315: Hunt sea beasts!

Through his Yin Flame, Xiao Shi successfully suppressed the Demonic Body Clone.

This caused the Demonic Body Clone's crazed eyes to gradually calm down.

At the same time, the terrifying killing intent released by the Demonic Body Clone rapidly receded, and a strong sense of control over the Demonic Body Clone allowed Xiao Shi to regain mastery of this body.

"It worked!"

Xiao Shi breathed a sigh of relief, feeling unburdened.

Before this, the Demonic Body Clone was his biggest concern.

If the Demonic Body Clone became uncontrollable, the consequences would be incredibly severe.

Fortunately, he ultimately succeeded in controlling the Demonic Body Clone.

However, he could feel that his current control over the Demonic Body Clone was not very stable.

The Demonic Body Clone still had the potential to break free from his control.

Especially when the Demonic Body Clone's killing intent surged; once it reached a certain level, it would inevitably face the problem of losing control.

This made Xiao Shi realize that in controlling the Demonic Body Clone, he still needed to continue to control and stabilize its killing intent!

He couldn't let the Demonic Body Clone's killing intent become too strong, otherwise, there would be a risk of losing control.

"I must continue to strengthen my control over the Demonic Body Clone!" Xiao Shi thought to himself.

In fact, this situation of controlling a Demonic Body Clone is extremely rare on the entire Tianwu Continent.

Those who can achieve this are incredibly few.

However, all those who can control a Demonic Body Clone will have an advantage over others in the Martial Demon Realm.

First, they don't have to worry about the Demonic Body Clone backstabbing them.

At the same time, they don't have to worry about the Demonic Body Clone being killed by other Demonic Path forces.

After all, the Demonic Body Clone is always under their control and stays by their side at all times.

This way, they can enhance themselves while simultaneously strengthening their Demonic Body Clone. Once both the Demonic Body Clone and the main body reach a certain level, they can directly merge the Demonic Body Clone with the main body, thus reaching the second stage of the Martial Demon Realm.

It can be said that as long as one controls the Demonic Body Clone, then progressing in the Martial Demon Realm becomes much easier.

Xiao Shi scrutinized the Demonic Body Clone before him.

He suddenly realized a problem: in the future, he would be interacting with others through his Demonic Body Clone, not his main body.

After all, the appearance he had always shown to others was that of an Evil Energy User.

However, given the current state of the Demonic Body Clone, even if Xiao Shi restrained its killing intent as much as possible, discerning individuals would still immediately recognize it as a Demonic cultivator!

This was the most troublesome aspect.

"It seems I still need items to conceal it..."

"Either something to hide the Demonic Body Clone's demonic energy, so people can't tell it's a Demonic cultivator, or something to change the appearance of my main body..."

Xiao Shi fell into deep thought about this.

Such items were clearly not easy to acquire.

At least, the Myriad Treasure Pagoda currently didn't have such items.

To acquire them, he could only rely on drops from future kills.

If he had a choice, Xiao Shi would prefer an item that changed the appearance of his main body.

Although he now controlled the Demonic Body Clone, this control was fundamentally different from his previous Life Soul clone.

Simply put, Xiao Shi could make the Demonic Body Clone obey him completely, but he couldn't dictate its words or actions.

That is to say, he could make the Demonic Body Clone restrain its killing intent and not want to kill everyone it saw.

However, he couldn't control what the Demonic Body Clone said or did.

After all, the current Demonic Body Clone could already be considered an independent person, possessing independent thought and will.

Xiao Shi could control him, but he couldn't make all his actions subject to his own will.

Therefore, the best situation would still be for him to change into the appearance of an Evil Energy User—no, to be precise, the appearance of Wang Xiao.

However, such an item was clearly not easy to drop.

Its item level would undoubtedly be high.

While disguise-type items are not uncommon, those that can deceive powerful cultivators of high cultivation and realms are extremely rare.

However, Xiao Shi had ample time on this occasion.

He had five days to hunt in this sea area.

Given the number of sea beasts in this area, as long as he killed fast enough and enough items dropped, he believed he would definitely have a chance to get the item he wanted.

However, this would likely require hunting Martial Demon Realm sea beasts.

"With my current strength...killing Martial Demon Realm sea beasts shouldn't be difficult!"

