Ocean Lords: Start as a Fisherman

Two days later,
With Su Wang nearly exhausting most of the faith fuel he obtained each day, the vehicle's soulification finally reached 99%.

"We're just one step away from reaching 100%."

Su Wang decided to strike while the iron was hot and make up for the last 1%.

To prevent unforeseen changes,
Before performing the final 1% vehicle soul transformation, Su Wang deliberately arranged for all personnel inside the vehicle to wait at the dock.

Only after the ship was completely empty, with only Su Wang inside, did he begin to burn the fuel of faith.

As the fuel of faith dwindles rapidly by hundreds of millions...
In no time at all, the last 1% was quickly completed.

The next second, a special notification appeared in front of Su Wang's eyes.

[Vehicle fully transformed into a soul; the Holy Ship's soul forged. Integrate with the Saint's body and heart?]

"So this is where the heart of a sage works..."

A look of sudden realization flashed in Su Wang's eyes.

During this period, the speed of cleaning up the docks was greatly accelerated, which also caused the progress of the "Path of Redemption" mission to skyrocket.

Several days ago, the path to redemption had already reached its culmination.

Su Wang originally thought that there would be rewards for each level of mission progress.

However, there have been no changes since phase 3, up to phase 9.

Only after the path to redemption was successfully completed was a new prompt finally triggered.

The message indicates that the Path of Redemption has been completed, granting 1% of the soul power of all Redeemers and successfully condensing the Heart of the Saint.

At the same time, an item acquisition message appeared, which looked like a small jade boat.

The Heart of a Saint

Level: Supreme.

Function: To complete the Holy Grail.

Introduction: Formed by the combined power of millions of souls, it is one of the core elements that leads to the highest realm.

...

After receiving it, Su Wang even tried to use it.

No matter what I tried, even putting it in my mouth, I couldn't trigger the effect of the Saint's Heart.

Only now did he realize that triggering the Heart of the Saint required the vehicle to be 100% soul-transformed.

The soul transformation of the downloaded device is complete, and a notification indicates that the soul of the Holy Ship has been forged.

The heart of a saint is also present, but the only thing unknown is the body of a saint.

"Could it be that I forgot something?"

Su Wang decided to give it a try and see if they could achieve fusion.

Immediately, the intention is to choose to merge.

...

On the dock, thousands of workers, ship captains, and people like Tia and Mireille looked up at the giant ship hovering in the air.

"What is the captain doing?"
"They said they were afraid of danger, and they told us all to leave the warship in a secretive way," Tia muttered.

Menata, who was standing nearby, chuckled softly upon hearing this.

"Is Miss Tia worried about the captain?"

Upon hearing this, Tia's breathing quickened, and she awkwardly turned her head away, whispering.

"Who would worry about him? I just want to get back to the ship as soon as possible."

But just then, Mirei, who was staring intently at the sky, suddenly pointed upwards and exclaimed in surprise.

"Oh no! The ship is on fire!"

As Mirei exclaimed in surprise, Tia, Menata, and the others all looked in the direction she was pointing.

Suddenly, a flame was seen to have burst into flames at the bow of the Heart of the Dead.

In less than half a second, the flames expanded to several meters.

The flames kept changing between seven colors.

Every time the flames touched a part of the ship's hull, that part would disappear as if it had been annihilated by the flames.

This sight immediately shocked everyone.

"What happened? Why did the lord's ship suddenly catch fire?"

"The ship is disappearing! Could something have happened to our lord?"

"The lord is so powerful, and no one attacked the ships, how could this happen?!"

The worried exclamations from the crowd also startled Tia, Mireille, and the others.

At this moment, Tia didn't care about hiding her panic. Her face was full of anxiety, and she and Mirei almost simultaneously sent a telepathic call to Su Wang.

Neither of them could successfully contact Su Wang, who was inside the Death Heart Ship.

This has never happened before.

No matter how far apart they are, as long as they have the Heart of Death as a link, they can communicate with each other.

Unable to contact Su Wang, and with most of the bow area of ​​the Wangxin Ship disappearing in just a few seconds.

Tia disregarded Su Wang's orders and the strange changes in the Heart of Death.

He immediately wanted to control the Heart of the Dead to descend the platform and teleport inside the ship to check the situation.

No matter how she tried to control it with her mind, the Death Heart didn't react at all.

At this moment, Tia's face showed even greater panic, and she could only try to call out to Su Wang again and again in her heart, hoping for a response.

