Chapter 124: Perfection in Water Mastery! The Hegemony of the East Sea Begins!

Chapter 124: Mastery of Water! The Hegemony of the Eastern Seas Begins!

Forging Pavilion.

Inside a massive smelting chamber, an elderly man with a tall stature shouted, "Stoke the earth-fire! Do not stop! This heat is far from enough. To forge a graded divine weapon, we must use even more powerful flames!"

At the center of the room, the massive furnace emitted flames that turned from deep orange to a blinding, pure white.

Rumble!

The intense heat of the white earth-fire baked the Subduing Sea Spear, drawing out its inherent chill so it could be reforged. Liu Ruyi and seven or eight other master blacksmiths worked busily around the furnace.

"My thanks to Dharma King Yin," Bai Xuan said, standing nearby with his hands behind his back.

"Not at all. Being able to forge a weapon for Grandmaster Bai is the good fortune of our Forging Pavilion," Dharma King Yin replied respectfully.

Liu Ruyi had unearthed the *Nine Grades of Divine Weapons* from dusty archives, but he lacked the capability to forge such a weapon on his own. For others, this was a hurdle, but with the entire resources of the Forging Pavilion mobilized, the work continued.

Deep within the Bai family residence, Bai Yuannian was in his private chamber. He felt a strange agitation in his storage bag, as if something wanted to fly out. The wooden talisman, a relic left behind by the Master of Thousand Mountain Island, was vibrating.

Bai Yuannian’s expression turned grim. He recalled that the Master of Thousand Mountain Island had been a powerful cultivator who, nearing the end of his life, had left this talisman behind.

"According to Liu Ruyi, ordinary weapons are merely sturdy enough to allow a Grandmaster to fully exert their strength. But some divine weapons are immensely powerful, capable of amplifying the user's techniques. They are graded from nine to one, with the first grade capable of overturning states and seas. Even a ninth-grade weapon is enough to reach the peak of the Blood Refining realm."

Dong, dong, dong!

Bai Jiu’s voice came from outside, heavy and urgent. "Uncle, an omen has appeared on the island. The former residence of the Master of Thousand Mountain Island is showing strange signs."

Bai Yuannian’s heart sank. He stepped out of the residence and climbed the mountain. In the sky above, a massive, shimmering light projected a long scroll, glorious and magnificent, spanning several miles.

"I remember records in the family... it was not that the Master of Thousand Mountain Island lived there, but rather that because this scroll appeared, that powerful expert chose to settle there!" Bai Yuannian muttered, his heart filled with unease. "That was nearly two hundred years ago. Has it appeared again?"

...

Deep beneath the Vast Sea, ten thousand meters down, a blurred residence lay in the abyss. Inside, an old man named Di Yuan stood bloodied in a vast, cyan hall.

"I have passed the six trials," Di Yuan looked up, eyes filled with longing. "I have earned the final inheritance!"

A massive black shadow, calling itself the Spirit of the Water Mansion, spoke in a low, cold voice: "Regrettably, you have failed the final trial. You are three stages away from success."

"What?" Di Yuan’s hair stood on end. He had pushed his potential to the absolute limit. "If I continue, I will surely die!"

The black shadow remained indifferent. "The Immortal Opportunity has not yet arrived. These stages are temporarily closed. You are lucky; in one month, the Immortal Opportunity will arrive, and you would have perished. You may leave."

"Immortal Opportunity... does this mean the Heavenly Cave Route is opening, and the Hegemony of the Seas is about to begin?" Di Yuan asked, trembling. The shadow ignored him and waved a hand, instantly teleporting Di Yuan to the surface.

As Di Yuan broke the water's surface, he saw the magnificent scroll appearing in the sky. He knew the chaos was coming. "The Eastern Sea will be plunged into turmoil. Even my junior brother will not be able to suppress the enemies to come."

...

On a small boat, a handsome youth with a spear on his back looked up at the sky. "The Hegemony of the Seas is starting? I thought it would take decades."

Deep in the ocean, a giant whale with six red eyes arranged in pairs looked upward, firing beams of light through the water. "Heavenly Cave Route! Excellent. I have fought that beast of the Sea God Sect for years, but now, in the struggle for the legacy of the ancient demons, I shall finally transcend the mortal realm!"

...

Across the stormy seas, thousands of warships flying banners of a tentacled beast gathered. A scarred old man roared, "Children of the Sea! The Emperor has ordered that when the storms dissipate, we shall march on the Eastern Sea! We shall shed our demonic blood, reignite our divine glory, and seize the opportunity for immortality!"

...

Half a month later, back at the Forging Pavilion.

With a thunderous crash, the Subduing Sea Spear emerged from the furnace, its form now complete. It was a ninth-grade divine weapon.

"This weapon is finished," Liu Ruyi said, wiping sweat from his brow.

Bai Xuan grasped the spear, and the entire chamber trembled. He turned to Dharma King Yin, who had arrived with a grave expression.

"Explain," Bai Xuan said.

"This is the precursor to the 'Hegemony of the Seas'," Dharma King Yin said, his voice trembling. "The Heavenly Cave Route is opening. The Immortal Opportunity appears once every two hundred years. Whoever seizes these legacies and suppresses their rivals will become the master of a sea region, build the Great Ark, and travel to the depths of the Chaotic Void Sea to obtain the chance for eternal life!"

Bai Xuan’s eyes narrowed. He thought of four words: *The chaotic times are here.*

But for Bai Xuan, chaos was not just a crisis—it was an opportunity. If the Dharma King was correct, his strength would rise at an astonishing speed in this new era.

The path ahead was finally clear.