"Anomalies among the monsters?"
Suzanne's expression turned serious.
The monsters in the ocean had become the most troublesome issue for countries around the world. They posed a huge threat to humanity as a whole, and even for him, it was a significant matter that couldn't be underestimated.
"Just this morning at 6 o'clock, satellites from various countries detected large numbers of monsters gathering towards the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. The sheer quantity of these monsters far exceeds our imagination, and conservatively speaking, there are at least tens of thousands, including several Profound-level great monsters."
"Not only that, there have also been disturbances in our country's southern seas. Large numbers of monsters are gathering there as well. The neighboring country, Yue, has already fallen to the monsters since their arrival, and it has become a paradise for these monsters. It is the greatest threat to our country."
"Could these monsters be preparing to launch another attack on us?"
"The possibility is not negligible, and it's quite substantial!"
Today marked the fourth day since the monsters had arrived. Compared to four days ago, the strength of the elite players among humans had improved considerably.
The number of Spiritual-level players had already reached tens of thousands, with several hundred in the late Spiritual stage and twenty or so at the pinnacle of the Spiritual stage!
However, compared to the monsters, this number was still far too small.
Moreover, even though over a hundred million new players had joined the game globally during this public test, they had not yet formed a combat force.
Most of them hadn't even completed their newbie quests, and even those who had arrived in the heart of the human territory by sheer luck had just integrated their bloodline and were far from being able to use their powers in reality.
When facing the monsters, they were no different from ordinary people.
"The monsters in the Mariana Trench don't pose a big threat to us. Even if they do take action, Japan and the United States are in the front lines."
"But we must be cautious about the monsters in Yue and the southern seas. If those monsters launch another attack on humanity, our country will undoubtedly be the first to bear the brunt!"
"I can't be this unlucky, I've just integrated my bloodline, and I don't even have the power to protect myself!"
"Let's hope we're overthinking it!"
When it came to the anomalies among the ocean monsters, ordinary people had no other choice but to silently pray.
Suzanne's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but think of a possibility. "Could it be that some of those monsters have already undergone bloodline reversion?"
Suddenly, he thought of a possibility that made his eyes light up.
Bloodline reversion meant that the bloodline of those monsters had reached a level comparable to that of ancient monster bloodlines. If he could hunt down such monsters and obtain their essence blood, wouldn't it be equivalent to obtaining ancient monster essence blood?
In that case, even if he needed ancient monster bloodlines to continue integrating his bloodline, he could still find a way from these monsters in reality!
With this thought in mind, his figure flashed, and he transformed into a bird, flying towards Mount Song.
...
"Master!"
In the main hall, Eagle High and Black Armor respectfully greeted him, while Xixue remained aloof on the side, paying no attention to Suzanne.
Ignoring the few monsters, Suzanne looked at the incense burner on the incense table. His gaze seemed to penetrate the incense burner and see everything inside.
Two days had passed since he last checked. His Divine Dao Wishing Spirits had grown significantly, with the one resembling a three-year-old infant and the Happiness God resembling a six-year-old child.
The most significant benefit of the growth of the Divine Dao Wishing Spirits was that the speed of refining incense power had increased.
The vast amount of incense power, like an endless sea, continuously gathered and enveloped the two Divine Dao Wishing Spirits.
In four days, the range of the incense power lake in his soul had reached a diameter of twenty-five meters!
If he were to infuse all of this incense power into his soul now, his soul would likely be unable to bear it!
"Not bad, in another two days, my Divine Dao Wishing Spirit should be close to completion."
Suzanne looked forward to it.
Taking his gaze away, he turned to Xixue and asked, "In your current state, how much longer until your bloodline reverts?"
Knowing when Xixue's bloodline would revert would allow him to roughly estimate the situation of the other monsters.
Xixue replied, "It will take at least another year."
"A year?"
"It will take that long?"
Suzanne was surprised. He had thought that bloodline reversion for monsters under the influence of the world's spiritual mechanisms would not take much time, which was why he had assumed that the monsters in the sea had already reverted.
"Do you think bloodline reversion is that simple?" Xixue retorted.
At the same time, she was somewhat puzzled. In her eyes, Suzanne appeared to be a Human Martial Artist at the Xuan-level initial stage, but in reality, he was a King-level monster. Such a being should not be unaware of this matter.
Suzanne asked, "Why does it take so long?"
Xixue snorted, "Do you think bloodline reversion is so easy? Although the world here is rich in spiritual mechanisms, it's not something that can be achieved overnight. Even for monsters, the process of bloodline reversion is not a matter of a day or two."
