Chapter 613 — Calling Out to the Abyssal Overgod

"Ning, ning!!" Susu agreed wholeheartedly—she hadn't even had her showdown with the Abyss super-god yet; how could she just pack up and go back?

This star region had so many places that were filthy; if she didn't purify them before going back, it would gnaw at her for ten thousand years.

"Let's stay a while longer," Shi Jin said. "It's rare that we get out like this."

"Next, our mission is to hunt down the Abyss super-god Pinos!"

"Let's see the true gap between us and a super-god. Plus... battle merits, the Source of Transcendence—all of it is worth a shot."

"This time, Susu is the main force; everyone else is support."

"A super-divine being is certain to have many subordinates close to super-divine level under their command, and there may even be some who can counter the power of Purification. The task for everyone else is to help Susu clear away obstacles, so it can face the Abyssal super-divine in undisturbed combat."

"So what do we do next?" The Owl had a foreboding sense of being put to work.

"Right now, the Cosmic Sea Environmental Protection Association and the Dark King Legion are locked in a standoff, and war could break out at any moment—the great battle is on the verge of erupting." Rin said, "For us to fish in these troubled waters, the most important thing is to pick the right moment."

"If we could know exactly when the Environmental Protection Association and the Dark King Legion will each make their big moves, that would be most advantageous to us."

"So next, we split up. Teacher Owl, you and Teacher Ying work together to foresee which day it would be most advantageous for us to strike."

"From a metaphysical standpoint, let us seize the advantage of Heaven's timing."

"As for me, Duck and I will look for opportunities to scout the situation of this Abyssal legion. As for the Crimson Blue Star Region—hmm, we'll have to call on that Le Ling too, and try to secure the advantage of terrain as well!"

"Ah..." Hearing this, the Owl said, "Aren't we still missing the advantage of harmony among people?"

"Of course. Before we start stirring up trouble, Susu and I can still put in a bit more effort." Shi Jin chuckled slyly.

"Ning, ning!!" Susu looked utterly expectant. Excellent!

Let's go take down the Abyss together!

...

Before long, Le Ling, the beast tamer they had picked up from Tianshui Star, was also summoned to the meeting room.

"Captain Shi Jin, you wanted to see me..."

After Le Ling entered the meeting room, she came face to face with Eleven, Bug Bug, Ginseng Baby, Crimson Eye and the others, all seated neatly in two rows.

She fell briefly silent, still feeling that this pirate crew was a little strange.

Apart from Shi Jin, a man, there was nothing but cute creatures (Eleven, the short-legged cat), bizarre-shaped creatures (the four-headed Black Tortoise, the blindfolded demon duck), or else a bunch of gorgeous beauties (the two cats, Crimson Eye).

She couldn't shake the feeling that this pirate crew was somewhat abnormal.

"Mm, I have a few questions for you." Shi Jin said. "Just to confirm once more."

"You told Rin earlier that the Abyssal super-divine, Pinos, is currently located on your homeworld, Shenle Star, correct?"

"Yes." Le Ling nodded, saying, "After my homeworld fell, the Abyssal legion's main base has been stationed there ever since."

"We're planning to make our move in the near future. Next, we'd like you to go out with Rin and scout the surroundings of Shenle Star. Any problem with that?"

"No problem." Le Ling said, "Just me and Miss Rin?"

She looked toward Rin, the warship spirit of this vessel.

"No, for safety's sake, one more." Shi Jin turned to Duck.

"Quack!" Duck rose from its chair, tilting its blindfold to the side to become a one-eyed pirate duck, Abyssal power swirling all around its body.

"!!!" Le Ling's eyes went wide. An Abyssal!

She had never expected that on this pirate ship there would be not only a member skilled in the power of Purification, but also an Abyssal lifeform. Just what—what was the background of this pirate crew?

"With it around, your auras will blend into this stretch of starry sky much better." Shi Jin said.

...

After that, Shi Jin's days passed quickly.

Once there was a goal, everything had momentum.

While Rin's clone and Duck went out to gather intelligence, Shi Jin furiously allocated points to Susu.

Shi Jin's contracted beast having grown stronger, its power had risen, and the speed of point allocation had increased greatly as well.

After only half a month, Susu's attributes were as follows.

[Racial Skills]

'Divine Rank': Faith Skill · Star Sea Pact (Perfect +47), Origin Fluctuation (Perfect +8), Legacy Droplet (Novice), Water/Ice Mastery (Skilled), Heavenly Frost Chill (Skilled)

[Taught Skills]

'Divine Rank': Endless Devour (Novice), Star Refining (Skilled)

As things stood, these attributes were actually still not Susu's current optimal state.

Due to the urgency of time, Shi Jin had only managed to raise Susu's Star Sea Pact level; Origin Fluctuation had not yet been maxed out.

Beyond that, compared to the time of the God-Sealing Battle, Susu had actually undergone another change.

That is, Infinite Devour had successfully advanced. The Endless Devour that Shi Jin had copied from the Abyssal alien bug could finally be taught to Susu during this journey.

This way, Susu could devour resources of divine grade and above with greater efficiency and thereby evolve. Shi Jin already had an idea—he planned to have Susu devour the Cold Silence Crown that he himself had refined.

The Cold Silence Crown was a weapon Susu had refined through Star Refining, forged from a star of ice and snow that had been eroded by the cosmic disaster known as Cold Silence Corrosion.

Absolute Stillness, like the Starry Storm, is a cosmic calamity, imbued with the essence of ice and the essence of time. Wherever it flows, time-essence is frozen, everything is sealed in ice, and the land becomes a forbidden zone of death—terrifying beyond measure.

This skill is, in truth, similar to Heavenly Frost Chill. So feeding Susu the Crown of Absolute Stillness was meant to test whether the Heavenly Frost Chill skill could thereby be upgraded into a higher-tier skill, a cosmic calamity art: Absolute Stillness.

Of course, Shi Jin had no time to attend to such things just now.

Because the joint prophecy of the Owl, the Gem Cat, and Rin had determined that the optimal time-essence for hunting the Abyssal Supergod was tomorrow.

If they missed tomorrow, the variables would likely grow greater. After careful deliberation, Shi Jin and the others resolved to challenge the Abyssal Supergod at that very time-essence.

Though Susu was not in peak condition, at least the Star Sea Pact had been fully maxed out, and she was indeed only one step from the Aeon God—enough to be called a quasi-Aeon God.

Add to that her power's suppression of the Abyssal line, and a battle was by no means unwinnable.

Meanwhile, Duckduck and the others had already completed their investigation and were able to return.

The Crimson Blue Star Domain, Planet Kagura.

This star had now become the main base of the Abyssal Supergod Pinos, and was likewise where the enemy was currently stationed.

Outside the planet, a cloaked warship slowly drew near.

Beside him stood Le Ling, the beast-tamer of Planet Kagura whom Shi Jin had summoned.

Shi Jin stood within the warship, watching this already corrupted planet through the screen, his face expressionless.

"Captain Shi Jin, what do we do next?" Beside Shi Jin, Le Ling drew a deep breath, looked at her homeworld, and asked Shi Li.

"What do we do?"

"We're pirates. Naturally, we attack head-on, in broad daylight."

Shi Xu's words made the beast-tamer Le Ling beside him gape slightly. Attack head-on in broad daylight??

No tactics or strategy at all??