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

Chapter 467 Deep Sea Hunter's Intelligence

"Number One's spiritual energy field has disappeared."

Chen Qi said.

"Wakuwaku (What's wrong, brother?)"

Water Sprite No. 2 tilted its head, unaware of the seriousness of the situation.

Disappeared? Why? Finn asked in confusion:

"They were kidnapped by the Black Blood Empire?"

"Do not."

Chen Qi shook his head:

"The existing forces of the Blackblood Empire are no match for Water Sprite Number One."

Water Sprite Number One now possesses the strength of a fourth-tier superhuman!

Ordinary Blackblood soldiers are no match for Number One.

To make Water Sprite No. 1 disappear in an instant, one would either need a powerful relic or possess special abilities...

Based on the current clues, only the legendary Ember Beast could have caused Water Sprite No. 1 to disappear into thin air!

Because the Deep Sea Elf No. 1 contains the power of the deep sea, it is also the perfect food!

Number One has already been eaten as dessert by the Ember Beast!
Water Sprite No. 1 is bouncy and soft, and looks delicious.

Chen Qi touched his chin and a bead of cold sweat trickled down his cheek.

Water Sprite No. 1 has extremely strong vitality and is an indestructible deep-sea sprite.

I wonder how long it can survive in the jaws of the Ember Beast!
Currently, there is very little information about the Ember Beast.

Chen Qi's spiritual power continued to sweep across:
"There is no trace of the Ember Beast."

"The Beast of Lingering Fire?"

The Saint of Books blinked.

Chen Qi turned his head and asked:

"Sage of Books, do you know of the Beast of Lingering Fire?"

Aside from the Ice Witch, the Book Saint is the most learned person on this sea.

"There isn't a single sea creature on this ocean that I don't know!"

"Wait a minute, let me check the encyclopedia."

"Encyclopedia?"

Chen Qi was taken aback.

The Sage of Books took out an incredibly thick and enormous book.

An encyclopedia, an artifact closely linked to the Spiral Library, allows direct access to all contents of the Spiral Library!
The Saint of Books used his spiritual power to open the book and silently said:
"Magic book, magic book, search for information about the 'Ember Beast' for me."

"Yes, esteemed master."

The thousands of books in the Spiral Library floated around, beginning the search process.

Soon, messy writing appeared on the blank pages!

"Have it!"

Sure enough! Chen Qi was overjoyed.

This messy handwriting feels somewhat familiar.

Chen Qi separated himself from the others, the Book Saint, and Fen, to examine the specific information about the Ember Beast.

"On May 11th, the Ember Beast, a fifth-tier sea beast, was recorded for the first time."

Preliminary assessment: Hand-held difficulty.

Recorder: Deep-sea hunter.

Deep-sea hunter... A sense of familiarity flashed in Chen Qi's eyes.

This record was actually written by a deep-sea hunter.

After finding the treasure on Bluefire Island, his Deep Sea Hunter Treasure Map didn't offer much more to explore.

Chen Qi continued reading.

"On May 12th, the district head's tentacles were like sea monsters; I could handle them with one hand."

May 13th was quite something; it required the full force of my body!
Unfortunately, it escaped.

The difficulty level has been reassessed as physical, as it possesses a special ability to 'evolve,' allowing it to grow in size, shrink, change form, or transform into other sea monsters in a short period of time.

In addition, it possesses the terrifying ability to traverse between special rifts and the sea, and it does not actually sail on the sea.

The difficulty of capturing and hunting this sea monster far exceeds expectations.

Chen Qi touched his chin.

Currently, the intelligence gathered by the Deep Sea Hunters is consistent with theirs.

The ability to instantly travel between the rift and the real world is indeed an extremely troublesome one.

"On August 11, I finally found it. I found a clue to the sea monster again."

This will be a battle that will resound across the sea. I have a feeling that behind this sea monster lies an extraordinary power that surpasses even that of the Ice Witch!
"Come on! It's been so long since I've hunted a Tier 5 Calamity Beast!"

Three months later, they finally found the Beast of Remnant Fire... Chen Qi took a deep breath.

Even for deep-sea hunters, searching for the Ember Beast takes up a significant amount of time.

"On August 12, the difficulty of this sea monster was reassessed and it was determined to be the highest level of difficulty!"
Oh no, I need to use my brain now, my brain is trembling!
At night, I fought the sea monster, but at the last moment, it used the Domain of Light to drag me into an unknown rift!

