Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 245 Yu the Great, the Nine Provinces Terrace

Hula~
This sea monster, resembling a mutated giant lobster, was a cold-blooded animal. Its blue blood gushed out from the wound in the Great Cold, carrying icy shards, and poured onto Shi Ming's body. This temperature was nothing to him; on the contrary, it was somewhat refreshing.

The Great Cold returns to its sheath.

The red stripe on his right arm frantically absorbed the energy from the blood.

A hint flashed in Shi Ming's eyes.

[Successfully bathed in the blood of the Class A sea monster "Iron-Blooded Golden Claw".]

[Gained Skills: Shattering Claw (Sea Beast) / Shattering Fist (Human).]

[Fist of Annihilation: Gather all power into both fists, increasing their attack power by 300%-400% (maximum 120) and defense power by 300%-400% (maximum 120), while also inflicting knockback and shattering effects, lasting for three seconds.]

[You can choose to absorb this skill to gain an increase in your physical stats.]

[Do you wish to absorb the A-rank skill "Fist of Annihilation" and gain 12 points of Attack, 10 points of Stamina, 11 points of Endurance, 12 points of Defense, and 3 points of Spirit?]

If the Claw of Annihilation were to fall into the hands of a human, it would be renamed the Fist of Annihilation.

Shi Ming roughly understood the skill and found that it was a completely inferior alternative to Arm of Power, and it also had a lock-on limit of 120 points.

For ordinary people, this is definitely an excellent skill, with a maximum attack power increase of 400%, simple and straightforward. But for Shi Ming, it's more of a waste than a useful skill. His current normal attack power is already far over 120 points, so this effect is something he can't quite discard, but it's also poisonous to use.

Its only function is to be devoured and add points.

Devour!

With a thought, in the blink of an eye, the crimson stripe on his right arm had fully absorbed the blood energy of the Iron-Blooded Golden Claw, decomposed and devoured it, and transformed it into Shi Ming's own power!
Attack power: 173!

Physical strength, 195!

Endurance, 178!

Defense: 209!

The boost from the Iron-Blooded Golden Claw, except for mental strength, is above 10 for all other attributes. Stamina and endurance have increased by a total of 21 points, bringing us one step closer to the goal of 500!
The results of the first battle were not bad!

He changed into a new coat and directed his crew to begin dealing with the decapitated Ironblood Golden Claw.

Compared to the White Dragon Whale and the Glacier Dragon, it was indeed very small, but it was only six or seven meters tall and yet it was ranked among the A-class sea beasts. This shows that small things are the best. It was just unlucky to encounter Shi Ming. In the face of the absolute power of the Third Law, it was decapitated and killed instantly without even being able to use its A-class skills.

This is just the prologue.

The sea creatures of the Dragon Sea will face the strongest hunter.

"Captain, after we posted the message on the Hunter Terminal yesterday, a General-class drifting ship contacted us, saying they wanted to buy the carcass of an A-class sea monster."

"Oh? Which ship?"

"It is [Asahi], which is currently located in the northeastern region of the Yinping Sea. They are willing to spend 300 Pure Crystals to purchase the corpse of an A-level sea beast for scientific research. They also stated that if there is matching A-level blood available for awakening, they are willing to pay three times the price."

【Asahi】.

Although it was a general-class drifting ship, its overall strength was average. In the early days of the drifting era, it sought the protection of Yu the Great for 10 years. Later, it gradually developed and left the Tenglong Sea, eventually becoming independent.

Even though it was just a corpse, the price of 300 Pure Crystals was still relatively lower than the market price.

"Tell them that it's possible, but at this price, it's only for self-pickup."

"Yes, Captain, shall we sell this end of the deck to them?"

"Next one."

It's not that there are no minor flaws, but rather that this iron-blooded golden claw has been cut open by the Third Law. The two large claws look plump and meaty, coated with a layer of sugary ice crystals under extremely low temperatures, which is very tempting.

"Tell Lao Yang that we'll have lobster together on the boat tonight."

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...Yu the Great, "Nine Provinces Terrace".

