The Rise of the Black Plain

Minos looked at that level 91 mermaid, blonde hair, big breasts, extremely beautiful, as it should be for beings of that race and level of cultivation.

He couldn't deny the challenge, so he said. "Of course, that's the rule. If you defeat me, I'll give you this medicine." Once again, he displayed the item that was relevant even to cultivators above level 90.

"Then I'll say it again. Our group will travel through a large part of the Spiritual World, passing through the strongest and most dangerous areas until we finally reach our destination, the North Sea.

We will challenge the North Sea in a few years. So those who are interested in this adventure, please come to this place in the next two days. We'll be staying in your city during that time." Minos said again, emphasizing what he had already said but confirming what many of the newcomers had discovered in the last few moments.

The longer Minos and his group stood in the middle of the square, and the more people paid attention to them, the more of the city's sea creatures began to come out of the buildings in the area to see what was going on.

Since there were many more people there now than when Minos had explained his goals to Rillie a few moments ago, his words were now relevant to most of the mermaids and mermen there.

"North Sea?"

"That's pretty extreme!"

"I never thought there would be people willing to go there on purpose. The few who are thrown there by spatial storms rarely survive the experience. Just imagine a group of fools going there..."

The newcomers commented on various things, many of them thinking that Minos and those on his side were crazy, but some wondered what this group would experience in the years to come.

'I have lived for 10,000 years, but I hardly know the world I live in! I feel so ashamed... Those who go with this group will probably see more of the world in a decade than I've seen in 10,000 years.' A level 90 mermaid thought to herself, embarrassed in front of this show.

Meanwhile, the mermaid in front of Minos stood in her place and looked at the young human with interest.

Before their match began, she asked him. "Minos Stuart, why the North Sea? Not everyone wants to venture into such an area. However, the dangers there are indeed the most impressive you can encounter in our world.

So answer me, is there a deeper reason for this choice?"

Minos looked at her seriously and said. "There are always reasons for every action. We will unravel the mysteries of this place and understand the threat it poses to the rest of us.

Don't make the mistake of thinking we're safe just because we're far from that place. Terrible storms are brewing above us."

Minos didn't touch on the main point, the possibility that conscious beings were acting in this place. But what he said was enough to justify his interest and to warn the beings there that the dangers of the North Sea might not be tied to it.

"Do you believe that?" She smiled at him.

"Miss, come with us. YOU'LL FIND OUT whether I'm right or wrong by traveling with our group." Minos smiled and spoke. He looked at the people around the square and said. "Do you think I'm crazy? Do you think the North Sea is just an unstable place without danger for the rest of the world? You don't have to agree with me. COME WITH OUR GROUP! See for yourself what's there when we take the last step of our journey!

In the meantime, enjoy the journey and enjoy what not even the strongest Demigods in our world have ever relished!"

Minos said all this eloquently, touching various sensitive points of the people in this area, who couldn't help but see the logic in his words.

Whether he was right would be easy to determine. On the other hand, the adventure would definitely be unique, the kind that anyone who survived it would talk about for the rest of their lives, for generations to come.

The North Sea hadn't been explored as Minos wanted for millions of years. So there would surely be countless secrets in that area, which had once even been the home of the Sea Folk.

In the ancient past of this world, the Sea Folk tribe was divided into several branches, one of which was located on the border between the North Sea and the East Sea, near Elven Island.

But after the last Age of Storms, about 6 million years ago, the last branch of this tribe had left that area and come to the place where the Marine Empire would later be formed.

Thinking about these things, some people there couldn't help but be curious and long for answers.

The mermaid liked Minos' words and said. "Very well, let's begin. But win or lose, I wish you luck in your adventure."

With that, the level 91 woman in Minos' group would soon allow the competition to begin, with the two of them increasing their strength to the maximum right at the beginning of the fight.

Having promised to use only one of his skills in this challenge, Minos immediately used Dragon's Eye as soon as the referee started the match.

Knowing that this level 91 mermaid was very different from Rillie, Minos attacked her instead of using this skill to defend himself.

The moment he did so, not only this mermaid, Adrina, but also several people in the vicinity of the square felt the power of Minos' skill, feeling the oppression that superior beings caused in inferior ones.

Although he was only a level 83 human, Minos could intimidate even mermaids, mermen, and level 90 beasts!

Even the level 90 Demigods of the Sea Folk felt a sudden uneasiness towards him after Minos activated his special ability.

'This ability...' The referee looked at Minos, sensing the special power of a dragon race coming from the eyes of this young human.

'Oh? Can you do that?' Adrina looked into Minos' eyes and felt a strong headache. However, she was still able to think and understand how strong his attack was.

As she tried to defend herself with her own skills, she felt Emperor Stuart's hand move hers against the table, and the initial advantage was in his favor!

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