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In the tranquil depths of the sea.
A shadow zipped past in front of me.
The giant black Spirit Chicken’s neck twisted rapidly, its two sharp eyes capturing the shadow.
"A fish?"
The color of caution in the black Spirit Chicken’s eyes slightly eased.
On its body surface, a rich layer of Spiritual Power quietly emerged, it gripped the Azure Fire Paulownia Tree below that was unaffected by the seawater, spread its wings slightly, and at a glance, resembled a batfish rushing through the sea.
However, it didn’t take long for it to be shocked to discover that a large chunk of the Spiritual Power on its body surface had been silently corroded away.
This seawater seemed different from what it had encountered before, carrying a faint corrosive sensation.
"What’s going on?"
A chill ran through the heart of the black Spirit Chicken.
Its neck twisted at an astonishing angle, completing a full rotation.
It took in the surrounding seawater in full view.
Yet it realized that the fish here seemed unaffected, swimming leisurely in the water.
It’s just that their sizes were exceptionally large.
This discovery allowed it to relax slightly.
"There should be no problem..."
Thinking so, it couldn’t help but feel a sense of urgency.
Its wings fluttered slightly in the current, and its speed increased by just a bit.
But it couldn’t help stopping again soon after.
Ahead, in the deep sea, a large number of fish, shrimp, crabs, sea snakes, and more had gathered without notice.
These sea creatures of various bizarre shapes, all somehow resembled fish.
They formed a huge spherical cluster, heads facing inward, as if competing for something.
At the same time, the black Spirit Chicken also detected a strange smell permeating in the seawater.
It hesitated briefly but still curiously extended its Spiritual Mind.
It soon realized that below where these sea creatures were gathered, there was an undulating range of black mountains.
"Strange."
The black Spirit Chicken was puzzled and continued its investigation.
Then it saw the reason why these sea beasts had gathered.
In the midst of this range of mountains, there was a huge, dark, and secluded cave.
From the depths of the cave, thick fog-like water occasionally flushed out.
Upon seeing this foggy water flow, the sea creatures would rush over, competing for positions.
The strongest, largest fish would successfully push aside their companions to occupy the foggy water, bathing in it.
It seemed as though they were absorbing some sacred and unique power.
After bathing, these fish would then shake their tails and fins, swiftly swimming away, disappearing into the depths of the sea.
Shrimp, sea snakes, and others did the same.
And behind them, other sea beasts continued to fill in.
A streak of curiosity flashed through the eyes of the black Spirit Chicken:
"Could this be a spiritual tool of Heaven and Earth?"
"It must be so; the Heavenly Sea is unheard of, thus containing rare and precious spirit items is to be expected."
A flicker of desire then surfaced in its eyes.
However, feeling the swelling sense of fullness in its belly, it hesitated, ultimately shaking its head in secret:
"Forget it, my top priority is to lay this egg..."
Its wings gently flapped up and down, ready to leave.
But it suddenly sensed something, a shiver ran through it. Its neck instinctively twisted backward to look into the distant sea.
There, a huge shadow that was slightly smaller than itself was rapidly approaching!
A grave and cautious look flashed in the black Spirit Chicken’s eyes. 𝚗ov𝚙𝚞𝚋.c𝚘m
This shadow gave it a feeling of being almost as strong as itself.
It couldn’t help but feel it carefully and did not sense the aura of the God-Sealing Bell approaching, which brought relief.
While remaining vigilant, that shadow was already swiftly closing in.
It revealed its true form.
Rounded head, wide body, plump figure, red eyes, ferocious face, a body covered in snowy white fur with a glimpse of black skin underneath.
"A bear?"
The black Spirit Chicken was utterly astounded.
While it was still in shock,
the white bear had already leered over.
Although it had limited Spiritual Wisdom, it had instinctively realized the most dangerous presence here.
Pausing for a moment, it then warily circumvented the black Spirit Chicken.
It navigated towards the massive ball of sea creatures with extreme agility.
These sea beasts waiting for more foggy water to spout from the cave seemed completely unaware of the danger and continued to group together.
Allowing the white bear to swing its paws, snatching the sea beasts into its gaping jaws!
Its size was so large that it was only slightly shorter than the gigantic sphere of sea creatures gathered.
A few swipes left a gap in the sphere.
But then, other sea beasts from the surroundings filled it back up, forming a slightly smaller sphere.
Yet the eeriest part was, no matter how many creatures outside were eaten,
the sea creatures still seemed blissfully unaware, still pushing towards the bottom.
As the white bear tore and chewed with its big mouth, limbs and body parts of the sea creatures leaked from the corners of its mouth and were washed by the stream in front of the black Spirit Chicken.
The black Spirit Chicken felt a chill in its heart!
This scene was all too familiar.
Just like previously in a forest, where it controlled those human cultivators...
Clearly, this group of sea beasts had also been quietly controlled by some unknown entity, madly guarding the entrance to that cave.
Could it be the foggy water spouting from the cave?
The first thought to cross the black Spirit Chicken’s mind was this possibility.
In this moment, the seemingly tranquil Heavenly Sea suddenly became fraught with danger in the black Spirit Chicken’s eyes!
