"The girl arrived at the lowest point in the world, the destination of all Dark Currents, the depths of endless darkness, the end of unknown fears..." Google seaʀᴄh n0velfire
As the Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair narrated, the scene showed the Disaster Girl, like a rmaid, diving into the sea with the lting Iron Greatsword on her back.
From the azure upper layers of the sea to the dark blue middle layers, and finally to the pitch-black bathyal depths where no light could penetrate.
In the scene, everything was shrouded in darkness, except for the faint red glow emitted by the lting Iron Greatsword, illuminating the Disaster Girl's body.
However, the live stream fell silent, with only the sound of the Dark Currents washing through. Besides the Disaster Girl, everything was dark, making it impossible to discern up from down, left from right.
An indescribable deep-sea dread spread to the viewers' hearts through the live stream. There was no end, no light, no space. Everywhere, the fierce compression of seawater; darkness filled their vision, and their ears had completely lost function, as if... they were dead.
In fact, a normal person in the Disaster Girl's current location would have been crushed into a pile of Italian minceat by the water pressure—she was at least 1,000 ters below sea level in the bathyal depths, hence not even a sliver of sunlight could penetrate.
"...The girl noticed sothing unusual in the water flow and spotted a deep-sea creature ahead, a massive creature worthy of being called a Siren."
In the scene, as the glow from the lting Iron Greatsword grew more intense, the Disaster Girl hid behind a rocky outcrop and spotted a huge squid nestled amidst distant coral!
Upon seeing the creature in the scene, Ren Suo and the others couldn't help but gasp.
Because the Disaster Girl served as a reference, they could quickly determine that the squid was at least the size of a four- or five-story building, and its tentacles were as thick as a small car.
It sprawled across the coral forest like a colossal, fleshy red mountain, its vicious suckers lined with saw-like teeth. Its slippery body glistened with a repulsive, oily sheen. It possessed two eyes the size of Big Ben. Though seemingly soft, its body was brawny and muscular, exuding a grotesque yet bold kind of beauty.
It was as if, with no light in the ocean depths, it didn't care how monstrously it grew.
"This is a Giant Squid," Nan Xi said, "but a typical Giant Squid wouldn't normally be this big."
"The Human-faced Bird, Werewolf, Troll, Fishn," Bai Ji softly listed the Extraordinary Creatures previously killed by the Disaster Girl. "Normally, such creatures wouldn't exist either."
"This is actually quite normal; it's just that no country is willing or capable of probing it," Yu Kuangtu sighed slightly. "The recovery of Spiritual Energy is a global event. Humans, plants, and even inanimate objects on Earth are experiencing changes, with Demons and Ghosts appearing. Consequently, deep-sea creatures, which are unobservable by humans, would naturally also benefit from this resurgence of Spiritual Energy."
Compared to the terrestrial space occupied by humans, the living space occupied by sea creatures is naturally much larger. Now, even wild animals, nearly hunted to the point of needing protection, are transforming into Demons and Ghosts. It's only natural that the more nurous deep-sea creatures wouldn't simply remain unchanged.
Moreover, terrestrial Demons are being contained by humans, but deep-sea creatures exist in a state of true survival of the fittest, where the strong grew stronger and the weak grew weaker. The ergence of even more Extraordinary Creatures wouldn't be surprising.
If this Giant Squid were to appear in coastal waters, it would undoubtedly be regarded as a deity or Demon from myths. Its form and size had already far surpassed those of normal creatures, clearly a result of the recovery of Spiritual Energy.
Now in work mode, Ren Suo pondered for a mont before saying, "The Extraordinary Creatures the Disaster ssenger has slain along her path have almost all grown rampantly in natural, isolated areas. If such formidable Extraordinary Creatures can exist on land occupied by humans, then those in the sea might possess even more terrifying powers.
In the past, the sea and the land coexisted peacefully because marine creatures could almost never live ashore, nor did they need to evolve organs for breathing on land.
But after the recovery of Spiritual Energy, the competitive environnt in the deep sea would inevitably beco harsher, and powerful creatures would grow even more dominant.
However, unlike before, creatures that fail in competition might not just sit and wait to die as food for the victors. With the aid of Spiritual Energy, they might rapidly evolve the organs necessary for terrestrial survival..."
Li Dan nodded gently. "The Fishn the Disaster ssenger killed on the island earlier already possessed the ability to survive on land."
