Chapter 46: Domain Caster

Deep within the thick, silent, and dark mist.

The scent of blood drifted faintly.

Several bloodthirsty transcendent sharks prowled the waters.

They were drawn by the blood rich with powerful energy.

If they could feast on the corpses of transcendents, their own advancement would be faster than feeding on ordinary deep-sea octopuses, squid, or other transcendent-grade fish.

The seawater stirred gently.

The demon whale ship, the Demon Whale, sat silently in the water.

At the same time.

In the seawater about a thousand meters from the Demon Whale.

Roughly two hundred and twenty to thirty yasha fish-men and human transcendents had gathered.

After the initial probing to ascertain the strength of this demon ship.

This time, the sea tribes and humans had amassed forces several times stronger than before.

Two fifth-rank humans.

Two fifth-rank yasha fish-men.

Two fourth-rank humans.

And a full eight fourth-rank yasha fish-men.

Meanwhile, most of the two hundred and twenty to thirty yasha fish-men were second-rank, with a few third-rank.

This combat strength was far, far greater than before.

Their goal was to kill all transcendents on the demon ship, capture some, and bring the ship back.

With the yasha fish-men's grand elder's ascension ritual imminent, no mistakes could be allowed.

At this moment.

The fifth-rank water elementalist "Surya Voda" had constructed a water demon mirror about three meters in diameter.

It clearly displayed the situation aboard the Demon Whale.

And now, the demon ship floating quietly on the sea gave off an eerie feeling.

Everyone on the ship had taken cover inside the cabins.

Only one person sat cross-legged on the roof of the captain's quarters, eyes closed, paying no heed to his surroundings.

It seemed the demon ship had given up resistance.

"Is this... waiting to die?"

Looking at the scene in the water demon mirror, "Gezer Karlsson," also a fifth-rank shadow expert, chuckled lightly.

"Not necessarily waiting to die; maybe this guy is a tough one."

Saying this, fifth-rank water elementalist "Surya" zoomed in on Gunie.

Just as Surya tried to probe further into this young man.

Suddenly, the black-haired youth in the water demon mirror looked up, staring directly at the mirror.

The black-haired youth's gaze was strange and bizarre, and his eyes were exceptionally deep, cold, and blood-red.

Those blood-red eyes seemed to pierce through the water demon mirror and see Surya himself.

Surya's heart trembled slightly.

With a "bang!" the water demon mirror shattered.

"Hmm! You were right; this guy's soul perception is incredibly strong!"

Seeing this, "Gezer" laughed instead.

"He does have some skill." Surya nodded slightly, unperturbed by the destruction of his mirror.

After all, the water demon mirror was not a highly concealable spell.

Then Surya turned to the battle commander of the yasha fish-men.

The fifth-rank yasha fish-men brothers "Lecias" and "Haecias."

"This human is no simpleton and has some tricks. It's best to send someone to probe his rank and strength before we act."

Sending others to die and probing the enemy's methods—especially these greedy yasha fish-men he despised—was something he was more than happy to do.

The leader "Lecias" glared fiercely at the fourth-rank yasha fish-man "Arus."

"Arus, you have combat experience with them. Take your men and lead the charge. Since there's only one person for now, capturing this human will earn you the top credit today."

Hearing Lecias's words.

Arus immediately began cursing Lecias's entire family under his breath.

His squad had already suffered heavy losses in the previous battle.

And the human on the ship's roof was obviously not simple. Anyone who could shatter a fifth-rank elementalist's water demon mirror would be anything but ordinary.

Now being sent with his men was nothing short of a death-defying probe.

But Arus dared not refuse.

Lecias's tone was hostile and murderous; if he so much as said no, he would likely be executed on the spot.

Arus could only steel himself and mutter.

"Follow me."

The yasha fish-men soldiers followed Arus, quietly diving to the seabed and creeping toward the demon ship.

Meanwhile, Surya constructed another water demon mirror, this time farther from the Demon Whale, safe from destruction yet still able to observe the battle.

…

After destroying the spying water demon mirror with a small thunder flame spell.

Gunie withdrew his gaze.

"A high-rank elemental spell, water demon mirror—likely a high-rank water elementalist."

"There might be more than one high-rank powerhouse."

"Today's battle is going to be interesting."

A faint smile curled at the corner of Gunie's mouth.

Now, with his fifth- and sixth-rank powerful spells, his overall strength was no less than that of an average high-rank spellcaster.

More importantly, Gunie possessed many treasures.

Gunie didn't mind crossing swords with high-rank spellcasters and other high-rank transcendents.

Then, Gunie closed his eyes again and began secretly releasing his puppet threads.

The appearance of a powerful probe meant the enemy was coming.

Advance preparation was essential.

Moreover, before releasing the puppet threads, Gunie had already prepared many other measures.

With his abundant source power and his slightly out-of-body mental strength, Gunie could do what he couldn't before—enough to make the enemy suffer or even die when they arrived.

Yes, after long hours of idling in soul measurement and with his elite+3 soul.

About a week ago, Gunie finally achieved soul out-of-body and condensed mental tentacles.

Though the mental tentacles were only a meter long and relatively weak, it didn't change the fact that Gunie was a "domain caster."

Having become a domain caster, Gunie's methods were now far more formidable than before.

As he released them, over a hundred puppet threads were evenly arranged in the water two to three meters below the surface around the demon ship—the zone where aquatic creatures most frequently surfaced or dove.

Especially near the Demon Whale, they were densely packed.

Once a yasha fish-man touched Gunie's puppet threads.

Gunie could instantly pull them out of the water and kill them with a single strike.

A fifth-rank demon blade curse could sever the heads of these third- or even fourth-rank yasha fish-men in an instant.

After setting up, Gunie briefly opened his system to check.

The various spells in the idle system had all improved slightly.

The highest-ranked was the "Soul Imprint Codex," perhaps due to the curse buff it carried.

Anyway, the more difficult and later-idled "Soul Imprint Codex" had reached level seven before the "Blood Pool Codex."

And this level-seven Soul Imprint Codex was precisely the key to Gunie becoming a domain caster.

After achieving soul out-of-body and breaking the barrier of the physical body, Gunie's mental measurement had entered a state of rapid growth.

This, in turn, multiplied his spell capacity several times.

And that was one reason Gunie dared to easily release over a hundred high-rank puppet threads.

Suddenly, Gunie's heart stirred.

He quickly closed the system and looked toward the distant sea surface.

"The fish are biting."