Ocean Master

After the conquest against the snakes, Sebastian was now level 28. 

Killing the Ancient Basilisk gave him 2 level-ups which was a far cry from what he originally gained from killing Red tier predators in the orange tier realm, and the further rampage on the snakes gave him another level up.

This further highlighted the difficulty of leveling up at the purple tier realm. 

Sebastian could now understand why some predators spent decades and centuries at a single tier before being able to evolve, he felt for them. 

Despite the increasing difficulty, his luck was that he also became more proficient at leveling up. Coming to the Anemone Domain proved to be his lucky charm, enabling him to level up 3 times consecutively.

In just a few months, he already leveled up 7 times with increased difficulty. He would have never been able to do this in normal circumstances, or if he was a normal predator.

All this made him feel even more gratified at his circumstances.

Despite the spooky reveals that Eliana just revealed to him, he had to look at the bright side that he was even chosen for reincarnation and was the candidate for the Ocean Master title who would save the universe.

If he wasn't chosen by the system, perhaps he would be among the 7 billion humans of planet earth that were already history.

After finishing the conquest, destroying the seamount where the snakes once called their home and taking all their riches and resources, the clownfish army came home victoriously and in a celebratory mode. 

This called for a celebration and the clownfish were ready to make it big. Becoming the single overlord of this region was no easy feat.

While the Anemone Domain prepared for their big celebration, with the massive city slowly returning to normalcy, Sebastian was led to the 2nd most important zone of the domain.

He finally got to enter the central business district, and those escorting him were the 13 clownfish councilors and the Commander in Chief of the clownfish army who delegated time out of his busy schedule to escort the hero of his race.

Having entered the zone of glory already, the central business district no longer seemed as appealing to Sebastian.

He merely glimpsed through all the attractions while his mind was mostly focused on the might of the new trump card that he just got.

When the Ancient Basilisk just entered the zone of transition, on feeling its aura, Sebastian was horrified, thinking that it was a Black tier predator.

Though he later proved that it was a Red tier predator, the might of this enormous snake was the real deal. Its might was confirmed again after Sebastian killed it and he saw his system information about it.

Though he managed to hold it in to not destroy his image before the clownfish, being shocked was an understatement after looking at his system notification.

According to his calculation, the massive Basilisk was just 4 levels away from the level cap to prepare for evolution to the Black tier realm.

This reveal horrified the hell out of him, but what horrified him, even more, was how one attack from the Orb of Illusion managed to wipe all life away from this powerful predator that was just one step away from the Black tier realm.

"Freak! How strong is Eliana actually?!"

The massive difference in strength once again verified the claim that the skills recorded in the Orb of Illusion were the strongest abilities of a unique skill.

Having another hidden trump card now, Sebastian could not have been happier. Theoretically, he now had access to 3 powerful unique skills.

Also, he finally had the means to fight and even reliably kill Red tier predators. This was both a life-saving skill and a powerful power-leveling gadget.

At times, imagining himself as another purple-tier predator having to go against himself left him horrified. He was like a cheat in Oceania, a cheat with too OP abilities and a system.

"Well, this is the least that I have to be to potentially become the Ocean Master in the future. It doesn't cut it to remain mediocre".

Amid his inner monologue, they finally arrived at the most luxurious place of the central business district, the clown goddess hall.

This hall was built originally to host the clown goddess, but since Sebastian was related to her, he was eligible to be hosted here.

Sebastian was the weakest here, but he hovered above the host throne.

"Thank you, hero Sebastian". The Chief Councilor could not help himself as he appreciated the Megalodon sincerely again.

Sebastian acknowledged the appreciation which he was already getting used to for the past few hours before he went straight to the point, he asked a controversial question first though.

"Everything that happened, was it part of your plans?"

"Like, did you know I was related to your clown goddess immediately after I arrived in the Anemone Domain"?

"No, hero Sebastian". The Chief Councilor replied respectfully. "A lot of sharks, including Great White Sharks visit our city every day, so I was not sure that you were the one immediately".

"You only came into my sights after your stint in the music district and the Aurora Hospital. Still, I wasn't sure, so I waited and started watching you closely".

"After the invasion from the snakes, I was surprised when you just died a few minutes after joining the war. But it was when my surveillance supercomputer detected your appearance again that I suspected you were the one".

"I didn't have a hand in everything that happened from there. I believed that the clown goddess was in control, so I let everything progress normally".

"Now, here we are".

"Oh". This was all Sebastian could reply with. After satisfying his curiosity, he finally went to business officially.

"I asked permission from your goddess, and she said I can ask for anything".

"Absolutely". The Chief Councilor replied.

"Ok, I want a compilation of all the books in the anatomy libraries of the Aurora Hospital, even those that I am not obligated to read at the moment".

"Also, I want to keep my research data on mana cores".

"Done!"

Sebastian was surprised. "So fast?"

"We guessed that you would request for this, so everything was already prepared beforehand. Also, some of your colleagues after receiving permission from me requested to go with you to help in your research".

Now, Sebastian was shocked. "How did they know that I intend to take the research data away and research elsewhere?"

"They've been your colleagues for months; they already know who you are. Once you became the hero of the Anemone, they understood some things and is the reason why most of them applied to go with you".

"Ok, I understand, I'll go speak with them later". Though Sebastian was surprised, he easily accepted it since it was a good thing.

After this, the Chief Councilor's tone turned solemn as he asked.

"Did the goddess leave any instruction?"

Sebastian thought for a second before replying. "I'm about to go visit her again, why not tag along and ask her yourself?"

The Chief Councilor was stunned. "It would be an honor".

With that, the small meeting came to an end as all the other councilors left to do their thing, including the Commander in Chief of the clownfish army while Sebastian and the Chief Councilor went back to the zone of glory.