Seizing Destiny From Heavens Hands-Chapter 444: Hmm? What’s This Sea Eye? Let Me Touch It

There had been past incidents of monster-infected Suppression Guards sneaking into these cities to sow chaos—

but never anything on this scale.

In a single night, more than 300,000 out of several million civilians in Xuanwu Tenth City perished.

It was a horrifying tragedy.

“I heard from General Zhang that the cities protected by other fortresses have also been attacked by monsters,” Wang Xing’an said through clenched teeth.

“Why did the monsters suddenly change tactics and start targeting civilians?”

Wu Zhanyun, Li Heitan, and the other Suppression Guards fell silent.

Monsters were insidious, masters of infiltration, making it all too easy for them to slip behind the lines.

If this continued, even the people might lose faith in the fortresses themselves.

Wang Xing’an sighed. “Keep training. It’s summer now—monster activity will be lower.”

“Make sure to strengthen yourselves before winter comes.”

Everyone nodded and threw themselves into cultivation with greater effort.

Although those stationed at the armory didn’t fight on the front lines, pursuing higher realms was still essential.

More cultivation meant longer life—and a higher rank.

The benefits were numerous.

Shen Mo turned and returned to the Grade-A warehouse.

Summer was the season when the fortress launched deeper missions into the Demon Suppression Sea, making it the perfect time to deploy battle platforms.

Battle platforms weren’t limited to surface use—they could dive beneath the waves.

The Colossal Machine Classics detailed both their construction and operation.

Since the rare materials needed to complete the Soaring Dragon Warship were currently unavailable, Shen Mo decided to change plans and focus on building a battle platform instead.

In the Demon Suppression Fortresses, there were two main types of battle platforms: the Wave-Splitting Platform and the Wave-Cleaving Platform.

Wave-Splitting Platforms were the most common, but only seated five.

Wave-Cleaving Platforms were rarer, with room for ten.

They also required more precious materials and were far sturdier.

In the Dragon Palaces of the Four Seas, Wave-Splitting Platforms were typically operated by ordinary sea beasts,

while Wave-Cleaving Platforms could only be piloted by flood dragons—

clearly reflecting a difference in status.

However, the Colossal Machine Classics also recorded a third type of platform:

the Raging Tide Platform.

It was even larger, capable of carrying more personnel,

and could support the installation of large-scale blood-energy cannons and spiritual cannons.

Unfortunately, the master artificer Ou Ye passed away before he could realize the design.

Shen Mo believed he might just be able to accomplish what Ou Ye could not.

Boundless Ocean.

A lone figure continued eastward through the vast sea.

When thirsty, he gathered water-element spiritual energy from the world.

When hungry, he fished.

That man was Ye Yan.

He had long lost track of how many days or how far he’d traveled across the ocean.

However, with the Azure Sea Bowl in hand, he encountered a minor opportunity every three days, and a major one every five.

His cultivation realm advanced at an astonishing pace.

He had now reached the peak of the Divine Transformation Realm.

As for his blood energy cultivation, it too had begun to recover, nourished by a steady stream of rare treasures.

He now stood roughly at the Gold Crown King level.

“This Azure Sea Bowl is truly a treasure.”

Ye Yan revealed a satisfied smile.

Ye Yan extended his hand, and a vivid blue flame suddenly flickered into life in his palm.

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This was the Sea Blue Flame.

Ranked forty-ninth among the Eternal Flames, it was a rare and extraordinary flame born only in the deep ocean.

Without the Azure Sea Bowl, Ye Yan would never have discovered it—let alone subdued it.

But now, he had fully mastered this Eternal Flame.

Across the world, those who wielded Eternal Flames were few and far between.

And nearly all of them became towering figures of influence.

Now, Ye Yan had joined their ranks.

“I remember Shen Mo also possesses an Eternal Flame—maybe more than one.”

“I wonder where he is now… probably still struggling to reach the Divine Palace Realm?”

Ye Yan smiled to himself. “But I have the Azure Sea Bowl. My opportunities come one after another. I’ve probably already surpassed him.”

“And if I haven’t yet, another year or two will be enough.”

He continued sailing eastward.

“Hmm… what’s this? There’s a vortex appearing on the Azure Sea Bowl?”

Ye Yan suddenly sensed something unusual.

The Azure Sea Bowl functioned much like a divine map of the sea.

He had encountered every type of symbol on it:

Sunken ships, buried treasure, spiritual herbs, powerful sea beasts—

even Eternal Flames.

But a vortex like this—he was seeing it for the first time.

Moments later, he arrived at the location.

The water surrounding the vortex was eerily still.

Not a single creature dared approach—not even a minnow.

Ye Yan scanned the map. Within ten thousand miles, there wasn’t a single sea beast present.

That meant even the most formidable creatures instinctively stayed away, sensing the danger.

Ye Yan, however, was thrilled.

Crisis and opportunity always came hand in hand.

The greater the danger, the greater the treasure.

He slowly approached the swirling current.

Immediately, he felt a powerful suction pulling at him—the closer he got, the stronger it became.

At first, he could counter it with his own power.

But eventually, it overwhelmed him.

His body was dragged forward, drawn inexorably into the heart of the vortex.

Then a thought struck him.

“I’ve heard of sea eyes in the ocean—natural teleportation arrays.”

“This vortex must be one of them.”

“I wonder where it will take me…”

The world spun wildly.

His surroundings twisted in a kaleidoscope of color.

He saw fish and shrimp swimming alongside him—

saw a giant sea beast open its jaws and lunge toward him.

But his body was like a phantom, slipping effortlessly through the creature’s form.

He didn’t know how long he drifted inside the vortex,

or how much time passed.

When the spinning stopped and his vision cleared, he found himself floating in pitch-black seawater.

Ye Yan reoriented himself and began swimming upward.

Splash!

He broke through the surface, rising into the sky.

Looking around, his eyes widened in shock—there was land behind him!

Smoke curled gently into the sky, and the scent of cooked food hung in the air.

“Land?!”

Ye Yan’s eyes widened as he flew at full speed toward it.

His sudden appearance startled several nearby fishermen.

They gawked in disbelief.

“What the—?! That guy just flew out of the ocean!”

“Someone actually crossed the sea and reached the Demon Suppression Sea?!”

Ye Yan froze.

The Demon Suppression Sea?

He’d arrived at the Demon Suppression Sea?

He was overjoyed and quickly descended to the ground.

Sweeping his gaze over the stunned fishermen, he asked casually, “Do you know what place this is?”

They exchanged nervous glances before answering, “Zhū Que Ninth City.”

Ye Yan frowned slightly. “Where are the other cultivators?”

One of them pointed toward a distant fortress towering on the horizon. “They’re all in Zhū Que Fortress.”

Ye Yan’s eyes lit up, and without another word, he sped off in that direction.

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