Apocalypse: Master of Soul Beasts-Chapter 547 - 114: Sea King Tribe_2

"Do you have any idea who that was?"

"Sequence Number 15! Lord Sequence Number 2’s right-hand man! With your looks, you think he’d even glance your way?"

"Damn it!"

...

Let’s not mention the discussions about Arthur’s identity and the ensuing disturbances for now.

Arthur walked out of the crowd, his Soul-Armored slowly merging into his body. Knowing his direction, Arthur strolled towards a particular location.

「Half an hour later.」

The cacophony of voices and the sounds of bargaining assaulted Arthur’s ears. He had arrived at the flea market. It was an organically formed marketplace in the outer city zone of the Yanjing Assembly Site where ordinary people gathered, and also where Scavengers sold their finds.

...

Given the Demon Fiend blockade of the Yanjing Assembly Site, business in the flea market was much more difficult now than before. Popular commodities like medicines, food, and weapons were long out of stock. However, there were always many goods that could count as "non-bestsellers" in these post-apocalyptic times... For example, cosmetics...

...

"How much is this?"

Upon hearing Arthur’s voice and noticing his clean—even somewhat luxurious—clothes, and his composed and upright stature, the owner immediately realized a cash cow had arrived.

"Two Level 2 magic crystals, sir. This is genuine Estee Lauder skincare. Products like these are practically extinct in the apocalypse; every little bit used is a bit gone forever..."

Arthur ignored the incessant sales pitch from the vendor, whose teeth were stained yellow. He first looked at the cosmetics on the stall, then sniffed them.

Well, it smells right...

Arthur knew nothing about these miscellaneous cosmetics, but their packaging seemed intact. In the post-apocalyptic world, there probably wasn’t anyone idle enough to bother counterfeiting cosmetics.

After thinking for a moment, Arthur decisively stood up and scanned the goods on the stall.

"I’ll take them all."

Having said that, he swiftly collected all the goods on the stall into his space ring, then took out three Level 4 magic crystals from the same ring.

"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir..."

When this ’cash cow’ made a move, it was truly extraordinary. Three Level 4 magic crystals... The vendor swore this was the first time in his entire life he had ever seen Level 4 magic crystals!

Arthur ignored the overjoyed vendor behind him and turned to head towards the flea market’s exit.

...

Arthur walked all the way to the entrance of the flea market, seemingly reminiscing about something. He leisurely walked over to another shop, picked and chose for a moment, then, after a while, Arthur picked up a giant stuffed animal from the stall.

Nicole should like this, shouldn’t she...

The faces of the woman and child surfaced in his mind...

Ten days... For Arthur, it was truly unforgettable...

Following that, Arthur continued towards the teleportation passage of the Eternal Sky City without stopping.

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Strictly speaking, the location of the Magic Capital Assembly Site was not good. Because it’s by the sea...

When a multitude of creatures underwent mutation and Evolution, the ocean had long since become a forbidden area for humans. With human understanding, it was difficult to imagine just how abundant the species in the sea were, and how powerful the mutant beasts could be.

Fortunately, the marine creatures were not the enemy... At least not for now.

Standing by the East Sea, Tang Haofei and Walter silently observed the boundless water that was tinged slightly dark. The dark hue was partly due to the invasion of Demonic Qi, but mostly, it was the product of constant battles underway in the ocean!

According to intelligence reports, a vast number of Demon Realm’s Gates had opened deep underwater. These were firmly sealed by the Sea Clan Legion. Although countless Demon Fiends and mutant beasts perished every moment, the Sea Clan, overall, was not at a disadvantage. In fact, they were suppressing the Demon Fiends!

The first wave of the Demon Tribe’s invasion wasn’t insignificant, but it wasn’t particularly large either! At least, at this stage, the quality and quantity of Demon Fiends did not pose a significant threat to the Sea Clan!

