Chapter 237: Undersea Adventure, Divine Rule Turn

Before returning to the Monster World, A Lan sat dazed beside the game pod, beginning to ponder a question.

How could he get the other members of the Gold Coin Guild to agree to use a portion of their profits to purchase intelligence on Primordial Monsters and Domain Nodes?

This decision would inevitably reduce the share of profits distributed to the guild members.

He needed to handle this matter properly.

As he pondered, an idea sprouted in his mind.

Several hours later, A Lan logged in and sent a group email to the members of the Gold Coin Guild.

Collecting Sacrificial Power:

Brothers, I have an idea, but whether we proceed with it depends on your advice.

The idea is this: we want to allocate a portion of the Gold Coin Guild's future profits to build an intelligence platform dedicated to gathering information provided to us by the various races of the sea.

However, this intelligence will not be resold; instead, it will be offered for free on the forum.

I know that doing this will surely lead some brothers to believe that their share of the guild's profits will be diminished.

In reality, the intelligence platform can enhance the reputation and influence of the Gold Coin Guild.

It will attract more players and races to cooperate with us, thereby indirectly increasing our profits.

Currently, both the Trading Center and the Mercenary Platform can bring us stable and continuous profits, but our influence is still limited to a certain scope; we have frequent contact with the foreign races of the sea, but very little contact with our own players.

If we can establish an intelligence platform, using a portion of our profits to buy intelligence and make it public to all players, we can expand the influence of our Gold Coin Guild within the player community.

Many resources yield relatively low profits when sacrificed to Di Zhao, whereas transactions between players can generate significant premiums.

However, if traded to specific races in the sea, even higher premiums can be achieved.

For example, trading Heaven Gate Stone among players might only yield a 5%-10% premium, but if we sell it to the Black Wolf Race, the premium could reach 50% or even more, because their artifact-forging techniques require large quantities of Heaven Gate Stone, and their local production is far from sufficient.

Through long-term trade with various races, our Gold Coin Guild can gradually build detailed "race demand profiles."

We will know which races need what resources, when they need them, and how much resource wealth they are willing to pay for them.

Then, we can conduct precise demand matching.

This is something ordinary players cannot achieve.

If in the future we can pool the resources of players and then precisely sell them to the foreign races of the sea through our channels, the profits will far exceed those from direct sacrifice or transactions between players.

For instance, if Player A has a batch of Dragon Scale Grass, selling it directly to other players might only earn a 10% premium, but if he leaves the Dragon Scale Grass with us, we can leverage the demands of Race X to help him sell it at a premium of 50% or even higher.

In this way, Player A earns more, and we can also extract a commission from the transaction, achieving a win-win situation.

Trading channels between the various races of the sea are extremely limited; indeed, many races have no opportunity for contact with outsiders at all.

For example, the Tiger Stripe Race lives on isolated islands in the north; they are skilled in mining but lack a trade network with other races.

Although the Ghost Bat Race controls rare medicinal resources, due to the seclusion of their habitat, they hardly interact with the outside world.

This state of isolation makes the circulation of resources between races extremely difficult; when there is a demand, they often do not even know how to obtain specific resources.

This dictates that as long as we can provide the resources they need, we can sell them at a premium.

If we can connect with player channels, we can expand the resource buying and selling market, allowing other players to also earn profits from our trading market.

More importantly, this model will not only increase our profits but also enhance the core competitiveness of the Gold Coin Guild.

We will become the bridge connecting players and the foreign races of the sea, holding the most precise demand information and the highest bargaining power.

In the future, whether players or foreign races of the sea, they will prioritize conducting transactions through us, because only we can maximize their interests.

And the intelligence platform is the gift we give to all players.

Although it will reduce profit shares in the short term, in the long run, it will bring us more opportunities for cooperation.

Moreover, the intelligence platform can also bring us some hidden benefits.

For instance, when a certain race accidentally discovers a special resource but cannot obtain it themselves, they will prioritize selling the intelligence to us.

