What do you mean by my awakened profession being Monster Hunter?

"Afraid of you?!"

For a moment, the situation became deadlocked as the two confronted each other, and many people had to be careful even when breathing, for fear of angering the two.

"Both of you are honored guests of our clan. Why bother with such formalities? Even if there are grudges, we should go to the inheritance grounds to resolve them."

At this moment, Yuan Tong appeared, dressed in a purple robe with shimmering starlight, surrounded by wisps of mist, making him appear like a celestial being.

Is this the young man who possesses a divine innate chart and imperial divine arts? Everyone looked over, even the first generation were very curious and wanted to know just how powerful his divine abilities were.

The two snorted coldly, knowing they couldn't kill each other quickly, so they both concealed their auras and ignored each other.

Chi!

In the Immortal Pool, rosy clouds bloomed and auspicious colors flourished. A crystalline blood diamond appeared and disappeared. It was a mysterious crystal that sealed the blood of the supreme being, making everyone envious.

However, no one tried to snatch it. The Immortal Pool continued to change, with auspicious energy gushing up from the spring. Everyone stared intently at it.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, spiritual substances began to gush forth from the spring, including mysterious crystals and rare divine materials.

At the same time, a portal appeared, magnificent and dazzling, with mist swirling inside, leading to a mysterious place of inheritance!

At this moment, everyone went crazy, rushing forward without saying a word, afraid of being a step behind.

The Ancient Saint glanced at the Pure Dust Buddha, then led the disciples of the sect into the gate of light.

Qi Shi'an also made a swift move, managing to snatch four divine materials and a crimson crystal containing true blood as he entered, making those around him extremely envious.

However, this struggle was not so intense as to warrant risking one's life, and no one wanted to linger there.

As soon as Qi Shi'an entered, he saw various strange phenomena, with runes imprinted in the void and divine sounds emanating from them.

A white mist drifted around the stone forest, making it look like a fairyland.

Unfortunately, a great battle had already broken out here. The strong smell of blood irritated the nostrils. Some powerful creatures were killed, and even several of the first generation died, turning into a rain of light and departing.

This place is vast and eerie, with metallic characters densely packed in the void, possessing a certain texture but also imprisoning this world.

Everyone who enters is like being stuck in quagmire, moving slowly. Even those with extremely fast movement techniques experience a sharp decrease in speed here, moving as slowly as a snail.

A day and a night have passed since the invasion began and the situation has calmed down. The major powers have found their own territories, each occupying a certain area and confronting each other.

Each person was in their own place, trying to understand the shimmering, metallic-textured characters in the void of the stone forest, which could very well be a mysterious inheritance.

Qi Shi'an activated his Myriad Paths Heavenly Eye and discovered that those characters were merely narratives containing Dao principles, of no use whatsoever, only meant to mislead the masses.

Soon, Qi Shi'an set off again, slowly exploring the road by feeling.

He believes that the core lineage of Donghua Tianzun should lie in the deepest part of the body.

The others also set off after a short rest, all intentionally avoiding each other and keeping a certain distance to prevent premature exhaustion and losses.

Chapter 128 Crossing the Black Sea

Qi Shi'an walked slowly forward. The stone forest gradually diminished, and the clouds and mist made it increasingly difficult to see clearly.

Everyone's pace remained the same, very slow, like snails crawling, with no way to speed up.

"Look, what's that?!"

Someone cried out in surprise, and everyone looked up into the distance.

In the distance, a vast expanse stretches out, where a towering divine tree radiates brilliant light. Even from afar, its sacred aura rushes towards you, like a massive eruption of celestial energy, refreshing and invigorating.

"what……"

Suddenly, a bloodcurdling scream came from ahead, so shrill it startled many powerful figures, and everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

The group stopped and carefully examined their surroundings, discovering a vast, dark sea shrouded in fog in front of the stone forest.

If one's attention is not focused and one is only looking at strange phenomena in the distance, one is likely to suffer calamity.

As they approached, a terrifying devouring force appeared, capable of engulfing cultivators and then corroding their physical bodies and primordial spirits.

Moreover, this is a no-fly zone, where flying is prohibited.

Soon the group discovered a small boat, a simple raft made of ancient wood and animal hides, just big enough for two people to ride.

Everyone's expression changed drastically. Was this forcing them into a decisive battle?

"Hey, the Yuan people have found a large ship and have already set off to cross the sea."

