Chapter 304: Deep Sea Merfolk Lord!

Xingke Island, more than twenty nautical miles to the north, inside an isolated island bay.

Amidst the constant back-and-forth busyness of numerous barnacle crew.

The Blood Demon Hand slowly rose from the ocean.

Standing 2.5 meters tall, with arms thicker than an ordinary crew member's waist, the second mate, Matthew Bartley, a small giant in stature, made the deck creak under his steps.

As he walked, Matthew Bartley unrestrainedly released his already fifth-stage aura, and, like a loudspeaker, he lowly growled.

"Hey! You damned barnacle crew, get moving for me!"

"This time the captain let you go ashore, giving you over a month of leisure."

"What's more, he gave each of you a considerable amount of demon gold."

"Which slacker, if he still shows up but does no work as before,"

"If I catch him, I'll smash his skull open on the spot and stuff it full of barnacles."

During Matthew Bartley's back-and-forth patrol.

Those slippery barnacle crew members also had to restrain themselves considerably.

Thanks to the fifth-stage harmless leader-level material given by the captain.

Two months ago, Matthew Bartley, using materials of one leader and two elites, finally completed the advancement to the fifth stage.

If not for that top-tier harmless leader-level material,

He would have had no qualification to complete the "leader advancement" at most only advancing three elites.

And now, having achieved the leader realm, Matthew Bartley not only increased his strength but also retained his position as second mate.

You should know, the third mate Xue Aona also completed the advancement to the fifth stage.

And the time of her advancement was only three days later than his at night.

After the crew operated and raised the main sail,

The Blood Demon Hand, a sea-demon ship, set sail toward the Dual Realm Barrier, the true deep sea of the supernatural ocean!

The top of the rear cabin.

"Creak!"

Ta Ke pushed open his water-soaked first mate's cabin, letting fresh sea breeze blow in, carrying away the dampness and the smell of seabed mud that had accumulated in the sea demon ship's hull over half a year.

Turning around, Ta Ke threw several football-sized magic fireballs into the magic hearth, the flames whooshing and darting upward.

Soon, the magic hearth with its magic flames quickly dried Ta Ke's entire living area.

When it was about right, Ta Ke again employed the "Micro Hurricane Technique".

The strong hurricane turned into a slender wind channel, sucking up the accumulated sludge inside the house, the sea urchins and starfish climbing in the corners, and the tiny shrimp, crabs, and fish that had sneaked into the room and hadn't had time to escape—all marine creatures—were swept out.

After clearing the house completely, Ta Ke then released the Steam Magic Bracelet, which perfectly attached to the ceiling's measurement.

"Magic Space Deployment!"

As Ta Ke completed the intertwined fusion of inner and outer spaces,

Ta Ke lightly tapped the space before him, accompanied by the blossoming of magical ripples.

The living area of the magic cottage was perfectly loaded into the empty first mate's cabin.

It was as if it had been directly pasted from another spatial layer onto the real layer.

The perfect fit with the real layer is precisely the space-deployment function of the Steam Magic Cottage.

Having done all that,

Ta Ke came to the window and looked eastward.

That place is the deep-sea region, and also the habitat of the Supernatural Ocean Wisdom Tribe.

Rather, it is the area where Ta Ke will next seek the final fifth-stage lord material, extending from this deep-sea region.

In the region where the world's end intertwines with the sky curtain.

Ta Ke could faintly see the majestic dome barrier's faint outline gradually emerging.

That is the great world barrier.

That place is the world's end, and also Ta Ke's next stop for secluded cultivation.

The middle link of the Trinity.

During the few months on Padlin Xinhang Island,

Ta Ke immersed himself all the way in the study of rune profundity.

Of course, Ta Ke's main focus was still the progress of his own supernatural state.

Finally, about half a month earlier, Ta Ke pushed his supernatural state forward again to roughly 8%.

Thus Ta Ke sought out Archbishop Lei Yage, indicating that he had prepared himself to absorb the world star grid.

The underground deep well of Padlin Xinhang Channel is somewhat more primitive than that of Sheng Land.

At the same time, the deposited world star grid is not considered large.

