We agreed to set sail, so you'd become the ruler of the deep sea?

Chapter 139 Potion Acquired, the Shadow of the Truth Society! (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)
After deciding to take action against the giant dragon turtle.

Xia En first waved to the dragon-transformed monkey monster, indicating that it could leave. Considering that it had helped him lead the way, it wouldn't be a big deal to spare its life.

"Gawoo! Gawoo!"

The monkey monster bowed twice to him and then fled in a panic.

Neither the bipedal human nor the sleeping giant tortoise in the distance were things it dared not provoke.

Then, Shane looked at Joey beside him with some hesitation.

This dragon turtle possesses at least the strength of a second-tier Mystic, and during battle, it may not be able to focus on protecting its opponent.

Joey noticed Shane's concerns and patted his chest reassuringly, "Don't worry, Captain, I'll take good care of myself."

"But, before that..."

The girl turned to the bronze dragon beside her: "Xiange, do you want to try that move?"

String Song blinked: "You mean, the spell you just deciphered from that magic book?"

Joey nodded solemnly: "That's right."

"This...this isn't quite right, is it? After all, those two spells were rather vicious..."

String Song seemed to have some concerns: "Moreover, with your current total amount of magic, you probably can't maintain it for too long."

"Any means, as long as they are effective against the enemy, are good means."

Joey remained firm in his stance and continued.

"Besides, all we need to do is create an opportunity for the captain."

Hearing this, Xiange was persuaded: "Alright, then I'll do as you say."

Xia En listened with great curiosity.

...good guy.

When did those two develop such exhilarating combo moves?

So, Xia En asked curiously, "What kind of magic is that?"

At this moment, Joey blushed slightly and hesitated, refusing to speak directly, only saying, "In short, it's a spell to weaken the enemy."

"The captain will understand in a moment."

Xia En felt a little strange.

What kind of magic is this, making it all so mysterious?

Could it be... some kind of evil forbidden technique?
Trusting his crew, Shane didn't press further. Instead, he took a deep breath, adjusted his mindset, and prepared for battle.

Unlike the carefree experience of deep-sea diving, combat on islands can truly be life-threatening.

Even if you cannot win, be prepared to run away.

Soon, Xia En took out the Blood Demon Sword.

It's worth mentioning that in recent battles, the sturdiness and sharpness of this demonic sword have become somewhat insufficient.

Think about it too.

This demonic sword absorbed a large amount of blood from low-level vampires, so these materials are perfectly fine as consumables.

However, against enemies of a higher level, it undoubtedly becomes an impurity and a weakness in the magic sword.

on the other hand.

After leaving the Blood Moon Realm, the Blood Demon Sword has not been able to drink the blood of vampires or imprison new souls for some time.

The soul power of Deirdre and others inevitably suffered some loss.

Once their souls have completely dissipated, this demonic sword will also be completely destroyed.

“However, if I’m not mistaken, Duke Nova himself is also a vampire.”

"A demonic sword made from the blood of a third-tier vampire must become even more powerful, right?"

A hint of anticipation flashed in Xia En's eyes.

During the battles with Quinn and Bloodscythe, the situation was so perilous that he didn't have time to drain Bloodscythe's blood, and Quinn died from the outbreak of [Deep Touch], causing him to miss their blood.

"But if the opportunity arises, we should still build a backup weapon in case of emergency."

Thinking of this, his gaze fell on the single horn on the dragon turtle's head.

Doesn't that single horn look just like a greatsword?

"This thing is destined for me!"

Xia En grinned, then without further hesitation, strode toward the dragon turtle sleeping in the mine.

Although this giant creature is currently dormant, it doesn't mean it's completely unaware of the outside world.

The moment Xia En stepped into the black stone mine, the pitch-black dragon turtle opened its enormous eyes.

Those eyes were pitch black, with dark red vertical pupils that looked cold and ruthless.

It glanced indifferently at Xia En not far away, as if it were angry that this little insect dared to disturb its sleep.

