We agreed to set sail, so you'd become the ruler of the deep sea?

Chapter 317 Subduing the Piggy Bank, the String Song Awakens!
thump—

Where Shane fell, spiderweb-like cracks spread across the ground.

Subsequently, the ground sank, forming a large, sunken pit that perfectly encompassed him and the silvery-white [Rhine Stone Pig].

The dull thud wasn't just a thud on the ground; it felt like a blow to the heart of every wild beast.

"Aww..."

The sheer size and ferocious power of the creatures created an oppressive atmosphere that instilled fear in the nearby beasts, causing them to emit low growls.

The previous artillery barrage, landmines, Bloodthirsty Thorns, chain spells...

Although it also had a great impact on the beast tide, the less intelligent beasts saw it more as a "natural disaster" than as a specific enemy.

As for Fei Ya and An's actions, they only had a limited impact on the beast tide.

Many of the beasts were unaware of their presence.

But right now, such a giant descending from the sky naturally attracted the attention of the vast majority of wild beasts.

It also made them feel a gap in their level of life.

Furthermore, as the violent effects of the white smoke began to wane, the fear of powerful life forms resurfaced.

It could be said that this giant awakened in them the fear of being dominated.

The surrounding beasts didn't even have the courage to attack the giant-like Shane.

In contrast, the morale of the Moon Wanderers and the Tree People in Rhine City reached its peak because of Shane's intervention.

For many of them, this was actually the first time they had ever seen Shane transform into a giant.

But since he is the Holy Son, it is normal for him to possess any kind of ability.

—They were already numb to the shock of Shane, so they had a strong "surprise resistance" and the ability to fill in the blanks with their own imagination.

It's unclear who shouted first.

"Lord of the Rhine!"

So people began to chant Shane's name in unison.

"Lord of the Rhine! Lord of the Rhine! Lord of the Rhine!"

A growing wave of noise began to echo through Rhine City.

At the same time, their awe, worship, excitement, and other emotions seemed to flow through those invisible threads, continuously reaching Xia En.

Shane had already come up with a way to use this rudimentary "power of faith".

His [Void Power] can assimilate and devour most powers, and this "Power of Faith" is no exception.

He does not use the "power of faith" directly, but rather utilizes it after a secondary transformation.

The reason for doing this was that Xia En vaguely sensed that directly using this "power of faith" might bring about some unknown changes.

Whether this change is good or bad, Shane doesn't know yet, so he chose this lower-risk approach.

Suppressing his distracting thoughts, Xia En lowered his head and looked down at the silver-white stone pig.

It must be said that compared to other mythical beasts, this stone boar is already quite large.

If he stood upright, he wouldn't be much shorter than the giant Shaun.

Moreover, its courage is quite commendable.

Upon seeing Xia En appear before him, the stone boar did not run away. Instead, it kicked the ground with its hind legs and charged directly at him.

Along with the stone boar charging forward, there was also the invisible, secret power surrounding it.

Only when he personally came into contact with this secret power was Xia En able to confirm it—

That's right, this is a field!
Since the beasts of the Rhine Realm possess the means to manipulate secret power, it is quite normal for the best among them to master their domains.

And this [Rhine Stone Pig]'s domain seems to have the effects of [purification] and [compression].

Therefore, when it launched its charge, the surrounding air seemed to transform into a solid wall of air, crashing towards Shane like a tidal wave.

However, when it comes to head-on confrontations, Shane has never been afraid of anyone!
A glint flashed in his eyes, and he let out a low shout. His fist slammed out without dodging or avoiding, striking directly into the [Rhine Stone Pig]'s domain with the power of wind and thunder.

The compressed version of [Great Dark Heaven] clung to Xia En's body like a battle suit, granting him even greater power.

This collision appeared to be a fist hitting an invisible wall.

In reality, it has become a clash between two fields!

Upon first contact, the sheer power of the [Rhine Stone Pig] surprised Xia En slightly.

But think about it.

As a unique creature born in the [Rhine Realm], its entire body is composed of [Rhinestone Essence] containing a large amount of secret power.

It is like a natural container for secret energy, capable of storing such a massive amount of secret energy.

