Witch, I'm really not an ancient god of the deep sea!

Chapter 244 Good News of Reaching the Shore
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The loud cracking sound was like the roar of a giant monster.

Kill with one sword!

In the smoke from the falling tree, Chen Qi's strong right leg stepped onto the broken body of the Lantern Shadow.

The shadow holding the lantern stared wide-eyed, struggling to raise his hand and reach out to Chen Qi.

"Why……"

"Why? I still have moves I haven't used yet. Why won't you give me the chance..."

One strike and you're done for? You still want to use your ultimate?

"That guy's out of his mind..." Chen Qi's eyes were icy cold as he stomped down hard, crushing the figure of the Lantern Shadow to pieces.

A black hole suddenly appeared in the ground, and black blood splattered everywhere.

This is his Blade Release, a powerful skill capable of killing a third-tier transcendent being in one strike.

The only drawback of sacrificing one's flesh and blood is that one must withstand the opponent's attack before releasing Blade Release. If one cannot withstand the attack, one will die before releasing 'Sever My Bones'.

However, with the passive defense of steel qi, and under the defensive state of sacrificing flesh and blood, Chen Qi's body can even withstand a normal blade attack.

Compared to the first time he released his Blade Release, when he felt his whole body boiling and on the verge of death, Chen Qi now felt an extraordinary excitement, even though his whole body was burning.

The lantern's shadow died, and even in death, it did not unleash its full power.

Chen Qi flicked the black blood off the knife.

Generally speaking, when a person is insane, their body will distort and swell when their emotions erupt, evolving into a more terrifying monster, which is the second stage.

His attack was so powerful that he disappeared in the second phase.

"Waaaaah (Master, save me...)"

"Waaaaah (Master, I'm going to... I'm going to die...)"

Water Sprite Biscuit Number One and Water Sprite Biscuit Number Three sent out distress signals.

"I'm coming."

Chen Qi put away his cold expression and, like a professional nanny, walked to the water sprites, took out the water bottle filled with seawater, poured it on the water sprites, then gently rubbed their heads, and placed the light bulb on their heads.

boom!
As it was rubbed, the water sprite gradually swelled up and regained its large size!
Fortunately, water sprites are pets with extremely strong recovery abilities; as long as they are not attacked by high temperatures, they can almost always recover.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Qi got up and took out the knife.

Next, he had two things to do.

The first thing to do is loot the loot box.

The second thing is to investigate the specific situation of the Shadow Tide.

"Keep an eye on my surroundings and don't let the shadow beasts get close to me."

Chen Qi gave instructions to the water sprite.

"Wakuwaku (Yes, Master!)"

"Waaaaah! (Don't come near, Shadow Beasts!)"

Number One and Number Three rallied again, jumping and skipping to drive away the nearby shadow beasts.

He started licking the bag... Chen Qi excitedly squatted down.

As death occurred, the lantern's shadow began to burn continuously, eventually forming a special golden powder.

When a madman dies, his body automatically dissipates, leaving behind special extraordinary resources.

Chen Qi first picked up the conspicuous black sickle.

Shadow Scythe:

Sexual aspect: Shadow
Description: A weapon crafted from writhing shadows, possessing immense durability and enhancing shadow power by 20% upon attack.

Note: While wielding this weapon, your total spiritual power increases by 20%, and its power also increases by 20%. However, it will continuously deduct from your mental and physical health, and will generate dark and terrifying desires.

Weapons made from creeping shadows are of little use to me.

However, it can be broken down; one Shadow Scythe should be able to break down 8 to 10 Wriggling Shadows.

The creation of the Forest of Tentacles requires up to fifty Creeping Shadows. Of course, the maximum capacity is one hundred. The more Creeping Shadows there are, the stronger the power!
Without hesitation, Chen Qi put the Shadow Scythe into his backpack.

Immediately afterward, Chen Qi's eyes lit up, and he focused his attention on the golden powder.

Chen Qi took out a spoon, carefully scooped up the powder, and then put it into a paper packet.

You have obtained the Lighthouse Keeper's Powder:
Sexual aspect: Scales, lamp
Description: Lampkeeper's Powder can be used to craft Lampkeeper cards, or diluted and used as a material for the Scales of Light!

The description is unremarkable, yet the medicinal material is exceptionally precious.

Finally got it!
Chen Qi was incredibly excited. With the Lightkeeper's Powder, all he needed to do next was find the card maker in the White Tower Federation, complete the card making, and then finish a simple trial mission before he could officially embark on the path to the third tier.

Suddenly, a black bottle caught Chen Qi's attention.

On the waist pouch of the Shadow of the Lantern's corpse, there was a small black bottle.

This is... Chen Qi picked up the medicine.

The Body Tempering Elixir of the Witch Sea:
Sexual aspect: Cup
Description: A body-strengthening potion made using special Cup-shaped Body Fruits, which can enhance one's extraordinary physique.

