CHAPTER 196: 099 9 GREAT GOD’S GRACE (PLEASE COLLECT)_4

The shadow’s five fingers clenched into a fist and struck out straight.

"BOOM!"

The immense power and ultimate speed compressed the air in front of the fist, causing turbulence and whipping up a hurricane.

"CLANG..."

Two broad swords crossed to block the punch, the point of contact bursting with forceful energy as a figure rapidly retreated, skimming the ground.

It was Carl!

His face showed surprise, his hands trembled slightly, and his feet plowed deep grooves into the ground.

Such strong power!

"SWOOSH!"

The figure did not stop there. After the strike, he advanced again, throwing continuous punches that left trails of afterimages.

The air was forcibly blasted into pillars of force.

"WHOOSH..."

A stream of water appeared out of nowhere, instantly forming a water sphere, with several layers of invisible force fields descending.

The figure’s speed suddenly dropped.

Shark-man?

The attacking figure looked similar to the shark-man encountered earlier but was bulkier and taller. Standing over three meters tall, he resembled a mini giant. His body was covered with more scales, even displaying fish scales on his face. The burst of speed and strength was exaggerated, far surpassing an ordinary Great Knight and possibly rivaling a peak Great Knight. But even a peak Great Knight, under several rounds of witchcraft suppression, would be reduced to an ordinary Great Knight.

"Open!"

Secret Skill—Giantification!

Carl’s body shook, his shoulders quivered, and in an instant, he transformed into a colossal giant over five meters tall. His Constitution also changed from an ordinary Great Knight to a peak Great Knight.

The balance of power shifted.

Battle Skill—Divine Judgement!

"BOOM!"

The two swords crossed and slashed down, the concentrated Battle Aura combining with the Petrification Technique, colliding with the burly shark-man.

"BANG!"

"BANG! BANG!"

The shark-man was formidable, fearless of pain and death, and would definitely dominate when facing another Great Knight. However, he was up against Carl.

"THUD!"

The broad sword slashed down again. The shark-man raised his arm to block but didn’t notice his arm already showing signs of petrification.

In an instant, the arm shattered, and his body was heavily slammed to the ground.

"Die!" Carl growled lowly, the broad sword stabbing downward, pinning the burly shark-man firmly to the ground.

"Let’s go."

Sheathing his sword, Carl shrank his size, grabbed the shark-man’s corpse by the neck, and leaped forward.

"Back to base!"

「On the way back.」

Screams and wails echoed incessantly. Even with the fog’s cover, they relentlessly invaded the ears. The entire Freedom Port seemed to have no calm spots; even the tavern where he was supposed to meet Henry and Yas had somehow become ruins.

Chaos! Utter chaos!

「Chamber of Commerce base.」

Lula and the others had already gathered. Even the slowest now realized something was amiss, though the fog made it hard to pass messages. Fortunately, there were many masters here, and it was far from the coastline, so for the moment, there weren’t too many shark-men around.

「Divine Domain Fragment.」

Carl appeared with a pile of items and was about to make a move when suddenly a dazzling white light flashed before his eyes.

"BOOM!"

The white light swept over like a tide and rapidly receded. If it weren’t for his eyes’ reflexive response still lingering, he would have thought the entire event was an illusion.

"What happened?" Carl was stunned.

Despite his numerous visits to the Divine Domain Fragment, he had never encountered such a situation, but he instantly regained his composure.

A corpse! That burly shark-man’s corpse!

As the white light swept over, other items didn’t react, but only the shark-man’s corpse quietly disintegrated and vanished. It seemed to be repelled by the Divine Domain Fragment.

A realization dawned on him.

Corruption by the Evil God? So, is anything corrupted by the power of the Evil God attacked by the Divine Domain Fragment? Were these shark-men born from the power of the Evil God?

Carl rubbed his chin and pondered for a moment before finally retrieving the Great Divine Grace, with a thought transforming everything into Source Material.

Name: Carl

Constitution: 3.84

Spiritual Power: 3.29

Source Material: 0.9

If I use the Source Material on Constitution, I could become a peak Great Knight. My strength would significantly increase, and after Giantification, my Constitution value could even exceed five, comparable to a Legendary Knight. If added to spiritual power, the power of Zero-Circle Magic and the supreme Dharma Seal will increase. The key is...

Carl’s eyes twinkled, and then his thought solidified.

In an instant, the spiritual power column flickered slightly, directly changing from 3.29 to 3.74. That uncontrollable part of the spiritual power in the Spiritual Inner Sea naturally became his own under the effect of Source Material. It was as if the spiritual power that would normally take years to accumulate was compressed into a single instant. The magic of Source Material astonished him every time.

Increasing spiritual power allows one to try practicing the witchcraft of a Bloodline Wizard. Once you start mastering witchcraft, Constitution will naturally increase. If I had focused on enhancing my Constitution instead, gaining this 0.45 spiritual power through normal cultivation would have taken at least five to six years of hard practice. I can’t wait!

Shaking his head, he stepped out of the Divine Domain Fragment.

Lula and others were discussing matters in the hall.

"The fog is too dense. Even people familiar with the terrain can easily get lost, not to mention they also need to beware of monsters."

"Currently, the information is too mixed, too chaotic."

"Some say Pirate Island, Tortuga Island, has already turned into ruins. Some say there are no ships sailing in the Endless Sea Domain now."

"The Sea God Association’s stronghold has been breached. From what escapees have said, the number of shark-men is at least 10,000..."

"The situation of the Sea God Association’s president, Hawke, is still unclear."

"The Scythe Brotherhood has sent people to inquire about the situation. We’re all still in the fog—what can we tell them?"

"In any case..."

"Freedom Port is in trouble this time!"

Carl did not join the discussion. The group’s deliberations and the various pieces of news that entered his ears only made his expression grow increasingly grim.

He certainly didn’t want anything bad to happen to Freedom Port. If something did... Great Divine Grace! My Great Divine Grace!