Chapter 142 Third Level Promotion Ritual! (Ten Thousand Words Updated, Please Subscribe! Please Vote Monthly!)

This time, Xia En slept surprisingly deeply.

In his hazy state of consciousness, he seemed to hear the roar of the ancient dragon and the gentle sound of the waves.

It was as if two different powers were infused into his body, strengthening his body and soul.

This feeling of double sublimation of spirit and body is really wonderful.

Xia En couldn't help but indulge in it and didn't want to wake up.

However, no matter how beautiful the dream is, it will eventually end.

As soon as Xia En opened his eyes, he saw a fair and pretty face, with delicate facial features like a flawless doll, and a somewhat indescribable divine temperament.

Moreover, the owner of this pretty face was obviously in a sweet and deep sleep, with crystal liquid flowing down from the corner of his mouth.

...I haven't woken up yet?

Xia En was stunned, but he shook his head and gradually came to his senses.

He quickly realized that the girl next to him was Joey, and that he was soaking in a pool of blood.

"I actually fell asleep like this?"

Shane's expression was a little strange.

You know, he has always been a very cautious person.

Especially since time travel, even if you fall asleep on the Black Swan, you will still be alert to the situation on the sea.

However, in this wilderness, there wasn't even a bed, and how could he sleep so deeply?

"It's really weird..."

Xia En raised his head and glanced at the statue of the Storm Goddess high up, suspecting that it had something to do with her power of protection.

Because of his actions, Joey beside him quickly woke up.

She stared at Xia En blankly, as if she was wondering if she was still awake.

Shane said generously: "Good morning, Joey."

"...Good morning, Mr. Captain."

Joey quickly shook off his dazed state and hurriedly retracted his arm from behind Shane's neck.

——After all, that gesture just now seemed a bit too intimate!

It was as if she had been holding Mr. Captain in her arms.

Shane noticed this little movement and said softly: "Sorry, Joey, I seem to have caused trouble for you."

"No no no!"

Joey quickly shook his head and said, "Why is this causing trouble? If you really want to say it, this is actually a reward!"

"……ah?"

Shane was stunned for a moment.

Joey also realized that his statement was a bit strange and explained quickly.

"I mean, Mr. Captain has helped me so much, so this little thing is what I should do. It's not a big trouble."

"oh……"

Shane nodded.

Afterwards, the two fell into a brief silence.

Shane was thinking about the connection between Joey's bloodline, the Society of Truth, and the Storm Goddess.

This exploration of the Siren's [Ancestor Island] undoubtedly gave him a lot of new clues and information.

But these clues are too many and too scattered, and it is obviously still a long way from clearing the final fog.

"However, if I continue to explore the sea, according to the law of secret power aggregation, one day, the truth will be revealed in front of me."

Xia En thought to himself: "Now, let's take a short rest."

And the other side.

Some strange thoughts popped up in Joey's little head.

When he and Captain Shane soaked in the blood pool together, does that count as taking a bath together?

Moreover, the clothes on my body seem to be soaked...

When she entered the blood pool before, because Xia En was seriously injured, she had no time to worry about anything else.

But now, Xia En's body has been mostly healed under the influence of dragon blood and [High Speed ​​Regeneration].

Clear and beautiful muscle lines, deep and prominent collarbones, looming under the pool of blood.

Seeing this scene, Joey's thoughts inevitably wandered a little.

After thinking about it, her expression was still normal, but the clenched little hands in the blood pool that outsiders couldn't see, and the tail that couldn't help but swing, showed that the girl was not in a calm mood.

Because the distance between the two of them was very close, when the fish tail swung, Xia En naturally felt some smooth touch, which made him feel a little strange.

"Is this Joey's tail?"

"Don't tell me, it's cold, but it's quite comfortable..."

In fact, the blood flowing from Gu Long's heart is not cold, but with ironing heat, like a pool of steaming hot springs.

Therefore, the cool touch of Joey's smooth scales stood out.

Seeing the fish's tail swinging more and more fiercely, Shane couldn't help but look at Joey.

