Chen Qi's head was firmly grasped by smooth tentacles, a powerful suction force emanating from the suckers that gave his entire face a strange sensation.
What treasure chest trap! His right hand suddenly ignited with dark flas as he grabbed the thick tentacle, pulling the sticky appendage away from his face.
Snap!
With brute force accompanied by a sharp snapping sound, the tentacle from the treasure chest was finally ripped away and thrown to the ground.
"What exactly is this thing? Could this be a trap treasure?"
Chen Qi widened his eyes again, holding his long blade carefully as he examined the treasure chest before him.
Inside the small chest erged nearly five-ter-long tentacles.
These were different from ordinary tentacles—their overall color resembled seawater, with dark runes visible inside that gently wriggled.
Simultaneously, they lightly rolled into the seawater, growing thicker and larger as they absorbed the water.
Chen Qi carefully observed them; they didn't possess the active spirituality of living creatures but rather contained runic commands unique to the White Tower Federation that could be engraved within equipnt.
An item of equipnt, crafted from the remains of deep sea monsters combined with the White Tower Federation's runic command technology.
"And like the Deepsea Water Spirits, it can absorb seawater. High-level runic commands are quite rare... Let test its power after retrieving it..."
As it soaked in seawater, it continuously lted like ice under high temperatures, dissolving into the ocean.
Chen Qi made a quick decision, imdiately thrusting his long blade out to hook it ashore before it completely lted.
Soon, the tentacles overlapped, attempting to attack again—
This thing's weakness is fire... Chen Qi gently swung his long blade, releasing a dazzling fla.
Under the fla's scorching heat, it rapidly shrank into a ball, a palm-sized tentacle sphere.
Chen Qi picked up this blue tentacle ball.
A notification appeared.
[You have obtained the masterpiece 'Compressed Deep Sea Tentacle Sphere'.]
[Compressed Deep Sea Tentacle Sphere:
Affinity: Flower, Book
Equipnt Requirent: 100 Inspiration points
Equipnt Type: Domain-type equipnt
Equipnt thod: Apply blood containing your own spiritual energy while in its 'compressed sphere' safe form to establish connection.
Description: A forbidden equipnt forged over twenty years by a Saint from the Book Tower—disciple of the Book Witch—commissioned by Deep Sea Hunters who killed a calamity beast and used its core!
Effect: Deploy this equipnt to rapidly create a tentacle domain calamity, making the sea experience the terror of disaster.]
Chen Qi quickly focused on several key words.
'Compressed sphere', 'Saint', 'twenty years', 'domain-type'.
The Sword of the Lake was domain auxiliary equipnt that enhanced domain strength; this equipnt seed to be its matching set.
How thoughtful! Deep Sea Hunters? Chen Qi had almost thought the Deep Sea Hunters had placed a treasure chest tentacle monster inside this chest.
Moreover, most crucially, this was equipnt crafted by a Saint over twenty years!
Equipnt made by legendary figures is quality assurance in itself, let alone equipnt from a Saint.
However, equipnt that took twenty years to make with such low requirents... Could it be disposable equipnt? Chen Qi grew curious.
Besides this equipnt, inside the chest lay a piece of parchnt.
Chen Qi unfolded the parchnt and quickly scanned it.
The format seed to be a Deep Sea Hunter's diary.
The diary of a legendary figure... Chen Qi hurriedly read from the beginning.
"Beiguo Year 1001, April 1st. Another sunny day today, with comfortable winds.
I climbed to the summit of this city again, where the Great Library is located. I wonder if my twenty-year wish can be fulfilled today?"
City summit, where the Great Library is located... Chen Qi pondered the Deep Sea Hunter's destination.
It should be the White Tower Federation—only they habitually built libraries at city summits.
Legend said the libraries at White Tower Federation city summits stored many world secrets.
Clues about many Saints, even deities, or promotion thods for ultra-special professions could be obtained in these libraries.
Of course, entering these libraries usually required achieving great rits.
What important secret did the Deep Sea Hunter seek in the library?
Could it contain information about rare profession cards? Chen Qi hurriedly continued reading.
"April 1st. I was thrown down from the mountain peak by the library gatekeeper and broke bones because I insulted their curator."
What reason? Chen Qi couldn't help but marvel that a major figure like the Deep Sea Hunter would insult the White Tower Library curator!
Chen Qi continued reading.
"Dammit! Twenty years to make one piece of equipnt still not delivered! Made wait twenty years! Until I'm almost buried!
Fortunately, that guy said it's almost done—just one more day to complete! Hope that bastard Aslina doesn't go back on her word!"
"????"
Chen Qi couldn't help but lower his head to look at the 'Compressed Deep Sea Tentacle Sphere' in his hand.