Note: This medicine can be taken multiple times, but only by those of the third-order Cup phase. Excessive use by other phases of transcendence may easily lead to muscle disease.

A body-strengthening medicine, a good thing... Chen Qi drank the medicine without hesitation.

Accompanied by a gurgling sound, a strong and powerful heat instantly spread throughout Chen Qi's body.

Your constitution has increased by 5 points, which is close to its limit.

Chen Qi vaguely sensed that his physical strength was approaching a certain limit. Only by entering the third stage and reshaping his spiritual energy field and blood could he become stronger.

Now, finally, I can take a bigger step... Chen Qi felt the heat flowing through his body and opened his eyes.

In my line of sight, crimson eyes flashed by, and the light of dusk began to fall from the sky.

Night is falling, detect the shadow tide, better hurry...

With the daytime lantern in hand, Chen Qi, under the cover of the water spirit, walked deeper into the forest.

A moment later, he arrived at a place full of broken bones. Judging from the number of broken bones, it was difficult to determine how many people had died there.

The adventurers from before... Chen Qi glanced around.

At the scene, only three blood-stained backpacks, a broken lantern, and a rectangular iron machine that was one meter tall remained.

The Shadow Beast not only devours flesh and blood, but also devours extraordinary resources. Most of these extraordinary resources are completely consumed by the Shadow Beast.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! (Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!)"

"Waaaaah! (Don't come any closer!)"

Deep-sea sea sprites number one and three made faces and chased away the shadow beasts.

As dusk approached, more and more shadow beasts, like a herd of beasts, surrounded Chenqi.

If it weren't for the lanterns in their hands, they would have already swarmed forward.

We need to speed things up... Chen Qi walked up to the metal lumps and began to examine the buttons on them.

[Disaster Detector:]

Nature and form: lamp
Description: A creation of the White Dove Newspaper, capable of detecting subtle fluctuations in the surrounding spiritual energy field over a wide area, thus allowing for a simple estimation of the intensity of natural disasters.

Natural disaster detection device!
Chen Qi was startled. The natural disaster detection device had extremely strong detection capabilities, with a detection range of up to several thousand meters. It could also predict the time and intensity of a natural disaster by detecting subtle fluctuations in spiritual energy.

For an extraordinary individual to possess the detection power of a natural disaster detector, their inspiration level needs to reach over 100 points, and they need to learn the exclusive spiritual vision skill!
Fortunately, the instrument wasn't damaged much... Chen Qi patted it and spent five minutes studying the various buttons.

I understand, this is definitely the start-up button... Chen Qi pressed the red button sharply!

Bang bang bang bang!

The natural disaster detection device started whirring and making a sound:

"Detection in progress..."

"Natural disaster levels: F, E, C, B..."

Chen Qi watched the danger indicator light on the disaster detector change from green to blue, then to orange, and finally to a blood-red hue. Red! Chen Qi had a bad feeling.

The red disaster level represents level B, which is the detection limit of ordinary detectors.

As the natural disaster detection system emitted a gurgling sound, he suddenly felt a special enlightenment before his eyes.

You have entered the crumbling rift, "The Siege of Shadows." The shadows are about to engulf the city, turning everything in sight into a kingdom of night...

Inspiration and inspiration...

Wait, why is this enlightening? When did I step into the crack?

Chen Qi's heart began to race.

He hadn't taken a single step or entered any 'door'-like structure, yet he had felt an incredibly powerful inspiration!
Generally speaking, the door to the rift must be entered by someone who actively steps into it!

There is only one possibility: the crack has collapsed and spread!
This is a unique case of rift collapse. Simply put, under the special power of the rift, the rift advances and collapses, but at the same time, it does not completely collapse. Instead, it begins to invade the real world and expands at an extremely fast speed, polluting the surrounding space.

This is also an extremely dangerous type of crack! Normally, it only appears in Class B cracks!
Normally, B-rank rifts have strict rank restrictions, and only third-rank transcendents can enter B-rank rifts.

However, the cracks that spread due to the collapse have no restrictions on rank or number; they are like an abyss that will absorb all extraordinary beings.

I am currently on the edge of a B-order crack!

Forced into the rift... Chen Qi sensed something was wrong and immediately grabbed Water Sprite No. 1 and No. 3, as well as the Disaster Detector, and ran towards the edge of the island.

It wasn't that he was approaching the crack; it was that the crack was swallowing him up!

Suddenly, without any warning, Chen Qi saw a giant hand in front of him, shining brightly, slapping the water spirit hundreds of meters away.

A hint from a person of extraordinary abilities!

"It's not good..."

Chen Qi shook his head, regained his senses, and immediately looked at Bai Ri Ti Deng, then ran at full speed.

In the instant he ran, a huge, bright red eye opened from the darkness!

boom!
In an instant, accompanied by a huge monstrous roar, a thick, black hand, like a small mountain, suddenly condensed and slammed out from the darkness.

Its palm was enormous, reaching a height of five meters, and the trees along the way were crushed and felled like straw.

boom! boom! boom! boom!
King of Shadow Beasts!