At this time, Joey happened to look at him and hesitated to speak.

The two looked at each other, but they both subconsciously looked away.

Just when the atmosphere in the blood pool became a little charming.

"Wow!"

The water splashed, and a petite dragon head emerged from the surface of the blood pool.

"Wow haha! So cool!"

Xian Ge flapped his wings, blood flew everywhere, and screamed happily at the same time.

“I haven’t been this happy for a long time!”

The size of this bronze dragon has increased visibly to the naked eye, its eyeballs have become clear and bright, and the luster of the bronze on its body has become more obvious, reflecting a certain mysterious charm under the light.

Not only that, the coercion of the ancient dragon on it has also increased significantly.

Obviously, under the influence of this pool of dragon blood, Xian Ge also gained great benefits.

"Hey, why are you looking at me like that?"

Facing the gazes of Joey and Xia En, Xian Ge tilted her head in confusion.

Joey swam toward it with a smile on his face.

Xian Ge's heart felt cold for no reason, and she said with a trembling voice.

"W-what do you want to do?"

"It's nothing, I just feel like you've put on a little weight. Why don't you let me weigh you? How much do you weigh now?"

While Xian Ge and Joey were "fighting", Xia En opened the panel and reviewed the results of this battle.

[Ship Spirit Level: LV4 (25%)]

In these three days and three nights of bloody battles, a large number of dragon monsters were killed.

Their strength may be strong or weak, and their combined experience points are quite generous.

[Talent: Dragon Body (Common) → (Rare)! 】

[Description: After bathing in the blood from the heart of the ancient dragon, your body has been improved again. 】

[Cell activity and self-healing power are slightly enhanced, and lightning and flame resistance are moderately enhanced! 】

[The effect of "The Majesty of the Bronze Dragon" has been enhanced! 】

[When facing lower-level creatures, especially those with dragon bloodline, there is a high probability that they will enter the "shock" or "fear" state! 】

[Comprehensive quality: 0.53→0.55! 】

The upgrade of [Dragon Physique] was also expected by Xia En.

Moreover, the secret power in this pool of dragon blood has not yet been fully absorbed.

It is not impossible to upgrade it to [precious] quality.

"By the way, this kind of dragon blood will probably be effective on Fei Ya and An, too. Just ask them to take a dip."

Xia En roughly sensed that there was an upper limit to the total amount of dragon blood secret power he could absorb.

Since I can’t use it all, of course I have to invite the crew to enjoy it together.

It can also slightly improve the physical fitness of all crew members.

The information that appeared on another panel surprised Xia En.

【Due to the effect of "Captain's Majesty"! 】

[You have received the talent of crew member "Joy": the blessing of the Storm Goddess! 】

[Quality: precious]

[Description: When you are on the sea, your luck will be improved to a certain extent! 】

[The goddess is watching you. 】

[It was detected that the effects of this talent overlapped with those of "The Blessing of the Sea", so the two were merged. 】

【The favor of the sea (change)】

[Quality: Epic]

[Description: Effect 1. Improve attributes (omitted later)]

[Effect 2: When you are on the sea surface or deep sea, your luck will change wonderfully, and you will be more likely to encounter various special events. 】

[——The probability of encountering opportunities and treasures has increased slightly! 】

Shane: "..."

Seeing this "small improvement", he knew that the goddess's blessing seemed a little unable to suppress the evil talent of [The Blessing of the Sea]?

However, luck is such a mysterious thing, maybe it can actually have some effect?

More than this, Shane was more concerned about Joey's personal profile at this time.

[Crew: Joey (bound)]

[Bloodline: Siren (activated)]

[Secret Career: Level 2 (Wang Yang Singer)]

[Talents: Storm Power (extremely incomplete), sea water affinity, graceful singing voice, magic affinity]

[Skills: Summoning Storm, Siren Transformation, Acute Gastroenteritis...]