For such intelligence, relying on the reputation we have accumulated in the early stages, we can first acquire the intelligence for verification, and only after confirming the existence of the resources do we resell it to top-tier guilds to earn profits.

The essence of building the intelligence platform is expenditure, but limited to only two types of rule powers that can strengthen the entire player legion: Primordial Monsters and Domain Nodes.

There are many brothers in the guild who started from hunting and wish to continue down this path in the future.

Our model can bring benefits to the overall player faction while also providing us individuals with more selectable Soul Souls or a better environment within Emperor Tomb Village.

At the same time, I guarantee here that the expenditure for the intelligence platform will only account for a small portion of the Gold Coin Guild's profits.

It will not have a significant impact on everyone's actual earnings.

For example, 5%-10%; compared to our future profit growth, this investment is negligible.

Furthermore, the expenditure for the intelligence platform is controllable; we can adjust the investment ratio based on the guild's earnings and inventory of Sacrificial Power, ensuring that everyone's actual earnings remain in a state of growth.

I hope everyone can support my idea; I believe the intelligence platform will be a crucial step for our Gold Coin Guild toward a broader future.

—A Lan (Collecting Sacrificial Power)

After sending the email, A Lan used teleportation to arrive at the Colorful Mist Coast.

He boarded a vehicle to set out to sea, heading toward Dream Island.

Three hours later, A Lan convened an internal voting meeting of the Gold Coin Guild on Dream Island to decide whether to support the establishment of the intelligence platform.

In fact, before coming, A Lan had already figured out how to handle the situation if the vote failed.

Ever since the inception of the Gold Coin Guild, he had established a mechanism for expelling members; he would find ways to gradually kick out those players unwilling to support providing intelligence for free, and then initiate a new round of voting in the future.

Other issues could be negotiated, but this one was non-negotiable.

Just as the Star Net said, the development of the Eclipse Race in the game must first serve the High-Dimensional Gods.

The Gold Coin Guild, this future profit machine, must also operate within the framework of serving the overall player legion.

Yet in his heart, he remained confident in the outcome of the vote.

The meeting location was chosen on a high ground on the eastern side of Dream Island.

This place was elevated, backed by a dense mangrove forest and facing the boundless sea.

Standing here, one could clearly see the magnificent sight of waves crashing against the reefs; in the distance, where the sea met the sky, the rising morning sun dyed the surface of the water a golden-red hue.

Previously, A Lan had led the guild members to build an open-air platform here using wood, supported on all sides by thick round logs, with a sunshade woven from leaves covering the top.

In the center of the platform sat a huge round table, cut from a single piece of wood from Dream Island.

Around the round table were placed twenty-eight wooden chairs, all crafted from locally sourced materials.

Twenty-three people attended this meeting in person, while the remaining members participated via video link.

A Lan took his seat in the Guild Master's chair and counted the number of connected participants through the video feed.

After confirming that all members holding shares were present, A Lan began to reiterate his idea.

During this time, some guild brothers raised questions; A Lan answered these questions impromptu, making the establishment of the intelligence platform appear even more reasonable.

The key point was to ensure that the guild members did not feel this was a scheme that would harm their interests.

The entire presentation was framed from the perspective of future development directions.

Regarding A Lan's vision, many players in the guild could not envision the distant future.

But one thing could be proven.

The initial formation of the Gold Coin Guild, and even the subsequent concept of the Mercenary Platform, were all proposed by Guild Master A Lan, bringing them substantial profits in Sacrificial Power.

More importantly, there would be continuous growth in profits in the future.

They trusted A Lan's foresight and believed he could guide the Gold Coin Guild onto the correct path of development.

The final voting result was unanimous approval.

Not a single player raised an objection; they chose to trust A Lan as their Guild Master.

After the voting concluded, A Lan also outlined a series of issues to note in the development of the Gold Coin Guild and inquired about the detailed status of each guild leader's liaison with the various races.

