“Cough, cough!”

The Ice Witch coughed and said:

“Elegance! Fen! Don’t do this in front of outsiders…”

“Elegance…”

Fen turned around and immediately found that everyone was staring at them, her face instantly turning red.

“I really… just wanted to check…”

Fen bit her lip slightly and explained.

“Let’s finish discussing business first, then check later.”

The Ice Witch looked at Ramon and Haye in front of her and said coldly:

“Gentlemen, Whale Father is dead; we don’t need your help here.”

Haye lowered his head:

“Do we not need to help explore this ruin?”

Whale Father, as the King of Pirates, his treasure vault is said to be even more lavish than a giant dragon’s treasury!

For a century, countless hunters have coveted Whale Father’s treasure, and all have disappeared in this vast sea.

“No need.”

The Ice Witch replied firmly.

Haye was silent for a moment, deciphering the subtext of the Ice Witch’s words.

This is not just Whale Island, the place where Whale Father fell.

It is also the site of Whale Father’s ritual, the place where the powers of the Crack converge!

Here, there might be a chance to surpass the Fifth Rank and ascend to the Sixth Rank!

Ascension to the Sixth Rank has always been the wish of Fifth Rank Transcendents.

“Hmm…”

Haye suppressed his inner craving for the Transcendent path and nodded.

But this Sixth Rank opportunity does not belong to them.

In fact, if it weren’t for the Black Hunter, they, as the swords of the Imperial Capital, would have been broken in this vast ocean.

Haye took a deep breath, subduing his inner desire.

It’s time to stop… Haye patted Ramon and said:

“Old friend, our mission isn’t over yet on the sea; there are still many people waiting for us to save them.

Let’s go!”

Let’s go! Ramon snapped back:

“Rest assured, Haye, I’m not the sort to betray comrades, let alone have the courage to oppose someone who defeated Whale Father.”

Ramon looked at the Black Hunter with a bitter smile.

This youthful hunter, in his eyes, was already a huge mystery.

Ramon glanced at the treasure vault buried beneath the deep sea, then turned back:

“Everyone, be careful; we will immediately spread the news that Whale Father was defeated by the Hunter across the entire sea.”

Urged by Haye, the two quickened their pace and left the place.

Victory! Asilina’s body trembled:

“I…”

“You stay.”

Chen Qi smiled slightly at Asilina.

Asilina is the Tower Master of the Tower of Books.

Exploring Whale Father’s treasure vault still required her help.

“Hmm…”

Asilina nodded.

Though she’s always wanted to get back at Little Black Fur, and the current Little Black Fur sure seemed weak.

However, she is the one who defeated Whale Father.

Asilina had crossed swords with Whale Father, and if it weren’t for the Tower of Books, she might have already died at Whale Father’s hands.

“Alright! Everyone, let’s go!”

The Ice Witch clapped her hands.

…

…

The eerie blue light flickered uncertainly on the tunnel’s vaulted ceiling, thick seawater pressing the walls to seep fine beads of water.

Whale Father’s treasure is located within a tunnel buried in the sea trench.

“Qi! Open your mouth! Drink the potion!”

Fen prepared a potion for Chen Qi as she walked.

“I’m really fine…” Chen Qi said helplessly.

Currently, he lacked the strength to resist and could only obediently drink the potion.

“Fen, enough…”

The Ice Witch looked at Fen, particularly speechless.

What angered her wasn’t Fen brewing potions for Chen Qi without regard to the occasion!

Rather, it was that, no matter how she viewed it, her injuries were more severe than Little Black Fur’s!

“Clearly my wounds are more important… I’m more severe…” The Ice Witch muttered to herself.

After brewing the potion for Chen Qi, Fen asked concernedly:

“Teacher, are you alright? Do you need the potion?”

“I’m fine, just a mere breeze.”

The Ice Witch wiped the corner of her mouth clean of blood.

At this time, An asked curiously:

“Ice Witch, why did you say Qi can ascend to the Sixth Rank?”

Even in the library, she didn’t know the method for ascending to the Sixth Rank.

The Ice Witch explained:

“Do you know what’s needed to ascend to the Sixth Rank?”

“What?”

An asked curiously.

The Ice Witch lifted the lantern and proceeded toward the deepest area:

“First, possess a Sixth Rank Professional Card that matches one’s Nature.

Second, the strength of soul and body, capable of containing a giant crack, that is, an A or B rank crack; this isn’t about being connected to the crack, but rather the ability to let one’s body completely contain a crack.

Third, complete the corresponding ritual for the Occupation Card.”

Three conditions… An touched her chin.

The conditions for the Sixth Rank advancement are about what she imagined.

