Master of Strange Dao

It flew into the high sky, but did not fall heavily, surrounded by swirling clouds, gently carrying it back into the ocean.

The life span, which had reached its end, now began to extend.

The vitality, which was like a flickering candle in the wind, also started to burn vigorously.

It understood some truths and was no longer the same.

It wanted to know the origin of these changes, how the sudden emergence of the world's source came to be.

The decaying massive body, accompanied by the burning vitality, was slowly regenerating.

Blood was flowing along with the dissipating flesh.

In the dark depths of the deep-sea, a Giant Beast smelled the blood, the scent of the flesh.

It also sensed the presence of its ancient and mortal opponent.

Enormous tentacles reached out from the seabed.

The slender tentacles, as they ascended, grew larger, eventually becoming thousands of meters long, breaking the sea surface, winding towards the Cloud Whale's decaying rear body.

The Cloud Whale seemed unaware, yet as several enormous tentacles entwined with its exposed flesh and bones, the bones began to grow rapidly, like massive bone blades.

As the Cloud Whale twisted its body slightly, several huge tentacles were directly severed.

The Cloud Whale swallowed them, using their power to replenish its great consumption.

Then it bit onto one of the tentacles, allowing more and more tentacles to coil around it.

The Cloud Whale began to ascend, surrounded by swirling clouds, dragging the giant squid's body forcefully out of the sea and into the sky.

The enormous red squid clearly did not anticipate such a situation and found it too late to escape.

The Cloud Whale continuously ascended, flying straight into the Gang Wind Layer, where the countless blade-like Gang Winds grew increasingly intense in power.

The Gang Wind brushed past the Cloud Whale's body, clashing with its thick bone armor, producing a dense sound of clashing metal.

But the giant squid was not so fortunate, as the Gang Wind began tearing its extremely tough flesh, constantly slicing it to pieces.

The Gang Wind swept the flesh, continuously blowing; in the next few days, or even ten days, fragments might keep falling over thousands of miles.

When the giant squid was on the brink of death, the Cloud Whale slowly descended, devouring it bit by bit, replenishing its consumption.

The mortal enemy it had fought countless times in its life died just like that, but the Cloud Whale felt no joy.

It was no longer the confused Giant Beast it once was.

It was a Demon.

It fell into the sea, moving towards the place where it sensed something.

Ten days later, the High Priest of the Black Ship stepped onto the deck, somewhat puzzled, looking to the sky.

With a wave of his hand, some shredded pieces mixed with a small bone gathered into his hand.

He looked around, somewhat bewildered.

How could a Deep Sea Giant Beast shatter into such a state and fall from the sky amid rain?

However, he had not sensed any Giant Beasts nearby, not even the Black Ship's alerts detected anything dangerous within thousands of miles.

He could only return and record it in the nautical log as one of the many strange happenings of the deep sea.

After many years at sea, he had seen so many unusual things that he was no longer surprised.

As long as it wasn't dangerous, it was fine.

...

Yu Ziqing stayed in the Southern Sea for a short while, consulting on how to set up the Spirit Transformation Array. Seeing that the Deans had no intention of leaving, Yu Ziqing used the pretext of experimenting with the Spirit Transformation Array to take his leave.

Why he had to arrange it himself was also explained justifiably.

If every array setup required several Deans to personally come, what worth would it have?

Someone like him must personally arrange it, and if he could succeed, it would then have practical value.

Perhaps one day, it could be condensed onto an Array Plate, allowing any cultivator with some common sense to set it up easily, that would be perfection.

So, for now, the first step had only been successful, further research was needed.

The Deans contentedly continued to stay.

Being here was too comfortable, opening small projects under large projects, as long as you had a reasonable explanation, it would get approved without difficulty.

Funding was ample, everything was available, why leave?

Moreover, there was a major project being prepared, and they certainly wanted to be involved.

In fact, among the Deans, some were wholeheartedly pursuing truth, deeply immersed in research, others were more adept at dealing with human affairs.

For example, Chu Ye.

Seeing the major Spirit Transformation Array project having just made a historic breakthrough, Yu Ziqing proposed another major project, Chu Ye knew what Yu Ziqing was up to.

However, those who understood pretended not to.

Everyone liked it here, not just because of resources, but also the opportunity to freely communicate with all the Deans.

Yu Ziqing left at ease, of course intending to do something within his ability.

He came to Dali, found a small town he had visited before, where a Yin Devil resided permanently, coming almost every night.

This Yin Devil was also among the few not killed in the early stages.

After nightfall, Yu Ziqing stomped his foot, releasing Freedom Heaven and Lou Huai.

"Go to the Yin Devil Nest, find that one, see if he... no, see if he's still alive.

If he could see me just once, that would be even better."

Lou Huai was increasingly resembling a human, showing no Demonic Qi in human form.