Free Web NovelChapter 357: Chapter 350: Unceasing Water
The *Overview of Wondrous Items in the Endless Ocean* was now imprinted in Shi Ming’s memory. In just a few moments, he had already screened the top ten most likely targets.
Number one, the Creation Star Core, was impossible.
Number three, "The Net," was also impossible.
The number four Wondrous Item, the Four Feared Vedas, was located in the great maelstrom of the Ah San Country, currently turbocharging the Endless Ocean. The number five Wondrous Item, Fen Yuan, was located at the periphery of the Earth Core according to the Three-Eyed Golden Crow’s prophecy.
As for the ones ranked even lower...
The probability was slim.
Its descendant, the Kun of Returning Ruins, had been killed, and its skill "Veiled in Light and Dust" had been obtained by humans. Yet this Kun, a master of Destiny’s power, had not sought revenge. Instead, it guarded this place, the Earth’s Lung, refusing to move an inch.
If the Wondrous Item’s level was lower than Fen Yuan’s, the Ten Thousand Forms Kun would have no reason to stay unless it was incredibly useful to it. And among the top 30 Wondrous Items, none seemed to be a particularly good match for the Ten Thousand Forms Kun.
Except for the number two Wondrous Item,
the Unceasing Water!
The root of the ever-flowing seawater, the source of the never-ending ocean! The suspected culprit behind the flooding of the Endless Ocean, a constant influence that the six King-level Wandering Ships had been unable to locate despite their best efforts—the "Unceasing Water"!
’It’s very likely!’
’If that’s really the case, then taking care of this Ten Thousand Forms Kun could lead to an even greater reward. I might be able to use this item to glimpse the true source of the Endless Ocean’s flooding.’
The information from the Eye of Destiny continued to flow.
Next was the method to kill the Ten Thousand Forms Kun, as well as the threshold for fusing with the Destiny Origin to obtain the Ten Thousand Forms Sanctuary. This was Shi Ming’s most important goal for this trip; only by understanding these things could he get what he wanted.
[The Ten Thousand Forms Kun is extremely keen to potential danger.]
[Not sensitive, but keen.]
[This keenness is three times that of the S-rank skill "Pupil of Evil." It can precisely sense malice from the outside world and use the power of Destiny to assess the difference in strength between itself and its opponent, allowing it to take the correct next action.]
[The Ten Thousand Forms Kun can enter dreams, change its form, and roam between the real and the illusory.]
[Its combat ability is not strong, but its survival ability is second to none.]
[Kill Method 1: Overwhelm with Force]
[Kill Method 2: Destiny Backlash]
’How disgusting.’
Destiny-aspected skills were all profoundly mysterious things.
Shi Ming assessed the feasibility of the two kill methods.
As for overwhelming it with force, if Kun Kun were to just stay put and let him attack, Shi Ming was confident his Blade of Chaos, with its tenfold power, could break through its defenses. But the Ten Thousand Forms Kun was no idiot. It was extremely sensitive to danger and could roam between the real and illusory, meaning it had surely mastered the art of survival.
’Even harder to kill than Han Celestial Venerable!’
And if he were to use "Destiny Backlash," what kind of method could actually cause a backlash against it?
As Shi Ming pondered this, the acquisition threshold for the Ten Thousand Forms Sanctuary appeared.
[Skill Acquisition Threshold:]
[1. Roam the River of Destiny for over 100 years. (Accomplished)]
[2. Possess the favor of Destiny.]
Compared to the kill methods, the skill acquisition threshold was even more abstract. What Shi Ming hadn’t expected was that he had already met one of the two requirements. The River of Destiny could be considered another expression of the scale of time; roaming it for over 100 years meant having lived in the real world for over 100 years.
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Shi Ming had a good guess as to why.
His transmigration was quite unique. His soul had first traveled to the Wandering Era, and only then was his body replaced. He was lucky to have transmigrated into a slave of no high status; otherwise, his secret might have been exposed immediately. From his actual date of birth to the present day in the Wandering Era, the time span had indeed exceeded 100 years.
’So I, Shi Ming, am also an Old Deng who has lived for over 100 years?’
’Does that mean everyone in the Endless Ocean is my junior?’
’Interesting.’
The information from the Eye of Destiny ended there.
Shi Ming was about to pilot the *Sunshooter* a little closer to the massive sea beast. He had just caught a glimpse of the fantastical Kun Kun in the distance when it seemed to sense something. It let out a melodious cry, and then, with a turn of its enormous body, its translucent form dissolved into a swarm of blue, fading butterflies and vanished without a trace.
The water reverted from a fantastical fluorescent blue back to darkness.
Shi Ming was at least thirty nautical miles away, and he had done his utmost to conceal himself, masking all signs of life and any trace of disturbed water currents.
’That thing is way too sensitive!’
But at least he had achieved his objective and even gained some extra intel. Shi Ming didn’t press on and risk alerting the prey. Instead, he turned around and headed back the way he came. He had already met half the requirements for fusing with the Destiny Sanctuary’s origin. After he returned and assimilated the Destiny Light Cone, he would likely be able to establish a deeper connection with the power of Destiny and obtain its so-called "favor."
As for whether to kill the Kun by overwhelming it with force or through backlash, Shi Ming already had a preliminary idea.
Time was running out.
He had no path of retreat. If he delayed any longer, once the Active Wormhole stabilized itself at the Nirvana-rank, with the five-star danger level the Eye of the World had warned him of, never mind Kun Kun—even he himself would become food for the Wormhole!
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The fog remained. At the edge of the Earth’s Lung, several bronze-class wandering ships were gathered. They had pooled their money to buy a High-Level Sea Crystal Stone production unit and were currently "mining" the seawater in the not-so-dense fog.
If they could just extract a single Fog Island Crystal, they would earn back their entire investment ten or even a hundred times over!
But it seemed their mining venture wasn’t going so smoothly.
"Dammit! It’s been thirty days and we haven’t found a single crystal! Does this place even have that stuff? Don’t tell me we got scammed by the guy who sold us the Sea Crystal Stone extractor!"
"Calm down. The probability was low to begin with," another captain patiently advised his partner.
"How about we go a little deeper? Young Krotos, can you still handle the environment here?"
"I can."
The eight-year-old boy nodded.
But not even his father knew that this eight-year-old boy was already a B-rank Awakened.
Or perhaps even stronger...
A week ago, while dreaming, the boy had dreamt of a strange, translucent, whale-like creature that entered his dream and transformed into piles of floating, flying things that were exceptionally beautiful and fantastical.
When he woke up, he discovered he seemed to have Awakened!
’There’s nothing cooler in this world.’
The harsh life at sea had tempered the boy, forging a patient and resilient nature within him.
He did not reveal it, not even to his own father.
He had a vague sense that the skill he had obtained from the dream was called "Wangxu Guichen." ’Wangxu... Guichen... they both sound like words from the distant Dragon Country.’
’Power came so easily.’
In a book from the Land Era that he had read, there seemed to be a line that went, "All of destiny’s gifts are secretly marked with a price."
So, what price would he have to pay for this gift?
