The One-Eyed Wraith King

The Weird Emperor Jiu Wu went to prepare, gathering his Subordinate so they could all go out.

Chen Fan silently watched the departing figure of the Weird Emperor Jiu Wu. Most of the Strange Tide under the Weird Emperor Jiu Wu's Subordinate were Sentience, and only a few had developed Sentience. It was not an easy thing for Strange Entities to develop Sentience.

Eat your food one bite at a time.

Things should be done step by step.

Both gathering and traveling take time.

The journey of the Strange Tide will take a considerable amount of time, as the distance is not short and it cannot be completed in a short period of time.

Five days later.

Several days have passed since the battle on the Feng Qiya Continent.

And on this day...

The "One-Eyed Clan" located on a continent finally received the news, and only through scattered, fragmented messages constantly being sent back by Doppelganger Wraith that had infiltrated other continents.

"Mortal Domain."

Sitting on a Throne a Palace at the Continent Core, a one-eyed Strange Entities nearly two meters tall had a hint of doubt in its pupils. Before this, it had never heard of this force, a completely unfamiliar one.

But this battle was truly brilliantly fought.

The strategy involves direct negotiations, a feigned attack from the side, a landing to deploy Heavenly Dao Cannon and City Wall amidst the chaos, and then a complete annihilation.

The reason why this old Second-Level Continent was destroyed so easily was not only because the scheme was indeed ruthless, but also because the Feng Qiya Continent was a "Sangshen" shaped continent. As long as that part of the Coastal Area was occupied, the Heavenly Dao Cannon could be guaranteed to penetrate the entire continent.

What if it's an irregular continent?

Or it could be a square continent.

That plan would be impractical. For example, if a continent were a square continent 12,000 kilometers wide, Mortal Domain plan would have no chance of being implemented. Not to mention how to secretly land and deploy the Heavenly Dao Cannon, such a huge commotion would be difficult to conceal.

Even if the cover-up is successful, how many Heavenly Dao Cannons would be needed to deploy along such a long Coast?

What resources does the Mortal Domain possess?

But even so.

This battle is enough to prove the ruthlessness and strength of the Mortal Domain.

"Looks like there's a little troublemaker in this Sea Domain."

The One-Eyed Wraith King sitting on the Throne narrowed one eye and spoke thoughtfully, "I couldn't conquer the 'Feng Qiya Continent' before. Conquering a continent is not easy, especially annihilating all the creatures on that continent. Such a protracted war would keep a race tied down."

At this time, other races might take advantage of the chaos to invade and reap the rewards.

That's also true.

Why hasn't it happened in this Sea Domain for a long time that Second-Level Strange Entity Clan has attacked the continent? It's not that we can't defeat them; if we really wanted to, we could take down a few, but it's easy for others to take advantage of our misfortune and reap the rewards, leaving us to do all the work for others for nothing.

It is because of this that this Sea Domain has been able to maintain a strange Peace, and people can only try to find some First-Level Continent.

But now...

This Peace seems to have been broken, after all, the "Feng Qiya Continent" no longer has any Defensive Structure. Although it belongs to the Mortal Domain, it is ultimately beyond the reach of the authorities.

The "One-Eyed Clan" only needs to conquer one more continent to advance to Third-Level Race.

As long as they are promoted to a Third-Level Race.

More powerful Strange Entities will be born within the race, and even more powerful Strange Entities can be generated in the "Black Abyss". The level cap will also be broken, and the overall strength of the race will increase significantly, which can be described as a qualitative change.

Given enough time to settle things down, unifying this Sea Domain will be no problem at all.

Let me think about it.

His brows furrowed, and he didn't immediately issue the order to attack. The information he had received was also received by several other powerful Strange Entity Clan in the vicinity, especially... the "Heaven-Slaying Clan"!

The most low-profile of the Strange Entity Clan in this Sea Domain.

Since arriving in this Sea Domain, they have never started a war, but everyone knows that this race came here after being defeated in the "War Mire". Even if they were defeated, they must be extraordinary to be able to survive and retreat from such a legendary place as the "War Mire". He has always been quite wary of this Strange Entity Clan race.

Just as there are disputes between continents.

There are also conflicts among the Strange Entity Clan.

"King!"

Just then, a Little Strange Entity rushed into the Palace, knelt on one knee, and reported in a slightly hurried voice, "A Ghost Emperor named Jiu Wu has led a large wave of Strange Tide to the edge of the 'One-Eyed Continent,' saying he wants to discuss important matters with the king."

