Chapter 675: Entering the Sea

Tang San said, "I'm preparing to leave right now. I'll try to go and return as quickly as possible."

Mei Gongzi reluctantly nodded. "Alright, but make sure you come back soon! I'll head to the settlement today and start making arrangements with the mayor. I'll also mobilize the Aetherhorn Merchant Association to help."

"No, don't use the Aetherhorn Merchant Association," Tang San warned her. "This needs to be done in secret, using only people from our Redemption Society. We can't let anyone in Kali City know about this. The port for building the ships should be remote and secluded, preferably in an uninhabited bay. This shouldn't be difficult, since the demon clans don’t go out to sea. Finding a good harbor should be easy. I've included instructions on how to select a port in the plans here."

"Alright." Mei Gongzi nodded, committing his words to memory.

Tang San bid farewell to Mei Gongzi and teleported directly out of Golden Valley. With his deep cultivation and powerful spirit, he could easily teleport multiple times in succession. It didn't take long for him to reach the shores of the Eastern Sea.

The vast, endless sea stretched out before him, its waves surging relentlessly. There was no sign of any demon clans living along the coast. The sea clans were many and they were not weak, making it difficult for the demon clans to obtain resources or food from the sea. Occasionally, sea creatures would come ashore to hunt, turning the coastal areas into forbidden zones for a time.

However, the sea clans couldn't stay on land for long, so their range of incursions was limited.

Feeling the familiar aura of the sea, Tang San's mood lightened. He tapped his toes on the ground, and the wings of his Dragon Roc Transformation unfurled behind him. With a powerful flap, he soared directly into the depths of the Endless Blue Sea.

The vast sea was boundless, and searching for islands wouldn't be an easy task. The islands couldn't be too small; they had to be large enough to support human life.

Soon, Tang San had flown over a hundred miles into the sea, and the shoreline was no longer visible. The sea below had turned a deep, dark blue.

Tang San stopped in place, retracted his wings, and flipped downward, diving into the sea like an arrow.

He entered the water silently, creating only the faintest splash.

As Tang San dove into the sea, he immediately felt his body enveloped by a dense concentration of water element. The life energy and the water elemental energy in the Endless Blue Sea could only be described as vast and boundless. It was much richer than the sea life energy on the Douluo Continent in his previous life, though he knew that the Douluo Continent had evolved before his reincarnation, so it was likely different now.

With a slight ripple of his divine consciousness, the golden shadow seated at the center of his consciousness released a faint aura under Tang San's guidance. Instantly, a small golden mark appeared on his forehead, taking the shape of the Sea God’s Trident.

As the golden mark shone, Tang San's eyes suddenly brightened, and he was able to breathe freely underwater. His skin took in the unique feeling of the seawater, and his unique will extended outward.

The surrounding sea suddenly calmed, and the various marine creatures that had been swimming around came to a halt, turning their heads in Tang San's direction.

Meanwhile, Tang San closed his eyes as his spiritual power spread outward, expanding through the sea.

Thanks to the influence of the Sea God's Trident, his spiritual power could extend much farther in the sea than on land. In an instant, his consciousness spread to cover a range of hundreds of nautical miles[1].

Countless marine creatures within his perception paused, bowing in his direction. Among them were some powerful sea beasts.

The energy in the sea naturally converged toward Tang San, but he didn't dare to absorb it right now. He could only let the energy swirl around him, absorbing only the part that could nourish his divine consciousness into his sea of consciousness.

𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

These energies that could nourish his divine consciousness came from faith—the faith of the marine creatures.

From the moment he first laid eyes on the Endless Blue Sea upon arriving in this world, Tang San knew that it would become his sacred training ground. As the former holder of the Sea God's position, even after reincarnation, as long as that trace of divine consciousness remained, his godhood would stay with him, allowing him to influence the sea.

Here, in the sea, he was truly in his element.

