Online Game: Starting with an SSS-Level Plundering Talent - Chapter 279

Chapter 279: Chapter 279: Slaying the Sea King, Heart of the Skyline Continent
John frowned as he looked at the defeated Sea King, who had stopped resisting. He dared not let down his guard, focusing all his energy on controlling the Golden Lotus Hellfire.

The Red Lotus Fire flared higher.

Sea King’s soul was gradually being devoured and purified, his cold gaze fixed on John. Around him, strange energy waves flickered.

“Human, die!” he roared, suddenly making a move.

So, he had a scheme after all.

John had anticipated this and immediately activated his soul skill, Golden Lotus Manifestation.

Boom!

With a thunderous crash, he was annihilated with no chance to resist.

[You have been instantly killed by the Sea King. The Undying and Immortal talent is triggered…]

A notification flashed as John resurrected on the spot. He frowned. Though the Sea King’s attack was indeed fearsome, it hadn’t affected his soul, so it posed no real threat to him.

“Something’s wrong. This guy’s trying to escape.” Realizing suddenly, he noticed a spatial rift tearing open in front of the Sea King.

He focused his thoughts and quickly cast the forbidden soul spell, Divine Mindless.

Divine Mindless was not an offensive skill, bypassing the Sea King’s defenses entirely.

Buzz!

The air vibrated. The Sea King had one foot into the spatial rift, but in the next instant, a loud buzz filled his head, and he lost control of his body, stumbling backward.

“Damn it, what did you do to me?” The Sea King looked at the closing portal with despair; his one escape chance had vanished.

“Sea King, today is your end!” John’s voice was icy as Divine Mindless suppressed the Sea King’s soul, while he increased the output of Golden Lotus Hellfire.

The Sea King’s face contorted in agony, yet he refused to bow. “Godslayer, killing me will do you no good. Let me go, and I’ll overlook today’s events.”

John remained expressionless, ignoring him, intensifying the Red Lotus Fire.

Feeling his soul weaken, the Sea King knew death was inevitable. He sneered, “Godslayer, by crossing the Sea Clan and the Shadow Clan, even as The Overseer, you’re doomed.”

“Oh, really? Pity you won’t be around to see it.” John scoffed. He had no intention of sparing any threat to Earth, whether it was the Lord God, the Shadow Clan, or the Sea Clan.

The Sea King stopped responding, seated himself in resignation, and let the Red Lotus Fire burn through him, finally giving up his struggle entirely.

Time ticked by second by second, and John’s soul energy was nearly depleted. Finally, the notification appeared.

[You have slain the Sea King and earned 26,766 billion experience points]

[Your level has increased to 10,057…]

[Plunder talent activated; you’ve acquired the skills Tranquil Mind Technique and Crape Myrtle Mind Technique]

“He’s finally dead!” John sighed in relief at the notification.

The pressure from the Sea King had been enormous.

If not for the sudden appearance of the Creation Stone, which had shattered the Sea King’s grasped world and left him heavily wounded, John wouldn’t have stood a chance against him.

“This time, I actually plundered a mind technique!” This was the first time John had obtained a mind technique through plunder, and he checked it with curiosity.

[Tranquil Mind Technique: Level 1; a high-grade skill unique to the Sea Clan, fortifies the spirit, preserves the body, and renders the soul invulnerable to harm]

[Crape Myrtle Mind Technique: Level 1; a high-grade skill unique to the Feather Race, enhances soul techniques and improves comprehension of elemental powers and the laws of nature]

John was pleasantly surprised.

Both of these techniques were powerful and related to soul strength. Especially the Tranquil Mind Technique, which protected the body from destruction, effectively making the soul invincible.

The only downside was that his physical strength still had room for improvement.

The other technique, the Crape Myrtle Mind Technique, turned out to be a Feather Race skill.

This reminded him of Jolyne. He suspected her formidable strength might have a lot to do with this Crape Myrtle Mind Technique.

Setting these thoughts aside, John turned his attention to the items dropped by the Sea King.

Two sets of supreme treasures and two crystals radiating unique energy.

One was a Sea Clan treasure, and the other a Feather Race treasure. The Sea King had clearly used an Apocalypse Stone, allowing him to refine both sets of treasures.

To refine these treasures required mastery of the Sea Clan’s Tranquil Mind Technique and the Feather Race’s Crape Myrtle Mind Technique.

John’s clone was also capable of using the Apocalypse Stone, meaning he could refine both sets of treasures himself.

But he wasn’t in a hurry. He instead inspected the two unique crystals.

“Heart of the Continent!” John gasped. These turned out to be treasures from the Secret Area of the final stage of the planet: the Hearts of the Continent.

One was the Heart of the Feather Race Continent, likely from the Sea King’s dominion.

The other was the Heart of the Angel Race Continent.

“That’s odd. I thought this belonged to Heidern’s world?” he murmured, quickly realizing the truth.

The Sea King must have killed Heidern!

“Human… you… you actually killed Lord Sea King…” A voice of shock came from the side.

The guardian dragon stared, eyes wide, unable to believe it.

