Crossover anime, and you call this a slice-of-life story?

What kind of being is it?

Its body truly resembles a continuous mountain range, stretching across the bottom of a massive trench, with no end in sight.

Its body is covered with thick, dark scales that are comparable to those forged from divine metal. Each scale is the size of a house and is covered with marks of time and the remains of seabed parasites.

Its head is huge and ferocious, somewhat like a legendary dragon, but more primitive and brutal. Its tightly closed maw seems capable of swallowing an entire city, and several pale white fangs, like giant stone pillars, extend from the corners of its mouth.

A giant tail covered in bone spurs, with a tip like a meteor hammer, swayed unconsciously, causing the surrounding seawater to violently tremble and form an undercurrent.

It seemed to be asleep, each long breath like a small storm on the seabed, the inhaled seawater forming whirlpools, and the exhaled air carrying a rich life essence and an ancient fishy smell.

"As expected of the legendary 'oceanic calamity'."

Soan was horrified. Even from a distance, he could feel the terrifying power contained within that body. "This vitality... is probably even stronger than that of an ordinary lower-level god!"

A look of satisfaction gleamed in Shangguan Yun's eyes.

This Leviathan certainly didn't disappoint him! Its immense life force was even equivalent to the total number of dozens of monsters he had painstakingly cleared in the lower levels of the Eris Labyrinth!

Without further hesitation, he made a thought and, without using any fancy spells, simply raised his right hand, his five fingers slightly spread, and pressed lightly against the sleeping behemoth below.

hum!

An invisible and intangible power, yet seemingly containing the power to suppress all things, suddenly descended, centered on Shangguan Yun's palm!

The deep-sea currents that were flowing slowly froze instantly!

The sleeping Leviathan seemed to sense a deadly crisis. Its massive body trembled violently, and its enormous eyes, like small lakes, snapped open. There was no light of intelligence in them, only the most primal, violent rage and... a trace of barely perceptible fear!

"Roar--!!!"

A silent roar exploded in the deep sea!

This was not a sound, but a violent impact of pure spirit and life energy, sweeping towards Shangguan Yun like a tangible tsunami!

This is Leviathan's instinctive counterattack, enough to easily crush the souls of even the most powerful beings, including those at the Saint Realm and Legendary levels!

However, when this terrifying mental impact approached within a hundred meters of Shangguan Yun, it was as if it had hit an invisible dam, silently annihilating and dissipating.

At the same time, the true power of Shangguan Yun's seemingly feigned palm strike began to manifest.

Click... Click...

Centered on the Leviathan mountain-like body, the surrounding seawater and space within a radius of ten thousand meters seemed to be gripped by an invisible giant hand, and began to groan in agony from the unbearable weight!

Leviathan's proud, thick scales, which were strong enough to withstand divine artifacts, began to shatter and twist inch by inch under that invisible compressive force!

Its enormous body was forcibly pulled up from the bottom of the trench by an irresistible force, as if an invisible hand had grasped it in the palm of its hand and was about to crush it!

"Ow—!"

Leviathan let out a painful and desperate roar, struggling frantically, slapping its massive tail and tearing with its claws, trying to break free from this invisible bondage.

Each struggle triggered violent tremors in the surrounding sea, causing the seabed to crack and huge rocks to tumble, as if the end of the world had arrived.

But its struggles seemed so pale and powerless in the face of Shangguan Yun's absolute power.

The invisible force continued to tighten, and more and more cracks appeared on Leviathan's body, like porcelain about to shatter. Dark golden blood seeped from the cracks, staining a large area of ​​the sea with an eerie color.

"Their vitality is indeed tenacious."

Shangguan Yun gave a brief comment, his five fingers slightly clenching.

boom!!!

Like a star exploding in the deep sea, the massive Leviathan, as large as a mountain, could no longer withstand the destructive pressure and burst apart!

There was no gruesome scene of flying blood and flesh. Under the influence of that power, Leviathan's shattered body was instantly crushed and decomposed, turning into the purest and most powerful life energy and primordial essence, which surged towards Shangguan Yun like a torrent of dark gold.

A massive torrent of life essence transformed into 'experience points' and surged into Shangguan Yun's body, where he perfectly refined and absorbed them.

Feeling the energy within his body growing toward the peak of the seventh rank, Shangguan Yun's lips curled into a smile.

