68: Chaotic Star Sea Battle Royale 2.0! Objective: Overseas Immortal Mountain!

Deep within the Chaotic Star Sea, an unnamed sea region.

A small, tattered-looking boat was drifting with the waves on the sea surface.

Gu Yang lay on the boat with a piece of seaweed in his mouth, holding the ancient sea chart he had "borrowed" from Heavenly Star Island.

"Gu Run-run... Master of Deception... Artifact Refining Genius..."

He looked at the latest wanted poster in his hand, which featured various versions of his portrait (bearded version, scholar version, golden man version), and the total bounty had already soared to two million Spirit Stones.

"Tsk tsk, my worth has doubled. If I weren't afraid of having the life to take it but not the life to spend it, I'd almost want to sell myself."

He sighed, tucked away the wanted poster, and began to take stock of his gains from this "escape."

Besides the five hundred thousand Spirit Stones "deposit," the most valuable items were the pile of "customized Materials" sent by the Cultivators.

Deep Sea Profound Iron, Astral Sand, Purple Gold Copper... Although they were all auxiliary Materials for crafting Magic Treasures, an inconspicuous black stone among them caught Gu Yang's attention.

This stone was the size of a fist, pitch black all over, yet it emitted a faint Magnetic Force, causing even the surrounding space to slightly distort.

[Special Mineral Discovered: Astral Magnetic Mother!]

[Note: Contains powerful Magnetic Force, it is one of the core Materials for repairing ancient cross-realm teleportation arrays!]

"Astral Magnetic Mother?"

Gu Yang sat up abruptly, his eyes lighting up.

The teleportation array at the bottom of Flower-Fruit Mountain was missing Top-Grade Spirit Stones and this kind of core material!

"Good stuff! This brings me one step closer to the 'Spirit Realm Buffet'!"

He opened the ancient sea chart again, his finger sliding across it until it finally stopped at a mist-shrouded area—the Penglai Immortal Mountain Ruins.

"The legendary overseas immortal mountain is said to be full of treasures, and might even have Top-Grade Spirit Stone veins..."

Gu Yang licked his lips. "Wealth is found amidst danger. Let's do it!"

However, just as he was preparing to adjust his course.

The originally calm sea surface around him suddenly began to boil.

Splash!

Countless bubbles rose from the seabed, followed by the emergence of dense black shadows.

There were thousands of shrimp soldiers and crab generals, holding bone forks and riding seahorses, surrounding Gu Yang's small boat.

"Human! You are surrounded!"

A massive Golden Core Stage lobster commander raised its large pincers and shouted pompously.

"By order of the Sea-Overturning Great King, we are here to capture the major criminal Gu Yang for stealing dragon tendons and making a fool of the Dragon Clan! Surrender peacefully to avoid physical suffering!"

"Sea-Overturning Great King?"

Gu Yang was stunned, then remembered that flood dragon whose teeth he had shattered.

"That loach still hasn't given up? His teeth were shattered, yet he still dares to come looking for trouble?"

He stood up and looked at the dense crowd of "seafood" around him. Instead of being afraid, he rubbed his stomach.

"Perfect. I've been traveling all day and I'm a bit hungry."

"Since you've delivered yourselves to my door, then... let's eat!"

Boom!

Gu Yang kicked off, and the small boat instantly exploded.

He shot into the water like a cannonball.

Sea God Physique—Full Activation!

In the sea, he was the King!

Five Elements Great Millstone!

A five-colored light wheel bloomed in the deep sea, turning into a giant meat grinder.

The shrimp soldiers and crab generals rushing forward were ground into a spray of blood and flesh before they could even get close.

While fighting, Gu Yang opened his mouth wide and inhaled deeply.

[Ingesting Sea Race flesh... Energy +10... +20...]

Although the energy per unit was low, he couldn't resist the sheer quantity!

This battle was forced into a "Deep Sea Buffet Stew" by him.

Just as Gu Yang was eating happily.

A terrifying pressure came from the deep sea, and the seawater instantly solidified.

A giant whale over three hundred meters long, covered in black demonic patterns, slowly swam over.

It transformed into a burly man wearing black armor with a face full of rough flesh, holding a massive bone club, blocking Gu Yang's path.

Deep Sea Demonic Whale King! A Middle Stage Nascent Soul Great Demon! One of the top overlords of the Chaotic Star Sea!

"Are you the kid who disemboweled my useless cousin (Nine Netherworld Ghost Whale)?"

The Demonic Whale King spoke in a muffled voice, his tone making the seawater tremble.

Gu Yang stopped his movements and wiped the shrimp meat from the corner of his mouth.

"Are you here for revenge?"

He warily gripped the heavenly demon meteor hammer. At Middle Stage Nascent Soul, he could only barely protect his life; he couldn't win a fight.

"Revenge? No."

The Demonic Whale King shook his head, revealing a simple (terrifying) smile.

"I heard you're quite the eater? Even the Ghost Whale's stomach couldn't digest you?"

"I'm also a big eater. In this sea region, no one has ever beaten me in terms of appetite."

"Shall we compete?"

Gu Yang was stunned.

This style isn't right?

"Compete in what?"

"Compete in who eats faster and who eats more!"

The Demonic Whale King pointed to a small island nearby covered in sea beasts. "We'll eat every living thing on that island. Whoever finishes first wins. If you win, I'll let you go and even give you a lift. If you lose, you'll be my snack."

Gu Yang looked at the island, then at the Demonic Whale King's abyssal maw.

"An eating contest? Then you've really kicked a steel plate."

Gu Yang tossed the meteor hammer aside and loosened his belt.

"Come on! Who's afraid of whom!"

...Three hours later.

That small island had become bare; not even a blade of grass remained.

The Demonic Whale King clutched his stomach and let out an earth-shattering burp, looking at Gu Yang with admiration.

"Brother, you're amazing. You even chewed that hard Stone Spirit raw?"

Gu Yang picked his teeth with a calm expression. "Standard procedure. You flatter me."

In truth, he was almost stuffed to death, and his Five Elements Primordial Body was working overtime to digest everything.

"I admit defeat."

The Demonic Whale King was a straightforward demon. "Where are you going? I'll take you."

"Penglai Immortal Mountain."

"That's a misty forbidden zone with chaotic magnetic fields; it's easy to get lost. But I have a way."

The Demonic Whale King revealed his original form and let Gu Yang stand on his back, then let out a long cry and sped through the waves.

Under the Demonic Whale King's escort, Gu Yang avoided the harassment of countless sea beasts and successfully arrived at a sea region shrouded in thick fog.

Here, even Divine Sense could not penetrate, and compasses spun wildly.

"I'll leave you here; I can't enter either," the Demonic Whale King said.

Gu Yang jumped off the whale's back and offered his thanks.

He took out that "Astral Magnetic Mother."

Sure enough, the black stone emitted a faint glow in the mist, pointing in a certain direction.

Gu Yang took a deep breath, walked upon the waves, and charged into the mist.

Passing through layers of thick mist, a massive island suspended on the sea, wreathed in Immortal Qi and looking as if it didn't belong to the mortal world, slowly appeared before his eyes.

"Penglai Immortal Mountain, I've arrived!"