Chapter 146: Plundering

“This is…”
Chen Xiao arrived at the third level of the treasure vault and was instantly stunned.
On this third level, there was only one item—a crystal emitting blue light. From it, mysterious auras radiated, even pushing back the surrounding seawater slightly.
“It’s actually a Domain Heart?” Suddenly, Shui Miao’s voice rang in Chen Xiao’s mind.
“A Domain Heart? What is that?” Chen Xiao asked curiously.
“A Domain Heart is left behind by a practitioner at the Domain realm after their death. It contains all the domains they controlled during their lifetime,” Shui Miao explained. “But since your soul has already begun to merge with the Main Divine Entity, once your soul power reaches a certain level, you’ll be able to access some of those domains without needing this item.”
Chen Xiao nodded. Ever since he learned about the cultivation hierarchy from Meng Fei, he had studied it thoroughly and gained some understanding of the various ranks beneath deities.
“It includes all the domain laws of a powerful domain practitioner from their lifetime?” Chen Xiao’s eyes lit up. “Even if I don’t need it, someone else might.”
“Leave this to Xuanwu. The newborn Xuanwu is extremely weak. If we fuse this Domain Heart with it, it will have enough strength to protect itself,” Shui Miao said calmly.
At present, the life essence in the Xuanwu egg had been replenished to 15%. It wouldn’t be long before it was fully restored. Chen Xiao knew that once the Tianlong Secret Vault was opened, absorbing the corpses of those fallen divine beasts would surely allow Xuanwu to revive.
Chen Xiao nodded without hesitation. With a wave of his hand, he directed the power from the Main Divine Space toward the blue Domain Heart. In an instant, the Domain Heart disappeared.
After taking the Domain Heart, Chen Xiao vanished instantly and reappeared on the second level of the Atlantis palace’s treasure vault.
As soon as he reached the second level, he reached out with one hand and grabbed twelve of the giant crystal veins, sending them all into the Main Divine Space.
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“Bad news! The treasure vault has been robbed!”
The Sea King, who was discussing matters with his ministers in the palace hall, suddenly paled.
“Your Majesty?” The mermaids and other ministers were shocked and asked instinctively.
“Hmph. I don’t care how that thief got into the vault. In any case, he and his entire clan will no longer exist in this world.”
The Sea King stood up but didn’t rush to the vault. Clearly, he had already made arrangements in that brief moment.
After quickly collecting the twelve crystal veins, Chen Xiao felt a sudden tension around him. It seemed as though the seawater around him had turned into mercury, pressing fiercely against his body.
“Is it still the power of water? Hmph. As long as you’re water, no matter what form you take, it’s useless against me.”
Chen Xiao sneered. His entire body was filled with the power of the Main Divine Entity, and his form turned into a drop of seawater once again, disappearing.

He had already realized that what was pressing on him wasn’t seawater, but rather the space driven by the seawater—using the power of water to manipulate the power of space. Yet, since water still dominated the surroundings, it couldn’t trap Chen Xiao at all. In an instant, Chen Xiao’s body appeared on the first floor of the treasure vault. With a single gesture of his hand, countless precious treasures in that floor turned into streams of light and disappeared. By this time, the entire palace treasury had been surrounded by guards. All spiritual spells, prohibitions, and formations were in full operation, creating a thin energy barrier that completely isolated the treasury from the outside world. “I said it can’t be trapped, and it definitely can’t be,” Chen Xiao said smiling as he looked outside. “It’s because you’re born aquatic beings. Since you’re aquatic, you’re bound to be subdued by me.” A thin layer of the Primordial God’s power enveloped Chen Xiao’s body, allowing him to pass through that barrier and emerge outside instantly, with the guards outside not even noticing any trace of him. “King!” At that moment, the Sea King arrived outside the treasury along with his ministers. “What’s the situation?” The Sea King asked, his expression dark, addressing a young merman dressed in bronze armor on the upper body and a blue fish tail on the lower body. “All kinds of prohibitions and formations inside and outside the treasury have been activated at full capacity. The thief must be trapped inside,” the young merman replied, his own expression grim. “But…” “But what?” the Sea King demanded angrily. “The treasury is now empty—all the treasures have been taken away,” the young merman said. As he was responsible for monitoring everything in the treasury, he could clearly see that all the treasures had been seized by Chen Xiao. The Sea King staggered slightly before taking a deep breath of seawater and ordering, “Activate the grand formation at full strength! Transform everything in the treasury, not even a speck of dust, into energy!” The Sea King was now truly enraged—this was an utter humiliation. “Yes, King!” The young merman immediately obeyed. Boom… But just then, the entire palace complex and the surrounding seawater began to shake violently. Even all the prohibitions in the palace couldn’t stop these terrifying tremors. “What’s going on? What’s happening?!” The Sea King was on the verge of losing his mind. “King, it’s the temple! The temple of the Sea God is shaking!” someone rushed to report. “The Sea God’s temple! Go there immediately! Nothing must go wrong at the temple!” The Sea King’s teeth were clenched so tightly he might as well have crushed them. If he could grow human legs right now, he would surely stomp around in fury. … “What a solid foundation.” Chen Xiao’s body had turned into a drop of seawater. With the help of that seawater, his mental power penetrated every corner of the temple, even its underground foundations. “I want this temple for myself—seize it!” Chen Xiao commanded. In an instant, the entire temple vanished, leaving only a massive pit hundreds of meters deep, along with the temple priests, who swam around in confusion in the space where the temple used to be. “If it weren’t for the fact that the Primordial God’s realm can’t absorb living beings, I would have to take these born shamans as well.” Chen Xiao glanced at those priests and shook his head slightly.