"The weaker the strength, the longer the process of bloodline reversion will be. After all, they can't even sense the world's spiritual mechanisms. They can only passively accept the changes brought about by the spiritual mechanisms of the world. Without ten or even twenty years, it's impossible to revert."
"As for those at the King level, who can sense the world's spiritual mechanisms, they can actively guide the changes in their bloodlines, making the process faster than for ordinary monsters. However, even then, it will take at least a year and a half to reach the level of ancient monster bloodlines."
"At least a year and a half?" Suzanne furrowed his brows, feeling disappointed.
Previously, he had thought that if all the monsters had reverted, his Xuan-level ancient monster bloodline would have a place to belong. Now it seemed that he had been overly optimistic.
Xixue paused and said, "But if you want to accelerate this process, there is a way."
"Accelerate the process of reversion? How can it be accelerated?" Suzanne immediately asked.
"Do you really not know?" Xixue found it even more strange.
It was as if Suzanne should have known.
Suzanne frowned but didn't answer.
Xixue gave him a meaningful look and said, "I've noticed that the process of enhancing bloodlines by guiding the world's spiritual mechanisms to strengthen them is faster here than in other places."
"Faster than in other places?"
Upon hearing this, Suzanne was momentarily stunned. He instantly realized what Xixue was referring to.
Incense power!
If there was any difference between this place and other places, it was undoubtedly the incense power.
This place was a Buddhist and Daoist holy land, and incense power was naturally abundant. Furthermore, after his
"Holy Manifestation," this place had become a pilgrimage site, with tens of thousands of pilgrims coming here to worship every day.
"Are you suggesting that incense power can accelerate bloodline reversion?" Suzanne finally understood why Xixue had acted this way.
Indeed, by collecting incense power here, others would naturally assume that he had known about its ability to accelerate bloodline reversion.
However, Xixue shook her head and said, "It's not just incense power; the most crucial factor is the aura of good fortune!"
"Here, incense power is abundant, and under its influence, the aura of good fortune is converging to this place."
"Aura of good fortune? Can the aura of good fortune accelerate bloodline reversion?" Suzanne asked with a serious expression, realizing the implications of the sea monsters' actions.
Chapter 289: Crisis Looms
"There are many ways to obtain Qi Fortune, but the most effective method is naturally to control this world."
"As long as one can control this world, the Qi Fortune of this world will naturally converge towards them."
"Even an ordinary person without Qi Fortune, once they become the master of this world, can obtain great Qi Fortune."
"Clearly, more than a year is not short for monsters, and those monsters don't want to wait that long. They intend to use Qi Fortune to accelerate this process!"
"The Mariana Trench."
"This is the deepest part of the entire ocean."
"At this moment, tens of thousands of monsters have gathered in this trench, and in a certain underwater volcano in the trench, several powerful monsters have gathered."
"These monsters have all transformed into human appearances, three men and one woman."
"I heard that there is a martial artist on the mainland called Hua Guo who can kill kings with Xuan-level strength. Will that guy have any impact on our actions this time?" The woman among the four said.
"It's just a Xuan-level, don't worry. Even if he has the strength to kill kings, he must have paid a considerable price. Killing a king is already the limit for him. If the four of us take action, even if it's a mid-level king, he will have to retreat."
Another man nodded and said disdainfully, "That's right, a Xuan-level who can kill kings can only show that he's lucky. The guy he killed must have been really stupid. If it were me, I could definitely kill him in the instant I made a move."
After a pause, he continued, "Besides, our target this time is the United States, and there are others from Hua Guo to deal with it."
Someone asked curiously, "Oh? Who wants to occupy that place?"
"It's a guy named Zhen Tian. He comes from the Extinction Zone, and that guy is really lucky. He not only descended on the mainland but also in a weak country. He easily occupied that country."
"That guy controls that country and has gained a lot of Heaven and Earth Qi Fortune. With the help of Heaven and Earth Qi Fortune, the process of bloodline reversion is faster than ours. His current strength is probably stronger than ours."
"Moreover, that guy, like us, has also rallied several other Monster Kings. Even though Hua Guo is stronger than some other countries, it's still impossible for them to withstand this time."
Hearing this, the other Monster Kings nodded, and one of them said, "Our enemy this time is not the human race, but other Monster Kings. The Monster Kings who descended this time are definitely more than those we know of, and there are definitely hidden ones."
