When he woke up, it was already afternoon.
"That was a great nap."
Zhang Yuhe stood up from the long bench and stretched.
"Let me see if anyone replied."
He logged into the Skyweb.
"Uh, what happened?"
As soon as he logged into the Skyweb interface, before Zhang Yuhe could check the posts he had made, he saw a large red-lettered announcement prominently displayed at the very top of the Skyweb.
"Sea Ban Announcement."
Zhang Yuhe clicked on the announcement to view it.
"Recently, in the East Sea area, a gigantic eight-tentacled marine Yao Beast has appeared. The Yao Beast has frequently attacked passing personnel and ships. The Alliance has organized hunting operations multiple times, but none have been successful. To thoroughly eliminate this sea Yao Beast and maintain the peaceful life of Blue Star, it has been decided to use a nuclear bomb attack. Before the operation concludes, all Fellow Daoists are requested not to enter the relevant sea areas."
Attached to the announcement was a sea chart, which detailed the scope of the sea ban.
After reading the announcement, Zhang Yuhe subconsciously touched his chin.
"The Blue Star Cultivation Alliance is too weak, aren't they? They can't even deal with a small sea Yao Beast and actually need to use a nuclear bomb. That's a bit exaggerated."
According to his understanding, the fastest progressing Cultivator players should have already reached the Golden Core Realm.
And the Yao Beasts appearing on Blue Star are basically all First-tier Yao Beasts.
When Zhang Yuhe went offline, he occasionally patrolled the major mountain ranges of Blue Star and hadn't found any particularly powerful Yao Beasts.
Logically speaking, with the Cultivation Alliance's strength, dealing with the Yao Beasts on Blue Star should be no problem at all.
Why would there be a Yao Beast they couldn't handle?
And they actually needed to use a nuclear bomb?
Speaking of which, the power of a nuclear bomb is indeed sufficient, unless they encounter a Fourth-tier Yao Beast equivalent to a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
Any Yao Beast below Fourth-tier, once hit head-on by a nuclear bomb, would undoubtedly die.
"Let me do it. I hope the distance isn't too far."
Zhang Yuhe closed his eyes and fully activated his Divine Sense to sweep towards the ocean.
"It's here. So, it's a Third-tier Perfection sea Yao Beast. No wonder these people couldn't handle it."
A Third-tier Perfection Yao Beast is equivalent to a Golden Core Great Perfection, and being in the ocean, it was indeed a bit much for the Cultivation Alliance to handle.
Zhang Yuhe slowly extended a finger, and a sword light streaked across the sky, instantly appearing on the sea surface thousands of miles away.
The sword light swiftly cut down, like thunder, splitting the sea surface in two. The fierce sword light even carved a deep trench on the seabed.
After a long while, the sea surface slowly returned to calm, and the gigantic eight-tentacled sea Yao Beast, its body cut in half, slowly floated on the surface.
"Let's go see why this sea Yao Beast evolved so quickly. It's only been a year, and it's already almost evolved to Fourth-tier."
Zhang Yuhe stood up, his figure like a flying Immortal, and quickly flew towards the ocean.
Before long, he saw the enormous body of the sea Yao Beast, which was tens of miles long.
Zhang Yuhe extended his right hand, and a crystal-clear pearl flew out from within the sea Yao Beast's body.
"So it's a Spiritual Pearl. No wonder this sea Yao Beast evolved so quickly."
Spiritual Pearls, also known as Pearls of Spiritual Qi, are formed by the condensation of Spiritual Veins and are extremely rare Cultivation treasures.
If one carries a Spiritual Pearl, it would be like Spiritual Qi Body filling, making one's Cultivation speed incredibly fast.
Of course, Spiritual Pearls are only effective for low-tier Cultivators. For a Soul Transformation Cultivator like Zhang Yuhe, a Spiritual Pearl is like a chicken rib—dispensable.
However, this eight-tentacled monster was truly lucky, almost like a protagonist in a book.
