“The White Sea exists at the end of everything, while the Phantom Sea reveals the path to everything. They cannot be observed, cannot be understood. All we can see is a sliver of the surface."

Li Cheng Yi continued.

He pulled out a boiled egg from his pocket and tossed it forward.

*Poof*.

The egg instantly disintegrated into countless black dots in mid-air and vanished.

"Here it is… Now, I just need to complete the second step and cut the lines connecting to my body. The lines connecting to the Dead Angle... This line is what allows the Dead Angle to find me anytime, anywhere. No matter where I am, I can't escape. So, I just need to cut this line..."

At this point in the recording, Li Cheng Yi looked down at his chest.

There, somehow, a brown, rope-like woven cord had appeared.

The rope was deeply embedded in his heart, pulled taut.

"Only here can I clearly see the entanglement cords on my body," Li Cheng Yi said.

"Cutting it won't completely get rid of the Dead Angle, but it can avoid the increasing difficulty of overlapping Dead Angles for a long time. Only the Concealment Stone can cut it and also temporarily evade the Dead Angle's subsequent pursuit..."

"The Concealment Stone is from—"

*Crack*.

Suddenly, with a loud noise, the recording froze.

"What about the rest!?" Li Cheng Yi's eyes widened. He was watching the most crucial part!

If this Concealment Stone was really useful, he wouldn't have to worry about the Dead Angle's difficulty stacking when he went to the Shao Yin realm. He could completely grow to his peak there before returning!

But at this critical moment, the recording failed!?

"That's it." Rainbow Candy shook her head. "That's all I could find."

"This is completely bait! And highly targeted bait!" Li Cheng Yi realized.

"The location of Whale Island is given, the things we want are given, and all the reasons preventing us from going have been resolved for us. Thinking about it that way, it's all been arranged quite meticulously."

He stretched his hands. He had to admit that whoever released this bait couldn't possibly understand how important temporarily escaping the stacking difficulty of the Dead Angle was to him.

"Then when do we leave?" Rainbow Candy looked at him.

"Leave for what? I'll go alone. It's too dangerous for you to go. I'll scout the path first," Li Cheng Yi shook his head.

"The information came from Bai Di's side. With such thorough arrangements, it's clear that the mastermind behind this is sure we'll go," Xindela sighed. "I'll calculate the situation again."

With more information, the arrangements his Flower Language could make would increase rapidly, and the possibilities for the future would also increase.

"Concealment Stone... If this thing is really useful, I must get my hands on it!" Li Cheng Yi said in a deep voice.

"The location has been found. It's on Bai Xing (White Star), the Storm Sea, the Hnilssardin Islands." Rainbow Candy frowned. "Wouldn't it be tricky if it's on Bai Xing?"

"...I have a way." Li Cheng Yi's eyes flashed. He looked at the image on the screen, his voice low.

He had to prepare everything for this operation.

In addition, just in case, if the people of Yuan Ying (Distant Shadow) were really as he understood them to be, then the tenth Flower God position, which he originally intended to save for the Dead Angle Flowers, had to be used now…

Combined with the incredibly powerful life force he possessed now, the two would be a perfect match…

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One day later.

At the edge of the space battlefield, a small warship, in a sorry state, returned to the Bai Xing war zone. Its exterior was filled with smoke, and smoke leaked from everywhere inside.

The vacuum of space rapidly sucked the air out of the ship, and the air manufacturing machine was on the verge of collapse.

Most of the clones had already fallen unconscious. The only ones who could still move were the semi-integrated Neo-Humans.

The people of Bai Xing called themselves Neo-Humans.

A new type of human integrated with a semi-mechanical smart chip management system.

Neo-Humans adapted to the environment far better than Old Humans.

Just as the warship was being rapidly repaired,

suddenly, at the damaged part of the warship, the space underwent a subtle distortion, as if something invisible had instantly slipped inside.

Commanding the warship was a first-class citizen of Bai Xing, Imperial Major Mills Donald.

Apart from him, the rest of the warship's crew consisted of clone sergeants and integrated Neo-Humans.

Only he retained his traditional flesh and blood body.

Always hot-tempered, he was currently angrily berating his Neo-Human subordinates to repair the ship.

Suddenly, a black light flashed.

The space behind Mills distorted slightly. Then, he trembled as if electrocuted and stood motionless.

"Commander?" The adjutant next to him stared blankly with his red-glowing mechanical eyes.

"It's nothing…"

Mills came back to his senses, a deep, dark golden light flashing in his eyes.

"Speed up the repairs with all your might! Otherwise, how long will we have to fly like this? Don't even think about returning to headquarters without a ten-year hyperspace jump!!"

"Yes, sir!!"

Half an hour later.

The damaged warship finally landed at a military port on Bai Xing.

Mills, heavily injured, was rushed to the port's central hospital by the medical staff who had hurriedly arrived.

Ten minutes later.

A blonde nurse in charge of looking after Mills at the central hospital, tiredly walked out of the hospital, going home after work.

On her way home, she entered a place called Prosperity Supermarket to buy the vegetables and fruits she needed for the day.

Her semi-integrated body still needed food and rest.

Half an hour later.

Inside Prosperity Supermarket, a scruffy, bearded man in a sailor's uniform, smelling strongly of alcohol, slowly walked out of the supermarket and headed back to his ship.

