Swallowing the Stars: Six Eyes

Chapter 45 Mirage Sea

"Chieftain."

The four merfolk knelt before Kasher and spoke respectfully.

They are the entirety of the merfolk's power.

The fish-men have three key locations: the Ancestral Temple, the Abyss, and the Mirage Sea.

The ancestral hall is the main hall where they are currently located.

Haiyuan is a prison for criminals, and it is currently holding those outsiders.

Each of these three key locations is guarded by a Domain Lord-level individual, and the Domain Lord fishman guarding the Abyss is currently among the four people below.

In addition to these three key locations, the merfolk also have a guard force responsible for protecting their safety.

Kasher was once the captain of the guard.

This also shows that the Fishman race has suffered a severe generational gap. Apart from the only World Lord, the strongest among them is only a third-level Domain Lord.

The fish-men are of cosmic-level bloodline!

The greatest problem for humanity in God's Kingdom lies here.

"Let's go, let's go to the Abyss together, retrieve the Sea-Suppressing Pearl, and then go check out the Mirage Sea," Kasher ordered.

The Mirage Sea is a 'natural' perilous place within the Dry Sea God's Kingdom. Those who enter it will naturally fall into an illusion, which is somewhat helpful in tempering one's willpower. However, to this day, no fish-man has been able to reach the core of the Mirage Sea.

……

"Master, the domain lord outside has left," Rimuru said.

"Great!" Gu Ce's eyes lit up; he had left just in time.

"Diarman, make your move," Gu Ce transmitted his voice.

Diaman nodded solemnly.

"Sizzle!"

The metal cage emitted a piercing sound. Diaman took out a bottle of unknown solution and directly corroded the cage made of D-grade metal!

Everyone stared at Diaman in surprise, unaware of what he was thinking.

Diaman's heart was bleeding. This was his last resort to save his life. It was a venom that could affect a Domain Lord level being, and it was prepared by a Domain Lord pharmacist from the Cui Mu Empire. Even he only had this one bottle!

After escaping from his cage, Diaman ignored the shouts of the others and quickly went to Gu Ce's cage, releasing Gu Ce as well.

"How so?" Gu Ce asked.

"Are you sure you can get me out of here?" Diaman asked rhetorically.

"Don't worry," Gu Ce said with a smile.

Unexpectedly, before I even contacted Diaman, he had already contacted me, wanting me to help him escape from this prison!

Diaman felt somewhat uneasy.

He was actually gambling.

I'm betting that Gu Ce has the ability, so I'll take him out!

Gu Ce's calm, even slightly smiling expression, compared to the wailing and howling of the other trainees, made him seem confident and inspired greater trust.

Even the two cosmic-level beings who had just been captured had solemn expressions.

This left Diaman completely unsure of who to choose, so he simply picked someone he knew.

"Click-clack!"

Outside the prison, the cosmic-level sea monsters and sharks sensed something was wrong and rushed in, only to see the two who had escaped.

"This..." Diaman drew his spear, his face solemn, ready to fight to the death.

"Relax, let me do it."

Gu Ce stopped Diaman.

They had already promised to take him away from here, and he would be of other use later, so Diaman couldn't afford to lose him for the time being.

"Gu Ce, are you crazy? Lord Hafa said we should just wait!" Bai Zhou, who had just been locked up, finally couldn't help but speak up to remind him when he saw this scene.

"You've made contact with Lord Hafa?" Mijiti asked excitedly upon hearing this.

Bai Zhou ignored him and instead stared intently at Gu Ce.

A dark blue longsword appeared in Gu Ce's hand, and his figure exploded instantly.

"Whoosh!"

Bai Zhou stared wide-eyed as Gu Ce created more than ten illusory bodies, his long sword easily reaping the lives of the sea beasts!

"This level of understanding of the laws of space..." Bai Zhou murmured.

He considered himself a genius, but he was dealt a blow the first time he left the world's number one bank.