However, simply having a large quantity is not enough to play an absolute role in such a battle.

The Rhine Stone Pig gave Shaen the feeling that he possessed immense secret power but had not learned a more refined way to control it, and could only use the crudest method to unleash it.

This results in the fact that the secret power of the entire field is as vast as the ocean, but the defense of a single "point" is relatively weak.

So, Xia En simply changed his approach, concentrating all his strength and secret power into his fist.

It transformed into a thick, hard spike, piercing fiercely into the territory of the [Rhinestone Pig].

Take a break!

click-

In the darkness, it sounded as if a shattering sound had been heard.

The compressed, solidified air shattered with a deafening roar, and Xia En forcefully tore a large hole in the entire domain.

Immediately, Shane didn't stop, and strode towards the [Rhine Stone Pig].

“Guhou!”

The territory suffered a severe blow, and the [Rhine Stone Pig] was clearly not in good shape either, with silvery-white "blood" flowing from its ears and nose, and it raised its head and let out an angry roar.

at the same time.

Other secret forces within the domain, like viscous mud, squeezed in from all directions.

They were trying to use this to crush Shane and stop his progress.

However, Shane's overall stats of 17.5 once again demonstrated its unreasonable nature.

Pure numbers, pure power!
Xia En's body trembled, dispelling the immense secret power that had been pressing down like a mountain.

Even under this immense pressure, he moved as if on flat ground, and was even faster than before!
In just two breaths, Shane charged at the Silver Stone Boar like a ferocious tiger and grabbed its two hind legs.

Then, lift it high and slam it down!
boom!
The ground shook again, and the crater expanded further.

The fall left the stone pig completely disoriented and dizzy.

The surrounding area of ​​secret energy could no longer be maintained.

Xia En had no intention of stopping there. He raised his fist, which was as big as a small hill, and prepared to give the stone boar a series of punches to its face.

If those punches landed, it would be like several mountains crashing down on it; this stone boar would probably be half dead.

At this critical moment of life and death, the silver-white stone boar suddenly raised its head and shouted with all its might.

"Gurgle...gurgle..."

Compared to the powerful howls of the previous mid-game, these two cries were weak and feeble, more like pitiful pleas for mercy.

At the same time, Shane also saw a hint of human pleading in the stone pig's eyes.

If it were an ordinary beast, Shane might have just killed it without a second thought.

But this [Rhine Stone Boar] is indeed very special, so special that Shane only saw this one after obtaining the [Rhine Secret Realm].

On the one hand, there are indeed many aspects of it that are worth studying.

A living mythical beast clearly has greater research value.

On the other hand, Shane was a little worried that those punches would shatter the Rhinestone Essence on the Rhinestone Boar. —That was all his money!
at this time.

Seeing that even the last beast king, the Rhine Stone Boar, had been subdued by Shane, and seemingly realizing that all was lost, the sound of urgent flutes rang out again from the distant forest.

Compared to before, the flute music became increasingly urgent, filled with anxiety and anger.

The outermost ferocious beasts were immediately relieved, and they tucked their tails between their legs and fled desperately toward the forest.

Clearly, the flute music had become a signal to retreat.

Upon hearing the flute, the Rhine Stone Pig's small eyes first lit up slightly, then quickly dimmed again.

It wanted to escape from this terrifying two-legged creature, but it couldn't!

Seeing the ferocious beasts fleeing one after another, Xia En did not try to stop them.

Because the beasts that managed to escape only made up a small portion of the beast tide.

The remaining beasts either perished under the combined onslaught of artillery fire and alchemical creations, forever remaining on this battlefield.

Or they'll be stuck in a swamp, unable to move, becoming fish on a chopping board.

Moreover, given the population of Rhine City, so many spoils of war are enough for them to digest for a long time.

Xia En looked towards the direction of the forest and vaguely sensed that many eyes were watching him from there.

"Ah……"

He sneered, pointed towards the forest, and said coldly, regardless of whether the possible native races could understand him.

"Although I don't know what you are, since you dare to attack Rhine City, you should be prepared to be destroyed."

"I...I will come find you!"

Xia En's voice boomed like thunder, carrying far and wide without dissipating.

