Ye Feng's Sea God cultivation technique granted him a new ability with each breakthrough.
He hadn't expected that reaching the seventh level would bestow upon him the Sea God's exclusive cultivation and martial arts techniques.
These techniques were divided into two parts: the cultivation method and the martial arts.
The cultivation method was named "Unceasing Flow" (Chuan Liu Bu Xi). When fighting in water, it allowed for rapid recovery of strength, healing of injuries, and a significant boost in combat power.
It was truly a divine skill. From now on, as long as he fought in water, his combat effectiveness would be greatly enhanced.
The martial arts technique was called "Spear of the Sea God" (Hai Shen Zhi Qiang), divided into three forms: "Breath of the Angry Sea" (Nu Hai Zhi Xi), "Vast Sea Without Bounds" (Han Hai Wu Ya), and "Myriad Rivers Return to the Sea" (Wan Chuan Gui Hai)!
Each form was more powerful than the last. Once mastered, Ye Feng's combat power would increase by more than several times.
Upon receiving these exclusive Sea God techniques, Ye Feng was ecstatic and immediately began to cultivate.
In the blink of an eye, another half-year passed. Ye Feng finally mastered the Sea God's exclusive cultivation and martial arts techniques, integrating them perfectly.
At this point, Ye Feng's cultivation was comparable to a Grandmaster, and with the addition of the Sea God's exclusive techniques, he was confident he could defeat the Blood Witch Ling Han if they were to meet again.
When Ye Feng emerged, he discovered that the situation at the Sea God Company had changed significantly during his year and a half of seclusion.
Firstly, the little black dragon had completely refined the Black Dragon Pearl, converting the residual energy of the ancient black dragon into its own power and evolving into a true ancient black dragon.
Its cultivation had also reached the early stage of Grandmaster, adding another formidable general to the Sea God Company.
In addition, besides the little black dragon, the deep-sea vampire eels, after devouring the flesh and blood of Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters, had seen no less than twenty of them break through to the Grandmaster realm.
However, apart from the Vampire Eel King, none had yet reached the Great Grandmaster realm.
As for the Merman and Mermaid tribes, with Ye Feng's relentless cultivation using spirit stones, their progress in cultivation and strength had been astonishingly rapid and terrifying.
Each tribe had gained no less than ten Grandmaster powerhouses, with some even on the verge of breaking through to Great Grandmaster.
The Sea God Company was now stronger than ever, truly a significant force in its own right.
As soon as Ye Feng emerged from seclusion, he immediately headed to the Sea God Company.
Upon seeing Ye Feng emerge, everyone at the Sea God Company was overjoyed.
"Greetings, Sea God! You have finally emerged from seclusion!"
"Brother Feng, long time no see! We've missed you so much!"
"You fellow, you've been in seclusion for a year and a half, and you almost suffered qi deviation. You really scared us to death..."
Different people expressed their concern and happiness for Ye Feng in various ways.
"Everyone, I apologize! I made you worry!" Seeing so many people concerned about him, Ye Feng felt a warmth spread through his heart.
After catching up, Ye Feng immediately asked about the matter closest to his heart.
"During this year and a half, has there been any news of Feifei?" Ye Feng asked with anticipation.
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
Seeing their reaction, Ye Feng immediately understood the outcome, and a hint of dejection flashed across his face.
"Ye Feng, we are very sorry. During this year and a half, we have inquired from various places and through all channels, but we still have no news of her!" Zhou Lingyu said.
Chen Xiaoyue added, "That's right. After disappearing that time, the Blood Witch organization seemed to have vanished into thin air, never to be seen again!"
"Sea God, please don't worry too much! We believe Feifei is blessed by fortune and will overcome any disaster!"
"Exactly! As long as we persevere, we will find her. Please don't be too sad!"
"Yes! That Blood Witch organization shouldn't have done anything to her..."
Others also chimed in with words of comfort.
Ye Feng nodded upon hearing this, "Alright, I understand! It's fine, thank you for your hard work!"
"During this year and a half, have there been any major events in the outside world?" Ye Feng changed the subject.
Chen Xiaoyue replied, "There have been major events! Quite a few, all happening in the latter half of this year. In general, they can be divided into three incidents!"
Ye Feng asked curiously, "Oh? What three incidents?"
"The first is that a second-tier force called the Blazing Fire Sect, after emerging, ignored the warnings of the Dragon Court and massacred ordinary people. They were annihilated by the Dragon Court's thunderous power!"
"The second incident, an ancient great demon broke through its seal and appeared in the south. Overnight, it drained the vital essence of thousands of people. It was heavily injured by a high-ranking official of the Dragon Court and fled."
"The third incident, in the Ten Thousand Mountains in western China, a divine weapon emerged. Many forces in China rushed to seize it, but it was ultimately obtained by a mysterious masked man who disappeared without a trace!"
"Besides these, there were some other events, but none were particularly noteworthy..."
Ye Feng nodded upon hearing this, "I didn't expect so many things to happen in the latter half of the year!"
However, to those outside, these events were less significant than the clashes between the major powers and the Sea God Company.
"By the way, what do you mean by second-tier forces? Are there power divisions now?" Ye Feng asked.
At this moment, Senior Cang Long spoke, "Let me explain this! This is the human Dragon Court's prediction of the strength and power of the hidden families and sects that have emerged!"
"They are divided into five levels: Superpowers, First-tier forces, Second-tier forces, Third-tier forces, and forces that don't even make the cut!"
Ye Feng asked curiously, "Oh? Which are the superpowers? What tier is our Sea God Company?"
"There are currently six known superpowers..." Senior Cang Long explained in detail.
Now, a new situation had emerged in China, with a total of six superpowers, collectively known as the "Three Mountains" and "Three Clans."
The "Three Mountains" refer to Longhu Mountain, Wudang Mountain, and Kunlun Mountain.
The "Three Clans" refer to the Great Qin Clan, the Great Chu Clan, and the Great Cao Clan!
"As for our Sea God Company, it has been rated as a third-tier force!" Senior Cang Long stated.
Ye Feng was confused upon hearing this, "What? Only a third-tier force?"
Ye Feng had initially thought that the commotion they had caused would at least qualify them as second-tier, or even first-tier.
He hadn't expected them to be rated so low, only third-tier!
"It's like this, superpowers seem to require the presence of experts who have surpassed the Heaven-Man realm!"
"The standard for first-tier forces is to have experts of the Heaven-Man realm!"
"Second-tier forces must have half-step Heaven-Man experts! Third-tier forces only need Grandmaster experts!"
Ye Feng understood immediately. So, the classification was based on the cultivation of the strongest experts within a sect.
However, he also knew that such classifications were not entirely accurate, as no force would fully expose its trump cards.
The lower their rating, the better, as it meant greater safety...