Wait, could the twenty-year equipnt in this diary be this very thing?
The Deep Sea Hunter seed angry about the delayed construction period.
"April 2nd. Aslina finally completed this equipnt. My twenty-year heartache is finally resolved."
"..."
Completed the day after complaining? That's way too fast! Chen Qi suspiciously looked at the 'Compressed Deep Sea Tentacle Sphere' in his hand.
How many years—no, days—was this forbidden equipnt in my hand actually made? Chen Qi felt doubtful and couldn't help but complain.
No, this is equipnt placed in a treasure chest, made by a Saint—can't underestimate it!
Chen Qi tried to find evidence that 'this equipnt' was powerful.
"April 3rd. I tested the new equipnt! My evaluation has only two words: amazing! Truly a masterpiece among similar items!"
Indeed. Chen Qi smiled slightly.
"Especially for back scrubbing! More comfortable than a Water Beast bathtub!
Gotta say, tentacles feel really great!
I originally wanted to give this to Aslina as a back scrubber in exchange for knowledge, but she actually refused. What a foolish person who doesn't understand how wonderful tentacle scrubbing feels."
"Back scrubbing..."
Forget it. Whether this equipnt is powerful or not doesn't seem important anymore... Chen Qi paused, his smiling expression instantly freezing.
Using tentacles for back scrubbing? Is this sothing humans do?
Deep Sea Hunter! You gave a tentacle back scrubber to a woman? No, you put a back scrubbing thing in a treasure chest as treasure?
The treasure I worked so hard to obtain is a back scrubber?
Calm down, calm down... Chen Qi pressed his chest, resisting the urge to curse, and continued reading.
"April 3rd. Although Aslina refused my gift, to express guilt for this equipnt taking twenty years to complete and because I'm dying, she still told the burial location of one of my important relics—the 'Deep Sea Hunter', the legendary Lamp and Blade profession card."
Huh? Lamp and Blade! Chen Qi's expression imdiately changed.
Clues to a legendary profession card... Chen Qi instantly grew excited.
Only by reaching legendary status could one truly enter the ranks of this world's powerful.
Among five hundred third-tier Transcendents, there might not be one legend.
Legendary profession cards were exceptionally powerful, representing a leap-like improvent compared to previous professions.
But legendary profession cards were too scarce. The two simplest ways to obtain them were: first, achieving S-rank clearance evaluation in B-tier dinsional rifts with extrely low drop rates.
But even legends faced enormous death risks trying to achieve S-rank in B-tier rifts.
The second was joining large supernatural organizations, but obtaining legendary profession cards from organizations was exceptionally difficult.
In this era of dinsional tides, without background, an ordinary third-tier Transcendent might need to defeat hundreds or even thousands of fellow third-tier Transcendents within their organization and achieve unimaginable rits to possibly obtain one organizational legendary profession card.
Beyond that, there were Shell affinity rchants' rare shops, or special dinsional rift events, and other fortuitous encounters.
All these thods heavily relied on luck, not to ntion that obtained legendary profession cards must also match one's own affinity.
Chen Qi rubbed his chin. Having clear legendary profession card clues was undoubtedly good news.
Moreover, the 'Deep Sea Hunter' profession card wasn't ordinary but extrely rare, uniquely belonging to the Witch Sea's Lamp-Blade affinity legendary profession card.
Chen Qi hurriedly continued reading.
"April 3rd. Following Aslina's suggestion, I buried it in the distant Fog Sea, in the direction of the Morning Star, on a dilapidated lighthouse island.
Dragging my weary body, I walked alone through storms and placed the Deep Sea Hunter legendary profession card along with my other relics on the lighthouse's top level.
When the dinsional tide descends again, that treasure chest will open. Thus, I've completed burying another relic."
Chen Qi silently morized this location.
"May 10th. Whale Father told he has a thod to resist the Great Whale and plans to create the Whale Hunting pirate group to replace the incompetent Beiguo navy, protect Witch Sea peace, and requested the Ice Witch's and my help to obtain more black whale blood for him.
However, the Ice Witch didn't trust him—she only believes in herself.
In my view, Whale Father relies too heavily on black whale blood. We argued about this and destroyed an island that should have been prosperous."
Whale Father, the Witch Sea's big boss... Chen Qi frowned. The Blackfin Crew's original na was actually Whale Hunting pirate group, and were Whale Father and the Ice Witch friends?
"June 6th. I found a Sword of the Lake. This item from the deep sea can enhance domain abilities—an extrely rare treasure. Its aura feels very similar to the back scrubber ball I obtained earlier.
