novelraw Chapter 392: The Ocean Will Ultimately Belong to Me
Chapter 392: The Ocean Will Ultimately Belong to Me
Chen Qi paid no attention to the Ice Witch's complex gaze, instead continuing to observe the battle before him.
Countless giant tentacles descended from the sky, piercing the ground like one sea tombstone after another!
Turbulent dark spiritual energy roared out.
Just as the Whale Father had said, he didn't need to personally intervene to defeat the Ice Witch and the Flower Witch.
The 'Black Hunter' who had merged with the Great Whale's power had reached an unprecedented realm, displaying strength that surpassed even the deep-sea titan!
However, the more powerful the strength, the heavier the price.
In the distance, the Whale Father stood nonchalantly, calmly praising:
"Well done, child."
Seeing this scene, Chen Qi couldn't help but feel a chill run through his body.
The Black Hunter's dark eyes contained only the most ravenous desires of a beast, and the Great Whale's instincts.If he had joined the Blackfin Crew back then, as expected, the final outcome would have been becoming a vessel for the Great Whale too.
Incredibly powerful, yet trapped in a cage.
In the fierce battle, the already wounded Ice Witch and Flower Witch couldn't overcome the Black Hunter who had merged with the black whale's power...
The witches' cold blood fell to the ground.
Chen Qi said:
"Witch, it seems to be over."
In this fate simulation, without the Whale Father needing to intervene, the Ice Witch and Flower Witch already showed signs of defeat.
The White Pigeon Press President asked curiously:
"Witch, is there more?"
"Teacher..."
Fen personally witnessed her teacher's helplessness.
In her heart, her teacher was noble, powerful, an invincible expert who could do anything!
Her teacher was unbeatable...
Yet in the fate projection, she was actually at a disadvantage!
And the one putting her at a disadvantage was Qi!
Qi, please stop hitting teacher... Even though she knew it was an illusion, Fen couldn't help but pray in her heart, even wanting to help her teacher withstand the blows.
Pelu spoke with high emotional intelligence:
"Witch, you don't seem to be doing very well."
Where did this sweet-talking little blonde come from... The Ice Witch calmly took a sip of black tea:
"The Black Hunter becoming a vessel for the Great Whale and gaining the power to defeat me is just a minor possibility."
Then she snapped her fingers and said:
"Pause."
The next moment, all the 'characters' in the fate projection stopped moving, becoming like stone statues.
Her spiritual energy, and the fate projection itself, were no longer sufficient to support her continued observation of subsequent scenes.
The simulation had ended.
And before her eyes, like dimensional rift settlement text, vivid crimson text prompts appeared.
【You have completed the one thousand and first simulation.】
【You were defeated by the Black Whale Avatar fully crafted by the Blackfin Crew, at the hands of the 'Black Hunter'. Ultimately, the Witch Sea was renamed the Black Whale Sea.
The entire world was gradually polluted by the Great Whale's power, falling into the abyss——】
【Congratulations, Ice Witch Angela, this time you have glimpsed a brand new future...】
Chen Qi looked at the prompts before the Ice Witch.
According to his speculation, the essence of fate projection was absorbing the power of the world rift, making it part of her body.
The ultimate move that Chen Qi needed to expend all his spiritual energy to activate, the Ice Witch only needed a simple thought.
If she could fully utilize the powers of time freeze and fate projection, she could easily defeat him and step on him with minimal spiritual energy consumption.
However, this former legend of this era was ultimately too weak.
Everyone looked at the Ice Witch's slender back, feeling indescribable emotions.
The Ice Witch was indeed far more powerful than them, but when facing the Great Whale disaster, she was still powerless.
Amid everyone's dismay, the Ice Witch bit her lip and tightened her grip on the teacup.
No matter when, as the strongest witch, she couldn't show weakness, couldn't feel dismay or cry——
No matter when——
This was a phrase every holy maiden of the Winter Convent had to remember for life.
She turned around, her white robe dancing in the sea breeze, forcing a smile:
"Don't worry, you don't need to be concerned. This is just one failed fate.
I will definitely guide the sea into a perfect destiny."
The Ice Witch's smile was like a ray of sunlight in the darkness.
And her spiritual energy field had also returned to the peak fifth-tier level.
"Witch..."
Madame Oli and others shuddered.
The Ice Witch was still powerful! She hadn't been defeated by the Black Hunter, but by the Great Whale's power! Everyone couldn't help but think.
The creator of the Witch Sea's name... Chen Qi looked at the Ice Witch, unsure how to describe his feelings.
Compared to others, his emotions were more complex.
Unlike everyone who believed 'the Ice Witch is invincible', in his view, the Ice Witch was extremely weak.
