Chapter 2398 — Chapter 2398 Acquiring Primal Sovereign of the Seas’ Blood Essence

"I see… so you refuse," Deemo said after Morveth rejected his terms. "In that case, best of luck with your endeavors."

He paused briefly before adding, his tone turning colder, "And I still expect compensation for your aggression toward my world."

"Oh? And what will you do if I refuse?" Morveth asked, her tone laced with provocation.

"I won't allow anyone to attack my territory and walk away unscathed," Deemo replied coldly.

"Even if that individual is a Prime Eternal," he added.

"Do you truly intend to fight me over something so trivial? It's not as though I actually harmed your world," Morveth said.

Though her words suggested a desire to avoid conflict, it was not out of fear. As a Prime Eternal, her strength stood on equal footing with Deemo's, making the outcome of such a clash uncertain. Still, it would be a troublesome ordeal, especially over such insignificant matters.

"It's not about the outcome—it's about the principle," Deemo replied. "If I entered your territory, defiled it, and you were left to clean up after me, would you simply let it go because no lasting damage was done?"

Mervoth rubbed her eyes in a somewhat annoyed manner before speaking again, "Fine, I will compensate you for attacking your world later. As for that person you're protecting for some reason… I'll deal with him later as well, as I am no longer in the mood after dealing with your nonsense."

Deemo let out a cold chuckle before responding, "I am protecting him? That's quite the misunderstanding you have there."

"I don't care what you say. I cannot see it any other way."

Deemo suddenly released a deep sigh and spoke with an odd flicker in his eyes, "That man doesn't need any protection."

After a brief pause, he continued, "Morveth, speaking as someone who has experience with that man before, he's not someone you want to meddle with." "That's exactly what someone who's afraid would say! That bastard killed my pet! I will kill him, no matter the cost!"

Deemo simply shrugged in silence, having already anticipated her refusal to listen.

"I couldn't care less what you do, but do not involve me in your mess, and don't enter or mess with my territory again."

After issuing one final warning, Deemo's presence vanished completely, as though he had never been there at all.

Morveth departed as well, making preparations both to compensate Deemo for her attack on the Demonic Realm… and to deal with Yuan.

Meanwhile, in the Demonic Realm, after Yuan defeated the True Emperor of the Seas and turned it into a monster core, he stored it and its Blood Essence inside his spatial ring.

"I must say, you have far exceeded all of my expectations, son of the Primal Monarch," the Primal Sovereign of the Seas said, approaching Yuan with a satisfied grin on its round face.

"Though that impostor was weakened during my pursuit, I have little doubt you would have defeated him with relative ease even at full strength," it added.

Yuan turned to face the Primal Sovereign of the Seas and let out a quiet sigh.

"So you were wary of the Prime Eternal backing that squid, huh? I should've known… No, perhaps I did know and simply chose to accept it."

"Can you blame me? I cannot even handle an ordinary Eternal, let alone a Prime Eternal. Anyway, as promised, I shall bestow you my Blood Essence for getting rid of that nuisance."

The Primal Sovereign of the Seas immediately extracted its own Blood Essence and offered it to Yuan.

Yuan raised an eyebrow at how quickly the Primal Sovereign of the Seas produced its Blood Essence since it was something that usually required a tremendous amount of time and energy to create, almost as if it had prepared it in advance.

Regardless, he didn't question it and accepted the Blood Essence with a smile on his face.

'Acquiring two Blood Essence at once… what a great harvest.'

Although he wasn't sure whether the True Emperor of the Seas' Blood Essence would qualify as a Supreme-grade Bloodline, he would find out soon enough.

"What are you going to do now? Return to your feast?" Yuan asked the Primal Sovereign of the Seas after putting away its Blood Essence.

"That's right. These waters won't purge themselves, after all."

The Primal Sovereign of the Seas suddenly started submerging its body into the crimson sea.

"It was a pleasure meeting you, son of the Primal Monach."

It disappeared under the sea… only to return a few seconds later, as if it had forgotten something.

"Oh, one more thing before I leave. Can you do me a solid and let the Primal Monarch know that I'd given you my Blood Essence when you see him?"

Yuan narrowed his eyes at the goldfish and asked, "The Blood Essence wasn't actually a reward, was it? I bet you would've given it to me without needing me to do anything if I never mentioned the True Emperor of the Seas."

"Hahaha! I have no idea what you're talking about! Until next time, young man!"

The Primal Sovereign of the Seas let out a nervous laugh as it hastily disappeared into the crimson water once again.

"..."

"Is it finally over?" Supreme Ruler Dena asked him shortly later.

"I think so." Yuan nodded.

"No, it's not."

An unfamiliar voice suddenly resounded.

However, before Supreme Ruler Dena or Yuan could even react, an unfathomable energy enveloped the area, and in the next instant, a crimson barrier materialized around Yuan, trapping him within.

"Yuan?!"

Startled by the sudden turn of events, Supreme Ruler Dena reacted instantly, unleashing her strongest attack in an attempt to free Yuan. Yet, even with all of her power clashing against it, the crimson barrier remained utterly unscathed.

Meanwhile, within the barrier, Yuan found himself in a boundless expanse resembling the starry sky, but instead of darkness, it was drenched entirely in crimson.

And hovering not far away from him was a single silhouette, silently staring at him.