novelraw Chapter 397: The Rift Beneath the Sea
Chapter 397: The Rift Beneath the Sea
What is this thing? Chen Qi's pupils reflected a continuous green wall of fire.
Under the deathly silent song, these flames floating on the sea suddenly surged upward, light and eerie, then rapidly collided, transforming into a tsunami-like giant wave!
Scalding sparks landed on Chen Qi's face!
At this moment, the emotions of the people on the exploration ship finally completely lost control.
"We shouldn't have coveted the Great Ghostfire! This isn't a treasure we can greedily pursue!"
"Damn it! I just wanted a burning ghostfire ship to go home and show it to the old man and the old lady, why is it so difficult!"
"Which bastard! Said that death siren could be captured!"
"Stop talking! The ghostfire mad dogs are coming!"
Death siren? Ghostfire mad dogs? Chen Qi was momentarily stunned hearing these.
These were nicknames he had never heard before.However, accompanying everyone's wails, the piercing song permeating the entire ocean not only didn't lessen, but instead became more intense!
Boom!
Almost in that instant, the wavy green ghostfire, urged by the song, overwhelmed the exploration ship in front of Chen Qi.
The ship before him was like being smashed by a meteor falling from the sky, instantly disintegrating.
If not for everyone on the exploration ship uniformly equipped with fireproof clothing produced by Bonfire Energy Company, with their second-tier strength bodies, they would soon be buried in the blazing ghostfire!!
People on the exploration ship jumped off the vessel one after another.
What exactly is this? Chen Qi looked up.
And as the exploration ship disintegrated, the surging ghostfire violently gathered, forming an even larger twenty-meter giant dog, opening its burning maw—
The flames were roaring, the flames were devouring, the flames were consuming everything!
The next target for this flame to devour was Chen Qi!
"Young man, this flame hunts ships for fun, quickly jump into the sea!"
In the sea, some crew members urgently shouted loudly.
On Chen Qi's neck, where the ghostfire burned, actually appeared some injuries—
Flames that could break through his qi force defense.
Do I look like I need reminding? Chen Qi casually drew his blade.
Swish!
Blade energy and qi force exhaled, violently cutting open the ghostfire giant dog before him, revealing the true face hidden within.
And within the ghostfire, one after another ghostfire fish floating in the air blinked their big round eyes, looking fearfully at the person on the ship before them!
It's that man!
The man who skinned them has returned!
So it really is you guys... Chen Qi waved a greeting to the ghostfire fish:
"Long time no see indeed."
Before leaving the coastal waters, he single-handedly gathered all the coastal ghostfire fish and bullet squids together, artificially creating an unprecedented ghostfire fish settlement.
And as time passed, influenced by the Great Sea Coffin and Black Whale's power, these originally extremely vicious little ghostfire fish had also grown—
However, this growth was indeed somewhat terrifying.
What have they been eating? They can even fly in the air now!
Chen Qi looked at the boundless flames before him and slashed out with his blade again.
Boom!
Surging qi force burst forth, and instantly, the ghostfire fish forming this ghostfire wall scattered and fell into the sea.
The ghostfire fish had become stronger, but compared to him and Fen, they were still weaklings.
Chen Qi turned back to look at the shipwrecked people in the sea.
Their backpack cards should contain tools for building temporary lifeboats.
"Go, don't come here again, and don't try to let others come here either."
Chen Qi snapped his fingers and continued piloting the Nether Sea Ghost Ship into the White Tree base.
On the ocean, people who hadn't yet recovered their composure looked fearfully at the distant Nether Sea Ghost Ship.
That slash just now, only a fourth-tier powerhouse could accomplish!
Who is that person!
The leading One-eyed Captain took a deep breath.
He thought of that man. In legends, originally the entire sea area nearby was full of vicious ghostfire fish, causing countless maritime disasters.
However, one day, suddenly, all the ghostfire fish in the coastal waters disappeared.
According to White Pigeon Times speculation, there was a hunter inheriting the Deep Sea Hunters' legacy hunting ghostfire fish for ocean peace!
Even the Coastal Apex Predator was too scared to come out because of him.
Therefore, this sea area experienced a period of peace.
Could it be that this person is the hunter who tamed those ghostfire fish!
"Thank you so much."
Everyone looked at the distant ship, not daring to stay long, and hurriedly left this area.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The Nether Sea Ghost Ship crashed through one after another white tree branches, directly sailing into the center.
"Such an ear-piercing sound, I wonder which devil created such a despair-inducing song..."
Fen, being in the art kingdom of Fen, covered his ears, couldn't help but recall some sad past events.
This kind of song would cause serious mental pollution. Without fourth-tier spiritual energy fields or strong mental resistance, one would quickly fall into a special state of despair.
