Scorching Domain.
Within the same inconspicuous asteroid belt.
Inside an asteroid whose interior had been modified, filled with an unknown liquid, and fitted with a strange traction array.
Space silently warped.
The next second, a handsome figure of the sea folk appeared.
It was none other than Black Whale, the sea folk who had interfered with Xu Xiao in the God Realm, intending to make Octopus Lady's Promotion fail.
His condition was clearly terrible.
The skin all over his body was split with countless fine cracks. Soaked in the unknown liquid, they rapidly spread pale red blood-mist blossoms of varying sizes into the surrounding space.
"Damn it..."
Black Whale raised his right hand, trying to probe one of the wounds to assess the damage.
But the instant his fingertips touched it, an invisible force within the wound scorched his skin, raising a string of blisters.
The pain was like sharp ice picks driven straight into his brain, so intense that he nearly passed out.
"The backlash came this quickly."
"So Matilda really passed the trial and became a God's Chosen One..."
As he muttered soundlessly, Black Whale opened his mouth and continuously swallowed the surrounding liquid.
Gradually, the cracks across his body began to close, no longer seeping blood.
Though he had not recovered completely, it at least bought Black Whale some time, making the pain less unbearable than before.
"Miracles that haven't happened yet really are unreliable... If I want to stabilize my existence in the real world, I still need to find a way to increase my faith anchors."
Black Whale's gaze was gloomy as he continuously pondered his next move.
But just then, his eyelids twitched.
The mental tendrils he had extended suddenly detected activity outside the asteroid.
"God's Chosen Ones?"
Black Whale muttered to himself, his