Chapter 388: The Dragonman Youngster’s New Bloodline
Unknown ocean depths.
Deep Sea Monster Fish.
Seated within the cockpit, the dragonman youngster scanned the surrounding environment through this magic ship.
First in his sights was the colossal sea beast, towering like a snow-capped mountain.
The creature’s sheer size was awe-inspiring, but its life force surged at the peak of the saint level.
“This is absolutely beyond my current capabilities.”
The dragonman youngster's expression was grave.
Though he had slain Teng Dong Lang, it was primarily due to the reversal granted by the Lava Hell spell scroll. The final decisive moment remained unclear.
Earlier, while attempting to rescue Lan Zao, he had risked diving into the Divine Wind. There, he had suffered a direct strike from Feng Lian.
He wasn't even Feng Lian's primary target!
Under those circumstances, had the Bloodcore not performed its unforeseeable emergency healing, he would have perished.
Thus, the dragonman youngster understood his place all too well.
“My current combat strength might allow me to face off against someone like Teng Dong Lang, a gold level opponent, but I'm absolutely no match for Feng Lian.”
“In fact, after returning much of my gear to the Snow Bird Harbor City Lord, my combat power has dropped significantly.”
“Let alone a saint level opponent!”
The dragonman youngster had no intention of confronting this saint level colossal sea beast. His first thought was to evacuate this place.
Thus, he began surveying his surroundings.
The next moment, his eyes widened in astonishment, and he let out an incredulous gasp.
He saw countless pearls growing within the cave walls.
These pearls varied greatly in size, some were as large as carriages, while others were no bigger than fists.
The pearls were countless, densely packed!
Typically, pearls varied in quality—some dull and misshapen, others lustrous and perfectly formed.
But the dragonman youngster observed that every pearl on these walls, regardless of size, was perfectly spherical. All were a milky white hue, and instantly captivating to behold.
This was an undersea cavern.
Its walls were covered in milky-white pearls. At the cavern's center lay a snow-white colossal beast, curled up so its full form was hidden.
The cavern was flooded with seawater, its multicolored light rippling softly with the waves.
These vibrant hues emanated from the pearls themselves.
Each pearl glowed with its own halo—some in soft pastels, others in azure or emerald.
The light converged and intertwined, creating a dazzling display reminiscent of the northern lights, breathtakingly beautiful.
Such a wondrous sight left the dragonman youngster utterly transfixed.
What made his heart race, however, was his discovery that every single pearl—regardless of size—was a transcendent material!
Bronze level, iron level, saint level, gold level, saint level, legendary level...
Even more astonishingly, the youngster detected one pearl radiating a god level aura!
A god level pearl!
“Where on earth have I been transported to?” the dragonman youngster wondered, his mind filled with confusion.
He wasn't a magician and lacked Cang Xu's vast knowledge.
He could only ask the tower spirit.
The tower spirit did not know.
“Could it be that even the War Merchant's database holds no records?”
“No, perhaps it's due to damage.”
The tower spirit's database was incomplete.
But there was no other way; this was already the result of the survivors' all-out rescue efforts.
Without specific intelligence, the dragonman youngster, though intensely covetous, cautiously restrained himself and did not lay a hand on these pearls.
The phrase “worth a fortune” was insufficient to measure the value of this mysterious cavern.
The god level pearl alone was an item extinct on the market.
The combined value of the legendary level pearls alone could easily purchase Snow Bird Harbor.
“The mysterious colossal beast seems to be slumbering...”
"Now it appears this teleportation might have brought me a surprise? A windfall from heaven?"
Realizing this, the dragonman youngster gradually set aside his worries and began searching for an exit from the cavern.
First, confirm an escape route. Then, without disturbing the colossal beast, harvest as many of the most valuable pearls as possible.
That was the dragonman youngster's plan.
However, the result left him dumbfounded.
"How could there be no exit?!"
After thoroughly scouting the area, he discovered this peculiar cave was completely sealed. Not only was there no exit, not even the slightest crack!
This greatly exceeded the dragonman youngster's expectations.
With the underwater colossal beast dwelling here, if the cave were completely isolated, how could it hunt and survive?
“If it's cut off from the outside world, then whether this is truly the ocean floor is uncertain.”
The dragonman youngster had previously concluded it was the sea floor because the cavern was filled with seawater.
The water's composition had long been analyzed by the tower spirit, confirming it as seawater.
But now, who knew what lay beyond the cavern?
Even a desert was a possibility!
“No passageway? Are we supposed to bombard our way through and create one?” The dragonman youngster frowned deeply, his face clouded with worry.
Currently, the Deep Sea Monster Fish was cloaked in Anti-investigation and Prophecy spell and Deceptive Disguise spell, disguised as an undersea reef, drawing no reaction from the colossal sea beast below.
But if it resorted to bombardment, even with both spells concealing it, the explosions and shattered cavern walls would provoke a fierce response from the deep sea colossal beast.
“Can the Deep Sea Monster Fish even breach these walls?” The dragonman youngster voiced his doubts.