But it is sufficient to help Ta Ke complete the advancement of the lord-level life framework.

About three days' time.

Ta Ke completed the metamorphosis of the lord's life framework.

Life strength surged from 22 times that of the basic steam wizard to 65 times.

Ta Ke is now level 49.

He possesses 65 times the life endurance of the basic steam wizard sequence.

A genuine humanoid lord.

However, the life proportion of the supernatural state also sharply dropped from 8.6% to 3.8%.

The increase in life endurance also greatly raised the upper limit of the "supernatural state".

And this kind of Lord‑level, long‑health‑bar supernatural life form.

Yet it is a being that countless supernaturals have dreamed of attaining.

During cultivation on Padelin New Voyage Island.

Taku contacted Bishop Masha Clark, asking about the Fifth‑Rank material situation at Saint Land.

Bishop Masha Clark went to see Archbishop Reagan, and only then helped Taku locate a Fifth‑Rank Lord's life material.

Fifth‑Rank Lord materials are already extremely scarce.

Even Taku must search far and wide.

Currently, among the Fifth‑Rank materials, Taku possesses the "Red Dragon Lord's Soul Crown Material" and the "Stone Bone Bird Lord's Life Material."

He still lacks a source‑energy material; once Taku obtains it, he can complete the Fifth‑Rank promotion.

After Taku sent Dr. Stan Lee a magical letter asking about this, Taku originally did not have much hope.

But Dr. Stan Lee told Taku.

He knows where the Fifth‑Rank Lord's source‑energy material is.

As Taku completed the metamorphosis of his own Lord‑life framework, he no longer stayed on Padelin Star Voyage Island.

Today, with Taku arriving at the Blood Demon Hand Sea Ship.

The Boiling Blood Adventurers set out toward the deep sea, and on a certain island in the deep sea lies the Fifth‑Rank Lord material Taku needs.

Just as Taku examined the wind passing through the gaps of his fingers, the wondrous wind‑rune rhythm it contained.

"Bang bang bang…"

A knock at the door sounded.

When the door opened, Captain Abraham and Dr. Stan Lee were both at the entrance.

"You're just in time," Taku said with a smile upon seeing them.

"This time returning from Padelin New Voyage Island, we brought back plenty of fine wine from Archbishop Rea Ge."

It has a magical steam cabin, essentially a massive portable warehouse; no matter how much you have, it can all be packed inside.

"Archbishop Rea Ge's hidden wine?"

Abraham raised an eyebrow.

"Looks like we'll have a feast this time."

While drinking, the three gradually got down to business.

"Taku, deep within the Supernatural Deep Sea, near the World Barrier in this vast deep‑sea region, this is not an area controlled by us humans."

The well‑read Dr. Stan Lee began to explain.

"The Supernatural Deep Sea region is governed by intelligent marine creatures."

"Such as the oceanic fishfolk, the giant shark clans, or the dolphin clans, among others."

"These marine groups can hunt in the ocean depths various powerful yet generally intelligent elite beings—leader creatures, Lord creatures, and so on."

"You could quite rightly call these oceanic fishfolk a large Supernatural marine city‑state."

Taku nodded.

Regarding this information, Taku had naturally gathered some before arriving.

"The Supernatural Deep Sea world is a world controlled by those intelligent Supernatural marine races."

"This time, the Fifth‑Rank Lord‑level source‑energy material you need, as far as I know, is on Mermaid Island."

"Mermaid Island?"

Taku raised an eyebrow.

"Are we going to storm Mermaid Island directly and seize the merfolk's treasure?"

"Cough cough cough…"

When Taku asked that, Captain Abraham, who was drinking nearby, seemed to choke on his wine and began coughing violently.

"Taku, you can't speak carelessly; this cabin belongs to a merfolk's son‑in‑law."

"Merfolk? Son‑in‑law?"

Taku was stunned the moment he heard it.

Inter‑species love, and it's that close to me?

Some people enjoy playing with snakes.

Some people enjoy playing with ghosts.

In the depths of this Supernatural world's oceans, some people won't even spare the merfolk.

In that instant, Taku suddenly felt.

"Indeed, in this Supernatural world, one must travel more to become truly knowledgeable."