"Oh?"

A hint of doubt flashed in the eyes of the One-Eyed Wraith King; he had never heard of this Ghost Emperor before.

"Let's go take a look."

It definitely won't be a war.

There will be disputes within the Strange Entity Clan, but that only happens when they are about to conquer a continent and other Strange Entity Clan come to steal the spoils. There is no benefit in two Strange Entity Clan directly fighting each other; only a fool would do that.

Coastal Area of the One-Eyed Continent.

Eternal Nightfall.

Large numbers of the Strange Entities led by the Weird Emperor Jiu Wu floated in the sea, while Weird Emperor Jiu Wu stood alone in mid-air, with an Old Strange Entity perched on his shoulder—his Military Strategist.

Eyes tightly closed.

I wonder what he's thinking.

Coincidentally, the "One-Eyed Continent" is also a mulberry-shaped continent, with a Coast of 400 kilometers in its Northern Region Sea Domain and a maximum width of 400 kilometers. In other words, as long as this 400-kilometer Coastline is occupied and the Heavenly Dao Cannon is deployed, the entire continent can be wiped out in one fell swoop. The reason why the "Feng Qiya Continent" is mulberry-shaped is simply because it is so.

This is true of this continent.

It's because when this group of the Strange Entity Clan conquered this continent, the Heavenly Dao Cannon launched a frenzied counterattack before the continent's destruction, bombarding and collapsing many parts of the continent. What we see now are just the remains of this continent.

Just then

Dark clouds rolled ahead, and as they gradually solidified, a one-eyed Ghost Emperor appeared on the shore leading his army. The two faced each other across the distance, the intense darkness unable to obstruct their vision.

"The Weird Emperor Jiu Wu, I've never heard of such a person."

The One-Eyed Wraith King spoke first. Wraith King was not his level, but his title. His true strength was Wraith Venerable, one level stronger than Ghost Emperor. Level 15 was Ghost Emperor, and level 20 was Wraith Venerable.

The Wraith Venerable.

This is the highest combat power of a Level 2 Strange Entity Clan. To go further, one needs to advance in race level in order to break through the level limit.

After a pause, Weird Emperor Jiu Wu said hoarsely, "Weird Emperor Jiu Wu, level 19 Ghost Emperor, just one step away from Wraith Venerable."

"A few days ago."

"An exploration Flying Boat from the Sahara Continent discovered us and fired a Heavenly Dao Cannon at us, killing many of the Strange Entities. Although we destroyed the Flying Boat, we fear there will be endless trouble in the future."

"Therefore, I left the island, hoping to find someone who can handle things."

"Having heard that the 'One-Eyed Clan' is the strongest in this Sea Domain, I have come to seek refuge with them."

"Oh?"

The One-Eyed Wraith King couldn't help but sneer, "A single exploration Flying Boat has scared you this much? What are your men doing? Allowing an exploration Flying Boat to approach your continent like that?"

That being said...

But I was secretly pleased; it seemed the reputation of the "One-Eyed Clan" was not bad after all.

"No."

The Weird Emperor Jiu Wu shook his head. "Only I am of decent strength. Look at my subordinates, they are all newly born and have almost no strength."

The One-Eyed Wraith King remained silent, only thoughtfully observing the wave of Strange Tide behind Weird Emperor Jiu Wu. Indeed, their strength was generally low, as if they had just emerged from the Black Abyss and had not yet settled down.

So you want to pledge your allegiance to me?

A level 19 Ghost Emperor, just one step away from Wraith Venerable, plus this group of Strange Tide who, once they settle down, will be a formidable force in the future. If they truly pledge allegiance to him, it would indeed be a significant boost for the "One-Eyed Clan."

For example.

He could first send out the Weird Emperor Jiu Wu to desperately hold off the other two stronger Strange Entity Clan.

Then he quickly conquered the Feng Qiya Continent.

His eyes started moving.

The Weird Emperor Jiu Wu lowered his head slightly in submission. "But I have one condition. I wish to have a piece of land of our own on the 'One-Eyed Continent,' because we have just joined the One-Eyed Clan and are relatively weak. Therefore, I hope this land will be..."

Where?

The One-Eyed Wraith King's inner tension suddenly tightened, a ruthless glint flashing deep in his pupils, yet his face remained radiant with a benevolent smile, "Speak freely."

If we hadn't received this message from the Mortal Domain, that would have been fine.