"And there's another important point," Ren Suo said, looking at the Giant Squid on the screen. "The evolutionary direction of deep-sea creatures, Trolls, Werewolves, and Human-faced Birds differs from that of humans or other Demons and Ghosts. Whether human or Demon and Ghost, they essentially strengthen themselves by channeling power back through their Qi Cyclone.
But their evolutionary path is to beco bigger—to grow even larger!"
You Jiu slightly squinted her eyes and said, "Indeed, this aspect is too strange. Although there are instances of Demons and Ghosts increasing in size, they usually reach about two ters. Creatures like Werewolves and Trolls, however, can grow to be three ters tall, weigh hundreds of kilograms, and are pure muscle. It's completely incomprehensible why they would grow so large. Given they have no natural predators in their local environnts, there's no apparent need for such imnse size.
Moreover, such a physique places an extre burden on the creature itself..."
Dong Chengling suddenly said, "These Extraordinary Creatures, aside from their impressive Physical Condition and recovery capabilities, haven't displayed any other Transcendent thods."
Ren Suo looked at Dong Chengling, imdiately grasped her aning, and said, "These Extraordinary Creatures might be influenced by a mysterious Force affecting their stat allocation!"
"Stat allocation?" The crowd was sowhat bewildered.
"Whether it's us or Demons and Ghosts, stat allocation typically starts with enhancing the Qi Cyclone, improving our ability to harness Spiritual Energy. However, the Extraordinary Creatures encountered by the Disaster ssenger today are different. It seems they can also cultivate, but they use so unknown thod to focus Spiritual Energy on enhancing their physical growth, striving to beco bigger, faster, and stronger. Consequently, they almost entirely lack other Supernatural Abilities."
Ren Suo continued, "This enhancent direction doesn't seem inherently wrong, but the problem is, although we Cultivators do enhance our Physical Condition, we don't require excessive food resources. But these creatures..."
At that mont, Nan Xi's phone BEEPED. She looked at it and said, "The Werewolf previously slain by the Disaster ssenger in Europe has been found by French authorities. The area where the Werewolf appeared has experienced multiple disappearances this month, involving both humans and dostic poultry, with victims numbering in the hundreds."
"Spiritual Energy can't be directly converted into Life Energy... at least not at the fourth transformation," You Jiu said. "These creatures with such massive bodies inevitably need to consu excessive food resources to maintain normal vital functions."
"Perhaps this is the reason why the Disaster ssenger embarked on this Path of Destiny," Ren Suo said. "These Extraordinary Creatures, capable of endlessly enlarging themselves and maintaining their lives by depleting ecological resources..."
"They are not eco-friendly, their way of life is unsustainable, and they are blights upon the Earth! They can't truly be called Demons and Ghosts; they are purely monsters!"
Compared to brainstorming character settings for the Fairy Palace, Ren Suo was more adept at earnestly exploring ga background settings. After all, having worked as a Researcher for several months and read nurous articles about Ren Naiser, he could offer so insightful comntary.
And Ren Suo's continual identification of issues in this livestream—the abnormalities of the Disaster Girl and the Extraordinary Creatures—further solidified everyone's conviction in his title as a Ren Naiser Expert.
For so reason, Mr. Chuan specially ca over, patted Ren Suo on the shoulder, and gave him an approving look—as if praising Ren Suo for expelling these 'extre Non-Human creatures' from the ranks of 'Demons and Ghosts.' As a 'Gentle Monster,' Mr. Chuan was pleased.
At this mont, the Disaster Girl's Calamity Authority seed to activate again, as a Sperm Whale suddenly appeared in the deep sea, charging at the Giant Squid. This Sperm Whale was also colossal, nearly the size of a giant cruise ship, and no less formidable than the Giant Squid.
The two imdiately started fighting. The Giant Squid's tentacles firmly ensnared the Sperm Whale, using them to block its blowhole, while the Sperm Whale fiercely bit into the Giant Squid's head. The violent shockwaves from their battle stirred the deep sea like a storm!
The Giant Squid and the Sperm Whale are natural enemies. Sperm Whales relish eating Giant Squids, while Giant Squids often use their suckers to brutally tear flesh from Sperm Whales.
It seed these two were old foes, imdiately fighting upon encountering each other. But of course, nobody would think this was any 'normal phenonon.' It was clearly due to the Disaster Girl's arrival that these two behemoths had suddenly begun to fight.
"But... can the Queen win...?"
