The outside world was a blur, but deep within Chu Sheng’s consciousness, a frantic data scroll was underway.

The system’s cold notification tone was like machine-gun fire, simply refusing to stop.

[Ding! Detected a pure stream of Divine Soul Power. Absorbing...]

[Mental Power +10,000!]

[Mental Power +10,000!]

[Mental Power +10,000!]

...

If Chu Sheng had been awake, he probably would have been grinning so wide his mouth would’ve reached the back of his head.

The mysterious expert named Xiaobai had only left behind a wisp of a remnant soul, one that had been worn down by countless years.

But to the current Chu Sheng, even a "wisp" from a Divine Realm expert was a vast ocean!

In fact,

Xiaobai had indeed left an opportunity for Chu Sheng. Or rather, in his eyes, this sliver of a remnant soul was hardly an opportunity at all—just a casual gift.

But even a casual gift depended on whether the recipient could withstand it!

Had it been anyone else, they likely would have been blasted into a drooling idiot by this Divine Soul Power.

So, it was both an opportunity and a test.

Only those who could withstand it were qualified to receive this wave of Divine Soul Power!

But with the system as his cheat, Chu Sheng naturally had no problem.

「An unknown amount of time passed.」

[...]

[Mental Power +10,000]

[Mental Power +7,300]

The system’s notifications finally stopped.

At that same moment, Chu Sheng’s consciousness shot back to the surface as if from the depths of the ocean, and he jolted awake.

"Holy crap! My head is spinning..."

The moment he woke, he felt the whole world spinning. This was clearly a side effect of his Mental Power skyrocketing too quickly—he was "soul-drunk."

But he couldn’t be bothered with that. He hurriedly opened his system panel to check it out.

First was his Qi Blood Value.

That huge mouthful he’d sucked from the giant whale’s mouth had finished digesting, granting him +30,000 Qi Blood and +3,000 Evolution Points.

[Current Qi Blood: 839,800]

He was just a single step away from the Peak of Sixth-Grade.

But that wasn’t the main point.

The main point was the line below it.

[Current Mental Power: 839,800]

Staring at the number, Chu Sheng rubbed his non-existent eyes, wondering if they were playing tricks on him.

’Eight hundred thirty-nine thousand, eight hundred?!’

’This is... Sixth-Grade Late Stage?!’

’What’s going on?’

He remembered clearly that before entering the Spiritless Sea Region, his Mental Power had just broken through to the Fifth-Grade Late Stage, at around 320,000.

’This means...’

’This wave of soul absorption directly gave me... over five hundred thousand Mental Power?!’

"Holy cow! This is just too ridiculous!"

Chu Sheng was practically bursting with joy.

’Five hundred thousand!’

’If I had to rely on my own Cultivation, or on those old gains of a few hundred points at a time, how long would that have taken? An eternity?’

’Wait a minute!’

’No, something’s not right.’

’My Mental Power value is exactly the same as my Qi Blood Value, right down to the last digit.’

’Isn’t that too much of a coincidence?’

Chu Sheng immediately called out to the system:

"System, what’s going on?" Chu Sheng couldn’t help but ask.

[Ding!]

[As the Divine Soul Power is too immense, it far exceeds the host’s current physical carrying capacity. A forced, full infusion would cause the host’s Sea of Consciousness to collapse.]

[Therefore, the system has temporarily stored the remaining unabsorbed Divine Soul Power for you.]

[It will subsequently be unsealed and converted for absorption automatically as the host’s Qi Blood Value increases, until the Divine Soul Power is completely consumed.]

After hearing the explanation, Chu Sheng was stunned.

Then came utter ecstasy!

’What does that mean?’

’Does it mean I haven’t even finished absorbing the Divine Soul Power? That five hundred thousand was just an appetizer?!’

’As expected of the Divine Realm!’

’And from now on, as long as my Qi Blood increases, my Mental Power will automatically increase with it? Until all that Divine Soul Power is used up?’

’Holy cow!’

’Awesome! This is too awesome!’

’Looking at it this way, this grave-robbing trip... I’ve totally hit the jackpot!’

"System, exactly how much of this unabsorbed Divine Soul Power is left?"