[Description: The mysterious girl who carries many secrets gradually understands the origin of her identity. 】

[But ahead, there is a bigger and denser fog. 】

"Ocean Singer? Storm Authority?"

Looking at these words, Xia En's eyelids twitched slightly.

Why did Joey transform into a bloodline and be directly promoted to the first level?

Or is it a secret profession like "Wang Yang Singer" that I have never heard of before?

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that he is the only one on the ship who has been accumulating secret power, sensing the secret sea, and being promoted to the second level?

And the talent [Storm Power] is even more exaggerated.

The so-called "authority" is often a word used to refer to the power of gods.

Even with the suffix [extremely incomplete], it is enough to show that it is unusual.

And this name is obviously closely related to the Storm Goddess.

"Where does this authority come from?"

"Is it related to Joey's mother Diana?"

"Could it be that the real purpose of the Truth Society is to steal the authority of gods?"

Xia En pressed his eyebrows and felt that the more questions he thought about, the more he thought about it.

As the description says, the more you know, the more you feel the depth of the fog in front of you.

As for the new skill [Summon Storm], it is undoubtedly the concrete embodiment of [Storm Power].

【Summon Storm】

[Quality: Epic]

[Type: Skill]

[Description: Summon a storm on the sea! 】

[The size of the storm depends on the amount of secret power and mental power invested. You can control the summoned storm to a small extent, but when the storm exceeds a certain size, it will be completely out of control! 】

【My storm will tear you to pieces! 】

There is no doubt that this is a great weapon in naval battles.

The only flaw is that the summoned storm is likely to be indistinguishable from friend to foe.

But in other words, this is equivalent to putting both sides into the same harsh environment, and then competing to see whose ship has better performance.

At critical moments, it can work wonders.

Later, Xia En took a look at Xian Ge's panel.

As expected, the rank of this bronze dragon has been promoted to the second level.

This made Xia En feel a little more urgent.

He could see that Joey's transformation was not completely over yet.

simply put.

As the power of the bloodline continues to be discovered, the girl's secret power and even her secret level will grow as she grows.

This point is similar to that of Bronze Dragon String Song and Fei Ya who became a descendant of the Holy Blood.

Or is this also the commonality of "mythical creatures" and "extraordinary creatures"?

"In the end, am I the only captain who has to work hard to collect potions and pass the promotion ritual?"

Shane sighed.

He had to break through the third level quickly, otherwise the level of the crew members would surpass his...

……Um?

No, it seems good to eat soft rice occasionally?

After thinking for a while, Xia En soaked his body in the blood pool, like a hot spring, enjoying a rare and comfortable time.

…

…

A few days later.

Xia En successively asked the crew members on the ship to take a bath in the blood pool and absorb the secret power in it.

——Of course, Miss Ghost, who is still sleeping, will definitely not enjoy this kind of treatment.

It must be said that this ancient dragon was indeed very powerful during his lifetime.

The secret power contained in the heart is so rich that it would take several days for a whole ship of them to absorb it.

Among them, due to Xia En's special characteristics and talent such as [Dragon Physique], he and Xian Ge absorbed the most dragon blood power.

This also leads to...

When Joey went to take a dip, Shane was in the pool of blood;

When An went to take a dip, Xia En was in the pool of blood;

When Fei Ya went to take a dip, Xia En was still in the blood pool.

In other words, he took a bath with the entire crew.

To be honest, when he soaked in the blood pool with Joey and An, Xia En didn't feel much at all.

——The former is because he is somewhat used to it, and the latter is because he is wearing armor and cannot see anything.

But when he and Feiya were bathing in the dragon's blood, Xia En felt an inexplicable feeling.

how to say……

A little curious, a little expectant, a little restrained, but also ashamed of these thoughts.

All in all, quite complex and subtle.

To describe it in one sentence, I'm afraid it can only be -

"Brother, you smell so good!"

Of course, apart from soaking in the blood pool, Xia En also didn't forget about business.

He collected some ancient dragon bones near the goddess statue.

These bones have been purified by the goddess statue and are no longer contaminated by blasphemy, so they can also be used as materials to strengthen the hull.

