The Blood-Eye Wall watched everyone present, its gaze seeming to pierce through flesh and blood, striking straight into the soul and marrow.
It was a suffocating sensation of absolute despair!
Even the Black-eyed Captain, who was over forty years old and had weathered countless great storms, couldn't help but step back, retreating again and again.
Until the back of his head slammed solidly into the stone door.
In an instant, everyone held their breath, not daring to make even the slightest sound.
Within the cavern, the only sound left was the noise of the monsters outside striking the stone door.
Little Crow was incredibly anxious, nervously biting his nails without stopping.
An incomprehensible monster, completely beyond their ability to face...
The strongest member of the crew, the Black-eyed Captain, gripped his blade tightly. His strength was enough to dictate the fate of everyone present.
But in just a moment, he deeply understood—his Black Blade could not shake this monstrous entity that loomed like a giant wall.
The legendary Deep Sea Hunter's treasure, it was simply not something pirates like them could covet!
The Blood-Eye Wall of the deep sea, at the very least, was a world-class boss—Chen Qi was seeing such a colossal entity for the first time, and his heart was inevitably shaken.
A creature of this magnitude would minimally reach the Fourth Rank of Transcendence, the level only attainable by the great figures of the world, who might stand a chance of defeating it.
Yet placing such a treasure beneath the Blood-Eye Wall fit perfectly with the legends describing the Deep Sea Hunter.
In the videos Chen Qi had seen about the Deep Sea Hunter, the deceased legendary figure wasn't a man skilled in mechanisms, but rather a pure and ruthless predator.
Proving his worth with blood and shattering conventions with brute force, that was his style.
Paired with the epiphany brought by entering the crack, Chen Qi roughly understood everything.
In the distant past, the Deep Sea Hunter came to this crack and placed one of his treasures beneath the wall.
At the same time, he used his blade to carve a crack in the ground—a line of warning for the weak.
Crossing this Trial Line would provoke an attack from the Blood-Eye Wall.
This was both a safety line for the weak and a line of trial for the strong.
Everyone instinctively looked down at the crack carved into the ground by a blade.
It seemed they could transcend time and space, hearing the words of the legendary Deep Sea Hunter:
"Want my treasure? Then cross this line, and face the Blood-Eye Wall in battle!"
"Kill, charge ahead!"
No one dared to move forward.
For now, all they could do was wait, wait for the Blood-Eye Wall to react.
Glug, glug!
Suddenly, the hundreds of blood-red eyes on the wall began rolling violently, their gaze fixed on the direction of the stone door!
To be precise, the direction of the gaze was toward Chen Qi.
Nearly a hundred blood-red eyes locked onto him, staring intently.
Chen Qi raised his head, meeting their gaze head-on.
The purity of the Deep Sea Bloodline within this Blood-Eye Wall far exceeded that of the deep-sea toad outside.
Chen Qi couldn't understand the language of the deep sea, but he could only rely on instinct to interpret this wall and feel its gaze.
The blood-red eyes rolled incessantly, conveying a special ancient language through their nearly hundred streams of sight.
It was a remarkably simple ancient meaning:
"Hello."
No, to be precise, there was a trace of humility within it.
Should it be more accurately stated as "Greetings"? Perhaps.
Greetings. Interesting... Chen Qi felt a bit surprised, his lips barely moving, but he made no sound.
Seeing Chen Qi lost in thought, Little Crow abruptly reached out and pinched him viciously under the armpit with a sharp twist!
"Stop thinking! Don't try to interpret or feel it!"
Though there wasn't any research to prove it, based on experiences on the sea, never try to understand the language of ancient monsters.
The sea carried many tales of deep-sea monsters luring humans.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Not the armpit!"
Chen Qi never expected Little Crow to suddenly pull such a move!
"Got it."
But too late—he'd already figured it out... Out of politeness, Chen Qi could only nod.
If he didn't nod now, Little Crow might target an even more painful spot directly!
Then, after delivering its message, the tentacles atop the Blood-Eye Wall's dome slowly retracted, and the numerous eyes on the wall closed once more.
They transformed back into wave-like carved patterns.
The Blood-Eye Wall didn't make any other moves.
No further attacks occurred, nor was there any mental manipulation akin to a Sea Demon's influence.
It seemed utterly indifferent to the creatures outside the Trial Line.
Its purpose in opening its eyes wasn't to instill fear in these beings but merely to greet Chen Qi.
A being that didn't actively attack humans...
After some time, the group, pressed against the stone wall, let out long and relieved breaths.
"That scared me to death. I'd rather a storm hurl me into the sky."
"I don't want to go buy back my woman from the gang; as long as I'm alive, I'd sell myself to the gang instead."
The group, narrowly escaping disaster, celebrated their survival.
"Hello..."
Interesting... Chen Qi murmured to himself, his mind racing with thoughts. He had just felt an incredibly pure sense of goodwill from the Blood-Eye Wall.
He was almost certain that neither the ordinary Sea Beasts outside nor this massive creature before him would actively attack him.
That was Deep Sea Affinity—
Chen Qi exhaled deeply, once again feeling the immense power of this gift.
No wonder it was the talent of the villainous boss monsters!
This Deep Sea Hunter's treasure wasn't that difficult for him to claim.
The treasure chest atop the staircase might only require a few steps to reach...
However, with his current strength, he couldn't go against the orders of Little Crow and the Black-eyed Captain.
