Chapter 562: The Abandoned Child of the World

Ooo~!

A hollow, distant, low moan echoed across the sea surface, causing the flowing Qi to ripple in strange waves.

Layer upon layer of visible wrinkles appeared in the space itself.

Like a domain, it covered dozens of li around.

Boom—!

Towering waves surged skyward, some even piercing through the thick, oppressive clouds that veiled the heavens.

Zhou Xian charged through the churning mist, his body like a falling star, his dark blue blade-light relentlessly tearing open the ink-black sea surface as he plunged into the waters.

Beneath the sea, the pale blue crystal on the Deep Whale King's back had now turned deep blue.

The high-energy Qi trapped within had grown scorching from overloading, and the single horn on its forehead blazed like a divine blade, shattering every incoming blade-light that struck it.

Between shattering the blade-lights, it occasionally fired beams of deep blue light from its forehead horn, striking Zhou Xian as he darted across the sea surface.

The man and the whale remained locked in stalemate, neither able to overcome the other.

At this moment, beyond the realm of Qi disturbance.

The members of Zhou Xian's strike team stood upon the sea, receiving signals from a Qi-observation satellite launched two years ago via specialized receivers, observing the battlefield.

Each face was tense, eyes fixed on the data shifting within their receivers.

The light cluster representing Zhou Xian's Qi nature glowed pale gold, shrinking at a visibly rapid rate.

He had already consumed a third of his initial reserves.

The pale blue light cluster representing the Deep Whale King's Qi was dozens of times larger than Zhou Xian's!

And according to the data fed back by the Qi-observation satellite, less than one-twentieth of the Whale King's total Qi had been consumed…

Watching the content on the receivers in front of them, a man who looked somewhat lazy and careless frowned.

"The captain's situation doesn't look good."

As he spoke, a flicker of schadenfreude passed through his eyes, extremely subtle.

Since everyone else was focused on the battlefield, no one noticed his odd expression.

"No matter who the opponent is, the captain will win!" the woman immediately retorted.

Whether in cultivation progress or the "Heng"-sponsored combat drills, the captain has always been number one!

"I also believe in the captain," another spoke up.

The speaker stood over two meters tall, his frame massive, towering over the others, his face resolute.

"But we must also prepare for the worst-case scenario—if anything goes wrong on the captain's end, we must immediately apply for Level Three weapon authorization!"

Pang Long, Qi Condensation Level 8.

He is currently the highest-ranked among the new Starborn, second only to Zhou Xian!

He is also the deputy leader of this "Hunt the Sea" operation.

…

…

"This is really…"

Beyond Starborn, Zhou Kongming still sat in the void, watching the sea where Zhou Xian and the Deep Whale King battled.

Of course, he also noticed the condition of Zhou Xian's team members.

Hmm…

How to put it…

If a normal person saw this, they'd never believe that the two-meter-tall giant was barely ten years old.

Rapid-growth technology accelerated their physical development; virtual reality experiences allowed them to form complete cognition in a short time…

As a result, these "children" born only a few years ago not only looked identical to adult humans in body.

But their minds were just as mature as those of normal adults.

The fate of the world rests in the hands of a group of "children"…

Sounds utterly ridiculous!

After mentally scoffing a few times, Zhou Kongming turned his gaze again to the Deep Whale King—more precisely, to the mountain-like pale blue crystal on its back.

"Qi Condensation Level 9, yet possessing this much total Qi."

Though it had consumed many Qi-rich substances, causing its bloodline to mutate, it shouldn't have reached this level.

Only the unique nature of this world could produce a Qi Condensation Level 9 with total Qi dozens—even nearly a hundred—times greater than a normal cultivator's.

In the Xuan Realm, this whale would have long since collapsed under the weight of its own overwhelming Qi, its body shattered.

"And…"

The scale of this battle is truly extraordinary.

Two Qi Condensation Level 9s fighting, yet shaking the sea, stirring violent waves, triggering tsunamis that pierce the heavens…

Not even the Central Continent—or the stars themselves—could allow this!

Only a world of this Reversal Void energy level, yet structured as a starry cosmos, could permit it.

Its incredibly loose cosmic laws allow Qi Condensation Level 9s to unleash such absurd destructive power.

"Given the current situation, this kid should be able to kill that giant whale."

Zhou Xian possesses memories from his "previous life"; his entire arsenal of techniques far surpasses the fledgling cultivators of this era.

Even if he's only mastered two of them, to cultivators of this time, it's nothing short of "dimensional suppression."

Yet…

Could it really be this simple?

Though, in Zhou Kongming's eyes, the world's will is an idiot.

But in reality, the will of this world was not stupid.

The purpose of creating this 'reincarnator' was originally to target Zhou Kongming. But the problem was that Zhou Xian himself, under Zhou Kongming's 'redemption,' had already 'abandoned darkness for the light.'

For the will of the world, this was undoubtedly a naked betrayal!

How could it possibly tolerate a 'betrayed' Child of the World continuing to possess the 'World's Favor' and cultivate smoothly?

