Reincarnated as a World

Ch.248 Ecstasy or Misery

‘I will be Kaiser!’

It was just as he was thinking that, zooming through the sea with invigorated passion, that a bright silver light materialised in front of him along with a heavy feeling of power.

Not even waiting to confirm its identity, he immediately came to a halt and raised his defences to the max, activating both Metal Enhancement and Water Enhancement with instinctive efficiency that could only be achieved by years of practice.

The Metal Enhancement made his carapace bulkier and his pointier bits sharper, and the Water Enhancement shrouded his whole body in a blanket of water that could only faintly be seen under the Sea.

This M.E provided him with greater defence and enhanced physical power, and the W.E made manipulating his body under the water multiple times more easy, along with a few other offensive things. With this, he could tank any sudden attack and flee right afterwards if need be.

Now, a dweller of the land might think he was overreacting by activating 2 Enhancement skills at once without even confirming a threat, but any Sea dweller worth mentioning would be commending his battle instincts greatly.

Here in the vicious Sea, it was common knowledge that ANYTHING could be deadly. Something as unassuming as a rock could suddenly sprout tentacles and in the next moment you would find yourself in a fight for your life. It was horrendous!

The number of times he had almost fallen to such a situation was more than a little eye opening, and it wouldn’t even be a stretch to say that he had PTSD the way his nightmares operated. There were many like him under the Sea, and as such, the number 1 unspoken rule had become: [If it moved, shined, changed colours, made a sound, or anything synonymous... Never, ever let your guard down.]

Fortunately, it looked like he would not be facing a repeat situation of ‘sudden death trap’.

The lights had faded after a few seconds (time he had taken to create a lot of distance) and in their place remained a silver coloured fruit that glowed softly. However, there was something very familiar about it, and it only took him a second to figure out just what.

‘This!’ Zuko inwardly exclaimed with shock.

‘What’s going on? Why has Moon Mother not said anything? Is this really a trick?’

Zuko’s throat constricted at the thought, nearly causing him to choke. He really didn’t want this to be a hoax, because he could tell that consuming the fruit would be extremely beneficial to him!

Sure, there was that one time in the past where he saw a strange open clam that held within its mouth a peerless pearl that promised him many benefits if he could obtain it, which almost caused him to lose his life a few seconds later when it turned out to be a fat lie, but this was different!

Back then, the enticing promise had made his mind feel hazy, but this time his mind was perfectly clear! It had to be real!

But the Moon had contacted him a few times in the past, even if only saying a few lines, it was still something she could and had done. So if this was really a gift from her, why was she not giving him the okay? Did she not see his worry? Was she waiting for something?

‘Or could this be a test? I really don’t want this to be an illusion?!’

*40 more seconds later...*

This entire time, time that had felt like minutes, nothing had changed. The fruit had only continued to drift downwards as it was subjected to gravity, rotating this way and that, and completely obeying the laws of physics.

‘It’s real!’ Zuko thought with uncharacteristic glee before lunging forward. But it was just as he was zooming towards the fruit that his Spirit Sense finally picked up something new. Something in the distance had just entered the range of his Spirit Sense, and he knew exactly what, or rather who, it was.

The huge, bulbous yet transparent head, the tens of tentacles and that iridescent colour... but most importantly that daunting aura that could only belong to someone in the 4th Realm.

He knew this person very well, after all, it was the very creature that he had been planning to kill for a very long time but had been avoiding like a curse! It was the one and only Emperor Bilibu!

The strongest Jellyfish alive and the local Sea Emperor!