I can receive unlimited protection; my parents handed me over to the state.

Odin slowly raised his golden trident, pointing it at Li Qingcang. His sapphire-like eyes were filled with the indifference of a god towards mortals.

"Tens of thousands of years ago, our ancestors were forced to leave this 'Blue Star' due to an accident. Now, we have returned. And you, the humble terrestrial species who crawled out of the soil after we left, should return the right to rule this planet to its rightful owner."

He spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world, as if he were not an invader, but a king who had come to reclaim lost territory.

"Bullshit!" Li Qingcang roared in fury. "This planet was reclaimed from the clutches of the star beasts and the void by us humans with our blood and lives! It's our home, our means of survival. How dare you fish-men, who seem to have sprung up from some unknown corner of the earth, spout such nonsense here?!"

"Fish-men?" Upon hearing this name, Odin's handsome face showed anger for the first time. "It seems that you ignorant land creatures have forgotten the fear of being dominated by the wrath of the sea."

Without another word, he pointed his golden trident sharply at the sea below: "Since you refuse to submit willingly, then let the towering waves wash away your lowly souls! The Great Tsunami—descends!"

As his voice, like a divine decree, fell, "Boom boom boom boom—!!" The entire East China Sea instantly boiled violently! A terrifying giant wave, thousands of meters high and blotting out the sky, rose out of nowhere, like a wall of sighs made of seawater, carrying the power to crush and submerge everything, and crashed down on dozens of Chinese interstellar fleets and the coastline stretching for thousands of kilometers behind them!

What kind of colossal wave was it? It stood thousands of meters tall, like a towering, azure mountain range rising from the ground, its summit almost touching the hazy clouds. Stretching for hundreds of kilometers, it completely enveloped the entire Chinese fleet. It could no longer be called a "wave," but rather a moving, raging wall of sighs, imbued with the fury of the entire East China Sea. With terrifying power capable of shattering the continental shelf, it crushed towards the Chinese fleet, which appeared as insignificant as a toy model before it, and towards the hundreds of millions of compatriots along the coastline.

"My God..." In the living room of Villa S-0, Chi Lian stared at the apocalyptic scene on the holographic screen. Her usually alluring and seductive face was drained of color, replaced by utter horror. She had awakened the [Daughter of the Flame Demon] talent, specializing in large-scale destruction. She had once thought her "Flame Demon's Descent" was enough to incinerate a small city, but this destructive power was nothing more than child's play compared to the true natural disaster that could alter the terrain and reshape the landscape.

"How the hell am I supposed to fight this?" Liu Wuhen's voice trembled almost imperceptibly. He was a top assassin, skilled at delivering fatal blows from the shadows, but faced with such overwhelming and unparalleled power, his prized speed and skill seemed utterly pale and powerless. He had no doubt that if he were even slightly touched by the giant wave, his very soul would be crushed into the most primordial particles by the terrifying water pressure.

"Is this... the power of an SSS-level marine civilization?" Gu Tianye and Xiang Batian, these two fearless brutes, now wore solemn expressions. They were confident in themselves, but also aware of their limitations—even wielding a fully-fledged divine artifact, they could at most create a slightly larger hole in the Wall of Sighs before being swallowed up by the endless seawater. This was no longer something individual strength could contend with; it was a higher-dimensional power crushing one civilization upon another!

"It's over... the East China Sea defense line is doomed..." A young reserve member of the East China Sea Naval Region stared at the approaching monstrous wave on the screen, his face filled with despair. His family and friends lived on that coastline about to be swallowed by the giant wave.

However, just when everyone thought annihilation was imminent, a calm, iron-willed, and authoritative voice slowly resounded throughout the battlefield: "Hmph! You dare to show off your meager skills before me?!"

It's Li Qingcang! The seemingly refined Commander-in-Chief of the East China Sea Military Region, dressed in a white general's uniform!

Facing the terrifying, sky-covering waves, he showed no fear whatsoever, but rather extreme disdain and mockery: "Odin, is that it? Today, I'll show you what true 'playing in the water' really means!"

"In the name of me, 'Sea Dragon King' Li Qingcang! I command—East Sea, heed my command!"

As his words, seemingly imbued with divine will, echoed, "Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" The entire East China Sea boiled once more, ten or even a hundred times more violently than when Odin unleashed the Great Tsunami! Then, before everyone's completely stunned and frozen gazes, opposite that terrifying wave thousands of meters high, an even larger, more terrifying, and more solidified azure wave, also thousands of meters high, rose from the ground behind the Chinese fleet, like an ancient sea dragon awakening!

