Master of Strange Dao

Chapter 1815: Chapter 493: Unease, on Behalf of Heaven (5k)

The Black Ship High Priest, experienced as he was, wasn’t in a rush to run. He could leverage his strength to withstand a wave, and if that didn’t work, he could call for backup and ask the tattoo on his back to open its eyes.

But he felt that the plaque that had established a slight connection was more important.

Nowadays, he was no longer what he used to be. The strange events he encountered earlier, he could use the Sacrificial Technique to directly incorporate them into the plaque, turning them into a Saint specialized power bank.

However, this particularly bizarre and strange event had a peculiar power. Even after the other party accepted the offerings, it was only then through the power of the Sacrificial Technique that he could incorporate a trace of their power into the plaque, establishing a connection.

This situation had only occurred when the High Priest was not the High Priest yet, still very weak in power.

During the ancient voyages in the deep sea, the most powerful strange encounters were never as overwhelming as this.

The matter at hand was urgent, so it was best to quickly escape without giving the other party a chance to regret it.

As for the Black Ship flying high in the air, it just flew. In fact, he was quite accustomed to it by now.

As long as the Cloud Whale followed them, it would push the Black Ship, flying to great heights. Over time, it became impossible not to get used to it.

Eventually, unable to withstand the Cloud Whale’s enthusiasm and lacking a sense of security, he had the Cloud Whale help, adding a few things to the Black Ship.

Allowing the Black Ship to utilize the flight Divine Skills of the Cloud Whale.

The gigantic Cloud Whale, able to traverse the skies, had its divine power reduced by two levels and added to the Black Ship, which was sufficient for their use.

The Black Ship took off, soaring into the air, leaving the realm of the deep sea.

And at the deepest part of the deep sea, the Ancient Sea God acquired the counterfeit sixty-four-sided crystal and immediately began to verify it.

The divine essence was unmistakable, its unique aura was immediately recognizable upon feeling it; the divine essence was certainly genuine.

The second step of verification involved the counterfeit crystal suspending itself at the seabed, starting to rotate on its own.

From the Ancient Sea God’s perspective, he watched the runes inside the crystal constantly change.

Randomly wandering, after viewing all sixty-four sides, the runes within the crystal suddenly froze, conveying a single thought.

"In a single thought, distances unfathomable."

Clearly, he also didn’t understand what the seemingly irrelevant phrase meant.

He continued to rotate it and reviewed the sixty-four sides once more, obtaining another phrase.

"Eat dirt, you disgusting fiend."

The Ancient Sea God was very satisfied; this mind-boggling riddler style was a standard characteristic of the crystal.

Not understanding was fine, not comprehending was okay too; he was just confirming.

No issues with the divine aura or the divination hints, the Ancient Sea God then embedded it into the deepest part of the deep sea, into that unnameable bodily form.

By directly merging it with himself, it would become utterly flawless, never to be taken away by anyone or any accident again.

He was in an excellent mood, feeling entirely at ease.

As long as he had this crystal, he wouldn’t brag about winning, but at least he was unassailable.

At this point, even if the situation turned unfavorable, he could persist, exhausting the Evil Devil to death.

As he was drawing upon his power to completely integrate the crystal with himself and his path.

Just as the fusion began, he sensed something was wrong.

Something was very wrong.

The speed of fusion was excessively rapid.

It wasn’t just like opening a floodgate; it was more of a dam collapse, spilling water as fiercely as Gui Water Divine Thunder, and under his full fusion efforts, it shattered instantly.

The crystal orb itself shattered into nothingness, and that wisp of divine essence, like water without a source, vanished rapidly before the integration was complete.

And hidden within that wisp of divine essence was an equally intangible, nebulous wisp of black gas, which barely had time to disperse before he had absorbed it.

The Ancient Sea God erupted in fury, for now he understood he had been tricked.

This crystal was definitely not the one he desired.

It was surely an intentional forgery with a genuine strand of divine essence as its facade, duping him completely.

His actions had been too quick, his determination too resolute, and the fusion occurred too swiftly.

So swift that by the time he noticed something amiss, it was too late.

That wisp of black gas merged, yet he couldn’t locate it, couldn’t determine what it even was.

Is it gone, or fully integrated, he was unsure.

Because he felt absolutely nothing.

He was beginning to feel uncertain now, an unknown that might have penetrated his very core.

The unknown engendered anxiety, which began to breed.

At the moment of its appearance, that small seed of anxiety was nurtured by his inner self, growing ever stronger.

A once fragile seed, under ideal conditions, took root and sprouted, its roots delving deeper, transforming into an indelible unease, anchoring in the Ancient Sea God’s heart.

Even the Ancient Sea God could not detect such an intangible thing.

For it arose from his very own heart, his own consciousness.

The anxiety within caused the Ancient Sea God to feel restless. He immediately shed his form, once again entering that peculiar perspective from the depths of the deep sea.

Yet even there, the anxious presence loomed like a shadow. The Ancient Sea God found himself unable to remain still.

All he knew was that he had definitely been deceived, that someone had utilized the Black Ship Saints to undermine him.

But what would happen, he truly could not ascertain, for nothing like this had ever occurred before.