However, a full minute passed and there was still no response.

As the seven-colored flames rapidly expanded and burned, a third of the ship's hull had already disappeared.

However, the remaining two-thirds of the ship's hull remained suspended in the air, which looked quite strange.

...

At this moment, Su Wang was conscious, but he was in an extremely strange state.

Not long ago, after choosing to try fusion, I suddenly entered this state.

He has his own consciousness, but he cannot perceive the existence of his own body.

It was as if all consciousness had coalesced into a pair of eyes.

From within sight, one can see everything inside the Heart of the Dead, and even see the scenery outside the ship through its hull.

However, he could not find his own body inside the Heartless Ship.

At the same moment, the sight of the seven-colored flames suddenly bursting forth from the bow of the Heartless Ship, and the ship disappearing as it burned away, was also seen by these eyes.

Su Wang understood that all these changes were definitely due to his recent choice to merge.

Faced with this situation, Su Wang was not too panicked, as it might be a normal occurrence during the fusion process.

But when he saw the crowd on the dock through the ship's hull, he realized that some people were panicking for him.

With just a thought, his gaze was already fixed on the port.

Before him stood Tia, her face contorted with panic, at a loss for what to do, on the verge of tears.

Tia kept asking the other crew members if they could contact the captain.

However, the responses received were all that they could not be contacted.

Su Wang's consciousness witnessed this scene and wanted to reassure them with a telepathic message, telling them not to worry too much.

However, in this strange state, he was unable to contact Tia and the others, and could only watch helplessly as they became extremely anxious.

For now, Su Wang can only hope to get out of this state as soon as possible.

In less than 5 minutes, the massive, kilometer-long Heart of Death had already been largely destroyed by the seven-colored flames.

In just a few minutes, this last small part of the ship will also disappear.

However, at that moment, the vision in front of me suddenly blurred.

When the view cleared again, it was a completely different scene.

"We've arrived at Xinghai again?"

Just as Su Wang was wondering, the fish's voice clearly rang out in his consciousness.

“Young saint, you are growing faster than I imagined.”

Su Wang sensed this thought and immediately responded.

"Fish, did you bring me here?"

"My ship disappeared in the flames, will there be any problems?"

The fish immediately responded.

"Don't worry, you are undergoing your final transformation, there won't be any problems."

"You will know everything after the transformation is complete."

"And now, I need to tell you something."

Upon hearing this, Su Wang focused his attention and waited.

During his last meeting with Yu, he learned some very important information. This time, Yu specifically brought him to the Star Sea, so there must be something else important to entrust to him.

The fish's thoughts continued to flow.

“Previously you were only a near-saint, not yet meeting the final requirements.”

"After this transformation, you will become a true saint and inherit my will."

When Su Wang heard this, he was stunned.

To inherit your will?

Aren't you the consciousness of this world?
Am I to become the world?
Su Wang's first reaction was not joy, but resistance.

If one becomes like a fish, becoming the will of the world, one loses one's true self.

Su Wang would rather remain in his original human form.

However, the fish responded as soon as the thought arose.

"Don't worry, you won't end up like me."

"You will always be you, you will not lose your body, but you will also have a part of the world."

Su Wang felt a little relieved after hearing this.

But then came the doubt.

Owning a part of the world?

So, the rest of the work will still be managed by you, Fish?

The fish, capable of discerning everything Su Wang was thinking, immediately provided an answer.

"No, you are the first to advance, and you will possess three-fifths of my will."

"The remaining two-fifths will be inherited by two other saints. Together you will inherit my entire will and rule this world."

Su Wang seemed to understand something upon hearing this.

In other words, the world's authority is divided into five parts, with him controlling three of them, while the other two saints each control one part.

However, Su Wang wasn't particularly concerned about ruling the world.

After all, the pollution crisis is imminent. If we can't even solve the pollution problem, wouldn't taking charge of the world be like taking over a mess?
Su Wangdu suspected that the fish might be planning to shirk responsibility and leave all the problems to the three saints to solve.

However, his thoughts naturally did not escape the fish's perception.

Despite the disrespectful idea, the fish, as a world consciousness, did not have any emotional fluctuations and simply explained calmly.

“Young saint, this concerns something I need to tell you.”

"The pollution you see is only at the surface latitudes."
Solving these pollution problems can delay the spread of pollution, but it cannot eradicate them; they will eventually reappear after a period of time.