Although both the Giant Squid and the Sperm Whale were blights on the ecosystem, they were undeniably terrifying. On land, they would be equivalent to monstrous Extraordinary Creatures. Fighting more than 1,000 ters below sea level, the re shockwaves from their battle could shatter stone and divert currents!
Compared to them, the Disaster Girl was far too small!
However, the Giant Squid currently seed to have the upper hand. Its tentacles invaded the Sperm Whale's body, thrashing about and causing the whale to roll continuously. Yet the Sperm Whale was fiercely tenacious. Enduring the agony, it refused to release its jaw, desperately biting the rear of the Giant Squid, then savagely tore off the Giant Squid's head!
The murky water churned, and the Disaster Girl, swept by the current, slamd fiercely into a rock wall!
Eventually, the Giant Squid and Sperm Whale noticed this unexpected visitor. However, given the Disaster Girl's diminutive size and with their mortal enemy right before them, neither paid her any mind, each striving to inflict critical damage on its foe for the ultimate victory!
Suddenly, the ocean floor began to tremble. Underwater earthquakes were more common than those on land, and submarine volcanic eruptions were frequent. Most quakes occurred in deeper waters and typically didn't impact the surface, subsiding quickly. This particular earthquake, however, pushed the battle between the Giant Squid and the Sperm Whale into its final stages. In the tremors, each exploited the other's weaknesses and delivered fatal blows: the Giant Squid's tentacles erupted from the Sperm Whale's body, while the Sperm Whale crushed one of the Giant Squid's eyes!
Both perished simultaneously, plumting into the deep-sea abyss!
The Disaster Girl, buffeted by the battle's chaotic currents and the earthquake, finally steadied herself after being violently tossed about. She maneuvered through the water and landed beside the corpses of the Giant Squid and the Sperm Whale. Though these two Extraordinary Creatures were dead, their bodies still twitched and would likely continue to do so for so ti.
"The girl had witnessed a battle between Deep-sea Behemoths. Despite being caught in the maelstrom, she gleaned clues of destiny from the two giants. The girl obtained a Seed of Destiny."
Upon seeing this, Ren Suo's eyes flashed as he said, "Did you all catch that?!"
"Caught... caught what?" Bai Ji asked, bewildered.
Ren Suo said, "She didn't lift a finger this ti! Instead, she directly used her Calamity Authority to deal with the two Deep-sea Behemoths! What does that tell us?"
"So, what does that tell us?" Bai Ji asked, placing his arm on Ren Suo's shoulder. But just then, Qiao Muyi also leaned in, pushed Bai Ji's hand away, and tilted her head, asking, "Yes, what does that tell us?"
Ren Suo gave Bai Ji and Qiao Muyi an approving look and said, "It ans the Disaster ssenger can no longer maintain the powerful stance she had before! That's why she didn't join the fight personally, instead choosing to rely on her Calamity Authority to kill the two Deep-sea Behemoths.
Even so, the Disaster ssenger was still hard by her own Authority.
After all, she only recently acquired the Calamity Inheritance and hasn't fully mastered this power yet.
Today, she probably just wanted to test the effects of focusing purely on combat. However, the outco wasn't favorable, so she..."
"Not good? I thought the Disaster ssenger was very powerful today!" Yu Kuangtu interjected, bewildered.
"Silence! Are you the expert, or am I?" Ren Suo retorted sharply. "This scene has such profound implications; do you genuinely believe you understand them? Do you have any idea what emotions and thoughts this scene expresses about the Disaster ssenger?"
Yu Kuangtu was taken aback. "This scene in the broadcast is that profound? I really don't understand..."
Ren Suo snorted. "This scene is perfectly straightforward! Allow to enlighten you.
Now, the Disaster ssenger has abandoned combat for... no, wait—she abandoned direct fighting in favor of Calamity, using her Calamity Authority to kill the behemoths. This signifies she has refocused on mastering her Calamity Authority!
If my predictions are correct, when the Disaster ssenger reappears in the next day or two, she will prioritize Calamity, with combat being secondary!"
Yu Kuangtu looked towards the computer screen, puzzled. "But why is the Disaster ssenger engaging in direct combat again now...?"
Everyone looked at the screen, where the Disaster ssenger seed to have moved to an even deeper part of the ocean. Yet, it wasn't pitch black; the depths were dotted with green lights.
Only when the Disaster ssenger's lting Iron Greatsword lit up did everyone realize that these green lights were actually lure lights extended by so grotesque fish. Right in front of the Disaster ssenger was a group of hideous Deep-sea Fish-n, stoutly built with powerful arms, each over two ters tall.