“Hm?” At that moment, Chen Xiao was slightly stunned. He turned his head and looked in a certain direction.
“It seems those reclusive old guys mentioned by the Atlantis Sea King have arrived. It’s time to leave.”
Chen Xiao used his mental power to vanish instantly from that place, returning to the Main God’s Space, and then through it, arriving in the Thousand Souls Domain.
Chen Xiao didn’t dare confront the powerful beings in Atlantis’s domain—such domains were full of uncertainties, and anything could happen, making it difficult to escape if needed.
The once peaceful Atlantis Empire had become chaotic due to the Sea King’s decision. From nobles to commoners, everyone was in fear.
As for the Sea King, the moment he disappeared from the temple, he spat out a mouthful of blood and nearly fainted. The Temple of the God of the Ocean was the spiritual pillar of entire Atlantis. Now that the temple had been taken away without even seeing who took it, it was the Sea King’s failure.
Soon, the entire empire would likely fall into chaos.
Of course, all of this had nothing to do with Chen Xiao.
……
“Hey, everyone,” Chen Xiao said with a smile as he entered the Thousand Souls Domain, greeting Ming Lan and Ming Qing, the two Ye Dragons.
Chen Xiao was in an excellent mood right now.
“Roar…” Ming Qing let out a low growl at Chen Xiao, seemingly complaining about something.
Chen Xiao was briefly puzzled before realizing that probably all the eighth-tier fierce beasts in the Thousand Souls Domain had come to complain to them two.
After all, three of them had been killed this time, and three large mineral veins had been seized. Who would be next? All the beasts in the domain were anxious.
“Hehe…” Chen Xiao scratched his head sheepishly and said with a smile, “Don’t worry. I won’t touch these mineral veins again. Well, you two are great.”
Smiling, Chen Xiao reached out with one hand, and two blue pearls the size of human heads appeared before him.
As soon as the pearls appeared, Ming Lan and Ming Qing’s eyes widened. They stared intently at the two pearls floating in front of Chen Xiao.
As for Ming Lan, it was obviously a water-type fierce beast, so those pearls, rich in water energy, naturally held an irresistible appeal for it. As for Ming Qing, Chen Xiao had already figured out that it was a rare dual-element fierce beast, possessing both earth and water elements.
With a wave of his hand, the two pearls flew to the two Ye Dragons. Without hesitation, they swallowed them and then nodded excitedly at Chen Xiao before diving deep into the lake.
“Well, if this still can’t raise your levels, I’ll try using that so-called blessing of the Sea God.”
“Suo Hen, Gui Gui, Mu Mu, Meng Fei, An Ying.”
Chen Xiao turned around and entered the Main God’s Space, then called for his five current divine disciples.
In fact, Chen Xiao still had one more summoning spot left, but he knew that these disciples already possessed various abilities. Instead of summoning them now, it was better to use that spot when a certain ability was needed.
“Young master!”
The five of them were in five different worlds, but upon hearing Chen Xiao’s call, they appeared before him almost simultaneously.

“You five, use all the power at your disposal to refine this temple for me, turning it into a magical artifact or a divine weapon that combines offense and defense—the stronger, the better. Hmm, and it would be ideal to change its appearance so that even its original owner wouldn’t recognize it.” Chen Xiao pondered for a while before speaking. “Yes, young master. We will definitely complete the task,” the five disciples said. Before approaching the temple, they observed it repeatedly. “Also, the statue in the center of the hall should temporarily be that of the divine master Chai Yunkē. I want to perform another miracle in this world of supernatural powers.” “Don’t worry, young master. This temple was merely crafted using some basic spatial laws, and the techniques used aren’t very sophisticated. With all five of us working together, we’re fully confident we can turn it into a virtual divine artifact.” Chou Hen was full of confidence. He had just received faith power from Chen Xiao, which elevated his cultivation further, bringing him one step closer to transforming from a virtual deity into a true god. “Good. Then leave this task to you.” Chen Xiao reached out with one hand and snatched down the crown on the statue, which emitted the blessings of the sea god. …