Su Wang is only a consciousness at this moment. If he had a physical body, he would definitely see the expression on his furrowed brows.

What do you mean by saying that all we see is surface-level pollution?
Does this mean that even if we purify all the polluted sea areas and remove all the polluting organisms, we still won't be able to completely solve the pollution problem?

What's the point of everything I've been doing?

Why summon these fishermen into this world at all?
Fish's words undoubtedly made Su Wang feel as if everything he had done was being negated.

Fortunately, Yu quickly provided an explanation, which put Su Wang at ease.

"You did everything right, even better than I expected."

"Cleansing the surface latitudinal pollution is necessary and a prerequisite for cleaning the inner latitudinal pollution."

"The reason I'm telling you this is to show you how to solve the pollution problem in the inner latitudes."

Su Wangjing awaits further developments.

"Three conditions need to be met before cleaning the inner layer of contaminants."

"Firstly, the emergence of three saints who can inherit my will is still a long way off."

Su Wang understood something upon hearing this.

Just as he had intuitively sensed, the three professional saints were indispensable.

Once this transformation is complete, we must immediately arrange for the training of the third professional saint.

The fish continued its explanation.

"Secondly, completely remove surface contamination, leaving no contaminants or contaminants behind."

This is exactly the condition that Su Wang is currently working hard to achieve.

Then the fish continued.

"Once these two conditions are met, the inner layer contamination will be removed immediately."

"Only by cleaning up the inner layers of pollution can the world completely prevent the resurgence of pollution."

Do you remember when I showed you another part of me?

When asked by the fish, Su Wang immediately recalled the events.

This is my first time entering the Star Sea Space, that eerie, scarlet place.

"Fish continued."

“I have told you that I am the world, and I am a part of the world.”

"And the other part that we see is the root of the pollution."

“I cannot banish Him; He also wants to find me and devour me.”

Su Wang asked in his heart.

"What would happen if He ate you?"

The fish responded.

“As He grows stronger, I can no longer hide this. This is the message I had my sea-kin convey to you.”

“If He finds me and succeeds in consuming me, the world will have no chance to be cleansed of its pollution and will become food for His growth.”

Su Wang immediately understood that the time must refer to the period before the arrival of the third rainy season.

The appearance of the rainy season may even be the fish trying to escape "His" search.

As for the world becoming food for "His" growth, the outcome is self-evident.

The fish continued speaking.

"So I came up with a solution."

“Before I have any strength left, I will use myself as bait and let Him devour me.”

"And you need to gather the power of the three saints to capture 'He' and destroy 'He'!"

"I don't have much time left, young saint, the last hope is in your hands."

As these words fell, Su Wang was about to ask another question when his gaze suddenly shifted.

When I came to my senses again, I found myself suspended in mid-air.

At the same moment, an almost omnipotent power surged through his body, accompanied by a flood of notifications.

[The fisherman has ascended to the highest level; his soul vessel has successfully fused.]

The Fisherman gains 60% of the Supreme Being's privileges, unlocking most of the Azure World's permissions.

All restrictions on the Seven-Colored Secret Realm have been lifted.

Fishermen's Alliance has lifted all restrictions.

All restrictions on fishing duties have been lifted.

[All fishermen's coordinates and statuses have been obtained, and administrative privileges have been granted.]

The Fisherman's Panel has been replaced with the Supreme One's Panel.

...

The barrage of information left Su Wang somewhat overwhelmed.

Adding to the conversation with the fish, the amount of information was enormous.

For a moment, Su Wang didn't pay attention to the prompt that appeared in front of him, but instead recalled what Yu Ruo had said.

Using it as bait, how can one gather the power of three saints to capture "He"?
For a moment, Su Wang doubted whether these saints, who were cultivated from fish, could solve the problem that even the fish themselves could not solve.

However, since things have come to this point, we can only try our best to meet the two conditions that the fish mentioned.

After putting aside his thoughts, Su Wang focused his attention on what was in front of him.

The first thing you see is the ecstatic scene of everyone on the dock.

All eyes were now on him.

Thinking of Tiamire's anxious behavior earlier, Su Wang decided to take some time later to check on his own changes and go down to explain first.

With just a thought, Su Wang's figure instantly appeared in front of the crew members.

However, before he could speak...

A fragrant breeze wafted through the air, and a figure appeared in his arms.

Along with that, I heard a low sob.

…(End of this chapter)