Before the meeting ended, A Lan stated that they would immediately begin liaising with the various races to purchase intelligence.

Henceforth, the guild would simultaneously operate three platforms: the Trading Center, the Mercenary Platform, and the Intelligence Platform.

After the adjournment, the guild members departed separately.

A Lan also stood up and walked along a winding path toward the center of the island, preparing to inspect the trading district and then meticulously plan the functions of each area.

He already had a clear vision regarding this aspect.

The Trading Center, the most core part of the Gold Coin Guild, was located in the central position of Dream Island.

Previously, he and the guild brothers had already cleared and reclaimed that area, leaving behind an open space.

He planned to design this place as an open-air market, divided into multiple sub-regions to facilitate the trading of different types of resources.

These were, respectively: the Ore Trading Zone, dedicated exclusively to trading ore-type resources.

The Spiritual Plant Trading Zone, dedicated to trading various medicinal herbs and spiritual plants; stalls here would need sunshades built in the later stages to prevent damage to some medicinal herbs from sun exposure.

Although the Gold Coin Guild would adopt a direct purchasing method in the future, eliminating the issue of spiritual materials being damaged after landing on the island, a process of building trust was still required beforehand; thus, in the early stages, transactions still had to be conducted via open sales.

Then came the Weapons and Equipment Zone, where foreign races could sell various finished weapons and equipment, or even provide custom weapon services, with the Gold Coin Guild extracting profits from these activities.

Finally, there was the Special Goods Zone, where refined energy crystals, specialty products of the foreign races, and a series of other special commodities could be sold.

These four districts surrounded the center of the island, located in the east, south, west, and north directions respectively.

Secondly, he decided to build a Mercenary Hall to the east of the trading district.

The main function of this area would be to receive missions.

In due time, he would set up a large mission board here, detailing the demand missions released by the various races, including hunting, gathering, protection, and so on.

Players could come to the Trading Center to directly accept missions, or they could browse mission information through the group chat and accept them remotely.

The core of this area was the Mission Acceptance Counter; eventually, guild members would be responsible for registering entrusted missions here, posting them in the group chat, and displaying them on the mission board.

Since human script was used, there was no need to worry about foreign races coming to view it and exposing the secrets of the commissioning race.

In the corner of the hall, he planned to establish a Settlement Office.

This Settlement Office was not intended for players to settle their mission rewards here upon completing tasks.

After all, with the trading system capable of remotely distributing rewards, players had no need to travel all this way just to collect them.

This area was primarily designated for a liaison to interface with players; upon task completion, he would be responsible for tallying the results and distributing the rewards.

As the mercenary platform developed, the number of staff in this section would gradually increase.

Besides these two zones, he also planned to construct an intelligence reception platform to the west of the trading center.

Then, to the north, he intended to build a warehouse district for the temporary storage of resources brought onto the island by the alien races.

But in essence, the warehouse district was merely a facade.

If the alien races wished to store their carried resources, they would simply deposit them directly into the players' spatial bags; the warehouse district was built only to show the aliens where the goods were supposedly kept.

In reality, there were only a few players inside specifically acting as living warehouses.

Once trusted trade relations with the alien races were established in the future, the warehouse district would be abolished; this location would most likely become the candidate site for the second-phase expansion of the trading market.

Walking across the island, A Lan had already constructed a blueprint for the future development of Dream Island in his mind.

Two days later.

Cangxing Sea Region.

The sea surface shimmered with fine fragments of golden light under the sun.

Suddenly, a black shadow leaped out of the water, breaking the calm.

It was a black fish nearly two meters long, with a slender and streamlined body, its scales gleaming with a deep, dark luster under the sunlight.

Leaping from the water, the black fish's muscles tensed as its tail swung powerfully; like an arrow leaving the bow, it soared dozens of meters before crashing back into the sea, continuing to dart through the azure waters toward the deep.

