Ocean Master

[Affirmative!]

[Special System Clue: The Temple of Enlightenment.]

[Details: The Temple of Enlightenment is the peak of enlightenment into the Great origin Dao. Basking in its aura after it opens is a once-in-lifetime opportunity.]

[Further Details: The Temple of Enlightenment resolves around a cycle of opening every millennium. A thousand years already passed; the Temple of Enlightenment will open 4 months from now.]

"…"

"You don't really mean this now, right? Those eastern fantasy Dao shit also applies here? What the heck bro?"

Sebastian was left dumbfounded after going through the latest special system clue that was revealed by his system as the 2nd reward for his mission completion.

Though he exclaimed so exaggeratedly due to the mention of the term 'Dao', due to his growing knowledge about Oceania, he was still able to infer that this temple was in one way or the other related to origin laws.

Origin laws were the closest thing that he could associate with the term 'Dao', and it made sense once the tiny misplaced puzzles are corrected.

According to his system when he just received the Unique Skill Hunter mission, apart from the normal rewards that would be given according to his level, the 2nd reward would always be to make him stronger.

Apart from evolving, getting even more OP skills, and creating more killer moves, comprehending more of origin laws was the next best way that he could think of to make himself stronger.

And coincidentally, this was also the only way that he had the least clue about to get strong. Now that this problem was probably addressed already, he felt satisfied to have endured the wait, it was all worth it.

While he thought more about the Temple of Enlightenment, Sebastian acknowledged once again that Tonado really did a lot for him.

He guessed that this special system clue would have been about how he could get stronger by absorbing the natural cores apart from the mana core.

But this changed since Tonado already exposed him to the truth of the natural cores. This revelation at this moment proved extremely helpful as the slot for that was now replaced with information about the Temple of Enlightenment.

Sebastian felt extremely grateful to the powerful toad though they only knew each other for less than a month.

For the first time, he could tangibly feel the external effects of his system. He may look normal but as a transmigrator and a holder of a system, he was unique.

After the volcanic eruption, he lost contact with Tonado but for some reason, deep in his heart, he knew that Tonado was still alive.

"We'll meet again someday…, master".

It felt super cringey, but Sebastian was fine with calling Tonado his master. The powerful toad did so much for him that without him, he was not sure if his ambitions to get his 2nd unique skill would have ended well.

Without Tonado, a lot of the privileges he was enjoying now would not have been possible. For a predator who did all these for him, if he shouldn't call him master then who should he call master?

"Umm…, master, are you all right?"

"…"

Sebastian suddenly felt his face burning bright red. He was so engrossed by the moment that he forgot that his body was moving on its own, he almost collided headfirst against a rock if not for the sharks' timely intervention.

He would not show weakness though.

[You have activated skill: Sound Control.]

[You have created a sound construct: Sonic Slap.]

Smack!

"Next time, when you see me like this, intervene faster".

"Yes, master!" 

"Yes, master!"

It took the aggrieved sharks a lot of effort to hold themselves, they did not dare to show any displeasure before this predator who could snuff the life out of them with a mere sneeze.

Seeing this interaction through his electroreceptors, Sebastian felt a little guilty but he quickly pushed it aside, these sharks were in no way innocent.

They were bootlickers who could act like obedient pets before a superior predator but were devious crazies against weaker predators.

He already saw their true nature first hand before he took them in due to their intelligence and the knowledge that they had of the region.

Sebastian ignored them as he thought of the special system clue. The system clue highlighted the importance of the Temple of Enlightenment, gave when it would open, but it also excluded a lot of information.

Information like where the temple was, the requirements to enter it, and if it was dangerous to enter it were all left out by the system.

This was frustrating but Sebastian already got used to his system's antics with time. Now, he was immune to them all. At least, this was not as frustrating as when his system gave clues about the myth realm.

Sebastian had no clue about this temple before, and his 5 shark lackeys were even more ignorant than himself. Thinking would not yield any immediate results, so he added it to a list of growing necessities.

The most important necessities in his list now were getting information about the myth realm, getting information about the motherf*cker Lord, and now getting information about the Temple of Enlightenment.

This was one of the strongest reasons that pushed him into deciding to visit the Sea Empires and rural settlements.

He was not sure, but he hoped that even if he could not get everything that he wanted, he should at least get clues about them.

During this time, he was ready to play in line with the rules. He would not deviate unless his life was in danger, or a juicy benefit was up for grabs.

He was no longer the Sebastian of yesterday who had to hide from a white tier Tiger Shark, now he was a purple tier Megalodon with an ancient bloodline, not only that but also a powerful Sound domain magician.

He was not as tyrannically powerful as Atlantis yet, but in rural settlements, if things did not go his way, he was confident of flipping the board, restarting the game, changing the rules, and getting away with it.

This was the lifestyle of boss men, and he was a boss shark now.

He turned to face his 5 lackey sharks. "Let's move!'

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(Lol, I almost forgot.. Happy Valentine to you all! Spread the love to your loved ones and remain happy.)