The Ice Witch continued to ask:

“An, do you know, among these three conditions, which is the most difficult?”

An pondered for a while and replied:

“The first condition, obtaining a Sixth Rank Occupation Card…”

In this life, let alone seeing a Sixth Rank Occupation Card, she hadn’t even heard any clues about a Sixth Rank Occupation Card.

“That’s the second most difficult one.”

The Ice Witch smiled slightly:

“The correct answer is containing a crack, to be precise, letting one’s body and soul completely master the crack…”

Containing a crack with one’s own body… An blinked.

The essence of the Fifth Rank Transcendent is connecting one’s body to the entrance of the crack, extracting the crack’s power to gain powerful spiritual power.

However, the difficulty of containing a crack had already exceeded An’s understanding.

Bear in mind, from a B rank crack onwards, the crack is a mini-world.

The Ice Witch said:

“Even if the crack is contained and transformed into a tiny sphere.

Under normal circumstances, a person cannot contain a crack.

Their bodies must be forged, and there are normally two ways to forge them.

First, receive baptism at the place where spiritual power gathers in the crack.

Second, find a safe location in the Forbidden Rift to receive baptism.

Of course, there are other methods, like seeking certain monster blessings in the Edge World.”

The Ice Witch smiled slightly, looking at Chen Qi:

“Qi, since you’ve already cleared the crack, you’re much safer than most Fifth Rank Transcendents.”

In distant times, many Fifth Rank Transcendents died under the baptism of spiritual power.

Besides the Forbidden Rift, under normal circumstances, spiritual power gathers only at the end of the Crack Tide.

The Whale Father’s ritual, although invalid now.

But if activated, altering the ritual, and then gathering spiritual power, could forge both his body and spiritual power.

Asilina added:

“By the way, Qi, the Spiritual Power Storm can crush people!

Not to mention that although it’s the hardest condition, the other two conditions are also not easy.”

“Really?”

Chen Qi looked forward.

Unknowingly, they had opened the treasure vault door.

An lowered her head, deciphering the rune code on the door.

The moment the door opened, dazzling golden light flickered!

“Wow!”

Asilina swallowed a mouthful of water.

A fifty-meter vault filled with gems and extraordinary resources shimmered before them.

This is… Chen Qi walked into the vault.

Among them, undoubtedly the most eye-catching is the huge bone displayed in the center.

It’s charcoal black, reaching up to fifty meters.

This is the Black Whale Bone, an offering from the God of the Edge.

Chen Qi gently touched it.

This Black Whale Bone might upgrade ships, crafting a giant vessel equipped with the Crack Workshop.

And beneath the framework of the Black Whale, it was an alchemy table.

Numerous Life Alchemy Diagrams were scattered on it, along with rare extraordinary items.

There was even an Occupation Card —

“Cup Flower Phase Life Alchemist!”

Fen’s eyes lit up.

This is one of the strongest Fifth Rank Occupation Cards in the Golden Flower Bird Kingdom.

Moreover, it precisely matches her nature.

As long as she can advance! She will no longer be a Pharmacist behind the lines but a Fifth Rank Expert fighting alongside Chen Qi and the teacher.

The Ice Witch passed by, swiftly scanning the vault:

“Indeed, there are quite a few materials for Sixth Rank Occupation Cards here, unfortunately, they’re all Deep Sea materials, only usable for crafting Deep Sea-related Sixth Rank professions.

The special profession Sea God of the Witch Sea follows the Shell Phase occupation.

Hmm, the most important Lamp Phase material Yu Huo Ash has already been used…”

“To craft a Sixth Rank Occupation Card, you still need…”

The Ice Witch thought:

“Let me see, other formulas for Sixth Rank Occupation Cards, Original Witch, hmm, you’re male, not compatible with your nature…”

Crafting a Sixth Rank Occupation Card… Chen Qi looked at the pondering Ice Witch and said:

“Oh, Big White Fur, I have a damaged Sixth Rank Occupation Card!”

Chen Qi handed the incomplete Sixth Rank Occupation Card Master of Residual Fire to the Ice Witch.

Hmm! A damaged Occupation Card! The Ice Witch turned her head.

Such a crucial detail, why didn’t you mention it earlier!

Let me see… The Ice Witch took the Sixth Rank Occupation Card.

“Hmm…”

The Ice Witch closed her eyes, falling into deep thought.

Chen Qi asked:

“How is it? Ice Witch, can this card be used as material for crafting a Sixth Rank Occupation Card?”

The Ice Witch paced back and forth, a sudden inspiration struck:

“Hmm! I can fuse your Occupation Card with these Deep Sea materials…

Create a Sixth Rank profession never before reached by the Deep Sea Hunter.”