Free Web NovelChapter 279: Chapter 278: Slaying a God, Taking Stock of the Harvest
BOOM!
The Sea of Deep Blue collapsed!
The Eternal Hunter Incarnation’s Divine Realm violently exploded!
A world-shaking explosion erupted from its center!
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"Is it dead?"
Su Ye’s eyes narrowed as his Divine Sense surged outward.
A flash of disappointment appeared in his eyes.
The Eternal Hunter Incarnation had made a decisive sacrifice. After its Divine Realm shattered, it abandoned ninety percent of its power to create a diversion.
This act was to cover its own escape. Propelled by the backlash of the exploding Divine Power, it transformed into a streak of black light in an instant!
It shot into the distance at an incredible speed!
"Don’t even think about running!" A vicious glint flashed in Su Ye’s eyes as he prepared to strike.
He focused his Divine Sense on his Magic Power Crystal, preparing to activate his final Quasi-Technique, [Life-Reaping Soul Chase]!
His killing intent surged!
’I’ll use every last skill I have to kill you!’
However...
As he tried to connect to his divine seed, an unprecedented wave of weakness washed over him.
The scarlet, rhombus-shaped divine seed spun once but failed to emit any light.
’I’m out of Magical Power?’
Su Ye looked stunned as he realized the reason.
After such a long and bitter struggle, combined with suppressing his internal injuries, Su Ye’s Magical Power had already been running dangerously low!
Moreover, the cost of simultaneously activating two Quasi-Techniques, [Heart of the Vast Sea] and [Monarch of Calamity], to channel the World Primordial Force and manifest the Sea of Deep Blue was simply astronomical!
Thus, for the first time in a long while, Su Ye finally experienced the feeling of complete Magical Power depletion...
’What a pity.’
A look of displeasure crossed Su Ye’s face.
’My Magical Power is completely gone. I managed to grievously wound the Eternal Hunter Incarnation, but I couldn’t finish it off.’
’It’s a real shame... to miss such a golden opportunity.’
’But there’s nothing to be done about it.’
Su Ye composed himself.
’High-level beings are inherently difficult to kill. They just have too many ways to save their own skin!’
’Besides, I was punching above my weight. Just forcing it to retreat is already a decent outcome...’
’Still... it really sucks...’
’My Divinity, my Fortune Points...’
Su Ye grumbled under his breath.
Huh?
Then, abruptly, he raised an eyebrow.
Turning his Divine Sense inward, he saw his own heart begin to radiate a deep blue light!
Su Ye was puzzled.
He knew that after becoming a [Pastor of the Sea]...
...his heart had transformed into the [Heart of the Vast Sea]. This extraordinary organ had massively increased his control over water-element Spiritual Qi.
’But...’
’What’s going on?’
Su Ye could feel a power, hidden deep within his heart, beginning to awaken!
Furthermore, it was resonating with the Sea of Deep Blue!
HUMMM!
A sudden change swept through the Sea of Deep Blue.
Within the currents, countless lines weaved and converged, forming an eye of ice and silver!
It was as magnificent as frost, as bewitching as a demon!
Icy and deathly still, yet filled with a bloodthirsty and cruel aura!
It was utterly terrifying!
Su Ye’s heart hammered in his chest. The eye made him shudder intensely, and yet... he also felt a sense of affinity?
’It’s as if... I’m facing a blood relative?’
Su Ye’s brow furrowed, his expression a mixture of shock and bewilderment.
Meanwhile, in the distance, the rapidly retreating Eternal Hunter Incarnation...
...glimpsed the icy blue eye that had formed within the Sea of Deep Blue!
An indescribable, inexpressible terror!
...flooded its gaze!
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"An Old God..."
Before it could finish its sentence...
...its body was encased in solid ice, frozen solid.
In an instant, the Divine Incarnation had become a lifelike ice sculpture!
Then,
SHATTER!
As if struck by an Ice Burst Skill, it instantly shattered!
