Chapter 809: The Supreme

Li Heng naturally noticed the two people's gazes at the very first moment.

So he appeared directly in front of them.

"You two, I wonder what important matter you have?"

He stood tall upon this Dushi Divine Boat and smiled.

The two were stunned at first, then startled.

To actually cross the Limitless Sea directly and appear on the boat, and for the Protective Array on the boat to not have even a single fluctuation—what kind of strength, what kind of cultivation is this exactly?

"Junior Feng Xingqi greets Senior."

This young master named Feng Xingqi reacted immediately, bowing to Li Heng in greeting, very politely.

The Tiannv beside him followed suit.

"Junior Han Yao greets Senior."

"No need for such formalities."

Seeing the two were so polite, Li Heng couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed. He had originally been thinking about a scenario of acting arrogant and slapping faces; he hadn't expected these two to be so sensible.

It seems creatures that allow one to act arrogant and slap faces are still in the minority.

Perhaps he should disguise himself to be more like a pig?

"Speak. There are countless Sea Crossers in the surrounding sea, and there are no shortage of those like me crossing the sea on a single leaf-like boat, yet you two specifically fixed your gaze on me. What exactly is the matter?"

Li Heng continued to ask.

Feng Xingqi and Han Yao looked at each other, both offering bitter smiles.

Finally, they revealed the truth...

"Senior, we have no ill intent, it is just that your style is too high-profile. To be able to stand forever atop the crest of the waves on a mere leaf-like boat, remaining as steady as usual no matter how great the wind and waves are—this is simply even more outrageous than the Dushi Divine Boat beneath our feet."

Li Heng heard their explanation, his expression subtle.

Was this high-profile?

After he reached the end of the Mountain and Sea Path opened by the will of the Great Void, he arrived in this endless ocean that seemed both known and unknown, and he had even been thinking about being careful.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even need to take a boat; he would have just flown directly.

"Where is the high-profile? It is merely ordinary travel."

To cover up his own mistake, Li Heng did not blush or skip a beat as he spoke to explain.

"As expected of Senior. To be able to stand forever atop the crest of the waves with a single leaf-like boat, such cultivation is likely enough to ascend the Divine Mountain and obtain that sole opportunity and throne."

Feng Xingqi praised, appearing genuinely convinced.

"Hmm, not bad, you speak quite nicely. However, if you have something to say, just say it directly; don't fish for information. I don't like that."

Li Heng glanced at Feng Xingqi and spoke indifferently.

"No, what Junior said just now was not empty words. Please, Senior, judge for yourself. If there is any deceit in my words, I shall never be favored by the Divine Mountain and shall be buried in the endless sea."

Feng Xingqi swore an oath directly.

The Tiannv Han Yao beside him had a subtle expression upon seeing this.

She wanted to speak but stopped. But before she could utter a word, she swallowed it back down. After all, she really didn't have as thick a skin as Feng Xingqi; she still needed to save some face.

At this moment, she couldn't help but admire Feng Xingqi.

No wonder he was a Heavenly Selection Sequence at such an age.

"Flattering me is useless, but I am too lazy to tangle with you over this. Whether what you say is true or false has no great significance to me."

"However, it sounds like you are quite familiar with this Divine Mountain?"

"Tell me about it."

Li Heng continued to speak, his expression without a ripple.

Feng Xingqi appeared somewhat bewildered.

Everyone is a Sea Crosser, all here for the Divine Mountain; why talk about being familiar or not? Shouldn't information regarding the Divine Mountain be known from the very beginning?

Is this terrifyingly powerful Senior testing him?

Testing how much inner information he knows about the Divine Mountain?

Thinking of this, he felt steady in his heart and spoke slowly.

"Since Senior asks, then Junior will make a fool of himself."

"Things like the supreme opportunity hidden atop the Divine Mountain, which allows one to be ranked among the Supreme if obtained—I assume Senior already knows this, as it is common knowledge."

"But this unworthy Junior does know some inside information. Of course, perhaps Senior knows it too, but let me speak it anyway. This Divine Mountain was originally called the Mountain and Sea Great World, incomparably prosperous, and had dealings with many surrounding known lands."

"However, later, for some unknown reason, the will of the Mountain and Sea Great World, the existence known as the Spirit of Mountain and Sea, disappeared without cause, leading to a vacancy in the position of the Supreme. After losing a Supreme to suppress it, the Mountain and Sea Great World declined very quickly."

"Of course, saying it declined specifically might not be entirely accurate, as in the infinite known lands, the vast majority do not have a Supreme presiding over them."

Li Heng listened, thoughtful, and continued to speak.

"So, you are heading to this Mountain and Sea Great World for that vacant Supreme position?"

"Senior's eyes are like torches; that is exactly it. Countless Sea Crossers have come for this very reason. After all, many of the known lands where people are born either lack the qualifications to give birth to a Supreme, or the Supreme position has already been occupied by a predecessor."

Feng Xingqi nodded and said.

"Then do you know the whereabouts of that Spirit of Mountain and Sea?"

"This... I do not know."

Feng Xingqi was stunned and answered with a bitter smile.

That is a Supreme, a true powerhouse, a dragon that sees its head but not its tail; how could he possibly know?

"Senior, I know a little about this!"

Suddenly, the Tiannv Han Yao beside him had her eyes light up, realizing the opportunity had come, and she hurriedly spoke.

"You know? Then speak."

"Very well, Senior. Our sect possesses a Cave Heaven, within which are hidden countless books and secret histories. I once read a secret history that contained a conjecture stating that the sudden disappearance of the Mountain and Sea Spirit was related to the sudden disappearance of some supreme beings in the past, as they had sensed some kind of summons."

Han Yao spoke up.

Sensed a summons?

Li Heng frowned slightly, thinking of the memory regarding the Mountain and Sea Spirit he had obtained from He Ping Tong Zi; the Mountain and Sea Spirit had indeed been subjected to some kind of summons.

But what was the essence of that summons?

Moreover, it could be seen from Han Yao's words that there were also some existences on the same level as the Mountain and Sea Spirit who had disappeared because they sensed a summons.

Combining this with the fate of the Mountain and Sea Spirit after its disappearance, could those missing supreme beings also have turned into Calamity and monsters?

Thinking of this, Li Heng felt a chill in his heart.

Although he was still not quite clear on what position a supreme being held, they were either Dao Lord, Above Dao Lord, or perhaps even stronger.

Yet these supreme beings suddenly disappeared and turned into Calamity and monsters? Who exactly did this? Was it man-made or a natural Disaster? Are all Calamity and monsters transformed supreme beings? Or is it just a portion of them?

Various doubts lingered in his mind.

He sighed slightly; he was full of doubts upon his first arrival. However, this might also be a good thing; after all, this could be considered him beginning to come into contact with the essence of Calamity and monsters, getting closer and closer to the truth?

Should be? Possibly? Right?

Li Heng was somewhat uncertain.

"The final theory also mentioned that supreme beings are Inauspiciousness, and that their so-called disappearance is inevitable; I do not know if it is true or false."

Han Yao thought of a point she had omitted and added...