The vessel's cannons were merely gold level, while this sealed cavern produced a god level pearl, the disparity was staggering.
This made the youngster deeply uncertain about the effectiveness of bombardment.
He dared not attempt it recklessly.
The threat posed by a saint level mysterious colossal beast was too great.
He might very well perish if he tried.
“What should we do?” The dragonman youngster asked the tower spirit.
The tower spirit was equally stumped.
It possessed formidable computational abilities, but these relied on intelligence.
The more detailed the intelligence, the more effectively it could derive suitable solutions.
Yet now, both the dragonman youngster and the tower spirit knew nothing about the snow-white colossal beast or this mysterious cavern.
“It seems we must enhance our reconnaissance methods and probe deeper,” the dragonman youngster concluded after calming down and analyzing the situation.
The Deep Sea Monster Fish possessed three reconnaissance methods: sonar, light detection, and life detection scanning.
Its sonar device could even emit infrasound to repel most sea beasts.
Combining these three methods ultimately formed the magic projections displayed before the pilot.
The Deep Sea Monster Fish's reconnaissance capabilities were actually quite robust.
But they weren't comprehensive.
Previously, on Snake Rat Island and Two Eyes Island, the survivors had discovered its flaw through practical experience - the Deep Sea Monster Fish's reconnaissance was too coarse.
Therefore, survivors crafted numerous bird-type alchemy puppets for detailed reconnaissance. This somewhat compensated for its weakness.
Now, the dragonman youngster realized the Deep Sea Monster Fish's reconnaissance lacked depth.
Faced with a saint level colossal beast and a mysterious sealed cavern, it was utterly helpless, unable to penetrate the target's defenses.
“Is there any way to enhance our reconnaissance capabilities?” The dragonman youngster inquired.
The tower spirit performed calculations for over ten seconds, generating a multitude of solutions.
The youngster felt dizzy just looking at them. Not being a magician, he couldn't make sense of any of the proposals and could only continue questioning the tower spirit.
The tower spirit's response was to awaken Zhong Yong and have him use the alchemy cabin to craft several specialized reconnaissance puppets.
The second solution was to awaken Zhong Yong and upgrade the Deep Sea Monster Fish's alchemy reconnaissance devices. Currently, all three reconnaissance devices were only silver level, not yet reaching gold level.
The third plan was...
After hearing the first ten options, the dragonman youngster realized every single one involved Zhong Yong.
He was utterly useless at alchemy; only with Zhong Yong's help could any alchemy output be achieved.
The fishman magician Zhong Yong was currently asleep.
Ever since he had cobbled together the Bloodline Purification Formation, he had become the Deep Sea Monster Fish's resident magician. His movements were severely restricted, confined to a few designated cabins, and he was constantly accompanied and monitored by alchemy puppets.
When the dragonman youngster set sail from Snow Bird Harbor aboard the Deep Sea Monster Fish, he had drugged Zhong Yong unconscious beforehand to prevent him from detecting the vibrations of the “Secret Alchemy Workshop” and realizing it was mobile.
This arrangement now served the dragonman youngster well.
After a moment's consideration, he did not immediately rouse Zhong Yong, choosing instead to prepare in advance.
He went to the storage hold and pulled out a freezer.
Sealed within the freezer lay a corpse.
It was not Zi Di, but a fishman.
The fishman's corpse emanated a saint level aura.
It was one of the unexpected spoils the survivors had obtained during the battle of Two Eyes Island.
After acquiring it, the dragonman youngster chose not to consume it with his Bloodcore.
The primary reason was resource efficiency.
If he absorbed it with his Bloodcore, the value of this saint corpse would only manifest within him, granting him a modest boost in combat power. Such a choice offered far too low a return on investment.
The youngster already possessed the legendary bloodline of the Flame Dragon King, along with immense potential for growth. He lacked the energy and time to develop another life form.
More importantly, in the survivors' current plans, the practical applications for a fishman form were limited.
By preserving the saint corpse, however, numerous avenues for resource utilization opened up. For instance, when short on funds, it could be sold off. But if absorbed by the Bloodcore, he couldn't sell it anymore!
The survivors haven't uncovered the specific secrets yet, and there remains a possibility: that survivors could utilize this corpse to gain immense benefits from the fishmen.
In short, preserving the fishman's saint corpse for future use is a highly prudent course of action.
But now, the dragonman youngster had no intention of keeping this saint corpse.
"If the Deep Sea Monster Fish is destroyed during the bombardment of the cavern walls or our escape, I can assume fishman form and survive in the water."
Looking through the Deep Sea Monster Fish's storehouses, what could possibly compare to the bloodline of this fishman saint corpse?
On the late-night sea, thick fog accompanied the ghost ship as it moved steadily.
After days of sailing, Jian Gui, Cang Xu, and their crew finally reached their destination.
“White Hair Trench lies ahead.”
“Qi Ling's clan should be within the trench, participating in the hunt,” stated Jian Gui.
Their mission was to rescue the fishman ghost, Qi Ling, who was also a necromancer.