Chapter 116: The Key to the Deep Sea's Resurgence

Under Xiao Zi’s Shadow Spirit skill, they all entered the world of shadows.

Darkness enveloped the place, an oppressive atmosphere so suffocating it seemed to choke the very breath from one’s lungs.

The two humans who had come here for the first time—the Third Princess of the Sunset Kingdom and Lokaz—each reacted differently.

The Third Princess vigilantly scanned her surroundings, analyzing everything, though she could make nothing of it.

Lokaz, on the other hand, was visibly exhilarated.

“Fear—this is the perfect backdrop for a horror painting!” she said, a twisted smile on her face as she furiously sketched the scene on her canvas.

Seeing this, Xiao Zi asked her directly, “It’s all just blackness here. What exactly are you drawing?”

Despite meeting this strange being for the first time, Lokaz showed no hint of fear. Instead, she looked at Xiao Zi with a hint of reverence and slowly said, “Nothingness is the greatest fear. Ha ha ha.”

Xiao Zi was thoroughly baffled by her words. It was clear that ever since she had been infected by his demonic seed, Lokaz had descended into madness—now she was somewhat terrifying.

Ignoring Lokaz, Xiao Zi turned his gaze to the little princess.

“There’s an interesting aura about you, and you can control water. Care to tell me more?” he said gently, his words laced with a Hellish Wail.

When the Third Princess heard this, it was like an icy chill seeping into her bones, making her tremble uncontrollably.

“I... I don’t understand what you’re saying,” she stammered.

Usually composed, the princess now appeared flustered. Her delicate frame shook faintly, her pale skin grew even more colorless, and the pounding of her heart was so loud she could hear it herself.

Seeing her stubborn silence, Xiao Zi calmly placed a hand on her shoulder, channeling his energy into her body to probe for that peculiar energy within.

Soon enough, a faint blue energy appeared within his perception.

Without hesitation, Xiao Zi ruthlessly tried to manipulate this energy with his own.

He was ruthless and brutal, showing no mercy.

As he expected, this was divine power.

Yet, this divine power was incredibly weak. Among all the earthly overlords he had encountered, the weakest divine power was that possessed by Sili Ren.

But the divine power inside this girl was less than one percent of even Sili Ren’s.

Weak—utterly feeble. Any ordinary person with some training could easily overpower her.

“Is it that your deity is too weak, or just stingy, giving you so little energy?” Xiao Zi muttered.

From what he knew, gods assigned tasks to their earthly agents, much like his own system. But if her deity only gave her this meager energy, what tasks could she possibly accomplish?

His question went unanswered for a long while, and when he looked up—

The Third Princess’s eyes rolled back, her body convulsing as she barely held consciousness.

Only then did Xiao Zi realize that divine power and the energy of strange creatures were incompatible. Forcing the two to intertwine had caused the princess unbearable pain.

Despite nearing unconsciousness, she hadn’t uttered a sound—her willpower was astonishing.

Xiao Zi withdrew his energy from her body, and after a long wait, her awareness finally returned.

He asked the same question again, and upon hearing it, she was greatly shocked.

“How do you know...?”

“I know all,” Xiao Zi replied.

“Then why ask me?” she retorted.

“...”

Xiao Zi unleashed his full aura, exuding an overwhelming presence that nearly suffocated the princess.

“I’ll ask you once more: what exactly is going on with your body?”

The princess trembled like a machine gone haywire, her mind consumed by Xiao Zi’s words, repeating them over and over.

Xiao Zi was truly ready to kill her. If she revealed nothing useful and lost all value, he would not hesitate.

“I... I...” she began to stammer.

“How much do you know about the Deep Sea Revival?” he pressed.

He had kept her alive only to discover if she was connected to the “Deep Sea Revival” mentioned in his system’s tasks.

“Deep Sea Revival?”

At those words, the princess froze, her pupils dilated as she stared blankly at Xiao Zi, disbelief etched across her face.

“You know about the Deep Sea Revival?”

Xiao Zi smiled instantly. Clearly, this woman did know something.

“I do.”

The princess fell into silence.

After inheriting her mother’s legacy, she had actually communicated with the so-called Ocean God.

According to this Ocean God, who stood opposed to humanity, the Deep Sea Revival would aid the strange creatures...

Thinking this over, Xiao Zi glanced at himself.

Xiao Zi was an extraordinarily powerful strange creature beyond his imagination. Judging by Wang Hui’s attitude, he seemed to be Xiao Zi’s subordinate.

Putting these pieces together, a theory formed in his mind.

Could it be that Wang Hui had a similar experience—chosen by a deity to help revive a desert, gaining immense power in the process?

If so, might this strange creature before him help him revive the deep sea, granting him great strength as well?

Honestly, the Deep Sea Revival had always been her goal. With such power, she might challenge the Sunset Kingdom’s royal family and avenge her parents’ deaths.

With this thought, she looked at Xiao Zi once more, contemplating.

Yet Xiao Zi’s patience had run thin. He issued a final warning.

“Last ten seconds. If you don’t speak, you can say goodbye to this world.”

He began the countdown.

“Ten.”

“Nine.”

“...”

“Three.”

When he reached three, the princess finally spoke.

“Stop counting. I’ll tell you everything.”

She had already resolved that without this strange being before her, she would have died long ago. Now that she was alive, what harm could telling him do?

“I am a princess of the Sunset Kingdom’s royal family.”

She looked up to gauge Xiao Zi’s reaction, but he showed none.

No wonder—at Xiao Zi’s level, human rulers barely interested him.

“My mother was chosen by the sea, but she was killed by my father, the current king of the Sunset Kingdom. After her death, I inherited her powers.

“When I gained this energy, an entity claiming to be a god communicated with me in a dream. She commanded me to revive the deep sea...”

“Hm?”

Xiao Zi was shocked. So he wasn’t the only one seeking to revive the deep sea.

“To revive the deep sea requires the energy within me as a key. That god no longer has enough energy to find the next agent, so if I die, the deep sea will remain sealed forever.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zi broke into a cold sweat.

Thank goodness he had spared this princess’s life. Otherwise, his system mission would have failed outright—what a mess that would have been!