Chapter 384: Crossing the Sea

No need to queue; prepared contestants can enter directly.Li An entered without hesitation.Instantly.A cry of death shook the earth."Cross the Horizontal Sea! Let the flames of humanity rise on the shore!"Caught in the midst of the battle, Li An was immediately stunned.Around him stood a tidal wave of human warriors, each face shrouded in hysterical frenzy.Li An followed the crowd's gaze.Before him lay a vast ocean stretching as far as the eye could see.In it teemed with countless marine creatures: a giant dark green octopus that could easily overturn a crowd with a single slap.Red piranhas that could fly.The enchanting, four-limbed Queen of the Sea.She stood in the center of the Horizontal Sea, looking down indifferently at Li An and the land he stood on.Finally, her gaze fell behind Li An. Li An turned and saw a heroic figure, draped in flames, standing at the highest point of the human battle line.His face was expressionless, but in Li An's slow-motion vision, his pupils trembled slightly.Because there was no way!Humanity was born on a barren continent.This continent was surrounded by the vast ocean.In the ocean lived countless aquatic overlords, each of them possessing a supreme realm.They enslaved humanity.Anyone who dared to build a ship and cross the ocean would be devoured.This barren continent simply could not support human growth.I heard that on the other side of the ocean lay an endless plain, lush with green grass and rich in resources.Only by crossing the vast ocean could humanity have a future!But...Humanity was a land creature. How could it possibly fight those powerful sea creatures on the ocean?There was no way. In history books, the Battle of Zonghenghai was not won, but twenty thousand elite humans crossed the ocean and spent over a hundred years recuperating on the other side, gathering strength until they were strong enough to bring the people trapped on the desolate continent.The way those twenty thousand elite humans crossed the ocean was unacceptable to all humans.They crossed over on corpses.Dead human corpses!Humanity had not defeated those sea creatures.But there were enough humans!Tens of millions of human corpses, too many for them to consume, drifted across the sea, forming a bridge, giving the incoming elite a foothold and allowing them to cross alive.What could Zhao Zhongtian do?His flames couldn't evaporate the ocean.If he used them recklessly, they would also affect his own soldiers.Humans cultivating the wood and water elements would also be seriously injured by his flames.Li An's first reaction was to fly.After reaching the sixth or seventh level of martial arts cultivation, flying is easy. Even if the other sea creatures could fly, they could probably get past them by circling around them.But the scene before him left Li An somewhat bewildered.Humans of the Sixth and Seventh Realms were extremely rare, barely visible.Most were from the lower three realms.And none of them could fly.They didn't even know how to concentrate their martial will; their training was completely haphazard!Among the sea creatures roaming the sea, there were even man-eating flying fish that could control the air.Li An stood at the edge of the land, amidst the charging crowd, the rules of flying sand and rocks echoing in his mind.The longer he held out, the higher his score.Right.As long as he remained on land, shamelessly refusing to move forward, he could remain alive and earn a high score.But after seeing the dense mass of human corpses on the ocean, he could no longer stand still.Wasn't this an illusion?Why did everything seem so real?The waves felt cold against him, and human blood felt hot on his face. Li An gently slapped his hand against his cheek, feeling the thick layer of blood. The owner of that blood floated over the sea, a massive sea serpent suddenly soaring into the sky, consuming the human corpses!"Fuck!"Li An roared in rage, his oscillating body activated, transforming into a flaming polar star and bursting forth with a single punch, blasting the sea serpent's entire body apart.The sea serpent's dark green blood splattered.At that moment,All humans were stunned for a moment; even the eyes of the marine creatures showed a look of disbelief.With one punch, a hundred-meter-long sea serpent exploded.Is this something a human could do?The enchanting Queen of the Sea glanced at Li An and said, "Kill him."Li An stood atop the sea serpent's corpse, pointing his finger toward the shore, and roared, "Everyone, follow me!"On the ocean, he displayed a martial spirit and skill that astonished everyone.He seemed a genius ahead of his time, slaughtering his way through the sea, a battlefield that might have amused him. Suddenly, a sea serpent attacked Li An's back. A brave human warrior shielded him from the blow. Li An spun around and blasted the sea serpent with a single blow. But the human warrior's body had been pierced. He lay on top of Li An, muttering, "Cross this sea." With that, he collapsed, losing all strength, and fell into the ocean. Li An frantically slaughtered the sea creatures in mid-air. He single-handedly pushed forward, greatly minimizing human casualties. Fortunately, the most powerful creature in this ocean was only at the seventh level. The seventh level back then was completely different from the seventh level today. A genius like Li An could easily handle it! His skills, martial spirit, talent, and trembling body left all the creatures on the battlefield dumbfounded. They couldn't believe such a being existed in this world, and a human at that. Even with a physical score of 122, it was still far from the 180 points calculated by Luo Chitian. Li An couldn't normalize his oscillating body.It was then that he realized more deeply the horror of this battle.This battle seemed endless, for the creatures in the sea were more numerous than ants.After 20 minutes of fighting, Li An had pushed the front lines to the center of the Zongheng Sea, but he was almost at his limit.It suddenly dawned on him that all the battles he had fought before were just playing house.The two sides were evenly matched.You fight back and forth, and if I'm stronger, I'll survive.But this battle in the Zongheng Sea was not like that.There was no even-handedness.The enemy's numbers were countless, and all we had were numbers."No!"Li An gritted his teeth, and thick white smoke emanated from the corners of his mouth.He pointed his gaze directly at the back of the sea and charged forward.Capture the leader first.But the next second.A figure appeared before him, pressing a finger fiercely against his Qi meridian.Zhao Zhongtian. He stared at Li An, his face filled with genuine joy."Are you a human from the outside world?""I've always believed that there must be other humans in the vast sea of stars.""I'm the leader of this tribe, Zhao Zhongtian."The weathered middle-aged man paused, then spoke in a voice almost pleading, "I hope you can help our tribe cross this sea.""I give you this seal. From now on, all the humans around me will obey your orders.""Leave the Sea Queen to me.""I beg you, you must lead my people across this sea!"With these words, he turned to face the Sea Queen.Li An strained his whole body, but no strength was available. He watched helplessly as Zhao Zhongtian charged into the encirclement.The only force he could exert was in his palm.And in his palm was the seal representing the Human King.He watched the blazing sparks of fire being drowned by the boundless ocean, his throat trembling as he let out a hoarse howl.