Chapter 134: Chapter 134: The Might of the White Whale, a Tier 3 Demon King

White Iron Island Marketplace.

In a pavilion.

Several jade scrolls were laid out before Qi Zisheng.

His Divine Sense surged as his thoughts accelerated, absorbing the information within the scrolls and tallying the marketplace’s recent profits.

"Heh... Not bad at all!"

As he finished his calculations, a look of delight spread across Qi Zisheng’s face.

"Compared to last month, the profits from the White Iron Island Marketplace have grown by another thirty percent..."

"At this rate, even after deducting the costs for the Array’s maintenance and hiring outside Foundation Establishment cultivators..."

"...it will only take a little over a year to gather the twenty thousand Spirit Stones needed to buy back the island’s sovereignty!"

"By then, we’ll have recouped our costs and can start enjoying pure profit!"

Qi Zisheng’s face was flushed with excitement as he spoke.

’When that time comes, maybe I can afford a breakthrough pill for the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment realm?’

’There’s even hope for the crystallization Spiritual Object the ancestor needs...’

A look of longing filled his eyes.

Suddenly, a melodious whale song echoed through the sky, piercing through the Array’s barrier and reaching his ears.

Qi Zisheng’s expression changed drastically. He transformed into an Escape Light and shot out of the pavilion.

At that moment, the sky above White Iron Island was in turmoil.

Violent waves surged, dark clouds gathered, and a torrential downpour began to fall amidst howling winds.

Beyond the island, countless Demon Beasts converged into a black ’tide,’ crashing against the marketplace’s Array.

Within the Beast Tide, several Tier-2 Demon Beasts manipulated their Demon Power, bombarding the Array’s protective light barrier.

As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Qi Zisheng should have been overseeing the Array and slaying these Tier-2 Demon Beasts.

But now, he stood frozen, his eyes glazed over as he stared at the Beast Tide.

At the center of the tide was a white sperm whale, a hundred zhang long. It was as massive as a mountain and as pale as alabaster.

It sang its melodious song, summoning the wind and rain, controlling the very powers of the heavens.

"Is that... a Tier-3 Demon King?!"

Qi Zisheng’s face was a mask of shock, and a chill shot through him as if he’d been plunged into an icy cavern.

BOOM!

The white whale let out a long cry, raising a monstrous wave dozens of zhang high, suffused with terrifying Demon Power.

It swept toward White Iron Island with unstoppable force.

CRACK, CRACK.

Spiderweb-like cracks spread across the high-grade Tier-2 Array.

A moment later, the Array’s light barrier shattered with a deafening crash.

White Whale Moby Dick stirred its Demon Power and unleashed a tidal wave with the force of heavenly might.

With a single assault, it had destroyed the Island Protection Array of White Iron Island.

The wave’s momentum carried it forward, crashing into the marketplace’s many buildings, tearing them down and reducing them to rubble.

The entire White Iron Island Marketplace had been turned into a flooded wasteland.

Immediately after, countless Demon Beasts swarmed in.

"The Array is broken!!!"

"Run!"

A Loose Cultivator, terrified, channeled his Magical Power and fled for his life.

Behind him, several shrimp-like, mantis-like Demon Beasts swam rapidly in pursuit.

RIP.

A few sharp demonic pincers snapped shut. The Loose Cultivator’s protective shield shattered, and his body was instantly sliced in two.

His internal organs spilled out, staining the seawater red in a gruesome spectacle.

"The White Iron Island Marketplace... is finished?"

Qi Zisheng’s expression was blank.

Recalling Su Ye’s question from that day, he broke down in tears.

"I regret it..."

"I truly regret it!"

Unfortunately, Qi Zisheng was just an ordinary cultivator. He had no ’Spring and Autumn Cicada,’ nor any ’Return to Truth’.

Once a choice was made, there was no changing it.

Just then, several Tier-2 Demon Beasts fixed their cold, greedy eyes on him.

To a Demon Beast, the flesh and blood of a mortal was mediocre, far less tasty than that of a common animal.

But a cultivator, especially a high-level one, whose flesh was rich with Spiritual Qi, was a heavenly treasure to them!

GASP!