"Parting the Seas!"

Gu Ce unleashed a sword strike that nearly tore space apart, instantly annihilating a cosmic-level sea beast.

Swordsmanship and movement techniques are combined.

The power of the laws condensed on the sword, giving Gu Ce the ability to fight against opponents of higher levels!

This group of dozens of cosmic-level sharks were like chickens and dogs in front of Gu Ce, making it hard to believe that Gu Ce was just a Heng-level being.

"Whoosh!"

Fight your way out!

Gu Ce led Diaman away from the prison, leaving the prisoners looking at each other in bewilderment.

And not long after the two left.

Kasher arrived here with the four lord-level merfolk.

Where are they?

Kasher was stunned by the sight of the sea monster carcasses scattered on the ground and the two broken cages.

……

"Alright, how do we leave the Dry Sea Kingdom?" Diaman asked urgently.

"Don't worry," Gu Ce said reassuringly.

"Would you like to add a new ethnic group to your empire?" Gu Ce asked.

"What?" Diaman was taken aback.

"The fish-men are humans from the divine realm, but their talents have been modified by special treasures. If they have the opportunity to enter the universe, they will definitely not miss it," Gu Ce explained simply.

Diaman fell into deep thought.

After a long silence, he finally raised his head and said, "I can try to provide the merfolk with a territory, but will they really agree?"

"I think the success rate is very high," Gu Ce said seriously.

"...Then why are we even running?" Diaman asked, puzzled. "Why don't we just wait for the Fishman Lord to appear in the prison?"

"Ha." Gu Ce chuckled awkwardly.

"Ahem, of course we need to see what good stuff the merfolk have before we can trade with them, right?" Gu Ce explained. "Otherwise, what if they just give us some random stuff?"

"That seems... to make sense?" Diaman nodded.

……

Inside Haiyuan Prison.

Although he didn't know where the two had gone, Kasher decided to proceed with the original plan, but sent one person to search for them.

These outsiders cannot be allowed to be harmed; it concerns the fate of the entire merfolk race!

soon.

Surrounded by several lord-level merfolk, Kasher arrived at the deepest part of the abyss.

Looking at the dark gate in front of him, Kasher took a deep breath.

Pick up the scepter in your hand and, following the instructions of the former merman chieftain, insert the scepter into a small hole.

"Boom!"

The black stone gate slowly opened, revealing what lay inside.

It was an altar.

An octagonal altar is inlaid with a blue, translucent jewel.

Around the altar were many incomprehensible symbols. Kasher glanced at them and looked away. The symbols seemed to contain a trace of the mystery of the fundamental law of water, but upon closer inspection, he could not make out anything.

"Clan leader, after we take away the Sea-Suppressing Pearl, this world will gradually collapse. We need to find a place to settle down first," someone reminded us.

"Hmm." Kasher nodded and stepped forward.

Arriving at the altar, he placed both hands on the Sea-Suppressing Pearl and used his strength to lift it up!

"Bang!"

The stone altar cracked, forming a huge gap from which wisps of energy leaked out.

Kasher ignored him and instead held Zhenhai Pearl tightly in his arms.

The Zhenhai Pearl is a natural treasure born within the Dry Sea Secret Realm, combining water and space, possessing the ability to guard space and enhance the world of the realm master or the immortal divine kingdom!

After being acquired by the Lord of the Dry Sea, it was placed in his own divine kingdom to stabilize the kingdom and enhance the talents of the humans within it. This is how the powerful bloodline of the fish-men came about.

Holding this thing, Kasher felt that his understanding of the fundamental laws of water seemed to have become clearer.

It truly lives up to its reputation as the treasured artifact of the Fish-Man race, passed down for millions of epochs!

"Let's go to the Mirage Sea and see if we can take anything from there," Kasher ordered, putting away the Sea-Suppressing Pearl.

"Yes!" The people following behind him nodded in unison.

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