This seems to be a song I improvised... Chen Qi looked up, gazing toward the center of the White Tree Shallows.
There, a towering hundred-meter giant tree firmly occupied the entire sea area.
Under the influence of the dimensional tide, this giant tree welcomed a second spring, becoming even more massive.
"Little Green Algae, Sea Cloud, I'm back."
Chen Qi looked up and shouted loudly.
At this moment, from within the tree trunk, a little sea witch with green algae hair slowly poked her head out.
She was still holding that Siren's harp in her hands, her sticky tentacle lower body rotating with delight!
Still alive, no major problems... Chen Qi let out a long sigh of relief.
He had just seen so many wreckages and thought Little Green Algae had met with misfortune.
But this growth is way too fast... Chen Qi looked at Little Green Algae now.
Under the power of the dimensional tide, the growth speed of supernatural marine creatures far exceeded ordinary imagination.
The Little Green Algae who originally didn't even reach his waist was now the height of a normal human female!
I'm afraid in a few more months, she'll become like those three-meter-tall queen-level sea witches from the Sea Witch territory.
After confirming it was Chen Qi, Little Green Algae blinked, opened her arms, and with an elegant diving motion, swooshed down from the White Tree Shallows.
Splash!
Little Green Algae leaped into the sea and played a joyful song on her harp to express her happiness:
"La la la la la~"
While playing the harp, the green algae tentacles on Little Green Algae's head danced wildly.
Water Spirit No. 2 also jumped down from Fen's head and fist-bumped with Little Green Algae!
"Long time no see, Little Green Algae..."
Chen Qi patted Little Green Algae's head.
"Hello... I'm Qi's sister, no, I'm the vice-captain of the Ghost Ship, Fen!"
Fen took off her floral hat and bowed to Little Green Algae.
In the Goldenfinch Kingdom, even towards pet beasts, one must maintain elegance.
"La la la la la~"
Little Green Algae sang a cheerful song.
Little Green Algae still can't speak, only using songs to express her emotions... Chen Qi stroked Little Green Algae's sticky tentacle hair and stood in the White Tree Shallows looking around.
Wooden fragments were scattered in the sea.
The cages and small houses he had built before had long since disintegrated under the sweeping waves.
Chen Qi looked at the White Tree Shallows.
The White Tree Shallows were still too far from Moonstone City and too dangerous.
Under the waves, if he wanted to build a new large base, it had to be as close to the city as possible.
Chen Qi thought about it.
His strength was sufficient now. As long as his ships and bases didn't contain Madame Oli or Navy Admirals, the navy wouldn't dare to easily attack him.
Even if the ship and base location were right in Moonstone City and the navy's face!
Little Green Algae had the ability to release group buffs. Although these buffs were insignificant to him now, they should be quite useful in defending the base.
I'll leave it to the Ice Witch to arrange later... Chen Qi finalized the plan in his heart.
After comforting Little Green Algae, Chen Qi used deep sea perception to slowly scan through the spiritual energy fields of this sea area.
Besides returning to see the White Tree Shallows, his and Fen's purpose for this trip was to find sea beasts with third-tier strength!
The more the better!
One, two, three...
Chen Qi was stunned.
In this sea area, the spiritual energy fields of third-tier sea beasts reached a shocking fifty!
However, these sea beasts were all hidden at the seabed!
These sea beasts seem to be asleep... Chen Qi was dumbfounded.
Then, Chen Qi threw out the supernatural bait.
Boom!
Instantly, one after another floating fish burning with green fire, eyes blazing with ferocity, rushed out from the seabed.
And immediately after, white, bullet-shaped sea beasts also charged out fiercely.
Almost in an instant, this quiet sea area was occupied by huge sea beasts.
Among them, the most conspicuous were the floating green ghostfires.
These green burning spheres were about half a meter in size, round and bulging, with a swaying small triangular tail behind them.
Floating green ghostfire fish.
Under the dimensional tide, ghostfire fish had achieved natural evolution.
Chen Qi was slightly surprised.
The ghostfire fish before him, no, more precisely, should be called great ghostfire balls, great ghostfire fish.
The twenty great ghostfire fish before him all possessed third-tier supernatural strength!
Counting the ten ghostfire fish that just formed the ghostfire wall, that made thirty third-tiers!
Besides that... Chen Qi turned his head.
Ten third-tier strength bullet sharks, plus ten soft, fluffy great sea clouds.
The bullet squids had evolved into bullet sharks with terrifying lengths of five meters, comparable to a small boat.
And the five sea clouds had reached an astonishing three meters in size, becoming super large cotton candies, also possessing the ability to create white fog.
