Endless Ocean: Survival Begins with a Dugout Canoe

Shi Ming was overjoyed! ’It’s true!’ A surprise had descended upon him again so quickly.

’My guess was correct!’

The Eye of the Divine really did act like a magnet when traveling through Wormholes. Just dive into any random Wormhole, and you’d come out having attracted a pile of treasures that were once lost inside!

Other people wandered the Star Sea, getting rich by burning, killing, and pillaging.

’And I wander the Star Sea, getting rich entirely through my own personal magnetism?’

But...

Shi Ming also understood that this wasn’t entirely a good thing. Once or twice was fine, but if he caused such intense Wormhole fluctuations every time he traveled, it would be like carrying an alarm and a spotlight with him everywhere. His whereabouts would be completely exposed.

In the Star Sea, the skills of the various races were strange and myriad.

Even the Seven-Eyed Race could predict changes.

There were bound to be more powerful beings who could sense these anomalies. They could use the fluctuations to meticulously track the movements of him and his Eye of the Divine. If he attracted the attention of some ancient Undead Creatures, the harm would far outweigh any benefit.

...

’I’ll worry about the future when it comes.’

For now, since a treasure had delivered itself to his doorstep, how could he possibly let it go?

Characters flickered within Shi Ming’s eyes. The Eye of Destiny generously provided a free partial description of this "universe-shaking super treasure," giving Shi Ming a general understanding of its function.

[...]

[Divine Rune]

[Under the banner of a fallen deity, there once existed three great civilized Cosmic Countries. Among them, the First Civilization Cosmic Country was dependent on the deity itself. After the deity fell, the entire Cosmic Country was destroyed, and its billions of lives were extinguished in the cataclysm. Its endless Star Domains and inherited treasures transformed into the "Tomb Star System." The coordinates are public, but all life is forbidden from entering to explore.]

[With this Rune, one can travel within the "Tomb Star System" and seek the remaining legacy of the First Civilization Cosmic Country.]

[...]

BOOM!

As the Rune emerged, the most powerful shockwave from its eruption caused the space in this part of the Star Sea to begin to fragment. The ruined Wormhole, hidden in deep space, was completely destroyed by the immense energy fluctuations, rendered impassable for any future travel.

The beings of the Seven-Eyed Race were mostly third-rate warriors.

Caught in this blast, less than one in ten survived.

The Constellation-class tramp freighter, the *Dayun*, relying on its Shield of Starry Sky Guardian and its own Defense Power, only shuddered a few times in the shockwave and sustained no damage. Meanwhile, Shi Ming stood as ever in the starry void, easily withstanding the blast with nothing but his body’s own Defense Power.

The energy had not yet dissipated.

Through the blood-mist, Shi Ming was able to make out the treasure’s true form. It was a palm-sized metal plate, engraved with two civilized characters of the same type found on the Divine Revelation Stele. Although Shi Ming didn’t understand the languages of most cosmic races, he was quite familiar with this type of civilized character, which he had specifically studied.

The two characters translated to "Token of the Royal Family."

’Royal Family?’

WHOOSH~

Wasting no time, Shi Ming wrapped the metal plate in his Spiritual Power and sent it speeding toward him. It moved incredibly fast, leaving no opportunity for any other creature to interfere.

The treasure was in his hand.

It felt cool and smooth, like jade.

It felt like metal, but it wasn’t any element Shi Ming recognized. Its surface still carried some residual force from emerging from the Wormhole, but it was no longer capable of causing any harm or having any effect.

Nearby, Chahar was itching to make a move.

This was the exact shape of the treasure he had seen in his dream. But now, he didn’t dare make any sudden moves. The Humanoid Fierce Beast before him had been as immovable as a mountain during the energy blast. Based on that alone, Chahar could easily and intuitively feel the gap between them. Snatching the treasure from him would be like a mantis trying to stop a falling asteroid.

But...

...he was utterly unwilling to give up!

After all, the dream had revealed even more. This metal plate was definitely a great treasure that could bring him a supreme opportunity!

When a being advanced to the Holy Hall level, their thoughts moved at lightning speed. Sometimes, in the blink of an eye, their Brain Domain could calculate countless scenarios and plans. In that brief moment, Chahar had already prepared his next move!

He prepared to strike while the Humanoid Fierce Beast was distracted studying the treasure.

’Time to risk it all!’

’Turn my Starship into a warship!’

Shi Ming, seemingly unintentionally, glanced at him.

In that instant, Chahar felt a chill seep into his very soul. But he also understood that opportunities like this were rare. Once the Humanoid Fierce Beast finished examining his newfound treasure, he would likely have no chance at all. What’s more, after obtaining such a valuable item, the other party would, nine times out of ten, not let him live. Silencing him was almost a certainty.

The Seven-Eyed Race had been decimated in this disaster, but it didn’t matter. ’As long as I seize the treasure, I alone will be an entire race!’

Chahar lowered his head.

Seemingly in submission, a beam of light shot out from the single eye on the top of his head.

This was the Seven-Eyed Race’s most powerful secret treasure: the Seven-Pupil Divine Needle. It was a treasure nurtured for many years by the most powerful sages of each era, who used their own Spiritual Power to cultivate it. It could merge with Spiritual Power and penetrate a target’s body in the form of light or thought, entering their Sea of Spirit to deliver a fatal ideological poison.

That’s right, thoughts could also be a type of poison.

As the Divine Needle shot out, Chahar rapidly retreated and issued his final command to his surviving kin.

"Surround him! Kill him!"

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