Several years passed.
Within the Dongning Sea Region, strange phenomena intensified.
Second-rank demonic beasts appeared frequently.
Swarms of first-rank demonic beasts roamed the seas in packs.
The entire Dongning Sea Region had become far more dangerous.
However, this did nothing to dampen the cultivators' enthusiasm for beast hunting.
On the contrary, the high prices fetched by rare catches only fueled their greed.
Some particularly ambitious Loose Cultivators saw this as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for their cultivation path, bravely throwing themselves into the beast-hunting trade.
Even as storms brewed anew in the sea region, showing signs of an impending Beast Tide, the number of outside cultivators only continued to grow.
Business in the marketplaces was booming.
Even multiple Foundation Establishment cultivators had been spotted.
