"Yes, Sect Leader. Leave these Sea Monsters to me," said Liu Ming, who had also witnessed the bullish-bodied monsters charging recklessly through the Barbarian Ghost Sect disciples, and he promptly agreed.
The so-called Sea Monsters, naturally, referred to sea creatures that had fully awakened their spiritual intelligence.
It's like the way the cultivation world distinguishes between Demonic Beasts and the Demon Clan. No matter how powerful a Demonic Beast is, if it hasn't fully awakened its spiritual intelligence, even if it has the strength to move mountains and overturn seas, it's still categorized as a Demonic Beast.
Conversely, if a Demonic Beast truly awakens its spiritual intelligence, no matter how weak it is, it can be considered a member of the Demon Clan.