(A little was added to the previous chapter.)
"You... How could you?!"
Jiang Tai Bai stared at the Black Humanoid Phantom before him, crying out in shock and horror.
He had clearly calculated the timing perfectly. He had cast his line while the Sea Spirit had only just awakened and its intelligence was still unstable. How had it seen through him in an instant—and even caught the hook directly?
The Black Humanoid Phantom was the Origin Spirit, born from the gathered will of the Forgotten Sea of Realms across innumerable epochs.
Though it was not yet complete, the aura it gave off was already enough to make Jiang Tai Bai's heart pound with dread.
"Heh..."
The Sea Spirit gave a cold laugh. "Did you think I wouldn't notice your little tricks?
"You deliberately disrupted the fortune of the Forgotten Sea of Realms and destroyed the Fortune Stabilizing Pillar, bringing the Fish Tide forward. Then you guided the Karma Fortune of that boy with the Chaos Body to interfere with me, hoping to seize your chance?"
Jiang Tai Bai's face turned deathly pale. The other party had seen through every part of his scheme.
"You... You weren't asleep at all. You woke up long ago!" Jiang Tai Bai seemed to realize something, his voice trembling with fear and lingering dread.
"Ha ha ha..."
The Sea Spirit threw back its head and laughed, then looked at Jiang Tai Bai with contempt.
"You are all pieces on my chessboard. This Forgotten Sea of Realms is my Home Ground. Every move everyone makes is known to me."
Before its voice had even faded, the Sea Spirit's hand suddenly yanked hard on the fishhook.
"Oh no!"
Alarm bells rang in Jiang Tai Bai's mind. He tried to release his Life Fishing Rod, but it was