Master of Strange Dao

Chapter 1712 - 461: Devil God, Appetizer (5k)

The Mountain Lord sat in the small courtyard, quietly honing his power, constantly pushing the limits of his mastery over strength.Beneath the Mountain Abyss, reclaiming the power that had transformed into the Mountain Abyss back into himself without losing control was one kind of limit.

Mastering the current power, from being in control without it running out of hand, to a deepening command, was another kind of limit.

For the Mountain Lord, both approaches were viable and, in fact, the balance of tension and relaxation was even better.

Guarding the New Continent wasn't a waste of time; the desolate stillness here and the near-absence of Spiritual Energy offered a better opportunity for cultivation.

A Jade Tablet floated nearby, and inside it, the storyteller was speaking with a passionate tone, reaching the climax of the tale.

After finishing a story, this time the storyteller didn't rush to end it but instead started soliciting contributions and recruiting online.

He recounted the bloody past, where a storyteller was killed for accidentally choosing a coincidental name.

Back then, he was constantly conflicted about whether to change careers, but when Dadui called for recruits, he came aboard.

He didn't care much for the perks; he just wanted a place where he could speak freely and do his job well without being inexplicably killed one day.

Now, there's a shortage of people here, urgently seeking capable individuals to join. Stories submitted will be compensated, guaranteed by the Hungry Ghost Trading Company, with quick and efficient payment, ensuring no deductions.

The Mountain Lord listened to the advertisement in astonishment, then started laughing.

That's when he realized why his two favorite books suddenly stopped, but after telling Yu Ziqing, they continued again.

Yu Ziqing was indeed quite reliable, directly bringing the storytellers to Dadui.

Turning off the Jade Tablet and ending today's pursuit of updates, the Mountain Lord looked up, gazing into the distance.

He squinted slightly, said nothing, and continued to wait, waiting for someone to bring him some amusement.

Even though he was here, things dared to approach, proving that his cultivation over the years had been quite effective—in the very least, those fools hadn't sensed his presence.

Being able to conceal his power proved that his mastery over strength had reached another Realm.

A hundred years ago, if he were standing here, no matter how he hid, nothing would dare to come.

Full of anticipation, the Mountain Lord awaited those things to come to him. With his improved command over power, he experienced sensations and joys he had never felt before.

This path was indeed the right choice, and he had to keep going with vigor.

However, something had already found a way to infiltrate the New Continent, proving that the previous barrier had been breached.

After all, while the New Continent was in the deep sea, it wasn't deep sea by nature.

Even though the separation from the deep sea wasn't as severe as the rift between the deep sea and the East Sea, the split was still there.

This time, it forced the Ancient Gods to actively advance the evolution of the deep sea, leveraging a dead world to evolve the seabed and create the New Continent.

This was tantamount to opening a gap, an utterly unacceptable event for the Ancient Gods of the past.

The breakthrough from zero to one would inevitably trigger a chain reaction; the time it takes for the first domino to fall to when the second domino falls, no matter how long it takes, they will eventually fall.

Only the deep sea remaining as it always has could prolong things, and one day, the Ancient Gods might even drag their opponents to death through sheer time.

But now it was impossible, for there was no turning back after pulling the bow.

However, everything has its pros and cons. After creating a gap, the seabeds of the deep sea and the East Sea became connected.

In addition to You Zhen's intervention, guiding the earth's energy, the New Continent, the seabeds of the deep sea and the East Sea, and the lands of the Four Divine Dynasties were all linked together.

And after the circulation of the earth's energy, it would connect to the Immovable Continent to the east of the New Continent.

Ultimately, the Immovable Continent would be integrated into the entire world system, greatly enhancing the world's integrity.

At this moment, the New Continent had completely stabilized, no longer in danger of sinking back into the deep sea one day due to being surrounded by it.

This was the heaviest and largest nail, driven into the deep sea, unchangeable.

In the grand scheme, of course, this was a good thing.

But there were downsides.

For example, the strange creatures had started finding ways to leave the deep sea.

If they could begin infiltrating the New Continent, then later, they would certainly have the ability to infiltrate the East Sea and penetrate into the subsidiary waters of the Immovable Continent.

Infiltrating the land of the Four Divine Dynasties and the Immovable Continent was only a matter of time.

Trapped in the deep sea, these strange entities seemed like a bunch of useless fools to the Mountain Lord, sycophants of the Ancient Gods.

With the large-scale loss of ritual methods and Sacrificial Techniques, even as they themselves faded into obscurity, these strange beings were not worth worrying about.

The Black Ship Saints of yore traversed the deep sea, carrying on through the generations, maintaining a discourse with the sea's strange entities, finding new sacrificial objects.

At least part of the reason was that those strange creatures couldn't find anyone or any living beings to sacrifice.

The longer the Black Ship Saints continued as the lone seedling, the more precious they became.

As for the Immovable Continent's pervasive Evil Dao and rampant Evil Cult practices, had they another choice, most of the weird creatures of the deep sea wouldn't have even considered the Immovable Continent.

Even though the Immovable Continent was actually most suitable for them.

Unfortunately, the Immovable Continent's innate deficiencies made it lowly in their eyes, deemed even unworthy of a free charge.