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Chapter 189: Chapter 160: Opportunity, Treasure, A Technique That Falls From the Sky
In deep meditation.
The high-dimensional consciousness eventually vanished, leaving behind some traces.
For instance, the talent "Water Breathing" became even more exceptional, with effects surpassing others.
Reflected on the panel, it was upgraded from a blue excellent quality to a purple epic.
Despite relying on the Original Vowel to achieve Meditation and neutralizing most of the negative mental impacts,
the effect on this type of blessing was less than ideal.
However,
from the current situation, the advantages still outweigh the disadvantages.
Truth be told, having fought using True Qi just now, Fang Cheng was able to display an astonishing power beyond expectations.
Besides the training effect from high-pressure undersea weight training, a larger reason lies in the additional support from the talent.
Should he leave the ocean environment,
Fang Cheng admits that he definitely couldn’t create such impressive wave effects with sound resonance as before.
During these thoughts, the ebb and flow of the ocean tides entered his ears, rising and falling.
Within them, there seemed to be faint voices of prayer and praise mixed in.
Fang Cheng’s gaze slightly hardened as he gained sudden insight.
Everything in the world, like reincarnation, cycles tirelessly.
Every drink and every peck has its cause and effect.
Stealing Heavenly Secrets means taking opportunities from the world and from others.
Taking a portion for oneself inevitably leads to losses for others in the world.
Thus the saying:
"The Way of Heaven is to subtract from what has excess and add to what is lacking; The Way of Humanity is to subtract from what is lacking and add to what has excess."
Through this undersea training, Fang Cheng successfully seized many opportunities, greatly enhancing his own strength.
Yet, in the grand scheme of things, he also shouldered a responsibility that was hard to articulate.
Upon realizing this, Fang Cheng looked around.
Seeing that the Merfolk seemed to regard him as a leader, all gazing at him.
His thoughts slightly stirred.
The blue glowing bones spewed from the underwater fracture were likely opportunities for them and the True Thought Society.
Now that he had taken over many.
To gain something is to give something in return.
So, let me take care of this trouble for you, to settle a segment of cause and effect!
The moment he made the decision, the Spiritual Fire in his mind flickered slightly.
The muddy glow seemed to purify a bit as if a spiritual cleansing was happening on some level.
Fang Cheng’s mind quickly steadied, prepared to return to the surface, ready to embrace a battle of his own.
As he turned, his gaze was suddenly drawn to an iron box lying on the limestone.
It must have been an underwater sediment spewed from the depths of the Abyss, the box lid half-open.
Fang Cheng’s eyes narrowed, seeing a faint red light twinkling inside.
He quickly swam over and opened the lid completely.
Inside the box, there were deposits of mud and seaweed, and on top of them lay a bizarre mask.
Resembling white plaster, crafted with a ghoul face and a pair of horns.
The eye sockets were even inset with two clear red gems.
It was probably an antique worth a good amount of money.
Holding it felt cool and bone-chilling; when pressing with his fingertips, not a single crack appeared, showing its extreme hardness.
"Great treasure!"
Fang Cheng liked it more and more as he looked, so he simply removed his diving mask and put the stone mask on his face.
The material of the mask was extremely special; it seemed slightly too large at first.
Once worn on his face, however, it possessed a contracting force, quickly clipping tightly to his skull, covering his entire face.
The disguise was several times stronger than the diving mask.
Just as Fang Cheng felt surprised,
the beams of light from the surface kept moving, as if inspecting the undersea landscape, searching for someone’s tracks.
The Merfolk, startled, hurriedly hid into the darkness.
Suddenly, the beam of light stopped and landed precisely on Fang Cheng, who had put on the mask.
Fang Cheng looked up.
His gaze followed the beam of light, piercing through the rolling waves, and he could barely make out a figure.
Although the person was wearing a diving suit, the face looked very familiar.
It was the man who had, all by himself, overwhelmed Pan Wendi and Lin Chuqiao that night, even briefly suppressing Fang Cheng himself.
Fang Cheng’s eyebrows rose, and a fierce desire for battle surged in his heart.
He stood on the volcanic rock, sinking his body and bending his knees.
In an instant, he shot upwards like an arrow.
"Bounce" and "Ape waist" abilities activated, "Water Breathing" technique enhanced.
He zoomed through the fifty meters of deep water like a torpedo.
And!
As the pressure from the water decreased, Fang Cheng’s ascent sped up, terrifyingly fast.
On the fishing boat.
Seeing the figure shooting up from the seabed, Li Chengjun’s heart skipped a beat, and he immediately commanded in a low voice:
"Everyone watch my hand signal, prepare to fire!"
The sea roiled tumultuously, like an enraged beast churning violently.
On the rocking deck, thirty-some well-trained Hunters stood firm, assault rifles in hands, ready for battle.
Splash!
Suddenly, a figure soared high, bringing up a huge wave, like a whale leaping out of the sea.
Bang bang bang bang bang—
Almost at the same moment, Li Chengjun’s hand gesture rose, and everyone pulled the trigger.
A burst of flames erupted, and bullets poured down like scalding metal rain amidst the storm.
Under such ferocious firepower, even a real whale would have been riddled with holes and killed instantly.
However, something unexpected happened.
The massive wave created from the seabed seemed to form an armor-like protection around the person, repelling all the bullets.
Just like that, a premeditated concentrated attack came to nothing.
But that was fine.
The huge wave ascended high and would soon crash down mightily.
The person, out of the protection of the water, was falling straight from the sky, unable to dodge.
"Keep aiming and fire!"
Li Chengjun ordered coldly, his eyes calm.
Bang bang bang bang bang—
With flames bursting forth and the deafening sound of gunfire, like countless thunderclaps exploding, the perilous sea area became even more intense.
Indeed.
The man couldn’t dodge mid-air.
But he did something more shocking to the onlookers.
That muscular and bare-skinned figure remained impressively stable, feet apart, waist sunken, and knees bent.
Precisely as he fell, he posed in a Horse Stance, just like an Arhat descending from the heavens.
Then the bullets, dense as raindrops, all hit the target.
But, there was no flying flesh or splattering blood to be seen.
On both boats, thirty-four submachine guns and assault rifles fired in unison.
Hot shell casings fell like beads, scattering onto the deck and into the water.
And then, that person re-entered the roiling waves.
Without a typical splash, seemingly unharmed, he stood directly on the water surface, walking as if on waves.
Upon closer observation, one could spot a merfolk beneath his feet, its body covered in dark green scales and particularly robust.
In the ceaselessly rolling waves, countless indistinct forms of half-human, half-fish creatures were swimming towards him.
Unbeknownst to all, many merfolk had gathered here, forming dark green reefs.
And the man standing on these reefs, wearing a strange mask, with black hair fluttering in the wind, truly seemed like the Sea God ruling over this dark maritime realm.
This scene immediately silenced the crowd in shock, and even the sound of gunfire sporadically ceased.
Li Chengjun looked at the man surrounded by merfolk, feeling an extremely dangerous aura in his gaze.
He couldn’t help but take a deep breath and asked in a deep voice:
"Who on earth are you?!"