In the past, he hadn't ventured here because he was too weak. If he had trained in the sea and encountered a powerful sea beast, he wouldn't have had the strength to resist if it turned on him. But now, things were different. He was absolutely confident that within the Endless Blue Sea, no marine creature would dare defy his will.

Although he had not yet reached godhood, he could summon the tribulation at any time. A tribulation of that level was beyond what any sea beast could withstand, even if there were an Emperor in the Endless Blue Sea. Indeed, Tang San had long determined that not even an Emperor could withstand his tribulation. This was the terrifying power of the plane. It was also the main reason why he dared not undergo the tribulation just yet.

Guided by his divine consciousness, a massive shark soon appeared before Tang San, bowing its head respectfully.

This shark was over ten meters long, with a dark gray back and a snow-white belly. The aura it emitted was comparable to that of a ninth-order expert on land. Yet as it looked at Tang San, its gaze held only reverence.

Yes, it wasn't fear but reverence. The aura Tang San emitted made the shark feel incredibly comfortable, as if its very bloodline was rejoicing in the presence of this man, compelling it to bow in worship.

"Where is the largest nearby island?"

Tang San transmitted his thoughts directly through his spiritual power.

Rather than searching aimlessly, why not have a local guide?

The shark nodded respectfully and responded with its own spiritual thoughts.

"Your Excellency, around five hundred nautical miles from here, there is a large island. It is the territory of the Sea Walrus clan."

Hmm? The Sea Walrus clan?

Tang San was intrigued.

"What powerful clans exist in the Endless Blue Sea? Who is the strongest leader?"

The shark replied,

"There are five powerful clans in the Endless Blue Sea. The strongest are the Sea Dragon clan and the Sea Giant clan. Then there’s our Sea Shark clan, the Sea Walrus clan, and the Mermaids. All are strong clans."

"You say the Sea Dragons and the Sea Giants are the strongest? Are there any Emperors among them?"

Tang San asked.

"There are no Emperors. We’ve never had an Emperor; the strongest we have are Great Sea Kings

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. But here in the sea, even the Emperors from the land can’t threaten us."

This answer was within Tang San's expectations. The Celestial Fox lineage had concentrated all the fortune of Falan Planet onto the Daemon Continent, and with the limited number of Emperors the plane could sustain, it was no surprise that no Emperor had emerged in the Endless Blue Sea. What a move by the Celestial Fox clan! Their rise to power as the leaders of the Ancestral Court was no coincidence, and in all fairness, Tang San didn’t blame them for it. From the perspective of the demon and nymph clans, their actions were understandable. If it were up to him, he would certainly want to concentrate the world’s fortune on humanity.

"Take me to that island,"

Tang San said to the shark.

The Sea Shark hesitated, seeming a bit reluctant.

Tang San immediately understood the situation.

"You're not on good terms with the Sea Walrus Clan?"

The Sea Shark nodded.

"We're more like sworn enemies."

Tang San remarked,

"Because you see them as food, right?"

The Sea Shark responded somewhat awkwardly,

"Well, yes, but also... The Sea Walrus clan is strong, and we can’t always beat them. They're tough. The main problem is we’re fighting for resources here.... Whenever we meet, there’s a fight, and the weaker side is always wiped out."

1. The nautical mile is the international measurement unit for distances on water, equivalent to 1,852m or 1.15 land miles. Since it’s the international standard, we will be using it here. One knot is a speed of one nautical mile per hour. ☜

2. The raws here actually use the term that we translated as “Great Demon King.” However, there is precedent (plenty in fact) of the term “Demon King” or “Great Demon King” being used as a generic level indicator, often to refer to Nymph Kings and Great Nymph Kings. Moreover, the author has drawn a very clear line between land-based lifeforms and marine lifeforms, as explained in the next paragraph, and the species of the sea are known generically as neither demons nor nymphs but “sea beasts.” With that in mind, we have decided to use the terms Sea King and Great Sea King, respectively, for the tenth and eleventh order of cultivation, and should Emperors appear, they will be Sea Emperors. ☜