Chapter 12 Homeland <TOC> Chapter 14 Shock Calamity
Translator: SumTLMan
Li Mu sat on a bench outside the governor’s office, examining the flesh in front of him. Due to the residual spiritual energy, the microorganisms attached to it had all been killed, and even after two days, this piece of flesh still showed no signs of decay, as if it had just been cut off from Bushegaro’s body.
He did not immediately implant this holy relic into his body.
Randomly implanting different relics can easily conflict with each other, resulting in the collapse of the flesh.
He chose to go to Avonigarda Province, and the reward promised by the governor included the relic. Although the Gluttonous Stomach was considered rare among star-level relics, it was definitely not as good as the relic given by the governor.
Li Mu prepared to implant the relic given by the governor first, and then implant the Gluttonous Stomach after confirming that there would be no conflict.
“Come in.”
The governor’s voice echoed in the office, and in Li Mu’s impression, she was always so busy. Putting the flesh in his pocket, Li Mu entered the office.
“Later we will sneak into the Source Ocean, reach the position of the Book of Heroes, and what relic we can get from the Book of Heroes will depend on your talent and luck.”
“Source Ocean?”
“The source that is scattered from the growth, aging, and death of everything does not completely disappear from this world. Some of it will settle down, and life appeared on the earth over three billion years ago. The deposits of nearly three billion years have accumulated into a deep ocean of source.”
The governor explained.
“One thing to note is that human history is only a few million years, which is just a negligible time compared to over three billion years. When entering the Source Ocean, it is best to only act on the surface of the ocean and not dive too deep.”
Li Mu was a bit curious:
“What is in the depths of the Source Ocean?”
“Don’t be curious. There is everything there, various wills, evil things, first-level descenders and awakeners. No one can determine what will be encountered after diving deep.”
The governor was very wary of the Source Ocean.
“When diving, no matter what calls you, do not turn your head, do not panic, do not be afraid. Any intense emotional fluctuations in the Source Ocean, like the smell of blood, will attract hunters. Only when you reach the sea around the Book of Heroes can you truly be safe.”
“Are you ready?”
Li Mu took a deep breath and nodded.
The governor placed his hand on Li Mu’s shoulder and pressed down hard.
There was a gurgling sound in his ear, and he was surrounded by black water currents. To Li Mu’s shock, he found himself diving into the sea. He could barely see the governor’s office overhead, and as he continued to dive deeper, it became increasingly blurred and dark.
He steadied his nerves and stopped looking around, but unfortunately, the Source Ocean water here could not be absorbed by the Exile Realm.
The governor took him deeper and deeper into the Source Ocean, with less and less light until it was pitch black.
Suddenly, a light appeared in the darkness. It was a school of fish. Their heads and front backs were covered by hard bones, and their bodies were covered in fine scales.
These strange-looking fish were composed of glowing source essence, and although they were somewhat illusory, they were lifelike.
“These are collections of source essence. Their species has long been extinct on Earth, and only the source essence scattered millions of years ago attracted and merged with each other, swimming in the ocean as if they were still alive. They don’t even know that they’re dead,” the governor explained.
“Keep your emotions calm, and they won’t notice you.”
The two of them passed through the fish and encountered armored prehistoric fish over ten meters long, the dragon whale over twenty meters long, and various other strange ancient marine creatures.
These aquatic source collections are very well-adapted to the Source Ocean and have a wide range of activities. They can be seen in both the deep sea and shallow sea.
Li Mu looked at these massive prehistoric monsters and suddenly remembered the huge shadows he had seen when he first arrived in the wasteland world. How similar they were.
Suddenly, a massive dragon source entity flew from the deep sea to the shallow sea.
It was covered in a constantly writhing mass of eyes. These eyes were like peeled dragon eyes, covered in pale flesh and blood, and stuck together. They were dead, pinned to the body of the dragon. The writhing tentacles deeply penetrated the dragon’s body and extracted source essence from it.
The terror of the dragon has attracted more predators. They were frog-like deformed figures, with abnormally large heads, visible bones, slender limbs, and bodies covered in a sticky outer layer, flying out of the darkness like bombs.
They clung firmly to the dragon’s source essence body, encircling the entire dragon and continuously gnawing on it.
Li Mu’s heart jumped, then he forcibly calmed himself down.
The figures chewing paused for a moment, sniffed in the source essence sea water for a while, and then continued to nibble on the dragon that was already on its last breath.
The governor showed an appreciative look at Li Mu. Few people can be so calm after entering the Source Ocean for the first time.
She exaggerated the dangers of the Source Ocean, the second level in the shallow waters could ensure safety. She was afraid that Li Mu would lose his vigilance due to this, become too fearful when encountering strange source essence bodies, and attract things from the deep sea.
The two quickly left this sea area and after diving for an unknown amount of time, they finally arrived at their destination.
A sun appeared in the deep seabed, its golden rays illuminating the surrounding sea area. Li Mu even felt a long-lost warmth in this dark and sunless Source Ocean.
“That’s the Book of Heroes.”
The governor said with a complex tone.
Upon closer inspection, Li Mu realized that the Book of Heroes was actually a corpse. The lifelike corpse was seated on a piece of Source Ocean.
He is not an essence but an real entity.
The governor said:
“He is the former commander-in-chief of the Intervention Army, the enemy of the descenders, and Yue Zhen.
In the Beixing Ocean War, he killed seven sub-level descender kings and captured the seven holy relics within the sun king body, which became known as the Seven Demon Calamities.
On the front line, Yue Zhen single-handedly entered and killed the saint of the Python Sect alone.
Before his death, he sank himself into the depths of the Essence Ocean and locked all the holy relics within his body, transforming himself into a book of inheritance for future generations to experience.
Only nine governors have the authority to bring people here. If it is someone with suspicion of being a traitor, they will be destroyed by the light when they are illuminated.”
The governor never worried about Li Mu being a spy for the Xingdu Federation, because as long as they are a spy, they will be killed by the light emitted from the Book of Heroes.
“Meditate with eyes closed in front of the Book of Heroes. There are nine sun-level holy relics, twenty-seven moon-level holy relics, and seventy-eight star-level holy relics in the Book of Heroes. What holy relics you will be able to harvest will depend on your will and luck.”
Li Mu first respectfully bowed to the remains of Yue Zhen, and then sat down to meditate in silence. He could feel the light shining on his skin, warming his whole body. That group of ethereal psychic energy slowly became solid and deeper.