The Star River Era! The Dimensional Freedom Demon

The coral reefs stretch endlessly, their red, blue, purple, and white branches weaving together in the ocean currents to create a beautiful and dreamlike landscape. The layers upon layers of reefs resemble a fairy palace built of jade, a sight to behold.

Then, bright and clear magma from the seabed surges forth, forming irregular wells, from which coral reefs grow, blossoming with vibrant life amidst the fusion of water and fire.

When Ji Chen arrived here, his eyes widened in surprise.

Amidst the bewildered gazes of the giant whales, he leaped out as if struck by lightning.

"here......"

Ji Chen was deeply shaken.

The coral reef area, which appeared unremarkable from the magnetic field perspective before he entered, transformed completely after he stepped inside.

A vibrant and boundless life force rises from this region, as if a primordial beast is lurking here.

This vitality is several times stronger than that of the Sea-Splitting Black Whale King at its peak.

It should be noted that the Rift Sea Black Whale King is an evolved creature standing at the pinnacle of the fifth tier.

Could it be that there are actually sixth-order evolved creatures here?

But sixth rank...

Even the Rending Sea Whale King, who possesses the entire ocean and is driven by a massive pod of whales, is only at the peak of the fifth rank. Logically speaking, this is already the limit of speed for this planet.

A sixth-order evolved creature shouldn't exist at this time of year.

Ji Chen remained silent, and a suffocating atmosphere enveloped the entire sea. The whales felt as if a mountain had been pressing down on their hearts, making it difficult for them to breathe.

For a fleeting moment, Ji Chen almost thought it was a trap carefully set for him by the whales.

"What is wrong, Your Majesty?"

One whale, unable to bear the pressure, whispered, "Are you dissatisfied with the environment here? But the benefits of this coral are inextricably linked to the lava wells here."

"We've tried, but the corals here can't be transplanted. Forcing a transplant would only result in very ordinary corals with almost no benefit."

Ji Chen's suspicions deepened.

Before the virus mutated, this planet never had any supernatural phenomena that defied common sense.

Therefore, the Coral Medicine, which has special effects and is linked to the evolution of mutated organisms, must have come from mutation and evolution.

Since it has mutated and evolved, its essence has naturally changed, and it cannot become ineffective due to simple environmental changes.

"All of you, step back!"

Ji Chen's eyes sharpened. He had to resolve his doubts. Under his cold shout, the whales scattered.

Their eyes held unease, as if they feared they might have offended Ji Chen and caused him to take his anger out on them.

At this moment, the severely injured Rending Sea Whale King was in much better condition and swam over with great effort.

"King Yoda... Your Majesty, has one of our young whales offended you? If so, please tell me, and I will certainly use him to fill the sea hole and show no leniency. But please do not let it affect our entire whale pod."

"no."

Ji Chen stared at the whale king he had defeated. The severe injuries to its body seemed unable to make it abandon its responsibility and bravely stand up to him, the new king.

From this perspective, this previously somewhat arrogant black whale truly possesses a regal air.

"I just feel like something's off about this place. Haven't you ever wondered why the coral treasures here can't be transplanted?"

Ok?

Hearing the surprised voice of the Rending Sea Whale King, Ji Chen thought it understood.

But unexpectedly...

"Your Majesty, what's so strange about that? Even giant whales like blue whales couldn't reach the deep sea before, so what's so strange about the corals here losing their effectiveness once they're exposed to the outside world?"

After saying that, he almost gave the look of a husky looking at someone who's mentally challenged.

Indeed, I am the only perfect being in this world. The Lord of Ten Thousand Demons may possess the strongest power, but it is at the cost of his intelligence.

You know that was in the past.

Forget it.

Ji Chen sighed, too lazy to explain the difference to it, and simply told it to keep an eye on things.

"Fine, I may be weaker than you, but does that mean I'm less intelligent?"

The Rending Sea Whale King is a killer whale. Whether in the past or present, it has always been the one to tease others, except for two-legged creatures on land. No marine animal has ever been able to make it suffer.

It was naturally very confident in its intelligence, and at this moment, it swam to the side, unwilling to accept defeat, ready to watch Ji Chen make a fool of himself.

And he planned to mock Ji Chen when he returned empty-handed... If he couldn't beat him, he'd better just quietly hum a couple of times.

But in this world, only I am...

Just as the Rift Sea Black Whale King's "Winning Theory" was completed, a colossal pillar of lightning suddenly swept across the seabed, connecting the sky and the earth.

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In the deep sea, which should have been utterly silent, a place where even sound could be drowned out, every whale heard a magnificent roar.

The dark sea was instantly illuminated as if it were daytime, shining brightly.

The blinding lightning tore through millennia of darkness, illuminating the entire coral reef in minute detail.

The lightning flashed like mercury spilling onto the ground, or like a flash flood, sweeping across the sky and the earth. It made the surrounding giant whales' skin go numb, and their tail fins thrashed wildly as they retreated frantically, fearing that if they were even a fraction of a second slower, they would be turned into charred, dead fish.

The Rending Sea Whale King was deeply shaken. The power of thunder was so great that it was something it could never have done. With mixed feelings, it looked at the once magnificent coral reef.

The lightning struck down, its immense value instantly turning the coral treasures that had contributed significantly to the rise of these whales into charcoal, which were then absorbed into ash by the blue behemoth in the Thunder Sea.

In the blink of an eye, this once wondrous sea, a place that was both a paradise and a hellish realm, was completely transformed. The coral treasures and the lava wells were all annihilated, leaving only a barren, scorched wasteland.

wrong......

The King of the Rending Sea's pupils suddenly contracted as he stared intently at the scorched earth and ashes, where two lustrous corals were emerging.

These two corals not only remained undamaged by the lightning strike, but instead became even more vibrant and translucent, with dew-like magma dripping from their gnarled branches.

At this moment, even the most sluggish and rigid mind of the Rending Sea Whale King realized something was wrong.

Even if it were to withstand Ji Chen's thunderous power, it would be severely injured, let alone these fragile corals.

As the initiator of this baptism of thunder, Ji Chen naturally noticed the anomaly earlier than it.

His gaze instantly locked onto the two unusual corals.

Ji Chen's expression turned serious.

What weighed heavily on his heart was not only the defensive power of the two corals, but also their shape.

Ji Chen's heart was pounding.

He slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his gaze was like a divine strike, and thunder roared once more.

This time, his goal was no longer to attack, but to illuminate the entire area.

He hovered over the original coral area, surveying the surroundings.

During the patrol, whenever he encountered an area with questionable terrain, he would conjure a thunder spear and hurl it down without hesitation.

Boom boom boom—

A series of loud explosions reverberated in the deep sea, and the violent shockwaves stirred up the seabed, causing mud and sand to churn and undercurrents to surge, instantly turning the entire sea area murky.

But at the same time, this situation is becoming increasingly clear.

Under the lightning, the entire charred terrain was laid bare before Ji Chen and the Rending Sea Whale King: the winding mountain ranges, the raised ridges, the sunken ravines…