Recalling information about the Deep Blue Empire, a sense of clarity and solemnity flashed across Tang Haofei’s eyes. According to his knowledge from a past life, the Deep Blue Empire’s current territory was not large, confined only to this section of the East Sea. However, its rise was unstoppable. Under the Sea King’s profound wisdom and the power of the five divine beasts of his kin, it was only a matter of time before the Deep Blue Empire became a colossal entity spanning all oceans!

"Let’s go." Turning to Walter, he said this, then slowly began to walk towards the ocean.

"Don’t we need to stop by the Magic Capital Assembly Site?"

"No need, there’s nothing worth seeing."

Indeed, the Magic Capital Assembly Site was not particularly interesting. As the second-largest assembly site in Cathay, it hadn’t faced any significant difficulties. This was true even though the Yanjing Assembly Site had drawn more than half of the Demon Tribe forces on the Asian Continent, and despite Magic Capital’s own lack of defenses and powerful experts.

Hearing Tang Haofei’s judgment, Walter said nothing further, instead crushing a spherical item in his hand.

Water-Repelling Pearl (B-Class item): Crush to release a spherical barrier that automatically isolates water and extracts pure oxygen from it.

A spherical barrier enveloped Walter’s body. Following that, Walter, together with Tang Haofei, moved towards the pale black sea.

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The ocean always held a mysterious allure.

Today, the ocean finally had guests, and undoubtedly, this was going to be a historical moment. However, the two men about to make history weren’t in the mood to admire the wonders beneath the sea surface.

As they traversed through the sea, the pale black water slightly obstructed Tang Haofei’s and Walter’s sight, but for beings of their Power Level, this was no big deal.

Before they could travel ten kilometers, the distant sea was already teeming with turbulence! The violent waves and undercurrents made Tang Haofei quite uncomfortable, but Walter, in this environment, actually felt his power becoming active.

"What’s happening?" Tang Haofei asked.

Underwater, Walter’s prowess was enhanced to a certain degree, and his perceptions were even more acute. At the moment, Walter’s Perception Ability held an edge over Tang Haofei’s.

"It seems like two sea beasts are fighting Demon Fiends," Walter said, though he also seemed unsure.

"Let’s get closer and have a look."

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As the two swam closer, the events unfolding ahead gradually became clear. It was indeed sea beasts fighting Demon Fiends, but not two—there were three!

One was a giant dolphin, ten meters long, with ferocious teeth and light blue, scale-covered skin, which made this originally gentle creature incredibly lethal!

Another was a twenty-meter-long fish—species unknown, at least Tang Haofei couldn’t tell the difference between fish species... 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

And the last one was a bizarre-looking creature.

Over four meters tall, it stood upright in the turbulent sea on two legs, as if it were a human standing on solid ground. It possessed four webbed claws, and its skin, all over its body, displayed a deep blue luster, with a faint, flowing light shimmering across it. Its disproportionately large head was filled with sharp teeth. Gills on either side of its cheeks, along with six eyes on its head, confirmed it was indeed a marine creature. This strange appearance made Tang Haofei feel slightly uncomfortable...

Even having seen many in his past life, he still found it hard to get used to the Sea King Tribe’s strange appearances...

Yes, that four-meter-tall creature was indeed from the Sea King Tribe—the future rulers of the ocean!

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In his past life, research on the Sea Kings by the Human Race had never ceased. However, humans couldn’t trace the origin of the Sea King Tribe’s original form. They might be an unknown species from the deep sea, or perhaps they evolved from some mutated animal—an explanation Tang Haofei disbelieved, as no marine creature could mutate and evolve into such a form...

Tang Haofei was more inclined to believe another theory circulating among the Human Race elites: the Sea King Tribe were originally a type of marine mollusk. However, they possessed a terrifying racial characteristic—they could absorb DNA from living organisms and then alter their own physical form.

And the form the Sea King Tribe fancied most was that of the Ancient Demons!!!

Ancient Demons living in the ocean—this was Tang Haofei’s overall assessment of the Sea King Tribe.

If not for the fact that in the demon plague of his previous life, the Sea King Tribe had already used their lives to prove their allegiance, Tang Haofei would truly have suspected them of being spies sent by the Demon Tribe...