Xiao Shi could feel his power after breaking through to the Martial Demon Realm.

Although he hadn't yet created his own system within the Martial Demon Realm, his current strength had improved significantly across the board compared to before.

With the addition of the Demonic Body Clone, if he were outside this sea area, he was confident he could kill any Martial Demon Realm cultivator in the Demonic Transformation stage.

However, to kill sea beasts in the sea area, his strength would be somewhat affected, but it wouldn't be a major problem.

"Then... next up is the hunt for sea beasts!"

A flash of killing intent gleamed in Xiao Shi's eyes.

At the same time, upon hearing about hunting prey, the Demonic Body Clone beside him, like a guard, had his crimson eyes flicker with excitement.

That day, Xiao Shi continued to sail his ship across the sea.

As he journeyed, he saw some aggressive swordfish appearing on the surface of the sea. They leaped in groups, forming arcs before plunging back into the water.

Under the golden glow of the setting sun, their green bodies shimmered with a golden hue, possessing a unique beauty.

Several swordfish even collided with the ship's protective barrier, making thudding sounds before bouncing back into the sea.

Watching the swordfish hit the protective layer from such a close distance, Xiao Shi could observe them clearly and directly.

These swordfish had sharp, menacing teeth, and their eyes glowed red, radiating ferocity.

Xiao Shi could tell that these swordfish only possessed strength comparable to the Blood Martial Realm.

Presumably, this was why they dared to leap out from beneath the sea in front of him.

If Xiao Shi's ship here were a Martial Demon Realm ship, these swordfish would certainly not dare to leap out from the seabed so boldly and arrogantly.

Xiao Shi made no move in response.

However, the Demonic Body Clone, standing behind him like his guard, instantly transformed into a black shadow and shot out.

While the swordfish were still suspended in the air, before they could fall back into the water, this black shadow had already flashed past them at high speed.

This caused the swordfish to instantly transform into mere skeletons, with not a shred of flesh remaining.

Only a skeletal frame was left.

Swish!

The Demonic Body Clone returned behind Xiao Shi, his eyes filled with excitement, and he licked his lips, still craving more.

At the same time, several items dropped in front of Xiao Shi.

Xiao Shi casually picked up these items and placed them into the storage area of the Azure Calamity Ancient Tree.

The Demonic Body Clone's kills confirmed his previous conjecture: kills made by the Demonic Body Clone, just like his own, would drop items!

However, with Xiao Shi's current control over the Demonic Body Clone, he would make the Demonic Body Clone give him all the items dropped after kills.

Without his permission, he was not allowed to keep anything privately.

This way, he wouldn't have to worry about the Demonic Body Clone constantly growing stronger through dropped items from kills, thereby surpassing the main body's strength.

No matter what, Xiao Shi would not allow the Demonic Body Clone's strength to exceed his own.

Even if he could completely control the Demonic Body Clone, he would still avoid such a situation.

"You have half a day," Xiao Shi said indifferently.

As soon as he finished speaking, a fervent light flashed in the Demonic Body Clone's eyes, and he eagerly plunged into the sea.

Not long after, the calm surface of the sea began to ripple, and continuous waves spread across it.

Xiao Shi closed his eyes slightly, waiting quietly.

Thus, by deep night, the Demonic Body Clone suddenly burst out from beneath the sea.

Xiao Shi opened his eyes.

He saw a massive blood-hole in the Demonic Body Clone's chest, and the flesh, organs, and other parts within were healing at a visible and incredibly rapid speed.

In just a few short seconds, it had already healed more than halfway.

The Demonic Body Clone seemed to feel no pain from this.

His eyes were filled only with excitement and satisfaction.

Clearly, this half-day of slaughter had brought him immense exhilaration.

Xiao Shi knew that the Demonic Body Clone's body was inherently that of an Evil Energy User, and the greatest characteristic of this body was its powerful healing and recovery ability.

Furthermore, after breaking through to the Martial Demon Realm, with the difficulty of killing in the Martial Demon Realm, it would be very difficult for anyone at the same realm to kill the Demonic Body Clone!

The reason the Demonic Body Clone was injured this time was primarily because he was simultaneously fighting three Martial Demon Realm sea beasts.

While killing these three Martial Demon Realm sea beasts, he also sustained injuries.

However, such injuries were almost negligible for him.