Soan watched in stunned silence. Although it wasn't the first time he had witnessed Shangguan Yun's terror, the fact that he could so casually "crush" the legendary Leviathan still sent shivers down his spine.

This is simply... a walking natural disaster!

Having absorbed the experience from Leviathan, Shangguan Yun felt the surging power within him and nodded in satisfaction. "Next."

Over the next three days, the depths of the Sea of ​​Curses welcomed an unprecedentedly terrifying being.

Shangguan Yun's hunting efficiency was outrageously high.

No powerful life force can escape his powerful divine sense.

They encountered the "thunderstorm giant squid" lurking within the thunderstorm clouds.

It was a giant squid, the size of a small town, wrapped in destructive lightning. Each wave of its dozens of tentacles covered in suckers could stir up celestial phenomena, summoning sea tornadoes and destructive thunderstorms.

It attempted to trap and kill Shangguan Yun with its Thunder Domain, and countless purple lightning bolts as thick as buckets struck down like a thunderous prison.

Chapter 279 Empress Sersia of Naga

Shangguan Yun simply raised his hand and pointed, and the thunder in the sky seemed to have met a king, obediently circling around his fingertip.

He then pressed it down with his hand, compressing the endless thunderstorm into a bead containing terrifying lightning energy, which he casually put away, intending to give it to Kaguya as a gift later.

The giant squid's life essence was also completely devoured.

They also found the "Abyssal Whale" that dwells in the bottom of the ocean trench.

Its size is even slightly larger than Leviathan, like a moving deep-sea continent.

It is not good at fighting, but its defense is extremely abnormal, and the life energy contained in its body is like a bottomless abyss.

It attempted to use its massive size and the power of the water it controlled to squeeze and exile Shangguan Yun.

Shangguan Yun pointed his fingers like a sword, and a sword shadow, condensed to its extreme and seemingly capable of slicing through the barrier of the world, flashed by.

The abyssal demon whale's supposedly formidable defenses were as fragile as paper, cleaved open from head to toe, including its core soul, by a single sword strike.

He is skilled in lightning, but lightning is not his only power.

In addition, there is the "Ancient Dragon Turtle" which is as huge as a mountain.

A small ecosystem has even formed on its carapace.

These ancient sea beasts, which once dominated the Sea of ​​Curses and caused headaches even for the divine realm, became nothing more than mobile "experience packs" in front of Shangguan Yun.

Their struggles, their roars, and the innate abilities that made them famous all seemed so laughable and powerless in the face of such an absolute disparity in strength.

Shangguan Yun's hunting methods are diverse, sometimes relying solely on physical strength to overwhelm his prey, and sometimes on the skillful use of supernatural powers.

He wasn't just indiscriminately slaughtering; rather, he was using this natural training ground to familiarize himself with and hone the power that had surged after his breakthrough, verifying his various insights.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

When Shangguan Yun pulled out a "Void Ray" that was trying to escape into the spatial interlayer and absorbed its life essence containing spatial attributes, the power in his body that had already reached the critical point finally underwent a qualitative change!

boom!!!

An aura far more terrifying than any before erupted from his body!

Centered on him, the Sea of ​​Curses, spanning thousands of miles, seemed to have been paused!

The surging undercurrents froze, the churning eddies subsided, and the deep-sea creatures that had been emitting a faint glow instantly dimmed and went into hibernation.

Even the ubiquitous seawater seemed to become viscous, heavy, and cease to flow.

Peak of the seventh rank!

It was a natural and effortless breakthrough!

Feeling the seemingly endless power within his body, a power that could manipulate rules and shatter the void with a wave of his hand, Shangguan Yun slowly opened his eyes. A dazzling divine light pierced the darkness of the deep sea, like two tangible bolts of lightning.

"Peak of the seventh rank...not bad."

He murmured to himself, a hint of satisfaction in his voice.

In just a few days, he broke through from the mid-stage of the seventh rank to the peak of the seventh rank!

If this gets back, countless powerful figures will collapse and wail in despair.

Sure enough, it seems that only murder and arson bring wealth and power.

Soan had already retreated to a distance. Under the oppressive force of that breakthrough, he felt like a small boat in a storm, trembling and not daring to lift his head.

His reverence for Shangguan Yun had reached an unparalleled level.

Three days! Just three days!

The opponent's already invincible power has actually broken through again?!