Someone exclaimed in surprise that the Yuan Clan had already discovered a wooden boat that could carry ten people, seized the initiative, and protected Yuan Tong, disappearing into the thick fog.

“There are more here, and there’s more than one raft.”

Before long, people discovered other rafts, suggesting that the Yuan people may not have been the first to cross the river.

Qi Shi'an frowned. There were hundreds of wooden boats in total, including fifty large boats that could carry ten people each, and the rest were small boats.

Moreover, he discovered that although the two wooden boats of different sizes were made of similar materials, they were still different.

The small wooden boat is made of a much tougher and more durable material than the large wooden boat, while the large boat has more mysterious and profound runes engraved on its hull. Each has its own merits.

"What does this mean?" Qi Shi'an asked, puzzled. What were the considerations behind this arrangement?

Without hesitation, he jumped onto a small boat and shared it with a young man in gray, heading towards the place bathed in the glow of the sunset.

While aboard this ship, the devouring power below was significantly weakened. The raft shimmered with a ghostly light, and mysterious symbols appeared, blocking the encroachment of the black sea.

Looking down, the black sea was completely still, without a ripple. The fog was thick and occasionally dispersed, but it was still an endless expanse of darkness, as if a prehistoric beast was opening its jaws to swallow all life.

This wooden boat is very fast; even without a pilot, it can still reach or even surpass the speed of a Venerable Realm cultivator.

The young man in gray on the same boat looked around as if he were on a sightseeing trip, finding the environment quite interesting.

Qi Shi'an dared not let his guard down. Ever since he discovered that the two wooden boats of different sizes were not right, he felt that something was extremely unusual.

If there's no reason for it, why not standardize the specifications? Why go through all that trouble to come up with this kind of fancy thing?

hum!

Suddenly, the black sea surged with several waves, and a chilling aura burst forth from the seabed, as if some creatures were trying to destroy the wooden boat.

"What happened?"

The gray-clad youth standing nearby was startled; his scalp tingled and his hair stood on end.

Qi Shi'an calmly said, "I guess there are some creatures in the sea that want to eat us."

"There...there are living beings?!" The gray-clad youth exclaimed in surprise.

"Ow..."

The next moment, a gigantic creature surged in the black sea, the waves seemed to freeze, paused for a moment, and then surged down with towering waves, carrying a bone-chilling cold.

Through the thick fog, they could only see a blurry black shadow rising from the dark sea, with a few wisps of eerie blue flames on its body. They couldn't make out what kind of creature it was.

hum!

Suddenly, the wooden boat emitted a dark light, and the mysterious runes on it burst forth, transforming into an iron chain, like a divine chain of order, which flew straight away.

The divine chain ripped through the sky, smashing through the towering waves with overwhelming force, and imprisoning that creature.

"Be careful."

Qi Shi'an warned that this sea area was vast, and countless creatures lurked on the seabed, ready to strike at any moment.

The runes carved on their wooden boat couldn't withstand too many attacks.

He glanced at the wooden boat and noticed that the runes on it had dimmed by 10%, estimating that they could only withstand ten more attacks before becoming ineffective.

Fortunately, the small boat that Qi Shi'an chose was tough enough; even with the runes dimmed, the hull remained indestructible.

"what……"

Not far away, several screams came, extremely shrill and terrifying.

Looking out, Qi Shi'an saw a pile of broken pieces of wood floating on the sea.

Clearly, someone has encountered a disaster, and it happened to a large ship carrying ten people.

Qi Shi'an felt a chill run down his spine: "I wonder how many living beings are attacking together."

The large ships are too big a target and will attract far more creatures than the small ships. In addition, there are fifty large ships in the entire sea area, which means five hundred rations to the sea creatures.

There were only two people on the small boat, far fewer than on the large boat.

Qi Shi'an summoned the Demon-Subduing Pestle, the Dragon Whip, and the Immortal-Binding Rope to protect himself from further attacks by the sea creatures.

This Immortal Rope was a magical artifact he seized after killing a demonic dragon and a Taoist deity in the mortal realm, while the Flood Dragon Whip was made from the dragon's tendons.

Although the Dragon Whip is not as powerful as a true divine artifact like the Demon-Subduing Pestle, it was still forged from the complete dragon tendon of a deity and has innate runes on it, which is sufficient to deal with the situation.