Most of the native races in the forest could not understand his words, but they could understand the strong sense of threat in his voice.

The flute music that had just started stopped abruptly.

That vague feeling of being watched quickly faded away from Xia En.

"Hmph, you're quite timid."

After confirming that the unknown native race had been frightened away, Shane returned to his normal human form and then began to clean up the battlefield and take stock of the spoils of the battle with the people of Rhine City.

What's even more exciting than looting is looting tons and tons of loot!
……

……

The beast tide came quickly and went quickly.

The entire battle lasted less than twenty minutes.

On the contrary, cleaning up the battlefield took nearly three hours.

Even so, this was despite the fact that many of the monster corpses could not be completely transported back to the city.

As the lord of Rhine City, Xia En only participated in the initial cleaning work and was soon invited back to the city by the Wing Moon Clan.

In their own words, they did almost nothing in this battle, at least they wanted to contribute in this aspect.

Xia En had no choice but to enjoy the treatment befitting a city lord.

The bountiful harvest finally came to an end as evening approached.

Sha Jingjing, her face flushed and covered in sweat, excitedly reported her gains from the battle to Xia En.

"Your Holiness, this time we have collected more than 1,500 corpses of alien beasts and captured more than 800 living alien beasts."

"Among them, there are twenty-four beast kings, and ten beast kings are still alive."

Listening to Sha Jingjing's report, Xia En couldn't help but smile like an old farmer enjoying a bountiful harvest.

Although the price of each exotic beast is difficult to measure due to individual differences.

However, a rough estimate makes it easy to conclude that the revenue from this battle will definitely exceed Shane's expenses.

Moreover, the environment in the nearby forest has become much safer because of this wave of beasts.

The citizens of Rhine City can take this opportunity to expand their territory to more distant places.

"correct."

At this moment, Sha Jingjing remembered something else and said.

"And that stone boar made of [Rhinestone Essence], we also discovered a special ability of its."

Xia En asked curiously, "What ability?"

"You'll see when you come over."

Afterwards, Xia En followed Sha Jingjing to the place where the Rhine Stone Pigs were specially imprisoned.

"Gurgle..."

Upon seeing Xia En arrive, the plump white stone boar's legs went weak, and it timidly shrank into a ball.

Clearly, that previous battle left it with a very deep psychological scar.

"Your Holiness, please look."

Sha Jingjing pointed to the ground next to the stone pig, where several ordinary, grayish-white Rhinestones were placed.

"This is……"

Shaen was initially puzzled, but after seeing the changes on the [Rhinestone], he was shocked.

The color of these rhinestones gradually deepened, and the mysterious power they contained became increasingly concentrated.

This change is almost like...

Transforming from [Rhinestone] to [Rhinestone Essence]!
Xia En suddenly raised his head, his gaze fixed intently on the stone boar in front of him.

Clearly, this is the stone boar's innate ability!

Its domain is related to purification and compression. In other words, as long as you place rhinestone next to it, it will continuously produce new rhinestone essence!
Ordinary stones can perhaps be transformed into [Rhinestone].

Simply put, this stone boar is a machine for producing [Rhinestone] and [Rhinestone Essence]!
Perhaps the several Rhinestone mines previously discovered by the Moonlit Clan are closely related to it.

It's practically a living money tree!

Xia En was immediately very glad that he hadn't killed it directly, otherwise he would definitely regret it now.

Shane could tell which was more important, a large vat of water or a spring of fresh water.

Thinking of this, Xia En reached out and touched the stone boar's thigh.

From now on... your name will be Piggy Bank!

A piggy bank is a container for saving money, often shaped like a pig, similar to a piggy bank in ancient times.

This name is most fitting for this stone boar.

Xia En skillfully painted a rosy picture: "Don't worry, as long as you work hard, I guarantee you'll have enough to eat and drink, and you can wander around [Rhine City] whenever you want."

"Hmm?"

Piggy Bank was somewhat skeptical.

But the pig, under the eaves, seems to have no other choice but to believe it.

……

……

Just as Xia En was trying to persuade the piggy bank...

The Seven Seas World.

On the Black Swan, a small dragon that had been sleeping for a long time opened its eyes.

(End of this chapter)