But now that I've received this message...

He was highly sensitive to and focused on the Coast areas of the Northern Region and Southern Regions of the "One-Eyed Continent." He believed that deploying the Heavenly Dao Cannon in these two Coastal Area would achieve the same effect as the Feng Qiya Continent.

If Weird Emperor Jiu Wu wants are these two Coastal Area.

That.

That's where things get interesting.

It seems there's a faction within the Strange Entity Clan that's acting like family.

Eternal Night Continent, Nameless Mountain.

Countless Logistics Pavilion personnel were running around at high speed. "The Weird Emperor Jiu Wu" had arrived on the One-Eyed Continent. The Mortal Domain was making final preparations and rapidly mobilizing the Eerie Stone resources needed to sustain a war.

"Wasn't that a bit too hasty?"

Strategist Pavilion, the Strategist Pavilion Master, Long Live, hesitated somewhat before saying, "We haven't finished collecting our spoils on the 'Provocateur Continent,' although we've already quickly transported the collected Eerie Stone back to the Eternal Night Continent."

"But only 46.8 billion Eerie Stone were brought back; half of the Eerie Stone have not yet been collected."

"Should we wait until we've finished counting the Eerie Stone on 'Provocateur Continent' before starting the war?"

This matter should be handled swiftly.

Chen Fan stood before the conference table, gazing at the enormous, Ghosthide Map on it. His expression was calm as he said softly, "The main intelligence-gathering ability of the Strange Entity Clan comes from 'Doppelganger Wraith.' Whether there are other, more convenient and efficient methods for obtaining intelligence, I don't know."

"But"

"The continent inhabited by the 'One-Eyed Clan' is the closest of all the Strange Entity Clan to the 'Provocateur Continent.' If news leaks out, they'll be the first to receive it. Once they know how the Feng Qiya Continent was destroyed, they'll become wary. So we must be fast enough." "We're not fast enough."

They'll be there soon.

"Strike first, or suffer the consequences."

He then took out Message Talisman: "How's the charging progress of the 'Nuclear-Warhead Sky-Piercing Pillar' on the Nameless Mountain?"

"All fifteen are fully charged."

"Okay, await my command."

Immediately afterwards.

He contacted Little Qiu again.

"How are the Logistics Pavilion's preparations going?"

"After three re-inspections, there are no errors. We've been conducting drills these past few days, and with your cooperation, Domain Lord, the Logistics Pavilion can deploy the Heavenly Dao Cannon and City Wall along Incense Stick 600-kilometer Coastline within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

"Good."

"In case of unforeseen circumstances, switch to the second plan."

"Clear."

After finishing all this, Chen Fan continued to stare at the Ghosthide Map on the table. It was Ghosthide Map of this Sea Domain, marked with "Eternal Night Continent", "Rugged Island", "Provocateur Continent", etc. It was drawn little by little by the Commerce Pavilion in the past few days, and it was not perfect. Many areas were blank.

This Sea Domain is vast, and it will take a long time to explore it completely.

"One-Eyed Clan".

They conquered several continents, but although all the Strange Entity Clan might conquer two or even three continents, they would eventually stay on only one. After all, concentrating their forces to conquer the next continent or occupying a continent was of little use to them. They could simply collect the rewards after occupying a continent and leave. The Strange Entity Clan staying on a continent was merely staying on a continent.

So.

The One-Eyed Clan only stays on the "One-Eyed Continent".

A continent that has been occupied by the Strange Entity Clan has no value to be occupied by other Strange Entity Clan. According to the rules of Heaven and Earth, this continent has already been occupied and cannot be occupied again.

Therefore, the continent they abandoned was ignored and neglected.

Other continents will also send people to find these continents abandoned by the Strange Entity Clan. Eerie Fire will spread across the entire continent, and then a three-year protection period will begin. They will obtain a large amount of Eerie Ore. The Strange Entity Clan is also happy to see this, as it means that after three years, the continent can be conquered again.

Both sides tacitly maintained this strange balance.

Until a few decades ago, the balance was broken.

When the various continents discovered that Strange Entity Clan was about to advance to the Third-Level Race in this Sea Domain, they began to stop occupying these continents abandoned by the Strange Entity Clan, lest they nurture a Level-3 Strange Entity Clan.

Whether it's Third-Level Race or Third-Level Continent.

The birth of any one.

All of these will completely reshape the landscape of this Sea Domain.

One-Eyed Continent.

