Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 348 [Sanctuary 005: Wanxiang Kun]

How did it attract Wanxiang Kun's attention?

Shi Ming was very clear about the purpose of this trip.

He didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.

Before obtaining information about the "Fate" attribute Sanctuary Sea Beast deep within the Earth's core, everything else could be set aside. That's why he didn't forcefully kill the Mobius Serpent, but instead spent time playing one last turn-based game with it.

He put away the essence of the "Destiny Cone" skill and carefully placed it in his storage. In his personal storage, all matter was undetectable, just like the corpse of the S-class Awakened "Virus" who had been killed. Even the Skynet system could not detect her death.

It's very safe.

He will internalize the skill "Cone of Destiny" on his own. Such a high-level awakening skill not only brings a good attribute boost, but also increases his compatibility with destiny, enhances the precognitive ability of the Eye of Destiny, and makes the future seen by the Eye of Destiny clearer.

It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.

The three-eyed golden crow climbed to the top of the ship.

The Universiade has restarted.

The crew members had become much more accepting of the events surrounding the Dayun being bound by a phantom giant snake, the world turning upside down, and the snake disappearing. Having followed Shi Ming for so long, they had witnessed too many miracles. The navigation system of this King-class drifting ship ignored the fog and continued to sail in the designated direction.

The fog was thick as a blanket.

It was as thick and heavy as the smog in December in a major city in central China in Shi Ming's previous life.

A single breath can make an ordinary person exclaim with pleasure.

The Three-Eyed Golden Crow could easily dispel the dense fog in a region, but Shi Ming did not allow it to do so. Some chaotic undercurrents began to appear in the seawater, and as they went deeper, the Pure Crystal Analysis Equipment of Dayun made some additional gains.

Crystallization of the misty island.

This is a peculiar crystal, essentially still a common sea crystal. Therefore, even the lowest-level drifting ships can try their luck with the most basic sea crystal production equipment. It contains condensed, materialized mist, which can be used in various scenarios such as lubrication and maintenance of precision machinery, and repair of bodily damage caused by excessive awakenings of awakened individuals.

One Misty Isle Crystal can be exchanged for 1.3 Pure Dome Crystals.

……

Da Yun, having activated stealth mode, moved like a ghost through the thick fog.

"Captain, we have arrived at the target area."

"Alright, activate the Starry Sky Curtain, stabilize the Origin Domain."

Next, it will be time to peek into "fate"!

Shi Ming leaped onto the dugout canoe-shaped Sun Shooting, then took out a golden mask from the warehouse and put it on his face, concealing all traces of life. Then, Sun Shooting activated its mimicry and stealth modes, and the dugout canoe, like a swordfish in the water, sailed towards the final fifty nautical miles.

[Shooting the Sun] is still at the general level.

The promotion to kingship is already on the agenda.

The last two missing Hearts of Navigation have been found. One comes from the Great Yu Treasury, a long-sealed treasure they have kept hidden away. Because Inspector Shi's authority has been raised to the highest level, it can be exchanged.

There is another one, from the snow country that was just destroyed.

After the remnants of the Snow Kingdom were eliminated by the Lighthouse, the Empress's new ship, the Snow Maiden, can also be disassembled to obtain a Heart of Navigation. These two crystal inscriptions can be retrieved at any time, enough to upgrade Sunshot from level three to level five.

In Shi Ming's warehouse, there is also a navigation star that also came from the [Shadow of the Moon].

[Shooting the Sun] Advancing to the King level is only a matter of time.

We have to thank the Snow Country organization for this.

As for the Empress herself?

After being betrayed by their "ally," the Snow Country organization was completely destroyed.

Empress Catherine was caught off guard and defeated by the "Angel" who possessed the S-rank skill "Descent of the Demon" (ranked 8th). She was captured alive and, along with the captured spoils "Ivan's Matryoshka Doll" and the Heart of Navigation, was housed on the Lighthouse, which had already returned to the Columbia Sea, becoming a bargaining chip for the Lighthouse's atonement.

Now it's up to Shi Ming to handle this. Unbeknownst to many, Shi Ming has become another "core" of the six king-level drifting ships.

……

"Wow, the seawater here has a dreamlike quality. It's exceptionally soft and smooth."

Shi Ming, wearing a golden mask, traversed the sea.

The Sunshot's mimicry mode can completely eliminate the traces of the drifting ship's movement. Combined with the golden mask, it can achieve perfect disguise. In addition, with the Eye of Destiny's suppression of fate, it can completely deceive a Saint-level sea beast and gather intelligence to hunt it right under its nose!

A nebula appeared in Shi Ming's line of sight.

It's not a nebula, it's a Kun!
Like the flowing aurora on the seabed, or liquid crystal, they intertwine to form a magnificent and dreamlike giant Kun. This Kun swims slowly in the deepest part of the earth's core. On the endless scale of the seabed, it is as huge as a vast nebula and as small as a dreamlike butterfly.

Wanxiang Kun!
"Eye of Destiny, gather intelligence!"

Shi Ming needs to figure out how to hunt it down and the basic requirements for merging with the Temple of Destiny!

[Beep~ Beep~]

[Intelligence being compiled...]

[Searching. Confirming detailed coordinates... Search successful, intelligence summary in progress... Intelligence generated:]

【Sanctuary 005: The Myriad Forms of Kun】

This is a beast that migrated from the Northern Sea to the Southern Sea. It roams freely in the ocean of illusion and reality, peering into, usurping, and perceiving destiny amidst all phenomena. It witnesses the myriad beings and perceives the myriad aspects of heaven and earth.

【The Essence of the Sanctuary: Destiny】

[Skill: Sanctuary of All Forms]

[The Myriad Manifestations Kun emits the cry of the Kunpeng, enters the target's spiritual sea, senses and usurps the target's destiny. The Myriad Manifestations Kun can transform into the creature whose destiny it has usurped; when the Myriad Manifestations Kun transforms into the target creature, it can perfectly replicate all its Holy Temple rank and below skills, and completely inherit its destiny.]

[Additional Skills:]

[Southern Sea Dream, Autumn Waters of Ten Thousand Rivers, Mist Rising Through a Thousand Realms, Forgotten Ruins Returning to Dust.]

[And the various skills that have been usurped... (You need to transform into the corresponding state)]

……

As expected, the Eye of Fate's assessment of this sea monster was quite accurate.

It is extremely disgusting.

If you're not careful, it will devour the person next to you and become them, continuing to live under a different identity. If you're not proficient in the power of fate, you won't be able to detect it at all.

The information regarding the Eye of Destiny is still being gathered—

When the Myriad-Form Kun entered the world, it hid among all living beings. When it emerged, it resided in the icy sea of Antarctica.

After the Age of Wandering began, it was drawn to a strange object and thereafter settled deep within the earth's core, never to return to the world.

The object it guards is extremely special, so special that it remained unmoved even after its descendant, the "Kun of Guixu," was slain by Yu the Great. This treasure is now shrouded in its powerful force of destiny, existing between reality and illusion.

Shi Ming's eyes lit up.

A very special treasure?
There are probably only a handful of treasures in the entire Endless Ocean that are valued so highly by Saint-level sea beasts.

It's at least a top 10 rare item! Or even higher!

Even if the Eye of Fate didn't reveal the answer, Shi Ming could easily find a few of the most suspicious targets from the complete "A Complete List of Wonders of the Endless Ocean"!
Could it be this?
(End of this chapter)