Three hours later.

Inside a nearby civilian port, a luxurious cruise ship heading to the Storm Sea slowly left the port.

A handsome tourist with short brown hair leaned against the ship's railing, gazing at the beautiful blue scenery in the distance.

‘Let me see what kind of programs you've prepared.’

Li Cheng Yi's expression was calm, but his heart was full of anticipation.

"Sorry… there's no other… way." Suddenly, a familiar, stuttering voice sounded behind him.

Li Cheng Yi's heart jolted, and he turned around abruptly.

He saw a tall man wrapped in a gray trench coat standing behind him.

"It's… good to see you… again," the man continued to greet him, stuttering.

"How did you recognize me? Goen." Li Cheng Yi wondered. He knew that his Shadow Substitute could perfectly devour all memory details.

He could imitate everything, from appearance to information, perfectly in a short amount of time.

But even so, the other party had found him immediately.

"Energy… radiation… the radiation… on you… is too… great," Goen replied.

"Don't… go… Yuan Ying… is strong… you'll die!" He reached out, trying to grab Li Cheng Yi's hand.

But he retracted his hand halfway, as if some unspeakable reason prevented him from touching Li Cheng Yi.

"Why? You tried to dissuade me from the start, so why are you trying to save me now? Which side are you on?" Li Cheng Yi asked curiously. He had been very interested in this mysterious figure, Goen, for a long time.

This guy seemed to be everywhere, able to find his tracks anywhere.

"…I… can't… say…" Goen said helplessly.

"In that case, how do you know I'm not a match for Yuan Ying?" Li Cheng Yi asked again. He had a strong interest in Goen, this mysterious person, from a long time ago.

This guy seemed to be omnipresent, able to find his traces anywhere.

"Yuan Ying… is… immortal… Every time… they die… they become… stronger… but they… also… lose… more… reason…" Goen gesticulated frantically as he explained.

The smile slowly disappeared from Li Cheng Yi's face.

He understood.

Wasn't that just like the Dead Angle monsters in the other Dead Angles that were constantly killed and resurrected?

Each time they were killed, they would become much stronger the next time they appeared.

Only by finding a way to escape could they completely get rid of the Dead Angle monster's entanglement.

"So… it's… a trap… don't… go…" Goen tried to persuade him again.

But Li Cheng Yi knew that he couldn't give up. If Yuan Ying was really the native monster of this giant Dead Angle in this world, then he might be able to obtain enough benefits from them.

"Thank you for the information. Also, do you know where Li En is?"

Li Cheng Yi asked again.

Hearing the two syllables "Li En", Goen suddenly stiffened. He stuttered and wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't mention anything and turned around and staggered away.

Li Cheng Yi chased after him, but he found that the other party had disappeared after just turning a corner.

It was as if he had completely vanished into thin air.

Standing on the deck, among the passing passengers and crew members, he looked at the place where Goen had disappeared and suddenly felt a familiar sensation.

'The characteristics of a Dead Angle monster? It seems… my previous preparations were correct.’

On the back of his right hand, which was behind his back, a faint yellow light flashed.

Although he was strong and had bizarre Flower Languages, he couldn't lack the caution he needed when facing a huge organization that had existed for who knew how many years.

The cruise ship continued to move forward, its speed beginning to increase.

The gray-white, antique chimneys spewed out thick water mist, simulating ancient chimneys.

A fundraising event was being held on the deck to raise basic prosthetic costs for the few remaining Old Humans in the Bai Xing Empire.

A beautiful host was loudly promoting it on stage.

Below, most of the guests, whose bodies were nearly half metal, were chatting casually in groups of two or three.

Li Cheng Yi watched this scene from afar, feeling a sense of bewilderment at being at the forefront of the era.

"Caesar, why are you standing here alone? Why don't you give it a try? Maybe you can spend a fortune and win the smile of the beauty Salina, and then take the opportunity to be intimate with her tonight." A pretty girl in a white princess dress slowly approached with two bodyguards.

"What time is the next disembarkation?" Li Cheng Yi didn't answer but casually asked a seemingly unrelated question.

"Three days later at Milin Port. The original port was badly damaged in the God War, so it was temporarily changed to a new port…" The girl was stunned and answered.

"When the time comes, you will take everyone off the ship," Li Cheng Yi said lightly.

The person his Shadow Substitute was impersonating was a direct descendant of a large family on Bai Xing, with a status far surpassing ordinary people.

Because of his cruel methods and unscrupulous actions, he had a very bad reputation. That was why Li Cheng Yi chose him to be the transitional body for his Shadow Substitute.

And the girl in front of him was his cousin, Shalan. The two had a good relationship since childhood.

Well, although they were cousins, their relationship was not as harmonious as it seemed on the surface. It was more of a mutual exploitation. Only her reputation was kind, and she often saved people from his predecessor's hands.

"What do you want to do again?" Shalan's eyes suddenly became wary.

"Just a small matter, don't worry." Li Cheng Yi smiled.

No one could stop him. This time, whether it was bait or the real thing… the end result would be the same.

He reached into his jacket pocket and gently pinched a cool, silky special jade pendant.

He suddenly had an idea… What if the Flower Language Bead could…

(End of Chapter)