With his head bowed, the Ghost Emperor did not see the murderous intent in the One-Eyed Wraith King's eyes, but he had always possessed a unique ability to sense unease. It was this unease that had prevented him from attacking the Yellow Springs Pass Defense Line in the Mortal Domain in the past.

This unease has resurfaced in my mind.

He recalled Chen Fan's parting words.

He continued slowly.

"Because we've just joined the One-Eyed Clan and are relatively weak, I hope this territory is..."

"The Core Area of the One-Eyed Continent."

"So."

"In case of an enemy attack, we won't become cannon fodder. I sincerely want to join your ranks and am willing to serve you, but I don't want to become cannon fodder."

The One-Eyed Wraith King, who had already made up his mind that he would immediately strike if the Weird Emperor Jiu Wu dared to ask for two pieces of territory, was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and the murderous intent in his eyes instantly dissipated.

It seems he was overthinking it.

Too.

Since ancient times, Strange Entities and humans have been irreconcilable enemies; how could they possibly end up in the same bed?

The murderous intent in his eyes had diminished considerably, replaced by a hint of a smile.

It's perfectly normal for someone not to want to become cannon fodder; he can completely understand that. It's great that they think that way, because it means they genuinely want to join, rather than playing tricks.

"Jiu Wu."

The One-Eyed Wraith King softened considerably, chuckling, "I completely understand you, and I welcome you to the 'One-Eyed Continent,' but the central area is the territory of some veterans with illustrious war records. It would certainly be inappropriate to abruptly insert you there."

"How about this?"

He hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"I'll clear out some land for you in the Western Side of the One-Eyed Continent, somewhere as central as possible. How about that?"

The Western Side Coastline is a full 7,000 kilometers long.

It's impossible to deploy the Heavenly Dao Cannon.

It's not a big problem.

After hesitating for a long while, Weird Emperor Jiu Wu slowly knelt on one knee. "I am at Your Majesty's command."

"Okay, okay, okay!!"

After saying "Good!" three times, the One-Eyed Wraith King quickly stepped forward, lifted the Weird Emperor Jiu Wu Xu up, and looked up at the huge creature in front of him with a happy expression. "From now on, we are all one family."

"After the One-Eyed Clan were promoted to Third-Level Race..."

"Then you'll know how right your choice was today."

The Sahara Continent.

The Continent Lord the Good Cat Continent and the Continent Lord the Sahara Continent were sitting on a Coast beach, drinking tea and chatting.

Obviously.

The relationship between the two was not as bad as the Sahara Continent Lord had described.

On the contrary, they are extremely close.

"Is the information you gave to the Mortal Domain about advancing to the Third-Level Continent genuine?"

"Um."

The Continent Lord Good Cat Continent nodded slightly. "It's genuine; it was obtained at a great cost back then."

"Are you really not afraid that once the Mortal Domain advances to the Third-Level Continent, they might turn against you?"

"Afraid."

The Continent Lord the Good Cat Continent is named "Hao Mao," but has no real name. He was born an orphan during a time of war and rampant Eternal Night Strange Entities. Because of his handsome appearance, he was adopted by a wealthy young master and named Hao Mao.

Keeping a pet.

His daily work consisted of curling up like a cat by the Furnace.

Every time the rich young master saw it, he would chuckle.

He didn't know what was so funny.

The servants always said that the Young Master's voice was cheerful and magnanimous, but he only found it grating. He was only 13 years old at the time, and he had run away three times, only to be caught and brought back three times. After being severely beaten three times...

He's learned his lesson.

He endured until he was 16, when he stole an Eerie Stone from the accounting office and awakened as a "Living Dead" Cultivator. With the power of the Living Dead, he escaped from his home.

He returned at the age of 18.

They cut out the tongues of everyone in the Family.

Including the chuckling rich young master, and the servant who always said the young master's laughter was hearty and generous.

After.

He slashed his cheeks with Dagger, making himself look less handsome. He hated his handsome face, but he did not change his name. He was still called "Hao Mao". After unifying the country, he even renamed the continent Good Cat Continent.

He wanted to remember this humiliation forever.

Remember the way you came.

Even now.

He never indulged in pleasure or reveled in wine, women, and sensual pleasures. Instead, he focused wholeheartedly on developing the Good Cat Continent, simply because the path he had taken constantly reminded him of his origins.

He is also almost the only Continent Lord among these continents who is not Builder.

