My Stubborn Soul Card Follower-Chapter 520 - 409: Master of the Deep Sea: I Am Invincible!

Chapter 520: Chapter 409: Master of the Deep Sea: I Am Invincible!

This guy isn’t on the Dawn Continent? When did they run off to the Otherworld!

If I had known I was going to collaborate with her, I might as well have spent a few more years eating vegetarian meals in the original ocean, considering there was still the master’s feeding.

[Everything going smoothly? Expecting it · jpg]

The perspective shifts back to the real world, Shen Sui’s phone vibrated, revealing a message from Martina.

[Pretty smooth, your giant squid descended and had a feast.] Shen Sui replied.

[Happy.jpg]

Martina sent a delighted mermaid emoji. This emoji seems to be from a work called "Seto’s Bride." Martina probably has a physiological empathy with the mermaid heroine in it, which is why she particularly likes this emoji.

Shen Sui chuckled and sent a rubbing cat head emoji in response.

Martina loves text chats and cares deeply about others’ feelings. So she’s always worried that her messages might be misunderstood, which is why she always adds an emoji to express her true emotions.

Even without Martina present, the combination of the mermaid emoji allowed Shen Sui to envision a cute mermaid.

[Shouldn’t it get along well with Alice? Previously, it always seemed unhappy. Gesture · jpg]

Shen Sui glanced at the Dueling Device.

[Alice was hungry, so she pulled out her fishing rod planning to catch some fish from the sea.]

[She planned to grill a fish first to eat.]

[Uh... it probably will.] Shen Sui said uncertainly.

Grilling fish over a squid that has a phobia of fire...

[Ding! You obtained a Follower Card: Black Sea Fish Beast - Human-faced Fish]

[Ding! You obtained a Follower Card: Black Sea Fish Beast - Fear Elephant Beast]

Hmm, makes sense; I’ll treat it as desensitization therapy. Shen Sui thought contentedly seeing the new cards.

...

[Alice finally caught a fish that looks edible.]

[Its golden-yellow body looks very beautiful, and its belly is transparent; Alice can even see its innards pulsing.]

[Ding! You obtained a Follower Card: Black Sea Heart - Crystal Core Fish]

Wait?

Crystal Core Fish?

Shen Sui’s pupils contracted slightly.

The Crystal Core Fish, the extraordinary source from his game settings. The ocean is a source of extraordinary power in the game world he designed, so naturally, there had to be a way for humans to gain extraordinary powers from it. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

And the Crystal Core Fish was just that—a tool set to provide extraordinary power. When the game character consumes it, they might randomly gain a skill, either an active skill or a permanent buff. Of course, such power comes with a price, much like the Demon Fruit, as the Crystal Core Fish contains a curse from the Black Sea. When you obtain the Crystal Core Fish from the ocean, you’ve already been cursed by the Black Sea.

This curse will cling to you for life, eroding your soul day and night until you succumb to it and become a puppet of the sea.

Which is why the powers the Crystal Core Fish bestows are so formidable.

Seeing Alice catch a Crystal Core Fish, Shen Sui thought to himself that this was a guaranteed effect...

[Alice has been cursed.]

[The blessing of the Holy Spring Fish King took effect, nullifying the curse.]

Ah... right...

Shen Sui had forgotten about the permanent buff—the blessing of the Holy Spring Fish King—that Alice carried. Immune to any skill effects once per battle; it’s essentially a must-have divine skill for players.

[Alice was a bit hesitant.]

[Although she was starving, she had a basic understanding: it’s best not to eat fish from this weird sea at random.]

You knew that? And you still planned on grilling fish.

Shen Sui internally remarked.

But since the curse was lifted and the skill didn’t activate for nothing, the gained power shouldn’t go to waste.

["Eh? You say this fish is edible?" Alice asked, puzzled, "Why are you so sure... have you been to this world before, Claude?"]

["I have a special ability to judge things."]

Shen Sui wasn’t sure if the Crystal Core Fish in World No. 8 was like what he recalled from his settings, but when faced with such a core strength, it seemed worth an adventure.

[Alice was still somewhat hesitant; after all, her aunt had told her not to eat unfamiliar wild ingredients casually.]

[But Alice quickly made up her mind.]

[It wasn’t just because she was genuinely hungry.]

[The key was because her aunt had said, "Don’t casually eat unfamiliar wild ingredients, except when they’re cooked."]

[She was always very obedient to adults.]

[Alice happily began grilling the fish.]

[The Master of the Deep Sea felt the flame overhead and was flooded with painful memories, pleading with Alice.]

[Alice reassured it she wouldn’t grill squid, calming the Master of the Deep Sea.]

[Alice ate the Crystal Core Fish.]

[Alice acquired the ability Origin Severing.]

[Ding! You obtained a Spell Card: Origin Severing]

Origin Severing?

Shen Sui closed his eyes, opening the memory palace in his mind. When he gathered intelligence related to World No. 8, he had already dug out the game settings he originally created from his memory.

Indeed, Shen Sui found the settings related to this skill in his collection.

Origin Severing, a very powerful skill. It can instantly sever the connection between an opponent and their control object or skill.

Take Alice’s specialty, Fireball, for example. When a mage casts a fireball, there’s a process of controlling its trajectory and sustaining the fireball with Magic Power. Origin Severing directly cuts the link between the mage and their fireball, causing it to go out of control and dissipate due to the loss of Magic Power.