Children of the Sea God

As the ship drew closer, the sailors immediately spotted a massive dark shadow beneath the water and began to shout in panic, "There seems to be a reef ahead!"

The cry immediately alarmed everyone on board. They rushed to the deck and the bow, peering into the distance. Captain Schroeder hurried forward, "How is that possible? This is a very safe route; we have traveled it many times. How could there be a reef here now?"

Despite his words, as they watched the dark shadow beneath the water draw closer, they saw a circular black mass gradually emerge from the surface. Confusion filled everyone's minds: "What is that!"

"Boom!"

The water seemed to explode. A massive head erupted from beneath the waves, and a giant ink-colored octopus rose from the seabed. Its tentacles, dozens of meters long, immediately coiled around the ship, the sheer size of its suckers a terrifying sight to behold!

"Good heavens, what on earth is this thing?"

"By the grace of Maria, what kind of monster is this?"

"Help!"

"Mama!"

Everyone stood with mouths agape, watching as the octopus, which looked like a towering building, tightly constricted the ship and dragged it tilted toward the seabed. The crew was thrown into disarray, tumbling about like gourds as screams and wails filled the air.

Schroeder, caught off guard, was flung over the gunwale and plummeted toward the monster. He saw the creature open its pitch-black maw, from which flames surged. Schroeder lost his composure, muttering only one word:

"Monster!"

The flames surged forth, instantly igniting the entire ship and reducing Schroeder to ash. The other ships attempted to flee, but without exception, they were easily capsized and dragged into the depths!

For some time afterward, many people in the deep sea encountered the Children of the Sea God. Some were giant octopuses, others were massive whales, and some were giant sharks that smashed through ships with their armored heads. Each was gargantuan, far beyond the power of humanity to resist!

The deeper one ventured into the sea, the more likely they were to encounter them. Because of their immense size, these creatures rarely approached land or coastal waters, but their presence had a devastating impact on shipping lanes, affecting the interests of countless merchants and nobles.

People began to employ Blood Knights to deal with them, but even Blood Knights could not kill them. Although bloodline abilities could harm them and giant ballistae could inflict wounds, these Children of the Sea God were beings capable of unleashing extraordinary powers.

They could act like gods, unleashing flames, freezing the ocean, or emitting eerie sounds that lulled people into a deep sleep. Each possessed immense vitality, impenetrable skin, and some even belonged to entire tribes that dwelled within their deep-sea territories!

Every fleet and Blood Knight sent to deal with them never returned. No matter how powerful the warrior, they appeared insignificant before these creatures. The entire ocean seemed to have fallen into darkness.

People named them—the Children of the Sea God!

From that day on, besides natural disasters, the ocean held another irresistible force. The deep sea became a place humans could not reach, and dared not tread.

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After Lu Zhiyu created the Blood of Sakun, he wanted to experiment on himself. However, he could not simply create a Mythical Creature Template; Lu Zhiyu could only attempt to add special genetic abilities to his own body, much like those who had fused with the Blood of Sakun.

Without undergoing a full-body deification, he would not be a deified creature, and his body would remain full of weaknesses. But he could not rush; forcing a Mythical Creature Template onto himself would only cause most of his cells and genes to collapse. Lu Zhiyu had no desire to become a brain-monster!

In any case, it was only a seventeen-year span, and one year had already passed. He could endure it; there was no need to rush. Moreover, Lu Zhiyu could use this time to carefully consider his own Mythical Creature Template.

Lu Zhiyu first considered how one might kill a mythical creature and whether their life form possessed any inherent weaknesses.

Although it currently appeared that mythical creatures possessed high plasticity, an immortal body, and the ability to continuously strengthen with endless potential, were they truly so perfect? Were they truly immortal?

"As long as one cannot kill all of its Deified Cells at once, such a creature is immortal and retains the chance to regenerate!"

Lu Zhiyu shook his head. This method seemed easy to achieve in theory, but such mythical creatures would surely have their own dependents. Whether intentional or not, other life forms would inevitably be assimilated or fuse with their Deified Cells.

These beings were the dependents of the mythical creature. Even if the main body died, they could be reborn through their dependents. To truly kill them, one would have to destroy not only the main body but also all of their dependents to prevent rebirth. Otherwise, given enough time, they would return once more!

"They truly live up to the name of mythical creature!"

Lu Zhiyu pondered for a long time but could not find a flaw in such a life form. It perfectly matched his vision of a higher life form.

"Then what is most important to a mythical creature? What is their core essence?"

Lu Zhiyu immediately shifted his perspective. During the time he spent researching the Blood of Sakun, he had gained a deeper understanding of the soul, mental power, and Deified Cells.

The soul was the purest form of consciousness and thought. It could fuse with Source Substance to evolve into mental power. In a sense, mental power was a mutation born from the fusion of the soul and Source Substance, while Deified Cells were created by fusing mental power with cells!

Therefore, for a mythical creature, the core essence was its consciousness and thought. Lu Zhiyu immediately wondered if there was a way to bypass mental power and Deified Cells to strike directly at the opponent's consciousness and thought!

"Thought itself is a form of power. Can I develop this power and use it as my Mythical Creature Template, becoming a mythical creature capable of controlling thought and consciousness?"

Thought and consciousness were, in a sense, a collection of information, while the soul and mind were the carriers. Lu Zhiyu immediately thought of the Thought Space he had successfully evolved after deifying his brain cells—that was the sanctuary where he stored his consciousness and collection of information!

Lu Zhiyu felt he could modify his Deified Cells to strengthen his Thought Space, transforming it into a powerful consciousness domain. In this way, even against an incredibly powerful mythical creature, he could ignore its vast mental power, Deified Cells, and genetic abilities, and drag its consciousness and thoughts into his own domain.

Once on his home turf, Lu Zhiyu would naturally have various ways to erase its consciousness and thoughts. Once the consciousness and thoughts were completely wiped out, even if it possessed immense mental power and Deified Cells, it could not revive. In a fundamental sense, it would be dead—much like human brain death; the body might not perish, but its existence would be extinguished!

However, this approach was also extremely dangerous. Lu Zhiyu had only conceived of a direction; the specifics would require trial and error. If he truly succeeded, then even a mythical creature could be thoroughly killed.

At the same time, Lu Zhiyu would be patching his own weaknesses, preventing others from using such a method to kill him in the future. Once the thought occurred to him, Lu Zhiyu immediately began to act.

"I should utilize my mental talent and thought conduction. This will play a significant role in constructing the Thought Space and providing guidance!"

In Lu Zhiyu's view, human consciousness and thought were information. If he wanted to construct a Dream Space, it would be a world built entirely of information. However, this world would be embedded within Lu Zhiyu's own body, a consciousness space constructed with his Deified Cells as the foundation!

Therefore, for Lu Zhiyu to construct such a world, his Deified Cells must possess the ability to manipulate and modify information, using them to control and guide the consciousness space!

"Let's call it the Dream Space—a space composed entirely of consciousness and information," Lu Zhiyu decided.