Chapter 533 - 296: Secret Sea Rises

Chapter 533: Chapter 296: Secret Sea Rises

So this was the power of a Divine Artifact... truly terrifying.

"Yelieya, you rely too much on this weapon."

Lu Cang held the Divine Artifact, gave it a couple of casual swings, and a moment later, it vanished.

Lu Cang had stored it in his Storage Space.

Yelieya’s pupils contracted at the sight.

’How is that possible?’

’Lord Zuya himself placed a Restriction on that Divine Artifact!’

’It’s a Restriction of the Moon!’

’How could an ordinary person possibly break it?’

"Yelieya... I don’t plan on killing you. Like I said, this is all just a misunderstanding between us."

"If I wanted to destroy the Secret Sea, I would have done it long ago."

’Tier Six Magic...’

Yelieya assessed her condition. A Tier Six Sealing Magic had completely locked down her body.

She couldn’t call upon her Qi and Blood, couldn’t access her Magic Power, and couldn’t even sense the Light Element.

’I’m the Inheritor of the Light of Zuya.’

’To make me unable to sense the Light Element...’

’And what was with his speed?’

The only time Yelieya had witnessed such speed was from an Angel.

Since then, she had never seen anyone faster than herself.

’Light is the fastest.’

But just now, when Lu Cang struck her, she hadn’t been able to react at all, completely unable to follow his movements.

’Is the gap in our power really that vast?’

Yelieya fought back tears.

"Now that you’ve sealed me, are you going to humiliate me? You filthy wretch."

"What are you talking about..." Lu Cang replied.

"I’m still a kid, you know."

"A Demon disguised as a child to deceive people!"

"But I really am a kid..."

’When a creature poses no threat, even its temper tantrums look a little cute,’ he thought.

Lu Cang heavily reinforced the seal on Yelieya.

His seal back then hadn’t been able to hold the Golden Dragon. That was because Lu Cang had just been promoted to a Level 5 Mage and wasn’t yet proficient with his new magic. Besides, the Golden Dragon was genuinely powerful.

It was in a league of its own.

Even against an opponent of the same tier, it probably wouldn’t have been weaker than one of these God’s Inheritors, to say nothing of the fact that the Golden Dragon was a Tier Seven dragon! It was born with powerful, innate resistances.

The difference was simply too great.

As for Yelieya, a Tier Six Reincarnator...

Most of her power came from the Divine Artifact she wielded.

After subduing Yelieya, Lu Cang thought for a moment before tossing her into the center of the Ritual Array.

Kumironi looked on, a little troubled, at the bound Yelieya.

"You really... subdued her."

’Lu Cang’s current strength... it seems he’s really on par with Iz and the others from back then.’

’He was just a weak little boy when I found him.’

’It feels like he grew up... in the blink of an eye.’

’No, that’s not right.’

’It hasn’t even been a year, has it...?’

’I found Lu Cang in August, and it’s only April now.’

’His rate of growth is simply terrifying.’

"Kumironi, thank you," Lu Cang said.

Kumironi sounded a little confused. "Why are you suddenly thanking me?"

"Thank you for believing in me," Lu Cang said.

"Isn’t that only natural?" Kumironi replied.

"But it goes against the principles of the Life Church, doesn’t it?" Lu Cang said. "So... thank you."

"Little Lu Cang, it’s because I truly feel that you’re someone who can change this world. Even if the paths we walk are different, I believe you... you could never be an evil existence."

’Being trusted so completely by Kumironi makes me feel guilty sometimes.’

Yelieya lay on the ground nearby, her hands and feet bound, watching the two of them.

’How utterly hopeless,’ she thought.

’People are masters of disguise, Kumironi.’

’But I’ve been defeated. My fate is now in the hands of this demonic child.’

’Lord Zuya...’

’Are you watching?’

As the sun set, a faint afterglow touched the distant horizon, a sign that night had arrived.

If nothing else happened, today might just pass peacefully.

The Secret Sea would have a peaceful day. No Doomsday, no disaster. This stretch of ocean would survive, safe and sound.

Lu Cang’s prophecy would become a joke.

Of course, if becoming a laughingstock was the price for the entire Secret Sea’s survival, Lu Cang wouldn’t mind being the punchline.

He wasn’t some benevolent saint, but he wasn’t so cruel as to let the entire Secret Sea be destroyed just to save a little face.

Night descended.

And yet, across the entire Secret Sea, a crystalline light began to glow.

The light was strangely familiar.

It was just like...