He felt like he was dreaming. Could such a thing really exist in this world? This speed of cultivation was unheard of and unseen!

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty's divine might is unparalleled! Congratulations on your great advancement in strength!" Only after the terrifying pressure subsided slightly did So An dare to fly closer, his voice trembling as he offered his congratulations.

at the same time--

When Shangguan Yun broke through, the terrifying pressure that swept across thousands of miles was like a heavy bomb being dropped into the silent deep sea, and the ripples it caused were far beyond this area.

In the very core of the Sea of ​​Curses, where even light and divine consciousness seem to be swallowed up, a magnificent world, completely different from the desolate and barren outside, quietly exists.

It wasn't dark here; instead, it was enveloped in a soft and dreamy azure light.

The enormous coral reefs, shimmering with a bluish light, stand like ancient trees, forming magnificent natural palaces.

Various deep-sea fish, with their elegant shapes and pearly luster, swim leisurely among the fish.

Countless crystals radiating starlight are embedded in the underwater mountains and buildings, making this area resemble a starry sky underwater.

This is the habitat of the Naga race, the true forbidden zone and holy land of the Sea of ​​Curses.

Deep within the most magnificent palace, carved from a single, enormous "Heart of the Deep Sea" sapphire, a stunningly beautiful figure leans languidly against a throne crafted from millennia-old warm jade and ten-thousand-year-old pearl shells.

She possessed an exquisitely beautiful face, as flawless as a human woman's, with skin as white as snow, and seemed to be shrouded in a hazy halo under the surrounding shimmering blue light.

Her eyes, as deep as the oldest ocean, were a rare amethyst color, and their movement carried a sense of worldly wisdom and experience.

Her ears were long and pointed, adorned with tiny, star-like scales, adding to her exotic and mysterious charm.

From the waist down, there is a long and powerful purple-gold snake tail, elegantly coiled beneath the throne. Its scales shimmer with a metallic luster, yet have a silky smooth texture. Each scale is naturally engraved with mysterious patterns, as if containing the laws of the ocean.

She is Cecilia, the queen of the Naga race, an ancient being who has lived for countless years and whom even the God King of the Divine Realm is unwilling to easily provoke.

Just as Shangguan Yun broke through and his aura swept across the surroundings, Cecilia's amethyst-like eyes suddenly opened, a hint of solemnity and surprise flashing within them.

She sat up slightly, her gaze seemingly piercing through the palace walls and across the endless sea, directed towards the direction where Shangguan Yun was.

"Such a domineering yet unfamiliar aura... it doesn't belong to those familiar old guys, so who is it?"

She spoke softly to herself, her voice like a warm current surging in the deep sea, carrying a peculiar magnetism and majesty.

A Naga guard commander, clad in silver scale armor and exuding a powerful aura, swiftly swam into the palace, knelt on one knee, and said with a hint of tension in his voice, "Your Majesty! Intense energy fluctuations have been observed in the sea, and an extremely powerful and unfamiliar pressure has appeared, suggesting that a top-tier expert has intruded. In recent days, the life auras of several 'lords,' including Leviathan, Thunderstorm Giant Squid, and Abyss Demon Whale, have disappeared one after another!"

Sersia gently waved her slender fingers, signaling to the guard commander not to panic.

"I already know."

Her tone was calm, but the seriousness in her eyes did not disappear. "This person... in three days, almost wiped out those stubborn, destructive ancient sea beasts on the outskirts. His methods were swift and efficient, and his strength... is unfathomable."

Chapter 280 Invitation

She hesitated for a moment.

The power displayed by her opponent had reached the "world-class" peak, on par with her.

Why would such a powerful individual intrude into her territory?

Could they have come for the Naga race?

Or was it simply to hunt a group of sea monsters?

If it is the former, a fierce battle is probably inevitable.

Although she was not afraid, the Naga clan would pay a heavy price, and the peaceful homeland she had protected for countless years might be destroyed.

If it's the latter... after clearing out the sea monsters, will the other party leave, or will they turn their attention to the Naga?

"Pass down the order to activate a portion of the power of the 'Vast Ocean Array' and strengthen vigilance, but without my command, no one is to launch an attack."

Sersia ordered, "In addition, prepare the highest-level welcoming ceremony."

The guard commander was taken aback: "Your Majesty, are you... going to welcome him?"