Chapter 546: First exposure

After some time, the Hunter Sea World was reached.

The giant ship, towing a miniature heaven and earth, arrived at its first seventh-grade world, the Hunter Sea World.

A seventh-grade world is much larger; although similar to a Grotto-Heaven, the size of a world in Outer Void doesn’t represent its true size.

Beneath the World Barrier, a seventh-grade world could have a radius ranging from millions to billions of miles, possibly containing a star system, a supercontinent, or other structures, but universally, regardless of its structure, every world is enveloped by a World Barrier.

Inside the World Barrier, the size of a world can be incredibly exaggerated; many worlds above the third-grade are tens of billions of light-years in size, containing hundreds of millions of galaxies, truly a bounded, single Universe.

Some beings from these worlds refer to the outside as the ‘Multiverse’.

However, the people of the world scoff at this, believing the Universe is the sum of all time and space, with no such thing as single or multiple; the Universe is the Universe, the Universe is everything, and if there is a Void Realm beyond the Void Realm, that too is the Universe.

However, people from those so-called ‘single Universe’ worlds generally disagree, stubbornly believing that the Universe they live in is the only Universe, and everything outside is ‘other Universes’—a way to highlight their special status, as otherwise their world would be no different from others.

That said, even such a massive third-grade world, when viewed from the Void Realm, with a pure assessment of its World Barrier, often doesn’t exceed ten light-years in size.

In short, the space inside the World Barrier is far, far larger than its external volume.

This seventh-grade world is no different.

The Hunter Sea World is said to be over a million miles in size, but from the outside, it appears as a smooth, rounded sphere, radiating a brilliant, pearl-like luster, with a radius of approximately ten thousand miles.

Li Shiwei pressed against the porthole, her eyes shining!

She had waited for so, so long!

Excitedly, she pulled the somewhat reluctant Zhang You and scurried to the cabin door.

The giant ship would not enter the world itself, as it was towing another miniature heaven and earth behind it.

Instead, they would dispatch smaller Spiritual Artifacts carrying staff and supplies into the world, resupplying the internal base, loading goods from there, and bringing them back.

Li Shiwei was already a scheduled member of this operation, and then she half-forced, half-coaxed Zhang You to come along.

Upon arrival, the captain looked at the two girls with a serious expression: “Are you ready?”

“Ready!” Li Shiwei puffed out her chest and raised her hand, so happy she was almost laughing aloud.

She was tired of being stuck on the ship; the Little rabbit had been dulled by life’s slow grind for over a year, and now she was eager for a new life.

She had set out to see new sights; while the ship was novel at first, after over a year, it made her feel stifled, even a bit like it wasn’t worth it.

So, she had extremely high expectations for this opportunity to personally enter a world and participate in its events, even directly ignoring Zhang You’s reluctance and bringing her along through coaxing and sheer dragging.

Zhang You could only nod: “Ready, please begin.”

The captain, still with his stone face, said: “Good, this mission is for one month; you have plenty of time.

This small boat is for your transportation; crossing the entire world will only take one day.”

“The Hunter Sea World is currently in the midst of a beast tide, so be careful.

Go.”

Then, he opened the door, sent the two in, and activated the Spiritual Artifact.

Li Shiwei happily boarded the small boat and began her journey into the Hunter Sea World.

This small boat was an ordinary flying boat, a common model from the world, a ninth-grade Spiritual Artifact with almost no defensive or offensive capabilities, but it was very fast.

Crucially, it could accelerate steadily and continuously, easily covering a million miles in a day in a seventh-grade world where the Heavenly Dao’s suppression was not strong, making it a speed-specialized version.

“Finally, we’re here!

What do you think we can do in this world?” Li Shiwei piloted the flying boat towards the Hunter Sea World, looking at Zhang You and excitedly striking up a conversation.

Zhang You sighed: “The Hunter Sea World is in a chaotic era… Let’s just finish our business quickly and return.

Time on the ship is more peaceful.”

“What’s wrong with a chaotic era? Chaotic eras are interesting,” Li Shiwei replied.

Zhang You was speechless.

Then, after a while, she said: “Chaotic eras… are not interesting at all.”

