The moment he entered the seawater, Bai Ye felt his limbs go limp.
He couldn't swim!
Completely unable to muster any strength, Bai Ye felt his body incredibly heavy, constantly sinking downwards.
"Damn Devil Fruit!"
Those who consumed Devil Fruits were cursed by the sea, forever unable to swim.
At this moment, Bai Ye felt he was at his lowest. He just made a flippant remark, and when he usually wished for a gold gacha pull, it never came true. Yet, his bad omens came true.
Bai Ye thought to himself, and tried his best to open his eyes, hoping that Lapras would appear. But Bai Ye was disappointed.
Lapras didn't want to save Bai Ye, it just couldn't.
Lapras was trying its best to swim down, but the violent currents tossed its body around, making it impossible for Lapras to get close to Bai Ye.
"It's over!"
Bai Ye sighed in his heart, but at this moment...
"Hidden Quest 'King of All Seas' triggered."
"You have received a hidden quest."
"As the King of All Seas, you possess the power and favor of the sea, but you must also face challenges. In the depths, countless terrifying existences covet you, wanting to kill you and obtain the power of the sea from you."
"Therefore, you must always be prepared to face their challenges."
"Quest: Defeat ten sea beasts. Quest Reward: Physical attributes other than intelligence increased by 5 points x1."
...
Bai Ye felt completely numb. At a time like this, you still give me a hidden quest?
Isn't this ripping me off?
It's like saying, right after you've had surgery, your wife shouts, 'I want it!'
However, with the hidden quest appearing, Bai Ye remembered that he still had a good item.
"Wrathful Sea Lin Wei!"
Wrathful Sea Lin Wei (Weapon) (Armor) (Gold): A weapon and armor transmuted from the soul of sea beasts, it is the symbol of the King of All Seas. From today onwards, if you do not bow to the abyss, you will fight until death!
Bai Ye let out a low roar, and immediately, the seawater around his body was suddenly pushed away.
A set of cyan and blue armor appeared on Bai Ye's body.
The next instant, the surrounding seawater was pushed outwards, as if creating a vacuum space. Bai Ye even found that he could walk directly in the sea.
King of All Seas (The waters of the eight directions will fear their king. You can move unhindered in the sea.)
"Ah ha!"
Bai Ye's eyes lit up. He then bent his legs, exerting force, and shot upwards.
The next instant...
With a boom, the surface of the sea let out a huge sound, and Bai Ye burst out of the water.
Arriving on the sea surface, the sky was still pitch black, with wind and rain all around.
The waves continuously churned and crashed, making noise.
Suddenly, a shocking indentation appeared on the sea surface, and countless amounts of seawater fell into the indentation. Immediately, a colossal octopus slowly emerged from the indentation.
Its huge tentacles thrashed wildly in the air, then suddenly lunged towards Bai Ye's direction.
Bai Ye, falling through the air, saw the approaching giant octopus tentacle and his body suddenly turned into lightning.
With a crackle!
Accompanied by a flash of current, Bai Ye's body suddenly vanished.
When Bai Ye reappeared, he was directly above the head of the giant octopus.
Bai Ye reached out and clenched the air, and a golden halberd appeared in his hand.
And then...
Bai Ye raised his halberd and struck down!
Sea Breaker (A halberd blade transmuted from the soul of a sea beast. If used in the sea, it can cleave through the sea with triple the power.)
As the halberd fell, the oncoming octopus tentacles were instantly severed in two. Then...
Rumble!
The sea surface suddenly split open, and a piece in the center was forcefully shattered.
As the sea surface was split by a single strike, a rift also appeared on the body of the giant octopus, and its enormous body was cut in half, crashing into the sea.
A large volume of seawater surged upwards, tens of meters high, then fanned out in all directions.
"Current sea beasts defeated: 1/10"
Bai Ye descended from the air and then heard Lapras's voice.
The surging waves kept pushing Lapras's body away.
Bai Ye quickly reached out, and the surrounding seawater instantly calmed down, becoming still. Then, Bai Ye landed steadily on Lapras.
Bai Ye looked at the armor on his body, his face showing a hint of admiration.
This thing is pretty awesome!
Wrathful Sea Lin Wei, armor and weapon combined, would normally not reach gold quality in terms of overall effect, at most it would be on the borderline between gold and red quality.
But...
In the sea!
Bai Ye found this thing to be almost invincible. Not only was the attack that broke through the sea tripled, but the King of All Seas effect allowed Bai Ye to move freely in the sea. Moreover, Bai Ye could clearly feel his spirit connecting with the surrounding seawater.
Sea Soul (When fighting in the sea, you can manipulate seawater for combat. The amount of seawater manipulated and the power of sea attacks depend on your mental strength.)
Because Bai Ye had always been on land, he had never experienced the effect of Sea Soul.
But now, Bai Ye felt it.
It was terrifying!
Except for being unable to elementalize his body, Bai Ye felt like he was using the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
In fact, the Sea Soul effect could indeed be understood as giving Bai Ye an additional ability—manipulating seawater.
However, this ability was environment-specific and could only be used in oceanic areas, not in rivers or lakes.
Bai Ye thought to himself and reached out forward...
Rumble!
The sea surface seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, suddenly let out a loud noise, and then a water fountain twenty to thirty meters high suddenly shot into the sky.
Bai Ye grinned, looking at his palm, feeling quite pleased.
But at this moment...
A huge dark shadow suddenly swam past beneath the sea surface.
Lapras was very sensitive and seemed to have detected something immediately, letting out a quick cry.
"Hmm?"
Bai Ye looked down.
Suddenly, the sea surface that had just calmed down began to undulate continuously.
The next instant, the sea surface bulged into a huge water bag, lifting Lapras and Bai Ye into the air.
As the seawater slowly descended, a large black fish suddenly appeared, its maw opened wide, revealing dense teeth, looking extremely ferocious.
Bai Ye frowned. Another one?
Seeing the large fish approaching him, Bai Ye suddenly waved his hand downwards.
The seawater that was falling downwards suddenly suspended in the air, and then transformed into water arrows, stabbing towards the black fish.
Puff, puff, puff, puff, puff...
In the blink of an eye, the black fish's body was completely pierced.
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