Qi Zisheng gasped, biting his tongue hard to snap himself out of his stupor.

Immediately, he turned and fled from White Iron Island in an Escape Light.

’It’s come to this. I have to save myself first!’

"I am the king, Moby Dick!"

The White Whale Demon King’s Divine Sense transmission echoed across the sky.

...

「Several days later.」

On Donglong Island.

"Moby Dick... in the native tongue, ’Great Ocean Rakshasa’?"

"A Tier-3 Demon King. How imposing..."

Su Ye lowered the Intelligence Jade Scroll, his eyes flickering with emotion.

White Whale Moby Dick had made its move, unleashing its power as a Tier-3 Demon King to summon a monstrous wave and destroy the White Iron Island Marketplace.

The Qi Family had suffered heavy casualties, and even the Foundation Establishment cultivator Qi Zisheng was missing.

When the news reached the Luo Clan, they were left speechless.

Regarding Su Ye’s decision to sell the sovereignty of White Iron Island and take a long-term lease on the three Dongning islands—a wise retreat from a perilous situation—

everyone’s attitude had changed completely, and they were now full of admiration.

"The Supreme Elder is so far-sighted and thoughtful..." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"We were ignorant and short-sighted..."

"Hah..." Su Ye sneered and shook his head.

’Admiration? Slander? What does it matter? The buzzing of the weak is like passing clouds to me...’

For Su Ye, the movements of White Whale Moby Dick were of far greater concern.

...

「Ten days later.」

"Straight north?"

Upon receiving the news, Su Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

After destroying the White Iron Island Marketplace, the white whale had led the main force of the Beast Tide due north.

"As expected, the Beast Tide’s target is Weiyuan Immortal City to the north."

"For now, it seems Donglong Island is safe," Su Ye murmured.

Of course, being so close to the Dongning Sea Region,

it was inevitable that Donglong Island would be hit by the Beast Tide.

However, with Su Ye’s current strength,

the offshoots of the Beast Tide and a few Tier-2 Demon Beasts posed no threat at all.

In fact...

"If it weren’t for the many dark schemes behind this Beast Tide,"

"I’d really like to take the Ghostly Flood Dragon out for a killing spree and hunt some living souls..."

Su Ye sighed softly, a hint of regret in his eyes.

With so many Demon Beasts gathered, the Beast Tide was the perfect opportunity for him to collect living souls.

"A pity..."

...

「A month later.」

The effects of the Beast Tide continued to spread.

To the west of Donglong Island, a demonic wind swept through, and about a thousand demonic creatures appeared.

"ROAR!"

A mid-grade Tier-2 Croc-Dragon—a creature resembling both a crocodile and a flood dragon, with a brownish-yellow body covered in stone-like armor—threw back its head and roared at the sky.

It led dozens of Tier-1 Demon Beasts and even more ordinary beasts in a small-scale beast tide, launching an attack on Donglong Island.

"Be careful!"

"Activate the Island Protection Array!"

The Luo Family cultivators guarding the port were extremely tense.

But at that moment!

WHOOSH!

An incredibly sharp silver light tore through the air, descending from the heavens!

With unstoppable force, it easily pierced the stone armor on the Croc-Dragon’s head, burrowing inside and turning its brain to slush.

HUMMM!

The Croc-Dragon’s enormous, ferocious body instantly went rigid.

Su Ye stood upon the wind, his expression calm, his black robes fluttering noisily.

A Demon Beast known for its thick hide and sturdy armor posed a minimal threat to him.

The Frost Thorn Spear weaved back and forth through the horde of Demon Beasts, dyeing the sea surface with crimson blood.

A few moments later,

the small-scale beast tide scattered in disarray.

Su Ye used his Magical Power to seize the massive, ten-zhang-long Croc-Dragon carcass and drag it back to the port.

"That was a mid-grade Tier-2 Croc-Dragon, famous for its tough armor, and he killed it in one strike..."

"The Luo Family’s Supreme Elder... is his combat strength that terrifying?"

Gazing at the Croc-Dragon’s corpse, the Loose Cultivators in the marketplace looked on with reverence mixed with joy.

With such a powerful expert guarding the marketplace during the Beast Tide invasion, their lives were undoubtedly much safer.

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