Of course, the will of the world itself could not directly interfere with the world, so…

It could only adopt another method!

Sure enough!

The instant Zhou Kongming thought of this, he suddenly noticed that the light of the stars all seemed to flicker in unison.

A mysterious and unfathomable strange fluctuation enveloped Qixing.

The dense 'World's Favor' on Zhou Xian's body vanished into thin air, becoming no different from an ordinary person.

In its place, wisps of strange qi representing the 'World's Favor' appeared around the Deep Sea Whale Sovereign.

Clearly, Zhou Xian, this 'Child of the World,' had been abandoned!

……

……

At this moment, Qixing.

Above the boundless sea, the heavy overcast clouds covering the entire sky were torn open into gaps of varying sizes.

Pillar-like beams of light shone through, illuminating the white foam formed by the crashing waves.

Whoo~!

The distant, low whale calls were no longer as ethereal as before, but carried a hint of agitation and fury.

Around the Deep Sea Whale Sovereign's massive body, pale golden chains extended and intertwined, completely binding its frame.

The searing heat carried by the chains burned through its flesh.

No matter how it struggled, it could not break free of those seemingly slender chains.

Zhou Xian's expression was calm. He held his saber straight up in front of him, while his other hand formed a sword with two fingers, pressing them against the back of the blade.

The dark blue blade was inlaid with winding golden patterns.

Wisps of spiritual power flowed beneath his feet, transforming into bright golden threads that meandered and outlined an incomparably mysterious array diagram.

The Pure Yang Spirit-Refining Saber Array!

Every saber light that had been shattered before was preparation for laying down this saber array!

"Today I shall use you as a sacrifice to build my supreme Dao foundation!"

Zhou Xian said coldly, his eyes blazing with brilliant spiritual light.

"Human!"

Only at this moment did the Deep Sea Whale Sovereign finally utter its second sentence in the human tongue.

It had originally looked down on these weak humans and disdained speaking their language.

Yet now, it had been driven into a desperate corner by these very weak humans!

This left it both shocked with rage and terrified.

Why?!

Why was its energy so much lower than his, yet it could not defeat him?!

Shock, fury, and bewilderment intertwined ceaselessly in its heart, only to be drowned out by the searing pain constantly radiating from every part of its body.

Whoo~!

Amid the Deep Sea Whale Sovereign's wail, the oscillation frequency of the spiritual qi flowing in the air rose another few notches.

Yet Zhou Xian's gaze remained cold, utterly unaffected.

"Activate!"

Hum~!

As the array patterns rotated and expanded, flames roared fiercely, and a wave of fire instantly spread across the sea surface.

While driving the Pure Yang Spirit-Refining Saber Array, Zhou Xian also mobilized his remaining spiritual power to refine the primordial talent he had seized.

Preparing to coordinate with the vortex in his divine soul to plunder all of the Deep Sea Whale Sovereign's accumulated foundation, thereby forging a supreme divine ability seed and achieving Foundation Establishment in one stroke!

But at the very next moment!

Zhou Xian was horrified to discover that the vortex in his divine soul capable of smelting the talents of all races had, for no apparent reason, vanished into thin air.

He also felt something extremely important being drawn away from him, departing into the distance…

The eerie sensation caused his mind to falter for a moment, and a momentary flaw appeared in his control of spiritual power.

The Deep Sea Whale Sovereign naturally would not let slip this hard-won opportunity!

Whoo~!

With a long cry, the pale blue crystals attached to its back erupted with full force.

Boom!

Spiritual power surged like waves and tides, spreading outward, forcibly squeezing and snapping the spiritual power chains wrapped around its body!

The next instant, the various emotions in its eyes vanished, replaced by 'joy' and 'wistfulness.'

It remembered—everything came back to it!

From a whale of low spiritual intelligence, to the Deep Sea Whale Sovereign who roamed the oceans, to the Mystic Sound Supreme who overwhelmed the stars and stood above all races…

Every hardship experienced in each step of its past life now surfaced in its divine soul like one incomparably clear scene after another…

It had been reborn!

The vast spiritual power within its body began to flow along a mysterious trajectory, the pale blue crystals on its back that stored spiritual power gradually disappeared, and even its enormous body began to shrink bit by bit.

Zhou Xian, snapping back to his senses, had intended to resume his attack, but the moment he entertained the thought, an intense, overwhelming sense of danger surged within him.

It seemed that in this brief span of time, the Deep Whale Emperor's power had undergone a leap-like enhancement.

Within the vast and oppressive spiritual field, the Deep Whale Emperor's mountain-sized body began slowly shrinking, until it transformed into a towering, muscular figure with a whale's head and human form, over three meters tall.

Its eyes, like gemstones of deep blue, fixed on Zhou Xing, boiling with murderous intent, as it spat out:

"Dog of the World-Annihilator…"

Zhou Xian: "..."

He seemed to understand what this creature had endured.

(End of Chapter)