Deep within the abyssal darkness of the ocean floor. A streak of starlight, like a falling meteor, shot across the void, hurtling rapidly in one direction before vanishing in an instant.

The starlight flickered with brilliant intensity; at first glance, it was exquisitely beautiful, yet it carried an extreme peril, like a cold blade that radiated a chill even colder than the seawater itself. "Whoosh!" The starlight suddenly halted.

Within the light, Shi Yan’s expression tightened. He stared at a group of men and women radiating dense demonic energy ahead, his face drastically altering as he couldn't help but roar, "The Black Scale Clan!" When he was in the Endless Sea of the Divine Grace Continent, he had battled the Demon Race; he was intimately familiar with these demonic beings covered head-to-toe in black scales.

To see members of the Black Scale Clan now, deep beneath the seabed of the Sea of Annihilation, completely stunned him into silence. However, upon closer inspection, he noticed slight differences from the Black Scale Clan.

The black scales on these individuals were smaller and finer, as if refined and blackened from their internal bones, whereas the scales of the Black Scale Clan seemed forged from metal. He paused for a moment, quickly recalling a description given by Mei Ji of a certain race, and exclaimed immediately, "The Black Demon Clan!" The Black Demon Clan, one of the Seven Great Races of the Void Sea, renowned throughout the boundless starry sea for their bloodlust—a race that troubled the major clans and which the major clans preferred not to provoke.

The leader of the group, a woman with a rugged, masculine appearance devoid of any trace of beauty, heard Shi Yan’s cry. She merely cast a cold glance in their direction and continued to urge them on, "Stop wasting time, keep moving." The Black Demon men and women, their eyes shadowed with cruelty, glanced dismissively at Shi Yan before silently departing.

The direction they headed was precisely the one Shi Yan had been sensing, a fact that filled him with considerable surprise. After pondering for several seconds, he curved his lips into a smile.

Without uttering another word, he followed them at a measured pace. ...

"Falonie, why didn't you kill that person?" asked a burly Black Demon male whose physique resembled a shadowy mountain, radiating a deep, cold aura. "Telga.

Our objective here is solely the ruins; do not create unnecessary complications." The rugged-looking woman kept a straight face, turning back to look at her clansmen. She paused, then added, "This is the Sea of Annihilation.

There are Ancestral Sovereigns beneath the seabed here. Don't assume even the Black Demon Clan commands absolute reverence." "But that brat is only at the first heaven of the Immortal realm," Telga scoffed.

"Falonie, have you become weak since arriving at the Sea of Annihilation? If so, I believe I am better suited to lead this group." The woman called Falonie looked at him coldly and suddenly said, "He is not so easily killed." "If he belongs to another faction and knows our location, he could use that knowledge to track down the ruins, increasing the resistance we face," Telga insisted stubbornly.

"He is merely the first heaven of the Immortal realm; killing him is effortless. Our movements cannot be exposed!" Hearing Telga’s resolute stance, the other Black Demon clansmen nodded subtly, finding his reasoning sound.

This matter was too significant; the Black Demon Clan had gone to great lengths to pinpoint the ruins' direction and absolutely could not tolerate any errors. Killing a potential disruptor seemed the correct course of action to them.

Falonie’s expression grew increasingly annoyed. "If you find it so easy to kill him, then you go try it.

We can wait for you for a quarter of an hour." "A quarter of an hour? That’s too long.

I’ll be back immediately," Telga grinned maliciously, shooting backward like a violent spear thrust. The seawater instantly split open, as if making way for him.

He returned with extreme speed, abruptly blocking Shi Yan, who was naturally following along. Shi Yan frowned, stopping once more.

Starlight swirled around his body as he faced the Black Demon male who clearly held ill intent, asking calmly, "What is your purpose?" "To kill you," Telga stated his intention plainly. He chuckled, clenching his fist into a giant hammer and bringing it crashing down toward Shi Yan’s head.

"Rumble!" Dense sounds of thunder and lightning erupted from the punch. The terrifying explosive force of the thunderous roar, like a mountain torrent breaking its banks or a river of stars overflowing its channels, pressed down with the sheer will to crush any obstruction.

Shi Yan looked up as the seawater churned, feeling as if massive peaks were suddenly descending upon him. "Only the second heaven of the Immortal realm, and you dare try to kill me?

Ridiculous!" Shi Yan frowned, raising his hand to claw at the man. A sharp, dazzling light suddenly flashed at his fingertips.

The light forcibly tore open five flowing streams, seeming capable of slicing and severing anything, shattering the pervasive thunderous movements into pieces. "Crack!

Crack! Crack!" Amidst the booming explosions overhead, five bloody gashes appeared on the fist of the robust Black Demon warrior.

He let out a painful cry, looking at the blood marks on his fist in disbelief. "Spatial Profundity!" Shi Yan offered no reply, responding instead with action.

He projected his five fingers toward Telga from a distance and gave a sharp, empty-handed tug. Five dazzling beams of light, like gleaming sharp knives and blades, twisted toward Telga’s chest.

If struck, Telga would surely meet his end. "So what if it's Spatial Profundity?" Telga sneered.

A thunderous boom echoed from his heart, followed by the sound of drumming thunder resonating from within his bones, causing the surrounding sea area to rumble violently. He grinned, his eyes condensing two sharp rays into twin silver lances that suddenly shot forward.

A massive shield condensed from starlight suddenly bloomed before Shi Yan’s chest, intercepting the two cold lances. Just as Telga was about to press the attack, a figure flashed by—it was Falonie, who had tried to dissuade him earlier.

"I told you he wouldn't be easy to kill, and now you've confirmed it. Why waste any more energy?

A warrior cultivating Spatial Profundity is too draining to fight. Are you going to jeopardize the mission again?

If so, withdraw from this matter immediately and confess your faults to the Elders!" The burly woman, coarse in appearance like a man, spoke in a raspy voice, reprimanding him bluntly. She then looked at Shi Yan, a hint of gravity entering her eyes.

"You are not a member of the Seven Clans. I advise you not to follow us any further; otherwise, we will not let this rest." Telga snorted and shot Shi Yan a fierce glare.

"I don't have time to waste on you. Consider yourself lucky today." Seeing that he had accepted her advice, the Black Demon female leader nodded and said no more, departing first.

"See if you dare follow us now," Telga sneered at Shi Yan one last time after she left, before finally taking his leave. Shi Yan stroked his chin and said calmly, "Naturally, I must follow.

Our directions align; could the place they seek be the same as the location I sensed?" He then resumed his pursuit. After some time, another group arrived in the vicinity, led by Yebole.

Upon reaching the spot, Yebole closed his eyes and sensed deeply for a moment. His eyes lit up, and he smiled.

"I smell Telga’s scent of lightning. He fought someone here just recently." He looked in the direction the Black Demons and Shi Yan had gone, laughing gleefully.

"It seems we won't need a guide anymore." With that said, he turned and struck out, killing the thin alien clansman who had been leading them all along.