But at that moment, Shane had already begun his charge!

Boom!Boom!Boom!
Each step he took caused the earth to tremble, resulting in large areas of cracks appearing on the surface.

Numerous small fragments of black ore began to tremble violently.

Xia En's momentum surged with his speed, his strength continuously building up like a calm sea before a tsunami.

Upon seeing this, the giant dragon turtle's eyelids twitched slightly, and it quickly became alert and ready to fight.

"Roar……"

Its massive body slowly rose to its feet, emitting a low, defiant growl.

In its eyes, what was charging towards it was no longer a tiny insect, but a ferocious dragon whose size was no less than its own!

Rumble…

As he charged forward, Xia En could feel the blood and power surging within him, his heart pounding faster and faster, like the beating of a drum.

At this moment, the dragon turtle also stood up, and dark secret power accumulated in the sharp horn on its head.

His entire body slammed forward like a mountain!
A colossal beast, over ten meters long and covered in jet-black, angular features, came crashing down upon them.

Most people would probably be so frightened by this sight that they would freeze up and collapse to the ground.

However, Xia En smiled at this.

"Well done!"

In the fierce wind, Xia En's hair fluttered continuously.

When the two were less than ten meters apart, his speed increased again, like a bolt of lightning.

Immediately, a blood-red sword light slashed down!
thump—

The greatsword and the dark, sharp horn collided violently!
It was like two meteorites colliding with a deafening roar!

The shockwave roared outwards from the center of the collision, causing the black stone vein to tremble violently and the ground to deform, with spiderweb-like cracks continuously expanding outwards...

Not far away, watching this scene, Joey couldn't help but open her mouth slightly, her eyes filled with shock.

Although she had noticed before that the captain was getting stronger every day and had reached a level that she could not even dream of.

But she didn't know exactly how strong it was.

After all, Xia En only went on a killing spree while in the [Deep Sea Submersion] state.

He has only demonstrated his strength a handful of times on ships and islands, and the few battles he has fought have ended in swift defeats.

But right now, he is witnessing firsthand the battle between Shane and the giant dragon turtle.

Joey then realized just how terrifying power his captain possessed!
In fact, among the crew members of the Black Swan, apart from Fei Ya who had personally experienced Shaen's formidable power, the other crew members lacked a deep understanding of Shaen's strength.

Xiange stared intently at the battle in the arena, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Luckily, I gave up the day I hatched, otherwise I would have become a dragon meat feast by now."

"This is the eye of a bronze dragon! As expected of me!"

"However, to have such physical abilities at only the second tier, Captain, could you possibly be human!?"

String Song thought confidently, "Even if he's not a dragon, he's at least some other non-human being."

Seeing that the battle at the mine was becoming increasingly intense, the man and the dragon did not forget their duties and quickly began chanting ancient and mysterious incantations.

While casting the spell, Xiange also glanced at the dragon turtle not far away with a hint of pity.

The combination of these two spells is so cruel that it's hard to even use them on ordinary enemies.

Soon, two dark spells appeared around Joey and String Song.

They transformed into two streaks of light and quietly landed on the giant dragon turtle's body.

Compared to the dragon turtle's enormous size, these two spells could only be described as "imperceptible".

So much so that neither Shane nor the Dragon Turtle, who were engaged in battle, noticed it for a moment.

boom--

The dragon turtle raised its hoof-like and claw-like feet, then stomped down forcefully, attempting to crush the tiny creature in front of it into a pulp.

However, Shane is not an extreme case of focusing on one particular attribute; he is a well-rounded individual!

With his speed fully unleashed, he easily dodged the ferocious stomp.

And taking advantage of the moment when the dragon turtle raised its foot, he slashed out with his sword!
Click!

The black, stone-like scales on the dragon turtle's knee shattered with a snap, revealing a deep wound from which a large amount of blood gushed out.

A faint aura of curse spread outwards from the wound.

Roar! ! !
This sword wound further enraged the ancient dragon.

