Chapter 1167: Chapter 1165: Crystalline Sun
After all, he is the Master of the Dream Realm, not omnipotent in reality.
Fu Qian doesn’t mind helping Vivian to directly crush Goto Hi, but materializing two personalities into two faces was already the limit of what he could do.
That’s even when the target is a spiritual entity.
If he exerted slightly more force, the dreamscape would become unstable.
So, in fact, Fu Qian merely provided Vivian with an opportunity for a fight to the death.
Of course, she didn’t waste this opportunity. Even with nothing but her shattered and lingering soul, she did as his sister said, "took care of that guy outside."
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The final boundary was now before his eyes— in theory, crossing it meant leaving behind the Miracle of the Sea of Ashes.
Bearing scars all over, Fu Qian, now with a much more ferocious appearance than when he entered, took one last look behind.
The song of the mermaid could still be heard intermittently, at the same time, a broken ship has been tracing a bizarre route on the sea surface since a moment ago.
It was obvious that the mermaid’s singing was not just out of happiness.
She didn’t lead the way for herself, but summoned two—no, three lucky souls aboard the ship.
Life is unpredictable, and so is karma, indeed wondrous beyond words!
Without dwelling on it further, Fu Qian’s body moved past the boundary.
...
Indeed, everything is hard to predict.
In the vast sea water, the first thing Fu Qian noticed was that the shattered sky above was no longer there.
At the same time, the strength of the Whale’s Call, which seemed to resonate with the soul, had increased even more since before.
Clearly, the chance and opportunity at his current location were becoming more apparent.
Of course, when Fu Qian spoke of life’s unpredictability, he didn’t just mean this.
Drifting quietly in place, it wasn’t even a minute later when Fu Qian leaped into the air, evading a giant black arrow that streaked past below.
Yes, it really was shaped like an arrow.
Aside from its oddly proportioned shark-shaped head, the rest of the body was a consistent line in width.
Although the size of this line was a bit exaggerated.
Of course, it wasn’t that the opportunity had come knocking on its own; the Sea of Ashes indeed hid dragons and crouching tigers. He had just appeared and was already targeted by this strange predator.
In fact, during that last minute, Fu Qian wasn’t waiting for it to approach; he was merely giving this creature a moment to think.
Unfortunately, it proved that the Hunter had no intention of letting go of its prey that came right to its mouth.
...
"Hello there!"
Fu Qian, landing back in his original spot, greeted the bizarre creature that had quickly turned its arrowhead after missing its shot.
"I know I look like food, but I’m really not seafood."
Seeing that the creature had no intention of backing down, Fu Qian sighed and looked at himself.
Detonating a Divine Envoy, of course, he couldn’t have done so without a price to pay.
The most direct aftermath was that after that powerful attack, at least half of the myriad of strange tentacles on his body had not retracted.
At this sight, he truly looked more like an aquatic creature than the one facing him.
Hiss...
Unfortunately, in the next moment, with a bizarre noise, the single giant eye fixated on him suddenly widened, revealing even more massive, densely packed dark red eyes all around it.
At a glance, they almost covered the entire head.
At the same time, the body’s hind sections of black Bone Armor unfolded, branching out like tree limbs, and long tendrils as thin as fingers wriggled out from underneath the flesh.
The creatures of the Sea of Ashes really challenge the imagination!
Fu Qian expressed his admiration for a moment.
At the same time, it was clear that his explanation had no effect whatsoever.
In that case...
"To be honest, you’re not really my type,"
Before the opponent could unveil a new method of attack, Fu Qian spoke while closing in on his own initiative.
"I prefer a more streamlined body, but you seem pretty fast. I’m just not sure about your endurance."
The next moment, his figure vanished on the spot and reappeared standing on the Hunter’s back.
"I’d like to go over there, would you mind giving me a ride?"
Fu Qian pointed in the direction of the Whale’s Call.
Unfortunately, he was met with an invisible shockwave that rippled his scalp.
"Got it, you’re unwilling."
Feeling the brutality within, Fu Qian sighed and extended colorful tentacles high into the air, penetrating the robust shell below from all directions.
Without retracting them, the tentacles grew wildly under his command, rapidly infiltrating the behemoth’s flesh.
"It’s fine, as long as the body is willing."
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It should be right ahead.
As it turned out, although it took some time to adjust, it was worth it.
The peculiar vehicle, crossing vast waters at an exaggerated speed, vanished into bubbles in an unguarded moment.
The journey ahead was not far, and Fu Qian proceeded on his own, quickly locking onto a leisurely trail that was even slowly approaching him.
Could it actually be a whale?
Surprised, Fu Qian glanced downward, straightening up his own appearance.
Not bad, having sprinted all this way, he had largely returned to human form.
The next moment, he didn’t wait for an invitation and went to meet it head-on.
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It really is one!
Shortly after, watching the colossal head in the gray-white seawater, Fu Qian uttered his admiration.
He was certain, the mystical connection came from this creature.
It was also comforting that it appeared much calmer and indeed resembled a genuine whale in every aspect, looking perfectly normal.
"Hello there?"
Gazing into eyes the size of watermelons, Fu Qian greeted politely.
The other party didn’t hold back, swimming closer at a decent speed and opened its huge mouth.
Fu Qian stood still, letting the seawater carry him in, flowing smoothly through the fine whale baleen.
With the closure of the giant mouth, darkness enveloped him the next moment.
But Fu Qian kept walking, straight through the flat expanse inside.
Indeed, this Creation that looked quite normal on the outside had no typical physiological structures inside; it was utterly empty at a glance.
This contrast was, in a way, more bizarre than any other creature he had encountered before.
Of course, it wasn’t entirely empty.
As he walked, Fu Qian had to pass through straight, muscle-like Creation.
They radiated from all angles, connecting to the shell of this body.
And tracing them back, one could easily find they converged at a single point.
Just like the Sun.
In fact, it actually seemed to be a sun.
Fu Qian finally stopped, looking at the object before him.
It was an orange-sized sphere, made of interlocking transparent crystals of various shapes, rotating slowly.
Despite casting no light, as it turned, those Void-formed muscles connected at the periphery, like emanating rays of light, were also moving.
This Crystalline Sun-like Creation, was it the thing born from the Pseudo-God, calling out to him since he entered the Sea of Ashes?