This is the core of the King-class drifting ship, an absolutely secretive place, and also the highest administrative center of Yu the Great. The three generals and seven gold generals are closely united here, like the giant pillar after Nuwa slew the giant turtle, supporting this broken old land of civilization after the great flood.

The captain of the sword-wielding battalion, Rong Bing, arrived here to report to his direct superior, an elderly man dressed in a Tang suit.

Behind the old man, a slab of rock was hanging.
On the stone slab, thirteen abstract symbols are drawn: there are people with abstract faces, there are lush giant trees, there are collapsed pillars of heaven, there are giant dragons with sharp teeth and wings, there are coiling and twisting thunder dragons, and there are Kunpeng soaring into the sky...

Six of them have been crossed out.

It's as if a name on the Book of Life and Death has been crossed out.

The old man looked at the soldier with a serious expression.

"Soldiers!"

“With me, it’s not like going to the battlefield.”

"I'm not a sea monster."

The old man's voice was gentle and natural, without any oppressive force, yet it commanded the respect of this S-class awakened individual. Even though they had met many times, this feeling remained.

"Old Zhou."

"The first task you assigned has been completed."

“Minglong is Shiming, also known as Shitou. Based on past battle data, he has used at least two different S-rank skills: one is an invincible skill similar to Wangquan Baye, and the other is a skill from the Deep Sea Titan that can transform into different forms. In addition, he also killed the Twilight Whale of the Europa Sea, which may have allowed him to acquire another unknown skill.”

Old Zhou gestured for the soldiers to sit down.

Minglong is Shiming, a fact that other forces have also speculated about. However, Minglong did not make a move on Mount Fujin, and the ship that rammed the Black Society was completely different from the ship that rammed the Pharaoh. Therefore, the speculation is just speculation and there is no concrete evidence to support it.

With two of the eight S-class Awakened Ones of the Lighthouse dead and one missing, it is not advisable to cause any further trouble.

They chose to temporarily cease hostilities.

It's not that it is not reported, the time has not come.

Yu the Great saw an opportunity.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Strictly speaking, there are no enemies on the endless ocean, but a lone SSS-level awakened individual is worth recruiting. Moreover, a thorn that has long resided in the northeast region finally has an opportunity to be pulled out.

S-class sea monster, Moonlight Ripple Beast!

Originally just an ordinary S-class sea monster, it only appeared in the moonlight, lurking in the ripples and moonlight, unknown to anyone.

However, in recent months it has become increasingly powerful, seemingly having consumed the essence dripping from the "Bodhi Tree" in the deep sea, greatly enhancing its abilities and making it extremely aggressive.
Skill [Moon Eclipse Image].

This is a very strange skill. Within ten breaths, a lunar eclipse will occur. Creatures with reflections in the ripples of moonlight will have their reflections swallowed up along with the eclipse. When the eclipse ends, their physical strength will be completely drained, leaving them powerless to resist and becoming food for sea monsters.

This attack is very mysterious. Currently, it has been verified that only super armor skills can provide immunity, or one can use speed skills to make the shadow difficult to capture and escape quickly before the lunar eclipse ends.

Rong Bing, who possessed the Invincible Body skill, once went to kill the sea beast with "Kunwu Opening the Heavens," but he never expected that the sea beast would have a reflection clone hidden in the ripples.

One man could not defeat him, and after four attempts to establish his imperial power, he suffered a crushing defeat.

Now, a second Awakened One with an S-rank Invincible Body skill has appeared.

Perhaps, this thorn can be pulled out!
At the same time, it can also obtain the purifying essence that it guards!
“He makes a good first impression; he’s young, energetic, and helpful. However, he might not be willing to do something so dangerous. I haven’t found a way to recruit him yet,” Rong Bing said.

"The reason we can't recruit them is simply because we're not offering enough."

Mr. Zhou smiled.

"He can make any request he wants. Of course, whether it will be accepted or not depends on what is being asked."

"It doesn't matter if we fail to recruit them."

"All men are brothers under heaven. Those who sink the triads are not enemies of Yu the Great."

(End of this chapter)