It let out an angry roar, opened its mouth wide, and dark, mysterious power from all over its body flowed into its mouth, gradually forming a terrifying energy ball.

It was filled with a mysterious aura of withering and decay.

"It's the breath of a dragon!"

Xia En was suddenly startled.

The qualities of withering and decay are the power carried by the black stone.

This dragon turtle has occupied the Black Stone Mine for many years, feeding on the Black Stone, and has accumulated an unknown amount of the Black Stone's secret power within its body.

Such a dragon breath attack should not be underestimated!

Shaun gripped the Giant Bracelet on his wrist, ready to transform.

The side effects of the Giant's Bracelet were so severe that he really didn't want to transform using his original form.

But if it really comes down to a last resort, of course, surviving is the most important thing.

Just as the dragon's breath power was accumulating, the giant dragon turtle suddenly stopped moving!
This meal is no small matter.

This directly caused the violent secret power in its mouth to almost go berserk, and numerous withered turbulent streams escaped from its large mouth.

"Huh? This is..."

Xia En immediately noticed the dragon turtle's unusual behavior.

A very strange expression appeared on that ferocious turtle face, as if it was in pain, or as if it was forcibly enduring something.

"Is it the kind of magic that Joey and String Song mentioned?"

“The effect is so good?”

"But why does it have such a strange expression?"

Xia En's mind raced with doubt.

But of course he wouldn't miss such a good opportunity.

"Little Black, lend me a hand!"

【Yes, master! 】

next moment.

The double blessing from the power of the ship's soul descended upon Xia En with a thunderous roar.

Immediately, he stomped his feet on the ground, leaped up, and quickly climbed upwards along the dragon turtle's body.

In just two breaths, Shane arrived on top of the dragon turtle's head.

At this moment, the dragon turtle was still trying to control the turbulent currents within its body, attempting to continue exhaling.

"Shut your mouth!"

Shaun raised his greatsword, unleashing his full power, and leaped high into the air using the dragon turtle's upper jaw as a springboard.

A terrifying power was poured into the blood-red greatsword, causing it to tremble and hum continuously.

Immediately afterwards, the greatsword, along with Shane's body, crashed down from the height!

The air was torn apart, and the airflow roared and whistled.

The sword's edge, like a mountain, crashed down onto the dragon turtle's upper jaw.

Roar—

Even the enormous tortoise could not withstand such a heavy blow, and its upper and lower jaws were forced to close under the immense force.

As a result, the black stone's secret power, which had been accumulated deep in the mouth, had nowhere to be released, causing it to explode violently!
boom!
A deep rumble echoed from the dragon turtle's throat. This kind of injury, acting directly on the body, is far more terrifying than any external wound.

Visibly, the giant tortoise's aura weakened, and some signs of decay appeared on its body.

This is a sign of being harmed by the backlash of the Black Stone's secret power.

But suddenly, Shane smelled a foul stench.

He tried hard to pinpoint the source of the stench and discovered it was coming from behind the dragon turtle's body.

Moreover, the dragon turtle had one claw placed on its abdomen, making the feeling of forced endurance seem even more pronounced.

"Wait, the spell Joey cast, could it be..."

Xia En's expression was somewhat strange, as if he had suddenly realized something.

Gollum-

puff!

A strange sound began to emanate from the dragon turtle's intestines.

The previous stench spread again.

For some reason, the dragon turtle could only continue to endure and could not ejaculate completely.

Shane: "..."

Why does the art style suddenly feel so strange?

Just a moment ago it was an exciting hunting battle!
However, Shane, always a pragmatist, did not hesitate and launched another attack on the dragon turtle.

While you are sick, I will kill you!
laugh!
The blood-red greatsword pierced the dragon turtle's enormous eyeball, then violently stirred it twice, destroying its brain tissue.

The dragon turtle twitched violently, and a few seconds later, it stiffened completely.

Shaen thought the battle was over.

