CHAPTER 573: CHAPTER 258

"Bang!"

The calm sea surface splashed as several Ghost Cry Fish shot out of the water like arrows. Ronan pointed, and an invisible wave emanated from his fingertip.

A chilling icy blue stream surged rapidly through the air in front of him, freezing the Ghost Cry Fish completely before they could make any move.

Immediately, a cluster of titanium flew out from beneath Ronan’s magic robe, forming into a slender, golden scalpel shape in the void, precisely and swiftly dissecting the bodies of several Ghost Cry Fish.

As the fish bodies were dissected, amidst a mass of viscera resembling dirty, tangled hair, Ronan finally found what he was looking for.

"Pop—"

A few fist-sized black objects flew out of the Ghost Cry Fish’s bodies, quickly landing into Ronan’s hands.

Ronan carefully examined the snail-like objects in his hand.

Overall spindle-shaped, the surface covered with black bone spurs of varying lengths and small, irregular teeth, with some pale, slender tendrils wrapped around it, resembling a deformed and eerie comb.

Ronan casually crushed one of the strange snails, and a sharp cry of a baby immediately echoed from inside, followed by the sudden explosion of the remaining snails in his hand.

"Boom!!"

Without expression, Ronan suppressed the aftermath of the explosion, yet found not a trace of the presence of the strange snails anymore.

"They seem to be some kind of mysterious creature parasitizing within the Ghost Cry Fish’s body..."

"Once startled, they self-destruct and disappear completely, which is why I can’t extract any useful information from studying the Ghost Cry Fish’s corpse..."

The secret of the Ghost Cry Fish seemed unveiled.

The fundamental reason that the Ghost Cry Fish could gather all its life force and then convert it into a sound wave attack was the strange snail parasitizing within its body.

But Ronan still didn’t get what he wanted; it seems the strange snail’s talent ability only activates after extracting enough life force.

The few snails that exploded in his hand just now did not exhibit anything extraordinary, the power generated by the self-detonation was also minimal.

"It seems that only by observing the moment when the Ghost Cry Fish emits a ’roar’ can I understand the mystery contained in the strange snail..."

Ronan casually let go of the dissected Ghost Cry Fish, their shattered bodies scattered on the sea surface.

The Ghost Cry Fish seemed to be a swarm creature, and once Ronan killed the first one, more kept coming, saving him the trouble of having to search for them.

"Roar—Boom!"

"Roar!"

"Bang!"

Moonlight spread across the sea surface, with a pale golden halo quietly blossoming on the pitch-black, ink-like sea.

Black fish shadows continuously leaped out of the water, quickly darting into the halo, then suspended motionless, expelling visible distorted sound waves from their mouths.

Ronan completely unfolded his spiritual field, attracting Ghost Cry Fish from the depths of the Sea Abyss to swim over one after another.

The sound wave attacks generated by these Ghost Cry Fish after their full power burst were at most generally Level 3, unable to breach his spiritual field’s defense, allowing him to focus most of his energy on observing the changes in the strange snails within the Ghost Cry Fish at the moment of their burst.

As Ronan had speculated, at the instant of the Ghost Cry Fish’s burst, the strange snails within them lit up with complex and mysterious spiral patterns, resembling runic patterns.

But the process of this change was too brief, fleeting, possibly lasting even less than a thousandth of a second.

Ronan couldn’t clearly see what the spiral patterns looked like before everything ended.

"[Clear Realm - Thoughtless Lake]!"

Ronan lightly touched his brow, entering the state of [Lake of Thoughtlessness].

A trace of agitation and all other distractions were completely frozen, sinking to the bottom of the heart lake.

The sounds produced by the Ghost Cry Fish, the minor impacts on the spiritual field, and the many noises on the sea surface... all drifted away from Ronan, calming his mind quickly and presenting a state of unprecedented clarity.

[Lake of Thoughtlessness], [Extreme Boiling Lake].

The two great spiritual power states derived from [Clear Sky Realm], the former suitable for "Contemplation," greatly enhancing focus and comprehension; the latter ideal for activating in battle, significantly igniting combat intent, and unlocking extreme potential.

In this situation, activating [Lake of Thoughtlessness] couldn’t be more appropriate.

In the consciousness space, nine Spiritual Power Crystals emitted pale golden halos in rhythm with Ronan’s breathing.

On the heart lake, blurry reflections flickered again and again, each time leaving inexplicable traces.

Just like water repeatedly washing over, the mysterious spiral pattern that appeared on the strange snail’s body was slowly being sketched out in Ronan’s heart.....

"Splish—Splish—"

The seawater quickly parted as bizarrely shaped Ghost Cry Fish swam out from the depths of the Sea Abyss, rushing madly towards one position.

Standing quietly on the sea surface, Ronan’s surroundings were already densely packed with countless Ghost Cry Fish corpses, while more Ghost Cry Fish continued swimming towards him in waves.

Like a snowball rolling, more and more Ghost Cry Fish surrounded Ronan, even swarming in wave after wave.

Chuck, standing in the distance on the airship deck with his eyes fixed in horror, felt his scalp tingle upon witnessing this scene, as the number of Ghost Cry Fish he saw in his entire life was not even a tenth of what was in front of him.

Countless Ghost Cry Fish almost engulfed Ronan’s figure, and even though Ronan’s spiritual power was incredibly strong, allowing him to completely ignore the sound wave attacks of a single Ghost Cry Fish, the unceasing attacks from so many Ghost Cry Fish caused the protective spiritual field to start to waver.