It obtained a great treasure during the Spiritual Qi Awakening, then cultivated rapidly and led the world.
However, there's always someone better, and Blue Star happened to have a Heaven-Defying figure like Zhang Yuhe.
Otherwise, perhaps Blue Star would have been plunged into a wave of Yao Beast chaos.
…
After putting away the Spiritual Pearl, Zhang Yuhe quickly returned home.
In the conference room of the Cultivation Alliance Headquarters in Wangjing, the atmosphere was solemn.
In front of a large map of Blue Star, everyone was discussing something in low voices.
Suddenly, a middle-aged man with resolute eyes walked in. He glanced at the map, then said to everyone,
"Has the base confirmed it? Have they locked onto the target?"
A young man in a crisp uniform quickly stood up and replied,
"President, the base just replied. They have already locked onto the target. As soon as the order is given, they can launch the nuclear bomb at the sea Yao Beast."
The middle-aged man nodded upon hearing this, then loudly said to everyone,
"Let's go. Yao Beasts are extremely sensitive to danger, and the possibility of a direct hit from a nuclear bomb is very small. It will probably only injure the sea Yao Beast at most. In the end, we will likely have to make a move."
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he led everyone, preparing to leave the conference room.
At this moment, a technical staff member in a white coat suddenly shouted,
"Wait, what's that you're looking at?"
The white-coated technician quickly switched the screen, and the Blue Star map on the monitor soon turned into a satellite photo.
Everyone looked at the satellite photo, exchanging glances.
The satellite photo clearly showed a gigantic eight-tentacled sea Yao Beast, split in two, lying quietly on the sea surface.
"What happened? The great sea monster is dead?"
"Who killed this?"
Everyone's faces were filled with disbelief.
The middle-aged man carefully examined the satellite photo. After a moment, he turned to the white-coated technician and asked,
"Are there any other satellite photos?"
"Yes, to track the great sea monster, we mobilized a large number of satellites, and the entire process was fully captured."
After the technician finished speaking, he quickly typed on the keyboard, and a large number of satellite photos were quickly stitched together, reconstructing the entire process.
Everyone was completely stunned by the scene reconstructed from the satellite photos.
They saw a single sword strike come from the east, instantly cleaving the sea surface and splitting the great sea Yao Beast in half.
Before long, a figure appeared on the sea surface. That person stayed on the sea for only a short while, seemingly taking something from the sea Yao Beast's body, and then left in a flash.
However, the figure looked very blurry. No matter how much the technician magnified the satellite photo, the specific appearance of the figure could not be clearly seen.
"What Cultivation level is this person?"
"I don't know…"
"I've seen Nascent Soul Cultivators make a move in Yu Fan Heaven, but their momentum was far less than this person's."
"Could it be a Soul Transformation Cultivator?"
"Impossible, right? Yu Fan Heaven has only been open for a year. How could anyone Cultivate to the Soul Transformation Realm?"
"Then what do you say this is? Does Blue Star really have ancient Immortals in existence?"
"Nonsense. Ever since the Spiritual Qi Awakening, everyone has already searched Blue Star thoroughly, and no traces of any Immortals or gods existing have been found."
The middle-aged man listened to the discussion, staring blankly at the satellite photo in front of him. After a moment, he slowly said,
"Even a Soul Transformation Cultivator isn't this strong. I once saw a Soul Transformation Cultivator in action."
"Could it be above Soul Transformation? That's impossible."
Everyone discussed animatedly, but couldn't come up with a reason.
Although they had been active in Yu Fan Heaven for hundreds of years, they had never truly seen such a scene.
Especially since such a scene actually appeared on the high seas of Blue Star, it felt very unreal.
"Who could this person be? Since there are no ancient Immortals, could it be a player?"
"Absolutely impossible. A player's Cultivation speed couldn't be this fast."
Suddenly, someone whispered,
"What do you guys think, could this person be a native Grand Power from Yu Fan Heaven?"
At these words, everyone was surprised.