Within the crack, its power surged, while I contracted the withered mutation disease that had already been cured!

Its power far surpasses ordinary 'Cup Evolution'; it can not only evolve a person, but also cause them to decay. This is a far more terrifying power of the lamp, a miracle of the lamp that transforms power.

A complex emotion flashed in Chen Qi's eyes.

The Ice Witch mentioned that the Ember Beast was one of the few calamity beasts that the Deepsea Hunters had failed to defeat.

A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the Sage of Books:
"So the Deep Sea Hunters actually sold us such important intelligence!"

This is information involving a forbidden rift, and she didn't even notice it!
I must have been sleeping when the Tower Master reported the information to me… The Saint of Books smiled smugly and immediately deduced the truth.

Chen Qi ignored the book saint's silly grin and continued reading.

“August 13th!
kill!kill!kill!

Within the cracks, beneath the fallen lighthouse! I dragged my weary body and battled it for a day and a night!
This is an unprecedented opponent! Its strength even surpasses that of the last life of the Twelve Deep-Sea Tentacles!
Finally, I cut off the raging flames from its heart from its body.

This flame, containing the power of a lamp, is actually able to reshape the original power of a class card.

Interesting! Interesting!
However, at the last moment, when I was about to kill it, I hesitated.

Because of that momentary hesitation, I was defeated by it, it inflicted a crack in my skin, and I suffered irreparable internal damage.

A complex emotion flashed in Chen Qi's eyes.

The Deep Sea Hunter lost.

The 'Flame Treasure' mentioned in the records should be the Hunter's Ember that enhances all his classes!
But why hesitate? Chen Qi looked at the last record.

"On August 14th, I lost. In that rift, I was unable to defeat such a powerful sea monster."

However, I couldn't bear to kill it. It was a clue to a special rift, a door to a special rift!

Once we find it, we can reach that rift again!

"If we can enter that rift, perhaps a sixth-tier powerhouse will be born in this ocean that has suffered countless natural disasters and external disturbances!"

Hesitating because of the crack... Chen Qi took a deep breath.

It seems that the Beast of Ember is the gateway to the Forbidden Rift, the entrance to the Forbidden Rift!
Chen Qi continued reading.

"On August 15th, today, on the operating table of the unlicensed doctor, I thought about many, many things."

Our ocean is extremely barren, and people only dare to live near the shore. A fisherman's income is less than three thousand shell coins, and there is a famine every five years.

And every year, countless sea monsters also attack.

The alchemist from afar, who called himself the 'Father of Whales,' also established a base in the Rift Sea under the guise of conquering the world beyond the edge, building a powerful army to oppress the islanders of the Rift Sea.

If news of a special rift were to emerge, perhaps even the high and mighty rulers of the capital would be willing to turn their attention to this barren land.

Unfortunately, it's unknown when it will reappear.

Tracking this sea monster is far more difficult than imagined; it can block most spiritual energy detection. My friend from the Tower of Books, I only have two clues: first, it likes to appear near human towns, lighthouses, and whirlpools.

The second clue is that it likes to eat foods that possess the power of the deep sea.

At the same time, as the king of the deep sea, it enjoys taming calamity beasts with the power of the deep sea as its servants.

I once saw it, because it tamed a pig shark on the ocean and stayed on the ocean for a full ten days.

This is one of the few times it has stayed on the high seas for more than an hour.

Chen Qi's eyes lit up.

This is a crucial clue in the search for the Beast of Lingering Fire.

In addition to the locations where it appears, it is also mentioned that it likes to tame sea creatures with deep-sea power.

In other words, the Deep Sea Elf No. 1 may not have been eaten!

Instead, she was taken away for "training"!

Right now, Water Sprite Number One might be in some dark and sunless rift, being frantically whipped by the tentacles of the Ember Beast!

This is undoubtedly good news...

Being trained by the Ember Beast is at least better than dying.

Moreover, Water Sprite No. 1, as his chief pet, would never easily submit.

After thinking for a while, Chen Qi had a plan in mind to find the Ember Beast through the Deep Sea Sprite No. 1.

In reality, he didn't need to search the sea; he only needed to assign people to the lighthouses on the various islands.

"Thank you, Deep Sea Hunter, for your intelligence..." Chen Qi looked at the last words.

"Aslina, this may be a sea monster that can change the ocean. May you conquer this sea monster in the future and make this barren sea and my homeland prosperous."

By the way, my esteemed Lady Aslina.