Plus with one thousand and one failures, that meant the Ice Witch likely still hadn't found a way to resist the great disaster.
Yet despite this, the Ice Witch still tried hard to maintain a hopeful appearance.
What a tsundere witch... Chen Qi sighed silently in his heart.
The Ice Witch snapped her fingers:
"Alright, the fate projection should end now, everyone..."
"Wait! Big White Hair!"
Chen Qi interrupted, faintly sensing an intense gaze.
The Ice Witch remained silent for a few seconds, then responded:
"Little Black Hair, if you continue being disrespectful, I don't mind giving you some punishment, like unknowingly stuffing water spirits up your butt..."
However, she soon also felt an intense gaze!
Someone was watching them!
The Ice Witch looked toward the already paused 'fate projection'.
After she paused it, everyone in these fate projections had become like stone statues, unable to move anymore.
Whether pirates, witches, the Black Hunter, or the fish and birds in the sea, no exceptions...
And in that instant, the Ice Witch actually sensed a trace of hostile gaze among these frozen statues.
The Ice Witch's gaze pierced through the sea, directly targeting the Whale Father's statue.
"This is just a rift simulation, just a rift simulation..."
The Ice Witch muttered to herself, then lifted her long leg and took a few steps forward.
Her pale little feet slowly stepped through the cold sea waves.
Step by step——
And the Whale Father statue's ink-black eyes moved along with her steps.
While they were watching the Whale Father, the Whale Father was also watching them!
The corner of the statue's mouth suddenly twisted grotesquely, revealing a smile full of fangs.
The Whale Father in the fate projection was looking at them!
Everyone looked at the Whale Father's scarred eyeballs and instinctively stepped back.
Then, from within the Whale Father statue came hearty laughter that echoed throughout the sea.
"Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha!"
"Ice Witch, it's been such a long, long time."
"You've become weak again, just as I expected. You're still the same as before, fond of using forbidden rift powers."
The Whale Father spoke as if meeting an old friend after many years apart, his eyes filled with excitement.
Click!
Pelu couldn't help but take out her camera and snap a photo.
The instigator of countless battles in the Witch Sea, the mastermind behind numerous major events, the one who killed the Navy Marshal, the father of all Blackfin Crew members—Pirate Emperor Whale Father!
This Pirate Emperor had been ravaging the seas for nearly fifty years!
In the past, the Whale Father's power alone was enough to take on the entire navy.
During the Blackfin Crew's peak, if not for the previous Magic Bullet Family head timely seeking aid from the Imperial Capital, five coastal cities including Moonstone City and Seashell City would have become hell.
To annihilate the Blackfin Crew, Beiguo dispatched the Merchant's Hand from the Imperial Capital, all top experts from coastal city major families, simultaneously deploying three highest-level Imperial Capital sealing artifacts, the Supreme Steam Mecha——
Ultimately, under the Imperial Capital's power, the Blackfin Crew was defeated and severely weakened, forcing the Whale Father to flee to the Fog Sea.
The Blackfin Crew lost to Beiguo Imperial Capital's supreme power—this was the memory of countless people in the Witch Sea!
Pelu couldn't help but recall information about the Whale Father.
But what many people didn't know was that the whale-slaying battle that affected the entire sea's landscape was essentially closely related to the Ice Witch...
If not for the hidden injury the Ice Witch had planted on the Whale Father beforehand, preventing his domain from releasing, the whale-slaying team led by the Imperial Capital might have been completely wiped out——
Too far away, can't interview... Pelu suppressed her interviewing impulse and asked:
"Witch, what's happening?"
The Ice Witch looked at the distant Whale Father, trying to stay calm:
"Two possibilities. First, he predicted my prediction, prepared today's words in advance, and is speaking them now.
Second, he has the power to interfere with my fate projection rift."
Interfere with fate projection? Chen Qi fell into thought.
This overturned his previous assumption that the 'fate projection' rift had been absorbed into the Ice Witch's body.
That meant this 'fate projection' rift was still located in the sea.
Chen Qi looked toward the distant Whale Father.
From the current situation, the Whale Father's eyeballs could follow the Ice Witch's movement.
If the Whale Father couldn't foresee the future, then it should be the second possibility.
The Whale Father had some power to interfere with rifts.
Chen Qi thought to himself.
As expected, the Whale Father's fifth-tier Saint profession was likely a special profession capable of modifying and containing rifts!
Of course, affecting the Ice Witch's fate projection would require more preparation.
The Whale Father in the fate projection couldn't perform any drastic actions beyond speech and expressions.
Just a shell without power.
And the Whale Father looked up again, calmly saying:
"Witch, no need for surprise. Your fate is indeed powerful, but before the Great Whale's power, it's far from enough. Using this power to pollute your fate projection within a specific time frame isn't difficult."
