The Rise of the Black Plain



Leaving the Fish People tribe, Minos' group would sail east for the next few days, heading for the Kraken tribe, which lay at one of the outermost borders of the Marine Empire.

The Krakens tribe lay between the Marine Empire and the territory of the Sky Whales. 

The territory of the strongest creatures in the world was vast. It started about 300 kilometers from the south coast of the Central Continent and went all the way to the south pole of the Spiritual World, stretching more than 50,000 kilometers between the Marine Empire and another sea creature territory near the Continent of Beasts.

There weren't many powerful beast tribes within the Sky Whales, only on the borders of this vast territory. 

On one of these borders, there was one of the 20 strongest tribes of sea creatures, the small but mighty tribe of Krakens.

Krakens were extremely rare. There were less than 10,000 members of this race. However, they had no cultivation limit, and if they were lucky, they could even reach level 100.

However, given the unique abilities of Kraken and their bodies that gave them a high level of combat power, this race was not weak, and a single 10th-stage Kraken would already be very powerful. That's why the Sea Folk woman on Minos' ship led the group to such a place.

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About five days after leaving the tribe of the Fish People, Minos and his group were now near the Marine Empire's southeastern border with the Sky Whales territory.

In this arctic region, their party was currently sailing along the ocean floor, quietly approaching their destination.

Once again, this crew's journey had been very peaceful, as few would attack a ship of the Sea Folk faith that was controlled by 10th-stage beings of that race.

At the same time, as members of the sovereign race of the area, the beings controlling the group's ship knew the place they were sailing very well and had naturally deflected the greatest dangers to the group.

Without encountering any problems during the first few days of their journey, most of the group used the time to cultivate and get to know each other better.

For those who were there for the adventure, this had not yet been interesting enough to prove the value this journey would have in their lives. But no one there was disappointed, nor did they think it would be like this for their entire journey.

The members of the Sea Folk would not be able to do what they had been doing once they left their people's territory. Once they started traveling to the South Pole of the Spiritual World, outside the territory of the Marine Empire, they would surely encounter problems of various kinds, and their adventure would begin.

But before that, they had the Kraken tribe in front of them, where they would arrive in less than 12 hours from their current location, sailing in the same direction as they were going.

Seeing the ocean floor from the current they were using to navigate, one of the mermaids kept an eye on the path to the Kraken tribe.

"Guys, you should stay alert. I feel we're about to encounter a 10th-stage Kraken." Adrina commented to her group, sensing that they were close to the location of this tribe's first observer in the area.

'As expected from mermaids... They are very sensitive.' Minos heard this and appreciated even more the fact that these people from the Sanctuary of Visions had led him to the tribe of Fish People.

And just as the mermaid had warned, a Kraken the size of the Dry City arena appeared in their path!

They encountered this gigantic creature with 13 huge tentacles, each as big as a building, 60 meters long and 16 meters in diameter.

It had a huge head, with eyes larger than the ship Minos' party was on, and a mouth 20 times larger, with razor-sharp teeth in a pattern that made its mouth look like a crusher.

Its appearance was frightening, worthy of a monster famous throughout the Spiritual World for the countless shipwrecks caused by tribesmen throughout history.

But what was most impressive was its sharp and powerful aura, which was both intense and icy.

When the level 93 elder saw the crew heading toward his tribe, he didn't hesitate or stop to question them. He simply acted, sending his tentacles toward the ship's sides and quickly immobilizing it.

As he did so, pointing the tip of his razor-sharp, poison-tipped tentacles at the ship's crew, he asked in a low tone. "What do you want here? What's with this formation of your group?"

Even though the Krakens lived in the Marine Empire, and even though this was a Sanctuary Of Visions ship, it didn't mean that this creature would bow down to these people.

The Krakens were much more aggressive and protective of their tribe than the Fish People. To enter their territory, one would have to do more than just use their influence to ask for passage.

The tone of that creature's voice and its hostile appearance made Emlyn's legs tremble when she saw its huge mouth high above the ship.

She put aside the good feeling she had in her body after a night with Minos and circulated her energy.

The others in her group did the same. Only Minos and the Sea Folk didn't act so defensive.

The level 91 woman who had led this group there made a gesture of greeting to this elder and said. "We are looking for brave members of your tribe who might be interested in joining our group on an adventure.

Please, elder, let us enter your territory. We will do nothing more than present our interest to the young Demigods of your tribe."

"You're looking for allies, huh? Is that why your group has humans, land beasts, and Fish People?" He asked with interest. "Where do you want to go?"

"Yes, that's the reason. As for our destination, that's the North Sea." The woman said as Minos watched the creature's eyes light up.

"Oh? You would dare to go there?" He didn't think she was crazy, as many mermen and mermaids had judged Minos when they heard him talking about it earlier.

The members of the Kraken tribe were much braver and enjoyed danger more than the Fish People. Krakens were violent by nature, and many left their tribe every day just to challenge powerful opponents from other races. 

So, for this elder, the challenge to the North Sea was something he couldn't help but be interested in.

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