Lu Cang swallowed, instantly recalling something he had done before!

When he had performed the Soul Sacrifice across the entire Secret Sea, the very same light had appeared!

"Lu Cang, what is this?"

Kumironi also felt a powerful sense of unease, and an emerald-green staff had already appeared in their right hand.

The two of them now hovered in the sky, back to back.

They gazed out over the sea.

BOOM—

Before them, the entire surface of the ocean churned with clouds and mist!

WHOOSH!

Immediately after, a countless volume of seawater surged into the sky!

The entire surface of the ocean was rising toward the heavens!

’What is this spectacle?’

’The entire ocean is rising? Where is it going?!’

SWOOSH!

But around the island where Lu Cang was, the water did not rise. Instead, it formed a barrier, like a towering wall.

In all directions, dark, swimming shadows could be faintly seen!

His Perception pierced through the seawater, gazing into the depths!

"Sea... Demons."

BANG!

The seawater beside them exploded! In that instant, a gigantic whale resembling a skeleton opened its massive maw, lunging for Lu Cang!

Its massive mouth threatened to swallow both Lu Cang and Kumironi whole!

’A Tier Six Demon...’

’A Submerged Land Level one!’

WHOOSH!

Before it could even reach Lu Cang, a streak of Holy Flame swept past!

The sky-searing flames flashed for a mere instant!

And the entire giant whale was reduced to ash!

Such was the power of the Sword of Purifying Fire and Judgment!

BURST! BURST! BURST! BURST! BURST! BURST!

But from the towering walls of water, a seemingly endless torrent of Demons began to spew forth!

What little light remained in the sky was blotted out by the overlapping silhouettes of the Demons!

The Sea Demons were mostly fish!

The fish-like creatures leaped into the air!

Then, like raindrops, they began to fall upon Lu Cang and the others!

SHHHHHHH—

’A rain of fish-like Demons?’

’Is this the crisis that will destroy the entire Secret Sea?’

In the surrounding waters, there were Demons of all Tiers, from One to Seven.

"Tier Six Magic..."

"Rain-Moving Thousand Tribulation Thunder."

BOOM!

The horizon flashed as bolts of thunder crashed down from the sky like a torrential downpour!

The countless falling Demons were pierced and blasted to pieces by the sudden storm of lightning!

’These Demons aren’t a threat for now.’

But seeing the thick, viscous color of the sea...

...Lu Cang was reminded of two unpleasant memories.

One was the life whose date of death was the year 19999.

He only remembered catching a single glimpse of it.

Then he was sent into Reincarnation, without even knowing the specific cause of his death.

The second was that place where one could seemingly see the world’s true colors—the Realm of Secret Knowledge, where one could gaze directly upon the Root Source.

’The Secret Sea holds too many secrets.’

"An Su, what’s going on?" Lu Cang shouted into his Sea of Consciousness!

An Su peered out in all directions through Lu Cang’s Perception.

"This is really bad!"

"That thing’s Seal... it’s been broken."

’That thing...’

’An Su really loved to speak in riddles, always leaving things half-unsaid.’

But Lu Cang still understood what An Su was thinking. The "thing" An Su spoke of was... the Lord of the Sea!

’What a disgusting mess. So why seal it? Why not just kill this source of all evil directly?’

’Sealing it away is just asking for the seal to be broken someday, isn’t it? Just waiting to unleash this plague upon the world?’

Lu Cang asked, "Is this the cause of the Secret Sea’s destruction?"

An Su paused. "The Secret Sea?"

"Heh heh, kid, I’m afraid you have no idea what this means."

"The Secret Sea has come to life, but the Secret Sea is just one part of its body. Now that it has awakened, it won’t be satisfied with devouring just the Secret Sea."

"It will merge with and devour every ocean in the world, making them all a part of its being."

"The Secret Sea is merely the beginning."

BOOM!

The boundless seawater began to churn. Lu Cang, hovering high above the continent, felt as helpless as a rootless weed adrift on the water.

An Su sneered. "So, I’m afraid no one will be able to stop this thing for quite some time."

"Only a Level 9 Reincarnator, or a god fully descended into the world, could possibly deal with such an existence."

"Perhaps some beings would be willing to act, but definitely not now. Those old undying bastards are all holding each other in check, wary of one another. They would never act rashly."

"But by the time they do, I’m afraid this world will have already been devastated, with nothing left alive..."

An Su suddenly bellowed, "But if you give me your soul, I can help you get rid of this thing! What do you say!"