The white mist spreading in the White Tree Shallows' white fog was created by the sea clouds.
A total of fifty third-tier strength sea beasts!
This was already enough to complete the Canary Caravan's commission and earn a hefty sum from them!
Just like that, it's completed... Chen Qi had originally planned to conduct a big fishing operation on the ocean.
But for weak sea beasts like ghostfire fish to evolve on such a large scale...
This was no longer something ordinary tidal power could accomplish!
Chen Qi's spiritual perception faintly sensed something wrong at the seabed.
There was something else helping them achieve evolution!
At the seabed, there were rare supernatural materials!
After Chen Qi's spiritual perception locked onto the location, he immediately commanded:
"Number One, bring up the thing from the seabed!"
"Waku waku (Understood!)"
Water Spirit No. 1 swooshed up from the seabed, lifting up a half-meter tall crystal.
The crystal was pentagram-shaped, black, like a piece of black obsidian, but with extremely low hardness, like a soft little bread.
Chen Qi gently touched it, and a prompt appeared before his eyes.
[Deep Sea Crystal:
Affinity: Cup, Void
Introduction: An item from the collapsed A-rank rift 'Endless Abyss'.
Effect: Its hidden power can be absorbed by deep sea creatures, greatly enhancing their strength, even achieving their evolution!
Note: This item only works on pet beasts below fourth tier.]
A drop from an A-rank rift! Chen Qi was delighted.
He had thought there were good things under the seabed, but never expected it to be a drop from a collapsed A-rank rift.
A collapsed A-rank rift... Chen Qi was stunned.
That meant besides the Great Sea Coffin, other A-rank rifts had already been born on the ocean.
Endless Abyss...
The location of this rift was most likely under the ocean.
A rift that possesses items that can enhance sea beast strength... Chen Qi carefully stroked the crystal.
In the forums, when the Sea God from the Sea God Pirates reappeared from the ocean, he was already a 'false god' who could manipulate deep sea titans, storms, and tsunamis - three powerful disaster forces - completely mad!
And where exactly he transformed into a 'god', where he mastered the power to evolve into a 'god', had always been a mystery.
In Beiguo, the Beiguo Meteorological Bureau and adventurers searched throughout the ocean but never found the Sea God's trace.
And according to the fate projections, the Sea God was hidden under the seabed.
But in the high-pressure deep seabed, it was difficult for there to be places for human activity.
No matter how strong the Sea God was, he couldn't possibly live in a place with only darkness forever.
Unless, that location had a rift, an underwater rift... Chen Qi had a bold speculation in his heart.
Chen Qi put away the crystal, then stood up, looking at the numerous sea beasts before him.
Unlike ordinary vicious sea beasts, the sea beasts here were all evolved from relatively gentle ghostfire fish and sea clouds.
By making more bait, having Fen prepare some potions, and petting them more, they should become gentle.
Right, I also need to extract the oil from the ghostfire fish again.
Then, we can return!
This mission was unexpectedly simple to complete... Chen Qi stood up and patted the ghostfire fish:
"Fen, our luck is quite good, let's start working."
"Leave it to me!"
Fen rolled up her sleeves, full of energy.
After completing the mission, she would obtain the King's Thorny Body and the Queen's Joyful Vine skill card!
This way, she would have combat ability to protect herself, and also protect Qi and her teacher!
Under the sunlight, Fen and Chen Qi began working.
...
Evening, Canary merchant ship.
"Hmm hmm hmm~"
Yisha sat in her bedroom, humming while intently flipping through the book in her hand.
《One Hundred Ways to Train Water Spirits!》
"So that's it, water spirits like humid humans, and they also dislike perfume scent..."
"Deepsea water spirits are the water spirits of water spirits, and they also like eating jelly."
"Never use water spirits as cushions! Otherwise, your butt will be mercilessly attacked!"
"So that's why, no wonder they stay away from me."
"Such interesting pet beasts, different from those pet beasts that like mass-produced perfumes."
Yisha touched her chin, looked at her wardrobe, and curled her lips into a mischievous smile.
I should prepare a little.
Next time, the water spirits will be attracted by her floral aspect aura, along with her appearance and scent, and obediently stick to her.
Yisha stood up.
But before that, she still had to urge the family's Disaster Messenger again to speed up the search for A-rank rifts!
Everything for the family.
And just then, Nancy hurriedly burst in:
"Sister Yisha, that brother and sister, and Water Spirit No. 1 are back!"
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Yisha tilted her head in confusion, looking at the clock on the wall.
Right now, not even half a day had passed.
That was a list of twenty third-tier gentle sea beasts.
Could it be that she got too absorbed in reading and an extra day had passed?