The Hao Mao gently stroked a young master curled up on the ground beside it, his face full of flattery. It put its finger into the young master's mouth, roughly pried open his mouth, and gently stroked the half-eaten tongue, speaking calmly and softly.

"But this Sea Domain will always give rise to a Third-Level Continent, or Third-Level Race."

"This is unstoppable."

"If you had to choose, would you prefer a Third-Level Continent or Third-Level Race to emerge?"

"These years."

"Although we continents are at odds with each other, we all tacitly agree to suppress the development speed of the Strange Entity Clan in this Sea Domain. But... how do we suppress them? What if a member of the Strange Entity Clan advances to Third-Level Race?"

"Indeed."

"Third-Level Race don't possess the absolute dominance of a 'Third-Level Continent,' they're not absolutely invincible."

"But"

"It's not a good start to a story either."

"Rather than that."

"Why not first establish a Third-Level Continent, then have the Mortal Domain Eradication the Strange Entity Clan from this continent, and then Mortal Domain? All our continents can continue to develop until they too eventually advance to the Third-Level Continent."

"Is it really that easy to advance to the Third-Level Continent?" The Sahara Continent Lord frowned. "The Mortal Domain only advanced to the Second-Level Continent a year ago, and the protection period hasn't expired yet."

"For the Mortal Domain, yes."

Hao Mao said softly, "Although I know the conditions for advancing to the Third-Level Continent, I don't know how to obtain the 'Continent Core.' However, I have an Exotic Treasure called the 'Gold-Seeking Compass,' which can be used to input the name of an Exotic Treasure."

"When this Exotic Treasure appears within a kilometer, or when someone has had close contact with Exotic Treasure within the past year," the "Gold-Seeking Compass" will become hot.

"During that trip to the New Continent."

"The 'Gold-Seeking Compass' is getting hot."

"Several people from the Mortal Domain have had close contact with the Continent Core."

"This means that the Mortal Domain already had Continent Core."

"Even."

"I suspect they already knew the conditions for the Second-Level Continent to advance to the Third-Level Continent."

Do you know what this means?

A look of horror flashed in the eyes of the Sahara Continent Lord: "This means... once the two-year protection period for the Eternal Night Continent ends, the Mortal Domain can directly advance to the Third-Level Continent?"

"Yes."

The Hao Mao sighed softly, turned its head to look at the Seaside, and murmured, "Our advancement to the Third-Level Continent is a long way off, but for the Mortal Domain, advancing to the Third-Level Continent only requires patience."

"The Mortal Domain doesn't need to do anything right now."

"Just wait patiently for two years, and we can descend upon this Sea Domain with absolute dominance."

"Now I finally understand why you Apology so readily back then."

I thought you would tough it out.

"I didn't know about this news at the time. If I had had Smooth Sailing, I might have toughed it out, but I didn't have Smooth Sailing, so I don't mind kneeling one more time."

"Besides, I did indeed show off my seniority at the time."

Hao Mao paused for a moment before continuing.

"So"

"If nothing unexpected happens, you'll likely hear the name 'Mortal Domain' very rarely again in the next two years."

"The Mortal Domain has fallen into an extremely low-key state, even leading some to suspect that something might be wrong within Mortal Domain."

"Until two years later."

"The moment the Eternal Night Continent advances to the Third-Level Continent, the landscape of this Sea Domain will be completely altered. Only then will people truly understand the meaning of dormancy and the true nature of a hidden dragon."

"And I've pretty much figured it out."

"You think that even if we work ourselves to the bone and manage to advance to the Third-Level Continent by sheer luck, we'll just be cannon fodder in the 'quagmire of War Mire '? The only places that have a real chance of surviving the 'War Mire' are the Mortal Domain, right?"

The two gradually fell silent.

No one spoke.

He just kept drinking tea.

They were all leaders of their respective continents, holding high positions, so it was difficult for them to feel inferior. However, ever since they learned about the Mortal Domain, feelings of inferiority began to emerge, and now, having reached their peak, they no longer felt inferior at all.

They would feel inferior because a Second-Level Continent is developing very well and rising very quickly.

But they would never feel inferior just because the Mortal Domain is Third-Level Continent.

When the gap between the two sides is too large.

Negative emotions like inferiority, jealousy, envy, and resentment all disappear.

People only want to climb mountains when they are low.

No one would want to climb a 100,000-meter-high mountain; it's not a mountain, it's Heavenly Chasm.

The desire to climb and pursue is gone; all that remains is to look up and sigh silently.