[It generally takes about 250 years for a human to become a dominant power, from the early to the middle stages. This is because it takes into account the luck boost from high reputation, the martial arts resources earned from battle merits, and the human tributes that can be obtained based on strength.]
The middle to late stages will last seven hundred years, while the period from the late stage to the peak is estimated to be nineteen hundred years.
[The reason it's an estimate is because the lifespan limit for human overlords is three thousand years. This "powerful" standard of overlord only reaches the peak of the third realm by adhering to this lifespan limit.]
[Those three overlords of the Misty Sect... it's hard to say whether they'll ever reach the late stage in their lifetime!]
[In 2937, you officially reached the third level of the Overlord realm.]
In 2943, in the human realm—at the edge of the Vast Ocean—you encountered a major event.
[The Vast Ocean of Waves is considered a relatively weak domain, falling into the lower tier, among the hundreds of domains possessed by the human race.]
[And it's not just humans who own it; the vast majority also belong to the sea creatures.]
[There is no human supreme being presiding over this region; neither the main city nor the sects in various places possess any fourth-realm supreme beings.]
Only a few powerful figures reside in some major cities and sects.
Of the nearly 100 trillion square kilometers of land area covered by the vast ocean, over 98% is water.
This waterway connects to the neighboring sea, and sea creatures frequently cross over, land on the island, and attack it.
However, while the sea creatures are outwardly a "neutral race" and never dare to provoke humans, demons, or monsters on a major scale, they behave quite differently in regional conflicts.
"They're not from our sea race; they've long since sided with the demon race—they're 'sea monsters.'"
And you, you were caught in this siren attack.
This was a massive tsunami, the likes of which hadn't been seen in centuries. The enormous waves had submerged countless islands, and atop those waves stood sea monsters, some even at the second or third realm!
Mermaids, fish-men, Cancerians, sea serpents...
[You were on "Qunhuang Island" at the time, and when you saw that thin white line surging in from hundreds of thousands of miles away, you felt numb.]
"I'm just here for tourism, what a coincidence!"
Then, the surrounding elemental broadcasts sounded, calling upon all warriors of the Vast Ocean Waves and pleading with all outside warriors to help them weather this calamity.
[The sea monsters dare not engulf the entire Vast Ocean and wipe out all humankind on land, for that would be a provocation to humanity. But they dare to devour half of the islands and plunder hundreds of millions of humans as food!]
This will be a bloodbath that will cause immense suffering for the human race in this region for hundreds or thousands of years!
"I earnestly request all warriors to fight for the human race and protect the vast and boundless world of my people..."
You think about your journey, the smiles you've seen, the children you've met, the local customs and traditions, the street food, and the various islands and festivals...
You sighed, your face expressionless, "They've all invited me, what can I do?"
[They're just mere sea monsters, there aren't even many of them at the third level of the eighth realm!]
"Can I really die at the hands of these seafood?"
You rose from the ashes like a shooting star towards that white line—that colossal wave, tens of miles high, with endless momentum!
You see streaks of light rising from the various islands, both near and far, accompanying you on your journey.
"We can't let our heroes bleed and weep... You'd better connect to the merit calculation system as soon as possible!"
Within days, tens of thousands of islands, large and small, were swallowed by the waves. Under the influence of underwater currents and the intervention of sea monsters, the islands' foundations were destroyed, and they sank to the bottom.
[With the help of the great tide, and propelled by strange sea creatures such as the water giant, numerous sea monsters created countless massive waves, riding them to the sea!]
With stats comparable to an eighth-level Overlord, you are virtually immune to danger during this tidal wave catastrophe.
[Because many islands were conquered by a few Celestial-level sea monsters leading many Innate-level and tens of thousands of First-Realm sea monsters.]
[A large island that can attract sea monsters at the first or second level of the third realm must be extraordinary.]
[And those at the third, fifth, or sixth level are sea monster generals who lead waves spanning ten thousand miles.]
[Third Realm, Eighth to Eleventh Level? There are only about a dozen sea monsters openly present, stirring up trouble everywhere.]
As for the twelfth level of the peak of the three realms, there are only three extremely powerful demons: the "Sea Prince," the "Mermaid King," and the "Man-Slaying Tyrant Whale."
[While you've been fighting the sea monsters these past few days, you've also been keeping an eye on their strength. Helping is one thing, but you won't risk your life here; you'll do what you can.]
[On the eleventh day of the tide, at Wind and Thunder Island—two venerable elders of the Wind and Thunder Sword Pavilion, a major sect, were out fighting a demon when they were unexpectedly bypassed by a sea shrimp that led countless crab soldiers and shrimp generals in an attack, threatening to overthrow the island.]
[Seventy percent of the disciples of the Wind and Thunder Sword Pavilion who are at least at the Innate Realm have also left the sect, leaving less than a third of them behind. They barely managed to activate the sect's protective formation, but it was on the verge of collapse under the attack of the sea shrimp.]
[We can only hold out for another quarter of an hour at most. Within a radius of 500,000 li, there are only three humans at the Third Realm. You are the closest, 230,000 li away.]
[Upon receiving the distress signal, you paused, "Wind and Thunder Sword Pavilion... that name sounds familiar. Right, Eighth Brother encountered their disciples before."]
In order to awaken his Sacred Body, Yun Ba temporarily teamed up with a pair of "senior brothers and junior sisters" from the Wind and Thunder Sword Pavilion during the Hundred Races Battlefield.
[Later, they also encountered that guy who was a slave to the Green Dog Prince Shi.]
[You have confirmed the information regarding the powerful demon attacking the Wind and Thunder Sword Pavilion.]
[The Shrimp River, a sea shrimp demon, is a tyrant shrimp species. Its strength is among the strongest in the early stages of the Third Realm. Its exoskeleton is incredibly hard, and its defense is comparable to that of a mid-stage cultivator...]
[You were too lazy to read the rest. In fact, you felt bored when you got to "Early Stage of the Third Realm" and immediately looked away. The rest of the content just happened to catch your eye.]
"Extremely strong in the early stages? That's still not as good as me!"
[After all, the past ten days or so of sweeping away demons across various regions have resulted in a massive amount of resources being transported to your hands. Now, thanks to your frantic consumption of medicine, you have just barely stepped into the fourth level, advancing to the mid-stage of the Overlord realm!]
[Just thinking about how, after this battle, you'll not only level up incredibly fast, but your reputation will also skyrocket, attracting tons of female fans... yes, fans.]
You couldn't help but hum softly.
[You are currently annihilating a wave hundreds of miles long, which contains several Celestial-level sea monsters, hundreds of Innate-level monsters, and countless First Realm and Boundless Realm beings.]
[You can shatter waves that stretch for miles with a single palm strike, and that's only because those waves, which split off and rose several miles high, contain so much sea creature power.]
[You were originally going to spend a few more minutes slowly sweeping away this wave and the sea monsters within it, but now that someone urgently needs help, you quickly crushed those few Celestial-level beings, and then with a few more moves, wiped out most of the Innate-level beings.]
The all-around golden spirit camera you wear on your chest faithfully records all video footage and uploads it to the rear to calculate your battle merits.
You have begun your journey towards the Wind and Thunder Sword Pavilion.
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