Celestial Capital.

In a certain paifang courtyard, this is the place of the Mingshui Clan.

A man and a woman of the sea clans are having a quiet discussion.

"Things have been chaotic lately. Some human pirates have grown audacious beyond measure, invading the paifang courtyards of multiple small clans. The people over at the Claw Crab Clan have contacted the Linglong Clan to hunt that person down with all their might."

"Really?"

The woman gasped in a low voice, "Who is that person? How strong are they?"

The man frowned slightly, "Very strong. It's rumored that even the ordinary First Grade can't survive a single move in his presence. Those considered prodigies of small clans can survive until the third move; they are already dragons and phoenixes among humans."

"Truly arrogant. In Celestial Capital, humans have always been driven back by our sea clan, and no human has ever dared to cause trouble on sea clan territory. Now that the Linglong Clan has taken action, presumably, that person won't last a few days."

... 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Among the jade palaces, suddenly a voice roars out in anger, and soon a giant cauldron-like magic artifact is seen enlarging as it launches into the distance.

Centered around the azure-purple giant cauldron, waves like an ocean ripple out, with an extraordinary surge of Divine Power sweeping the nine heavens above and the nine netherworlds below, as if to shake everything in the world.

Under the giant cauldron, a shadow is swiftly escaping, resembling a phantom between the jade palaces.

As the person moves, droplets of blood rain follow closely, and a peculiar atmosphere reverberates, making it seem as if people don't notice him at all.

"Xu Guang!!! You cannot escape!"

A massive shout echoes.

Divine wind roars for tens of miles, and a massive ice crystal flood dragon writhes in the sky, crowned with the azure-purple giant cauldron, brewing an ultimate cold wind.

Over a dozen inky black and shiny bone spikes are lodged haphazardly into the ground.

Xu Guang lands, holding a sword in one hand, its tip stained with blood touches the ground.

He quietly looks up at the flood dragon above.

Truly troublesome, no wonder it is one of the strongest sea clans.

Its innate power is strong enough to rival General Wei of the First Grade, and that cauldron, seemingly bypassing Celestial Capital's laws, is indeed hard to deal with.

The cauldron's divine power is excessive, entirely surpassing the First Grade, yet for some reason, it is not suppressed by Celestial Capital.

Ignoring his opponent's provocation, he flees rapidly; his strength can still improve, and once he reaches the pinnacle of the First Grade, he may not be unable to contend.

Gazing at Linglong Saint Son who is relentlessly chasing behind, Xu Guang's eyes flicker with cold light.

Just wait until another day.

At Zhaixing Pavilion, perhaps I shall have to pay a visit.

...

Two days later.

Xu Guang walks out of a paifang courtyard with Tao Gu, who increasingly looks at him in awe.

This person is truly too strong.

Even the Saint Son of the Linglong Clan couldn't kill him, she has a feeling that it's increasingly harder for her to escape, so she has been cooperating lately.

"Do you know the situation with that cauldron?"

Xu Guang thinks of the azure-purple giant cauldron in the hands of Linglong Saint Son and asks.

After pondering, Tao Gu seems to recall something, "I'm not quite sure, but I've heard that in these big clans, they use treasures obtained from Celestial Capital, refining them into artifacts in the architectural style of Celestial Capital, to bypass Celestial Capital's suppression. That cauldron might be like that."

Xu Guang frowned, these big clans have developed over the years and truly have all kinds of methods.

Forget it, for now, I'll not provoke people from those big clans.

Tao Gu cautiously observes Xu Guang's expression, sniffing like she caught a scent, she earnestly says.

"Young Master, ahead is the Hot Spring Palace. It doesn't have many treasures, but there's a magical spring rumored to have miraculous effects of washing the marrow, greatly enhancing one's physique and deepening one's foundation."

Xu Guang's eyes lit up.

"Then let's go take a look."

The Hot Spring Palace is not some grand mansion. Inside, there were no treasures that moved people's hearts. It's controlled by a medium-level power within the sea clans - the Haihu Clan, but they rely on the Qingyao Clan. Every time someone enters, the Qingyao Clan uses it first, followed by the Haihu Clan.

After the Haihu Clan uses it, they start trading resources with other clans using the magical spring inside the Hot Spring Palace.

Members of the Haihu Clan have a strange appearance, with heads resembling tigers, as if their transformation is incomplete. However, Tao Gu mentioned this is a habit of the Haihu Clan, they're accustomed to transforming only their limbs, keeping their heads in their original form.

Looking at the bustling activities in the distance, as the Haihu Clan lays out arrays.

Xu Guang frowns. With his constant plundering over the past three days, his strength has improved significantly, but these sea clans react quickly and have already begun deploying various arrays.

He isn't worried about the Haihu Clan having someone capable of defeating him.

His concern is about the arrays. Once they're entangled, and a few people on par with Linglong Saint Son arrive to surround him, he's not confident.

His face becomes indistinct, his body shrouded in the true essence of oblivion, making him seem nonexistent. He casually walks toward the Hot Spring Palace.

Encountered Haihu tribesmen, upon seeing him, show respect on their faces.

"Met a lord of the Qingyao Clan."

Xu Guang expressionless, walks into the Hot Spring Palace.

This was once the place Immortal Venerable enjoyed. Upon entering, a huge hot spring is immediately captivating, spanning several hundred square meters, with azure blue spring water gushing out, reflecting the entire Hot Spring Palace.

There are already some inside using it: several silver-white, mermaid-like legendary sea clans.

These are the Qingyao Clan, very powerful, with extensive connections, good relationships with many overlord clans in the sea, skilled in Divine Soul arts, very troublesome to deal with.