Thus, after prolonged discussion, people gave these supernatural beings-which lay completely beyond the limits of human understanding and might withstand even the ultimate weapon, the Hydrogen Bomb-a name...
Demon Gods!
Demon Gods possessed the power to destroy the entire world.
And among researchers, the Mysterious Zone acquired another name.
The Demon God's Sea!
In light of this new understanding, humanity's exploration of the Mysterious Zone was largely banned, with only the most basic scientific expeditions permitted to continue.
Humanity's leaders had originally planned to use the Mysterious Zone's "spiritual energy" to activate superpowers on a massive scale. Now that they had the Human Breathing Technique, however, activating new abilities no longer offered much benefit.
More importantly, humanity's leaders feared that large-scale human activity would attract the attention of unknown, foreign "Demon Gods."
Earth was still hidden for now. If something actually found it and launched a large-scale invasion, the losses would far outweigh the gains...
Although this decision was somewhat timid and would mean missing certain opportunities, the world's major powers soon adopted the corresponding policies.
Humanity, which could never agree on anything, had actually reached a consensus. It truly was a miracle.
The Mysterious Zone, the Sea Turtle Cave.
Bored and hiding inside the enormous Seashell, Zhang Ming had enjoyed a good sleep.
After waking, he began studying the mysterious Pearl in his hand again.
The Pearl seemed to contain a vague consciousness, almost as though it were alive. In fact, most supernatural strange objects were like this. Even nonliving things acquired a subtle hint of sentience once they possessed "Spirit."
They were not truly alive; they could merely communicate with living beings.
This Pearl had four options in total: [Open], [Close], [Transparent], and [Enlarge/Shrink].
[Open] and [Close] naturally opened and closed the Seashell.
[Enlarge/Shrink] only