I suddenly had a bold idea: perhaps it could create wonderful synergy with my previously obtained back scrubber, allowing ordinary third-tier Transcendents to master domain power. However, turning the back scrubber into a truly perfect domain deploynt technique would likely require considerable effort."
Domain-type items... Chen Qi pondered montarily.
Although domain-type equipnt also contained the word 'domain', it still differed vastly from legendary domain techniques.
But if a Transcendent had high comprehension, they could greatly enhance domain-type equipnt power through various thods, eventually making it a dium for releasing true 'domain techniques'.
Chen Qi looked toward the diary's end.
'August 25th. My body worsens daily. Unlike the Ice Witch's situation, this isn't Lantern Reaper hunting but my body's hidden danger. The Deep Sea Hunter profession card damages the body too severely—pure Cup power cannot withstand this strength.
I searched through books and found a potion that could qualitatively change physique to adapt to deep sea power.
One sea blue grass, plus one liter of ghostfire essence refined from ghostfire oil, and the white sea fruit of lamp-moon sea dragon to create Lamp Sea dicine.
Consuming large quantities of this dicine could give the body unimaginable positive changes.
However, lamp-moon sea dragons are too rare. Finding this nearly extinct sea beast is extrely difficult. Perhaps in the future, this formula might prove useful.
For , these formulas hold no value anymore. What I need to do is bury treasures well, then hunt as many sea beasts as possible so when the next Great Whale descends, there will be fewer monsters ravaging this sea and fewer people dying.'
'I hope when that Great Whale descends, soone can survive one more day using my treasures.'
Chen Qi's finger gently traced the diary's final sentence.
This diary contained considerable miscellaneous information, but the two most important pieces were: first, the Deep Sea Hunter profession card information.
Second, a special potion formula.
At this mont, Fen approached from behind, sneakily leaning close to Chen Qi's face to ask:
"What's written on it?"
Chen Qi recounted the diary's contents to Fen and asked:
"Fen, do you know about Lamp Sea dicine?"
Fen thought for a long ti before slowly saying:
"I only know the na. This is potion that only legendary levels can make—extrely powerful dicine that can greatly enhance physique without side effects. But because lamp-moon sea dragons are too rare, this formula has disappeared for a long ti."
"This diary contains this potion's formula."
Chen Qi stated flatly.
"!"
Fen nodded, firmly morizing this formula. During dinsional tides, finding a lamp-moon sea dragon wasn't impossible.
Then, Chen Qi silently put away the parchnt into his backpack card, cut his hand to draw blood, and completed the connection with the Compressed Deep Sea Tentacle Sphere.
[You have mastered the Compressed Deep Sea Tentacle Sphere.]
As connection completed, Chen Qi gently moved his fingers.
The compressed tentacle sphere floated in the air.
Chen Qi tested it—the compressed sphere could rotate freely according to his will.
Its manipulation precision could even achieve vibration effects.
Although just a back scrubber ball, regardless, he had to test its effects.
Chen Qi's finger suddenly swept downward as the deep sea tentacle sphere imrsed into the ocean.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As the tentacle sphere entered the sea, surrounding seawater continuously poured into the sphere, even forming a ten-ter radius whirlpool.
"What is this?"
Fen stood nearby, curiously watching this scene.
Now, Chen Qi could feel this sphere's imnse power.
Like a balloon continuously filled with enormous gas.
"Almost finished absorbing..."
Chen Qi gently raised his finger.
Release!
Accompanied by massive wave-breaking sounds, the sea before them beca turbulent as if storms raged.
Simultaneously, nearly a hundred twenty-ter-thick seawater tentacles burst from the ocean, rising like a giant tentacle island erging from the sea, blocking the pale sky's sunlight.
Semi-transparent blue tentacles erupted violently!
"Wow!"
Fen appeared quite surprised. Deep Sea Hunter equipnt turned out to be this tentacle equipnt—didn't quite match Chen Qi's image.
In her mind, Chen Qi was the Deep Sea Hunter's successor, better suited for righteous, imposing equipnt.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
More tentacles condensed into pillars.
The entire sea instantly experienced a tentacle calamity.
Giant tentacles smashed down from the sky, violently striking trees behind him, breaking them at waist height.
Then, more tentacles slapped toward sea beasts in the depths, toward insects on island trees.
They raged wildly, indiscriminately attacking all spiritual creatures nearby.
For a ti, the sea surged with massive waves.
Massive winds blew... Chen Qi stood on the shore, looking up at the frenzied tentacles dancing like demons, and couldn't help but wonder:
This thing... can it really be used for back scrubbing?
Before Chen Qi could finish thinking.
The next instant, a giant tentacle uncontrollably fell from the sky, violently slapping toward Fen beside him.
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