“Almost forgot about you,” John sneered, casually collecting the two sets of treasures and the Hearts of the Continent, then slowly approached the guardian dragon.

Gulp!

The dragon swallowed nervously, forcing a shaky smile as he stammered, “M-my lord, you’ve already slain the Sea King and obtained two Hearts of the Continent. Only one can be refined per person, and any extra is useless. Why not let me go?”

“Heh, I don’t think so,” John sneered, disliking the creature immensely, and struck without hesitation.

Buzz!

Sword energy hummed as he unleashed the Immortal Art, Nine Heavens Sword. A terrifying blade of light sliced through the void, hurtling downward.

“No! Human, you’ve crossed the Sea Clan and the Shadow Clan; there will be no good end for you!” roared the guardian dragon in defiance. He was already gravely wounded, unable to evade or block John’s powerful strike.

Boom!

The entire space trembled, and his voice was abruptly cut off as he was obliterated by John’s blow.

The guardian god fell, space fractured, and a strange crystal stone dropped to the ground.

John took a step forward, plunging into the chaotic spatial currents to seize it.

[You have obtained the Heart of Skyline Continent; auto-fusion initiated.]

A notification appeared, and a powerful force descended from the void, enveloping him.

“This is Chaos Force!” John muttered in awe, quickly sitting cross-legged to focus on absorbing this power.

The Chaos Force was immense, capable of effortlessly destroying the Sea King’s grasped world—a rare opportunity indeed.

The Heart of Skyline Continent and the Creation Stone flew out from his hands, hovering above him, assisting him in refining and absorbing the Chaos Force.

…

Who knew how much time passed before the Chaos Force dissipated?

John opened his eyes to find the Creation Stone and Heart of Skyline Continent had disappeared, fully merged within him.

[You have refined the Heart of Skyline Continent, ascending to The Overseer]

[+1,000,000 to all four base attributes; +100,000 to Soul Technique]

The notification flashed, signaling a considerable boost to both John’s power and Soul Technique.

His Soul Technique had especially surged, reaching an impressive 570,000!

What’s more, he felt a strange sensation, as if an entire realm had taken shape within him.

Instinctively, he raised his hand.

Whoosh!

A surge of mighty energy swirled within his palm, revealing a chaotic realm—his very own grasped world.

Curious, John willed his form to vanish, entering his inner world.

Here, turbulent spatial currents clashed, Chaos Force saturating the empty, featureless void.

While he couldn’t yet exert complete control over this space, he knew it would require gradual transformation.

But how should he reshape it?

He recalled the Sea King’s realm, a boundless expanse of ocean.

That wasn’t the kind of world he wished to create.

Whoosh…

The chaotic currents around him billowed, filled with Chaos Force, as memories of witnessing Creator’s creation scene in the chaotic lands resurfaced in his mind.

“Maybe I can learn from Creator’s act of creation,” John mused, and set to work, unleashing the immense energy within him. He activated Heaven and Earth Transformation, transforming instantly into a towering giant.

Buzz!

Sword energy hummed, and the longsword in his hand rapidly expanded in size.

“Open!” he roared, sweeping the colossal blade across the void, unleashing a powerful sword beam.

Chaos Force quivered, yet this world remained whole.

“Something’s off.” John frowned deeply, sensing something was missing.

The scene of Creator creating the world replayed in his mind, evolving over and over. He attempted it repeatedly.

One sword beam after another shot forth, causing ripples in the Chaos Force, but never cleaving it apart.

John didn’t give up. Multiple streams of the power of laws surged along the longsword, even incorporating time and space laws.

Whoosh!

He cleaved with the longsword again, this time causing a visible shift in the Chaos Force, but it still wasn’t enough to split it open.

“It’s probably not about the skill itself,” he murmured, closing his eyes slightly to focus on sensing the power within this space.

Time passed. His spiritual power was nearly exhausted, unable to maintain the Heaven and Earth Transformation state.

Oblivious to this, he remained amidst the chaotic spatial currents, concentrating on understanding the energy of this space.

Chaos Force, capable of evolving all things… Could it be that if I fused all the powers of law I possess, I’d be able to split this space open?

With renewed conviction, he began by blending the four basic elemental powers of law.

Boom…

Suddenly, there was a deafening explosion as the elements collided, instantly erupting.

[You killed yourself. The Blessed Ring has been activated…]

The notification flashed, and John stared in shock. Could he really kill himself?

He felt speechless. The laws seemed fundamentally incompatible, especially the water and fire elements; light and darkness laws clashed naturally, leading to explosions far more intense than any single law could inflict.

Yet, John felt he was on the right track.

“These elements can’t merge alone, but what if I include other types of powers of law?” Guided by this intuition, he let various types of laws swirl around him, experimenting one by one.

Boom…

Explosions reverberated, each attempt ending in failure, causing him to be blasted apart tens of thousands of times.

Thankfully, these were his own attacks, so without soul damage, he could endure them.

“Nothing works?” John, looking disheveled, sank onto the void with a defeated sigh.

He had tried every elemental power of law, but none of them had succeeded.