But at that moment, a crack suddenly appeared on the skin of the dragon turtle's face.

Then, a pale, human-looking eyeball opened there!

An indescribable sense of malevolence and blasphemy lurks deep within this eyeball.

Followed by.

It's the second one, the third one, the fourth one...

The strange phenomenon only stopped when the entire dragon turtle corpse was covered with countless eyeballs.

Even those who don't suffer from trypophobia will definitely feel their scalp tingle and experience physical discomfort when they see this scene.

"Is this the blasphemy that String Song speaks of?"

"But what exactly are those things?"

Xia En frowned slightly.

He could sense that these eyeballs were vastly different from the dense eyeballs of the [Deep Child], resembling a cold, lifeless object.

Suddenly, the [Proof of the Lord of Cinder] on the back of Shane's right hand became slightly warm and slowly appeared.

This change quickly attracted a lot of attention.

To Xia En's astonishment, a bizarre, indistinguishable male or female voice emanated from his eyeballs.

"...The legacy of Experiment Subject No. 8 has been detected..."

"...Start scanning..."

Countless eyes fell on Xia En.

But soon, the tone of the eyeballs suddenly became sharp and painful.

"...Scan failed...███ An error has occurred! An error has occurred!"

"Target: ████!"

"██ Escape... Escape!"

These sharp words contained many terms that Xia En could hear but could not understand.

The next second, all the eyes on the dragon turtle's corpse suddenly burst open, and you could even faintly hear painful hissing!
The cracks on the dragon turtle's body closed up at an extremely fast speed.

But in the instant they all disappeared, Shane vaguely heard them shouting a sentence.

The truth... I already know it!

It all sounds like a long process, but in reality, it takes less than half a minute from the appearance of the eyeballs to their complete disappearance.

But the amount of information presented left Xia En speechless for a long time.

"What exactly is this eyeball?"

"The legacy of Experiment Subject No. 8 refers to the [Proof of the Lord of Cinder]?"

"Then the eighth test subject, isn't that..."

Xia En was shocked and somewhat incredulous.

The fact that the powerful, torch-burning Lord of Cinder was merely an experimental subject of certain beings is something that probably no one would believe if it were told.

Moreover, number 8...

Doesn't that mean there were seven similar beings before him?
However, this is ultimately just one side of the story from a quirky perspective and cannot be taken as real evidence.

"But then again, why are they so afraid of me?"

"And, the last thing the eyeballs left behind..."

The more Xia En pondered, the more he felt that he was still separated from the truth by an endless fog.

I just came here to hunt down an Elder Dragon, how did I encounter such a strange thing?

After glancing at "The Blessing of the Sea," Xia En sighed silently, gathered his thoughts, and began to reap the spoils of this battle.

[“Secret Sea Crystal” (Special) detected within the corpse. Absorb?]

"absorb!"

[Ship Soul Experience +5%!]

[Black Swan "Sturdiness" +1!]

[Talent: Dragon Physique (Inferior) → (Normal)!]

[Overall Qualifications: 0.51 → 0.53!]

The familiar sensation of the mysterious force washing over him reached his mind, and Xia En felt that his body had become slightly stronger.

—For ordinary humans, obtaining the [Dragon Physique] should provide a significant boost to their physical attributes.

However, for Shane, whose attributes were already outstanding, the improvement was naturally very limited.

[Loot obtained: Blackrock Turtle Horn!]

[Quality: Rare]

[Type: Material]

[Description: The horn of a giant dragon turtle living in the Blackrock Mine, possessing the traits of "Withered," "Rotten," and "Dragon's Might"!]

[Can be used as a primary material for greatswords.]

Aside from the dragon turtle's horn, its shell is also a good material.

Xia En originally planned to disassemble the dragon turtle's flesh, leather, and bones so he could have a dragon turtle meat feast tonight.

But after seeing the description that appeared on the panel, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

Dragon turtle meat contaminated by "truth"

Quality: Poor

[Type: Material]

[Description: The flesh and blood that have been parasitized by the "Eye of Truth" have had all their original nutrients and energy absorbed.]

