I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts

Fifteen minutes ago, inside the command center.

Han Zhan and Shang Siteng were looking at the silent, still ocean surface and began to communicate:

"Do you believe Ren Kui’s words?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Things aren’t that coincidental."

Han Zhan paused, "Nor can someone be so morally upright."

"To prove one’s value, staying aboard the ship just requires diligence and obedience. For a Level 7 Sea Adventurer, that’s not difficult."

"He directly told us the location of the authority and wants to lead us there, which is unreasonable in itself."

The authority is something even the Tier Nine Ultimate Powerhouses would fight tooth and nail for.

In the two planets Han Zhan had experienced, the authority was like a final reward.

Being overly generous can be problematic sometimes.

Shang Siteng nodded slightly, "That’s exactly what I thought."

"So when I reminded Youwei, I specifically mentioned the lamp bulb seaweed broth. Youwei is attentive; she should understand what I mean."

"Moreover, rather than exposing his lies face-to-face, it’s better to wait until we reach the destination and see what he actually intends to do."

"An enemy in the open is always easier to deal with than one hiding in the shadows."

The scene returns to the present.

Meng Hou, yet another unfamiliar term.

But upon hearing this title, the "Ren Kui" standing on a mushroom cap suddenly grinned, showing a smile more woeful than crying.

His complexion remained pale, turning ghastly white under the light.

As white as a corpse soaked in water for a long time.

His previously normal black pupils suddenly lost focus, becoming clouded.

"Do you know us?"

Ren Kui, no, Meng Hou, rasped.

Facing the exposure by Han Zhan and Shang Siteng, he did not refute; it seemed they’d hit the mark.

As for why Shang Siteng knew Meng Hou, it was because:

"The things you told us were half-truths. Regarding the identity of Ren Kui and the battles happening in the Central Sea Area, this part of the information should all be true."

"So I kept thinking, if you aren’t Ren Kui, and if you obtained these memories through other means, then who could you be?"

"Thus, I thought of a special creature mentioned briefly in a nautical diary, Meng Hou!"

Meng Hou was not extensively covered in Jian Beifang’s nautical diary.

Unlike creatures like the Swallowing Whale, which Jian Beifang had truly encountered and recorded in great detail.

Even in the nautical diary, Meng Hou was seldom mentioned.

Its specific size and length are unknown, a mysterious monster only existing in the legend of the Water Planet.

It’s said that the entire underwater world is covered and surrounded by it, and in some places, mysterious flesh-colored minerals can be seen, rumored to be part of Meng Hou’s body.

Folklore on the Water Planet predicts that Meng Hou awakens every ten thousand years, and when it does, the entire world faces extinction.

Besides this legend, another says Meng Hou can devour the bodies of the deceased, thus gaining their memories and even impersonate them!

"Heh." Upon hearing Shang Siteng’s response, Meng Hou let out a cold laugh.

"Even if you’ve realized, it’s already too late. Whether out of greed or curiosity, you’ve all been attracted here."

While speaking, Meng Hou leapt deeper into the mushroom cap group.

At the same time, he drew closer to the glowing "authority."

"From the moment I left the ship, your fate was sealed," Meng Hou continued, "because this ’authority’ is actually..."

As he spoke, and was about to bend down to pick up the glowing "authority," his eyelids suddenly grew heavy.

His entire head felt dizzy, sinking into a confused muddle.

The lamp bulb seaweed broth was taking effect!

"Fire!" Han Zhan, seeing this scene, no longer hesitated, and commanded.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Special shells were fired from the "Gray Sparrow," striking Meng Hou.

At this moment, Meng Hou finally picked up the signaling pistol floating in the mushroom cap group.

As the special shells exploded, Meng Hou pulled the trigger of the signaling pistol, and a bright red flare shot high into the sky.

If viewed from high above this area of proud slime mushrooms, you could see,

the sea surface illuminated by the red light, revealing pale human faces emerging from the water.

They crawled onto the mushroom caps with limbs, then leapt back into the water, swimming swiftly towards the flare’s source!

On the "Gray Sparrow," hearing the continuously rustling sounds around them,

Gongyang Jin said solemnly to Han Zhan: "Ah Zhan, they are coming."

"I know." Han Zhan nodded slightly, then his gaze turned firm and fierce.

"Then, fire!"

...

The battle lasted the entire day.

Only near dusk was there a clear victor.

The previously standing roots and pipes were mostly broken, floating shattered on the sea surface along with the mushroom caps submerged below.

Alongside them floated many bodies.

These bodies all appeared a ghastly white, waterlogged from the sea, each wearing different attire.

From certain details, their identities and affiliations could be distinguished.

For example, an "East" character on a hem, or a "West" character on a sword, and an armor fragment with a "South" character.

The deck of the "Gray Sparrow" also had many bodies strewn about.

This clearly showed the battle’s ferocity had reached hand-to-hand combat. Fortunately, with Han Zhan, Feng Xiaozao, and Gongyang Jin as Defenders, the battle avoided unforeseen incidents.

Looking at these bodies, Han Zhan, while stabilizing his breathing to recover, said,

"According to ’Ren Kui,’ they are likely all crew members who died in battle within the Central Sea Area."

"They belonged to three factions. After death, the battle’s aftermath washed the bodies here, where they were then devoured by Meng Hou."

"Pity we couldn’t extract more information from them."

As the Meng Hou died, the water-soaked pale skin began to peel, revealing their true fair-white skin beneath.

Their forms transformed from various creatures to water monsters, all pale and slippery.

Meng Hou had no eyes, nose, or ears, only a mouth with numerous sharp teeth interlocked like fangs.

"Good news."

Han Zhan, having finished checking his personal panel record, looked up at the surrounding girls and announced,

"For each Meng Hou we killed, we gained 2000 reputation points."

"Our reputation points have once again broken through to advance, becoming Level 7 Sea Adventurers."

Perhaps this is the "luck" Big Golden Fur had predicted?