Zhou Yan entered the sea and moved rapidly in a certain direction. He did not head towards the Divine Dragon Kingdom, knowing they would be heavily guarding that area.
His destination was the extreme northern ice land. Once he reached there, it would be extremely difficult for them to keep him.
The underwater world was incredibly beautiful, with all sorts of exquisite fish and countless stunning marine plants, a spectacle that dazzled the eyes.
Zhou Yan's strength was formidable, and he was proficient in all elemental spells. Though he rarely used water magic, it didn't mean he couldn't. Even living in water constantly had no impact on his ability to breathe as freely as a fish.
His senses were keen. He had already detected that these people were lurking nearby. They possessed powerful items capable of tracking his general direction.
While they couldn't pinpoint his exact location, they could roughly deduce it from areas he had traversed, which astonished Zhou Yan.
Although he couldn't contact his territory at the moment, the blessings it bestowed upon him and the concealing power of its structures remained, preventing them from finding his precise whereabouts.
Zhou Yan's speed was immense. He utilized spatial movement underwater, traversing the oceanic realm. It was incredibly difficult for them to find his exact location.
An hour later, Zhou Yan suddenly sensed a peculiar water elemental fluctuation. This fluctuation was quite strange, resembling the pulse of a detector.
Upon feeling this probing wave, Zhou Yan immediately used spatial magic to move through the water. Thus, despite their clever methods, they still failed to track him.
"Strange, where did this fellow go?"
The water fluctuations released by the Water Demon had already scanned the entire area, but Zhou Yan was nowhere to be found, as if he had vanished.
"Water Demon, are you even capable? The water is your domain, don't tell me you can't even handle this." An Yu looked at the Water Demon with deep sarcasm.
"Rest assured, as long as that brat is still in the water, he cannot escape my grasp. Although I haven't found his trace, I felt a spatial ripple. He must have used spatial fluctuations to evade my detection, but I have a general idea of the direction he moved."
After speaking, the Water Demon addressed Zi Jun beside him, "Dispatch forces to seal off the extreme north. I will kill him in the sea."
"Yes!" Zi Jun, along with the demigod powerhouses and hundreds of experts at or above the ninety-ninth heaven, set off to blockade the extreme north.
"An Yu, your people are too useless. They let him escape all the way here. Didn't you say you could handle this fellow?"
The Water Demon did not hesitate to mock An Yu, whom he intensely disliked.
"Now is not the time for this. Our old friends have also arrived." An Yu looked towards a certain direction and said, "Since you've come, step out."
Several figures shrouded in darkness emerged and asked, "Has that brat been found yet?"
"Your Dark Dynasty has finally sent reinforcements. If you had dispatched more experts earlier, perhaps you could have captured that brat," An Yu said, looking at them.
"What's done is done; killing him now is the same. Have you found his general vicinity? I heard that brat has several demigod-level protectors."
The Dark Dynasty's expert, Augustus, was not only a demigod but also the head spy dispatched to the Canglan Continent.
"The source of the information should be accurate. Therefore, I believe we can join forces. That brat can't contact his territory now, so while he's not surrounded by strong individuals, we can form a pincer to eliminate him completely. What do you think?"
An Yu voiced her proposal: they would trap Zhou Yan in a large area and then destroy him.
"That is feasible. However, that brat seems to possess spatial abilities. Are there any treasures that can be used in this region? Formations cannot be deployed here." Augustus looked at the others.
"If he were elsewhere, I would have no solution. But underwater, I can deal with him. This is the Water Sealing Pearl, capable of sealing everything in the water."
"As long as each of us holds one, we can seal a vast area of water. Then, even with Zhou Yan's spatial abilities, he won't be able to use them."
The Water Demon produced ten Water Sealing Pearls. Due to their limited number, only powerful individuals could carry them to effectively trap Zhou Yan.
"Alright, I'll take four," Augustus said.
There were four demigods in total, so they took four. After taking the Water Sealing Pearls, the Dark Dynasty's forces, as agreed, began to encircle Zhou Yan towards the designated area.
"Let's move as well; we can't let him escape," the Water Demon said.
"Agreed," An Yu replied.
With so many people dispatched this time, if they still couldn't capture Zhou Yan, they would never get another chance. Therefore, they had to detain him completely this time.
The Ancient Dynasty deliberately left a path for Zhou Yan to escape, allowing others to pursue him in that direction. The more pursuers Zhou Yan had, the more assurance it was for the Ancient Dynasty.
Another hour passed. When Zhou Yan once again activated his spatial magic, he sensed that a certain sea area seemed to have been sealed, as if the water in that region had been immobilized, making it impossible to move underwater.
"These fellows, they certainly have many tricks." Zhou Yan took out a scroll, ready to leave at any moment.
Though their methods of encirclement were numerous, Zhou Yan's escape techniques were equally effective. He still had plenty of these scrolls. It was a contest of who could outlast whom.
Half an hour later, Zhou Yan finally encountered the enemy, and it was an old acquaintance.
"You finally have nowhere left to run, haven't you?" The person who appeared was Fang Fan, the Demon of Space. He also possessed spatial abilities and had been pursuing Zhou Yan.
"Zhou Yan, come with your sister. Sister will dote on you."
The Succubus Shi Shi also appeared, her eyes alluring and twinkling with captivating light, attempting to bewitch Zhou Yan.
But Zhou Yan remained unmoved and said, "Your mental power is too weak. You think this can seduce me? It would be more effective if you didn't wear any clothes."
"Hehehe, as long as you like it, I don't mind," Shi Shi said with a coquettish laugh, showing no concern.
A storm of sword energy attacked, forming a terrifying underwater tempest, but Zhou Yan easily dispelled it with a casual wave of his hand.
"Dual Sword Demon, your strength is insufficient. With just these skills, you want to chase me." Zhou Yan looked at another man.