The Northern Land Province naturally fell under the jurisdiction of the Heaven Dou Empire. Among the officials in Heaven Dou City, there were also those who hailed from the Northern Land Province.
Thus...
At this moment, Li Yu felt a sense of "disguised visit," but this thought was fleeting, and he had no intention of causing any disturbances.
He only cast a quick glance, then took a direct step and entered the Northern Sea.
The Spirit Sight had already been activated.
The ice-cold and biting seawater, under his 100% control of the water element, moved aside as his thoughts shifted, as if parting before him like a membrane, never making contact with his body.
As a result, even his clothes remained dry.
"So many Sea Soul Beasts in such a cold Northern Sea!" Li Yu was a bit surprised.
To avoid missing anything, after entering the Northern Sea, he didn't use spatial power to travel quickly but instead carefully observed his surroundings.
Among the creatures, there were large schools of soul beast fish, ice turtles, ice sharks, and other numerous Sea Soul Beasts living and hunting...
The ecological chain was quite complete.
However, upon initial entry, there weren't many soul beasts at the thousand-year level; most were at the ten-year level, and there were very few at the hundred-year level.
"It looks like there's no need to be so thorough. I should head deeper," Li Yu murmured, then his speed suddenly increased. The surrounding seawater erupted with powerful propulsion, causing him to move swiftly like a shooting star through the ocean.
Soon.
Sea Soul Beasts at the thousand-year level became more common, and by the end, the hundred-year Soul Beasts were relatively rare. Li Yu had already encountered some ten-thousand-year-level Sea Soul Beasts.
There was even a group of 100.000 Years Sea Soul Beasts!
"Fish-type Soul Beasts, just like regular fish schools, are mostly social creatures," Li Yu realized.
He had no intention of disturbing them and continued heading deeper.
His goal here was naturally to find something at least at the hundred-thousand-year level. If he were only hunting ten thousand years spirit Beasts, he might as well go to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Even if Emperor Di Tian was around, he probably wouldn't stop him.
As he ventured deeper, the dark depths of the sea, already lacking light due to the ice layer, became pitch-black, shrouded in darkness that pressed against him without restraint.
But this was no problem for Li Yu. With his spiritual power, there was no difference between day and night. Under the Spirit Sight, nothing could block his perception.
Suddenly!
The water split apart as a tentacle, emitting a chilling aura like a cold spear, shot toward Li Yu.
"Finally can't hold back?" Li Yu wasn't the least bit surprised.
He had already sensed this octopus-like creature, its body pitch black with sharp, ice-like tips on each of its tentacles. It was a Soul Beast resembling an anchor.
Each of its tentacles was covered in what looked like "Ice Armor."
Not only was it an excellent attacker, but its defensive power was also considerable.
Its aura was already at the hundred-thousand-year level!
Previously, Li Yu hadn't encountered this particular Soul Beast, so he wasn't sure about its abilities or whether it met his requirements, so he hadn't acted immediately.
But now that it had taken the initiative to attack, Li Yu no longer observed.
With a flick of his thought, fifty dark-golden blades suddenly appeared, each flying out along its path, directly slicing through the tentacles that had appeared first and those waiting behind.
These were the [Elemental Spirit Claws], which had evolved to the 500.000 Years level after undergoing fusion and metamorphosis.
When they first fused, there were only ten blades.
But after sinking into Li Yu body and gradually being nurtured, they split and grew, eventually reaching fifty in total.
Each of them was as sharp as the previous [Dark Golden Fear Claws], even surpassing them.
Now, under Li Yu control, they unleashed terrifying power.
Hundreds of tentacles were severed in an instant.
The ice armor on them was useless, shredded like paper.
"Roar!"
The octopus Soul Beast screamed in pain, with no thought of resistance, and immediately turned to flee into the deep sea.
During this process, the severed tentacles that Li Yu had cut off grew back wildly. In just a short while, they had already reappeared!
However, they lacked the ice armor, and the spear-like tips at the end of the tentacles were gone. They now resembled the regular tentacles of an octopus.
"Hmm!" Li Yu smiled with pleasure, rather than surprise.
Such terrifying vitality—this was good!
With a thought, the octopus Soul Beast that had just fled appeared before him.
"Huh?!" The octopus Soul Beast was stunned, then spoke in human language: "Human, what do you want? I am..."
Whoosh~
Fifty blades, each just an inch long, immediately surrounded it.
The octopus Soul Beast quieted down and immediately showed its submission: "What would the lord like me to do? I will answer honestly!"
"Species, abilities," Li Yu said lazily, not wanting to waste time. The octopus Soul Beast's flattery made him feel disgusted.
"I am an octopus who reached the hundred-thousand-year level through cultivation. Other Sea Soul Beasts call me the 'Hundred-Legged Frost Anchor Demon Beast," the octopus Soul Beast proudly said when talking about its species.
However, seeing the coldness in Li Yu eyes, its body trembled, and it quickly added, "I'm just a bit stronger in defense, a bit stronger in attack, and have a more tenacious life force. I don't have any other special talents, great lord. Please spare me!"
The Hundred-Legged Frost Anchor Demon Beast bowed low in submission.
Li Yu pondered for a moment, then said, "What other powerful beings are there in this sea? Speak."
"If I speak, will the lord spare me?" the Hundred-Legged Frost Anchor Demon Beast asked.
Before it could finish speaking, a blade pierced its body.
It quickly quieted down and said, "I am the weakest beneath the king, but above me, there are three others..."
Through the Hundred-Legged Frost Anchor Demon Beast's account, Li Yu learned that beneath the Northern Sea, there were three other Sea Soul Beasts at the hundred-thousand-year level.
The Cold Sea Magic Dragon, a 300,000-year-old being, was a sea horse with a trace of dragon blood. It called itself a magic dragon, but its strength was the greatest, so no one dared speak out against it.
The Bloodthirsty Magic Shark, a 230,000-year-old being, was a shark and the only fierce beast in the Northern Sea that wasn't proficient in ice-element powers.
The Frost Spirit Mysterious Turtle, a 170,000-year-old being, had a gentle nature and never competed with others, getting along well with other Sea Soul Beasts.
As for this Hundred-Legged Frost Anchor Octopus, it was only an 110,000-year-old cultivation, truly the weakest.
"The forces under the Northern Sea are not weak!" Li Yu murmured.
The Hundred-Legged Frost Anchor Demon Beast proudly said, "What is this? The king is invincible! Even if we four combined, we are no match for the king!"
"Oh?" Li Yu raised an eyebrow.
The Hundred-Legged Frost Anchor Demon Beast's body trembled, but seeing Li Yu probing gaze, its confidence grew: "Human, even if you're strong, you can't be a match for the king. I advise you to..."