The black fish swam at incredible speed, the water parting around it to form rows of fine bubbles.

Its dorsal fin cut through the surface like a blade; angling its body slightly, it nimbly maneuvered around underwater reefs and seaweed.

After swimming for some distance, the black fish suddenly flicked its tail, shooting its body toward the surface once more.

Breaking through the water, it soared into the air, gliding forward.

Sunlight spilled onto its wet scales, refracting into dazzling rays of light.

Its form traced a graceful arc through the air before landing heavily back in the water, sending up a spray of crystal-clear splashes.

"Hahaha, as expected, the Extreme Speed Fate Soul feels much better."

Darting through the ocean, Zhou Li felt joyful, his tail constantly swaying under his control.

With a slight shake of his body, the speed of his black fish form under the Extreme Speed Fate Soul skyrocketed; he became like a bolt of black lightning, carving invisible trails through the seawater.

After transforming into the Extreme Speed form, his perception within the seawater had become exceptionally sharp.

At this moment, a dense coral reef appeared ahead.

Zhou Li showed no intention of slowing down; tilting his body slightly, he sliced through the current with his blade-like dorsal fin, nimbly weaving between the corals.

Suddenly, his gaze locked onto a school of silvery-white fish swimming nearby.

Zhou Li's tail swung fiercely, and his body instantly accelerated, charging toward the school of fish.

The fish sensed the danger and scattered in all directions, but their speed was negligible before Zhou Li.

Tracing a graceful arc through the water, he easily caught up to one of the fish, opened his mouth, and swallowed it whole.

"Fresh!"

Having casually enjoyed a buffet meal, Zhou Li continued on his journey.

Half a day ago, he had received a notice from the Vice Guild Master stating that the guild had purchased a piece of intelligence provided by an alien race.

A member of the Silver Throat Clan claimed to know the location of a Domain Node.

The final agreed price for this intelligence was 8,374 points of Sacrificial Power.

However, before verifying the intelligence, the guild had given the Silver Throat Clan an advance payment of mall goods equivalent to roughly 800 points of Sacrificial Power.

His current mission was to travel to the coordinates provided by the Silver Throat Clan and verify the authenticity of the Domain Node intelligence.

As a Monster-Style player, using a vehicle mount was naturally out of the question.

Thinking that he would need to traverse the sea regions frequently in the future, he painfully dismantled his Roaring Fate Soul and replaced it with the Extreme Speed Fate Soul.

As for the Black Armored Snake embedded in the first slot of his Star Vein, he definitely could not dismantle it.

This was the starting point of his dream, the driving force behind his choice of the Monster-Style gameplay; even if he had to treat it as a faith, he had to keep it.

Summoning the map, he saw there was still some sea distance to the marked coordinates.

After adjusting his swimming direction, Zhou Li's tail swung rapidly, and his body shot forward like an arrow leaving the bow.

As he swam, he felt as though his body had merged with the seawater, every scale trembling with joy.

Colorful coral reefs sped backward in his field of vision, while schools of fish scattered in panic around him.

Sunlight filtered through the sea surface, forming golden pillars of light underwater that swayed with the waves, as if paving a golden road for him.

Zhou Li couldn't help but open his mouth; seawater rushed in, carrying a salty taste, yet making him feel incredibly refreshed.

"Yahoo~!"

He let out an excited cheer, his voice turning into a string of bubbles in the water that quickly rose to the surface.

Nimbly maneuvering around a huge black reef, he felt the delicate texture of the current sliding past his sides—a sensation he had never experienced before.

In the Extreme Speed form, every tail flick allowed him to feel the release of power, as if all troubles were being flung far behind.

At this moment, even his heartbeat synchronized with the rhythm of the sea, his emotions released as his speed increased.

"This damn feeling is freedom!"

In the past, he had always failed to understand those who pursued extreme sports.

Skydiving, rock climbing, deep-sea diving... in his eyes, these behaviors were extremely reckless, filled with unnecessary risks.

