The Rise of the Black Plain



"Hmmm, I thank you for the warning." Minos nodded to Randall as he watched the darkness of the surroundings increase as Ross swam to the bottom of the sea.

Minos looked up and found himself getting farther and farther away from the clarity of the surface, from which he had departed moments ago.

But as he found himself further away from that source of brightness, he slowly began to see the dark of the sea better as he saw bright beings lighting the way.

Even without using his visual abilities that made him able to see in the dark, Minos was already slowly getting a better view of this fantastic world, where one could be frightened or elated to see it for the first time.

Some of the greatest sea beasts navigated in the zone of darkness, where one on the surface could not see them, even if one had the abilities of a Spiritual Demigod.

Because of this, when Minos saw the first of these beings, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva and open his eyes wider, seeing himself as close to beings as large as mountains.

He saw a gray-scaled whale standing not far from him, looking like a mountain near the bottom of the sea.

However, this could not be a mountain not only because of its shape but because of its level, 87.

Those two fish next to Minos also stood watching the surroundings in silence along with this human while holding their breaths to not irritate this being.

There were eight races of spiritual whales, the strongest of which was the one that could be considered the most powerful race in the entire Spiritual World.

But even the weakest of them was by no means simple. They had gigantic bodies capable of generating terrible tsunamis in coastal regions near where they acted.

As the three watched that 'mountain,' Ross said in the minds of all of them. 'Don't talk or move around much from now on. We will pass for the next 15 minutes through an area where several elders are in seclusion. 

So we'd better not give them any reason to get angry with us...'

Ross knew that Sea Folk groups were searching for wanted ones in the region ahead of where they had started their submerged journey. But one could think that these beings might also extend their search to this area, right? 

The problem with this was that the Sea Folk, although powerful, were not an indestructible race, nor was their empire friendly to all. Some tribes had these beings as their main enemies, and part of these groups lived in areas below the zone of darkness.

So with the elders of some of these tribes in seclusion in this area of darkness, it was improbable that these beings would go to the same place where Ross was directing Minos.

His travel option was less likely to generate a Minos encounter with the Sea Folk, whom they all wanted to avoid for the time being.

Minos and those two fish beside him already knew what the beasts in that area looked like, so Ross didn't even need to alert them more.

They remained silent, waiting for this big fish to finish crossing this area.

Amidst this, they felt the powerful fluctuations of those beasts cultivating there, some of them even close to advancing to the 10th stage!

'The underwater world is incredible!

Because of water's ability to absorb spiritual energy, the concentration of energy underwater is more significant than in the air.

In a way, it's as if all the marine beings live surrounded by liquid spiritual crystals!' Minos thought to himself, sensing one of the reasons that the strongest beings in the Spiritual World are aquatic.

Also, this was another reason for him to expand his domains into the underwater world, where he could get his people to cultivate faster than they could outside the Spatial Kingdom.

As he thought about the future and watched some of the larger beings he would see in his lifetime, Minos finally began to notice the darkness in his surroundings slowly diminishing.

Ross explained to him and his two companions. 'The ocean can be divided into three major zones, Ed. The first, closest to the surface, is directly illuminated by light from the sky. This is where we normally fight battles, as there is less chance of us affecting other creatures or tribes nearby.

The second zone is the one we are just passing through, where the light from the sky cannot reach. This is where usually the most powerful beings of the underwater world cultivate in seclusion because few beings are willing to cause trouble there.

In a way, this area is like a huge human cultivation room. Still, it also serves as a marine defense against terrestrial beings.

Finally, the zone we are entering is the last, where most tribes and weaker beings live.

In this place, one can even find pieces of spiritual roots because of its proximity to the center of the world.

Also because of this, this place has its own illumination, which is generated by these roots.' It said as it pointed in the direction of what looked like a great river of magma.

But this was not a river of magma but a piece of a spiritual root, which glowed a deep red and could illuminate tens of kilometers away from it.

Because of this, that area below the dark zone had its illumination, even though this was the actual bottom of the sea!

Minos nodded, following the creature's thoughts.

'In this place, you can find everything, Ed. Human ships, elven vessels, bodies of powerful land beasts, madmen trying to get close to spiritual roots, precious minerals, ruins of ancient empires, carcasses of sea beasts, corals. Everything, everything you can imagine, you can find here.' It said, somewhat excited, for it felt proud of its birthplace.

Minos saw that multicolored world, which had even more life than the previous area he had seen when he first entered the sea.

When they finally left the previous dark area, he said aloud. "Magnificent! This place is even more amazing than I thought.

But then, Ross, how will we travel from here on out?"

Ross smiled and said. "On your yacht, of course... Let me show you something interesting, haha." 

After pushing that bubble toward a stream of water, it returned to its humanoid form and entered the bubble.

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