Becoming a saint begins with apprenticing under the last martial arts champion.

[The player who slays the extraterrestrial demon and obtains the Blood Sea Shark Seed can choose from the following talents for fusion or replacement.]

[Option 1: Bloodlust: Exceptionally sensitive to the smell of blood, and will feel excited upon smelling or seeing blood, thereby increasing speed, strength, and endurance, and reducing pain and fear.]

[Option Two: Extreme Evil: You can actively choose to release an aura filled with malevolence, indiscriminately attacking enemies within a 20-meter radius. Those with weak will feel fear, lose their strength, and may even faint or die.]

[Option 3: Cold and Sinister: Conceals one's aura, transforming into a shadowy assassin, extremely difficult to detect. Can be actively activated, doubling power and speed for five minutes with no side effects, but requires a one-hour rest period before continued use.]

Tough!

After destroying the egg without any pressure.

The words in Lu Changqing's mind appeared automatically.

After carefully reading through each item, he couldn't help but marvel.

Compared to the lanternfish, the talents bestowed by this demonic shark are numerous and powerful!

The first two are considered passive talents.

Furthermore, they can all have a positive impact on actual combat and some needs in daily life.

For example, his bloodlust makes him extremely suitable for tracking... After all, he is ultimately hunting treasure fish, and it's inevitable that some treasure fish will slip through his fingers.

Needless to say, the most heinous crimes are even more egregious.

It is extremely useful for hunting treasure fish and catching fish!

Once the domain is activated, all the fish within twenty meters become immobile, some even turning belly up. Wouldn't that mean I have to pick them up one by one?

The coldness is equally formidable.

Let's not talk about the so-called concealment of one's own aura.

The fact that it doubles strength and speed, and has the most precious attribute of "no side effects," already demonstrates its value!

Lu Changqing was stunned for a moment, feeling... it was a difficult choice!

Each one is good, and each has its own reasons for convincing myself to choose it.

After a moment's hesitation, Lu Changqing stopped lingering there and used his talent [Water Control] to eliminate all possible traces of himself before turning and leaving.

He killed the so-called Seed of the Otherworld.

Those who follow the umbrella cult might be able to sense something.

Regardless, let's get out of here first.

I've killed them all, and my talent has improved; all I'm still struggling with is making choices.

Back in the courtyard, I pulled the blanket over myself and began to ponder.

...

...

In the underground of a secluded mansion in the port city.

In the dimly lit, secret room, the candlelight flickered.

An old man dressed in a dark robe, hairless, with strange oil paint patterns on his face, sat cross-legged in front of a pool of blood. He was the high priest of the Umbrella Cult in the port city.

The black-robed figure who had previously performed the underwater ritual was now kneeling respectfully beside the blood pool, his face still glowing with excitement.

"High Priest, the ceremony was a great success!" The black-robed man's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement. "The 'Water God' accepted the offerings and bestowed 'Holy Power'! I feel... I feel myself overflowing with power! It's as if I've already touched the threshold of becoming a 'Saint'!"

As soon as he finished speaking, with a slight thought, the blurry black giant shark phantom behind him reappeared, clearer than when it was underwater, exuding a cold and violent aura.

The high priest slowly opened his eyes, his cloudy pupils looking at the man in black robes, a hint of satisfaction on his face.

"Very good. The projection of the 'Water God' has arrived, and more pure sacrifices and loyal servants are needed. You have done well and have not disappointed the Holy Church's training."

"It's all thanks to the High Priest's excellent guidance!" The man in black robes quickly bowed his head, then raised it again, a glint of greed in his eyes. "High Priest, that power... it's wonderful. When can we hold the next ritual?"

"I feel that if I could do it again, I would definitely be able to completely solidify my realm, and even reach the level of a second-rate expert!"

"At that time, I can go to the inland areas, Sheng Hai or Tianjing, to develop our branch..."

"Snapped!"

Before he could finish speaking, his expression suddenly changed, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

The blood fell into the pool of blood in front of them, making a hissing, corrosive sound and emitting plumes of black smoke.

"What's going on!" The high priest's expression changed slightly, his browless eyes filled with astonishment.

The person offering the sacrifice clutched their chest, their face contorted with paint, their eyes filled with disbelief and rage.

Just a moment ago, the faint connection he had established with the "Water God" through a secret technique... was severed!

It wasn't just a temporary silence; it was as if something had forcibly extinguished and swallowed it up!

At the same time, he himself suffered a backlash, his blood and qi churning and his soul shaking.

"...How could the aura of the 'Water God' suddenly disappear?!" The black-robed man's voice was hoarse, filled with unspeakable fear.

Immediately, his face turned deathly pale.

At the same time he vomited blood, the surging "holy power" that he had just acquired began to rapidly dissipate within his body!

The hideous giant shark phantom behind him let out a silent wail, instantly becoming faint and transparent, and finally, with a "poof," it completely dissipated!

"No... my power! My power!" The man in black robes frantically scratched at his body, as if trying to hold onto the power that was slipping away, but it was all in vain.

In a few breaths, he fell back to his original state.

Then his body began to shrink, and he clutched his neck, looking like a dying person suffocating from lack of oxygen.

Soon, his body began to change continuously.

In the end, it turned into a rotten, dead fish.

The room was deathly silent, with only the crackling of the candlelight.

The high priest looked at the scene before him, his face so dark it seemed to drip water.

The ritual was successful, and the "water god" bestowed power upon them; this cannot be faked.

But in the blink of an eye, the connection was severed, and the power bestowed upon him vanished... There is only one possibility!

"Someone tampered with the Water God's power the instant before the sacrifice was fully completed and before the water god returned to its slumber!" The high priest's voice was icy, his eyes filled with murderous intent. "They intercepted the holy power, and may even... have damaged the Water God's very essence!"

As soon as he finished speaking, many black-robed figures hidden in the darkness around him trembled.

Who dares?

Or rather, they conducted it so secretly that only the high priest and one of the guardians, who had turned into a dead fish, knew about the ritual...

Who can break the ritual?

The high priest abruptly stood up, his dark red robes billowing even without wind. He quickly wrote down a direction and tossed it to the person beside him, "Twelve Guardians, notify all followers skilled in swimming to enter the water! Go to the sacrificial site and investigate!"

Report any unusual activity immediately!

"yes!"

As the sound fell, more than a dozen figures quickly left, and the room fell silent once again.

The high priest remained alone in the secret chamber, watching the ever-fluctuating pool of blood, his fingers digging deeply into his palms.

After years of planning, awakening the "Water God" is a key step in the Umbrella Cult's expansion in the port city.

Such a blunder has occurred!

But no matter who it is, if they dare to disrupt the Holy Church's grand plan, he will definitely find them!

They extracted the soul and refined the spirit, sacrificing it to the "Water God" in the most cruel way!

If the source cannot be found, or if the plan fails to proceed...

Glug glug.

Boiling blood bubbles rose from the pool of blood...

He wouldn't mind sacrificing himself for the evil god.

And before that, he wanted most of the people in the port city to go to the embrace of the gods with him!

Soon, an hour had passed.

The eleven guardians returned one after another.

The answers they provided were all consistent.

"Nothing was found."

How is that possible!

At this moment, one of the guardians suddenly spoke up.

"Inform the high priest."

"I've made a discovery: the place where we previously cultivated the demon fish, which had been concealing the tunnel leading to the deep sea, is now exposed!"

"Plus, there was the previous death of the demon fish..."

"Could these two things be related?"