"Once we successfully control the countries on the mainland, they are likely to come out and compete with us."
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"Strength! I must increase my strength as soon as possible."
Suzanne felt a sense of crisis in his heart as he could see the disaster that might happen soon.
However, he seemed to have no means to quickly increase his strength at the moment.
The bloodline fusion was temporarily unavailable due to the misfortune, and he had not even completed half of the Great Sun Golden Body Sutra.
It could be foreseen that his strength would not change much in the short term.
"Time, I need time."
"I hope those monsters don't take action too soon."
He logged into the game again.
In the game, the eastern horizon was gradually turning red, signaling the beginning of a new day.
He didn't need to rush back to the Tai Temple this time, so he waited patiently.
Finally, when the sun had completely risen in the east, Suzanne used his Heavenly Shift technique to return to the Tai Temple.
Just as he had foreseen, the other four princes in the Tai Temple were silent, just as he had predicted. Suzanne didn't dare to linger and quickly opened the main door to leave.
"It's Little Fourth!"
"Little Fourth actually passed the test!"
Outside the Tai Temple, several ancestral masters of the Daxuan Kingdom had been waiting. When they saw Suzanne, who had transformed into the Fourth Prince, they were overjoyed.
The following events went smoothly, and the ancestral masters didn't have any suspicions about Suzanne's identity.
"Congratulations, you have completed the first phase of the main quest 'The Path to Sovereign.' Would you like to claim your rewards now?"
"Claim."
"Congratulations, you have obtained the Xuan-level Monster Scripture."
"Congratulations, you have obtained the Xuan-level Bloodline."
"Congratulations, you have gained 45 points of Monster Power."
"The second phase of the quest has been unlocked. Please check your quest list for details."
The first phase was successfully completed, and Suzanne's available Monster Power reached 236 points.
Now he could also raise Zhang Yang's Turtle Bloodline to the Grand Perfection level.
Now, let's take a look at the quest.
"Main Quest: The Path to Sovereign."
"Phase Two: Complete the Baptism of the Divine Soul."
"Quest Difficulty: Four Stars."
"Quest Rewards: Xuan-level Monster Scripture, Xuan-level Bloodline, 60 points of Monster Power, one Magic Seed."
"Quest Countdown: Three days."
As he had expected, the second phase of the quest required him to undergo the Baptism of the Divine Soul.
He didn't have much hope of completing this quest, as it was entirely up to fate.
However, looking at the quest rewards, he couldn't help but be tempted.
"A Magic Seed? This quest actually rewards a Magic Seed!"
A Magic Seed was a valuable item, and having more of them was always a good thing.
Unfortunately...
Sighing inwardly, Suzanne left the Tai Temple and pretended to return to his sleeping quarters.
"If I could complete the quest to explore the Daxuan Palace today, it wouldn't be bad."
He looked at the quest panel for the task of exploring the Daxuan Palace again, and he had an idea.
With his current status as the Fourth Prince of the Daxuan Kingdom, it was perfectly normal for him to roam around the palace. There shouldn't be any accidents.
"The most dangerous place in the palace is definitely the Tai Temple, and I've already been there. Now, as long as I explore the other areas, I should be able to complete the quest."
He looked at the number of premonitions. He only had three left now. If he used them one by one, it would definitely not be enough. He could only use Death Premonition.
But using Death Premonition had a problem.
It was almost certain that he would die in the Baptism of the Divine Soul.
However, the Baptism of the Divine Soul was still more than ten hours away. With only three premonitions, he couldn't foresee that far into the future.
"I wonder if I can use Despair Premonition if I don't have enough premonitions?"
Suzanne couldn't help but try.
"Do you want to explore the Daxuan Palace? But you know that this palace is filled with dangers. Would you like to consume a certain number of premonitions to foresee the situation three minutes before your death in the future?"
"Yes."
As he confirmed, to his surprise, the premonition count only decreased by one!
"How is this possible? There really are other dangerous places in this palace
, apart from the Tai Temple!"
"Using my ever-changing abilities, I have explored the entire palace in half an hour. Due to my identity, most places in the palace are open to me, except for the Scripture Repository, Treasury, and a side hall."
"I don't want to give up, so I use Heavenly Shift one after another to transform into an inconspicuous mouse and enter the Scripture Repository and Treasury. Unfortunately, these two places are protected by enchantments, and I can't touch anything inside."
"One minute later, I arrive at the last unexplored side hall and use Heavenly Shift once again to enter."
(End of this chapter)