“Better than on the ship,” Li Shiwei said indifferently.

Zhang You, however, remained silent; she was never the type who enjoyed arguing with people.

She would usually stop a conversation before it escalated into a quarrel.

Li Shiwei was used to it and didn’t press the matter.

She was currently immersed in the joy brought by the new experience that was about to begin.

Unexpectedly, Zhang You didn’t remain silent as usual but suddenly reopened the topic, saying: “Shi Wei, do you… truly like chaotic eras? Do you like killing people?”

“Hmm? I haven’t killed anyone, but I’ve seen many.

Look at the leader; didn’t he say he killed hundreds of thousands of people, and he doesn’t seem to feel anything?” Li Shiwei piloted the flying boat, casually replying as she flew towards the Hunter Sea World.

Killing, taking the lives of others, is not even considered a big deal in the Void Realm.

Endless wars, civilizations fighting for survival, for ideals, for catharsis, or for other purposes—in short, slaughter is a complete norm in the Void Realm.

Unlike the balance of the world, the Void Realm… is a lawless place.

Even the merchant guild that Li Shiwei and Zhang You are currently in would not be so stable without a Young Master backing it and a fourth-grade expert with three fifth-grade experts as high-end combat support.

To be honest, in the Void Realm, everyone’s life is constantly on the line.

However, this place is directly backed by a fourth-grade expert from Mount Luofu, and there’s even a Young Master, meaning a third-grade expert, as their background, which is why it’s so peaceful and everyone gets along.

The foundation of peace, in fact, is maintained by extreme authoritarian violence.

Zhang You understood this, but Li Shiwei did not.

“Killing… it’s not good,” Zhang You advised Li Shiwei.

“You’ve tried it? What was it like?” Li Shiwei asked curiously.

“…” Zhang You fell silent.

Li Shiwei, however, grew excited.

She chattered: “You’ve also taken action.

My father and mother, I heard, have done things like destroying worlds.

Look, the leader has killed so many people.

It feels like I’m the only one on the ship who hasn’t taken action… Am I not fitting in?”

As she spoke, she couldn’t help but giggle.

Of course, she knew killing was bad, but it was just a joke, right?

Was there any problem with that?

“You… are too fortunate,” Zhang You didn’t have the courage to continue, only lowering her head.

The timid young girl was not good at refuting others, nor did she have the courage, or even the thought, to argue with Li Shiwei.

Let it be.

Li Shiwei, however, pouted: “I’m bored to death, and you say I’m fortunate.”

Zhang You said nothing.

The Hunter Sea World had arrived.

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In the eyes of the Hunter Sea World natives, the sky changed color.

The originally azure sky began to show black holes.

The World Barrier protecting everything was easily penetrated, and many splendid flying boats flew out from within.

Approximately thirty flying boats were tasked with completing material resupply and cargo extraction over a month, with ample time redundancy, as all work could normally be finished in a maximum of seven days.

However, primarily because the Hunter Sea World was still in the midst of a beast tide, they were given twenty-one days of redundancy.

Li Shiwei controlled the flying boat, quickly flying into a base.

This base was located in the center of a city.

This small city appeared to cover a small area, only about seventy to eighty miles in circumference, surrounded by tall metal walls.

Many weapons were placed on the walls; some were kinetic weapons, while others were driven by magical techniques, seemingly indicating that some magical techniques from the world had been applied to the natives’ technology.

Approximately tens of thousands of people were on the walls, constantly attacking the beast tide outside with these large-scale destructive weapons.

Deafening cannon fire erupted, and some native cultivators could be seen, fully armed, dealing with elite savage beasts that large-scale destructive weapons could not harm.

Cultivators handled ranked savage beasts, artillery bombarded ordinary savage beasts, and walls provided defense.

This method effectively curbed the beast tide’s assault, protecting the city well.

However… it was only temporary.

A very obvious eighth-grade savage beast, with a body like a small mountain, taller than the walls, was being entangled by several eighth-grade natives, but it was evident that even several eighth-grade cultivators could not stop this powerful savage beast.

The previously silent Zhang You, looking through the observation window at the scene below, described the situation: “Bad luck, we’ve run into a beast tide.

