From the Metropolis to the Strongest in the Cosmos

Li Yang was shocked by what Soul Ink said, but he didn’t feel it was anything too serious.

However, Soul Ink’s next words made the color drain from Li Yang’s face.

”By my calculations, the number of these King Level beasts will exceed one thousand within a month. Your planet is doomed. Relying on those hundred-or-so King Level masters and the Law Realm expert, Shen Xuan, it would take at least several months to eliminate them all. During that time, Earth will absolutely suffer catastrophic destruction!”

Even though Shen Xuan is at the Law Realm, he’s still just one person. It would take him a significant amount of time just to fly around the globe.

At best, he can only fight one sea creature at a time. He would be powerless against any that are too far away.

”What? Over a thousand King Level beasts?” Li Yang’s expression turned incredibly grim.

’If there are that many at King Level, then there must be even more at the Earth and Celestial Levels!’

’Just like Soul Ink said, Earth is in for a disaster!’

”Why is that alien, Jin Mola, doing this? Isn’t he afraid Palace Master Shen Xuan will opt for mutually assured destruction and reveal Earth’s existence to other civilizations?” Li Yang asked.

Soul Ink shook its head and said flatly, ”How would I know what that Jin Mola is thinking?”

It showed no emotional fluctuation whatsoever.

On the entire planet, Li Yang was the only one it cared about. Even if Earth were to be destroyed, it wouldn’t be concerned.

With a grim look on his face, Li Yang’s gaze suddenly shifted to a spot not far away. He had arrived at the coordinates sent by the Celestial Origin Palace.

A cruise ship was there, under attack by a giant sea serpent.

’Hm? Qin Yue?’

Li Yang’s eyes narrowed as he saw who was on the ship.

...

That day, Qin Yue and Chu Tingting had taken a boat out for a scenic tour.

She had been on boat trips before back in Coastal City, but the ocean view here was completely different, so she was still very excited.

”Wow, Yueyue, the view is so beautiful!”

Chu Tingting exclaimed, snapping picture after picture with her phone.

Qin Yue smiled as well, holding her phone and occasionally taking a photo.

As she was taking a photo, her phone suddenly buzzed with a notification.

She glanced down and saw it was a text message warning of danger at sea.

”ALERT! ALERT! IMMINENT DANGER IN THE OCEAN. RETURN TO SHORE IMMEDIATELY...”

”Huh? Yueyue, what’s this text message about?”

Chu Tingting stared at the message, completely baffled. ”And it’s from 911.”

Qin Yue shook her head. ”I don’t know.”

Her face was also full of confusion.

’Why would 911 suddenly send a message like this?’

Just then, the ship’s captain came out and announced, ”We’re turning back to port now, everyone.”

”What? No way!”

”We just got out here! We haven’t had enough of the view yet.”

The other passengers on the boat immediately started to complain.

There were over twenty people on board... all students from Ocean University out for a day trip.

Many of them didn’t take the warning message seriously at all.

The message looked a lot like a scam text, no matter how you looked at it.

The crucial thing was that this global crisis had appeared without any warning.

And the fastest way to inform the public was to send out a mass warning via text message first.

The goal, at the very least, was to instill a sense of caution in people.

BANG!

Just then, the entire ship lurched violently, as if it had been struck by something massive.

The jolt sent several people on deck tumbling to the floor.

”What was that?”

”I don’t know!”

Instantly, panic began to spread among the passengers.

Chu Tingting had fallen over as well. After scrambling back up, she rushed to Qin Yue’s side and asked fearfully, ”Yueyue, what’s happening? That text said there was danger in the ocean, and then the ship shook... There isn’t really danger, is there?”

The timing was too perfect. Having just received that tense message, she couldn’t help but let her imagination run wild.

Qin Yue tried to comfort her. ”It’s okay, Tingting. The ship probably just hit something.”

The words had barely left her mouth when her eyes widened in utter shock.

HISSSS!

A blood-curdling hiss echoed across the water. The sea churned, and a gigantic sea serpent suddenly shot out from the depths!

The serpent was over twenty meters long and entirely red. Its violent, ice-cold gaze was fixed on the people on the ship.

”A sea monster!”

one of the girls screamed in terror upon seeing the giant serpent.

It wasn’t just her; expressions of pure terror appeared on everyone’s faces as they stared fearfully at the serpent.

They had all seen disaster movies where ships at sea were attacked by giant octopuses, great white sharks, and other behemoths, and the passengers were killed off one by one.

But those were just movies. Now, a scene straight out of a film was happening in real life.

”Yueyue...” Chu Tingting was terrified. She threw her arms around Qin Yue, trembling uncontrollably.

Qin Yue herself was frozen in fear, unable to move a muscle.

HISSSS!

The blood-curdling sound came again. The giant serpent coiled around the ship suddenly moved, lunging in Qin Yue’s direction.

With its enormous head and flicking scarlet tongue, Qin Yue was instantly overwhelmed by the stench of death.

Her face was a mask of fear and terror as she clung to Chu Tingting.

’Am I going to die here?’

In the end, this was the only thought that surfaced in Qin Yue’s mind.

Fear, terror, and unwillingness... but the giant serpent was already upon them.

Qin Yue could already picture herself and Chu Tingting being swallowed whole.

RUMBLE!

Suddenly, the giant serpent froze. A look of agony filled its eyes as arcs of lightning suddenly erupted across its body.

Enveloped by the lightning, its entire body was ripped away from the ship, and it began to writhe in agony in midair.

”An immortal!”

someone exclaimed in shock.

The terrified Qin Yue subconsciously looked up and froze.

There, in front of the writhing serpent, stood an impossibly young man.

From the looks of it, the young man was clearly the one controlling the lightning.

”Li Yang?”

Qin Yue murmured, ’Am I dreaming?’

’Li Yang is floating in midair? How is that possible?’

’Good thing I made it in time.’

Li Yang glanced at Qin Yue and the others on the boat. If he’d arrived just a moment later, they would have become a meal for the serpent.

With a clench of his right fist, the lightning intensified, and the giant serpent was instantly torn into several pieces. Its remains then fell from the sky and plunged into the sea.

”Are you okay?”

After dispatching the serpent, Li Yang turned to Qin Yue and asked.

After all, his father, Li Guohai, and Qin Yue’s father, Qin Shanchuan, were very good friends. Now that he had run into her, he couldn’t just leave without saying a word.

”I... I’m... okay.”

Staring at Li Yang, Qin Yue finally snapped out of her daze and quickly shook her head.

”The ocean isn’t safe right now. You all need to get back to shore,” Li Yang said in a serious tone.

With that said, he didn’t linger, turning and flying swiftly into the distance.