Since You're Here
In the western waters of the Azure Nether Ocean, Cheng Wenjie, who was urgently "strategically transferring" back to his lair, silently skimmed across the seabed.
Clearly, he had absolutely no intention of staying there and fighting Hu Lingling to the death.
Cheng Wenjie is definitely a senior figure among the high-ranking members of the Sea Race.
He has lived from the time before the previous Dragon King unified the Sea Race until today, when the current Dragon King has chosen his Crown Prince.
It has weathered many storms and witnessed countless changes.
The reason he has been able to survive all these years is because...
Not only were they not purged, but they were also able to lead their families to prosperity and flourishing.
The secret lies in his masterful ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
Therefore, when he realized that he was very likely to be unable to obtain the necessary information, and might even lose his life as a result,
Cheng Wenjie chose to leave without hesitation.
After all, as long as the green hills remain, there's always hope for a chance to rebuild.
As for the so-called pride of the Heaven Realm Awakened, in the eyes of Cheng Wenjie, this opportunist, it was nothing but an illusory thing, not worth mentioning at all.
It's utterly foolish to risk your life for something that's invisible and intangible.
Therefore, Cheng Wenjie returned to the Third Research Institute's base in the central part of the Azure Nether Ocean without any hesitation.
Little did he know that his stronghold had already been Shisui.
"Hmm, using the Kakugan as a medium for [Spirit Dream Recall] seems to allow for dialogue with others on a soul level."
Shisui Sui stood on the tip of the tall clock tower in the very center of the base, talking to himself with great interest.
Beneath his feet, the base buildings collapsed in patches, and a few survivors struggled in the ruins.
The protective shield surrounding the base was not removed; instead, it blocked the seaweed forest that attempted to rescue the base after sensing the damage.
Shisui casually pulled up another researcher who seemed to be in relatively good spirits.
The researcher was terrified by the lift and opened his mouth to scream.
The surrounding Spatial Energy surged, and his vocal cords were immediately removed.
He watched this scene unfold, his mouth agape in vain, the air rushing out of his mouth making an unpleasant hissing sound.
The despair and terror in their eyes were exactly the same as those of the other experimental subjects who had been captured earlier.
Shisui paid no attention to the feelings of the "white mouse" in his hand, Kakugan calmly met its gaze.
[Spirit Dream Recall] will also be available at the same time.
This time, [Spirit Dream Recall] does not touch the target's soul through the threads made of Rc Cells.
Instead, it emits its own energy fluctuations, which are transmitted through the Kakugan to the target's soul.
At this moment, the Kakugan is essentially a communicator for the soul.
The consciousness of Shisui refers to the person using the communicator.
The captured researchers were far less powerful than Shisui; their souls were instantly locked onto by the Kakugan and then forcibly connected to it.
The next moment, the piercing noise conveyed his Shisui gaze upon the target's soul.
"Ahhh, please don't kill me, waaaaah..."
The screams, cries, and incoherent pleas for mercy only irritated Shisui.
"Shut up!"
The Kakugan faithfully transmitted the voice of the Shisui soul to the soul of the "white mouse".
The sudden sound silenced the Sea Race researchers instantly.
The emotions faintly conveyed through the Kakugan told Shisui that the other party was even more afraid.
However, contrary to the fear of the test subjects, Shisui, who conducted the experiment, was quite happy.
The channel established by the Kakugan, combined with [Spirit Dream Recall], actually enabled direct communication with other people's souls.
This means that the ability of the Kakugan to connect with the soul has been extended to another use.
It's like having an extra skill; how could Shisui not be happy?
Just as he was about to continue experimenting with the maximum distance for this communication, and whether eye contact was necessary...
The researcher had already fainted from excessive panic.
Shisui grabbed the researcher's hand and shook it.
He's not awake.
Shisui didn't want to waste time, so he simply crushed his opponent to death, and then waved his hand.
Another Flesh Crystals has appeared in the Alternate Space.
Meanwhile, the next "guinea pig" trapped in the rubble flew up to the clock tower.
Just as he was about to continue experimenting with new skills, the seaweed forest outside finally began to change.
"Oh, what a coincidence!"
It's the aura of Heaven Realm Awakened; it seems the person in charge here has returned.
Shisui immediately exuded an aura of pleasure.
Frankly speaking, those researchers at the bottom, whose skills are rather low, are simply not up to par.
It often gets ruined after just a little bit of tinkering.
However, the results will inevitably deviate depending on the experimental subjects used in the experiment.
Therefore, these "guinea pigs" that can only be used once are simply unqualified.
But it's different for those Heaven Realm Awakened.
That body, containing a large amount of Psychic Energy, and that powerful soul nourished by Psychic Energy, should be able to hold out for quite some time.
Thinking this, Shisui brandished his Ukaku and swiftly entered the Alternate Space, rushing towards his prey.
Cheng Wenjie, who had just returned to base, received a "complaint" from the Seaweed Forest.
"What's going on? What do you mean by 'extensive damage to internal buildings, yet you can't enter the base'?"
Considering that these seaweeds are not intelligent beings and have a very weak sense of self, this is understandable.
Cheng Wenjie dared not listen to their side of the story.
Therefore, he did not linger on the perimeter and swam directly into the base.
At this moment, the base's protective shield, now fully activated, appeared as a semi-transparent, blurry structure.
Furthermore, due to the seaweed cover, people outside could only see a few ruins of collapsed buildings in the immediate vicinity.
Cheng Wenjie naturally noticed this as well, and his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
As the person in charge, he had to go in and check the situation, both for official and personal reasons.
He activated his authority as the person in charge and entered the base.
Upon entering the base, a chilling gaze swept over him, causing Cheng Wenjie to instinctively stop for a moment.
This pause allowed him to see the current state of the Third Research Institute's base.
Ruins, ruins, ruins everywhere.
A quick glance across the entire base reveals that only the central clock tower remains intact.
Coupled with that terrifying gaze that lasted for less than half a second, Cheng Wenjie knew that it must be a terrifyingly powerful expert who had slaughtered countless people.
Then, in the next moment, Cheng Wenjie moved.
He quickly turned around and chose to run away again.
But this time, he ran too late.
The moment he turned around, a sharp tail needle emerged from the Alternate Space.
"Pfft!"
Cheng Wenjie instinctively dodged to the side, but the tail needle still climbed up and pierced the flesh below his collarbone.
Before he could break free of the needle, the [Bone-Deep Rot] surged into the old man's body.
First, my body stiffened and the wound felt slightly cold, then the pain began to sweep over my entire body.
Cheng Wenjie was forcibly frozen in place on the spot.
Then, Shisui's figure appeared.
Appearing alongside him was a sharp Ukaku with its edges gleaming coldly behind him.
The Steel Feathers swept across, swiftly severing the experimental subject's limbs.
The wound was then wrapped with Koukaku to ensure the test subject would not bleed to death.
"Since you're already here, don't rush off," Shisui said, staring at the Heaven Realm Sea Race experimental subject whose mouth was sealed. "Help me with some experiments."