He still remembered watching extreme sports videos for the first time; seeing those people leap from cliff edges or dart through surging waves, he had couldn't help but mutter to himself.

He had wondered if these people were crazy? Why not enjoy a good life, but instead insist on gambling with their lives?

At this moment, he finally understood.

When he swam at extreme speeds in his black fish form, the unprecedented sense of freedom made him feel as though his body had broken free from all constraints.

The sensation of his body cutting through the current made him shiver with pure delight.

"Faster!"

With boiling blood, Zhou Li increased his speed once more.

The Extreme Speed Fate Soul allowed him to experience the beauty of the ocean, a joy that the Black Armored Snake and Roaring forms could never bring in the sea.

Especially the Roaring Fate Soul, which was severely restricted in movement within the ocean.

Only now, after switching to the Extreme Speed Fate Soul, did he realize how well-suited this Fate Soul was for the sea; he regretted embedding it so late, having missed out on so many joyful experiences.

Recalling the bitter days when he had used the Black Armored Snake to wind his way across the sea surface, he felt he had been truly stupid.

Indeed, clinging to the old would only slow down one's growth.

Following the version meta was the correct answer for growth.

"Yahoo~!"

Cheering once more, Zhou Li suddenly activated the Extreme Speed trait.

In an instant, his scales were enveloped by a layer of faint black light.

His tail whipped violently, and an invisible force propelled his body; instantly becoming a bolt of black lightning, he tore through the water.

The seawater around him retreated frantically, torn apart by his head; his vision blurred, seeing only flowing blue light and shadow, while the roar of rushing water filled his ears, as if the entire world was making way for him.

Empowered by Extreme Speed, his tail swung at a frequency difficult for the naked eye to capture, continuously boosting his velocity.

"Too fast!" Zhou Li exclaimed in his heart, unable to suppress a wide, excited grin.

At this moment, his body seemed to break through some limit; the seawater was no longer resistance, but had become his aid.

The friction between his scales and the current emitted a faint "hissing" sound, as if playing a hymn of extreme speed for him.

Summoning the map, he saw he was already approaching the destination of this journey.

Passing through the barrier of seawater, the view ahead grew brighter; after slowing his swimming speed, an open expanse of sea presented itself before his eyes.

There were far fewer aquatic plants and animals here.

While swimming, he noticed that the water temperature in this sea region had risen, and the water density had clearly decreased.

Continuing to swim toward the target location for some distance, he suddenly felt the current become abnormally turbulent, as if an invisible force was pulling at him.

Looking up, a massive underwater whirlpool suddenly appeared ahead.

The water spun frantically around the whirlpool, churning up countless tiny bubbles that formed spiral water patterns, like silver ribbons dancing.

The center of the whirlpool was bottomless, as if it could lead to another world.

Comparing the coordinates with his summoned map, this was indeed the destination he sought.

Sweeping his analysis over it, information about the whirlpool floated into his mind.

[Ghost Scorpion Space]:

Target Analysis: An underwater whirlpool created by the Ghost Scorpion Clan, capable of leading to a semi-independent spatial scene.

Seeing the analysis information, Zhou Li realized this was the target location he needed to find.

According to the intelligence provided by the Vice Guild Master.

Years ago, a hunting squad from the Silver Throat Clan had been caught in this whirlpool while hunting in these waters and had spotted a special building inside.

The building continuously emitted high-intensity energy fluctuations, leading to the speculation that a Domain Node should exist within it.

At that time, the members of the Silver Throat Clan's sea hunting squad were terrified; they did not go to investigate, merely glancing from afar before hastily fleeing the whirlpool.

With the target confirmed, Zhou Li accelerated and swam toward the whirlpool.

The core of the intelligence platform was the accuracy of the intelligence.

He had to figure out whether there was actually a domain node inside this vortex.