The giant wave was enormous, lifting dozens of Chinese interstellar fleets into the air; the wave was so solid that its surface even reflected the hazy clouds in the sky!

"This...this..." Odin, the commander of Atlantis, stood atop his flagship, staring at the scene that defied the law of conservation of energy. For the first time, his handsome face, usually as proud as a god, revealed a human shock! He couldn't understand why this seemingly ordinary land creature could control the power of the sea? Moreover, this control seemed even purer and stronger than his own, the governor under the Seven Seas Kings who possessed the blood of the sea god!

"Now, do you know who the real 'Fishman' is?" Li Qingcang looked at Odin's shocked and confused eyes, a victorious smile spreading across his face. He slowly raised his outstretched right hand and swung it fiercely downwards at the terrifying giant wave summoned by Odin: "Get back here!!"

"Roar—!!" Like the roar of a dragon king, the giant wave summoned by Li Qingcang, like a loyal dragon receiving a command, crashed fiercely into the menacing death wave opposite him with terrifying power capable of overturning the entire continental shelf!

There were no spectacular energy collisions, no earth-shattering explosions, only two sighing walls made of pure water elements, engaged in the most primitive and savage struggle on the vast sea!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" The entire East China Sea seemed to be completely overturned, and the terrifying aftershocks of energy transformed into tsunamis hundreds of meters high, spreading wildly in all directions. Coastal cities thousands of kilometers away sounded the highest-level tsunami warnings. People on the coast, seeing the sky collapsing, turned pale, their legs went weak, and they knelt on the ground, trembling, thinking that the end of the world had arrived.

However, this all-consuming struggle did not last long. After less than a minute of stalemate, the giant wave summoned by Odin began to collapse, its size shrinking visibly and its power rapidly diminishing. Finally, with a muffled crash, the giant wave completely disintegrated, transforming into a torrential downpour.

Although the giant wave summoned by Li Qingcang had shrunk considerably, it still stood majestically on the sea, like an insurmountable Great Wall of Steel, keeping all storms outside the country's borders.

Sit down!

"We...we won?" In the living room of Villa S-0, Chi Lian stared at the enemy's giant wave disappearing on the holographic screen, and the still-standing Chinese giant wave, her face filled with disbelief. She had never imagined that the world-destroying attack just now would be so easily and effortlessly neutralized by a wave-to-wave confrontation.

"So...so powerful!" Liu Wuhen's voice still trembled as he looked at the middle-aged man on the screen who controlled the entire East China Sea with just one hand. The pride he felt, born from his talent, was once again shattered. This is China's SSS-level Star Envoy? This is the "Sea Dragon King" guarding the nation's borders? Truly terrifying!

"Hahaha! We won! Uncle Li is awesome!" "I knew it! A few mere fishmen dare to run wild on our Chinese territory? They're courting death!" After a brief moment of shock, Gu Tianye and Xiang Batian immediately erupted in proud and excited cheers. Coming from military families, they had long heard of Li Qingcang's reputation. Seeing their "elder" crush the arrogant commander of Atlantis head-on, their pride was overflowing.

"General Li Qingcang, codenamed 'Sea Dragon King,' possesses the SSS-level talent 'All Seas United,' which grants him near-divine control over any body of water. Especially in the East China Sea, which he has guarded for decades, his power is amplified in an unparalleled way." Lin Ziling adjusted her glasses and explained to the newcomer in the rigorous tone of a scholar, "It can be said that as long as he is on the sea, General Li is invincible."

Hearing Lin Ziling's explanation, Liu Wuhen and Chi Lian suddenly understood. No wonder Odin lost so badly; it turned out he was competing with a max-level water-type expert in his own right, trying to "play in the water"—it was like the God of Longevity hanging himself—wanting to die.

While everyone was captivated by Li Qingcang's overwhelming strength, Lu Yuan frowned slightly. He stared at Odin on the screen, the Atlantean commander who, despite being at a disadvantage, remained completely calm and even wore a strange smile. Something felt off to him.

"This guy is no ordinary person." Lu Yuan stroked his chin, silently calculating in his mind. Logically speaking, when a powerful move is countered head-on in a more forceful way, a normal person should feel serious and wary, even if they don't panic. But Odin was too calm from beginning to end, as if the earth-shattering tsunami just now was nothing more than an insignificant test. He must have a backup plan, and an even more terrifying one at that.

"Mr. Lu, what are you thinking about?" Gu Tianye asked, noticing Lu Yuan's serious expression. "We've already won, why are you still looking so worried?"

"We won?" Lu Yuan glanced at him and said irritably, "Which eye of yours saw us win? This is nothing, just an appetizer. The real battle is yet to come."