The Thunder Eel, though only Platinum Two-Star, possessed the crucial ability of its two long whiskers to emit lightning.
However, as a powerful sea beast, the strength in its whiskers was not much weaker than that of a Golden Mammoth Elephant, renowned for its strength.
Under its full embrace, Qin Shilei’s soft armor creaked, as if it were about to shatter.
"Instead of being a proper mage, you insist on being a violent brute. I think you’re asking for a beating!"
Heaven and Earth Manifestation!
Qin Shilei’s body rapidly grew, in the blink of an eye, tearing apart the two long whiskers outside his body.
He clenched his fist and smashed it fiercely towards the eel’s head.
Bang, bang, bang!
His phantom fists struck the eel, making stars appear before its eyes.
The Thunder Eel, its fighting spirit utterly lost, turned to flee towards the sea.
But its whiskers, at some unknown point, had been firmly grasped by Qin Shilei. With a move, it was yanked back.
"Ah!"
The eel let out a pained cry and could only muster its mental power again, sending two bolts of lightning towards Qin Shilei.
The lightning failed to break the grip of his hands; instead, it brought a look of satisfaction to his face.
It was truly uncanny!
His powerful lightning not only failed to kill the opponent but seemed to be giving him a massage.
"I'll bite you to death!"
The eel suddenly turned, its mouth lunging towards Qin Shilei’s lower body.
Qin Shilei delivered a knee strike, knocking its head aside. Then, with a sweep of his right hand, the Great Sword of Que was swung at its sharp teeth.
Unable to withstand the sword with its whiskers held, the eel could not defend itself.
Instantly, it was struck, spitting out a mouthful of blood, mixed with countless sharp teeth.
After unleashing several more bolts of lightning, the eel finally lay on the ground, motionless and dejected.
"Stop playing dead. Get up and keep sending out lightning."
Qin Shilei raised his fist and landed several more blows on the creature.
"Human, I'm out of electricity. Please spare me."
The eel pleaded.
"If it electrocuted me comfortably, I'll consider it. Hurry up and continue."
Qin Shilei kicked the eel a few more times.
"Human, I truly have no electricity left. How about I acknowledge you as my master, and you spare me?"
Blood continued to flow from the eel’s severed tail. It felt that if it didn't receive medical attention, it might die.
Qin Shilei looked at its body, which was now less than half its original size, and said with some disdain, "You're too ugly. I don't like you. Hurry up and produce some electricity, or I’ll kill you right now."
"Human, give me a moment to recover, and I'll definitely electrocute you to your satisfaction."
The eel strained for a long time, only managing to produce a current as thick as a finger.
Qin Shilei summoned the Purple Armored Beetle. "Glutton, keep an eye on it. Don't let it escape."
Then, he reverted to his original form and flew towards Lu Tiangang and the others.
At this moment, many members of the Dark Night were leading the city's evolved individuals in slaying countless sea beasts.
"Greetings, My King!"
Lu Tiangang and the two captains broke away and greeted Qin Shilei.
"Are you all alright?" Qin Shilei asked.
Lu Tiangang's expression darkened as he replied, "Over a hundred brothers from Dark Night are severely injured and are currently being rescued in the city."
He paused and then asked, "King Qin An, should we force the eel to make these sea beasts retreat first?"
Qin Shilei shook his head. "These sea beasts have finally come ashore. Let them kill as many as possible. I'll go with you to check on our injured brothers."
Flying into the city and looking down at the roads below, he saw hundreds of pale-faced Golden experts lying on the ground, with wood-element and water-element ability users by their sides, treating them.
Although these Dark Night members, due to various items and timely dodges, had not died on the spot, they were still seriously wounded, appearing to be on the verge of death.
"Wait for me."
Qin Shilei left a single sentence, then disappeared from everyone's sight. Less than half a minute later, he reappeared before them.
Beside him stood a beautiful figure, his wife, Zhang Xiaoli.
Zhang Xiaoli asked no questions. With a move, she went to a severely injured Dark Night member and performed a hand seal, casting Revival.
Under the illumination of the emerald green beam, the person’s breathing slowly stabilized.
With the addition of Zhang Xiaoli, a master healer, the injured Dark Night members were brought back from the brink of death, one after another.
After working tirelessly for most of the day, all the injured Dark Night members were revived.
The attack by the sea beasts also entered its final stages. After leaving behind countless corpses of sea beasts, the remaining few sea beasts slowly retreated back into the ocean.
In this battle, over forty Golden sea beasts were annihilated, along with countless low-level sea beasts.
Twenty to thirty Golden sea beasts, sensing the unfavorable situation, retreated into the sea.
The three city gates on the southern side of Dujiang City were also destroyed by the Golden sea beasts, resulting in the deaths of over a thousand evolved individuals.
Had it not been for the timely arrival of the Dark Night members, nearly half of Dujiang City's survivors would have perished at the mouths of the sea beasts.
Two members of Dark Night also succumbed to their severe injuries.
Qin Shilei stood before the Dark Night members. "You have done very well. Everyone will be awarded one hundred thousand merit points. The families of the two fallen members will receive generous compensation."
"To serve my King is an honor, even in death!"
The many Dark Night members responded in unison.
Qin Shilei waved his hand at them again and then turned to fly out of the city.
In his heart, these Dark Night members were actually more precious than the hundreds of thousands of survivors in Dujiang City.
However, he admired the spirit of the Dark Night members who fought to the death without retreat.
Only with such a belief could the Dark Night members become Qin Shilei's most reliable shield and sharpest blade.
Of course, these Dark Night members would not foolishly confront powerful enemies when it was time to retreat.
Qin Shilei returned to the Thunder Eel, summoned the Vajra, placed the eel on its back, and returned to the Blessed Land.
"Xiaoli, please also treat it. Don't let it die."
Under Zhang Xiaoli's treatment, the eel's wounds slowly scabbed over and stopped bleeding.
Qin Shilei ordered with a cold face, "Hurry up and recover your mental power. If you can't emit lightning within half an hour, you'll die."
A chill ran through the eel. It immediately calmed down and began to recover its mental power.
Qin Shilei and the three women entered a state of seclusion again.
The Thunder Eel was then kept alive.
Once it recovered, it was ordered to unleash lightning to attack Qin Shilei.
The eel had completely become a tool for Qin Shilei to cultivate the Mark of Thunder within his body.
Every day was spent in the miserable routine of recovering mental power, then releasing lightning to attack Qin Shilei.
Before entering seclusion, Qin Shilei had not forgotten to place the Golden-Winged Thunder Roc in the King Qin An’s Estate.
Now that the Vajra had successfully advanced to the Platinum realm, the attribute of its Gluttonous Stomach had been extracted and placed onto the Golden-Winged Thunder Roc.
Like its predecessors, the Purple Armored Beetle and the Vajra, the Golden-Winged Thunder Roc was constantly eating.
It was perfect to keep it in King Qin An’s Estate, where the people there could feed it. Also, in case of similar emergencies, Mu Ziping and the others could use the Golden-Winged Thunder Roc to notify Qin Shilei.
Through his connection with his pets, even from within the Blessed Land, Qin Shilei could vaguely sense the condition of the Golden-Winged Thunder Roc and use it to convey simple messages.
After arranging these matters, Qin Shilei also remembered to release the Phantom to patrol the coastal waters of the Great Xia Kingdom again.