"And three days from now, the dark tide will cross the boundless fog, and I shall return once more..."
"Witch, give up your struggle. Whether a thousand or ten thousand fates, the sea will ultimately belong to me."
Then his abyssal eyeballs moved from the Ice Witch to the others, finally resting on Chen Qi.
Soon, the Whale Father's statue returned to normal, unable to perform any effective actions.
Everyone stood frozen for a moment.
The Whale Father's words were exceptionally calm, his tone like casual conversation, but they stirred unprecedented waves in everyone's hearts.
This was a warning—the Whale Father had remembered them all!
The Ice Witch's face darkened unusually, killing intent flashing in her eyes as she whispered:
"Damn it."
She snapped her fingers!
Boom!
The entire fate projection instantly collapsed, and they returned to the White Pigeon Press's large conference room.
The coldness of seawater, the turbid atmosphere permeating the space, finally dissipated.
"Huff, huff, huff..."
Chen Qi gasped heavily.
Compared to the polluted air of the sea in the fate projection, the air inside White Pigeon Press felt incredibly fresh.
After leaving the fate projection, everyone finally began speaking.
Their expressions had changed from initial surprise to astonishment, and finally to speechless fear.
Especially Madame Oli.
Moonstone City being breached, the sea becoming a sacrificial ground for the Great Whale—it completely overturned her understanding.
Simultaneously, the Whale Father could actually use the black whale's power to pollute the Ice Witch's fate projection.
Only now did she understand that she and the council had vastly underestimated the Blackfin Crew and Whale Father's power.
The Ice Witch looked at everyone, habitually wanting to speak and comfort them:
"Everyone..."
But in that instant, the comforting words in her throat were firmly blocked.
The Ice Witch must be tired, I should host the subsequent meeting... Chen Qi looked at the witch, leaning against the conference table and saying solemnly:
"Everyone, don't worry too much. The Whale Father is indeed powerful, but he's also been defeated before.
That was just a prophecy—we will win."
In Chen Qi's view, there were no unbeatable bosses in the Witch Sea.
"Mhm."
This time, the Ice Witch agreed with Chen Qi, gently nodding.
Chen Qi continued:
"Currently, from the fate projection, there are two points we need to pay most attention to.
First, the black whale blood—this black whale blood that pollutes human bodies must be strictly banned from sale. Also, this information must spread throughout the entire sea..."
Chen Qi looked toward Madame Oli and the White Pigeon Press President.
These two—one was Moonstone City's council president, the other was White Pigeon Press's president.
With their help, achieving this wouldn't be difficult.
The White Pigeon Press President bowed:
"This is what I should do, Black Hunter."
Madame Oli was still immersed in the first scene—Moonstone City in ruins, countless families displaced—and didn't respond.
Smack!
Chen Qi directly knocked on Madame Oli's head.
"You..."
Madame Oli wanted to find someone to punish the Black Hunter, but remembering she'd recently been beaten, she finally obediently nodded:
"This is my duty as council president. Even if unsaid, I would do it."
Chen Qi stroked his chin, thinking carefully.
Preventing the spread of black whale blood would ultimately have limited effect.
Chen Qi's mind couldn't help but recall Little Crow's words again:
"If you want to cure the Black Death Poison, go deep under the sea to find the Sea God."
Deep under the sea... Chen Qi fell into deep thought.
The Ice Witch spoke:
"Finding the Sea God is simple—just detect the spiritual energy at the seabed."
After giving instructions and comforting everyone, the Ice Witch continued:
"Currently, the most important thing is improving strength."
Solving the black whale poison was indeed important.
But most crucial was improving their strength!
Whether facing the Sea God or the Blood Hunter, without saint-level strength, even if they could resist temporarily, they would inevitably die miserably in the end.
Improving strength... Chen Qi stroked his chin, his thoughts numerous.
The Ice Witch said coldly:
"Madame Oli, I need to purchase tools and materials for creating fifth-tier profession cards."
Oli turned her head, looking toward a corner of the conference table:
"Currently, Moonstone City's commercial street gathers extraordinary creations from around the world."
Moonstone City's commercial street now contained extraordinary resources unimaginable in the old era.
Chen Qi followed Madame Oli's gaze.
On the conference table, a 'Travel Newspaper' specifically provided for Moonstone City adventurers caught his attention.
#Goldenfinch Kingdom's Third Princess Arrives in Moonstone City, Selling Flower and Heart Forbidden Items!!#
Third Princess, isn't this one of Goldenfinch Kingdom's main characters, the perverted beast taming master... Chen Qi froze.
Third Princess, older sister... Fen saw the text in the headline and immediately sprouted a little black flower of fear.