The Eternal Hunter Incarnation was torn to pieces, exploding into a cloud of ice fragments!
All that remained was a golden-red cluster of divinity, spinning in mid-air!
’An instant kill?’
Su Ye was slightly taken aback.
’This unnamed finishing move... is its power really so terrifying that it could instantly kill the Eternal Hunter Incarnation?’
Hum.
The ice-silver eye dissipated.
The Sea of Deep Blue fell silent and vanished into thin air.
"Hoo..."
Su Ye’s eyes flickered, lost in thought.
’An Old God?’
He had used his Divine Sense to listen in and had clearly heard the Eternal Hunter Incarnation’s last words.
"This..."
’Forget it. I’ll think about it later.’
Su Ye shook his head and used his Magical Power to retrieve the Eternal Hunting Divinity.
After quickly storing it away,
He returned to the Ghostly Flood Dragon and sat cross-legged on the deck.
He took out a handful of Spirit Medicines from his Storage Ring and began to consume them.
He needed to restore his Magical Power, heal his injuries, and stabilize his condition.
As for the Eternal Hunting Divinity and the notifications popping up on his panel, he would deal with them later!
’Heal first.’
’I’ll check the loot later.’
...
...
The sun set and the moon rose.
Night fell, plunging the dense forest where the Ghostly Flood Dragon had crash-landed into darkness.
RUSTLE... RUSTLE... The sounds echoed through the dense woods as the hidden predators of the night began to hunt.
However, no matter the beast,
...as soon as it came within a thousand meters of the Ghostly Flood Dragon, its body would stiffen before it instantly dissolved into a pool of blood!
"There’s so little..."
Jiaojiao pouted, her little cheeks puffed up in displeasure. She tossed the meager, "better-than-nothing" scraps of blood and flesh toward the Ghostly Flood Dragon to aid its repairs.
At that moment, Su Ye opened his eyes.
WHOOSH.
A light breeze swept past, and the medium-grade Spirit Stone in his hand crumbled to dust and scattered.
The feeling of his full reserves of Magical Power was exhilarating!
Furthermore, the gruesome, bloody hole that had pierced his torso had vanished!
Su Ye reached out and lightly prodded the spot where the wound had been. The corner of his mouth twitched.
’Still a little sore...’
The injury caused by [Fated Death] would require a period of quiet recuperation to heal completely.
’But it’s nothing serious, and there are no lasting effects.’
Having assessed his condition, Su Ye opened his panel, his mood buoyant.
BING! BING! BING!
Three messages popped up!
[Repelled a Pseudo-God. Pastor of the Sea EXP +15,512]
[Territory Colonized. Pastor of the Sea EXP +8,000]
[Pioneer Certificate can now be generated.]
This string of notifications made Su Ye’s eyes light up!
First was the gain in experience points!
A grand total of over twenty-three thousand experience points had nearly filled his Lv. 5 Pastor of the Sea experience bar!
[Class: Pastor of the Sea Lv. 5 (49,123/50,000)]
’Repelling a Pseudo-God and killing a Divine Incarnation provide experience points...’
’But what’s this about colonizing a territory?’
With a thought, Su Ye focused his mind on the panel, seeking an answer.
[Territory Colonized]
Become the supreme ruler of a region in the Far South Continent!
Strictly speaking, Su Ye had already completed this requirement after taking control of Aino City!
However, because the territory of Aino City was in a state of war, the presence of the Tewa Kan people affected the panel’s evaluation!
After all, with an enemy army right on your doorstep, how could you be considered ’the supreme ruler of the region’?
Therefore, the distribution of the experience points was delayed.
It was only being awarded now.
’Eh... whatever.’
’Better late than never!’
Then, he looked at the last message on the panel.
[Pioneer Certificate can now be generated.]
[Yes/No?]
[Pioneer Certificate (Aino)]
[Order the land and sky, let your light shine over all.]
[Holding this Pioneer Certificate grants 2 EXP per day.]
[Completion: 10%]
