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

Chapter 33 [The Protective Talisman of the Hui Sect]

Sea people.

As the name suggests, they are a group that lives in the sea, but in this world, it is more often used to specifically refer to humans who live in the sea.

Existing marine life can be mainly divided into two categories.

One type is the underwater race that existed before the "Great Flood," known as the "Primal Sea Race," a naturally fantastical race similar to elves and dwarves.

Another type is the sea creatures that are transformed later in life.

The secret guides of the previous era made many attempts to preserve the flame of civilization.

One of them is the forbidden racial modification!
Integrating the bloodline of sea creatures into ordinary humans, giving them the ability to live underwater, is also a way to ensure the continuation of the species.

However, to obtain and study the bloodline of the sea creatures, one naturally needs sufficient materials.

Faced with an imminent crisis, some Secret Pathfinders took extreme measures, resulting in a sharp decline in the number of the Primal Sea Clan.

Some of the original sea creatures were even forced to migrate to the deep sea.

This also created an irreconcilable blood feud between the Primal Sea Clan and humans.

However, Coral City is still barely considered to be in the shallow sea area, and the sea creatures here are usually people who have transformed after birth.

After a moment's thought, Xia En decided to release the siblings.

For the next period of time, he will continue to fight monsters and level up in Coral City, and maintaining a good relationship with these natives is not necessarily a bad thing.

Ultimately, they just happened to stumble upon their own monster-fighting scene.

There's no reason for someone to "seek death" when there's no enmity or grudge between them.

Thinking of this, Xia En waved his hand, signaling the two to leave.

"Ok?"

Hela opened her eyes slightly, momentarily unable to believe it.

"You're willing to let us go?"

Xia En couldn't understand what she was saying, but he could roughly guess what the little girl was surprised about.

He simply turned around and walked toward the coral spider's corpse.

Looking at his retreating figure, Hela felt a mix of emotions.

"Could it be that I've misunderstood him?"

"Actually, he's just a bit scary-looking, but he's a good person at heart?"

Upon closer inspection, Hela realized that Shane was somewhat different from the non-human monster she had imagined.

Upon closer inspection, one can still discern human facial features, though they appear blurry and indistinct, as if veiled by a hazy veil.

However, having finally gotten a chance to escape, Hela naturally wouldn't miss it.

"Kind sir, may the Lord of Radiance protect you."

After whispering those words, Hela immediately grabbed her brother and swam out of the church without looking back.

Xia En didn't care about the siblings at all, nor did she care what she said.

At this moment, Shane was focused on dismantling the coral spider's corpse.

He had only absorbed the Secret Sea Crystal and hadn't had a chance to properly examine the corpse yet.

It took him a lot of effort to take down this guy.

The Coral Spider's attributes are comparable to Shane's, and it also has a huge size and powerful self-healing ability.

If the previous monks were elite monsters, then this eerie spider is definitely a mini-boss.

If Xia En hadn't seized the opportunity, created a weakness, and lured his opponent into a trap, it would have been hard to say who would have won or lost.

However, the reward for killing it is also exceptionally generous.

[Ship Soul Level: LV1 (30%)]

[Black Swan: "Mysterious" +2!]

[Black Swan "Sturdiness" +1!]

[Talent: High-speed regeneration (poor) → (normal)!]

Its Secret Sea Crystal not only provides a full 10% experience, but also increases the ship's attributes.

It also elevates the quality of [high-speed regeneration] to a whole new level!
The rate at which the ship's soul power was depleted had visibly slowed down considerably.

Shaun guessed that the reason this coral spider was so troublesome was because it was actually the product of multiple coral polyps devouring and fusing together. Therefore, the amount of secret sea crystals inside its body was several times that of ordinary coral monsters.

But what intrigued Xia En was...

What exactly is it that attracts them to devour each other, resulting in such a bizarre and mixed state?

Soon, Shane found the answer inside the coral spider's body.

Behind that distorted face was a small, golden amulet with strange patterns.

【Hui Sect Protective Amulet】

[Quality: Rare]

[Type: Relic]

[Description: A personal amulet of a high priest of the Radiant Church, which once attracted the fleeting gaze of the Lord of Radiance.]

[When carrying the amulet, you will gain 2 points to the "Mystic" attribute and a slight increase in Radiance and Fire Resistance.]

[When activating the amulet with mental power, one can ignore the environment and summon a dazzling radiance to dispel negative status effects, restore stamina, and deal light-attribute damage.]

[Damage is based on the user's "Mystic" attribute, and is particularly effective against ghostly, evil, and demonic enemies.]

[Radiance, that enemy is worth fighting!]

[Note: It is normal to occasionally hear mysterious whispers or murmurs, or see unknown visions after wearing the amulet. However, please do not use the amulet when you are in a poor mental state.]

"Good stuff!"

Xia En's lips curled up slightly.

This was the first time he had obtained a relic of the [Rare] quality, and its effects truly lived up to the word "Rare".

It directly increases attributes and resistances.

It also comes with a decent-looking active skill.

The only downside is probably the side effect of the ramblings and hallucinations in the annotations.

However, this is not difficult to solve. At worst, Xia En can just wear it when fighting and put it away at other times.

"Let me try it and see how it works."

Since the description mentions "ignoring the environment," it can obviously be used in seawater as well.

Shaun gripped the amulet, trying to focus his mind on it.

In a daze, his consciousness seemed to come into contact with a warm and bright presence.

There seemed to be incomprehensible whispers lingering in my ears.

When Shane opened his eyes again, a dazzling ball of light floated in front of him.

The ball of light was only the size of a basketball, but it was exceptionally bright, illuminating the entire church.

Bathed in the light, Xia En felt warm and comfortable all over.

"It's a bit like a healer's Holy Light spell, I wonder how much damage it does?"

Xia En was thinking this.

Suddenly, something surprising happened.

In this radiant light, the coral on the surface of the spider's corpse beneath their feet suddenly melted away as rapidly as snow in spring.

The body parts quickly decayed and disintegrated, turning into imperceptible dust.

But before it melted, the expressions on those people's faces became calm and peaceful, faintly carrying an air of holiness.

"...Their souls were purified by the radiance?"

Xia En was somewhat surprised and uncertain.

He probably guessed the truth behind this strange spider.

These people were once priests and believers in this church, but when disaster struck, they were unable to escape and were instead corrupted into coral monsters.

This shrine amulet, imbued with divine aura, drew them to fight over it like moths to a flame.

In the end, the group devoured and merged with each other, transforming into the bizarre shape of a spider.

Now, as the amulet shines forth, they have been liberated.

(End of this chapter)