In the Death Calamity Sea, more and more islands were falling.
Fortunately, while many had died at the very beginning because they were unaware of the looming catastrophe, word later spread. Residents of numerous islands relatively close to Balz fled one after another; though the islands fell, the death toll was not exceedingly high.
System Rank powerhouses like Niu Kaitian had all observed Balz from afar, and the outcome had been the death of one System Rank powerhouse, while Niu Kaitian had nearly lost his eyes.
This disaster sweeping across the entire Death Calamity Sea forced the System Rank powerhouses—who otherwise harbored countless sordid grudges against one another—to band together, even if it proved utterly useless.
On Dianguang Island, all the System Rank powerhouses gathered together in one hall, and the meeting began.
Xiao Jianxian was the first to speak. "Everyone, if we allow this Deadly Sun to keep expanding, I fear the entire Death Calamity Sea will turn into a barren wasteland. Let's not hold back or conceal anything—if anyone has an idea, speak up."
Even though Xiao Jianxian had once had his little bird flicked by Yu Xian, his strength among System Rank experts was actually formidable. Few among the System Rank experts present dared claim they could definitively overpower Xiao Jianxian; in a life-or-death battle, it was even harder to tell.
"What can we possibly do? We haven't even figured out what that thing actually is. One glance and the Bear Jackal King died! That is not a problem people at our level can solve," Mo Long, a good friend of the deceased System Rank expert, grumbled impatiently.
Dinggong Bang glanced at Mo Long and remarked indifferently, "Just because you have no solution doesn't mean everyone has none. Aren't we all gathered here to save the Death Calamity Sea? If you want to run... then go ahead and run."
"Hmph, then what solution do you have?" Mo Long scoffed, glaring at Dinggong Bang.
Dinggong Bang looked toward Niu Kaitian and said, "If we can invite that esteemed master to intervene, I believe we will definitely weather this crisis safely."
"Benefactor doesn't seem to have any intention of making a move," Niu Kaitian sighed.
To this day, he still couldn't figure out what Yu Xian actually liked, nor what Yu Xian actually disliked.
Every time Yu Xian appeared in Little Nora's livestream, the subordinate he had stationed to watch the stream round the clock would notify him. He would then log on and speak as much as possible, doing his best to show his face and make his presence known before Yu Xian.
From their countless interactions, Yu Xian seemed easy to talk to, hardly ever got angry, and was very magnanimous with jokes—definitely a powerhouse with an exceptionally good temper.
Yet this time, when he discreetly sent news to Yu Xian, he discovered that Yu Xian didn't care in the slightest.
This overturned Niu Kaitian's initial assessment. He had assumed Yu Xian was the accommodating sort, but this incident showed that while Yu Xian was indeed good-natured, he was certainly no bleeding-heart saint overflowing with pity; he had virtually no reaction to a widespread humanitarian catastrophe.
"Then why did that esteemed master act previously?" Xiao Jianxian asked, looking at Niu Kaitian.
This was a question many wanted answered. Everything Yu Xian had done since entering the Death Calamity Sea had long been thoroughly investigated by countless factions: destroying a small sect, then heading to Bull Dragon Island, killing Bai Chonghu and Zhou Eyang along the way, arriving at Bull Dragon Island, slapping Sun Shenhou to death, and capturing the Vine King as an afterthought.
After that, he had suddenly appeared on Fengsuo Island, butchered a massive swarm of Pegasus wasps, and then reached Dianguang Island, where he casually, almost playfully, dealt with those terrifying heads.
"That I actually know. Benefactor came to the Death Calamity Sea to capture the Vine King. Information on the Vine King's location was provided by Sima Gao, so he fulfilled one favor for Sima Gao, which was exterminating the Black Lotus Sect," Niu Kaitian nodded and continued.
A muscular man couldn't help asking, "Then what about Bai Chonghu, Zhou Eyang, Sun Shenhou, and the rest...?"
"They happened to offend Benefactor, so Benefactor casually slapped them to death," Niu Kaitian answered.
Casually slapped to death.
Fair enough.
Everyone present accepted this reality.
Inwardly, everyone silently reflected on their usual conduct to see if they had acted especially arrogant or done anything prone to drawing aggro.
In the past, relying on their status as the topmost powerhouses in the Death Calamity Sea, being a bit overbearing was fine. But now with Yu Xian around, and perhaps other ancient monsters lurking in hiding, if they ran into someone and got casually slapped to death... how unjust would that be?
"Then what about his second appearance? What was that for?" Dinggong Bang pressed further.
At this point, You Xinghun spoke up. "I know this one. Duckie mentioned it before. They only returned to the Death Calamity Sea to capture Pengzu En. Everything else was just resolved in passing."
"In passing again?" Xiao Jianxian murmured thoughtfully.
Those scarlet heads of the Death Calamity Sea, which they regarded as mortal enemies, had simply been cleared away as an afterthought.
Dinggong Bang analyzed, "In other words, as long as we find a way to invite him to the Death Calamity Sea, there is a high probability he will casually resolve any calamity threatening the populace?"
"The problem is that lately, Benefactor rarely even watches Little Nora's livestreams. He's likely entered his so-called 'salted fish phase.' Getting him to leave his house might be quite difficult," Niu Kaitian said with a wry smile.
The notion of Yu Xian's "salted fish phase" had been mentioned casually by Little Nora during a stream.
It roughly meant that at certain times, Yu Xian would laze about lying flat, remaining motionless for prolonged stretches like some alternative form of hibernation.
No, more like estivation.
You Xinghun offered his analysis. "From what I've seen each time Lord Yu Xian appears in the stream, his appetite is hardly smaller than Duckie's. Moreover, Duckie has mentioned that Lord Yu Xian has always loved gourmet food. Why don't we host a grand culinary competition and invite Duckie to serve as a judge? That might just lure Lord Yu Xian out."
"I have an idea," a woman in red said with a smile. "I've observed that whenever Lord Yu Xian appears, he's surrounded by beautiful women; he is surely a man of romantic tastes. If we host a Death Calamity Sea beauty pageant, perhaps we can lure Lord Yu Xian out. Besides, if someone catches his eye, the future of the Death Calamity Sea will be secure."
Xiao Jianxian retorted, "Lady Tangtang, you just want to catch his eye yourself, don't you?"
"Who cares what I think? Just tell me whether the idea works or not!" Lady Tangtang glared at Xiao Jianxian and snapped bluntly.
Dinggong Bang said, "Since we're doing it, let's go all out. We must have gourmet food, beautiful women, even handsome men! We should also include exotic beasts and mounts. Every possible angle that stands a chance of luring Lord Yu Xian out of the house—we'll use them all."
"That works," Lady Tangtang agreed.
The others pondered it and agreed that this was indeed a viable approach. However, word had to get out—such as inviting Little Nora to be a judge for the culinary competition!
In truth, Little Nora was also the only person they could contact, seeing as she livestreamed every day and ate delicious food every day.
With unanimous consent from all members, various competitions kicked off in full swing. System Rank powerhouses personally hauled entire islands, relocating them near Dianguang Island. Countless factions began recruiting master chefs and screening peerless beauties from their local domains.
In order to entice Yu Xian out of his house to join the excitement during his salted fish phase, trillions of people across the Death Calamity Sea were mobilized.
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