As he approached the vortex, the pulling force grew stronger; Zhou Li's body was dragged by a powerful suction, spinning along with the vortex and accelerating toward its center on its own.

Just at the instant he was about to be swallowed into the vortex's heart, he relaxed his body, letting the current carry him into the deep core of the whirlpool.

Instantly, the world spun and the earth turned; he was swept deep inside by the vortex's power.

The light around him gradually dimmed, until only the roar of rushing water remained in his ears.

The constant sensation of being flipped upside down made him feel like vomiting.

He didn't know how much time had passed when suddenly his body felt light, as if he had pierced through some kind of barrier, and the scenery around him changed abruptly.

After steadying himself, he realized he was in a marvelous underwater world.

The seawater here was crystal clear, without a single impurity; golden light rained down from above, refracting into a kaleidoscope of colorful radiance.

Various strange creatures floated all around: transparent umbrella-shaped jellyfish, bioluminescent small fish... species never before seen in the Cang Star Sea Region.

In the distance, massive coral reefs rose and fell like mountain ranges, their interwoven colors resembling a splendid watercolor painting.

"The East Sea Dragon Palace?"

Filled with doubt, he continued swimming deeper into the space.

He summoned his map, but this entire region was shrouded in mist, with no marker information available to read.

Before long, he spotted the structure described in the intelligence provided by the Yin Hou Clan.

At the end of the seabed stood a massive structure built from piled gray-black boulders; its surface was covered in thick seaweed and barnacles, while shells and coral traces could occasionally be seen in the cracks between the stones.

As he drew closer, the building became clear in Zhou Li's eyes.

The shape of this structure was neither regular nor symmetrical, looking extremely awkward.

After long years of erosion, the stone blocks forming the main body had rough surfaces, yet in some places simple carvings were still visible, like manually chiseled lines, though they had become too blurred to recognize.

The top of the building had partially collapsed; several huge stone pillars leaned crookedly, supporting the remaining structure, with glowing seaweed winding around them and swaying gently with the current.

The entrance was an arched doorway; above it lay a massive stone slab bearing some faint, worn symbols, though the specific characters were no longer discernible.

Just then, Zhou Li suddenly stopped swimming.

After twisting his body to dissipate his forward momentum, he straightened himself and came to a halt.

He could sense surging fluctuations of qi and blood near this building, confirming that many creatures dwelled nearby.

This was one of the characteristic features of a domain node.

For any race, a domain node meant an inexhaustible resource of energy.

Almost every node was occupied by either an intelligent race or a monster race, growing by devouring the energy radiating from the node over long periods.

Many races could even achieve breakthroughs in their life tier through the energy of a domain node.

For example, the low-level monster "Snow Fluff Ball" in the Winter Snow Plains region had advanced into a super-creature temporarily unchallengeable by players—the Snow Ridge Great Desolation—by long-term ingestion of Void Meng Yuan Stone energy from the Kong Meng Yuan Peak node.

Basically, there was no domain node that remained unoccupied.

It was either monsters or alien races.

Even calamity-level forces like the Black Black Tide or the Insect Race coveted the energy supply of domain nodes.

If the ancient building truly contained a domain node, having monsters guarding nearby was only reasonable.

But now, from this distance, his personal guide couldn't analyze the information inside the building; how to safely cross this distance had become a difficult problem.

If he were killed while advancing, retracing his path would waste another half-day.

After hesitating repeatedly, he decided to first test whether this area truly had monster guards.

After swimming a distance toward the direction where the qi and blood fluctuations originated, he suddenly flicked his tail to accelerate, then turned around and swam back.

The next second, countless bubbles rose from the silt below.

Immediately afterward, the entire sandy ground churned violently; the silt began to roll like boiling water.

Countless figures shot out from the silt, sweeping across rapidly like dominoes, densely filling the entire water column.

The monsters surging from the underground carried huge carapaces on their backs, covered with tentacles shimmering with ghostly blue bioluminescence, while a pair of massive pincers flanked their bodies.