Perhaps it was due to the imnse water pressure and lack of light in the deep-sea region causing abnormal growth, or perhaps, unseen by any, they simply grew with reckless abandon. Regardless, these Fishn were so hideously ugly, so monstrously deford, that looking at them felt like an assault on the eyes.
Upon spotting the Disaster ssenger, they swished their tail fins and charged. The Disaster ssenger, without ceremony, swung her Greatsword through the water to et them.
Although the Disaster ssenger's movents were slightly slower, and wielding a sword underwater was cumberso, whenever a Deep-sea Fish-man was about to strike, she would transform into a streak of fla, flashing past and severely wounding it!
"Heh, you still don't understand," Ren Suo said, feigning calmness. "The day the Disaster ssenger obtained the Calamity Inheritance, every engagent began with Calamity, followed by combat.
Today? It's sotis Calamity, sotis combat—completely unpredictable. This clearly shows she can't control her Calamity Authority effectively.
Her charging straight into battle now likely indicates that due to previous events, like triggering undersea earthquakes, too much of her Calamity Authority was consud, leaving her no choice but to fight.
Moreover, a potent force like the Calamity Authority isn't sothing she can switch on and off at will. Once today's livestream pauses, the Disaster ssenger will have ti to adjust her state, shifting from her current berserker mode to the true Disaster ssenger mode."
"I see." Everyone felt Ren Suo's explanation made a lot of sense.
However, Nan Xi countered, slightly dissatisfied, "Not necessarily. Perhaps the Disaster ssenger prefers the formidable martial prowess she displayed today and is willing to abandon the comparatively weaker approach of the past few days?"
"Weaker? How can anything related to the Disaster ssenger be called weak?" Ren Suo imdiately refuted, launching into a series of terms like 'Strike of Destiny' and 'a sneak attack is also an aspect of Calamity.' Nan Xi listened, nodding repeatedly, and a serious, scholarly atmosphere filled the observation room.
Seeing that he had completely fooled the group and had also concocted a detailed excuse for his activities tomorrow, Ren Suo planned to write a report tonight and upload it to the intranet, aiming to rake in a hefty sum of Research Points. Yes, when uploading, I can include their nas, claiming it was a collective brainstorming effort. That would also help conceal my own insights. In the end, taking 90% of the credit will be enough for .
...
And as the Disaster Girl finished off that wave of Deep-sea Fish-n, within the Destiny ga, the Supre Supre silently moved a chess piece. Now, only the final card remained on the table.
Everyone imdiately beca tense.
You Jiu, Mr. Chuan, and the Endless Monk's deanor subtly changed.
According to their initial plan, the destination they aid to reach via the Space Gate today was the last location where the Disaster Girl had appeared in the livestream.
Even Ren Suo, after hearing their plan, had to admit it was indeed feasible.
In the first day's livestream of 'Destiny,' the place where the Disaster Girl last lingered was indeed the starting location for the next day's broadcast.
If today's livestream followed the pattern of the first day, then not only would the Disaster Girl remain at this location for an entire day, but the Source of Disaster would also likely erge during this ti!
If they seized this window, they could potentially have a whole day to communicate with the Disaster Girl and might even get a chance to capture the Source of Disaster!
You Jiu said confidently, "Even if I have to scour the highest heavens and the deepest hells, I will fight side by side with my Queen! Queen, just you wait!"
Under everyone's expectant gazes, the Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair revealed the final card: "Destination of Fear."
"The girl had reached the lowest point of the world, the deepest unknown within the unknown, the most profound darkness within darkness, and the ultimate fear within... fear itself."
On screen, the Disaster Girl continued her descent into the deep ocean. A small altiter on the right side of the screen displayed her depth in the international standard unit—ters.
The display read: -11,082.
"A depth of over ten thousand ters... She's in the Bottomless Abyss?!" Nan Xi exclaid.
Everyone turned their gaze toward the three Fourth-Stage Cultivators. Mr. Chuan and the Endless Monk remained silent for a mont before subtly stepping back, leaving You Jiu in the spotlight.
A depth below 6,000 ters was already beyond the deep-sea layer, classifying it as the Abyssal Layer. Aside from sporadic plankton, it was nearly impossible for any creature to survive in or below the Abyssal Layer.
You Jiu's face turned deathly pale. What's the point of them looking at ? At a depth of over ten thousand ters, even a Fourth-Stage Cultivator would be crushed into at paste!
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