177: Head to the Sea of ​​Beasts!

"Now?! To open the beast emperor inheritance early?!"

Lan Xin's beautiful eyes widened instantly upon hearing this, and she subconsciously covered her red lips, her face filled with shock and disbelief. "Your Highness! You absolutely cannot!"

She stepped forward quickly, her voice sharp with urgency:

"Do you know what it means to force the inheritance to open early?! It will completely break the ancient rules of the trial! At that time, the protective mechanism that limits competitors' ages to under 500 will become completely invalid!"

"Those old monsters lurking in the depths of the Myriad Beast Sea, who have lived for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, those true Ancient Beast Kings, will never miss this opportunity! They will swarm here like sharks sensing blood! In front of those beings, you..."

Her words abruptly stopped as she realized she had been too blunt. She quickly softened her tone, trying to reassure him:

"Your Highness, I understand your urgency. But please believe me, following the proper steps is the best choice! The beast emperor inheritance trial will naturally open in less than a month. By then, you will have refined the awakening essence and officially stepped into the Awakening Level! With your foundation and Talent, you will definitely have an overwhelming advantage against the young giant beasts of other races! Why rush at this moment and take such a perilous risk?"

Her words were earnest and logical, entirely from Su Chen's perspective.

However, Su Chen's next light remark was like a clap of thunder, shattering all her reasons and plans.

"What if I told you..."

Su Chen slowly turned his head, his deep eyes looking directly at Lan Xin. "If I don't find a way... I won't live for more than two days?"

"Wh-what?!"

Lan Xin was struck by lightning, her delicate body trembling violently, almost losing her footing.

"How is this possible?! Your Highness, your current power is almost invincible in the Shadow Kingdom and on Blue Star! Who could threaten your life?! Who is it?!"

She couldn't believe that the being who had just crushed an Overlord with a wave of his hand would utter such desperate words.

Su Chen's expression remained calm, but beneath this calm, there seemed to be a chill capable of freezing the soul.

He once again cast his gaze into the distance, as if he could penetrate endless space and see the terrifying sealed entity.

"You must have seen the form I transformed into just now very clearly, right?" His voice was low.

The unspeakable, blasphemous cthulhu incarnation instantly appeared in Lan Xin's mind. Just recalling it made her soul tremble. She nodded with difficulty.

"He is not a power I created."

Su Chen's voice was like it came from the underworld. "That is Cthulhu, a true, living... Deity."

He paused, every word like an ice pick striking Lan Xin's heart:

"And a part of Him sealed on Blue Star — His left leg — is about to break free in less than a day. The first thing He will do after breaking free is to find me, devour me, and reclaim this power."

He finally looked at Lan Xin again, his eyes unsettlingly calm:

"In other words, if I do nothing, in one day, I will face an endless pursuit from a true Deity."

"The only way to break this situation is to obtain the power of the beast emperor inheritance before He finds me. Only then, perhaps... can I seize a glimmer of hope."

"…"

Dead silence.

Bone-chilling silence instantly enveloped the space where the two of them stood, even the shouts of battle in the distance seemed to be cut off.

Lan Xin felt a chill rush from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, her limbs growing cold, her mind a blank, even experiencing a brief dizziness.

A... Deity's pursuit?!

She finally understood why Su Chen was so urgent, why he was determined to get the awakening essence, even willing to give up millions of awakening stones for time!

The Star Sea Merchant Guild, she, Lan Xin, had invested everything not in some promising genius giant beast, but in a dying person racing against the apocalypse, who could be crushed by a Deity at any moment!

Overwhelming fear and a sense of absurdity almost devoured her. She instinctively wanted to retreat, to immediately inform Nicola to withdraw this investment that was destined to be a total loss... but the thought had barely arisen before she forcefully suppressed it.

Inform Nicola?

Would that old fox, who prioritized profit above all else, believe such an almost fantastical story?

Even if he believed it, could she bear the consequences of enraging His Highness Kraken, who could transform into a Deity and clearly had murderous intent?

She had no way out. From the moment she went against all objections to choose Su Chen, her fate had been inextricably linked with this Kraken. Prosperity together, or ruin... together!

Thinking of this, Lan Xin suddenly looked up, the panic and hesitation in her eyes replaced by a desperate resolve. She stared directly into Su Chen's eyes, which seemed to see through everything, her voice trembling slightly from exertion, but articulating the words with unusual clarity:

"There is only one way to obtain the beast emperor inheritance early..."

She took a deep breath, enunciating each word:

"That is... to ignite a beast tide! To break the fragile balance maintained by the Myriad Beast Sea for billions of years, stir up all rules, and let the accumulated conflicts erupt like a volcano! Only in this ultimate chaos and destruction will the beast emperor inheritance, protected by rules, be forced to appear early!"

Her eyes grew sharp, as if she could already see the bloody future:

"Then... you must, surrounded by all the awakened terrifying existences, including those Ancient Beast Kings..."

"Force your way through a bloody path and seize the inheritance!!!"

This was almost a shortcut to hell, with a minuscule chance of success. But at this moment, it was the only faint glimmer of light visible in the darkness... Myriad Beast Sea, Beast Skeleton Harbor.

Buzz—!

Space was forcibly torn like cloth, emitting a grating, distorted sound.

A stable spatial light gate materialized at the edge of the harbor, and Su Chen, in human form, was the first to step out.

Behind him followed Chen Feng, whose eyes were as sharp as an eagle's; Lan Xin, looking slightly nervous; Enuoke, conspicuously maintaining his giant bear form; and fifty Divine Summer elites, dressed in plain clothes but exuding an aura of iron and blood, their eyes like drawn blades.

The moment they appeared, they were struck by the vast and savage scene before them.

Massive, pale skeletons of unknown ancient sea beasts intertwined with dark interstellar meteorites, forming a grotesque dock stretching to the horizon.

The air was a mixture of the briny smell of seawater, the stench of blood, and the suffocating energy pressure emanating from countless powerful life forms.

Giant beasts of various forms, half-beasts, and powerful aliens surged like a tide, their roars, hisses, and the clash of bones weaving a primal and violent symphony.