[Ding, this Divine Soul Power is a form of High-Tier Energy. To ascertain the remaining amount, you must spend Evolution Points for analysis. The cost starts at 10,000 Evolution Points.]

’Ten thousand Evolution Points?’

’And that’s just the starting price?’

Chu Sheng’s mouth twitched. ’What a ripoff!’

’Oh, right. Speaking of Evolution Points, I was so focused on my Qi Blood and Mental Power stats that I forgot to check them.’

’I remember the system forcibly deducting a 10,000-point "protection fee," right?’

Chu Sheng quickly checked—

[Current Evolution Points: 22,910]

’Well, +3,000 and -10,000... just over twenty thousand left, as expected.’

’My Qi Blood and Mental Power have been skyrocketing lately, but my Evolution Points just don’t last.’

’Whatever, I’ll save them. No need to check!’

...

Aside from the gains in his stats,

Chu Sheng discovered that the wisp of Divine Soul Power also seemed to contain a kind of profound Power of Rule.

This Divine Soul Power originally resided within the Jade Pendant.

The formation of the Spiritless Sea Region was due to the existence of this Divine Soul Power. After the Divine Soul Power entered his body, the rules of the Spiritless Sea Region vanished.

And now,

he had absorbed this power.

’Does this mean... if I can completely digest and absorb this power, I might be able to comprehend that "Mortal Domain" in the future?’

’It’s not reflected on the system panel, probably because I haven’t finished absorbing it yet?’

’If that’s really the case...’

’Once I activate my Realm, it won’t matter if you’re a god or a demon—you’ll all turn into mortals, and then this Lord Mosquito can just crush you with my formidable physical body?’

’The very thought of that scene is enough to make me drool!’

"I’ve struck it rich, I’ve really struck it rich this time."

Chu Sheng calculated happily in his mind.

’Oh, right, and there are those hardworking little bees... no, little Demon Bees.’

With a thought, Chu Sheng opened the Space of the Nether Flame Insect Nest.

During that frantic blood collection inside the giant whale’s mouth, although he had lost about ten thousand Bloodthirsty Demon Bees, the survivors all had round, bulging bellies, clearly full to bursting.

"Extract!"

Following Chu Sheng’s command, the Qi Blood within the Demon Bees’ bodies was rapidly extracted.

A grand total of about 180,000 in Qi Blood Value!

Before him, it condensed into six bright red Qi Blood Crystal Balls that emanated an alluring fragrance.

Each one contained 30,000 Qi Blood!

Chu Sheng carefully stored these crystal balls in his Lifebound Space.

Now, he was truly satisfied.

This trip into the deep sea had truly been a massive haul.

’I wonder what that woman, Gu Yuexi, got... Her haul can’t possibly be as badass as this Lord Mosquito’s, right?’

...

「While Chu Sheng was busy counting his spoils.」

In the outside world,

the Golden-Feathered Profound Sparrow had already flown across the vast ocean and passed through the thick layers of clouds.

Below, the outline of a vast continent gradually came into view. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

It was a land where modern technology and ancient Martial Dao architecture intertwined.

The White Eagle Empire!

"We’re here."

Lin Wan’s voice sounded in everyone’s ears.

The students opened their eyes one after another, stood up, and looked down below.

In a giant city below, a massive, magnificent building resembling a Beast Fighting Arena stood in the center, surrounded by fluttering banners and a cacophony of voices.

The flags of the various national teams were already raised there.

The tense and solemn atmosphere of a grand competition washed over them.

"Newark City, the International Youth Martial Arts Center."

Chen Shanhe stood at the front of the bird’s back, his gaze profound:

"Children, we’ve arrived at the battlefield."

With a long cry from the Golden-Feathered Profound Sparrow, the huge golden figure began to dive, descending toward the plaza below.

And it was at this very moment,

that Chu Sheng, nestled in Gu Yuexi’s arms—the very same Lord Mosquito who had just made out like a bandit—

finally stretched lazily and slowly opened his eyes.

"BUZZ. (The White Eagle Empire?)"

"BUZZ! (My foreign friends, my fellow Demon Beasts, your Grandpa Mosquito... is here!)"