The monsters' appearance resembled ammonites with pincers, but looked far more ferocious; each one stood seven or eight meters tall.

As his analysis swept over them, the monsters' information appeared in his mind:

[Ghost Scorpion Worm]:

Hunting Rank: 74.

Target Analysis: Battle pets left behind after the extinction of the Ghost Scorpion Race; possessing super-strong defense, they have evolved in life form under the long-term nourishment of energy radiating from the domain node, and are capable of manipulating seawater for combat.

The analysis information in his mind filled Zhou Li with wild joy.

Facts proved that a domain node indeed existed here.

At this moment, the water current was churned into turbidity, blocking most of Zhou Li's vision; he could only vaguely see the silhouettes of those monsters moving swiftly through the murky water, charging toward him.

He swiftly flicked his tail, accelerating abruptly, and swam away from the direction of the Ghost Scorpion Worms.

Before long, he had shaken off the attacking Ghost Scorpion Worms.

Looking back again, he began to ponder a question.

Should he go all out in a reckless rush?

Now that the existence of a domain node in this area was confirmed, his mission was essentially complete.

But what remained uncertain was exactly what type of domain node this was.

As a player, when the journey home was excessively long, he would inevitably choose a shortcut.

Returning alive took eight hours; returning via death took one second, followed by happily browsing the forums for an hour.

As for how to decide, Zhou Li already had his answer in heart.

He decided to gamble his life, attempting to approach the ancient building to see what type of domain node was stored inside.

The Extreme Speed trait activated at this moment; Zhou Li's body became plated with a layer of black light, instantly turning into a bolt of black lightning that carved a sharp trajectory through the water.

"It's a giveaway!"

The Ghost Scorpion Worms also reared up at this moment, turning around in an attempt to intercept Zhou Li.

But Zhou Li's speed was simply too fast; all attacks from the nearby Ghost Scorpion Worms missed.

Several Ghost Scorpion Worms opened their huge pincers to clamp down, yet only caught an afterimage; the tentacles of the Ghost Scorpion Worms ahead lashed like whips toward the direction Zhou Li was swimming, but only struck the turbid water.

With Extreme Speed fully unleashed, one could only see a blurry black shadow darting swiftly through the monster crowd.

"Frantic dodging, so thrilling!"

Zhou Li let out a cheer, continuing to weave flexibly through the underwater space.

But the instant he looked up, he froze.

The dense figures of Ghost Scorpion Worms had nearly filled the entire water column, like a gigantic net slowly tightening.

"I can still dodge!"

Zhou Li clenched his teeth, his body shooting like an arrow through the encirclement, trying to break out through the gaps between the monsters.

His heartbeat merged with the sound of the flowing water; in his ears remained only his own rapid breathing and the dull roars emitted by the Ghost Scorpion Worms.

He was about to approach the seabed building, but the ghostly blue net already occupied most of his field of vision and would soon swallow him.

"I'll dodge again!"

Sidestepping to avoid a pincer strike from a Ghost Scorpion Worm, Zhou Li swung his tail with all his strength.

Finally, just seconds before the ghostly blue curtain would have covered his vision, he reached the distance where analysis was possible.

As his analysis swept toward the building, Zhou Li decisively shifted into human form, turned around to take a selfie, freezing the image of himself gradually being buried within the ghostly blue net.

"I'm so handsome, I'm crying from my own handsomeness."

In his mind, analysis information subsequently emerged:

[Divine Turn (Rule Node)]:

Rule Node Trait Introduction: Under the blessing of Divine Turn, life energy values can be converted without consumption (e.g., mental energy converted into qi and blood energy without cost, or qi and blood energy converted into mental energy without cost).

"Holy crap, oh my god!"

Zhou Li, who was taking a selfie, saw the analysis information and was instantly stunned.

This was actually a rule domain.

More importantly, the effect of this rule domain's trait was far too powerful.

(End of Chapter)