[Not recommended for consumption as food.]

In fact, after cutting open the dragon turtle's skin, Shane also keenly noticed that it was different from ordinary flesh and blood.

Wherever the eyeball has grown, the flesh becomes exceptionally pale, and the fibrous tissue is completely destroyed.

The texture of it when touched no longer felt like flesh and blood, but rather like rough white paper.

Furthermore, not only the surface flesh and blood, but also the internal organs and bones showed obvious abnormalities.

Only the horn and the shell retain some of the secret power.

"Why do I feel like my kill was stolen?"

Xia En exhaled a breath of stale air, feeling somewhat subtly annoyed.

At this moment, Joey and String Song, having confirmed that the situation was settled, hurried over.

Shane looked at Joey with a strange expression and said, "Now, can you tell me the name of the spell you just cast?"

Joey's face flushed red, and he stammered, "They are acute gastroenteritis flare-up, and... and..."

Seeing that she couldn't bring herself to say it, Xiange added, "And... anal tightening surgery!"

"hiss……"

Xia En gasped, filled with awe.

Acute gastroenteritis surgery, also known as diarrhea surgery.

This one spell alone is already outrageous enough.

Imagine suddenly experiencing unbearable abdominal pain during a battle; whether you ejaculate or not, it will cause both mental and physical harm.

When combined with anal tightening surgery, the power of this combination technique is not simply one plus one.

The final result is chilling just to imagine.

This is even more despicable than spells like "Coughing Technique" that interrupt casting.

No wonder Joey wouldn't tell me before.

However, the fact that it can be used on a creature like a giant dragon turtle, which has a certain degree of magic resistance, indicates that Joey's magical skills have improved considerably compared to before.

That could be considered a hidden trump card.

Shaun couldn't help but sigh, "That magic notebook really does contain all sorts of spells..."

After witnessing this bizarre and uniquely styled combination technique.

He felt that he wouldn't be surprised no matter what bizarre spells appeared in that notebook.

Then, Shane asked, "Xiange, have you ever heard of the saying, 'Truth, I already know it'?"

"truth?"

A thoughtful expression crossed Xiange's face as she murmured to herself.

"I feel like I've heard that phrase somewhere before..."

"Truth...that's right! It's the Truth Society!"

The bronze dragon was startled and said with great fear, "This is an ancient organization that has been passed down for many years."

"No one knows what their real purpose was, but their shadow can be found behind many historical events."

Xia En frowned: "Is it older than your past life?"

Xiange remained silent for a few seconds, then shook her head slightly.

"……I have no idea."

"I don't remember if this is a memory from my past or information I heard in the Ember Sanctuary."

"As you know, the Class A beings in that shelter are all incredibly strange, and I sometimes hear them talking."

Xia En murmured to himself, "The Truth Society..."

Suddenly, several clues in his mind came together.

Judging from the situation on this island, the Truth Society must have done something here to leave behind blasphemous contamination on the Elder Dragons and Elder Dragon Species.

Moreover, this pollution only began to intensify in the last decade or so.

Coincidentally, Joey's mother, Diana, suddenly disappeared during this period.

Is it possible that Diana accidentally witnessed the activities of the Truth Society and was subsequently kidnapped?

Or perhaps, Diana was one of the targets of the Truth Society?

Let's assume this conjecture is true.

Therefore, the place where Joey was born was undoubtedly one of the strongholds of the Truth Society!

Xia En's thoughts were in turmoil.

Although this is just a guess, it has a high probability of being true!
After a moment's thought, Shane glanced silently at the massive corpse, then at Joey, and finally suppressed his chaotic thoughts.

In any case, only by gaining sufficient strength can one have the resources to seek the truth.

With that in mind, Xia En strode confidently into the depths of the black stone vein.

The last potion he needed, the Blackstone Essence, was right there!

(End of this chapter)