective, the situation wouldn't be like this—unless that altar is completely destroyed."

The Fish Demon elder glanced at the Yaksha and sneered, "That altar is in the core territory of the You Dynasty, atop the Holy Mountain. Who's going to go there, you?"

"Enough, stop arguing!"

The High Priest, whose face was covered with tendrils, turned around, his black eyes sweeping over the crowd. Everyone wisely shut their mouths and remained silent.

The High Priest looked at everyone, snorted, and said, "Though you are elders of your respective tribes, our Great Ocean Race is fundamentally one family. Don't forget the vows we made to the Sea God."

"The You Dynasty has long gone mad, capturing and sacrificing all living creatures in blood rituals. At this rate, they will soon summon their Evil God, and by then, it will be too late..."

Among the group, an elder Black Flood Dragon hesitated, "Great Priest, you mentioned uniting the forces of all continents to jointly attack the You Dynasty, but I see the Huo Continent's Ten Cities of Tongtian being perfunctory and the long-haired beasts of the Barbarian Continent being impossible to communicate with. I'm afraid it will be difficult to persuade them."

"Don't worry, they will agree."

A trace of malice flickered in the High Priest's eyes, "Tell the Dark Tide General to feign defeat and open a sea route to the Barbarian and Huo Continents..."

The crowd was puzzled at first, then exchanged glances and smiled.

"The Great Priest is wise."

"The You Dynasty's blood sacrifices don't differentiate between living races; now let those land dwellers taste it!"

"When the time comes, we will go ashore to assist, and we will surely persuade everyone to besiege the You Dynasty together..."

Faced with the overwhelming flattery from the sea race elders, the High Priest maintained a calm demeanor.

Frankly speaking, this strategy was not clever, as anyone who paid attention could guess it was a ploy by their sea race.

However, the High Priest apparently didn't care at all because it was an obvious threat; if they don't agree, he wouldn't mind plunging the entire Celestial Essence Star into chaos!

At this moment, an elder Black Flood Dragon from the sea race suddenly asked, "High Priest, what about the Eastern Continent?"

With tendrils covering his face, the High Priest's black eyes were deep, "Last year, I observed the celestial phenomena at night and noticed movements from the Eastern Continent. It even caused the Celestial Essence Star Array to tremble. Only afterward did I hear about the rise of the human race in the Eastern Continent."

"With such remarkable means... no hurry, let's wait until we visit the Divine Dynasty of the Eastern Continent and inquire further... hmm?"

Mid-sentence, the High Priest suddenly frowned, looking toward the seaward side, and said in a deep voice, "Such thick evil qi, someone go and see what it is!"

With the command given, two shadows rose from inside the divine hall, shrouded in rolling black smoke. With a roar, they plunged into the water, heading straight for the ancient underwater cave...

...

The most powerful aspect of the Demon-slaying Skill lies in its ability to refine evil qi, maximizing the destructive power of heaven and earth's strange qi.

In Zhang Kui's sight, all he could see was a dense purple, twinkling like misty light, exuding a spine-chilling aura.

This radioactive "Purple Extreme Evil Light" was inherently destructive, which is why he hadn't refined it before.

But that unknown Immortal Artifact was still buried underground. To get closer, he had to adapt to the increasingly strong evil light.

At first, it was manageable, but as he refined and approached, even he felt stabbing pain in his meridians, and his skin showed large areas of ulceration.

Though it healed in an instant, Zhang Kui was still taken aback.

This thing is definitely out of the ordinary!

It's worth noting that his current physical strength was such that he could bathe in magma and drink molten copper without harm.

The "Purple Extreme Light" definitely comes from that star sea filled with bursting spiritual qi and murderous intent!

With this realization, Zhang Kui's curiosity grew stronger. How did those immortals refine this thing into an Immortal Artifact?

As he kept diving, two black shadows shot straight from the sea surface, their skin glowing with spirit light, and their speed was swift as flying swords.

These two demons were both in the Divine Travel Realm, covered in black scales, eyes glowing with blood light, sharp-mouthed and fanged, belonging to an ancient fish demon tribe on the Celestial Essence Star, the Dark Bone Demon Fish.

Even within the cruel and bloody Great Ocean Race, this race guarding the divine hall was known for its domineering aggression.

When Zhang Kui first arrived at the East Sea and destroyed the Sea Demon Race, it was because they had offended the Dark Bone Demon Fish tribe, forcing them to flee close to the coast for safety.

The Dark Bone Demon Fish tribe had powerful inherent bloodlines. Ordinary little demons were not only covered with black scales but also had bone armor beneath their skin, making their bloodline divine power impervious to blades and spears.

The two demons were not afraid of the Five Elements Evil Light or the terrifying water pressure and soon reached the bottom of the ancient cave, where they saw the eerie "Purple Extreme Light."

"Huh, what is this?"

The two demons exchanged glances and stopped; they sensed danger from it and dared not venture further. However, upon peering in, they saw a shadow descending slowly.

"Look, there's someone inside!"

"Who are you, come up here and speak!"

The Dark Bone Demon Fish tribe was the divine hall's guardians of the Great Ocean Race, respected in status. Even elders in the Mahayana Realm from some tribes sought their favor, hence their unbridled audacity.

"Get lost!"

Zhang Kui, in the midst of refining evil qi, was immediately displeased and turned his head to shout angrily.