The base below is built within the city, so we can’t bypass it.”

Li Shiwei, eager to try, said: “Bad luck? I think it’s good luck.

You drive the boat; I’m going down to experience this so-called beast tide.”

Without consulting, she let go of the controls, then turned and directly opened the cabin door.

The moment the cabin door opened, a communication spell fell upon her.

Li Shiwei took the spell, placed it near her ear, and the information carried by the spiritual Qi entered her mind.

The information was brief, reporting coordinates and the trouble they encountered, hoping to receive help from the ‘merchant guild’.

Clearly, the people in the city below were requesting aid, and the merchant guild’s base residents in this world also hoped that reinforcements would quickly lend a hand.

Isn’t this convenient?

“They’re asking for help, so helping them is only natural, right?

It’s not like I’m being proactive,” Li Shiwei muttered to herself, observing the situation below.

Immediately, she formed hand seals, and Talismans appeared in her hands, then she scattered them!

Tens of thousands of Talismans descended, floating in mid-air, forming a magnificent three-dimensional image, just like… an illusory Dharma Aspect.

Then, Li Shiwei floated within this illusory three-dimensional image, forming hand seals, treading the Nine Palaces, and chanting a divine incantation: “Spirit of Flame shakes the gods, Fire of Beauty illuminates the divine.

Crimson brilliance shines, clouds flow like bells.

Immortal Capital commands, stars hide their light.

Dark clouds gather, lightning and fire streak across the stars, golden axes spread wide, reaping and slaying evil spirits—”

As she chanted, the Talisman image she had previously set up also vibrated, erupting with hundreds of times the sound, actually expanding the range of her divine incantation by hundreds of times!

Yin and Yang Qi intertwined, thunder drums roared, and the howling wind and thunder seemed to shake the heavens, causing the world’s winds and clouds to suddenly change!

Divine thunderbolts erupted from within, striking the ground!

The colossal elite savage beast, entangled by several eighth-grade cultivators, seemed to sense the threat.

This savage beast roared, actually suppressing the sound of thunder!

With its roar, its body suddenly expanded, and countless black vines surged from its body.

Its height immediately swelled tenfold, transforming from the size of a small mountain to being nearly as tall as the city walls!

All the eighth-grade cultivators who had been entangling this savage beast fled, sensing that they were no match and would likely die if they stayed!

The original savage beast transformed directly into a black giant the size of a mountain, possessing astonishing brute strength, charging wildly and directly towards Li Shiwei, who was casting her spell.

On the city wall, even battle-hardened veterans were shocked by this sudden change.

After the black giant’s sudden transformation, all the savage beasts seemed to go berserk.

Their bodies and skin suddenly became incredibly hard, able to maintain their charge even under the barrage of large-scale destructive weapons.

The Hunter Sea World natives’ projectiles clearly lacked the power to shatter the bodies of these savage beasts.

The soldiers on the outermost perimeter were directly overrun, seized, and torn apart!

The city walls seemed about to be overwhelmed in an instant!

These savage beasts had not even used their full power before!?

But very quickly, the soldiers reacted.

They immediately scattered, throwing grenades, and the Spiritual Artifacts sold by the world were also activated, blasting countless savage beasts into bloody messes, making them unstable.

At the same time, several huge cannon shots roared in the distance!

The Hunter Sea World natives deployed large-caliber warheads, carpet-bombing without restraint, like plowing the earth!

On the ground, black blood with foam constantly splattered, the earth was colorful, various colored lights flashed, and the ground seemed about to be overturned.

But—

It was useless; the tall city walls seemed about to be toppled.

The beast tide almost instantly broke through the front line, and countless soldiers were torn apart and devoured.

The black giant, carrying boundless immense power, violently sent several eighth-grade cultivators flying and lunged towards Li Shiwei, who was casting her spell.

But at this moment, Li Shiwei suddenly released her hands and loudly chanted: “Heaven’s command has been given, strike quickly and thunderously, swiftly—as commanded by the law!”

Divine thunder exploded, electrical light burst into the Void Realm!

Thunder pearls illuminated the sky for ten thousand feet!

In an instant, all the savage beasts on the entire battlefield, including that black giant, were cleared with a single strike!