The bones further away were either eaten by nearby dragon-shaped beasts.

Or it will be contaminated by [Truth] and become like the corpse of [Black Stone Dragon Turtle], losing its original secret power and nutrients.

Therefore, there are actually not that many usable parts left.

In addition, Xia En also asked An and others to cut down the wood on the island as backup material to strengthen the hull.

Over the course of a few days, the numbers on the panel naturally changed.

[Materials required for a single enhancement]

[Wood already held: 104%]

[Metals already held: 19%]

[Proportion of extraordinary materials: 15% (the upper limit of this enhancement is 30%)]

[Each attribute must exceed 50 before the next enhancement can be carried out! 】

The amount of wood is sufficient, but the metal materials are lacking. We can only wait until we leave the Siren Islands to find a solution.

Moreover, Xia En also has his own ambitions in his heart.

It is best to use high-grade extraordinary materials as much as possible for each enhancement, so that [Black Swan] can undergo a greater transformation.

…

…

It’s noon this day.

The weather in the foggy sea area is rare and sunny.

Although the sea is still full of fog, a few rays of light can be faintly seen passing through the clouds above the island.

The hazy halo penetrates the clouds and fog, revealing a bit of golden brilliance, which has a unique beauty.

There was a "crash" sound.

Xia En stood up from the blood pool, water drops dripping down from his body.

To be precise, this pool can no longer be called a "blood pool" because the liquid in the pool has become very light.

So much so that when Xia En turned around, he could see Joey's smooth and crystal-clear feet and toes as smooth as pearls under the water not far away.

Xia En blinked, feeling quite curious.

A few days ago, Joey changed into a mermaid form when he entered the water. Why did he maintain his human-like feet today?

Moreover, the secret power in this pool of water is almost gone, why is she still sucking here?

Strangely enough, Xia En didn't take the initiative to ask.

Because he has more important things to do at this time.

Open the panel and several lines of information appear.

[Talent: Dragon Body (Rare) → (Precious)! 】

[Unlock effect: The Secret of Dragon Blood! 】

[Description: After absorbing a large amount of the secret power of dragon blood, your body has been strengthened again! 】

[The reason why dragons are powerful is not only because of their natural divine power, but also because they know how to use the power in their blood. 】

[Now you can try to activate this secret power to cause additional damage bonus and obtain a small amount of damage reduction. 】

[The effect of "Blood Power" will simultaneously enhance the "Secret of Dragon Blood"! 】

[Legend has it that the deep sea contains endless mysteries. 】

[The ancient dragons were originally born here. 】

Xia En's mind moved slightly and he activated this talent.

As the blood gurgled, a thin layer of invisible armor vaguely formed on the body surface.

And accompanied by the roar of the ancient dragon.

This is different from actual blood, but more like an extension of breath and blood, so it is called "blood" or "blood", which is a very unique power.

And after the talent is improved.

Xia En's overall quality at this time has also reached 0.57!

"In this way, you will be more confident through the promotion ritual."

These days, Xia En has used the effect of [Submarine Anchor Point] to successfully increase [Professional Compatibility] to (100/100).

And today is the day when he decides to enter the promotion ritual!

Thinking of this, Xia En first bowed to the Statue of the Storm Goddess not far away.

"My Goddess, I hope this promotion ritual won't be too difficult."

He still has the thinking of the Chinese people in the previous life. No matter what god it is, if it is beneficial, it doesn't matter if you believe in it.

But in the next moment.

Click!

A crack appeared on the surface of the goddess statue, and it quickly expanded and spread.

In the blink of an eye, this goddess statue showed signs of collapse.

Shane: "?"

Isn't it?

Is this requirement so difficult?

"It's better to ask for others than to ask for yourself, work hard!"

Xia En muttered twice, took out [Crimson Reality], [Black Stone Essence], [Celestial Star Sea Star], and a bunch of auxiliary materials from the space ring, and began to make final preparations for promotion to the ritual...