Previously, your Tower of Books promised to forge a Deep-Sea Burst Cannon that could fire underwater, but there's still no news.

Needless to say, even now, with the Deepsea Hunter dead, the Tower of Books remains unfinished.

Chen Qi looked at the Sage of Books with a look of disgust.

"Cough cough!"

The saint of books closed the book:
"So this is the information about the Ember Beast, Black Hunter, what do you think?"

"good."

Chen used his fist to give the Book Saint a hard knock on the head:

"Aslina, I wish to hire a messenger of calamity from your Tower of Books."

Chen Qi began to formulate his plan.

The Beast of Ember is related to the Forbidden Rift and must be found as soon as possible.

In addition to the bait plan, he also needs to prepare a trap plan.

There are more than two hundred islands with lighthouses in the near sea.

In addition to the vortex, this means he would have to establish three hundred observation points and require three hundred messengers with powerful detection capabilities to contact him.

Only in this way can he arrive at the scene immediately when the Beast of Ember reappears.

Hopefully, this sea monster will reappear soon... Chen Qi headed towards the sea and threw some bait containing his spiritual power.

"Okay, okay! I'll do whatever you say, Black Hunter!"

The Sage of Books immediately relaxed and said lazily.

It seems the Black Hunter isn't planning to tell the Ice Witch about her escape!

"No need to get a beating!" the Sage of Books said leisurely.

"You should just talk to the tower master."

This battle consumed a great deal of my spiritual energy.

The saint of books stretched and yawned.

Sleeping is much more comfortable than escaping the Ice Witch's whip.

Chen Qi had promised her a vacation of more than two days!
A holiday of two days or more!
Finally! Finally, I can rest!
"I'm going to sleep now. Oh, and I want Water Sprite No. 7 to give me a massage while I'm sleeping."

Bye-bye~

The saint of books turned around, preparing to walk towards her bedroom for a good night's sleep!
There is nothing more comfortable in this world than sleeping.

However, she had only taken one step—

Pfft!

Suddenly, the Saint of Books pursed his lips and spat out a mouthful of thick, black blood.

"???"

"Impossible! This pitch-black blood couldn't possibly harm my spiritual power!"

The saint of books gripped his slender neck, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Black blood, within my body, is absorbing my spiritual power..."

The eyes of the saint of books, his fair skin, and the endless stream of dark pustules growing on his thighs.

Pfft!

Pfft!

The abscess burst open, and one after another, pitch-black branches grew out, emitting scalding black smoke!

The Sage of Books, already weakened by spiritual energy, collapsed under the influence of this force.

Chen Qi was startled and took the book from the sage.

These are the late-stage symptoms of leukemia!

The black blood mutation within the Book Saint's body suddenly mutated.

This mutated black blood power was so powerful that even the Saint of Books could not suppress it!

"It hurts! No! There's another power at work, using this blood as a medium!"

The Saint of Books bit his finger, and his skin began to contort, revealing numerous whale-like runes.

"It's alright, just stabilize the black blood in your body."

Chen Qi picked up the petite Book Saint and went to find the little raven and the Ice Witch.

The danger of Black Blood far exceeds imagination.

Now, the Saint of Books must take the antidote for the Black Blood Poison!
Fortunately, although it has not yet entered the mass production stage, the little crow that digested the knowledge of the Black Death Doctor has already created a lot of antidotes.

On the way, he saw that one-tenth of the people were in the same situation.

At the place where Blackblood Empire prisoners of war were being held, unprecedented screams erupted!

All the Blackblood soldiers who had taken the Black God's Potion instantly underwent a black blood mutation, their flesh rotting and their cries of agony filling the air.

Although, under Chen Qi's arrangement, Lady Ollie had explicitly forbidden anyone from consuming the blood of the black whale.

However, because of this bloody battle, many navy personnel still took the risk of consuming the blood of the Black Whale in pursuit of power.

In addition, before the ban, Black Whale Blood was already a highly regarded medicine.

In the distance, many sailors also knelt on the ground, coughing up thick black blood.

Chen Qi frowned.

This is clearly not a normal occurrence in cases of black blood aberration.

Ancient forces on the edge awakened this dormant, dark blood.

In the spiritual vision, black blood continuously emitted black mist, drifting towards the distant sea.

The wind carries the sounds of ancient joy.

“Father Whale…”

Chen Qi, carrying the Saint of Books, arrived at the lighthouse and looked in the direction of the black mist.

Undoubtedly, that direction is the direction of the great whale.

(End of this chapter)