enslaved merfolk. I mean, they were ripping off these people. The merfolk's scales, which used to be bright and full of life, were sold for a measly amount up on the surface. Th

n underwater tunnels. Picture huge barges shaped like giant sea turtles, hauling crates full of scales and barrels of dead mermaid meat. At night, these barges would sneak th

ls, was like, the ultimate fancy dish at weddings and victory celebrations. The rich people would be singing praises a

th the number of people they were snatching up. So, he decided to build this massive fortress call

u's best fighters, and they had this whole ranking

vel guys, like this dude Bai Lian,

supervisors at the construct

ho were in charge of k

people designed the f

of the Seven Empire alli

top, you had Master Qian Xu him

up super fast, with shiny towers covered in scales and walls made of ground-up bone ash. They bragged that Jing Hai Fo

slaves from getting any power. Chains with magic symbols glowed in the water. They even put slabs of f

they w

e shake in the water, enou

t water. It was a powerful, invisible force t

ywhere, the fortress groaned. Walls that were supposed to last forever started to cr

ded really freaked out, and her Di

fell down. Towers turned into piles of

ver ranks tried to put up shields, but they shattered like glass.

r some big trade talks, were screaming as their

ird

e ultra-powerful flame that just ate everything, even underwater. It tore thro

elled. Her aura flared up, but

rone room in a swirl of dark magic. His Obsidian aura spread

ould tell he was mad. "Who

d when another wave of power rolled through the fortress. It

sting a forbidden spell called "Night Void Suppress

the flames came back, brighter th

nt wide. "I

all feel it – this power wasn't from their world. It did

d out, "M-Master... what rank is

ither. It's beyond our system... s

t touched by the fire. The flames danced around them,

Master, our spells don't work. Our ran

world, built on rankings and power, was falling apart. No

peared. He was tall, broad, and had chains h

ng

wer was rolling off him in waves that made the fighters f

, bloody and wide-eyed, stammered, "We have to neg

nd it felt like a blade

pride, raised his hands.

smiled, a col

e thunder in the distance

The fighters braced themselves, knowing they were facin