"You...you are a disciple of the Demon Dragon Sect?!" The gray-robed youth recognized the Immortal Binding Rope and was somewhat taken aback.

Qi Shi'an turned his head and smiled mysteriously: "Guess?"

"Woohoo..."

Several sharp sounds came from the seabed, making their ears ring.

Qi Shi'an's eyes swirled with divine runes, his myriad heavenly eyes piercing through the black sea. Below, dozens of enormous figures crisscrossed, causing the seawater to surge upwards like a series of dragons sucking water, completely surrounding them.

"Black Abyss Shark!"

Qi Shi'an's gaze sharpened, and the creatures on the black seabed came into clear view.

They were a group of Black Abyss Sharks, their bodies often hundreds of meters long, their shoulders and backs as broad as mountains, their entire bodies covered with black scales so thick that even light could not illuminate them. Only when they swam would the edges of their scales leak out eerie blue flames, making them incredibly cold.

Each Black Abyss Shark possesses the strength of a Venerable Realm expert, with some even reaching the Divine Fire Realm—truly terrifying.

"What?! There are Black Abyss Sharks here!" The gray-clad youth's face showed disbelief.

Black Abyss Sharks typically only appear in the darkest abysses, and are the embodiment of the will of the abyss.

They possess the bloodline of the ancient merfolk, capable of manipulating the seawater and unleashing towering tsunamis. The eerie blue flames emanating from their bodies are also rare divine fires, freezing anyone who touches them to death, making them extremely terrifying.

Qi Shi'an said in a deep voice, "Help me if you don't want to die!"

He was glowing with murderous intent, activating his three great magical weapons: the Demon-Subduing Pestle, the Immortal-Binding Rope, and the Flood Dragon Whip. He wanted to kill this group of Black Abyss Sharks as quickly as possible.

boom!

In an instant, a violent aura was released, and the three magical artifacts transformed into divine light, swooping down and cutting through the waves to attack the Black Abyss Shark swarm.

The gray-clad youth dared not hold back and unleashed his best skills, knowing that if so many Black Abyss Sharks attacked at once, they would surely die.

"Roar!"

At the same time, more than a dozen Black Abyss Sharks leaped up from the Black Sea, their dark vertical pupils flashing with a cold, eerie green light, and their backs covered with a row of spiky dorsal fins that looked like black swords, exuding a menacing aura.

boom!

The Black Sea surged, runes piled up and spilled like lava, intense and terrifying. A group of Black Abyss Sharks pulled out their dorsal fins and used them as weapons, slashing forward with all their might.

"Puff puff!"

A flash of blood appeared, and the bodies of several powerful Black Abyss Sharks split open one after another. Their skulls were all smashed by the Demon-Subduing Pestle, and they all lay dead in the sea.

Blood spilled into the Black Sea, creating ripples before disappearing.

The Immortal Binding Rope surrounded them, the Dragon Whip lashed their flesh, and then the Demon-Subduing Pestle harvested them. This series of techniques instantly killed more than ten Black Abyss Sharks.

The gray-clad youth was shocked. This person looked ordinary, yet his strength was so great. Could he really be a powerful figure from the Demon Dragon Sect?

"Roar!"

A crowned Black Abyss Shark roared, commanding its remaining followers to dive into the Black Sea. Its dorsal fin ignited with a chilling blue divine fire, setting the sea ablaze.

In an instant, the Black Sea, spanning a radius of a hundred miles, was engulfed in a chilling divine fire, trapping the two men's wooden boat and making escape impossible.

"It's over, it's over, I'm doomed this time." The gray-clad youth slumped onto the wooden boat, sinking into despair.

The Black Abyss Shark's divine fire can freeze a person's physical body and primordial spirit, eventually dragging them into the deep sea and devouring them completely.

"Fire? I have that too!"

Qi Shi'an sneered, then took out an ancient bronze lamp and gently blew on it.

The next instant, the Samadhi Lamp suddenly erupted with a Samadhi True Fire that stretched across the heavens and earth. The firelight was like a sea, instantly engulfing the dark blue flames and completely refining them.

"Roar!"

The Black Abyss Shark's dorsal fin was only touched by a trace of Samadhi True Fire. That shimmering white fire suddenly surged and spread rapidly throughout its entire body with lightning speed, causing a scream to resound throughout the entire sea.

In just a moment, the remaining Black Abyss Sharks were burned to ashes by this invisible and intangible true fire, leaving not even a trace of their breath behind.