In just a short moment, he had almost fully recovered.

Xiao Shi checked the Demonic Body Clone's gains from this half-day.

Within half a day, the Demonic Body Clone had killed a total of four Martial Demon Realm sea beasts, and numerous sea beasts of various other realms, with the total number of kills directly reaching nearly a hundred thousand!

However, Xiao Shi was somewhat dissatisfied with this kill count.

"Too few," he said.

As soon as his words were uttered, the Demonic Body Clone couldn't help but frown.

Although he was now completely under Xiao Shi's control and absolutely obedient to Xiao Shi, Xiao Shi's words still made him feel a little unconvinced deep down.

He felt that few people at the same realm could kill so many sea beasts in half a day.

Xiao Shi glanced at him, clearly sensing his inner defiance.

"The remaining half-day is mine. You stay here and watch carefully."

After Xiao Shi finished speaking, his figure flashed, transforming into a streak of blood-light and soaring directly into the air.

In an instant, he vanished from the Demonic Body Clone's sight. Xiao Shi did not rush directly into the sea.

Instead, he traveled through the air at an astonishing speed.

He needed to go to the next location.

After all, most of the sea beasts in the previous sea area had already been killed by the Demonic Body Clone.

The main reason he didn't travel by ship was that the ship's speed was too slow, far slower than Xiao Shi flying himself.

In an instant, Xiao Shi, traveling at high speed, arrived at another distant sea area.

"This is the place," Xiao Shi's eyes flashed with a sharp glint.

With a splash, he plunged directly into the sea.

As soon as he entered the sea, Xiao Shi felt a powerful pressure.

This pressure was far beyond what ordinary seawater could compare to. At Xiao Shi's current cultivation realm, he could long ignore the pressure of ordinary seawater.

However, the heavy pressure of the seawater here was unavoidable even with his Martial Demon Realm cultivation.

It seemed to be a powerful pressure that ignored cultivation, not only acting on the physical body but also exerting even stronger pressure on the soul!

Xiao Shi mused that if a Martial Artist at the Life Soul stage were to unleash their Life Soul here, their entire Life Soul would likely be so suppressed that it would be difficult to move.

And the deeper he went into the seabed, the greater the pressure became.

Furthermore, after entering the sea, all of Xiao Shi's abilities were suppressed.

The most obvious of these was a significant reduction in his healing and recovery capabilities.

Otherwise, with the Demonic Body Clone's healing ability, he wouldn't need to surface; his injuries would fully recover.

However, the Demonic Body Clone's injuries only completely healed after he surfaced.

While he was underwater, his entire healing ability was greatly suppressed.

Regarding the conditions at the bottom of the sea, Xiao Shi actually had some understanding before entering the water.

His earlier decision to let the Demonic Body Clone enter the sea first to hunt was actually to have the Demonic Body Clone scout ahead.

With his cautious nature, he naturally wouldn't dive into the sea to hunt immediately.

He would definitely first gain some understanding of the underwater conditions through the Demonic Body Clone before entering the sea to hunt.

"My various abilities here will be weakened by about ten percent."

"If I continue to dive deeper, it will be weakened by about twenty to thirty percent."

Xiao Shi made his judgment.

At this moment, he had already entered Dark Moon Form.

While diving, he killed all the sea beasts he encountered.

This time, he not only wanted to kill Martial Demon Realm sea beasts but also sea beasts of all other realms.

This was the only way to collect enough treasures.

At the same time, this was also the best way to lure out other Martial Demon Realm sea beasts.

Although the sea beasts in the entire sea area were vast and endless, the number of Martial Demon Realm sea beasts was relatively scarce, not so easy to find.

To find Martial Demon Realm sea beasts as quickly as possible, the best way was to kill their kin.

If enough were killed, these Martial Demon Realm sea beasts would naturally appear.

Swish!

Xiao Shi sank rapidly through the sea.

Even though his speed was weakened underwater, it was still uncatchable by the naked eye. Wherever he passed, all sea beasts turned into corpses.

At the same time, numerous roots spread out from Xiao Shi's body. These roots quickly entangled the items dropped after the kills and swiftly retracted, placing these items directly into the Azure Calamity Ancient Tree's storage space.

Soon, as Xiao Shi rapidly descended, he entered a dark area of the seabed.