As if being chased by a mudslide, Chen Qi did not hesitate and poured all his spiritual power into the daytime lantern.

Under the enormous light of the lantern, the huge hand seemed to have been stabbed by a blade, and it shrank back into the darkness in terror.

This is a light that even the Pillars of the Abyss can dispel!
Special attack!

In a moment of panic, Chen Qi leaped forward, jumping dozens of meters to board the boat.

"Set sail!" Chen Qi suddenly started the boat.

With the roar of engines, the ship sped toward Poseidon Island as dusk fell.

"That was close..." Chen Qi gasped for breath, feeling as if he had escaped from danger.

Even a second-tier transcendent, no, even a powerful third-tier transcendent, would be in grave danger if they entered a B-tier rift teeming with shadow beasts alone.

Fortunately, he had a white cloak and a daytime lantern... Chen Qi slowly turned his head, smiled slightly at the distant Black Forest Island.

Beneath the island, that bright red eye, facing the strong light of the lantern, still stared intently at Chen Qi.

……

……

Dawn.

"Finally ashore..."

After landing in the morning, they rested for a while before heading to the Hunter Association bar on Poseidon Island.

Today, many guests are drinking. In order to attract more hunters to join the forces resisting the Shadow Tide, the Sea God Pirates are offering a 40% discount on the price of alcohol.

Then, while these hunters were drunk, the Sea God Pirates arranged for some octopus-girl waitresses with octopus heads and some pirates to provoke them. With the combination of honey traps and provocation, they were able to get these drunk hunters to accept the mission.

Occasionally, they would also arrange for mud salesmen to lure these hunters into buying the mud bathing and lifetime maintenance services offered by the Sea God Pirates.

Although it's a bar, it's full of tricks and schemes.

Because he had walked in such a hurry and hadn't had a drink of water in a long time, Chen Qi rushed to the bar and said hastily:

"Two bottles of the strongest wheat beer, please! Also, call Captain Sea Serpent for me; I've finished my investigation."

"you again……"

Melanie, sitting at the bar, noticed Chen Qi and shook the silver dew in her hand:
"Little brother, haven't you set off yet? Would you like your big sister to buy you a cup of 'Courageous Heart' to cheer you on?"

"Awesome!" Chen Qi downed his drink in one gulp and tossed a piece of the expedition team's clothing onto the bar.

"I've finished my investigation and I'm back."

"Oh, I see. Hmm? You're back already..."

Melanie blinked and looked at Chen Qi.

Although he had several scars on his body, there were no obvious wounds.

Immediately afterward, Chen Qi coldly looked at Melanie:
"By the way, card maker, can you make class cards?"

Hmm? You really finished the investigation? Melanie's lips curled up slightly:
"Of course, there's nothing your older sister can't do, little brother. I can even make a professional card for a Flower Dancer. Do you want to become a dancer?"

Chen Qi stated bluntly:
"I don't want to now. I'll give it to you after I finish the mission, Miss Hunter of the White Tower."

"Yes, I swear on the White Tower's reputation, I will do my best..."

Melanie nodded.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Qi took out the natural disaster detection device and slammed it onto the bar.

At this moment, everyone in the tavern was drawn to the machine!

This natural disaster detection device belongs to the previous detection team!

This means that Chen Qi has indeed completed the investigation and retrieved the detector.

The crowd immediately began to discuss the matter.

"The captain has arrived."

Upon hearing the news, Captain Sea Serpent entered the tavern, rubbed his hands together, and asked:

"Qi, how is the situation?"

Chen Qi took a sip of wine:

"It's alright, I have some good news."

"good news!"

Captain Sea Serpent's eyes lit up.

Chen Qi gave a strange smile:
"There's still at least a day before the Shadow Tide arrives, and it'll bring with it the power of a B-rank rift. With so many Shadow Beasts, they'll all be considered monsters of the rift. We on Seagod Island are in luck; everyone can challenge at least a hundred Shadow Beasts."

Captain Sea Serpent summarized:
"Oh! A little over a day and a B-rank Rift Catastrophe, just as I expected, with a large number of Shadow Beasts. The warriors of Seagod Island can now farm tons of Shadow Beast materials! We can open up a Shadow Path!"

"and many more--"

Captain Sea Serpent blinked, pondering Chen Qi's words.

The hunters inside the bar suddenly erupted in chaos!
what's the situation!
Did Chen Qi mention cracks in his description? And did he mention a Class B crack?
Ninety-nine percent of the hunters here have never entered, or even seen, a B-rank rift.

A B-grade rift! If it gets out of control, the entire Poseidon Island will be destroyed, and all the hunters on Poseidon Island will be turned into corpses!

Amidst the gasps of the crowd, Captain Sea Serpent roared:

"You call this good news?"

Chen Qi thought for a moment, then said with a slightly teasing tone:
"Of course, if the Shadow Tide is a rift, it means that we can not only farm materials, but also farm a lot of inspiration points."

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